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Postby Grotewold » Sat Jun 15, 2013 09:58:20

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Luzinski's Gut » Sat Jun 15, 2013 10:15:49

Groovy. Play some Quicksilver Messenger Service.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Nick Leyva » Sat Jun 15, 2013 11:37:18

Just remember you're a living organism on this planet, and you're very safe. You've just taken a heavy drug. Relax, stay inside and listen to some music, Okay? Do you have any Allman Brothers?

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Swiggers » Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:28:33

As to why the Twins released Ortiz instead of trading him: They tried.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Minnesota Twins released designated hitter David Ortiz to make room on the roster for shortstop Jose Morban, selected from the Texas organization in Monday's Rule 5 draft.

Trading Ortiz was one of general manager Terry Ryan's top priorities at baseball's winter meetings, which concluded Monday. But Ryan couldn't quite get a deal done.

"I would've liked to have found a home for him," Ryan said from Nashville, Tenn., this year's meeting spot. "We exhausted every avenue, but in essence it turned out to be an Ortiz-for-Morban type of thing."

Ortiz, 27, batted .272 with 32 doubles, 20 home runs and 75 RBIs in 412 at-bats and 125 games last season. In his four-plus seasons, he hit .266 with 108 doubles, 58 homers and 238 RBIs in 455 games.

The Twins believed Ortiz could be the 35-to-40-homer hitter their lineup has been missing for years, but injuries always seemed to throw his rhythm off. He missed 18 games after bone chips in his knee were found, and a broken wrist cost him more than two months in 2001.


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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Swiggers » Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:30:40

Also, money was an issue.

Ortiz made $950,000 in 2002 and likely would have earned a 2003 contract worth more than $1 million through salary arbitration. His departure creates more at-bats for Matthew LeCroy, Bobby Kielty, Dustan Mohr and Michael Cuddyer, four young right-handed hitters who should all see some time at DH in 2003.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Swiggers » Sat Jun 15, 2013 12:32:12

We forget that the early '00s Twins were loaded with top prospects, and they figured some/all would end up better than Ortiz. They were wrong.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Grotewold » Sat Jun 15, 2013 13:40:11

Swiggers wrote:As to why the Twins released Ortiz instead of trading him: They tried.


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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby phdave » Sat Jun 15, 2013 13:48:55

Grotewold wrote:
Swiggers wrote:As to why the Twins released Ortiz instead of trading him: They tried.


Thanks, Wade


That's a good point. The Twins look dumb but all the other teams are dumb too for not trading for him when they had the chance.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Barry Jive » Sat Jun 15, 2013 13:51:19

not THEO
no offense but you are everything that's wrong with America

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Barry Jive » Sat Jun 15, 2013 13:54:46

this is goofy and dumb but i laughed a lot

no offense but you are everything that's wrong with America

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Grotewold » Sat Jun 15, 2013 13:55:07

Zagurski dfa'd

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Ace Rothstein » Sat Jun 15, 2013 13:56:56

Grotewold wrote:Zagurski dfa'd



Get the band back together

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby smitty » Sat Jun 15, 2013 13:59:33

Barry Jive wrote:this is goofy and dumb but i laughed a lot



I lol'd. He should have said Boston are a good side like they do in the soccer thread. Also mention the kit and pace and good form and stuff.

But real funny nonetheless.

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Napalm » Sat Jun 15, 2013 14:00:51

Barry Jive wrote:this is goofy and dumb but i laughed a lot


real good

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby phdave » Sat Jun 15, 2013 14:02:17

Barry Jive wrote:not THEO


He didn't trade for him either. Came out ahead but took a risk.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Barry Jive » Sat Jun 15, 2013 14:12:55

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby bleh » Sat Jun 15, 2013 17:30:37

Re: Ortiz. No one signed Thome this year either and he's a HOF with a 131 & 112 OPS+ the last 2 years. Teams put too much value in "flexibility".

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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby phatj » Sat Jun 15, 2013 19:02:25

Barry Jive wrote:this is goofy and dumb but i laughed a lot


I love this
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby phdave » Sat Jun 15, 2013 19:05:29

Thome is 42 with a lot of time on the DL last year. An OPS+ of 112 is not useful from the DL. Ortiz was 16 years younger when he was let go. Not really comparable IMO.
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Re: Doubleday's Random Matter

Postby Bucky » Sat Jun 15, 2013 19:08:56

#thatsthejoke#

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