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TRADE!!!!!!!!!!!
HAHAHA! FINALLY A TRADE ON THE LIVE TRADE BLOG!!!!!!!!!!!! SWEET!!!
300 trades Dice-K, Cole Hamels and Fausto Carmona to the Zou for CC Sabathia, Justin Verlander and a 10th round pick.
Interesting trade.
For this season, and comparing rosters, the Zou probably wins this trade on that level. Maybe.
There is a lot of risk on the Zou's part here. Hamels has been dominant, but is young. Same with Dice-K. With Carmona there has to be a fear of hitting the wall later on in the season.
300 may be too far out of it for Sabathia and Verlander to get them back into it. But the move does keep them competitive.
Ultimately, I think 300 wins this trade and this is why:
Dice-K, Hamels and Carmonoa are unproven in stretch runs. The Phillies are in a division with Atlanta and the Mets. Playing each other down the stretch will be difficult for Hamels.
Carmona is battling with the Twins and Tigers. Each with great offenses who can mash Carmona if he tires.
Dice-K gets the AL East. A Yankee team that hit 8 home runs today. A slugging Toronto team. The D-Rays and O's can hit. And Dice-K, while striking a lot of batters out, does have a rather mediorce WHIP. Additionally (i've said that word a lot tonight), Dice-K seems to struggle in cold weather games (with the exception of the game versus KC, of course).
Sabathia and Verlander are two proven guys who would probably be more consistent and dependable.
He does get great keeper options with Hamels and Carmona. But Zou already had that with a HOST of other players. I don't know if this deal was worth it.
300, I think, walks away with all of the cards. First, he remains competitive and will at least play a spoiler roll.
Additionally, if he keeps Verlander, Sabathia and Martin, he will only lose his 11th, 27th and 28th round picks. And he gains a 10th rounder to replace the 11th round pick.
This, assuming 300 has a good draft, would almost automatically make him the team to beat next season.
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SF 3, LAD 1 - Top 7
Bonds reaches on an error by Furcal. Wow.
Bonds could still get another AB in the 9th. I hope he doesn't so my prediction is correct.
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A little taste of football...
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SF 3, LAD 1
Bonds walks again. I'm looking more and more like a genious for my prediction.
The same cannot be said for trading him.
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Rumors are now spreading that the Zou is shoping Crawford and/or Sizemore...
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Viva El Birdos on the Cardinals trade:
The Cardinals picked up Joel Piniero for a ptbnl [player to be named later]. this guy's career era away from capacious safeco field is above 5.00. even in his good years (2002-03) his era was largely a ballpark illusion --- more than 1.50 lower at home than on the road in both seasons. i don't know why the cardinals even bother with players like this . . .
so now they're buyers again?
seems to me this is the type of decision-making that got the cardinals into trouble in the first place. before the 2006 playoffs began, the cardinals were prepared to make some major off-season changes, but they changed their minds after a hot and somewhat lucky october. the front office deluded itself that 16 postseason games were a more accurate gauge of the team's ability than four months of poor play; the plans to retool were shelved, and the cardinals decided instead to reassemble the october team. another four months of poor play have ensued. . . . . and now the team is shelving plans to retool because of three games??? i guess the thinking is that if they can just shrug off one or two 5-0 deficits every week from now through the end of the year, the division is there for the taking.
bah.
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In Dayton We Trust on the Royals trade:
Jayson Stark just reported on Baseball Tonight that the Atlanta Braves have agreed to the Kyle Davies for Octavio Dotel trade. This happened seconds after Buster Olney, same network, reported that the Mark Teixeira deal was finalized. Apparently one of the Braves' minor league pitchers heading to Texas had to pass the physical -- if he didn't, Davies would have taken his place in the trade. As is, Davies is coming to Kansas City, Dotel's going to Atlanta and Braves GM John Schuerholz is still working the phones trying to get Bronson Arroyo from Cincinnati.
