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						<img width="136" height="121" src="http://nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/sunrise-cactus.jpg?w=136&amp;h=121&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-story-explorer-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Sunrise Cactus" title="Sunrise Cactus" />							<span class='ts'>10h</span>
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						<a href='http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/11/tommy-hanson-has-fun-in-abbreviated-spring-debut/'>
						<img width="136" height="121" src="http://nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/x61017-e1331509052637.jpg?w=136&amp;h=121&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-story-explorer-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Tommy Hanson" title="Tommy Hanson" />							<span class='ts'>23h</span>
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						<a href='http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/11/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game/'>
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						<a href='http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/11/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season/'>
						<img width="136" height="121" src="http://nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/carpenter-reuters.png?w=136&amp;h=121&amp;crop=1" class="attachment-story-explorer-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="carpenter reuters" title="carpenter reuters" />							<span class='ts'>1d</span>
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	<p class="image_item_date">Mar 12, 2012, 3:35 PM EDT</p>
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			<p>Over the weekend there was <a href="http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/03/10/are-the-blue-jays-interested-in-joe-blanton/">speculation</a> about the Blue Jays pursuing <a class="nameLink" href="http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/3991/joe-blanton">Joe Blanton</a> and apparently their search for a starting pitcher goes beyond the Phillies right-hander.</p>
<p>Jon Morosi of FOXSports.com <a href="http://mlbbuzz.yardbarker.com/blog/mlbbuzz/sources_blue_jays_still_pursuing_gavin_floyd/10291117">reports</a> that the Blue Jays are also interested in <a class="nameLink" href="http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/3836/gavin-floyd">Gavin Floyd</a> of the White Sox and the two sides &#8220;have had dialogue about Floyd since the start of spring training.&#8221;</p>
<p>Floyd will make $7 million this season with a $9.5 million option for 2013, and rumors about the White Sox shopping him swirled throughout the offseason.</p>
<p>Presumably he&#8217;d cost more than Blanton, as Floyd is 29 years old and very durable with at least 30 starts in each of the past four seasons. He had a 4.37 ERA and 151/45 K/BB ratio in 194 innings last year despite calling a hitter-friendly ballpark home, making him a solid mid-rotation starter.</p>
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	<dt><a href='http://qcubed3.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>qcubed3</a> <span class="comment_date">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:39 PM</span> </dt>
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		<p>You can have him! One little bitty thing though, you have to take Rios too. </p>
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		<p>Seems like a better option than Blanton. Cecil would be the Blue Jay starter on the bubble.</p>

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		<p>It will be interesting to see what the Jays are willing to give up for Floyd.  Considering he&#8217;s due a little over $16MM between 2012 and 2013 he&#8217;s not exactly cheap and his ERA+ is going in the wrong direction the past 3 or 4 years.</p>

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		<p>The White Sox have obviously scouted the young pitchers in the Toronto farm system. The Jays would probably offer Cecil and Carreno. The White Sox would be interested in Hutchinson, Snydergaard and Nicolino but would probably be refused. McGuire, Jenkins, Wojciechowski, and Sanchez were all recent top 40 draft picks and could be traded.</p>

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He&#8217;s everything good about baseball.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270799\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270799={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270799\",\"title\":\"I%20love%20Tommy.%20%20He%27s%20everything%20good%20about%20baseball....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/tweet-of-the-day-tommy-lasorda-killed-jimmy-wynn-but-only-briefly\\\/#comment-270799\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270799\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftweet-of-the-day-tommy-lasorda-killed-jimmy-wynn-but-only-briefly%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftweet-of-the-day-tommy-lasorda-killed-jimmy-wynn-but-only-briefly%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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Apparently, though, he would have preferred some grounders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s too early to strike out a bunch of guys,&#8221; Worley said. &#8220;I&#8217;d rather get contact, because that helps you get deeper into games. Today, I happened to get a lot of swings and misses and some takes in there, too. If they&#8217;re going to give them to me, I&#8217;ll take them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Worley said he was pitching angry today after giving up two runs and five hits in two innings against the Astros in his spring debut last week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I sat on my couch and thought about it, even though you&#8217;re not supposed to think about it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I basically said, `I know I&#8217;m better than that.&#8217; I wasn&#8217;t going to let it happen again. I had a little fire in me today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Worley, 24, went 11-3 with a 3.01 ERA last season. 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class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>In a first world life.  <\/p>\n<p>When we live in a third world enviornment, we can have their problems.<\/p>\n<p>Your record&#8217;s broken.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270800\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270800={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270800\",\"title\":\"In%20a%20first%20world%20life.%20%20When%20we%20live%20in%20a%20third%20world%20enviornment%2C%20we%20can%20have%20their%20problems.Your%20record%27s%20broken....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/vance-worley-turns-in-the-line-of-the-spring-so-far\\\/#comment-270800\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270800\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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The Tigers made the choice to move on after he gave up four runs in two-thirds of an inning in his third appearance of the spring.<\/p>\n<p>One wonders if the Mariners might make a move to reacquire Pauley now. The 28-year-old has always been viewed as a fringe pitcher because of his below average fastball, but he allowed just two runs and 13 hits in 27 innings at Safeco Field last season. The big ballparks certainly suit his game, so he might also be of some interest to the Padres, A&#8217;s or Rays.<\/p>\n<p>With Pauley out of the mix, the Tigers will have a job up for grabs in their pen. <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3690\/jose-valverde\">Jose Valverde<\/a>, <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3204\/joaquin-benoit\">Joaquin Benoit<\/a>, <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/5632\/phil-coke\">Phil Coke<\/a>, <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/2687\/octavio-dotel\">Octavio Dotel<\/a>, <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/5580\/daniel-schlereth\">Daniel Schlereth<\/a> and <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/4119\/collin-balester\">Collin Balester<\/a> are set for six spots. If they stick with their internal options, the vacancy could go Brayan Villarreal or <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/6562\/duane-below\">Duane Below<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124799\"  title=\"Comment on Tigers release reliever David Pauley\">Skip to Comments <span class=\"count\">(2)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article_connect\">\n\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftigers-release-reliever-david-pauley%2F\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\/\" data-text=\"Tigers release reliever David Pauley\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-via=\"HardballTalk\" data-related=\"nbc_sports\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\n\t<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftigers-release-reliever-david-pauley%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=73px&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:73px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\t<a class=\"share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Tigers release reliever David Pauley&body=HardballTalk: http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\/\">Email<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_nav\">\n\t<div class=\"left_right_posts\">\n\t\t<div class=\"next\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/vance-worley-turns-in-the-line-of-the-spring-so-far\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"label\">&laquo; Newer<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Vance Worley turns in the line of the spring so far<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"previous\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"label\">Older &raquo;<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Today was Ozzie Guillen&#8217;s first ejection as Marlins manager<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more_entries_list\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"nbcs_highlight_color\">More HardballTalk<\/span>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tweet-of-the-day-tommy-lasorda-killed-jimmy-wynn-but-only-briefly\/\">Tweet of the Day: Tommy Lasorda killed Jimmy Wynn, but only briefly<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/vance-worley-turns-in-the-line-of-the-spring-so-far\/\">Vance Worley turns in the line of the spring so far<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\/\">Today was Ozzie Guillen&#8217;s first ejection as Marlins manager<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"home_link\" href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\">Back to Homepage<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!--\/entry_footer-->\n\t<\/div><!--\/article_contents-->\n<\/div><!--\/entry_type_full-->\n\t<\/div><!--\/module article-->\n<\/div><!--\/article_wrapper-->\n<div class=\"module module_type_comments\"><div class=\"module_header\"><div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments_header\">2 Comments <a class=\"rss app_icon\" href='http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\/feed\/'>(Feed for Comments)<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"module_content article_comments\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"comment_list\"><ol>\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270781\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270781\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270781\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>proudlycanadian <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:43 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Duane Below? His nickname has to be &#8220;Look Out&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270781\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270781={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270781\",\"title\":\"Duane%20Below%3F%20His%20nickname%20has%20to%20be%20%22Look%20Out%22....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\\\/#comment-270781\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270781\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftigers-release-reliever-david-pauley%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270792\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270792\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270792\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>natstowngreg <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:30 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Someone call Chris Berman, quick.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270792\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270792={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270792\",\"title\":\"Someone%20call%20Chris%20Berman%2C%20quick....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\\\/#comment-270792\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270792\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftigers-release-reliever-david-pauley%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftigers-release-reliever-david-pauley%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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manager","thumbnail":"<img width=\"136\" height=\"121\" src=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/01\/ozzie-guillen-getty.jpeg?w=136&amp;h=121&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-story-explorer-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ozzie Guillen Getty\" title=\"Ozzie Guillen Getty\" \/>","wrapper":"<div id=\"article_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"module article\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_type_full\">\n\t<div class=\"entry_header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry_title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\/\">Today was Ozzie Guillen&#8217;s first ejection as Marlins manager<\/a><\/h1>\n\t\t<div class=\"name_date\">\n\t<p class=\"image_item_author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/author\/aarongleeman\/\" title=\"Posts by Aaron Gleeman\" rel=\"author\">Aaron Gleeman<\/a><\/p>\n\t<p class=\"image_item_date\">Mar 12, 2012, 5:17 PM EDT<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment_count\"><a 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href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20120312&amp;content_id=27211264&amp;notebook_id=27218508&amp;vkey=notebook_mia&amp;c_id=mia&amp;partnerId=rss_mlb\">he got the boot <\/a>for the first time as Marlins skipper.<\/p>\n<p>He was ejected 27 times in eight seasons as the White Sox&#8217;s manager, which is once every 49 games and fewer than I probably would have guessed.<\/p>\n<p>Congrats, Ozzie!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124785\"  title=\"Comment on Today was Ozzie Guillen&#8217;s first ejection as Marlins manager\">Skip to Comments <span class=\"count\">(7)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article_connect\">\n\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" 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class='url'>gallaghedj311<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:26 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Great story.  I love it.  Keep up the entertaining posts.  I wouldve guessed more than that too<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270774\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270774={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270774\",\"title\":\"Great%20story.%20%20I%20love%20it.%20%20Keep%20up%20the%20entertaining%20posts.%20%20I%20wouldve%20guessed%20more%20than%20that%20too...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\\\/#comment-270774\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270774\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftoday-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270776\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270776\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270776\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/sportsdrenched.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>sportsdrenched.com<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:32 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Is this the first Marlins being Marlins post of the season?<\/p>\n<p>And when was the last time a skip got booted in spring training? Surely Bobby Cox has done that.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270776\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270776={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270776\",\"title\":\"Is%20this%20the%20first%20Marlins%20being%20Marlins%20post%20of%20the%20season%3FAnd%20when%20was%20the%20last%20time%20a%20skip%20got%20booted%20in%20spring%20training%3F%20Surely%20Bobby%20Cox%20has%20done%20that....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\\\/#comment-270776\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270776\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftoday-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270784\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270784\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270784\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>shep1957 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:54 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Why is this clown still managing?