Comments on: Jacobs’ Ladder Worth Climbing

By: Grey

Grey — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:08:22 +0000

@Get Figgy With It: That trade is fair, but you're giving up a lot. Why not just move a closer and Longoria for a starter?

By: Get Figgy With It

Get Figgy With It — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:04:50 +0000

Would you trade Jay Bruce, Adrian Gonzalez, Longoria, and BJ Ryan for A-Rod and Dan Haren?

I am short on SP and have 4 other closers (Papelbon, Fuentes, Borowski, Wood)…I also have Tex at 1B and Atkins/Kouzmanoff at 3B

By: Zebo

Zebo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 05:40:50 +0000

is this Ortiz thing for real? what is the exact cause? It seemed like he was fine… Damn, there goes my season.

By: Rudy Gamble

Rudy Gamble — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:19:41 +0000

@Zebo: Casilla is a huge drop from Phillips. Hang tight with Brandon unless you get wowed. I've been playing MI carousel all year. So far, Orlando Hudson has proven to be the best pickup....but some bad stats from ellis, sanchez, and velez... @Karn: Yikes. Is your league that deep? I don't want to bet on any of them. I guess DeWitt?

By: p0rk burn

p0rk burn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:16:08 +0000

@Karn: p0rk votes DeWitt.

By: Karn

Karn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:40:47 +0000

Question for you folks: Who is a better gamble between DeWitt, Vazquez, and J. Castillo?

By: cockyphoenix

cockyphoenix — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:34:30 +0000

@Baron Von Vulturewins: I think Jay is short for Jesus

By: Zebo

Zebo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:29:59 +0000

is A. Casilla worth picking up for Util spot? Will he allow me to trade Brandon Phillips for a bigger bat?

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:19:02 +0000

BVV -no, killing my grammar. I am a teacher.
Now what do you think a team with Papi on the DL is willing to do for a big bat?
Glad it isn’t my problem.

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:19:01 +0000

Oh, the dread double post!

I’ll go sit in the corner for awhile.

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:16:37 +0000

@BSA: Oh, yowch. I am not an Ortiz owner. My heart goes out to those who are. @BSA: You're criticizing my grammar here, isn't you? You can just went to hell. @Chase: You traded Bruce for Smoltz? In a keeper league? Did they throw in Jesus? A hand job? Something? @cruisinkc: Beltran scares me. Most superstar players don't suck for a whole season when not injured, but Beltran's proved himself to be a season-sucker. See '05. So I'll take the two pitchers for the win. @ Aaron Laffey: Ah, we both knew it would end this way. Frankly, I got three more quality starts out of you than I had any right to expect. But I had to get greedy, didn't I? Yes, yes I did. And you got spanked in the Texas heat. Hard. So... it's been fun, but this is the end of the road, you soft-tossing, cockeyed-hat-wearing, ERA-shattering ex-team member of mine.

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:15:19 +0000

@BSA: Oh, yowch. I am not an Ortiz owner. My heart goes out to those who are. @BSA: You're criticizing my grammar here, isn't you? You can just went to hell. @Chase: You traded Bruce for Smoltz? In a keeper league? Did they throw in Jesus? A hand job? Something? @ Aaron Laffey: Ah, we both knew it would end this way. Frankly, I got three more quality starts out of you than I had any right to expect. But I had to get greedy, didn't I? Yes, yes I did. And you got spanked in the Texas heat. Hard. So... it's been fun, but this is the end of the road, you soft-tossing, cockeyed-hat-wearing, ERA-shattering ex-team member of mine.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:11:35 +0000

@cruisinkc: Billingsley and CC Sabathia side.

By: cruisinkc

cruisinkc — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:09:57 +0000

Who wins this deal?
Beltran for Billingsley and CC Sabathia

By: BigFatHippo

BigFatHippo — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:54:46 +0000

Bruce, Utley and Yunel.

Gotta love em tonight.

@pork burn

Yer farts smell like a sack of assholes.

Cust Kayin

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:48:30 +0000

@BSA: Just seen it on Baseball Tonight (even though its 2.47pm!) that Papi is on the DL...

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:41:37 +0000

Bah, I knew I should have traded Smoltz.

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:32:41 +0000

In other news from around the league,
Yukahlili just struck out.

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:29:36 +0000

OK, OK, OK – this just in,
“According to a source, Ortiz’ wrist will be immobilized for roughly the next month to determine whether the injury can heal on its own. If it cannot, the Red Sox and Ortiz very well may face a harsh reality: Season-ending surgery.”

Remember Nomah had a torn sheeth in his wrists.

No this is not a fable.

By: Chase

Chase — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:17:24 +0000

@peter: Yah I just traded Jay Bruce for him in a keeper league.

By: peter

peter — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:56:33 +0000

I’m glad I activated Smoltz.

By: wakeNbake

wakeNbake — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:51:46 +0000

I heard a rumor that Brian Fuentes could get traded to the Yankees. If this did happen who would be the closer for Colorado. Corpas, Buchholz??

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:41:49 +0000

As he was walking back to the Reds’ dugout he saw some poor young charge in the front row typing about “his”story at both sides of the plate, stopped, read it and edited for present/past agreement. BSA just sat there stupefied at his transgressions.

By: p0rk burn

p0rk burn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:40:26 +0000

@BSA, BVV: har har. I’m just throwing out ideas here, I thought the ingredients I had to work with were Tulo and Vlad. If the guy showed interest in Vlad he’d probably flip him in a Tulo deal. It obviously assumes Tulo is going to be good again, but like I said this is 2008 not 2007 so who knows. Sometimes you need to make a move for a piece really need. If you are stacked at a position its ok to overpay a bit. Just how much you are willing to overpay depends on the depths of your despair. Being stuck with the Fartato at SS my self, I’ve been trying to pry Tulo away from his owner since before he was hurt. I don’t have him though because I’ve kept the junk in the pants and refused to give him my left cashew for him.

I’d deal Kershaw for him if I could but thats because I’m not sold on Kershaw. If you can get Tulo for a bag of hype and some p0rk rinds, p0rk burn says pull the trigger. As an aside someone finally picked up Kershaw in one of my leagues; I’m not sure what happened between his start against the mets and today to make him all of a sudden attractive. Beer goggles? Cueto is currently sitting there, maybe I should make a drink and pick him up.

O. Cabrera still sucks. I’m pretty sure he’s actually from the Lake Shittycaca area of Peru/Bolivia not Cartegna, Columbia.

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:38:26 +0000

@BVV
…and then Bruce walk over and offered him a hanky.

By: B.J.

B.J. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:38:01 +0000

Ryan Zimmerman= Guy who will never be on my team again. Waited on grabbing a 3B in both of my leagues and this piece of crap goes and tears his labrum

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:33:00 +0000

@BSA: Nice. And have you seen Bruce block the plate? Awesome. I once saw a runner round third, see Bruce at home, and the runner simply walked into the dugout, weeping.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:24:22 +0000

Is it unfair to curse Bruce every time he makes an out?

By: BSA

BSA — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:19:00 +0000

@BVV-
I am happy with my outfield since I have Bruce covering all three outfield positions.
Pence, Vlad, Victo, and Wells are all enjoying the view from the bench.

By: Baron Von Vulturewins

Baron Von Vulturewins — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:14:25 +0000

@BSA: Wells for Tulo seems reasonable to me, if you have OFs to cover. If you have Bruce, he counts for two players.