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MLB Fanhouse ranks the best /worst play-by-play guys

lonestarJon — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:23:26 -0000

MLB Fanhouse ranks the best /worst play-by-play guys

Vin Scully is #1 (duh) while Hawk Harrelson is ranked as the worst of the worst (also duh).

Josh Lewin is ranked 6th best, and, if you look at the poll results, is currently third in the voting behind Scully and the "other" category at the time of this posting.

Billy Wagner -----> Braves

lonestarJon — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:04:24 -0000

Chip Caray canned

lonestarJon — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:40:41 -0000

Chip Caray canned

Sounds like good news, but the thought occurs to me: God help us if he somehow turns out to be Lewin's replacement.

Marlins GM says Josh Johnson is staying put

lonestarJon — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:15:42 -0000

This was originally a fanshot, but since things are slower than molasses mixed with superglue lately, I figured I'd make it a fanpost so more people would see it.

Linkage

Appearing as a guest on Marlins flagship station 790 The Ticket's "Hot Stove Show" on Saturday, [GM Michael] Hill was asked if Johnson would be with the team next season. "Yes, I can say with certainty, yes," Hill said.

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"Our philosophy is fairly straightforward," Hill said. "We feel that when we pitch, we give ourselves an opportunity to win a ballgame every night. We need five guys to step up and get us deep into ballgames and take pressure off our bullpen. "From our standpoint, that's the most important thing for us moving to 2010, is making sure that our pitching, and our starting pitching, does what it's capable of doing."

And so it would appear Josh Johnson is now officially this winter's Zack Grienke: not really available.

Poll

How long will it take to push Ricky Rubio's nipple off our front page?

1 more day

5 votes

2 more days

8 votes

Till the Rangers ownership situation is resolved

18 votes

31 votes | Poll has closed

MLBTR's Trades of the Decade: Teixeira to the Braves

lonestarJon — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:03:47 -0000

MLBTR's Trades of the Decade: Teixeira to the Braves

Tex. asked Rays about Upton, part of off-season routine. No on-going talks. TB would need big...

lonestarJon — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:22:55 -0000

Tex. asked Rays about Upton, part of off-season routine. No on-going talks. TB would need big return for talented CFer, even after down yr.

Buster Onley

Hamilton might be done

lonestarJon — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:09:30 -0000

EG has some quotes up:

“I’m playing when I’m able to play,” [Hamilton] said of his injured back Monday afternoon. “It hasn’t stopped hurting. The three injections I got helped, and for a while, it didn’t get worse, but once I got out there and ran, it started up again. [Sunday] I couldn’t go. Today, I feel a little better. I can probably pinch hit, but if I got on base, they’d have to run for me.”

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Asked if it would be in his best interests to not play again this season, Hamilton said: “Absolutely.”

Hooray, common sense!

Duchscherer out for the season with depression

lonestarJon — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:28:34 -0000

Duchscherer out for the season with depression

So much for any thought of trying to pick him up from the A's.

Marc Hulett tears into Salty/Wash

lonestarJon — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:22:22 -0000

Marc Hulett tears into Salty/Wash

Dunno if anyone has seen this (it's a day old) but Marc Hulett over at Fangraphs makes some harsh judgements here on Saltalamacchia's abilites and criticizes Ron for playing him 71% of the time over Teagarden.

He has a point about Teagarden deserving more of a chance to showcase his abilities, but he seems to be unfairly kissing Salty off as a bust already while conveniently dismissing the fact that Tea has been just as bad/worse by spinning the SSS's.

8-14 GDT3

lonestarJon — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:07:18 -0000

8-14 GDT3