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270784\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270784={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270784\",\"title\":\"Why%20is%20this%20clown%20still%20managing%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\\\/#comment-270784\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270784\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftoday-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270786\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270786\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270786\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/wcsport.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>chiadam<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:08 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Ozzie is in full Ozzie mode already. He should be crying about a contract extension by June.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270786\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270786={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270786\",\"title\":\"Ozzie%20is%20in%20full%20Ozzie%20mode%20already.%20He%20should%20be%20crying%20about%20a%20contract%20extension%20by%20June....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\\\/#comment-270786\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270786\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftoday-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270787\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270787\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270787\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/vivabear.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>vivabear<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:09 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>This is the perfect opportunity for Gator to rehash the reasons the Marlins made such a huge mistake by hiring Ozzie in the offseason. Also, to point out his low intelligence&#8230;or something.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270787\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270787={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270787\",\"title\":\"This%20is%20the%20perfect%20opportunity%20for%20Gator%20to%20rehash%20the%20reasons%20the%20Marlins%20made%20such%20a%20huge%20mistake%20by%20hiring%20Ozzie%20in%20the%20offseason.%20Also%2C%20to%20point%20out%20his%20low%20intelligence...or%20something....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\\\/#comment-270787\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270787\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftoday-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270795\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270795\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270795\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>natstowngreg <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:32 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>It&#8217;s Spring Training. Why shouldn&#8217;t Ozzie practice getting tossed?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270795\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270795={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270795\",\"title\":\"It%27s%20Spring%20Training.%20Why%20shouldn%27t%20Ozzie%20practice%20getting%20tossed%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\\\/#comment-270795\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270795\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftoday-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ftoday-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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Or the 2010 Phillies that won 97 games. Or the 2011 Phillies that won 102 games.<\/p>\n<p>Going back further, he was on the 2005 Astros that won the NL pennant and &#8230; well, you get the idea.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously the Nationals have improved a ton and look, on paper at least, like very legitimate contenders this season. But c&#8217;mon. Washington went 80-81 last season, so they&#8217;d need to improve by a dozen games just to match the record of the <em>worst<\/em> team Lidge has been on during the previous four years (and that team won the World Series).<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124772\"  title=\"Comment on Brad Lidge says Nationals are &#8220;probably the most talented team I\u2019ve ever been on&#8221;\">Skip to Comments <span class=\"count\">(15)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article_connect\">\n\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\/\" data-text=\"Brad Lidge says Nationals are &#8220;probably the most talented team I\u2019ve ever been on&#8221;\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-via=\"HardballTalk\" data-related=\"nbc_sports\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\n\t<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=73px&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:73px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\t<a class=\"share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Brad Lidge says Nationals are &#8220;probably the most talented team I\u2019ve ever been on&#8221;&body=HardballTalk: http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\/\">Email<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_nav\">\n\t<div class=\"left_right_posts\">\n\t\t<div class=\"next\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/today-was-ozzie-guillens-first-ejection-as-marlins-manager\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"label\">&laquo; Newer<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Today was Ozzie Guillen&#8217;s first ejection as Marlins manager<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"previous\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/mets-lose-lefty-reliever-tim-byrdak-to-knee-surgery\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"label\">Older &raquo;<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Mets lose lefty reliever Tim Byrdak to knee surgery<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more_entries_list\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"nbcs_highlight_color\">More HardballTalk<\/span>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tweet-of-the-day-tommy-lasorda-killed-jimmy-wynn-but-only-briefly\/\">Tweet of the Day: Tommy Lasorda killed Jimmy Wynn, but only briefly<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/vance-worley-turns-in-the-line-of-the-spring-so-far\/\">Vance Worley turns in the line of the spring so far<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\/\">Tigers release reliever David Pauley<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"home_link\" href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\">Back to Homepage<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!--\/entry_footer-->\n\t<\/div><!--\/article_contents-->\n<\/div><!--\/entry_type_full-->\n\t<\/div><!--\/module article-->\n<\/div><!--\/article_wrapper-->\n<div class=\"module module_type_comments\"><div class=\"module_header\"><div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments_header\">15 Comments <a class=\"rss app_icon\" href='http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\/feed\/'>(Feed for Comments)<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"module_content article_comments\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"comment_list\"><ol>\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270758\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270758\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270758\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/mharenza.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>drmonkeyarmy<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:55 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>My first instinct is to say bad things about Brad Lidge. However, then I remember the perfection that was 2008. As a result of that perfection, the Phillies won the World Series. Therefore, Lidge gets a lifetime pass from me. He can say whatever dumb shit he wants and it shall not faze me.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270758\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270758={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270758\",\"title\":\"My%20first%20instinct%20is%20to%20say%20bad%20things%20about%20Brad%20Lidge.%20However%2C%20then%20I%20remember%20the%20perfection%20that%20was%202008.%20As%20a%20result%20of%20that%20perfection%2C%20the%20Phillies%20won%20the%20World%20Series.%20Therefore%2C%20Lidge...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270758\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270758\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270760\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270760\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270760\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/sasquashman.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>sasquash20<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:56 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Free pass all the way. But that team is loaded with young talent.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270760\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270760={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270760\",\"title\":\"Free%20pass%20all%20the%20way.%20But%20that%20team%20is%20loaded%20with%20young%20talent....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270760\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270760\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270778\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270778\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270778\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>18thstreet <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:36 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PHI\/PHI200808270.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/boxes\/PHI\/PHI200808270.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Perfect?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270778\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270778={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270778\",\"title\":\"http%3A%2F%2Fwww.baseball-reference.com%2Fboxes%2FPHI%2FPHI200808270.shtmlPerfect%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270778\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270778\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270780\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270780\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270780\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/mharenza.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>drmonkeyarmy<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:41 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>For heaven&#8217;s sake&#8230;.no losses, no blown saves.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270780\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270780={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270780\",\"title\":\"For%20heaven%27s%20sake....no%20losses%2C%20no%20blown%20saves....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270780\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270780\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270790\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270790\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270790\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/bwebster614.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>bwebster614<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:25 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Perfect? Yes. Was that a blown save or blown lead? No.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270790\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270790={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270790\",\"title\":\"Perfect%3F%20Yes.%20Was%20that%20a%20blown%20save%20or%20blown%20lead%3F%20No....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270790\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270790\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270785\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270785\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270785\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>HitsDingers <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:54 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I&#8217;m with you, in that not going to boo him or anything, but that&#8217;s just an asinine thing to say by Lidge<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270785\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270785={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270785\",\"title\":\"I%27m%20with%20you%2C%20in%20that%20not%20going%20to%20boo%20him%20or%20anything%2C%20but%20that%27s%20just%20an%20asinine%20thing%20to%20say%20by%20Lidge...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270785\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270785\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270759\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270759\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270759\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/sasquashman.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>sasquash20<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:55 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Hes is right. There is a lot of young talent on that team. They might not be able to put it all together yet but I feel they will be a very good team in the not to distant future.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270759\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270759={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270759\",\"title\":\"Hes%20is%20right.%20There%20is%20a%20lot%20of%20young%20talent%20on%20that%20team.%20They%20might%20not%20be%20able%20to%20put%20it%20all%20together%20yet%20but%20I%20feel%20they%20will%20be%20a%20very%20good%20team%20in%20the%20not%20to%20distant%20future....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270759\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270759\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270763\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270763\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270763\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>natstowngreg <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:58 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Ah, Spring Training, when every team is undefeated.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve loved all the positive vibes for the Nats since last August. But I think our season ticket group (actually, half-season) will be patient, and not decide how to divvy up our playoff tickets just yet.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270763\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270763={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270763\",\"title\":\"Ah%2C%20Spring%20Training%2C%20when%20every%20team%20is%20undefeated.I%27ve%20loved%20all%20the%20positive%20vibes%20for%20the%20Nats%20since%20last%20August.%20But%20I%20think%20our%20season%20ticket%20group%20%28actually%2C%20half-season%29%20will%20be%20patient%2C%20a...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270763\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270763\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270764\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270764\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270764\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>stlouis1baseball <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:59 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>They should definately be exciting to watch.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270764\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270764={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270764\",\"title\":\"They%20should%20definately%20be%20exciting%20to%20watch....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270764\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270764\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270766\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270766\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270766\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/kandh2004.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>kandh2004<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:04 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Man I was going write all kinds of crazy shit about Lidge till I read drmonkeyarmy and I have to agree now. Championships have a way of making everything all right<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270766\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270766={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270766\",\"title\":\"Man%20I%20was%20going%20write%20all%20kinds%20of%20crazy%20shit%20about%20Lidge%20till%20I%20read%20drmonkeyarmy%20and%20I%20have%20to%20agree%20now.