I think we have a new favorite to win the NL East. Talk about going for broke though... giving up the four best prospects in your organization -- that includes Jarrod Saltalamacchia (No. 1) and Kyle Davies (top 5, anyway) -- with more left to be traded (for Arroyo) qualifies.
I think we'll be seeing Davies, currently in Triple A, in a Kansas City Royals uniform within the week.
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Another thing I have learned about live blogging:
Restroom breaks are rare...
Ill be back.
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BuzĂ£o do inferno!
Posted Mar 10, 2007A drag racing school bus, that pops wheelies and shoots fireworks all the way down the strip. Hell Yeah!
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There are rumors that the Smurfs are going after Dice-K. Some of the players being discussed involved Alex Rios and one of the Smurfs' closers. I'll keep you posted.
All zero of you...
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If the draft for next season were to happen today and the suggested point changes were made, this is what I think the draft would look like:
1) Alba - Yodier Molina
2) 300 - Johan Santana
3) KC - David Wright (he will then drop him)
4) Zou - Justin Upton
5) Inoc. - Albert Pujols
6) PM - Ryan Howard
7) Tones - Ichiro
8) Smurfs - AROD
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Here are five things I have learned about live blogging over the last four hours:
1) Pick a comfortable chair. I'm killing myself right now for my poor decision.
2) Living blogging is a lot more fun when people respond. I feel like I have been talking to myself for four hours.
3) It is very tough to blog and eat at the same time.
4) Zero trades have gone down today. It should be noted that this is a live blog about the trading deadline.
5) I really want to do this live blogging thing again... A live playoff blog perhaps???
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SF 1, LAD 1 - BOT 3
Bonds is walked. My prediction is coming closer to being true...
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POWER RANKINGS CONTINUED
4) PM - Losing Utley has hurt, but replacing him with Kent is VERY NICE *in Borat accent*.
I like his pitching, but I do not like his depth. Example? Matt Morris.
I am interested to see who Kimball decides to keep. I am also interested if he is planning on me drafting his team again.
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NYM 2, MIL 2 - Top 9
No 300 for Glavine.
I will now predict that Bonds does not homer tonight.
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Brad Penny is on the mound for the mound for the Dodgers tonight. He is currently 13-1 with a 2.48 ERA.
Last season, Penny started 10-2 before finishing 16-9. Though in the 15 starts following his 10-2 start, Penny only had 5 bad starts. Run support became an issue. Penny had 9 starts where he allowed 4 runs or less.
In his 13-1 start this season, Penny has had only 3 starts where he has allowed 4 or more runs. Penny's ERA in his 13 wins is 1.32.
In his one loss, he gave up 8 runs.
Penny is tied for 10th amongst starting pitchers with 380 points.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Royals have 4 no-hitters in their history. They have been no-hit once. It was by Nolan Ryan.
So here's a question: If the only time one has been no-hit was by Nolan Ryan, does it really count?
Additionally, since 1957 the Cardinals have 5 no-hitters and have been no-hit 6 times.
This proves the Cardinals got lucky when they won the World Series last year...
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TRADE #4
Tones trade Carlos Guillen and Dice-K to 300 for Joe Blanton, Barry Bonds and Jose Reyes.
The Tones did not get enough value for Dice-K. Barry Bonds is done for the season after he breaks Aaron's record and Joe Blanton is too average on a team that will not be in the chase for the playoffs. Jose Reyes is a great player, but, if the goal is to win the league this year, he wont be enough.
Additionally, it looks like Jimmy Rollins is the best SS in the league. But for 300 to only receive Dice-K for Reyes is not acceptable. But, from 300's point of view, I understand his plan.
But even though I understand that plan, I don't think it makes much sense for this season or next.
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SF 0, LAD 0 - BOT 1
Barry Bonds strikes out in first at-bat.
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POWER RANKINGS CONTINUED
5) Springfield KC - I don't know what to think about you. So I won't say anything about.
GO FOR 50!!!!
