Max wrote:

APRTW wrote:

With the pic thing it there was to be a jp or another lettering I cant think of right now on the end of the link for it to work.

Ahhh . . . you mean something like this:

or like this

APRTW wrote:

Max wrote:

APRTW wrote:

With the pic thing it there was to be a jp or another lettering I cant think of right now on the end of the link for it to work.

Ahhh . . . you mean something like this:

or like this

Oh, man.  You are horrible!  Who the hell even makes bathing suits in those sizes and who, for God's sake, helps these women struggle into them?!?

"did you see anything this weekend from the Cubs that suggests they're close enough to being contenders to stoke Pujols' interest?"

I like the second baseman, and the shortstop would be a good hitter in the right lineup, but I'll be surprised if they can eke out more wins than the Pirates. They have some useful pieces in their bullpen. I'd love to see Marshall in a Cardinals' uniform.

Max wrote:

Could've been that we have done it and I missed it, or forgot, or was drunk at the time. 

In any case, I repeat Maroth was an outlier.  The era when your complete games could exceed your wins probably ended in the 70's.  Losing 20 games was just a stat I plucked out that probably correlates with the close of that era.

There were also 4-man rotations until the early '80s.

artie_fufkin wrote:

How about Walter Johnson going 25-20 with a 1.90 ERA in 1916?
Run support, anyone?

A list of the suckyest years of all time

http://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/L_leagues.shtml

Max wrote:

But, in any case, having an offer like that helps when negotiating with other teams.

No argument there.

I still think Pujols ends up back in St. Louis. There are so many factors working in their favor. The Yankees and Red Sox have their first baseman locked up. Same with Detroit. Chicago spent real money on Konerko and Dunn. The Angels took on an absurd contract with Vernon Wells (that one really baffles me) and are going to have to pony up to keep Weaver pretty soon. In the NL, the Mets and Dodgers are in financial disarray. Atlanta could be attractive, but they don't seem to be signing big contracts. The Cubs completely suck. I'm not sure SF would be attractive because it's such a bad hitters park.

As crazy as it sounds, one team that concerns me a little is KC. Most of their talent is young and inexpensive, and they're getting a lot better. Also, Pujols would probably sell enough tickets to offset the salary increase. They have both Butler and Hosmer, but if I was KC ownership, I'd at least give it serious consideration. It's a lot easier to sell $30M more in tickets when you don't have any existing ticket sales.

Hey I just noticed.  The Cardinals have the best record in the majors.

artie_fufkin wrote:

Max wrote:

Could've been that we have done it and I missed it, or forgot, or was drunk at the time. 

In any case, I repeat Maroth was an outlier.  The era when your complete games could exceed your wins probably ended in the 70's.  Losing 20 games was just a stat I plucked out that probably correlates with the close of that era.

There were also 4-man rotations until the early '80s.

If great minds think alike, then maybe mediocre, semi-drunken ones do too: "Right up through much of the 70's the bullpen had a much reduced role compared to what it is now, and the bench had a commensurately larger role.  The 4 man rotation probably had an impact, too."

I think we should start a discussion on the six man rotation.

APRTW wrote:

Speaking of Adam Dunn, he is hitting .182/5/23.

Speaking of Veron Wells, he is hitting .183/4/13 and is on the 15 day DL.

check out Uggla: .174    .243    .317

Max wrote:

I think we should start a discussion on the six man rotation.

6-man rotations are already routine in Japan, and the Red Sox were supposedly talking about using one until Matsuzaka got hurt. What a bust that guy's been. There's about a 99 percent chance he'll never set foot in the good ol' US and A ever again.

tkihshbt wrote:

I still can't figure out why Cubs fans are so convinced Pujols is going to end up in Chicago.

It makes all the sense in the world to them. Pena is on a 1-year contract, they have money coming off the books, and by making themselves stronger, the Cubs make their enemy weaker.
The other 29 teams are just farm clubs to the Cubs. The notion that every superstar player someday doesn't want to fulfill his life's goal by wearing the blue pajamas is just inconceivable to them.

So ... just re-reviewing the bombing Pujols put up yesterday to see if he did what I thought, and someone else here referenced....

He completely Bonds'd that last HR, left the bat in the air, stalked halfway down first base, then began trotting. Made it around third about 6 minutes later, did a high-stepping happy dance on the way to home plate....

I understand the happiness, everyone is extremely relieved to see him playing well, but .... I gotta think he's going to take one is the ribs next time we play the Cubs.

alz wrote:

So ... just re-reviewing the bombing Pujols put up yesterday to see if he did what I thought, and someone else here referenced....

He completely Bonds'd that last HR, left the bat in the air, stalked halfway down first base, then began trotting. Made it around third about 6 minutes later, did a high-stepping happy dance on the way to home plate....

I understand the happiness, everyone is extremely relieved to see him playing well, but .... I gotta think he's going to take one is the ribs next time we play the Cubs.

I didn't comment because I didn't see the replay until this morning, but it was pretty bush.