"Also the Cardinals are on Ryan Mason's list of teams."

PLEASE tell me you mean Ryan Madsen, the closer/reliever I've been begging for since Philly decided to ditch in favor of Pappelbon (which in my mind was a monumental mistake). That would make this a highly successful offseason in my opinion. Again, having him and Motte to close down ballgames makes us VERY difficult to beat.

Yeah, I've been drooling over Madson all offseason. I would LOVE to have him in a Redbird uniform.

ref. Post #7, #67, #70 on http://2006cardinals.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?id=1073

I think he's going to cost us 10M a season, will that quell the "cheapass" debate of Dewitt? Beltran + Madson = Pujols salary, and he added Romero.

I heard. 8.5 million for one season... God that's cheap, wish we'd gotten him.

alz wrote:

I heard. 8.5 million for one season... God that's cheap, wish we'd gotten him.

If that is what he got no team would have went wrong by signing him, including the Cardinals.

APRTW wrote:

The PD story on Motte reminds me of why I think they need bullpen help.  I think Kerry Wood is the man for the job.  He has closed but doesnt expect to be signed as a closer.  I doubt the FO see things the way I do because if they did they would have resigned Dotel.

They need to have a backup plan. Motte's been the closer for what, two months? I wouldn't mind Wood as a setup guy, but they have enough of those from the right side and I don't want him as a closer because he has no balls.
I wouldn't give up on Lynn. I know he has no experience and they eventually see him in the rotation, but it seems like there's not a lot that bothers him when he's out there.

It was good to read that Jordan Swagerty got an invite to the major league camp. He's probably going to land in Springfield to start, but keep your eye on him. Spicoli doesn't throw hard, but he gets people out. And he oozes testosterone.

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APRTW wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

Reading Strauss today, he seemed to suggest that it was a foregone conclusion that McClellan wouldn't be back. The assumption is that he'll be moved because his stint as a starter might make him too expensive to be a set-up man.

I really wish they'd have brought Dotel back.

I agree with both points.  Really McClellan needs to go.  He isnt as good as his numbers suggest.  Those are the perfect guys t trade.  Boggs might as well be shipped off as well.  He has been the odd man out enough to tell he isnt going to fit.  Id still be interested to see what a group of Boggs, McCellan and Jay would bring.

You got up at 3 a.m. to write this?!?

forsberg_us wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

APRTW wrote:

I agree with both points.  Really McClellan needs to go.  He isnt as good as his numbers suggest.  Those are the perfect guys t trade.  Boggs might as well be shipped off as well.  He has been the odd man out enough to tell he isnt going to fit.  Id still be interested to see what a group of Boggs, McCellan and Jay would bring.

You got up at 3 a.m. to write this?!?

Real Cardinals fans never stop thinking of ways to improve the team.

Rec.
Speaking of real Cardinals' fans, I hope we finally didn't run off Max. He might be a pain in the ass sometimes, but he's our pain in the ass.

APRTW wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

APRTW wrote:

I agree with both points.  Really McClellan needs to go.  He isnt as good as his numbers suggest.  Those are the perfect guys t trade.  Boggs might as well be shipped off as well.  He has been the odd man out enough to tell he isnt going to fit.  Id still be interested to see what a group of Boggs, McCellan and Jay would bring.

You got up at 3 a.m. to write this?!?

Some of us dont work 9-5.

Does anyone? My boss works from about 10:30-2:30, with an hour for cocktails in the middle, but I don't think that counts.

APRTW wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

APRTW wrote:

Some of us dont work 9-5.

Does anyone? My boss works from about 10:30-2:30, with an hour for cocktails in the middle, but I don't think that counts.

I was dead beat tired at 10:30 with the goal of being off at 11.  10:45 I get a call of a guy passed out in his car in the middle of the road.  He is shitfaced and has puked and took a crap in the road.  By the time I got done with paperwork and everything I dont get home till 2 and am not tired at all.  Great times and happy birthday to me.

Sounds like this guy started celebrating your birthday a little early.

I don't know why, but I have to ask--did he shit himself or did he actually drop his pants and take a shit in the middle of the road. If it's the latter, that's awesome. I've been drunk plenty, but never so bad that dropping a duece in the middle of the road seemed like a good idea.

BTW- Happy birthday.

Oh and this all happend on a county highway in the middle of nowhere.  All he had to do was hit a side road, puke his guts out, shit his brains out and sleep it off.

forsberg_us wrote:

Whiskey is a bad, bad thing.

I love whiskey... enjoying some high ten or ten high right now.  Not sure what its called.  I do know it is cheap.

"Popped a squat just behind the bumper of his car."

Any evidence he got a blumper on the bumper?