Dutton: Gordon Won't Be on Opening Day Roster
by Freneau on Mar 24, 2010 4:30 PM EDT
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Print"It’s not going to happen," Hillman said. "That’s official. If we force it, we might set his (recovery) back."
Hillman said he discussed the decision late Tuesday with Gordon, who has progressed to the point in his recovery that he is able to take swings against soft-toss pitches.
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I bet if his attitude was better, he'd heal faster
/looking for the super sarcastic font for the statement above
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 24, 2010 4:46 PM EDT reply actions
Only Dayton Moore's Royals
could let the issue of Jose Guillen’s playing time and roster spot create a “crunch”
I'm not a sabermetrician, but I do play one at FanGraphs.
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Do you think that this decision has anything to do with a numbers crunch?
Do you really think that if there were room for everyone they wanted, they’d start Gordon in the majors? Do you think the injury rehab is just a pretence? I was going to make a sarcastic post to that effect, but I thought it too silly.
Also, do you think that in the same situation every other organization would just release Guillen? While it is obvious to me that this is the right thing to do, I am equally certain that other organizations would hold onto him as well. It’s not like every other GM in baseball recognizes every guaranteed contract as a sunk cost and ignores $12M salaries and isn’t desperate to get some value out of the remaining year of that contract. And then there’s the overvaluing of raw power. It’s not like every other GM (or even the vast majority of them) has fully embraced every progressive idea.
I’m just sayin’…
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by Scott McKinney on Mar 24, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Hoagy = This?
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Terrible comparison
Iggy is a Hall-of-Famer. Hoagy, not so much.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 24, 2010 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
He's Not Overvalued
Either.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Well
pre-80’s Iggy Pop was great… I’m not sure about the rest. Raw Power and Lust for Life are two albums that are hard to top. Although, I’m of the the opinion that Bowie may be more responsible for LfL’s greatness.
He Did The
Same for Mott The Hoople. All The Young Dudes just stands out like a diamond in a dung heap.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Funhouse is the Stooges best..........
TV Eye, Dirt, Funhouse, 1970 etc..etc..etc…. and the new Iggy Pop is kind of a trip. Not too bad for an aging trailblazer. All you kids out there who think Green Day is the shit, should do your homework and check out Stooges, The Damned, the Velvets, Richard Hell, Birthday Party, Radio Birdman, Black Flag, and maybe The Saints to get a handle from whence it came.
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 24, 2010 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
The New York Dolls
kicked ass.
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
True Dat......
Lots of good stuff came out of NY back in the day, eh? Some of the new stuff isn’t too bad, are you familiar with “The Liars” ? Shifting gears to footy, nice 1/4 final draw, Barca v Arsenal. The two prettiest teams on the continent. Hopefully someone with a little flair can defeat the negative/Italian style conservative bad ass “special one”. As much as I hate Man Yoo, got to admit that Sr Alex gets it done yr after yr. Who would have thought that they could loose Ronny & Tevez and not miss a beat?
by Nighthawk at the Diner on Mar 25, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
well, maybe not "only"
Name a current organization that is paying a sub-replacement level guy this much money to stick around. And no, Vernon Wells may be bad and horriblyl overpaid, but he isn’t replacement level.
The point is that it’s an easy decision — the choice isn’t between Callaspo and Guillen when Gordon comes back. just cut Guillen.
Didn’t the Tigers do a similar thing with Gary Sheffield last spring?
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 24, 2010 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Name a current organization that is paying a sub-replacement level guy this much money to stick around
Not at the moment, but I think that is, in part, happenstance. There have been incidents in the recent past, and I think there will be in the not too distant future.
The point is that it’s an easy decision — the choice isn’t between Callaspo and Guillen when Gordon comes back. just cut Guillen.
Or just waive Fields. Still not the right decision, but that doesn’t involve a lot of pain for the organization.
Didn’t the Tigers do a similar thing with Gary Sheffield last spring?
I’m not sure of the details, but this kind of thing certainly does happen. But I wouldn’t say that every team cuts loose deadwood, without regard to how much money they’ve invested in such player.
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by Scott McKinney on Mar 24, 2010 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
yes, but that would be my answer even if Gordon wasn't hurt
suck up the $12M and cut Guillen loose.
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
Hell, Keep Tila
Tequila over Hoagy.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Bert mysteriously injured?
We always did feel the same, We just saw it from a different point of view, Tangled up in blue.
-Bob Dylan
by Royal Kingdom on Mar 24, 2010 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
With the Royals luck this year
Someone will be injured and ready to move to the DL :(
I'm glad Trey isn't going to force the envelope on this one
"Things could always be worse." - Buddy Bell
For Some Reason
This is the first Google image for “force the envelope”.
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by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I think excuse #1 will be expiring/bad contracts
Injuries do not help though
don't forget underperformance
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by Matt Klaassen on Mar 24, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
That is totally being corrected this year
by playing better baseball.
"Now…put that in your [BLEEP]ing pipe and smoke it." -Hal McRae
"I was doing this when BJ was in his father's nutsack." -Renzo Gracie
by Sweep_the_Leg on Mar 24, 2010 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
As Soon As
He’s gone, some significant portion af our super-annuated OF will go on the DL.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Play Callaspo. Rest Gordon. Cut Guillén.
How hard is that?
It's pronounced Poo-ZHOLS in Catalan.
Impossible
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Cutting Jose
would be the best move of the entire “amazing” off-season… surpassing the release of Mike Jacobs.
But it was "the best offseason in the history of whatever"
How can you improve on that?
by MinnesotaRoyal on Mar 25, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Never Forget This
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
what did trey say that dutton had to replace with "(recovery)"?
I feel deprived.
Something Incredibly Stupid
Just guessing.
I used to be an A's fan until they left town and got good.
by philofthenorth on Mar 24, 2010 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions
podcast on 610
http://www.610sports.com/pages/6109210.php? 3/24 pregame
Trey said: “we might set his thumb backwards”
by swing and a miss on Mar 24, 2010 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
New trainer, same doctor
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 25, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
So much for 3rd straight opening day home run for Gordon
Sad day for baseball
by focs on Mar 24, 2010 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Roster Flexibility
Gordon, 15 day DL
Meche, 15 day DL
Off days make 5th starter 15 day DL
Now you have some spots to play with so no one important hits waivers before rosters are finalized. Maybe a way to keep Osuna, Maier and Kila while waiting for natural attrition to occur.
Something about lipstick on a pig?
Turning Kool-Aid to Jesus Juice since 2009.
by Discodave on Mar 24, 2010 11:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Maier should be the "beneficiary"
Although sweet freedom from this organization may actually be of more benefit personally in the long run.
That seems like a more appropriate name.
by CentralChamps20?? on Mar 25, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
hence to some extent Duffy
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by MarioVanPeebles Republic of China on Mar 25, 2010 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions
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