%20Championships%20have%20a%20way%20of%20making%20everything%20all%20right...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270766\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270766\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270770\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270770\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270770\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>xmatt0926x <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:18 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Nats seem to have a nice young team. However, if I was a nats fan I wouldn&#8217;t worry about what Lidge is saying right now. Your concern should be what he will likely be saying later in the year when you&#8217;ll get the constant &#8220;I feel great. I had great stuff&#8221; after yet another wild inning where he&#8217;s walking the world and can&#8217;t get his only pitch available (slider) over the plate yet again. As others have said, he gets a lifetime pass for 2008, but that&#8217;s about it. He was just as significant in the 2009 loss to the Yankees as he was for the 2008 win and he hasn&#8217;t been much since. My pet peeve with him has always been that no matter how bad he does he will never just say &#8221; I sucked tonight&#8221; or just admit that he didn&#8217;t have it. It&#8217;s always that he felt great and he can&#8217;t believe he didn&#8217;t shut the other team down even though everyone with eyes saw the horrible performance. But, when he can occasionally get that slider over he will dominate an inning here or there. At this point though he&#8217;s more name than actual producer.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270770\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270770={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270770\",\"title\":\"Nats%20seem%20to%20have%20a%20nice%20young%20team.%20However%2C%20if%20I%20was%20a%20nats%20fan%20I%20wouldn%27t%20worry%20about%20what%20Lidge%20is%20saying%20right%20now.%20Your%20concern%20should%20be%20what%20he%20will%20likely%20be%20saying%20later%20in%20the%20year%20whe...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270770\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270770\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270775\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270775\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270775\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>xmatt0926x <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:30 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I just wanted to add that Lidge is as nice a human being as you can ever see in professional sports. I think  he could be on the worst team of all time and he would say positive things. That&#8217;s not to take away from the Nats at all. Even though i&#8217;m a Phillies fan I have been semi-following the Nats for a couple seasons now and I think they are becoming a very legitimate squad. I actually buy them much more than the Marlins this year.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270775\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270775={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270775\",\"title\":\"I%20just%20wanted%20to%20add%20that%20Lidge%20is%20as%20nice%20a%20human%20being%20as%20you%20can%20ever%20see%20in%20professional%20sports.%20I%20think%20%20he%20could%20be%20on%20the%20worst%20team%20of%20all%20time%20and%20he%20would%20say%20positive%20things.%20That%27s%20no...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270775\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270775\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270779\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270779\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270779\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/myfakeaddress.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>foreverchipper10<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:40 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>He also believes he is doing the hurdle drill correctly.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270779\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270779={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270779\",\"title\":\"He%20also%20believes%20he%20is%20doing%20the%20hurdle%20drill%20correctly....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270779\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270779\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270782\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270782\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270782\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/78mu.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>78mu<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:44 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Lidge is a nice guy and all. But did that HR Pujols hit off him in 2005 finally come down and hit him on the head?<\/p>\n<p>Those Phillies teams were loaded and any of them had enough talent to win the WS. Even those Houston teams from 2004 and 2005 had more talent. The Nats are building a nice young team but how many players on this years team will outperform their counterparts on the Phillies from 2008 or 2009?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270782\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270782={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270782\",\"title\":\"Lidge%20is%20a%20nice%20guy%20and%20all.%20But%20did%20that%20HR%20Pujols%20hit%20off%20him%20in%202005%20finally%20come%20down%20and%20hit%20him%20on%20the%20head%3FThose%20Phillies%20teams%20were%20loaded%20and%20any%20of%20them%20had%20enough%20talent%20to%20win%20the%20WS....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270782\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270782\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270794\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270794\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270794\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/aceshigh11.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>aceshigh11<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:31 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Ahh, c&#8217;mon&#8230;what the hell is he supposed to say, really?<\/p>\n<p>Gotta admire their moxie&#8230;good young team.  The Werth(less) contract is still an albatross, though.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270794\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270794={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270794\",\"title\":\"Ahh%2C%20c%27mon...what%20the%20hell%20is%20he%20supposed%20to%20say%2C%20really%3FGotta%20admire%20their%20moxie...good%20young%20team.%20%20The%20Werth%28less%29%20contract%20is%20still%20an%20albatross%2C%20though....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/brad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on\\\/#comment-270794\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270794\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fbrad-lidge-says-nationals-are-probably-the-most-talented-team-ive-ever-been-on%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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I bet that orthopedic surgeons are rushing to Arizona and Florida like tort lawyers to a plane crash site.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270675\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270675={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270675\",\"title\":\"I%20first%20noticed%20this%20last%20year%2C%20and%20it%20may%20only%20be%20because%20with%20substantially%20less%20actual%20baseball%20on%20the%20field%20activity%20going%20on%20the%20injury%20reports%20loom%20larger%20in%20the%20media%2C%20but...dear%20Buddha%2C%20t...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-lose-lefty-reliever-tim-byrdak-to-knee-surgery\\\/#comment-270675\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270675\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-lose-lefty-reliever-tim-byrdak-to-knee-surgery%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270680\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270680\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270680\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/soxshoulddie.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>phukyouk<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:18 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>these poor mets.. I really think that they must have sacrificed a virgin to the wrong god or something&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/46707376\/ns\/local_news-new_york_ny\/#.T14vpPEgf00\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.msnbc.msn.com\/id\/46707376\/ns\/local_news-new_york_ny\/#.T14vpPEgf00<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270680\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270680={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270680\",\"title\":\"these%20poor%20mets..%20I%20really%20think%20that%20they%20must%20have%20sacrificed%20a%20virgin%20to%20the%20wrong%20god%20or%20something...http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msnbc.msn.com%2Fid%2F46707376%2Fns%2Flocal_news-new_york_ny%2F%23.T14vpPEgf00...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-lose-lefty-reliever-tim-byrdak-to-knee-surgery\\\/#comment-270680\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270680\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-lose-lefty-reliever-tim-byrdak-to-knee-surgery%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270739\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270739\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270739\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:24 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I have no use for virgins myself, so I can&#8217;t imagine that a god would.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270739\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270739={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270739\",\"title\":\"I%20have%20no%20use%20for%20virgins%20myself%2C%20so%20I%20can%27t%20imagine%20that%20a%20god%20would....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-lose-lefty-reliever-tim-byrdak-to-knee-surgery\\\/#comment-270739\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270739\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-lose-lefty-reliever-tim-byrdak-to-knee-surgery%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-lose-lefty-reliever-tim-byrdak-to-knee-surgery%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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As things stand now, both of their best bench bats &#8212; <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/6360\/brandon-belt\">Brandon Belt<\/a> and <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/433\/mike-fontenot\">Mike Fontenot<\/a> &#8212; are lefties, as are the regulars they&#8217;re most likely to want to pinch-hit for (shortstop <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/5012\/brandon-crawford\">Brandon Crawford<\/a> and outfielder <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/24\/nate-schierholtz\">Nate Schierholtz<\/a>). They definitely need a better righty stick than <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/4295\/ryan-theriot\">Ryan Theriot<\/a>&#8216;s to combat lefty relievers late in games.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s where Sanchez could step in. And if he hits, then the Giants would feel a lot better about giving <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/5389\/buster-posey\">Buster Posey<\/a> one or two starts per week at first base. The Giants have <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/1117\/eli-whiteside\">Eli Whiteside<\/a> penciled in as Posey&#8217;s backup, but Sanchez would be a more intriguing option to start those games when Posey slides over.<\/p>\n<p>One would think that&#8217;d have to play into a decision to keep Sanchez. He&#8217;s still too young and too raw to be limited to a couple of starts per month and the handful of extra at-bats he&#8217;ll get as a pinch-hitter. 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come on down!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270731\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270731={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270731\",\"title\":\"2012%27s%20version%20of%20Jake%20Fox...%20come%20on%20down%21...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/hector-sanchez-adds-two-more-homers-in-bid-to-make-giants\\\/#comment-270731\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270731\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fhector-sanchez-adds-two-more-homers-in-bid-to-make-giants%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270749\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270749\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270749\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/firstandonlywarning.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>firstandonlywarning<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:35 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Fox is 29 while this kid is 22<\/p>\n<p>Crash and Burn<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270749\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270749={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270749\",\"title\":\"Fox%20is%2029%20while%20this%20kid%20is%2022Crash%20and%20Burn...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/hector-sanchez-adds-two-more-homers-in-bid-to-make-giants\\\/#comment-270749\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270749\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fhector-sanchez-adds-two-more-homers-in-bid-to-make-giants%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270798\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270798\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270798\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>shanabartels <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:38 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>You think the Giants brass might give a young player a chance? That&#8217;s cute. I&#8217;m prepared to watch a lot of Aubrey Huff messing up Brandon Belt&#8217;s development process, and the backup catcher situation isn&#8217;t much different (assuming Posey&#8217;s health even allows him to catch most games in the first place). Hector Sanchez is having a good spring training, but he needs more time in the minors to develop. He seemed overmatched during his time with the big club last year, so the real question is whether the backup gig will go to Whiteside or Stewart.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270798\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270798={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270798\",\"title\":\"You%20think%20the%20Giants%20brass%20might%20give%20a%20young%20player%20a%20chance%3F%20That%27s%20cute.%20I%27m%20prepared%20to%20watch%20a%20lot%20of%20Aubrey%20Huff%20messing%20up%20Brandon%20Belt%27s%20development%20process%2C%20and%20the%20backup%20catcher%20situat...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/hector-sanchez-adds-two-more-homers-in-bid-to-make-giants\\\/#comment-270798\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270798\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fhector-sanchez-adds-two-more-homers-in-bid-to-make-giants%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fhector-sanchez-adds-two-more-homers-in-bid-to-make-giants%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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One little bitty thing though, you have to take Rios too. <\/p>\n<p>Hello? Hello, anybody there?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270716\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270716={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270716\",\"title\":\"You%20can%20have%20him%21%20One%20little%20bitty%20thing%20though%2C%20you%20have%20to%20take%20Rios%20too.%20Hello%3F%20Hello%2C%20anybody%20there%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/blue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd\\\/#comment-270716\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270716\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fblue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270720\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270720\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270720\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>proudlycanadian <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:44 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Seems like a better option than Blanton. Cecil would be the Blue Jay starter on the bubble.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270720\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270720={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270720\",\"title\":\"Seems%20like%20a%20better%20option%20than%20Blanton.%20Cecil%20would%20be%20the%20Blue%20Jay%20starter%20on%20the%20bubble....