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flipgatey3

joined Feb 12, 2008 last login Dec 21, 2009 posts 13 comments 2901

I play college baseball. Amador Valley High and Chabot College graduate. My favorite players past and present include Mark McGwire, Tim Hudson, Eric Byrnes, Danny Haren, Huston Street, Jack Cust, Travis Buck and Aaron Cunningham (he is basically my twin). And, of course, Gil Heredia and Billys Koch & Taylor.

A's prospects I've played with or against:
Tyson Ross RHP
Justin Friend RHP
Jared Lansford RHP
D.J. Hollingsworth OF
Carlos Hernandez LHP

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Oakland Athletics

Golden State Warriors

Pittsburgh Steelers

Indiana Hoosiers

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Sorry in advance...keeper league question.

by flipgatey3 on Sep 8, 2009 3:44 PM EDT Comment 7 comments

Hey all, for starters, enjoy the site a lot...in a keeper league with a minors/arbitration system and get a lot of my info on who to scout from this site.

Here goes nothing.

Poll

Who should I offer in a trade for Chris Carpenter?

Mat Latos

23 votes

Brian Matusz

12 votes

neither; keep Johan as 5th keeper, cut Cahill from minors instead

26 votes

other (please list)

2 votes

63 votes | Poll has closed

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What a surprise...

by flipgatey3 on Sep 23, 2008 1:57 PM EDT Comment 72 comments

I was reading ESPN.com (the same article that said that FWP and Big Snack would be out this week), and at the end of the article, about the second-to-last paragraph, I saw this:

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Jim Caple: The Most Overrated Position In Sports

Pretty good article on closers and why the role is overrated.

about 1 year ago flipgatey3 0 comments 0 recs

Idea: Miller/Warrick/a PG...

by flipgatey3 on May 29, 2008 6:29 PM EDT Comment 25 comments

I was talking this over with a friend, and thinking that the Warriors, despite how deep the draft is, don't need another rookie to sit the bench.

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Revere vs. Bourjos

by flipgatey3 on May 29, 2008 2:50 AM EDT Comment 25 comments

I'm in a ten-team keeper league with eight spots for minor leaguers.

Poll

Which player should I have in that last spot?

Ben Revere

37 votes

Peter Bourjos

14 votes

Jordan Schafer

17 votes

other

1 votes

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All About At-Bat Songs...

by flipgatey3 on May 28, 2008 11:12 PM EDT Comment 19 comments

I was thinking about this the other day when I was at the Friday game against the Red Sox. During the game, it seemed like everyone had at-bat music. Baseball is a quirky game; there are players who, if they don't get a hit, have the PA announcer play a different song the next at-bat (I did this in high school, actually).

When I was at the game last Wednesday (day game), I could only remember a handful of guys who even had at-bat music. I guess we were trying to make our organization seem legitimate for all the Sox fans there.

Let's break it down.

If you know any of the ones I don't know the names to, please fill in.

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Zito to the 'pen?

by flipgatey3 on Apr 28, 2008 3:15 AM EDT Comment 45 comments

I was reading the recent news on CBS Sportsline, and stumbled across this interesting tidbit. Apparently the Gnats are deciding whether they should either skip Zito's next start, or just make him the longman altogether for the time being.

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