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So was mine, or was the winking smiley face too subtle?

I could live with that if Peavy is healthy.

You've had your ass kicked more than a mule going up hill with a full load.

I am sure that Marlins' management is motivated by hatred of the Red Sox. Too bad they didn't take that into account before they beat the Yankees in the 2003 World Series.

The Marlins would ask for Wang and Melky, and maybe settle on Hughes and Melky.

I disagree. I think their plan since 2004 has been poorly conceived and the execution was even worse. The FO acted like a bunch of babies last off-season with the destructive power struggle culminating in Theo's hissy fit quitting and rehiring. They botched last year's team badly and to their credit they held themselves accountable. I think they know that they have something to prove, and they have been indicating that they are playing to win, but their biggest short-coming has been their lack of follow through.

Who will play SS? the draft choice?

Week Thirteen NFL Football Spread - NFL Game Dates 11/30 - 12/4, 2006 Spread Category : Date & Time Favorite................ Spread.................. Underdog 11/30 8:00 ET At Cincinnati.............. -3.............................Baltimore 12/3 1:00 ET At Chicago . ..............-9.5...........................Minnesota 12/3 1:00 ET At St. Louis............... -6.5.............................. Arizona 12/3 1:00 ET Indianapolis.............. -7.5 ......................At Tennessee 12/3 1:00 ET At New Orleans.......... -7....................... San Francisco 12/3 1:00 ET At Washington.......... -1.5................................ Atlanta 12/3 1:00 ET Kansas City................ -5 .........................At Cleveland 12/3 1:00 ET At New England.........13.5................................ Detroit 12/3 1:00 ET San Diego.................. -6............................. At Buffalo 12/3 1:00 ET NY Jets.................... -1.5........................ At Green Bay 12/3 4:05 ET At Miami.................. -1.5.......................... Jacksonville 12/3 4:15 ET At Pittsburgh.............. -8........................... Tampa Bay 12/3 4:15 ET Dallas...................... -3.5......................... At NY Giants 12/3 4:05 ET At Oakland................ -3 ................................Houston 12/3 8:15 ET At Denver.................. -3................................. Seattle Monday Night Football Point Spread 12/4 8:30 ET Carolina.................. -3.5.............................. At Philad Straight Category : Date & Time Favorite.............................................. Underdog 11/30 8:00 ET At Cincinnati...............................................Baltimore 12/3 1:00 ET At Chicago . ...............................................Minnesota 12/3 1:00 ET At St. Louis.................................................... Arizona 12/3 1:00 ET Indianapolis............................................At Tennessee 12/3 1:00 ET At New Orleans..................................... San Francisco 12/3 1:00 ET At Washington................................................ Atlanta 12/3 1:00 ET Kansas City..............................................At Cleveland 12/3 1:00 ET At New England............................................... Detroit 12/3 1:00 ET San Diego................................................... At Buffalo 12/3 1:00 ET NY Jets.................................................. At Green Bay 12/3 4:05 ET At Miami.................................................. Jacksonville 12/3 4:15 ET At Pittsburgh............................................. Tampa Bay 12/3 4:15 ET Dallas..................................................... At NY Giants 12/3 4:05 ET At Oakland.....................................................Houston 12/3 8:15 ET At Denver....................................................... Seattle Monday Night Football 12/4 8:30 ET Carolina...................................................... At Philad Monday Night Football Total Points Scored : ................ ___36____

But it just doesn't make sense with guys like Lugo and Drew who are being actively pursued by teams and who have no interest in returning to their teams. Why wouldn't the Dodgers offer them arbitration? They have nothing to lose, because the pursuing teams are not going to back off because of a draft choice. It's an easy draft pick for the Dodgers, and the Red Sox would be fools to back off these guys because of draft choices. The waiting game for these guys is an exercise in futility.

He looked like a happy child when he was carried off the field at Yankee Stadium on his team mate's shoulders.

This is nothing but conjecture. A pitcher with a history of shoulder problems can lose velocity over night. You have n't got the foggiest idea of how long he'll be able to maintain his current velocity.

Are you talking about Beckett? He hasn't logged alot of innings. Last year is the first year he logged 200 innings. Injury prone? What blisters? Is that a bad injury history that he throws so hard he gets blisters. I am very happy with the Beckett deal. He will a mainstay in the rotation for years. I saw Sanchez pitch once in person. Ortiz and Manny hit about 1,300 feet of homers off him. He got beat like a pinata.

It was only due to the egocentricity of the Yankee fans including those in the press that exalted the Tigers going into the WS. They felt that they were going to stomp the Cards, because they so thoroughly dominated the great Yankees. The fact is that the Tigers weren't that good, and they were exposed in the WS. An experienced and talented playoff team that got its veterans back and healthy for the post-season beat an inexperienced Tiger teams with some nice young arms and several flaws. It wasn't a major upset. The Tigers beating the Yankees in 4 games and shutting down their offense was a huge upset. It was another collective choke job by the Yankees.

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