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/blue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd\\\/#comment-270720\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270720\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fblue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270721\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270721\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270721\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>uyf1950 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:45 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>It will be interesting to see what the Jays are willing to give up for Floyd.  Considering he&#8217;s due a little over $16MM between 2012 and 2013 he&#8217;s not exactly cheap and his ERA+ is going in the wrong direction the past 3 or 4 years.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270721\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270721={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270721\",\"title\":\"It%20will%20be%20interesting%20to%20see%20what%20the%20Jays%20are%20willing%20to%20give%20up%20for%20Floyd.%20%20Considering%20he%27s%20due%20a%20little%20over%20%2416MM%20between%202012%20and%202013%20he%27s%20not%20exactly%20cheap%20and%20his%20ERA%2B%20is%20going%20in%20the%20w...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/blue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd\\\/#comment-270721\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270721\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fblue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270736\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270736\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270736\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>proudlycanadian <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:16 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>The White Sox have obviously scouted the young pitchers in the Toronto farm system. The Jays would probably offer Cecil and Carreno. The White Sox would be interested in Hutchinson, Snydergaard and Nicolino but would probably be refused. McGuire, Jenkins, Wojciechowski, and Sanchez were all recent top 40 draft picks and could be traded.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270736\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270736={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270736\",\"title\":\"The%20White%20Sox%20have%20obviously%20scouted%20the%20young%20pitchers%20in%20the%20Toronto%20farm%20system.%20The%20Jays%20would%20probably%20offer%20Cecil%20and%20Carreno.%20The%20White%20Sox%20would%20be%20interested%20in%20Hutchinson%2C%20Snydergaard%20a...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/blue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd\\\/#comment-270736\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270736\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fblue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270783\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270783\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270783\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/alamarco.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>alamarco<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:52 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Usually, if it&#8217;s reported, it&#8217;s not happening. AA deals in secrecy.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270783\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270783={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270783\",\"title\":\"Usually%2C%20if%20it%27s%20reported%2C%20it%27s%20not%20happening.%20AA%20deals%20in%20secrecy....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/blue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd\\\/#comment-270783\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270783\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fblue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fblue-jays-interested-in-white-sox-starter-gavin-floyd%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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Sure enough, Carpenter went down with a neck injury, leaving the Cardinals with a decision to make. Now Lynn, who pitched a scoreless inning against the Marlins on Saturday, <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20120312&amp;content_id=27208792&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;partnerId=rss_mlb\">will transition back to the rotation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lynn was a starter in the minors, and he made his first two major league appearances in that role before shifting to the pen and coming up big for the Cardinals last summer and in October. He had a 2.22 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 24 1\/3 innings of relief work.<\/p>\n<p>With a few weeks to go before Opening Day, there&#8217;s still plenty of time for Lynn to get ready to throw five or six innings in a first-week start. That wouldn&#8217;t have been the case had Carpenter gone down on March 25 instead. 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Let&#8217;s see&#8230;PRIOR to Carp having the neck issue&#8230;they had the following rotation&#8230;<br \/>\n#1:  Waino<br \/>\n#1A\/#2:  Carp<br \/>\n#3:  Jaime<br \/>\n#4:  Lohse<br \/>\n#5 Westbrook<br \/>\nThis starting rotation was just named the #2 starting rotation in MLB (with other incredibly annoying Sabermetrics figured in they were #5).<br \/>\nL.L., Boggs and McClellan have all spent significant time as starters (either in the Minors OR with the Big Club).  Sooooo&#8230;it looks like (from where I sit)&#8230;Matheny made the right call and it was a no-brainer.  What would you have him do Matthew&#8230;name a 6 man rotation just in case something unforseen happened to Carp?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270713\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270713={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270713\",\"title\":\"Looks%20like%20a%20great%20call%20to%20me.%20%20Let%27s%20see...PRIOR%20to%20Carp%20having%20the%20neck%20issue...they%20had%20the%20following%20rotation...%231%3A%20%20Waino%231A%2F%232%3A%20%20Carp%233%3A%20%20Jaime%234%3A%20%20Lohse%235%20WestbrookThis%20starting%20rotation%20w...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270713\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270713\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Flance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270724\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270724\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270724\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/dwrek5.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>dwrek5<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:50 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>This starting rotation was just named the #2 starting rotation in MLB (with other incredibly annoying Sabermetrics figured in they were #5).<\/p>\n<p>Just curious, who ranked them #2?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270724\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270724={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270724\",\"title\":\"This%20starting%20rotation%20was%20just%20named%20the%20%232%20starting%20rotation%20in%20MLB%20%28with%20other%20incredibly%20annoying%20Sabermetrics%20figured%20in%20they%20were%20%235%29.Just%20curious%2C%20who%20ranked%20them%20%232%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270724\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270724\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Flance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270733\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270733\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270733\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>stlouis1baseball <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:07 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Great question Dwrek.  Quick&#8230;someone help a guy out.  Wasn&#8217;t in a HBT article?  They were listed #2 (behind Philly).  With some additinal stat&#8217;s thrown in (I seem to remember ERA and Run Support figuring in)&#8230;they were #5.  To reiterate&#8230;I seem to remember it being on HBT a month or so ago.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270733\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270733={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270733\",\"title\":\"Great%20question%20Dwrek.%20%20Quick...someone%20help%20a%20guy%20out.%20%20Wasn%27t%20in%20a%20HBT%20article%3F%20%20They%20were%20listed%20%232%20%28behind%20Philly%29.%20%20With%20some%20additinal%20stat%27s%20thrown%20in%20%28I%20seem%20to%20remember%20ERA%20and%20Run%20Suppor...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270733\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270733\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270757\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270757\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270757\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Matthew Pouliot <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:53 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Yeah, I had the Cardinals rotation with the second-best ERA projection and then ranked them fifth overall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/02\/02\/ranking-the-rotations-2012-edition\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/02\/02\/ranking-the-rotations-2012-edition\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270757\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270757={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270757\",\"title\":\"Yeah%2C%20I%20had%20the%20Cardinals%20rotation%20with%20the%20second-best%20ERA%20projection%20and%20then%20ranked%20them%20fifth%20overall.http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F02%2F02%2Franking-the-rotations-2012-edition%2F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270757\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270757\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270727\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270727\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270727\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Matthew Pouliot <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:54 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Of course not. But they should have done what most every other team does in spring training: have their sixth starter stretched out in case he&#8217;s needed. If Carpenter had gotten hurt at the end of the spring instead of the start, it would have meant turning to Brandon Dickson or rushing Shelby Miller.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270727\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270727={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270727\",\"title\":\"Of%20course%20not.%20But%20they%20should%20have%20done%20what%20most%20every%20other%20team%20does%20in%20spring%20training%3A%20have%20their%20sixth%20starter%20stretched%20out%20in%20case%20he%27s%20needed.%20If%20Carpenter%20had%20gotten%20hurt%20at%20the%20end%20of...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270727\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270727\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Flance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270729\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270729\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270729\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>paperlions <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:57 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Exactly.  You can immediately put a guy that is stretched out into the bullpen&#8230;.the other direction&#8230;not so much&#8230;.there is no harm and potential benefit to stretching a guy out during ST.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270729\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270729={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270729\",\"title\":\"Exactly.%20%20You%20can%20immediately%20put%20a%20guy%20that%20is%20stretched%20out%20into%20the%20bullpen....the%20other%20direction...not%20so%20much....there%20is%20no%20harm%20and%20potential%20benefit%20to%20stretching%20a%20guy%20out%20during%20ST....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270729\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270729\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270732\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270732\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270732\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>stlouis1baseball <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:05 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I hear you Matthew on the Dickson\/Miller thing.  Personally, I am not so sure it would be a huge rush with Shelby.  My point was&#8230;they have plenty of Arms (with 3 in the pen having significant starting experience).<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270732\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270732={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270732\",\"title\":\"I%20hear%20you%20Matthew%20on%20the%20Dickson%2FMiller%20thing.%20%20Personally%2C%20I%20am%20not%20so%20sure%20it%20would%20be%20a%20huge%20rush%20with%20Shelby.%20%20My%20point%20was...they%20have%20plenty%20of%20Arms%20%28with%203%20in%20the%20pen%20having%20significant%20s...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270732\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270732\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270728\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270728\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270728\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>paperlions <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:55 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Putting no thought into it whatsoever, I can think of at least 4 starting rotations that are clearly better than the Cardinals: Tampa, SF, Philly, LAA<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270728\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270728={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270728\",\"title\":\"Putting%20no%20thought%20into%20it%20whatsoever%2C%20I%20can%20think%20of%20at%20least%204%20starting%20rotations%20that%20are%20clearly%20better%20than%20the%20Cardinals%3A%20Tampa%2C%20SF%2C%20Philly%2C%20LAA...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270728\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270728\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Flance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270734\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270734\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270734\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>stlouis1baseball <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:08 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Hahaha!  &#8220;Putting no thought into it whatsoever.&#8221;  Hahaha!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270734\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270734={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270734\",\"title\":\"Hahaha%21%20%20%22Putting%20no%20thought%20into%20it%20whatsoever.%22%20%20Hahaha%21...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270734\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270734\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270772\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270772\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270772\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>paperlions <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:23 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Funny&#8230;.but what I meant was that if I had thought about it, I&#8217;m sure I can come up with other rotations that are either as good or better than the one in StL.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, a ranking of #5 is the most generous one that group of 5 should get.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270772\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270772={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270772\",\"title\":\"Funny....but%20what%20I%20meant%20was%20that%20if%20I%20had%20thought%20about%20it%2C%20I%27m%20sure%20I%20can%20come%20up%20with%20other%20rotations%20that%20are%20either%20as%20good%20or%20better%20than%20the%20one%20in%20StL.In%20any%20case%2C%20a%20ranking%20of%20%235%20is%20the...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270772\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270772\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270789\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270789\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270789\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Reflex <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:21 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>The top three in that rotation are all severely injury prone.  Two are Inverted W pitchers.  Not planning on an injury is indeed a mistake, especially considering how its easy to prep a starter to go into relief, but much more time consuming to stretch a reliever into a starter.