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Post#21 » by trwi7 » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:03 pm

ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:Hart-Rf
Hardy-SS
Braun-3B
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Griffey-LF/Jenkins sparingly.
Hall-CF
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Weeks-2B

That looks pretty nice.


But again a Griffey trade is unlikely as he has full veto power of any trade.
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Post#22 » by WEFFPIM » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:11 pm

I'm kinda surprised the Mariners aren't gunning for Griffey. It's obvious how much of a fan favorite he is there, but the Mariners are contending right now, and an outfield of Griffey, Ichiro, and Guillen/Ibanez is killer. The Mariners aren't afraid to throw money around, they could trade Sexson, either Ibanez or Guillen, or Adrian Beltre to lighten the load.

I'm delusional, I know, but I think Seattle should at least be asking.
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Post#23 » by goirish2107 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:45 am

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But again a Griffey trade is unlikely as he has full veto power of any trade.


why would he veto milwaukee? young studs, seattle and cinci aren't big cities like milwaukee, chance to win, etc. i could see him here
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Post#24 » by livestrong4ever » Fri Jul 13, 2007 1:49 am

ReddBogutCharlieV wrote:Hart-Rf
Hardy-SS
Braun-3B
Fielder-1B
Griffey-LF/Jenkins sparingly.
Hall-CF
Estrada-C
Weeks-2B

That looks pretty nice.


Move hall to 2nd and start TG at center everyday :nod:
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Post#25 » by Nowak008 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:53 am

Griffy batting 5th protecting Fielder would be insane. I would give up quite a bit to land him. This team hasn't won the pennant in 25 years, we have a good window of contending. Getting Griffy puts in serious contention.
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Post#26 » by trwi7 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:27 am

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why would he veto milwaukee? young studs, seattle and cinci aren't big cities like milwaukee, chance to win, etc. i could see him here


I'm not saying he would all I'm saying is he could. His 10-5 rights can block a deal to any team and maybe Milwaukee is one of them.
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Post#27 » by goirish2107 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:32 am

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I'm not saying he would all I'm saying is he could. His 10-5 rights can block a deal to any team and maybe Milwaukee is one of them.


i see what you're saying.
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Post#28 » by SheedsWeed » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:52 am

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QFT. This would be ****' incredible!!!
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Post#29 » by SportsWorld » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:01 am

http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/conten ... 7reds.html
Talk persists that Adam Dunn could soon be wearing another team's uniform (Angels? Dodgers? Astros?), and even he believes it. Ken Griffey Jr. could be moved, too, and forget Seattle. Insiders say he'll only go to Chicago or Atlanta.
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Post#30 » by Ayt » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:58 am

I'd hate to see him go to Chicago. He would provide a big boost since their OF sucks.
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Post#31 » by trwi7 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:11 pm

Ayt wrote:I'd hate to see him go to Chicago. He would provide a big boost since their OF sucks.


They should play Pie more. He's awesome ZOMG!
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Post#32 » by Ayt » Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:56 pm

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They should play Pie more. He's awesome ZOMG!

:rofl:

I have a buddy that is a huge cubbies fan. No team overrates its young players more even though they haven't developed an actually productive regular player in I don't know how long. They have developed some pitching though.

Last year everyone thought Thieriot was the **** because he blew up in 134 ABs even though he was basically terrible in the minors. Matt Murton had a 907 OPS in 140 ABs as a rook; future stud. This year it is Mike Fontenot, who is 27 and spent three years decent though fairly unimpressive years in AAA.
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Post#33 » by trwi7 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:03 pm

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They should play Pie more. He's awesome ZOMG!


Oh yes I forgot to add if treyzz ever sees this post...I'm just kidding!

Sort of.
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Post#34 » by SportsWorld » Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:03 pm

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They should play Pie more. He's awesome ZOMG!

Pie just went down to AAA :wink:
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Post#35 » by trwi7 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:04 pm

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:rofl:

I have a buddy that is a huge cubbies fan. No team overrates its young players more even though they haven't developed an actually productive regular player in I don't know how long. They have developed some pitching though.

Last year everyone thought Thieriot was the **** because he blew up in 134 ABs even though he was basically terrible in the minors. Matt Murton had a 907 OPS in 140 ABs as a rook; future stud. This year it is Mike Fontenot, who is 27 and spent three years decent though fairly unimpressive years in AAA.


Yep. I've argued with many Cubs fans telling them that "The-Riot" is a 27 year old who had a **** minor league career but now he's all of a sudden going to turn into this great middle infielder.
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Post#36 » by trwi7 » Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:05 pm

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Pie just went down to AAA :wink:


Well maybe he can push his OBP up over .280 in AAA. :clap:
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Post#37 » by Fort Minor » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:40 pm

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Post#38 » by livestrong4ever » Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:51 pm

Am I the only one that doesn't like this move?
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Post#39 » by Ayt » Fri Jul 13, 2007 7:24 pm

livestrong4ever wrote:Am I the only one that doesn't like this move?


There are only a couple things wrong with it. Mench? Meh, who cares.

Gwynn, well a lot of people are high on him, but I can't see the Brewers plugging him in in CF anytime soon and he sure as hell can't play a corner position.

Wise? He's a good reliever, but can usually only go one inning and rarely can go more than one day in a row. We have guys in the minors that are pitching extremely well; Parra and Balfour, a lefty specialist in Thatcher, and of course Aquino, who seems to be turning it around after being injured earlier in the year.

If worse came to worse, we could always pick up a bullpen guy at the deadline for some of our minor league guys.

As it stands now, our 8th and 9th inning guys are dominant compared to what most teams have to deal with. CV has proven to be an excellent arm in the pen. Shouse is nothing special, but still gets the job done in his role. Spurling can be a 6th inning guy. Gallardo could easily prove to be very similar to CV in that he can pitch the 6th, 7th, or 8th and pitch multiple innings if needed.

That leaves one spot open for either a AAA guy or a guy we pick up later.

If we added Griffy and moved Hart to CF, that would give us a sick OF offensively and it wouldn't be bad defensively either as Hart seems to handle CF pretty well. Unfortunately, that might mean Jenks plays everyday since we'd no longer have a rightie on the bench to platoon him with.

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