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Too bad he can't play SS or catcher, because he will probably go for a bargain price.

You trolled me? I think you might have that backwards. You have let my schitck get under your skin for years. I remain almost always entirely right, and... Theo has been on board with my philosophy all along.

The smart money (not Ranger money) is on him sucking.

Sorry about that. If it makes you feel any better, I think I got banned for a week for doing that.

I don't recall participating in this. Am I missing something here?

Team: Theo's Mentor C: Mike Napoli ($3,600,000) 1B:Joey Votto ($525,000) 2B:Robinson Cano ($9,000,000) 3B:Alex Rodriguez ($32,000,000) SS:Stephen Drew ($3,400,000) RF:Corey Hart ($4,800,000) CF:Carlos Beltran ($18,500,000) LF: Cody Ross ($4,450,000) DH:Luke Scott ($4,050,000) Bench: Jonny Gomes ($800,000) Bench: Matt Joyce ($406,000) Bench: Sean Rodriguez ($405,500) Bench: Josh Thole ($400,000) Lineup (vs. Righties) 1. C. Beltran - CF 2. S. Drew -SS 3. J. Votto - 1B 4. ARod - 3B 5. R. Cano - 2B 6. C. Hart - RF 7. L. Scott - DH 8. M. Joyce - LF 9. J. Thole - C Lineup (vs. Lefties) 1. C. Beltran - CF 2. C. Ross - LF 3. Votto - 1B 4. ARod - 3B 5. R. Cano - 2B 6. C. Hart - RF 7. M. Napoli - C 8. J. Gomes - DH 9. S. Drew - SS Rotation 1. Jered Weaver ($4,265,000) 2. Mat Latos ($407,800) 3. Brett Myers $3,100,000 4. Edison Volquez ($445,000) 5. J.A. Happ ($470,000) Bullpen 1. Papelbon-- CL($9,350,000) 2. Neftali Feliz-- CL/Setup ($402,000) 3. Sergio Romo -- Setup ($416,500) 4. Jonny Venters -- Lefty Setup ($400,000) 5. Grant Balfour-- MIR ($2,050,000) 6. Pedro Feliciano -- Lefty Specialist($2,900,000) 7. Sean Marshall -- MIR/LR($950,000) Salary used: $107,492,800

I'm not changing my schitck for anyone. Take it for what it is.

Manny would help the Yanks. I think this doesn't get done, because Manny's ego is such that he still thinks he merits elite $. The Yanks are probably willing to go $5 million. Even though Manny has always wanted to play for the Yanks, I don't see him taking that kind of $.

You just can't stand when anyone else is right about anything. Sometimes you will argue with poster when they agree with you about the main point. I will acknowledge when other posters are correct about something. It doesn't bother me. Usually their being correct coincides with their agreeing with me, but not always. If you are fixated on proving my accuracy percentage, have at it. I really don't care. When I have been wrong about something, I have openly and repeatedly acknowledged it. While you are at it, you might want to devote sometime to disproving my custom user title. Claiming that "Theo Channels Me" is a very bold boast bordering on arrogance. Lighten up Dude. My "I'm always right stuff" is what we call "schtick" No Spud, I'm not Jewish. I don't do this to boast. I engage in this schtick, because it drives overly serious posters nuts. You sir are one of those posters. I apologize, but it does give me a chuckle. I would have though that you would have caught onto this after all this time, especially since we have spoken to each other several times. Oh well.:dunno:

A few things: 1. You are really reaching. I was right about all the big issues in this thread. Being wrong about a minor factual point that is irrelevant to the main point in an argument is.... well, it is irrelevant. Shame on you counselor. 2. I am still not convinced about the big upgrade with Lee over Beckett and it still remains to be seen since we only have 2010 to look at. We'll know in a couple or three years if Lee would have been a big upgrade. Beckett just had his worst year-- due to injuries. 3. I bitch slapped Dutchy/Imperial into a near psychotic break. You should have seen the psychotic vicious pm's that I was getting from him. There was a reason that he was banned multiple times for his psychotic behavior. 4. You really have too much time on your hands with this meticulous researching of old threads. I know you are not used to the cold Michigan weather, but good God get a warm winter coat and get out. Take heed of Spud's advice to all of us: get laid. 5. I said the Fo would sign Beckett and they did, and I said that they should and could sign Carl Crawford, and they did. Which of those were you right about. My accuracy rate is about 99.9888% I thought you are a stats guy?