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270789\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270789={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270789\",\"title\":\"The%20top%20three%20in%20that%20rotation%20are%20all%20severely%20injury%20prone.%20%20Two%20are%20Inverted%20W%20pitchers.%20%20Not%20planning%20on%20an%20injury%20is%20indeed%20a%20mistake%2C%20especially%20considering%20how%20its%20easy%20to%20prep%20a%20starter%20t...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270789\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270789\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Flance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270717\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270717\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270717\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/sportsdrenched.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>sportsdrenched.com<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:43 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Not sure I understand why it was a mistake either.  You have relievers do refief work..until you need them to do something else.  It&#8217;s not like the Royals where you&#8217;re trying to get more looks at the back end starters.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270717\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270717={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270717\",\"title\":\"Not%20sure%20I%20understand%20why%20it%20was%20a%20mistake%20either.%20%20You%20have%20relievers%20do%20refief%20work..until%20you%20need%20them%20to%20do%20something%20else.%20%20It%27s%20not%20like%20the%20Royals%20where%20you%27re%20trying%20to%20get%20more%20looks%20at...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/lance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out\\\/#comment-270717\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270717\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Flance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Flance-lynn-moving-back-to-rotation-with-chris-carpenter-out%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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The burger is served on a large burger bun with our secret sauce, American cheese, shredded lettuce, sliced tomatoes, sliced red onions, pickle chips and served with a cone basket of fresh cut fries and a pitcher of your choice of soft drink.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hopefully they have Diet Coke available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124739\"  title=\"Comment on Nationals to sell eight-pound &#8220;StrasBurger&#8221; this season\">Skip to Comments <span class=\"count\">(24)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article_connect\">\n\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" 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What&#8217;s the secret sauce at Bronco Burger?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thousand Island dressing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270701\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270701={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270701\",\"title\":\"%22What%27s%20your%20secret%20sauce%3F%22%22Ketchup%20and%20mayo.%20What%27s%20the%20secret%20sauce%20at%20Bronco%20Burger%3F%22%22Thousand%20Island%20dressing.%22...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270701\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270701\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270715\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270715\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270715\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/vivabear.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>vivabear<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:34 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>&#8220;I really hate the Bronco Burger. Ever since they started with the chicken nuggets, everything went downhill.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270715\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270715={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270715\",\"title\":\"%22I%20really%20hate%20the%20Bronco%20Burger.%20Ever%20since%20they%20started%20with%20the%20chicken%20nuggets%2C%20everything%20went%20downhill.%22...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270715\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270715\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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<\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>They were going to feature Strasburg Sliders but the test product blew through the average diner.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270706\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270706={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270706\",\"title\":\"They%20were%20going%20to%20feature%20Strasburg%20Sliders%20but%20the%20test%20product%20blew%20through%20the%20average%20diner....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270706\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270706\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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A pitcher of your choice? Does he have to be on the National&#8217;s 40 man roster?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270710\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270710={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270710\",\"title\":\"%22...%20and%20a%20pitcher%20of%20your%20choice%20of%20soft%20drink.%22I%20had%20to%20read%20that%20a%20few%20times%20before%20it%20clicked.%20%20A%20pitcher%20of%20your%20choice%3F%20Does%20he%20have%20to%20be%20on%20the%20National%27s%2040%20man%20roster%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270710\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270710\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270712\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270712\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270712\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/soxshoulddie.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>phukyouk<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:18 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Homer: I thought this was supposed to be a steak house, not a little girly, underpantsy, pink doily, tea party place!<br \/>\nWaiter: Well, there is one steak that&#8217;s available only by special request. We call it, uh, Sir Loin-A-Lot. It&#8217;s, uh, the size of a boogie board.<br \/>\nHomer: Ooh, I&#8217;ll have that one. And to drink \u2026 meatballs.<br \/>\nWaiter: Very good, sir.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270712\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270712={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270712\",\"title\":\"Homer%3A%20I%20thought%20this%20was%20supposed%20to%20be%20a%20steak%20house%2C%20not%20a%20little%20girly%2C%20underpantsy%2C%20pink%20doily%2C%20tea%20party%20place%21Waiter%3A%20Well%2C%20there%20is%20one%20steak%20that%27s%20available%20only%20by%20special%20request.%20We%20...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270712\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270712\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270718\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270718\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270718\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>phillyphever <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:43 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Someone call Adam Richman. We found a challenge for him to take.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270718\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270718={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270718\",\"title\":\"Someone%20call%20Adam%20Richman.%20We%20found%20a%20challenge%20for%20him%20to%20take....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270718\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270718\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270748\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270748\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270748\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>jimbo1949 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:32 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>He already did one of those at some minor league park. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibetyouwont.com\/fifth-third-burger-challenge-at-fifth-third-ballpark\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.ibetyouwont.com\/fifth-third-burger-challenge-at-fifth-third-ballpark\/<\/a><br \/>\nIsn&#8217;t there also something called &#8220;the rothlisburger&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270748\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270748={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270748\",\"title\":\"He%20already%20did%20one%20of%20those%20at%20some%20minor%20league%20park.%20http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibetyouwont.com%2Ffifth-third-burger-challenge-at-fifth-third-ballpark%2FIsn%27t%20there%20also%20something%20called%20%22the%20rothlisburger%22...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270748\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270748\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270769\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270769\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270769\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>phillyphever <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:15 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I know that, but this one looks more challenging than the other burger.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270769\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270769={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270769\",\"title\":\"I%20know%20that%2C%20but%20this%20one%20looks%20more%20challenging%20than%20the%20other%20burger....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270769\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270769\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270719\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270719\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270719\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>thenoblebard93 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:44 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>And how much will this monstrosity cost?  I may fly out if it&#8217;s cheap enough.  <img src='http:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' \/> <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270719\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270719={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270719\",\"title\":\"And%20how%20much%20will%20this%20monstrosity%20cost%3F%20%20I%20may%20fly%20out%20if%20it%27s%20cheap%20enough.%20%20%3A%29...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270719\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270719\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270722\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270722\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270722\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/dcfan4life.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>dcfan4life<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:47 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Sounds like a burger couples and familys can split. To be honost im suprised it took this long to come up with a Strasburger, ya know&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270722\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270722={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270722\",\"title\":\"Sounds%20like%20a%20burger%20couples%20and%20familys%20can%20split.%20To%20be%20honost%20im%20suprised%20it%20took%20this%20long%20to%20come%20up%20with%20a%20Strasburger%2C%20ya%20know......\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270722\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270722\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270723\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270723\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270723\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/bbk1000.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>bbk1000<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:48 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Take all of what&#8217;s worst from BK and MC, take a dump on the bun and here you go&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270723\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270723={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270723\",\"title\":\"Take%20all%20of%20what%27s%20worst%20from%20BK%20and%20MC%2C%20take%20a%20dump%20on%20the%20bun%20and%20here%20you%20go.........\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270723\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270723\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270725\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270725\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270725\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Gobias Industries <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:51 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Poor Aaron probably put five of those hard-lost pounds back on just writing this post.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270725\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270725={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270725\",\"title\":\"Poor%20Aaron%20probably%20put%20five%20of%20those%20hard-lost%20pounds%20back%20on%20just%20writing%20this%20post....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270725\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270725\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270753\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270753\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270753\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Jeremy Fox <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:38 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>So are Phillies fans allowed to purchase Strasburgers from the concession stand? Or do they have to buy their Strasburgers on the secondhand market from Nationals fans?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270753\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270753={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270753\",\"title\":\"So%20are%20Phillies%20fans%20allowed%20to%20purchase%20Strasburgers%20from%20the%20concession%20stand%3F%20Or%20do%20they%20have%20to%20buy%20their%20Strasburgers%20on%20the%20secondhand%20market%20from%20Nationals%20fans%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270753\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270753\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270755\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270755\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270755\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>natstowngreg <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:48 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Hey, I&#8217;ll be happy to re-sell them to Phillies fans. If only to help reduce the number of Phillies fans.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270755\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270755={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270755\",\"title\":\"Hey%2C%20I%27ll%20be%20happy%20to%20re-sell%20them%20to%20Phillies%20fans.%20If%20only%20to%20help%20reduce%20the%20number%20of%20Phillies%20fans....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270755\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270755\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270754\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270754\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270754\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:41 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Imagine a horrible horsemeat and Velveeta\u2122 sandwich that size. A Brobdingnagian burger might be construed as involuntary manslaughter, but a HH&amp;V\u2122 sandwich that size would be pretty proximate to mass murder.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270754\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270754={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270754\",\"title\":\"Imagine%20a%20horrible%20horsemeat%20and%20Velveeta%20sandwich%20that%20size.%20A%20Brobdingnagian%20burger%20might%20be%20construed%20as%20involuntary%20manslaughter%2C%20but%20a%20HH%26amp%3BV%20sandwich%20that%20size%20would%20be%20pretty%20proximate%20t...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270754\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270754\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270756\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270756\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270756\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>natstowngreg <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:51 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Dunno, a coroner might rule it a suicide, not a homicide.