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KC 3, MIN 5 F
Four-run second turns out to be a "bad inning" for the Royals.
Effing NL Central...
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STL 6, PIT 4 F
Tony LaRusa is a drunkard.
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NYM 2, MIL 1 - TOP 8
Glavine left the game after 6 innings. He is in line for the win.
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CHW 3, NYY 16 F
AROD did not hommer. The rest of the Yankees did though...
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Speaking of Pujols, he is really good. But not as good as AROD. I think.
Look at these stats from their first 5 full seasons:
Pujols: 790 games, .332, 201 HR, 621 RBI, 1.040 OPS
AROD: 790 games, .309, 189 HR, 595 RBI, .935 OPS
AROD was 24 at game 790 while Pujols was 25. Hmmm...
One problem though. I don't think Pujols is REALLY 27. He's probably 36.
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Springfield KC up to -27 points! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! ONWARD TO 50!
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STL 6, PIT 4 - BOT 9
Pujols is gay.
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BOS 3, BAL 5 - TOP 8
David Ortiz has hit his second home run of the game. Glad I traded him. Neat. Bastard.
Bedard was done after six innings. Here is his line:
6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 6 K
Beckett is still on the mound for BOS.
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CHW 3, NYY 16 - TOP 8
The Yankees have hit 8 home runs by seven different players. None of those players have the nickname of "AROD."
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Speaking of Royals trades, I have these opinions:
1) I cannot say they should have taken another deal. Indications are that Dotel for Hu, or Dotel for Abreu, or Dotel for the kid from Seatle were not actual proposed deals. Of course, if any of these deals were possible, I think we should have taken them. But my impression is that they were not available.
2) Something else is coming. Maybe not over the waiver wires, but something BIG is going to happen in terms of a trade. Just watch.
3) Listening to Moore, I get the impression like they already know what the problem is with Davies. If this is so, and Davis shows improvement by having an ERA of 4.50 or lower to finish the season, then I think the Royals got a steal.
If not...well, who really cares? That is, assuming the other deals (Hu, Abreu, Seatle Kid) were not available.
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Eric Karabell on the Cardinals trade:
Joel Pineiro to the Cardinals: Not much to see here, folks, move along. The Red Sox didn't want Pineiro, and seeing as how Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan thinks he can fix pretty much everyone (see Jeff Weaver), getting Pineiro isn't the worst move, especially since the Cards have depth issues in the rotation and the bullpen. Jason Isringhausen was not dealt, and Ryan Franklin is having a terrific season setting him up. I'd think Pineiro could end up starting, and replacing Mike Maroth, who has been worse than anyone expected since coming over from Detroit.
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Eric Karabell on the Royals trade:
Octavio Dotel to Braves for Kyle Davies: Like Gagne, Dotel just lost his value. I suppose it's possible Bob Wickman pitches poorly enough to lose the closer role, or gets hurt at some point, but let's not call Dotel the next incarnation of Dennis Eckersley, either. Dotel was at his best as a setup man with the Astros, years ago. He was an average closer since then, and even this year in Kansas City, he wasn't special. The Braves now have dual right-handed flamethrowers setting up the passive Wickman, in Dotel and Rafael Soriano. I would think Dotel is the seventh-inning guy for now.
The Royals will turn to a better reliever, frankly, to close out games. Joakim Soria picked up 10 saves early in the season, lost his job to Dotel, then really got going. Soria has been touched for earned runs in two of his last three outings, but before that, he didn't allow a run in 17 straight outings. His season WHIP is 1.04. Dotel's is 1.51. Don't try to sell me on Zack Greinke. Soria is a fine closer already. By the way, you don't want Kyle Davies. If he had an ERA of 5.76 with the Braves, imagine what it will look like as a Royal. Yikes.