It has nothing to do with supporting Ortiz. It's just a fact that there are only a small handful of hitters that hit right handed pitching like Ortiz. I'm not advocating that he hit third or fourth in the order either. I'm just saying that against right handed pitching there is little difference between Ortiz and AGon- a nice problem for a manager to have (youk, AGon and Ortiz take your pick for 3,4,5) Let's not forget that AGon is hitting his prime and Ortiz is sliding out of his. Yet, even in his decline, Ortiz is a beast against right handed pitching. People tend to forget how good this guy was. Unless Ellsbury produces by getting on base at a .360 clip or better, I'd drop him to the 9th spot. I'm not a fan of extending a batting order so that it looks stronger and deeper. I come out of the shoot with my top guys one after the other. I don't like starting the game with an out. The top 5 weapons should go at the top of the order-- in no particular order- - Pedroia, Crawford, Youkilis, AGon, and Ortiz.

Salty could be a major bust. We have to acknowledge that there is a good risk of that happening.

I would hit AGon 3rd, but I would not go nuts if Tito batted Ortiz 3rd against righties. It's a nice problem to have when you have 2 guys that can wreck the opposing pitcher.

My original statement was that Ortiz is as good as anyone against righties. That includes his bad starts. When it was brought up that he was good against righties only after his poor starts, I replied that without the bad starts, he has been better than anyone against righties. I wasn't being dishonest about anything.

You are right about that. Girardi could never handle Manny. Girardi was on the TV pregame crew in 2007 when Manny styled on what turned out to be a game winning single that hit the top of the OF wall (against Cleveland I think). The next day Girardi was ripping on Manny like crazy. This was a minor Manny being Manny transgression and Girardi entirely overlooked the fact that it was the game winning hit. I thought Girardi was a jerk about it. I told my son that I have to laugh when piece of s*** .240 lifetime hitter complains about the way that a HOF players plays the game. He could never handle Manny. You are right about that.

Manny would be a typical ball-breaking move by the Yankees. He would fit nicely into that lineup and the Yankees never pass on an opportunity to stick it to Red Sox Nation. They probably will not go more than $5 million, and I don't think Manny plays for short money. If you remember last year's off season, Damon was begging for crumbs and the Yanks offered him $1-2 million.

If you take away his bad starts, no one compares to Ortiz against RHPs. Last year, even with the bad start he was among the very best against righties.

Against RH pitching, David Ortiz is as formidable as anyone. If Gonzo is better against righties, the difference is negligible.

He was so skinny after the mono that he looked frail. If he fills out a bit and puts some muscle on that frame, he could be a very productive power hitter.

Premeditation or malice aforethought is a very specific state of mind that must be present for first degree murder eligible for the death penalty. There must be a specific intent to kill someone. A few years ago some kid in my town got juiced up and got the bright idea of throwing a frozen turkey from his car at an oncoming car. The turkey slammed into the windshield at the combined speed of the two cars-- probably 80-100 mph and crushed the drivers head and killed her. Even a deliberate and idiotic act like this did not arise to malice aforethought. In my mind, this act of total recklessness comes closer to the necessary requirement for malice than a drunk driver. There are thousands upon thousands of drunk drivers that have been arrested who didn't kill anyone. Yes, the probability that a drunk driver will kill someone is much much higher than the probability of a sober driver, but it is not as likely as the risk of death from throwing a boulder (i.e. frozen turkey) into the windshield of an oncoming vehicle. Malice aforethought is a very hard element to prove.

My point is that people expect this extension to get done right after opening day. I'm not expecting that.

I know for a fact that Theo reads my stuff. He basically has employed the A700 philosophy in building this team.

Does this sound like the parameteres of a deal are in place?