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Steve Hamilton threw a blooper pitch with very high arc. What did he name that pitch?

Does this mean the O's are interested in Manny, or does it mean that the Pirates backed off Wilson and went for Burnitz, because another team such as the Red Sox is making stronger play for Wilson.

Very good.

The FO better cut bait on this Manny/Miggy deal and get down to filling the other holes. Their options are quickly dwindling.

http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=119682 Tony Maz says an Oriole prospect might be coming back with Miggy. Does anyone know anything about the prospect?

I agree that the Sox FO would not pay such a steep price for Roberts. If you remember the price for pitching got a little too high at the trading deadline this past season, so the FO ended up doing nothing. The same result is not an impossibility with regard to the CF hole. I wouldn't be so sure that they will fill the CF spot with a productive player, especially if they keep procrastinating. It's obvious that they need one or to more OFers to start the season, but it doesn't seem that they will come cheap.

A repeat question from yesterday that went unanswered. Who hit the first Grand Slam homer run by a NLer in a World Series? It came against the Yankees. Name the player, the team and the year.

If the Sox wait until Wilson is gone, San Diego might attempt to drive up the price for Roberts if they think Boston is desperate. SImilarly, the price for Wilson has probably gone up now that other teams are invloved. It is the economic principle of Supply and Demand. If there is a limited supply of available CF's, the price will go up.

By the time they get around to it, their options will be overpaying for the likes of Dave Roberts. Maybe Darren Lewis is available.

It seems that the this trade that has been "agree to in principle," would raise more questions for the Orioles than it would settle. I doubt it is a done deal.

World Series GS hit= World Series Grand Slam Hit. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Ken Boyer hit a Grand Slam in Game 4 of the '64 Series off Al Downing. This was only the second World Series GS hit by an NL'er. The first World Series hit by an NLer was also hit against the Yankees. Who hit it? What Year?

It slow and boring tonight, so here's a nice softball Yankee trivia question: What two brothers who played the same position opposed each other in the World Series? Name the brothers, the year and the opposing team.

Kaz has no bat speed whatsoever. He'll never be much of a hitter in the ML.

How does that work? I thought that he had to remain on the ML roster for 2005. Do they subtract the days that he was on rehab assignments?

The Sox could live with Cora at SS temporarily, but as of now, there are only 2 OF's that would make the opening day roster. The third would be Stern, and he has been injury prone and he has not shown that he is offensive output would justify any substantial playing time. [ATTACH]321[/ATTACH]

The calendar has turned to the New Year, and the Sox roster has major holes. It's time to drop these Tejada/Manny negotiations. That trade will probably go nowhere, so fuhgetaboutit. Fill the holes and get the team read for March 1st.

Wang has the poise and a plus sinking fastball, but you have to be concerned that his shoulder will not hold up. He was rolling along, and suddenly he was on the DL with a suspected rotator cuff injury. He came back, but you have to wonder what kind of load his shoulder can take.

I don't know if Gathrait is worht Marte, but he can really go get the ball in CF. He has some elite, burner speed.

Rice deserve to be in. His career was hampered by two broken wrists, but for a ten year period he was the dominant offensive force in the AL. Yhe NL had Schmidt and Dawson, but Rice was the premier slugger in the AL. He led the league in total bases three years in a row. Not too many guys have done that. In 1978, he topped 400 total bases. That had not been done since Joe D. did it in 1937 (41 years). Here's the big surprise though.No AL player, even in the steroid era, has topped 400 total bases in the 27 years since 1978. It's only been done 4 times in the NL --twice by Sosa (steroids?) and once each by Helton and Larry Walker (Both benefited from the Colorado effect). As for Rice being a prick, he just bristled at the intrusiveness of the Boston Press, and he paid the price for it in the papers. He never had a problem with teamates. He played the game the right way. He ran out grounders, and he was an underrated although not a graceful fielder. He was compassionate. I remember him going into the stands and carrying out a fan who had been struck by a line drive foul ball. He carried her into the clubhouse for medical attention. I remember him picking up Jerry Remy and carrying him like a child to the clubhouse when he hurt his knee at home plate. I also remember him going into the stands after som Yankee fans grabbed his hat. All in all, he deserves to be in Cooperstown.

I don't think everyone is loving the Tejada swap, but it has been the best offer I have heard. The Angels are not putting Ervin Santana on the table, nor are the Cubs offering up Zambrano. Miggy is a far cry better than a package of Milledge and Floyd, or Lugo and Huff and some of the other rip-off offers that have been floated. It seems that the FO and Manny are serious about it this time, so Miggy seems to be the lesser of all evils, but a definite offensive downgrade. On the upside, he is a top defensive player and the Sox still have a hole at SS. Another plus is Miggy is a few years younger. And last but not least, he can supply the team with Vitamin B12.

I was at that game. He made another really nice diving catch coming in on a ball. His beat the Sox with his defense that day. I didn't have an appreciation for his range before that game. If he is included in the Tejada deal, we wouldn't have to move any more pitchers or prospects to fill holes. I realize that there would be a LF opening, but that should be easy to fill. Maybe Graffy could play there until someone else is available.

He'll be used as a setup man.

When the Yanks had their run, they had homegrown players like Bernie, Jeter, Posada, Rivera and Pettitte, but Tino, Knoblauch, Brosius, O'Neil, Wells, Cone, Clemens, Jeff Nelson, Stanton, Wetteland, Boggs, Fielder, Key, Gooden and many others that were not homegrown. The Yankees kept the core of the team together, realizing that it was special, by spending $ to keep them in the fold. The ones that they let go, were basically finished or washed up.

It would be a good move for the Mets. Seo's results have been spotty, and Heilman has yet to fulfill his potential. Baez has a good track record at the ML level, and the Mets are clearly being built to win now. The Red Sox FO doesn't know if it is trying to win now or build for the future. I am concerned thatr they might end up sacrificing both.