• Joel Pineiro to the Cardinals: Not much to see here, folks, move along. The Red Sox didn't want Pineiro, and seeing as how Cardinals pitching coach Dave Duncan thinks he can fix pretty much everyone (see Jeff Weaver), getting Pineiro isn't the worst move, especially since the Cards have depth issues in the rotation and the bullpen. Jason Isringhausen was not dealt, and Ryan Franklin is having a terrific season setting him up. I'd think Pineiro could end up starting, and replacing Mike Maroth, who has been worse than anyone expected since coming over from Detroit.
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CHW 3, NYY 14 - BOT 7
White Sox suck.
AROD 0-4. He sucks. He's not a TRUE Yankee. They should get rid of him. Send him to the Royals.
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POWER RANKINGS CONTINUED...
6) Tones - The lineup is amazing, but ask 300 what an amazing lineup got him...
You do have Johan, but Felix did not (and is not) going to turn out this season they way we thought he would at the beginning of the season. I would have traded King Felix over Dice-K, but you didn't.
You also lost Russell Martin who will play out to be a much better keeper option than Martinez. You also lost Liriano.
I will state, however, that if you keep Santana, Pujols and either Reyes or Wright, you will have a great start to next season.
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As of 8:23 in the post morning, these are the current fantasy scores:
Inoc. 92.5, Tones 22.5
Zou 68, PM -3
Smurfs 56.5, KC -30
300 54.5, Alba 34
Do not take this personally "KC" but I sorta hope you go crazy for minus 100+. I think it would be cool and funny.
Additionally, it would give something for Alba to shoot for (the lowest total points in a week title). I currently hold that record with an astounding 49 points in week 4.
Actually, I really want to keep that record now...GO KC! THE RUN FOR 50 BEGINS!!!
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NYM 0, MIL 1 - Bot 5
Apparently, Jeff Suppan is pissed. I say this because he has given up only 1 hit in 5 innings.
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TRADE #3
Inoculators trade David Ortiz and Cole Hamels to 300 for Kelvim Escobar, John Maine, Javier Vazquez
I'm going to regret this trade aren't I....
AT ANY RATE this should help me get through August and September pitching wise and the addition of Cole Hamels to 300 will give him a great keeper prospect.
The great thing about this trade is that now I have no DH...wait.
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Bedard v Beckett
BOS 2, BAL 5 - BOT 6
Beckett is still in there...
He does have six Ks though...
Bedard has five Ks...
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DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that AROD could hit his 500 home run, Tom Glavine could win his 300 game and Barry Bonds could hit home run 755 today?
I think the order of impressiveness goes as such:
1) AROD's 500
2) Glavine's 300
3) Bonds 755
Why do I feel this way? Because I heard Bonds is gay, Glavine got lucky and I REALLY like AROD's wife's wardrobe.
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STL 3, PIT 2 - Top 7
Ryan Ludwick doubles home Scott Rolen to give the Cards a 3-2.
I think I may go piss my pants.
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Bob Davis is in the radio booth while Denny Mathews recovers from the HOF induction ceramonies.
Davis, who I dislike tremendously, had this great pearl of wisdom during the Royals DREADFUL bottom of the second:
"This has been and really bad inning for the Royals."
Well said...idiot.
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KC 1, MIN 4
So, I go off and bash LaRue and what does he do? Hit a solo home run.
With this in mind...
LARUE SUCKS! YOU ARE TERRIBLE! 39 OPS+!!!!!!!!!!
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NYY 11, CHW 3 - Bot 5
Jose Contraras gives up 7 runs in 2.2 innings.
The Yankees have 5 home runs in the game. None of them from AROD (more on AROD later).
Someone on the radio made a great point today that maybe the reason why the White Sox are sucking this year may be in part to the Royals trading Chicago Sisco and MacDougal. I like this thought and therefore is the reason why the White Sox suck.
Go Dayton Moore! (more on him later too)
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POWER RANKINGS CONTINUED
7) 300 - Dude, this is what you get for doing steroids. Bastard.
One thing I will not is the guys he has to choose from for keeper prospects. Additionally, he will have the second pick in the draft if he chooses to not keep a first round player.
