Comments for The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com Opinion about anything and everything about Baseball. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:36:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Rookies to Look For: Josh Bell by Latest Godaddy Deals and Coupons » AffiliNew http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=2448&cpage=1#comment-69493 Latest Godaddy Deals and Coupons » AffiliNew Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:36:24 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=2448#comment-69493 [...] <a href="http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/"><img src="http://www … [...] [...] <a href="http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/"><img src="http://www … [...]

]]> Comment on The GM of the Month – June 2010 by The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=3604&cpage=1#comment-69452 The Baseball Opinion Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:41:03 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=3604#comment-69452 [...] up Mexican pitching prospect Luis Heredia, yet another very talented arm.  But Huntington already received this awardin June for having the ‘marbles’ just to draft prep pitchers Jameson Tallion and Stetson [...] [...] up Mexican pitching prospect Luis Heredia, yet another very talented arm.  But Huntington already received this awardin June for having the ‘marbles’ just to draft prep pitchers Jameson Tallion and Stetson [...]

]]> Comment on Rookies to Look For: Wade Davis by The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=601&cpage=1#comment-69330 The Baseball Opinion Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:56:01 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=601#comment-69330 [...] out talented pitching prospects with relative regularity lately.  Just last December I profiled Wade Davis, before Davis it was Cy Young candidate David Price  in January 2009, and and then workhorse Jeff [...] [...] out talented pitching prospects with relative regularity lately.  Just last December I profiled Wade Davis, before Davis it was Cy Young candidate David Price  in January 2009, and and then workhorse Jeff [...]

]]> Comment on Over Spilled Milk: Mark Mulder to the Cardinals by jatchwy http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=3733&cpage=1#comment-286 jatchwy Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:26:18 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=3733#comment-286 "It’s pretty clear that Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s won this trade." Only if you say winning the battle is more important than winning the war! How many World Series have the A's won since the trade?....hmmmmmmm. They have won ONE Division Championship (2006) while the Cardinals WON the WORLD SERIES that year. The Cardinals also played in the World Series in 2005 and won another Division Championship in 2009. The A's haven't won anything that matters. Period. “It’s pretty clear that Billy Beane and the Oakland A’s won this trade.” Only if you say winning the battle is more important than winning the war!

How many World Series have the A’s won since the trade?….hmmmmmmm. They have won ONE Division Championship (2006) while the Cardinals WON the WORLD SERIES that year. The Cardinals also played in the World Series in 2005 and won another Division Championship in 2009.

The A’s haven’t won anything that matters. Period.

]]> Comment on D-Backs Bullpen Woes Fixable? by D’Backs Dump Byrnes and Hinch : The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=3450&cpage=1#comment-274 D’Backs Dump Byrnes and Hinch : The Baseball Opinion Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:11:26 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=3450#comment-274 [...] Dave Cameron of FanGraphsdoesn’t feel that Byrnes should’ve gotten the axe.  He points directly to the pathetic bullpen that didn’t look so bad going into the season.  The relievers have been perplexingly bad and TBO even looked into cheap ways to improve it. [...] [...] Dave Cameron of FanGraphsdoesn’t feel that Byrnes should’ve gotten the axe.  He points directly to the pathetic bullpen that didn’t look so bad going into the season.  The relievers have been perplexingly bad and TBO even looked into cheap ways to improve it. [...]

]]> Comment on Trade Bait: Dunn is Done in Cincy by Over Spilled Milk: 2005 Draft – NL West : The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=256&cpage=1#comment-272 Over Spilled Milk: 2005 Draft – NL West : The Baseball Opinion Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:02:29 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=256#comment-272 [...] quickly climbed his way to the majors and drew the interest of the Reds as he was included in a trade for Adam Dunn.  The Reds have switched him to relief this season with mixed [...] [...] quickly climbed his way to the majors and drew the interest of the Reds as he was included in a trade for Adam Dunn.  The Reds have switched him to relief this season with mixed [...]

]]> Comment on Trade Bait: Ken Griffey Jr. in a White Sox Uniform? by Over Spilled Milk: 2005 Draft – AL Central : The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=246&cpage=1#comment-268 Over Spilled Milk: 2005 Draft – AL Central : The Baseball Opinion Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:02:11 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=246#comment-268 [...] Cunningham, who was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielder Danny Richar (who has been traded to the Reds in a package for Ken Griffey Jr.).  Cunningham in now in San Diego after a couple additional [...] [...] Cunningham, who was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielder Danny Richar (who has been traded to the Reds in a package for Ken Griffey Jr.).  Cunningham in now in San Diego after a couple additional [...]

]]> Comment on Why Nobody Hires Steve Phillips as GM Anymore by Rookies to Look For: Stephen Strasburg : The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=3553&cpage=1#comment-266 Rookies to Look For: Stephen Strasburg : The Baseball Opinion Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:01:42 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=3553#comment-266 [...] GM Mike Rizzo and the Nationals are not considering trading him to the Astros for Roy Oswalt, as Steve Phillips suggested they could do.  The Nats have a game-changer in Strasburg that could be better than Oswalt in a very short [...] [...] GM Mike Rizzo and the Nationals are not considering trading him to the Astros for Roy Oswalt, as Steve Phillips suggested they could do.  The Nats have a game-changer in Strasburg that could be better than Oswalt in a very short [...]

]]> Comment on Trade Bait: Pie for Olson by Over Spilled Milk: 2005 Draft – AL East : The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=424&cpage=1#comment-265 Over Spilled Milk: 2005 Draft – AL East : The Baseball Opinion Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:02:23 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=424#comment-265 [...] He was decent in the minors, but never really pitched well in the majors.  Garrett was eventually traded to the Cubs for Felix Pie and then to the Mariners, where he hasn’t pitched well either.  The Orioles [...] [...] He was decent in the minors, but never really pitched well in the majors.  Garrett was eventually traded to the Cubs for Felix Pie and then to the Mariners, where he hasn’t pitched well either.  The Orioles [...]

]]> Comment on Trade Bait: Royals get Callaspo by Trade Bait: Dontrelle Willis to the D’Backs : The Baseball Opinion http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-263 Trade Bait: Dontrelle Willis to the D’Backs : The Baseball Opinion Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:02:28 +0000 http://www.thebaseballopinion.com/?p=56#comment-263 [...] is a right-hander the D’Backs received in exchange for Alberto Callaspo in December 2007.  He’s been relatively decent as a starter in the minors, [...] [...] is a right-hander the D’Backs received in exchange for Alberto Callaspo in December 2007.  He’s been relatively decent as a starter in the minors, [...]

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