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270756\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270756={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270756\",\"title\":\"Dunno%2C%20a%20coroner%20might%20rule%20it%20a%20suicide%2C%20not%20a%20homicide....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270756\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270756\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270768\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270768\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270768\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/myfakeaddress.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>foreverchipper10<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:15 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Take all of the tomatoes and throw them away and I can probably put back 1\/3 of this bad boy.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270768\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270768={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270768\",\"title\":\"Take%20all%20of%20the%20tomatoes%20and%20throw%20them%20away%20and%20I%20can%20probably%20put%20back%201%2F3%20of%20this%20bad%20boy....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270768\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270768\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270777\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270777\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270777\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>84cubs <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:36 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>This is happening in Washington D.C? So much for Mrs Obama&#8217;s obesity campaign&#8230;. Do you think she&#8217;ll get hubby to propose some sort of legislation to stop this from happening???  Stranger things have happened&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270777\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270777={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270777\",\"title\":\"This%20is%20happening%20in%20Washington%20D.C%3F%20So%20much%20for%20Mrs%20Obama%27s%20obesity%20campaign....%20Do%20you%20think%20she%27ll%20get%20hubby%20to%20propose%20some%20sort%20of%20legislation%20to%20stop%20this%20from%20happening%3F%3F%3F%20%20Stranger%20things...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/nationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season\\\/#comment-270777\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270777\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fnationals-to-sell-eight-pound-strasburger-this-season%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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All three pitchers will be in the rotation at Durham to begin the year.<\/p>\n<p>Miranda briefly topped the Rays&#8217; depth chart at first base before <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3167\/carlos-pena\">Carlos Pena<\/a> was brought back over the winter. He began last season as Arizona&#8217;s first baseman and hit .213\/.315\/.402 in 174 at-bats. 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Aceves would be the obvious choice, assuming the Red Sox don&#8217;t feel they need him more in the bullpen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/aaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124713\"  title=\"Comment on Aaron Cook unlikely to be in Red Sox&#8217;s rotation mix\">Skip to Comments <span class=\"count\">(1)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article_connect\">\n\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Faaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix%2F\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/aaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix\/\" data-text=\"Aaron Cook unlikely to be in Red Sox&#8217;s rotation mix\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-via=\"HardballTalk\" data-related=\"nbc_sports\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\n\t<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Faaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=73px&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:73px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\t<a class=\"share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Aaron Cook unlikely to be in Red Sox&#8217;s rotation mix&body=HardballTalk: http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/aaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix\/\">Email<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_nav\">\n\t<div class=\"left_right_posts\">\n\t\t<div class=\"next\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/rays-quick-to-demote-alex-cobb-juan-miranda\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"label\">&laquo; Newer<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Rays quick to demote Alex Cobb, Juan Miranda<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"previous\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/as-choosing-between-brian-fuentes-and-grant-balfour-for-closer-role\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"label\">Older &raquo;<\/span> <span class=\"title\">A&#8217;s choosing between Brian Fuentes and Grant Balfour for closer role<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more_entries_list\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"nbcs_highlight_color\">More HardballTalk<\/span>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tweet-of-the-day-tommy-lasorda-killed-jimmy-wynn-but-only-briefly\/\">Tweet of the Day: Tommy Lasorda killed Jimmy Wynn, but only briefly<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/vance-worley-turns-in-the-line-of-the-spring-so-far\/\">Vance Worley turns in the line of the spring so far<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\/\">Tigers release reliever David Pauley<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"home_link\" href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\">Back to Homepage<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!--\/entry_footer-->\n\t<\/div><!--\/article_contents-->\n<\/div><!--\/entry_type_full-->\n\t<\/div><!--\/module article-->\n<\/div><!--\/article_wrapper-->\n<div class=\"module module_type_comments\"><div class=\"module_header\"><div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments_header\">One Comment <a class=\"rss app_icon\" href='http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/aaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix\/feed\/'>(Feed for Comments)<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"module_content article_comments\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"comment_list\"><ol>\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270694\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270694\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270694\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/aceshigh11.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>aceshigh11<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 2:30 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I think Aceves is far too valuable in the bullpen.  He&#8217;s a guy who can come in and perform long relief for several innings without missing a beat.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270694\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270694={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270694\",\"title\":\"I%20think%20Aceves%20is%20far%20too%20valuable%20in%20the%20bullpen.%20%20He%27s%20a%20guy%20who%20can%20come%20in%20and%20perform%20long%20relief%20for%20several%20innings%20without%20missing%20a%20beat....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/aaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix\\\/#comment-270694\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270694\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Faaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Faaron-cook-unlikely-to-be-in-red-soxs-rotation-mix%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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height=\"121\" src=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/balfour-getty.png?w=136&amp;h=121&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-story-explorer-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"balfour getty\" title=\"balfour getty\" \/>","wrapper":"<div id=\"article_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"module article\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_type_full\">\n\t<div class=\"entry_header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry_title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/as-choosing-between-brian-fuentes-and-grant-balfour-for-closer-role\/\">A&#8217;s choosing between Brian Fuentes and Grant Balfour for closer role<\/a><\/h1>\n\t\t<div class=\"name_date\">\n\t<p class=\"image_item_author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/author\/aarongleeman\/\" title=\"Posts by Aaron Gleeman\" rel=\"author\">Aaron Gleeman<\/a><\/p>\n\t<p class=\"image_item_date\">Mar 12, 2012, 1:49 PM EDT<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/as-choosing-between-brian-fuentes-and-grant-balfour-for-closer-role\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124717\"  title=\"Comment on A&#8217;s choosing between Brian Fuentes and Grant Balfour for closer role\"><span>2<\/span> Comments<\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article_contents clearfix\">\n\t\t<span class=\"enclosure\" style=\"width:320px;\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/balfour-getty.png?w=320\" class=\"attachment-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"balfour getty\" title=\"balfour getty\" \/> <span class=\"caption\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"article_body content\">\n\t\t\t<p>A&#8217;s manager Bob Melvin <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/joestiglich\/status\/179240554809397249\">revealed this morning<\/a> that the closer battle is between left-hander <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3277\/brian-fuentes\">Brian Fuentes<\/a> and right-hander <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3306\/grant-balfour\">Grant Balfour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes has far more closing experience, with 199 career saves and a league-high 48 saves for the Angels in 2009, but struggled when filling in for <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/5199\/andrew-bailey\">Andrew Bailey<\/a> last season and famously quarreled with then-manager Bob Geren over his usage.<\/p>\n<p>Balfour has more typical closer stuff and was excellent last season in a setup role, throwing 62 innings with a 2.47 ERA and 59\/20 K\/BB ratio, but the 33-year-old has never saved more than four games in a season.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the obvious on-field implications of choosing a closer there&#8217;s a decent chance the A&#8217;s will look to trade whichever reliever they allow to increase his perceived value by racking up saves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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He lost the that big game in the alcs. I hope he is there closer because the angels will rock him<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270703\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270703={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270703\",\"title\":\"That%20was%202009%20for%20the%20angels.%20He%20lost%20the%20that%20big%20game%20in%20the%20alcs.%20I%20hope%20he%20is%20there%20closer%20because%20the%20angels%20will%20rock%20him...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/as-choosing-between-brian-fuentes-and-grant-balfour-for-closer-role\\\/#comment-270703\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270703\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fas-choosing-between-brian-fuentes-and-grant-balfour-for-closer-role%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270735\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270735\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270735\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/clydeserra.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>clydeserra<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:09 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>yup, don&#8217;t play well once three years ago and you suck forever.<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes is past his usefulness because of declinging talent, not because of some random game in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>More interesting is the performance enhancement in Fuentes&#8217; contract that adds $100K for each  30, 40, 45, 50 games he finishes (more over 55)<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270735\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270735={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270735\",\"title\":\"yup%2C%20don%27t%20play%20well%20once%20three%20years%20ago%20and%20you%20suck%20forever.Fuentes%20is%20past%20his%20usefulness%20because%20of%20declinging%20talent%2C%20not%20because%20of%20some%20random%20game%20in%202009.More%20interesting%20is%20the%20perform...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/as-choosing-between-brian-fuentes-and-grant-balfour-for-closer-role\\\/#comment-270735\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270735\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fas-choosing-between-brian-fuentes-and-grant-balfour-for-closer-role%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fas-choosing-between-brian-fuentes-and-grant-balfour-for-closer-role%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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Well back to his old job at the bowling alley&#8230;.HEAD PIN SETTER<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270683\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270683={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270683\",\"title\":\"I%20would%20be%20drinking%20as%20well%20if%20i%20had%20to%20catch%20that%20Met%20piching%20staff.%20Well%20back%20to%20his%20old%20job%20at%20the%20bowling%20alley....HEAD%20PIN%20SETTER...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270683\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270683\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270686\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270686\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270686\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>philly56 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:52 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>&#8220;Traffic circle&#8221;&#8230;.a roundabout?\u00a0 Nobody in America knows how those work. You take 90% of American drivers and put them in a roundabout, and they&#8217;ll end up upside down in a fountain as well.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270686\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270686={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270686\",\"title\":\"%22Traffic%20circle%22....a%20roundabout%3F%20Nobody%20in%20America%20knows%20how%20those%20work.%20You%20take%2090%25%20of%20American%20drivers%20and%20put%20them%20in%20a%20roundabout%2C%20and%20they%27ll%20end%20up%20upside%20down%20in%20a%20fountain%20as%20well....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270686\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270686\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270693\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270693\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270693\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/phillyphreak.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>phillyphreak<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 2:17 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='390' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iAgX6qlJEMc?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270693\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270693={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270693\",\"title\":\"http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DiAgX6qlJEMc...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270693\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270693\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270762\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270762\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270762\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/myfakeaddress.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>foreverchipper10<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:57 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>You can bet your ass when I was in London 10 years ago I pulled the Big Ben and Parliament line.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270762\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270762={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270762\",\"title\":\"You%20can%20bet%20your%20ass%20when%20I%20was%20in%20London%2010%20years%20ago%20I%20pulled%20the%20Big%20Ben%20and%20Parliament%20line....