Gibsons 67 World Series

Word. Baseball is an athletic competition, not freaking Dungeons & Dragons. Thank you fantasy baseball for making "fans" even more stat-obsessed. By the way, I hear Nancy Drew's vaginal strain is acting up again. Condolences. Doesn't he know that faking an injury after crappy production is Jim Edmonds' thing? Further down the tangent - did anyone else notice that the highlights in Edmonds' hair disappeared when J.D. went to the Dodgers? I think J.D. was Jimmy's hairdresser. Do the math, it checks out...

I'm not sure power is of any consequence in the comparison - or any other tangible stat for that matter. Check out Juan tearing up the basepaths in Tuesday's game, top of the 2nd inning of the StL/FLA matchup (mlb.com has this great service now where you can watch any game or any half inning free by merely clicking on the inning in the box score...it freaking rocks) and you'll see what I mean: MLB Scores 7/17 The specific play I'm talking about happens 5m30s into the inning. Very Drew-esque...

Wha? Drew: 6 HR Encarnacion: 7 HR I suppose by "power" you meant "power of Jesus". Though Juan does point at the sky often.

(J.D. Drew - Long Term Contract) x $1/2 = Juan Encarnacion

Just excited enough to necro-bump a topic that had been dead for over a week and proceed to unload another one of your classic idiotic 50-line haikus, apparently. But so long as we're back on-topic... http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070630/capt.4583fc3a86664236a011f336e8eade36.rangers_red_sox_baseball_mack104.jpg J.D. DREW FREAKING SUCKS!!!

You'd think for the kind of bank J.D. pulls in, he could afford to pay someone to stand at the plate and be inept for him. That would also significantly lower the risk of him straining his vagina on the walks back to the dugout.

http://www.cubssuckclub.com/gallery/Cub_Player_Humor/lazy-k-slides/sammy_steroids.jpg

Yeah - I saw the thread and had to post it. Cards fans miss that crazy bastard.

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41435000/jpg/_41435848_freddy_krueger_rex.jpg

I apologize - I was thinking of Driefort, not DLowe.

He may be a solid defender - we'll never know as long as the #*&%^#* DH rule is in effect or when the Sox make the WS next. I just know - as an NL fan - the perception of his defense is mirrored by various misplays we see on sports shows. I want to gripe about a second point, too: the DH also makes a pitcher who actually CAN hit (maybe not a 30/30 guy, but could definitely be a threat) much less of a strategic weapon. As someone who has followed a team with a silver slugger at the pitcher position, it's exciting to know you have that advantage over another team with an offensively inept throwboy on the hill.

A thug? No. Could Helen Keller play better defense? Maybe. But a thug - definitely not.