Holiday Royals Links: Reactions to Anderson, Pirate Payroll Debates, Christmas in Sweden
by Will McDonald on Dec 26, 2009 1:53 PM EST
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Baseball:
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- Which is Better Compensation: Prospects or Draft Picks? - Beyond the Box Score
- J.P. Howell: The Man, the Myth, the...Starter? - DRaysBay
- Payroll Again - Bucs Dugout
- Rick Ankiel: Cheap power for a weird organization? - McCovey Chronicles
- Attempting to Understand the A's Offseason - Athletics Nation
- How do baseball players age? (Part 1) - The Hardball Times
- Top Prospects, part 4: The positional prospects - Let's Go Tribe!
- Why The A's Should NOT Trade Rajai Davis - Athletics Nation
- Athletics interested in Adrian Beltre - MLB Daily Dish
Grab Bag:
- Sweden's bizarre tradition of watching Donald Duck (Kalle Anka) cartoons on Christmas Eve. Slate Magazine
- Random Tragedies, Mental Health, And The Problem With Pro Sports - SB Nation
- History Today - Drink: The British Disease?
- A Conspiracy-Theory Theory - WSJ.com
- The Spurs' Growing Pains are "The Situation" - Pounding The Rock
- YouTube - Larkin25 Statue Appeal
- Gary Taylor: Intensive dairying a step too far - Opinion - NZ Herald News
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Feliz Navidad and Bon Nadal, everybody.
Yep, Nadal is Catalan for Christmas, which means the famous tennis player is named Rafael Christmas in English.
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
If you'd like to know how to celebrate
a real Nazi Christmas, click here.
http://www.calvin.edu/academic/cas/gpa/weihnacht44.htm
(Note: I’m not a Nazi, of course, and neither is the history professor from Calvin College who runs this educational site on German propaganda.)
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
really interesting...
how is this not a History Channel show!!?!
by Will McDonald on Dec 26, 2009 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Is it Baseball season yet?
You really should get professional help. Your obsession with ND football is not healthy. ---Dr. lookingdeadred
weather sucks
this winter is going to suck ass. but, only what, 47 days until pitchers and catchers report?
"He once had an awkward moment, just to see how it felt...he lives vicariously...through himself- He is the most interesting man in the world"
by Home Run Tony Cogan on Dec 27, 2009 9:20 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Is it that soon?
Wow. That’s cheered me up.
by kcbottom9th on Dec 27, 2009 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Best Comment From
The Ankiel post at McCovey Chronicles:
For Christmas me wants an outfielder. And a pony. And a rocketship.
I know how he feels.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
Ankiel
I wonder if people actually think he’s good? Two good seasons with the bat, one terrible season, and he’s 30. Oh, and he’s about as much of a center fielder as Nick Swisher.
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 27, 2009 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
d-f is right........he's not good
Pretty much had lost his job in STL at a point last year. As long as you don’t throw him fastballs, you’ve got an excellent chance to get him out.
by Fernando Vina School of Linguistics on Dec 27, 2009 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds like he'd fit right in.
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
by Warden11 on Dec 27, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I Thought I
Was on a roll once, but it was just a half-baked biscuit.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Dec 28, 2009 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
Got to agree
He’s better than most of our team. Are we Royals fans really saying someone is terrible? Have you looked at our roster? This team would have trouble in the International League. Ankiel would be very welcome by me.
Yes, I'm still alive. Sorry to disappoint you.
by royaldaddy on Dec 28, 2009 12:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ricky would rank probably #2 in our present outfield.
Besides Maier and DeJesus he probably has the 3rd best defense in CF. He can hit homeruns and knowing Trey’s managerial style we could see him come into pitch in the 8th inning some games. Sign him up Dayton…Trey needs him …plus he is a born again… right up our alley…
I Have It
On good authority that she said nothing of the kind.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Dec 28, 2009 1:08 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm not even sure how much better Ankiel is than Maier
he’s a better hitter, sure, but he’s not much of a defender. Maier is probably average in center field. Ankiel is above average… in left field.
Again, I’d take Ryan Langerhans (already signed), Ryan Church, or Gabe Gross over Rick Ankiel. Kelly Johnson, too.
You want damning? Bill James projections has Ankiel as a league average hitter next season. That pretty much says it all.
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 28, 2009 1:40 AM EST up reply actions
Get your head out the spreadsheets for a moment
Ankiel is a good story
Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.
at least he'd be a different kind of player
part of what frustrates me is how moore hordes identical position players
leaving ST with some kind of weird Mitch/Ankiel/Anderson mix would at leave give you some options… i mean, yea, it’s all gonna be ultimately pointless, but at least it’d be more interesting
by Will McDonald on Dec 28, 2009 2:05 AM EST up reply actions
Not sure how Ankiel would be different
maybe he’d combine the overrated defense of Josh Anderson with the offensive prowess of Mike Jacobs?
At least he’s hit his Moorean prime, as he’ll be 30 next season
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 28, 2009 4:55 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec,
for “Moorean prime”
Mr Glass, this is a pro sports team, not a retail store - run it like one!
maybe he’d combine the overrated defense of Josh Anderson with the offensive prowess of Mike Jacobs?
A veritable Moorean superman.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Dec 28, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
League average hitter?
That’s a huge upgrade for this team. Are we forgetting how horrid this offense was last year? A hitter with Ankiel’s power is what this team is lacking.
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I take it you aren't familiar with the Bill James
projections modus operandii?
They are almost always optimistic, especially for “power hitters” a la Ankiel. Having him league average, then, is really damning.
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 28, 2009 4:54 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe He Can
Pitch again now. We do need a lefty in the rotation.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Dec 28, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
yes, RR
that is EXACTLY what she said
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by Matt Klaassen on Dec 28, 2009 1:38 AM EST up reply actions
thats what she said
of The Office fame
by Will McDonald on Dec 28, 2009 1:26 AM EST up reply actions
Never would...
have gotten that. Thanks
by PREGNANT ROLLER SKATE on Dec 29, 2009 2:16 AM EST up reply actions
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