By: LB
#66: And in the 2002 ALDS, the Angels had the benefit of a “secret weapon†that slipped under the Yankee advance scouts’ radar: Francisco Rodriguez (a.k.a. K-Rod). Of course, he...
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68 – amen, LB. That seems to be what happened to the Yanks against Florida, too – young pitchers they weren’t familiar with (a problem M’s fans can identify with very well) and hitters who put the ball...
View ArticleBy: Adam Villani
I’m a Dodger fan, but reading words like “Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek were sent to Boston for Heathcliff Slocumb” makes me feel not quite so bad about words like “Pedro Martinez for Delino DeShields”...
View ArticleBy: TypicalIdiotFan
Re 70: Beltre’ll be fine. His recent games have shown a remarkable improvement in his swing and his recognition of pitches. I think he had a really bad and extended adjusting period to deal with, and...
View ArticleBy: calig23
[i]Odd that you mention that. Where do you think that dominant Angels bullpen came from? Saturn? Except for Yan and Prinz, that’s all Angels former AAA talent right there.[/i] Really? Brendan...
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As a Mariners and Dodgers fan, allow me to apologize for #70. No trade the Mariners have done, not even the Mitchell deal, is as bad as sending Pedro for Delino DeShields. Even as a DePo defender,...
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Donnelly was even a replacement player during the strike. To this day, he’s not in the players’ union and didn’t appear on the World Champion merchandise that had everybody else’s name on it. Adam
View ArticleBy: TypicalIdiotFan
#72: I guess I generally consider “home grown” talent to be people who are given a chance to actually play MLB baseball by the first team that lets them. Donnelly may have been a “well traveled” minor...
View ArticleBy: The Ancient Mariner
Regarding the Tino deal, everyone seems to be forgetting that not only did we give the Yanks Nelson along with Tino for Davis and Hitchcock, we threw in Jim Mecir. Arrgghh! He didn’t pitch well in ’96...
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The more interesting thing about the Mariners with their 3 hall of famers is that they went on to be better without them.
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