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270762\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270762\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270696\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270696\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270696\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/leadweights.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>Jonny 5<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 2:50 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>C&#8217;mon, your fellow Phills fans on the other side of the river in SJ know full well about what we call &#8220;circles&#8221; and let&#8217;s not forget it&#8217;s&#8221; confusing to everyone not born here, the Jughandle&#8221;. Yes that&#8217;s right, you have to turn right to go left. No it&#8217;s not a trick, it&#8217;s for real.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270696\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270696={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270696\",\"title\":\"C%27mon%2C%20your%20fellow%20Phills%20fans%20on%20the%20other%20side%20of%20the%20river%20in%20SJ%20know%20full%20well%20about%20what%20we%20call%20%22circles%22%20and%20let%27s%20not%20forget%20it%27s%22%20confusing%20to%20everyone%20not%20born%20here%2C%20the%20Jughandle%22.%20Yes...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270696\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270696\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270738\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270738\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270738\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:21 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Jughandles are godawful, but once you are used to them at least you know what to do.  Traffic circles make everyone look like idiots.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270738\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270738={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270738\",\"title\":\"Jughandles%20are%20godawful%2C%20but%20once%20you%20are%20used%20to%20them%20at%20least%20you%20know%20what%20to%20do.%20%20Traffic%20circles%20make%20everyone%20look%20like%20idiots....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270738\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270738\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270714\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270714\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270714\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/mlblogsthephightinphilliephan.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>muckthefets23<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:28 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I&#8217;m with Jonny, being from South Jersey I know 100% how to navigate a circle. Even though they&#8217;re getting rid of them any way they can. Also, I&#8217;d rather use a jughandle then make a left on a 2 lane divided highway.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270714\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270714={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270714\",\"title\":\"I%27m%20with%20Jonny%2C%20being%20from%20South%20Jersey%20I%20know%20100%25%20how%20to%20navigate%20a%20circle.%20Even%20though%20they%27re%20getting%20rid%20of%20them%20any%20way%20they%20can.%20Also%2C%20I%27d%20rather%20use%20a%20jughandle%20then%20make%20a%20left%20on%20a%202%20la...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270714\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270714\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270752\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270752\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270752\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:38 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Five years living in Britain. Thirty years since then with a British wife and Buddha knows how many trips across the lake (expansion due to global warming) and agglutinated months of driving there. I ain&#8217;t afeared of no steenkin&#8217; roundabouts. Hell, I can take them <i>lefthanded<\/i>! <\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, here in Macondo they actually, honestly, really, sincerely call them &#8211; ready for this? &#8211; <i>traffic calming devices<\/i>. <\/p>\n<p>Bureaucrateese. See how it reinvigorates the language from the bottom up &#8211; like lake overturn?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270752\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270752={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270752\",\"title\":\"Five%20years%20living%20in%20Britain.%20Thirty%20years%20since%20then%20with%20a%20British%20wife%20and%20Buddha%20knows%20how%20many%20trips%20across%20the%20lake%20%28expansion%20due%20to%20global%20warming%29%20and%20agglutinated%20months%20of%20driving%20ther...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270752\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270752\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270771\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270771\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270771\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/wcsport.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>chiadam<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 5:23 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Tony LaRussa approves this story.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270771\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270771={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270771\",\"title\":\"Tony%20LaRussa%20approves%20this%20story....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/mets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car\\\/#comment-270771\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270771\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fmets-bullpen-catcher-charged-with-dui-after-flipping-car%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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abuse&#8221;","thumbnail":"<img width=\"136\" height=\"121\" src=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/jason-pridie-mets.jpg?w=136&amp;h=121&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-story-explorer-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jason Pridie\" title=\"Jason Pridie\" \/>","wrapper":"<div id=\"article_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"module article\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_type_full\">\n\t<div class=\"entry_header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry_title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/jason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program\/\">Jason Pridie suspended 50 games for &#8220;drug of abuse&#8221;<\/a><\/h1>\n\t\t<div class=\"name_date\">\n\t<p class=\"image_item_author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/author\/aarongleeman\/\" title=\"Posts by Aaron Gleeman\" rel=\"author\">Aaron Gleeman<\/a><\/p>\n\t<p class=\"image_item_date\">Mar 12, 2012, 12:16 PM EDT<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/jason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program\/#comments\" rev=\"post-122791\"  title=\"Comment on Jason Pridie suspended 50 games for &#8220;drug of abuse&#8221;\"><span>7<\/span> Comments<\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"article_contents clearfix\">\n\t\t<span class=\"enclosure\" style=\"width:320px;\"><img width=\"320\" height=\"173\" src=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/jason-pridie-mets.jpg?w=320\" class=\"attachment-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jason Pridie\" title=\"Jason Pridie\" \/> <span class=\"caption\">AP<\/span><\/span>\t\t<div class=\"article_body content\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>UPDATE #2:<\/strong> It took three days, but MLB has <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/AnthonyDiComo\/status\/179236758670688257\">officially announced<\/a> Pridie&#8217;s suspension.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE #1:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/JohnSheaHey\/status\/178207864689659905\">Shea says<\/a> the positive test was for a &#8220;drug of abuse&#8221; rather than a performance-enhancing drug, which means this was actually Pridie&#8217;s second positive test.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">==========<\/p>\n<p>Journeyman outfielder <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/1047\/jason-pridie\">Jason Pridie<\/a> has been suspended 50 games for violating the minor-league drug program, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/JohnSheaHey\/status\/178173163774033920\">according to John Shea<\/a> of the <em>San Francisco Chronicle<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Pridie signed a minor-league deal with the A&#8217;s in November after previously spending time with the Rays, Twins, and Mets.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s hit .226 with a .670 OPS in 112 games as a major leaguer, hasn&#8217;t been great in the high minors either, and was unlikely to make the Opening Day roster at age 28.<\/p>\n<div 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class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/wcsport.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>chiadam<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 9, 2012 at 1:46 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Maybe he has accidentally been taking Performance Unenhancing Drugs.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270217\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270217={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270217\",\"title\":\"Maybe%20he%20has%20accidentally%20been%20taking%20Performance%20Unenhancing%20Drugs....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/jason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program\\\/#comment-270217\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270217\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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Well done.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270233\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270233={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270233\",\"title\":\"I%20gave%20this%20a%20%22thumbs%20up%22%20while%20at%20work%2C%20and%20will%20be%20sure%20to%20do%20so%20again%20when%20I%20get%20home.%20%20Well%20done....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/jason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program\\\/#comment-270233\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270233\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fjason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270692\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270692\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270692\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/dondadaten.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>dondada10<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 2:15 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Well, now the photo of Pridie missing the ball makes much more sense.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270692\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270692={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270692\",\"title\":\"Well%2C%20now%20the%20photo%20of%20Pridie%20missing%20the%20ball%20makes%20much%20more%20sense....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/jason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program\\\/#comment-270692\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270692\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fjason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270707\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270707\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270707\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Detroit Michael <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:15 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>That&#8217;s too bad.  I&#8217;ve been mildly rooting for this guy ever since he was a minor leaguer mentioned in the book Licensed to Deal.  Hopefully he gets his problem, whatever it is, under control and stops it from interrupting his career again.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270707\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270707={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270707\",\"title\":\"That%27s%20too%20bad.%20%20I%27ve%20been%20mildly%20rooting%20for%20this%20guy%20ever%20since%20he%20was%20a%20minor%20leaguer%20mentioned%20in%20the%20book%20Licensed%20to%20Deal.%20%20Hopefully%20he%20gets%20his%20problem%2C%20whatever%20it%20is%2C%20under%20control%20and%20...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/jason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program\\\/#comment-270707\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270707\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fjason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270765\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270765\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270765\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>JBerardi <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:59 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Legalize it&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270765\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270765={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270765\",\"title\":\"Legalize%20it......\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/jason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program\\\/#comment-270765\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270765\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fjason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fjason-pridie-suspended-50-games-for-violating-minor-league-drug-program%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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when asked if he could be ready by Opening Day, which is the most optimism anyone has shown about Morales in quite a while.<\/p>\n<p>Morales reported no problems after running the bases, <a href=\"http:\/\/mlb.mlb.com\/news\/article.jsp?ymd=20120311&amp;content_id=27190260&amp;vkey=news_mlb&amp;c_id=mlb&amp;partnerId=rss_mlb\">telling Alden Gonzalez<\/a> of MLB.com: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t feel anything at all, wasn&#8217;t scared doing it or anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Scioscia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/la-sp-0312-angels-20120312,0,4648131.story\">mentioned<\/a> that his &#8220;gait much better&#8221; than previous attempts to resume running, but admitted that &#8220;his legs just need to get used to running&#8221; and &#8220;there&#8217;s some stiffness he&#8217;ll need to work out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/kendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124691\"  title=\"Comment on Kendrys Morales runs the bases, finally nears game action\">Skip to Comments <span class=\"count\">(5)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article_connect\">\n\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fkendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action%2F\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/kendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action\/\" data-text=\"Kendrys Morales runs the bases, finally nears game action\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-via=\"HardballTalk\" data-related=\"nbc_sports\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\n\t<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fkendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=73px&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; 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But, if you see fit, please let Morales be 100% all season. I know you really like Pujols, so please, if Morales is healthy, the Machine will see a lot of fastballs. It&#8217;ll also relieve a lot of pressure on Hunter and Wells. They can enjoy their golden years in relative peace.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270671\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270671={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270671\",\"title\":\"Lord%2C%20I%20know%20you%27re%20busy%20and%20I%20really%20don%27t%20ask%20for%20much.%20But%2C%20if%20you%20see%20fit%2C%20please%20let%20Morales%20be%20100%25%20all%20season.%20I%20know%20you%20really%20like%20Pujols%2C%20so%20please%2C%20if%20Morales%20is%20healthy%2C%20the%20Machine%20...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/kendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action\\\/#comment-270671\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270671\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fkendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270691\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270691\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270691\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>paperlions <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 2:13 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>How good do you think Morales will be?  