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Friday, February 25, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves
OT: Oh, Rhett
One of my girlfriends in college absolutely adored romance novels, and had stacks and stacks of the things. There was even a used bookstore that specialized in Harlequin romances, which of course she used to rotate through her stock. She being my first girlfriend everrr, if I ever was tempted to ask something like, "Honey, isn't all that just mindless trash?", I never succumbed, and besides, being a fan of science fiction (which she also read), it hardly gave me any room to brag. Still, the genre's just a big, fat target waiting to be goosed. Like this.OT: Be Nice To Me, Fox, I Have A DVR
The offseason being still fairly slow, I've posted more than the usual number of offtopic stories, and for that I apologize somewhat. Hopefully it's not too much of an intrusion. That said, the network boys are starting to figure out that the DVR is no more their enemy than the VCR before it. In fact, according to a recent study, DVR users are "voracious consumers" of other media, spending 43% more time with magazines, 48% more time reading newspapers, 40% more time with the Internet, and 17% more television. Nielsen, originally scheduled to start reporting the effects of DVRs on advertising this year, has decided to postpone this research until 2006, making TV networks happy but annoying the advertisers, who rightly believe the DVR is having a devastating effect upon their efforts.What Am I Bid?
Jered Weaver remains as unsigned as he was last year, but thanks to the efforts of Gabe Laques at the Daily News, we know that Jered Weaver has an offer of $7M on the table.Update: Richard picks up this Times story indicating Weaver has dropped his asking price to $8M/4 years, though the Angels were bidding $6M/5 years.
Players Still Stuck
In that same story above, visa problems continue to plague Kendry Morales and Juan Rivera; neither is expected in the U.S. by this weekend, and may not arrive "until well into next week." Similarly, according to this Vero Beach Press-Journal article, 3B Nakamura is stuck in Japan with no ETA in the US as of yet.Sickels On The Angels' Farm System
Yes, it's John Sickels' top twenty in the Angels' system. Comments added are Sickels':- Casey Kotchman, 1B, A-
- Dallas McPherson, 3B, A-: McPherson will be a subject of a larger post later this spring ... the strikeouts are a concern ... underrated defensively. He's not GREAT or even good, but he's not as bad as people make out. He has a strong arm and good range for such a big guy.
- Erick Aybar, SS, A-: I love Aybar....I agree he won't steal bases like that at higher levels unless he improves his percentage success rate, but from having seen him in the Midwest League in '03, I don't think his bat is just a Cal League illusion. ... We'll have a better idea [of his abilities] when we see him in Double-A. Right now I'd guess he's a .280+ hitter, but whether that's .280 with 3 homers and a .320 OBP, or .280 with 12 homers and a .360 OBP, remains to be seen.
- Kendry Morales, OF-1B, B+
- Howie Kendrick, 2B, B+
- Jeff Mathis, C, B
- Steve Shell, RHP, B
- Ervin Santana, RHP, B
- Alberto Callaspo, 2B-SS, B
- Brandon Wood, SS, B-
- Dustin Moseley, RHP, B-
- Sean Rodriguez, SS, B-
- Kevin Jepsen, RHP, B-
- Mark Trumbo, 3B, B-
- Mike Napoli, C, C+
- Angel Moreno, RHP, C+
- Bob Zimmerman, RHP, C+
- Maicer Izturis, SS, C+
- Warner Madrigal, OF, C+
- Baltazar Lopez, 1B, C+
Same Old Towers
In the San Diego Union-Tribune:"I was willing to overpay to get him," said Towers, who sent three players and $2.65 million – the largest cash payment to another club in his 10-year tenure as GM – to acquire Roberts from Boston. "There are going to be times that you do overpay, and as long as the player you get performs the way you hope for, it doesn't really matter. There's not a lot of leadoff hitters out there."And all this time I thought what they needed was a competent centerfielder in that cavern at Petco...Roberts, 32, excites the Padres for the same reason he can thrill the fan munching popcorn in the upper deck: When on the basepaths, the 5-foot-10, 175-pounder is a sure thief.
A Day In The Life Of Tommy Lasorda
Well, that's what this San Francisco Chronicle article ought to be called, anyway:"Hey, Brad Penny!" screamed Lasorda, as a group of pitchers took sliding practice. "How bad you want it? How bad you want the Cy Young Award? How bad you want a world championship? Answer that, Brad Penny!"Lasorda walked toward a batting cage.
"Look at Ricky Ledee!" Lasorda shouted loud enough for dozens of fans to hear. "God blessed Ricky Ledee! God put Ricky Ledee with the Dodgers! How 'bout that!"
...
"That son of a bitch [Kent] killed us," Lasorda whispered to a reporter. "I always wanted him on my team."
Old News: Choi Hoon Interview
Choi Hoon, the author of those wonderful MLB cartoons in Korean, is here interviewed by the Korea Times. Today, he adds a Mariners panel; what's Dirty Harry about to do to Edgar Martinez?
Comments:
Hey, man, you snooze, you lose. I blogged about this in December, yo. Tom Meagher also has two pieces defending it.
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