Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday Night Update
Earlier on Tuesday, there was a posting with several updates,
trying to get caught up on several things going on in baseball. This is kind of
the format that I am leaning toward throughout the offseason. Daily updates
(more or less frequent, as appropriate) with hopefully weekly or more frequent
larger postings on a specific topic. For now, I think that it primarily is
about free agent eligibles making the decision to
file for free agency. Their current teams can negotiate with those players
exclusively for the next couple of weeks. A few guys will stay with their old
team. In fact, many of them will. However, most will at least go through the
free agent process. So I don’t expect a lot to happen in the next couple of
weeks. However, if anything major or minor does happen,
it’s likely that I will have an opinion. So, be sure to check back, and I would
really appreciate your thoughts on what you’re seeing here and what you would
like different, and especially ideas for future stories. Of course, I also
would be welcome to posting articles from you, from guest writers. So, if you’re
interested in submitting something, please let me know and I will be happy to
post. Let’s get to a couple of thoughts before you check out the updated NFL “Expert”
Pick panels Week 8 results and overall standings.
·
Rondell
White filed for free agency. It is still likely that he will retire,
but this is still just an important formality for him to go through.
·
Joe
Girardi officially accepted the
Yankees manager job. No surprise there. People are concerned somewhat about how
he will handle the Yankees’ plethora of young pitchers after most of the
Marlins young pitchers fought arm injuries in 2006. It is certainly something
worth watching.
·
One name that I forgot about when talking about
Yankees pitching prospects is Humberto Sanchez.
No, he’s not at the level of Phil Hughes,
Ian Kennedy or Joba Chamberlain, but he could be a solid #3 or #4 type of pitcher.
Remember Sanchez came to the Yankees after the 2006 season from the Tigers as part
of the Gary Sheffield deal.
·
Grady
Little resigned as the Dodgers
manager last night. It has been rumored that the two sides have been talking
buy-out for the last few days. Clearly the Dodgers are about to offer Joe Torre
their manager job. If he takes it, Don
Mattingly will likely retain his role as bench coach for Torre. Did you
know that Mattingly’s son Preston was a supplemental
first round pick just a couple of years ago… for the Dodgers? If Torre takes a
three year deal and then retires, it is very possible that Mattingly
would be his successor for the Dodgers and have the opportunity to manage his
son.
·
Baseball Guru at the STrib
(note sarcasm) Patrick Reusse suggests that the Twins make a deal
with the Yankees. He suggests the Twins send both Johan Santana and Joe
Nathan to the Bronx in exchange for Phil
Hughes, Ian Kennedy, Melky Cabrera, Jose Tabata and Joba Chamberlain. If the Yankees would actually even give that a second
glance, the Twins would be absolutely crazy not to sign on the dotted line
instantly (if trades are finalized with signing).
·
Halloween…
seriously, is there a dumber “Holiday” in the world? It is dumb on so many
levels. First, it gives people an excuse to make a fool of themselves.
Secondly, it is a “holiday” celebrating evil. Is there something just wrong
about that? And isn’t there something just wrong about making a ‘holiday’ built
around evil such an “important” thing for kids? I just don’t get it. Maybe I’m
the Halloween Grinch, but oh well. It’s dumb!
·
Michael Jackson once asked, “Who’s Bad?”
Who is the bigger Bad Guy? Alex
Rodriguez or Kobe Bryant… and
why? Where does Barry Bonds fit into
this? Which one has a record? Which one has requested being traded? Which one
has done something that is outside his contract?
·
And
finally, Josh Taylor, Wes Holtsclaw and Joe Benson are the winners for Week 8, each going 11-2. For Josh Taylor, it was timely as he now
grabs the overall lead as we approach the midway point of the season.
|
Final Standings |
Total |
Week |
8 |
|
Over |
All |
|
|
Name |
Site |
W |
L |
Win% |
W |
L |
Win % |
|
Josh Taylor |
11 |
2 |
84.6% |
81 |
35 |
69.8% |
|
|
JD Arney |
9 |
4 |
69.2% |
79 |
37 |
68.1% |
|
|
Stick & Ball
Guy |
10 |
3 |
76.9% |
79 |
37 |
68.1% |
|
|
Tim Kolehmainen |
8 |
5 |
61.5% |
77 |
39 |
66.4% |
|
|
LaVelle E. Neal III |
9 |
4 |
69.2% |
77 |
39 |
66.4% |
|
|
8 |
5 |
61.5% |
74 |
42 |
63.8% |
||
|
Nick Nelson |
8 |
5 |
61.5% |
74 |
42 |
63.8% |
|
|
Roger Dehring |
Several Blogs |
9 |
4 |
69.2% |
73 |
43 |
62.9% |
|
Wes Holtsclaw |
11 |
2 |
84.6% |
73 |
43 |
62.9% |
|
|
Howard Sinker |
8 |
5 |
61.5% |
72 |
44 |
62.1% |
|
|
John Bonnes |
9 |
4 |
69.2% |
72 |
44 |
62.1% |
|
|
11 |
2 |
76.8% |
72 |
44 |
62.1% |
||
|
Will Young |
10 |
3 |
76.9% |
71 |
45 |
61.2% |
|
|
Melissa Lien |
SethSpeaks.net |
10 |
3 |
76.9% |
71 |
45 |
61.2% |
|
Al Bethke |
6 |
7 |
46.2% |
70 |
46 |
60.3% |
|
|
Cory Hepola |
7 |
6 |
53.8% |
70 |
46 |
60.3% |
|
|
Seth Stohs |
SethSpeaks.net |
7 |
6 |
53.8% |
70 |
46 |
60.3% |
|
Mike Brasel |
9 |
4 |
69.2% |
70 |
46 |
60.3% |
|
|
SethSpeaks Panel |
|
8 |
5 |
61.5% |
70 |
46 |
60.3% |
|
9 |
4 |
69.2% |
69 |
47 |
59.5% |
||
|
Bill Ferris |
10 |
3 |
76.9% |
66 |
52 |
56.9% |
|
|
Josh Johnson |
9 |
4 |
69.2% |
65 |
51 |
56.0% |
|
|
Vic Quick |
6 |
7 |
46.2% |
65 |
51 |
56.0% |
|
|
Twins Pitcher |
4 |
9 |
30.8% |
62 |
54 |
53.4% |
|
|
Trevor Born |
0 |
0 |
0.0% |
32 |
30 |
51.6% |
If you have any questions, comments or ideas for future postings,
please e-mail me.
Have a great day!