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Monday, November 08, 2004 |
The Cold Zzzztove
It's a slow news week, and as a result, things around here are limited to sportswriters making mumbling noises in public. So, a couple bullet points until I finish my research project:
Speaking of the Washington Whatisits, they apparently released former closer Rocky Biddle. How's this for a bitter press release: "In 2004, Biddle received $1.9 million and gave the Expos little in return." So much for finding work elsewhere...
Finally, an open comment to Jon: yes, you're absolutely right, the Green/Sosa trade sounds ridiculous. It could sound less ridiculous under other contexts, but the big story is in fact that the Dodgers have a fair amount of salary room to work with in the offseason. If they spend it wisely, they are in for good times next year, as I don't think anybody else in this division has nearly as much to improve with.
- Richard links to a New Jersey Ledger story indicating that the Mets might be interested in soon-to-be-former-Angel Jose Guillen. Likewise, the Expos/Nationals/Grays/Senators/etc. are said to have interest, as are the Pirates. What the Angels need back is starting pitching; the Bucs have none at the major league level to give (unless you count Oliver Perez, who's rapidly turning into the staff ace), and neither the Mets nor Expos.
- Athletics Nation links to this Oakland Tribune story, indicating that a sportswriter thinks Percival would look good in green and gold next year. Actually, that's a better place for him than another rumored landing place in the midwest, pitcher-hostile Wrigley Field, as speculated upon by the Chicago Tribune. Percy has a degenerative hip condition, had arm trouble this year, declining velocity (thanks to his hip) and strikeout rates to show for it. The Cubs would be foolish to spend any significant amounts of money on or give substantial contract time to Percy.
Speaking of the Washington Whatisits, they apparently released former closer Rocky Biddle. How's this for a bitter press release: "In 2004, Biddle received $1.9 million and gave the Expos little in return." So much for finding work elsewhere...
The Whatisits have a new web page, about as generic as you can get: no logo, just a placeholder until the Flying Dutchman of baseball teams finally comes to light somewhere. Don't let it fool you: the dropdown at the upper left, the same one populating all the teams' websites, hasn't been changed yet, and the club hasn't been given a <team>.<city>.mlb.com website yet, either. Talk about a vote of no-confidence. Interesting, though, that the principle color is gray.
Finally, an open comment to Jon: yes, you're absolutely right, the Green/Sosa trade sounds ridiculous. It could sound less ridiculous under other contexts, but the big story is in fact that the Dodgers have a fair amount of salary room to work with in the offseason. If they spend it wisely, they are in for good times next year, as I don't think anybody else in this division has nearly as much to improve with.
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