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thatrogue
Your team's spring training story
February 28, 2010 at 03:18PM View BBCode
[url=http://www.brewcrewball.com/2010/2/17/1314327/2010/2/17/1314327/five-burning-questions-for-team-a]Why wait for it, when you can create your own?[/url]
Jon
Five Burning Questions facing the Mariners
byGeoff Baker Jon Benne
1. Can Erik Bedard stay healthy?
Whether they'll admit it or not, the Mariners clearly missed Bedard last season. When healthy, he's the glue that holds together the rotation. Unfortunately, he's not healthy often, and his prolonged absences make "Return of the King" seem short by comparison. Fortunately, he's making an effort to correct the problem.
"I spent the offseason working with a nutritionist to strengthen my jaw," he said. "But after a few days of that, my hamstring started to bother me, so now I'm just taking it easy and seeing what happens."
2. Can Ken Griffey Jr. remain productive?
Unfortunately for the M's, Griffey isn't getting any younger, and is hoping to squeeze one more productive season out of his knees before calling it a career. At 40 years old, he knows his inevitable eventual decline is the bull in the china shop, but he cautions doubters who think he's too old to contribute:
"After spending the offseason playing shuffleboard with Andy Rooney, I'm in the best shape of my life," he said. "Now, where'd I leave my cane?"
3. Can Ian Snell rebound from a tough 2009?
When Snell is on, he shows flashes of brilliance the team has been hoping for since he burst onto the scene in 2007. Unfortunately, he's never been able to put it all together, and pitching coach Rick Adair will spend the spring working with him to improve his mechanics.
"I think this could be the year he really comes together as a player," coach said. (I took this part out because I couldn't come up with anything good)
4) Is Chone Figgins the answer?
Last season's events and the offseason that followed left the team with an empty spot in third base, and they filled it by acquiring Figgins. Team officials are excited about the on-base skills and clubhouse leadership he'll bring to the team.
"We were really hoping to find a player who guts it out as well as he does," the team official said. "We think he can be the spark that pushes us over the top."
5. Will the team be forced to deal (30)?
(Well, the Felix signing made this moot, and Cliff Lee is pretty adamant about wanting to test free agency. So yeah, i got nothing)
[Edited on 3-1-2010 by Jon]
March 01, 2010 at 03:22AM View BBCode
Okay, I'm taking a shot at one.Five Burning Questions facing the Mariners
by
1. Can Erik Bedard stay healthy?
Whether they'll admit it or not, the Mariners clearly missed Bedard last season. When healthy, he's the glue that holds together the rotation. Unfortunately, he's not healthy often, and his prolonged absences make "Return of the King" seem short by comparison. Fortunately, he's making an effort to correct the problem.
"I spent the offseason working with a nutritionist to strengthen my jaw," he said. "But after a few days of that, my hamstring started to bother me, so now I'm just taking it easy and seeing what happens."
2. Can Ken Griffey Jr. remain productive?
Unfortunately for the M's, Griffey isn't getting any younger, and is hoping to squeeze one more productive season out of his knees before calling it a career. At 40 years old, he knows his inevitable eventual decline is the bull in the china shop, but he cautions doubters who think he's too old to contribute:
"After spending the offseason playing shuffleboard with Andy Rooney, I'm in the best shape of my life," he said. "Now, where'd I leave my cane?"
3. Can Ian Snell rebound from a tough 2009?
When Snell is on, he shows flashes of brilliance the team has been hoping for since he burst onto the scene in 2007. Unfortunately, he's never been able to put it all together, and pitching coach Rick Adair will spend the spring working with him to improve his mechanics.
"I think this could be the year he really comes together as a player," coach said. (I took this part out because I couldn't come up with anything good)
4) Is Chone Figgins the answer?
Last season's events and the offseason that followed left the team with an empty spot in third base, and they filled it by acquiring Figgins. Team officials are excited about the on-base skills and clubhouse leadership he'll bring to the team.
"We were really hoping to find a player who guts it out as well as he does," the team official said. "We think he can be the spark that pushes us over the top."
5. Will the team be forced to deal (30)?
(Well, the Felix signing made this moot, and Cliff Lee is pretty adamant about wanting to test free agency. So yeah, i got nothing)
[Edited on 3-1-2010 by Jon]
dirtdevil
can anyone here pitch?
will anyone lose their mind to the point where they take vernon wells off our hands?
which alex gonzalez is this again?
March 01, 2010 at 03:51AM View BBCode
the defining questions for The Toronto Blue Jays:can anyone here pitch?
will anyone lose their mind to the point where they take vernon wells off our hands?
which alex gonzalez is this again?
Jon
March 01, 2010 at 04:02AM View BBCode
Good call. I know LOTR is an easy target (along with Gone With the Wind, The Godfather and Titanic) but I just went with the first thing in my head.
Tyles
March 01, 2010 at 04:05AM View formatted
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Also, the only burning questions out of M's spring training are "Who can hope to contain the animal that is Chone Figgins" and something about one of the beat guys having hemorrhoids.
Jon
Yeah, pretty much the closest thing the M's have to "burning questions" is:
1. Starting catcher (Rob Johnson or Adam Moore? My guess is that Wak platoons them and this question becomes irrelevant.)
2. 5th starter (Vargas, French, Fister, Olson, Petit, etc. etc. Again, kinda irrelevant once Bedard comes back)
3. Back end of bullpen (whoever loses out on the 5th starter job)
In other words, this is going to be a boring spring for us.
