
thejd44
Feb 11, 2008 Dec 10, 2009 6 7281
JD - freelance writer, A's fan, Chicagoan, graduate student, ninja.
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Commented Really hating Oakland is not, like, a ridiculous proposition either on Throwing stuff against the wall: What would it cost the A's to trade for Florida's... on Minor League Ball - 12/10/09 3:29 PM EST
Commented Is it? When did they get rid of the rule? on Throwing stuff against the wall: What would it cost the A's to trade for Florida's... on Minor League Ball - 12/10/09 3:24 PM EST
Commented While I do agree that's probably a bad contract on Throwing stuff against the wall: What would it cost the A's to trade for Florida's... on Minor League Ball - 12/10/09 3:23 PM EST
Commented If Ynoa is the centerpiece to a deal to acquiring a very good pitcher who actually exists on Throwing stuff against the wall: What would it cost the A's to trade for Florida's... on Minor League Ball - 12/10/09 3:20 PM EST
Commented A .700 OPS in CF with amazing defense > 4th outfielder on Rajai Davis in 2010 on Minor League Ball - 12/10/09 3:09 PM EST
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Commented If Bob Geren agreed with an opinion of mine, I'd seriously consider changing my opinion. on Brett Wallace vs Josh Bell on Minor League Ball - 12/10/09 3:08 PM EST
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Commented As a PED user, can we use him as an example? on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:43 PM EST
Commented Oh damnit on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:42 PM EST
Commented Who's your daddy? on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:41 PM EST
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Commented And if we had the answer, we could make lots of money selling it to MLB teams on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:40 PM EST
Commented Yeah, but yours appears first so people will think you came up with it. on A's Select Bobby Cassevah in Rule V; Release Santiago Casilla on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:38 PM EST
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Commented More importantly, the A's got rid of Bobby Crosby! on A's Select Bobby Cassevah in Rule V; Release Santiago Casilla on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:35 PM EST
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Commented Putting up that line, along with his defense, makes him what? A 3 WAR player? on Rajai Davis in 2010 on Minor League Ball - 12/10/09 9:32 AM EST
Commented Exactly! I think we all LIKE Everidge on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:23 AM EST
Commented He was a guy who didn't get a real shot on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:22 AM EST
Commented Sure on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/10/09 2:20 AM EST
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Commented I find faulty logic in one statement you've made: on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/09/09 11:57 PM EST
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Commented Nice on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/09/09 11:55 PM EST
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Commented And even if they don't, having a guy with good Freddy Sanchez power isn't exactly a bad thing on Coming of Age: The Tommy Everidge - Adrian Cardenas Debate on Athletics Nation - 12/09/09 11:27 PM EST
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Commented Curits Granderson is on the down low? on On the DL (and I don't mean the Down Low), plus a big trade on Athletics Nation - 12/08/09 5:17 PM EST
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Commented I missed the first couple, voted in a couple, and then decided to sit back and watch more recently on Winter Meetings Day 1 -- Rumor Mill In Full Swirl on Athletics Nation - 12/08/09 3:18 PM EST
Commented I went into hiding to avoid you and your OOTP league demands on Winter Meetings Day 1 -- Rumor Mill In Full Swirl on Athletics Nation - 12/08/09 3:11 PM EST
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Commented For the past 3 months I've been trying to come up with a way to retun to AN with a bang. on Winter Meetings Day 1 -- Rumor Mill In Full Swirl on Athletics Nation - 12/08/09 3:00 PM EST
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Recommended So basically on Athletics Nation - 12/01/09 1:00 AM EST
Commented Um, this is a really bizarre way to rank a player on My Top 50 Prospect List on Minor League Ball - 11/29/09 9:32 PM EST
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Commented This might be the only list that has Green ranked higher than Carter on My Top 50 Prospect List on Minor League Ball - 11/28/09 4:15 PM EST
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Commented See, I would tend to think that 2 or 3 smaller samples might actually be more significant of TT than 1 larger one (assuming equal totals) on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/25/09 10:37 PM EST
Commented Dye still has a pretty damn good arm, for what it's worth. on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/25/09 10:35 PM EST
Commented And for what it's worth on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/25/09 10:34 PM EST
Commented Oh, I agree. Except he was just as good in 2008. on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/21/09 6:59 PM EST
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Commented The problem is that you STARTED YOUR ARGUMENT by citing height and weight as a reason on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/21/09 6:56 PM EST
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Commented Braun is terrible in left. He's more than a win below replacement. on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/21/09 6:53 PM EST
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Commented Really? Even though Sweeney was a 4 WAR player this year? on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/21/09 4:12 PM EST
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Commented It's just hard to fathom that somebody as athletic as Carter could possibly be worse than Lee, Braun, or Dunn in the outfield on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/21/09 4:11 PM EST
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Commented They didn't decide not to make it on An Interview with Oakland GM Billy Beane on Minor League Ball - 11/20/09 10:00 PM EST
Commented Exactly. The award is based, at least primarily, on production. It's not about projection on Coughlan NL Rookie? on Minor League Ball - 11/17/09 9:53 PM EST
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Commented I know it was a joke and all on Arizona Fall League Q/A Thread on Minor League Ball - 11/15/09 5:12 AM EST
Commented Hey, I don't own a Sickels book, either. My financial situation won't permit that sort of extra spending. on Arizona Fall League Q/A Thread on Minor League Ball - 11/15/09 5:11 AM EST
Recommended Much appreciated John on Minor League Ball - 11/15/09 5:10 AM EST
Commented So does that make it REALLY bad for Brown that he has had 2 1/2 years of pro ball, is older, and he can't either? on Arizona Fall League Q/A Thread on Minor League Ball - 11/15/09 5:10 AM EST
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Commented Sounds about right on Arizona Fall League Q/A Thread on Minor League Ball - 11/15/09 5:09 AM EST
Commented So then it's fair to criticize a guy for writing that a guy is "struggling" in an entire LEAGUE on Arizona Fall League Q/A Thread on Minor League Ball - 11/15/09 5:07 AM EST
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Commented The asswipe commissioner needs to die, since he clearly has no intention of doing what's best for the game by retiring. on Elias releases MLB free-agent rankings on Minor League Ball - 11/13/09 2:00 PM EST
Commented I agree with you this time. on How about a package of Maine and Castillo for Zambrano? on Minor League Ball - 11/11/09 3:15 PM EST
Commented Beckham doesn't seem like a guy who would let it affect his play anyway on Teahen to the White Sox.... on Minor League Ball - 11/10/09 1:03 PM EST