His best keeper prospect, to me, is Fausto Carmona because he will cost nothing, not that Hamels will, and I feel he has a better shot at repeating the season he is having more than Hamels. But I am REALLY good at being wrong.
So with that in mind: 300, you suck.
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As a Royals fan, explain to me why Jason LaRue ever plays for the Royals?
Buck: 69 G, .241, 16 HR, 35 RBI and 113 OPS+
LaRue: 43 G, .158, 3 HR, 10 RBI and 39 OPS+
39 OPS+!!!!!!!!!!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How the hell do you play a guy with a 39 OPS+ nearly HALF the time?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
But hear is what REALLY makes no sense. The Royals are 18-19 when LaRue starts... Baseball is weird.
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Trade #2
Inoculators send Barry Bonds and Brandon Phillips to for Chad Billingsly and Brian Roberts.
This trade will benefit the Inoculators if Roberts is kept for next season. His stolen bases and run production will be more valuable than Brandon Phillips not only for the rest of this season, but for next season as well.
Bonds, after he breaks the home run record, will suck for the rest of the season.
Which is why Bonds will probably go off for 30 steroid induced home runs...
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KC 0, MIN 1 - Bot 2
Torri Hunter hits a bomb aproximately 956,871 feet. De La Rosa has given up 19 home runs on the season. He then followed by walking a guy. Nice pick up for Springfield KC.
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BOS 2, BAL 4 - Top 5
How do you make a bases loaded, two men out situation anti-clamatic? Send Julio Lugo up to bat.
Bedard still up on Beckett. Though it should be noted that Bedard has FOUR walks to three strikeouts.
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STL 2, Pit 2
HA! HA!
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http://royaleswithcheese.blogspot.com/2007/07/accident.html
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With two months left in the season, this is how I feel the league will end up (in Power Rankings for...every 15 minutes):
8) Jessica Alba - Sorry Joel, but your team sucks. I feel that your lack of knowledge of who Liriano is and that you drafted or picked up the entire Cardinals roster killed you. My suggestion for the offseason: find out who Liriano is and other players not on the Cardinals.
With that said, I did enjoy losing to you the fifth week of the season...
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A really fun story.
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Bedard v Beckett
Bedard gives up a two-run bomb to David Ortiz, who 300 recently picked up, to put Boston on the board.
BOS 2, BAL 4 - Bot 4
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STL 2, PIT 1 - Bot 4th
The Cardinals had Pujols (via walk) on second and Encarnarcion (via single) on first with no one out before Scott Rolen grounded into a double play. Lucky for the Cardinals, Molina decided to use his one hit per week and knocked in Pujols.
The point is that Rolen is worse that Alex Gordon. You see, Gordon would have struck out, leaving two outs left for someone else who cant hit to drive in the run.
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Bedard vs Beckett
Beckett gives up three in the top of the 3rd, but does have 4 strikeouts on the night.
BOS 0, BAL 4
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First, look at this.
With this in mind, the current 2nd inning score in Chitown in 4-3 Yankees. Are the Yanks cursed this year? I hope so. With the pick ups Boston made today, the Yanks are going to have to deal with their streak of nine straight division titles ending. YAY! Although, I wish Tampa would go crazy and pass them or something...that would be fun.
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STL 1, PIT 1
The REAL Cardinals picked up Joel Pinero (spelling) today for someone who will probably win 300 games (or at least I hope so).
How screwed are the Cardinals as a team? Really? What is really sad is that they are only six games out of first in the Central, which pisses me off. I think the Royals are a better team than the Cardinals this year yet the Cardinals are a hot streak away for winning the division again. How gay is that?
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Atkins has a three-run double to give Colorado a 4-0. PLEASE SOMEONE TRADE FOR THIS GUY!!!!!