March 01, 2010 at 04:32AM View BBCode
Originally posted by Tyles
Also, the only burning questions out of M's spring training are "Who can hope to contain the animal that is Chone Figgins" and something about one of the beat guys having hemorrhoids.
Yeah, pretty much the closest thing the M's have to "burning questions" is:
1. Starting catcher (Rob Johnson or Adam Moore? My guess is that Wak platoons them and this question becomes irrelevant.)
2. 5th starter (Vargas, French, Fister, Olson, Petit, etc. etc. Again, kinda irrelevant once Bedard comes back)
3. Back end of bullpen (whoever loses out on the 5th starter job)
In other words, this is going to be a boring spring for us.
BKCUBS13
March 01, 2010 at 04:34AM View BBCode
What the hell, nothing about the Producer of Child Friendly Games, Mr. Milton Bradley??? He is like Herpes, and the Cubs just gave him to you!! :lol:
Jon
If he hits well, I won't mind.
And guess what? The Cubs just traded one headache [url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=360287&src=152]for another![/url] Congratulations, Cubs. Now instead of having a talented-but-hotheaded player you have a shitty-and-hotheaded-and-fatass player. Good work.
March 01, 2010 at 04:50AM View BBCode
Originally posted by BKCUBS13
What the hell, nothing about the Producer of Child Friendly Games, Mr. Milton Bradley??? He is like Herpes, and the Cubs just gave him to you!! :lol:
If he hits well, I won't mind.
And guess what? The Cubs just traded one headache [url=http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=360287&src=152]for another![/url] Congratulations, Cubs. Now instead of having a talented-but-hotheaded player you have a shitty-and-hotheaded-and-fatass player. Good work.
Tyles
March 01, 2010 at 04:59AM View BBCode
Yes, yuk-yuk smilies all around. Enjoy yourself some Carlos Silva.
BKCUBS13
March 01, 2010 at 05:01AM View BBCode
Don't take it personally I'm just informing you that your baseball team has an STD.;)
BKCUBS13
okaaaayy...
March 01, 2010 at 05:06AM View BBCode
Originally posted by Tyles
"Black people can't afford to play hockey."
okaaaayy...
shep1582
that was a funny line about the herpes, though.
March 01, 2010 at 05:07AM View BBCode
omg, bkcubs thought he'd stirred the pot with me...that was a funny line about the herpes, though.
thatrogue
March 01, 2010 at 10:36AM View BBCode
Bradley might say that [url=http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=4596157]Chicago was infected[/url] before he arrived.
dirtdevil
March 01, 2010 at 02:59PM View BBCode
he might say that about montreal, cleveland, texas, oakland and the dodgers too.
thatrogue
(Of course, that does not explain nor excuse the behavior of the second city "fans".)
March 01, 2010 at 03:08PM View BBCode
He probably would (well...except Texas, where things went well, as I recall). He fails to recognize his problems with anger and conflict management, and too often blames everyone but himself for his troubles.(Of course, that does not explain nor excuse the behavior of the second city "fans".)
cowboymatt43
March 01, 2010 at 07:29PM View BBCode
My team is the Cubs. Our spring story is always the same: how many days until our vaulted hopes are dashed.
BKCUBS13
Cubs fans were upset to begin with, DeRosa (a fan fav) was traded for a bag of balls in order to create dollars to sign Bradley. And than his negative attitude, his blunders on the field, and his struggles at the plate definitely didn't help. I went to 15 games last year, and was very nice to Mr. Bradley whenever I sat in the right field bleachers. The guy can hit, only thing is that he's a bipolar rag that can mess up a clubhouse. Silva sucks, his sinker is just garbage, and he allows way to many homeruns, i would be content in just releasing him and eating up the dough(haha)
I think the last Cubbie I heckled was Mel Rojas. DO you guys remember that fatty.
[Edited on 3-2-2010 by BKCUBS13]
March 02, 2010 at 06:16AM View BBCode
Originally posted by thatrogue
(Of course, that does not explain nor excuse the behavior of the second city "fans".)
Cubs fans were upset to begin with, DeRosa (a fan fav) was traded for a bag of balls in order to create dollars to sign Bradley. And than his negative attitude, his blunders on the field, and his struggles at the plate definitely didn't help. I went to 15 games last year, and was very nice to Mr. Bradley whenever I sat in the right field bleachers. The guy can hit, only thing is that he's a bipolar rag that can mess up a clubhouse. Silva sucks, his sinker is just garbage, and he allows way to many homeruns, i would be content in just releasing him and eating up the dough(haha)
I think the last Cubbie I heckled was Mel Rojas. DO you guys remember that fatty.
[Edited on 3-2-2010 by BKCUBS13]
BKCUBS13
We live on a prayer
March 02, 2010 at 06:22AM View BBCode
Originally posted by dirtdevil
the cubs have hopes?
We live on a prayer
shep1582
there is no excuse for it, and Cubs fans should speak out vociferously for it to end, once and forever.
to even suggest that there was a reasonable explanation for it is beyond ludicrous.
March 02, 2010 at 10:38AM View BBCode
while fans' disappointment and the resulting boos are acceptable, racial taunts and hate mail are absolutely, and completely, abhorrent.there is no excuse for it, and Cubs fans should speak out vociferously for it to end, once and forever.
to even suggest that there was a reasonable explanation for it is beyond ludicrous.
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