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Chuck James gives up a first inning bomb to Lance Berkman. Minus 3 for the Smurfs... YES!!!!!! Plus 6 for the Zou...BOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Top 5 Keeper Prospects:
5) Guthrie
4) Prince Fielder
3) Ryan Braun
2) Tim Lincicum
1) Y. Gillardo...or something like that. The kid from the Brewers
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Bedard vs Beckett (correction)
Bedard has the one-run lead after the Brian Roberts home run.
Beckett is going to be very interesting next year because he is certainly worth having the the first half of the season, but do you want to waste a keeper spot on him for only one good half of baseball??? I guess that is for Alba to decide....
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Carmona gets through two vs TEX without a run...
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Not to jinx myself, but Aaron Cook strikes out two in the first inning of his game versus Florida. The down side is that both H. Ramirez and M. Cabrera are on my team. Minus Two for Ramirez. However. Bobby Abreu did hit a three-run homer for me in the first vs the CHW.
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Trade #1
Tones send Russell Martin and Francisco Liriano to 300 for Victor Martinez and Jon Lester
I think the Tones got screwed over in this trade. Liriano was a great keeper prospect and Russell Martin is the best pure catcher in the league. I do not think Martinez will be a cater next season and with the Tones having Pujols, it would make little sense to keep both. Additionally, I do not think this improves the Tones chances of winning the division because, aside for Santana, he has next to nothing.
300 got great trade bait or keeper potential in Liriano and Martin, to me, is a better keeper prospect than Martinez is. Although, I do not see Andrew keeping Martin so everyone should keep him in mind for next season's draft.
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Bedard v Beckett
Beckett is staked to an early 1-0 lead after a Brian Roberts solo-HR. Roberts was recently traded to the Inocluators with Chad Billingsly for Barry Bonds and Brandon Phillips.
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The East Coast games are getting ready to start so lets take a quick look at some starters to watch and a quick thought:
Aaron Cook, Col, Inoc. Note: Nielsen is going to regret this.
Chuck James, Atl, Smurfs Note: If only Teixeira was there...
Erik Bedard, Bal, Smurfs Note: Where exactly did he come from???
Brandon Webb, Ari, Smurfs Note: What happened to him this season?
Jorge De La Rosa, KC, KC Note: Um...uh oh.
Noah Lowry, SF, KC Note: At LAD. Good luck.
Dan Haren, Oak, Zou Note: Really good and I don't know why.
Justin Verlander, Det, Zou Note: Really good and I know why.
Adam Wainwright, StL, Zou Note: Will eliminate anything Verlander gains.
Brad Penny, LAD, PM Note: Most underrated pitcher in our league.
Tom Glavine, NYM, PM Note: Going for 300 tonight.
Jason Marquis, CHC, 300 Note: Going for first place.
Fausto Carmona, Cle, 300 Note: Nice keeper prospect for 300.
John Lackey, LAAAAAAA, Alba Note: Surprising Cy Young candidate.
Josh Beckett, BOS, Alba Note: Will fall off in the second half.
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Carlos Beltran (CF, Mets, Smurfs) to 15-Day DL with a hamstring injury.
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The live trade deadline blog is NOW! Everything you want to cover will be covered here: past trades, current trade rumors, current fantasy matchups, keepers, the Royals and Cardinals games, random baseball stuff and anything else you want to talk about.
Be apart of the live blog by sending comments via the comment section in the blog, IM, facebook or the thread on the league page. You can also email me at jayhawk3587@yahoo.com.
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http://thesoulofbaseball.blogspot.com/2007/07/neutrality.html
Before we begin, everyone must read the blog post above.
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The live trade deadline blog will begin at 6 pm. Everything you want to cover will be covered here: past trades, current trade rumors, current fantasy matchups, keepers, the Royals and Cardinals games, random baseball stuff and anything else you want to talk about.
Be apart of the live blog by sending comments via the comment section in the blog, IM, facebook or the thread on the league page. You can also email me at jayhawk3587@yahoo.com.
I'll be back at 6 p.m. See you then!
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