Because unless he is clearly better than Pujols, he won&#8217;t be good enough to make a pitcher think &#8220;gee, I better groove a FB to Pujols because I sure don&#8217;t want to face Morales with a man on first.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270691\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270691={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270691\",\"title\":\"How%20good%20do%20you%20think%20Morales%20will%20be%3F%20%20Because%20unless%20he%20is%20clearly%20better%20than%20Pujols%2C%20he%20won%27t%20be%20good%20enough%20to%20make%20a%20pitcher%20think%20%22gee%2C%20I%20better%20groove%20a%20FB%20to%20Pujols%20because%20I%20sure%20don%27t%20...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/kendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action\\\/#comment-270691\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270691\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fkendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270700\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270700\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270700\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>SmackSaw <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:01 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>.306\/.355\/.569 34HR 108RBI from a switch hitter is freakin&#8217; scary.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270700\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270700={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270700\",\"title\":\".306%2F.355%2F.569%2034HR%20108RBI%20from%20a%20switch%20hitter%20is%20freakin%27%20scary....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/kendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action\\\/#comment-270700\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270700\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270726\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270726\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270726\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>paperlions <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:53 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>&#8230;yet, still not anywhere near as good as an average Pujols season.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270726\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270726={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270726\",\"title\":\"...yet%2C%20still%20not%20anywhere%20near%20as%20good%20as%20an%20average%20Pujols%20season....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/kendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action\\\/#comment-270726\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270726\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270674\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270674\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270674\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/aceshigh11.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>aceshigh11<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 12:49 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Good for him&#8230;hope he finally makes it back.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270674\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270674={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270674\",\"title\":\"Good%20for%20him...hope%20he%20finally%20makes%20it%20back....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/kendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action\\\/#comment-270674\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270674\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fkendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fkendrys-morales-runs-the-bases-finally-nears-game-action%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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Impressive raw numbers, although Las Vegas is an extremely hitter-friendly environment and his 136\/61 K\/BB ratio wasn&#8217;t as encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and he&#8217;s played just 18 career games in center field, so even if Loewen can hit in the majors the jury is still very much out on whether he can field the position adequately. 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Arm issues did in his pitching career and he had to work hard to try to reinvent himself as a hitter. If he had remained with the Jays, he would have been buried on the depth chart. It was mutually agreed that his best opportunity to make the majors as a hitter would be with another team.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270662\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270662={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270662\",\"title\":\"I%20wish%20him%20well.%20Arm%20issues%20did%20in%20his%20pitching%20career%20and%20he%20had%20to%20work%20hard%20to%20try%20to%20reinvent%20himself%20as%20a%20hitter.%20If%20he%20had%20remained%20with%20the%20Jays%2C%20he%20would%20have%20been%20buried%20on%20the%20depth%20cha...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/converted-pitcher-adam-loewen-could-make-mets-as-center-fielder\\\/#comment-270662\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270662\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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at 3:57 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Scott Hairston, Andres Torres, Adam Loewen&#8230;.I just threw up in my mouth<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270730\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270730={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270730\",\"title\":\"Scott%20Hairston%2C%20Andres%20Torres%2C%20Adam%20Loewen....I%20just%20threw%20up%20in%20my%20mouth...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/converted-pitcher-adam-loewen-could-make-mets-as-center-fielder\\\/#comment-270730\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270730\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/myfakeaddress.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>foreverchipper10<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:29 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>If he sticks, and I hope he does, I wonder if he will have a cannon ala Rick Ankiel and destroy anyone who tries to take the extra base.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270744\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" 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I&#8217;m worried about his recovery. 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They love their players and know and understand baseball. Plus they don&#8217;t jump off the bandwagon when one of their players has a hiccup during the season. He&#8217;s has such a history of injuries and hopefully he&#8217;ll battle back and have a great season<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270672\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270672={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270672\",\"title\":\"The%20Cardinals%20are%20the%20perfect%20landing%20spot%20for%20Beltram.%20They%20love%20their%20players%20and%20know%20and%20understand%20baseball.%20Plus%20they%20don%27t%20jump%20off%20the%20bandwagon%20when%20one%20of%20their%20players%20has%20a%20hiccup%20dur...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/carlos-beltran-back-in-cardinals-lineup-after-missed-week\\\/#comment-270672\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270672\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fcarlos-beltran-back-in-cardinals-lineup-after-missed-week%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270673\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270673\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270673\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>stex52 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 12:39 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>2012 is trying to start out like 2011. Cards need to nip that in the bud. I&#8217;m not sure they can count on the same monster hitting that bailed them out last year.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270673\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270673={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270673\",\"title\":\"2012%20is%20trying%20to%20start%20out%20like%202011.%20Cards%20need%20to%20nip%20that%20in%20the%20bud.%20I%27m%20not%20sure%20they%20can%20count%20on%20the%20same%20monster%20hitting%20that%20bailed%20them%20out%20last%20year....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/carlos-beltran-back-in-cardinals-lineup-after-missed-week\\\/#comment-270673\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270673\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fcarlos-beltran-back-in-cardinals-lineup-after-missed-week%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Fcarlos-beltran-back-in-cardinals-lineup-after-missed-week%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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No, it&#8217;s not a paradise. But for a few weeks in late February and on through March it is pretty damn close to it. The weather is perfect. The baseball is plentiful. Hope is ubiquitous. Friends &#8212; at least my friends in baseball &#8212; are all over the place.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s been a wonderful week here in the Valley of the Sun. A week that has\u00a0re-energized me and has made me anxious for the regular season to start. That has made me realize that no matter how many baseball seasons I&#8217;ve lived through, each one begins anew, unspoiled and wonderful. It has been a week that has made me remember that, even though life has its ups and its downs, baseball is always there for us. As a diversion or, if we need it to be, as something more.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a pretty rough, dark winter in a lot of ways. But it&#8217;s a winter that ends now. Ends with the dawning of a new morning. A morning in which we learned a few things. Such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\/\">Brian Wilson has no idea about how the universe works<\/a>, but <a href=\"http:\/\/pandovalsays.tumblr.com\/post\/19169944719\/superbeardbatfreak\">OH MY GOD he inspired something wonderful<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes you walk into a room <a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/scenes-from-spring-training-hall-of-famers-out-the-wazoo\/\">with three Hall of Famers just sitting at a table reading newspapers and shooting the breeze<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes you walk down a concourse <a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/10\/scenes-from-spring-training-george-foster-and-bert-campaneris-say-hello\/\">and see two Hall of Very Gooders<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes <a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/07\/scenes-from-spring-training-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world\/\">you get accosted by some weirdo with a head wound at a seedy bar on the unfashionable side of town<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/10\/yoenis-cespedes-homers-drives-in-another-run-in-a-spectacular-spring-training-debut\/\">Yoenis Cespedes is pretty freakin&#8217; awesome<\/a>, even if your momma could hit a homer off <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3921\/jeff-francis\">Jeff Francis<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/07\/yu-darvish-impresses-in-his-first-major-league-action\/\">Yu Darvish is pretty freakin&#8217; awesome<\/a>, even if your momma could hold the San Diego Padres scoreless;<\/li>\n<li>To be successful, <a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/10\/photos-of-the-day-manny-ramirez-and-yoenis-cespedes-take-bp\/\">first you see the ball, then you hit the ball<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/10\/scenes-from-spring-training-coco-crisp-is-an-anti-baldite-too\/\">Coco Crisp thinks it&#8217;s funny that I&#8217;m bald<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>So too does the Indians&#8217; beat writer from MLB.com, <a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/08\/scenes-from-spring-training-manny-acta-is-on-my-side\/\">but at least Manny Acta has my back<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>For some people, <a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/10\/scenes-from-spring-training-photo-of-the-day\/\">the Expos will never die<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/09\/scenes-from-spring-training-randomness-at-brewers-camp\/\">Robin Yount needs a bigger cap<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/09\/ron-roenicke-is-a-thoughtful-guy\/\">Ron Roenicke is a neat guy<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li>Maryvale Baseball Park may be in Phoenix&#8217;s most gang-ridden neighborhood, <a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/09\/scenes-from-spring-training-leave-maryvale-baseball-park-alone\/\">but it&#8217;s still pretty nice<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/09\/scenes-from-spring-training-easy-come-easy-go\/\">At some point you get too old to hold on to souvenir baseballs<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/08\/scenes-from-spring-training-my-annual-chief-wahoo-observation\/\">Chief Wahoo sucks<\/a>, and I&#8217;m never gonna get tired of talking about it;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/08\/scenes-from-spring-training-we-hate-your-favorite-team\/\">Talking to baseball players may make me not want to rip them as much<\/a>, which probably means I should stop talking to baseball players;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/07\/scenes-from-spring-training-yu-darvish-mania\/\">Lots of reporters wanted to see Yu Darvish in person<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/07\/nbc-sportstalk-torii-hunter-wouldnt-take-the-bait\/\">Torii Hunter has gone to the Crash Davis school of not telling nosy reporters anything of substance<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/06\/scenes-from-spring-training-it-finally-feels-like-baseball\/\">A person actually bought an orange Marlins&#8217; cap<\/a>;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/06\/bobby-abreu-thinks-he-can-pitch\/\">Bobby Abreu actually thinks he can pitch<\/a>; and<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/06\/scenes-from-spring-training-the-angels-are-loose\/\">The Angels are a happy bunch<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you read this, I&#8217;m at 30,000 feet. 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Are they the superheros we want? Yep. They are. Are they the superheros we need. Yep, again. Man. That IS super: they even beat the meme. <\/p>\n<p>Look. Up in the sky! Its a bird? Its a plane! No, wait!  Its Sasquatch! No. No, wait&#8230;its&#8230;Superman? Yes! It is. My, what an amazing thick head of hair being ruffled by the breeze in the wind of his passage&#8230;er&#8230;yeah. 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AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Men in tights, just like Robin Hood.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270645\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270645={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270645\",\"title\":\"Men%20in%20tights%2C%20just%20like%20Robin%20Hood....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/farewell-arizona\\\/#comment-270645\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270645\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270678\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270678\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270678\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:14 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>We&#8217;re men, we&#8217;re men in tights.<br \/>\nWe roam around the forest looking for fights.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re men, we&#8217;re men in tights.<br \/>\nWe rob from the rich and give to the poor, that&#8217;s right!<br \/>\nWe may look like sissies, but watch what you say or else we&#8217;ll put out your lights!<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re men, we&#8217;re men in tights,<br \/>\nAlways on guard defending the people&#8217;s rights.<\/p>\n<p>[The Can-Can Chorus Line]<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re men, MANLY men, we&#8217;re men in tights.<br \/>\n[Gay voice] Yes!<br \/>\nWe roam around the forest looking for fights.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re men, we&#8217;re men in tights.<br \/>\nWe rob from the rich and give to the poor, that&#8217;s right!<br \/>\nWe may look like pansies, but don&#8217;t get us wrong or else we&#8217;ll put out your lights.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re men, we&#8217;re men in tights<br \/>\n[High Voice] TIGHT Tights<br \/>\nAlways on guard defending the people&#8217;s rights.<br \/>\nWhen you&#8217;re in a fix just call 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12, 2012 at 12:04 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Sounds like he got away from there without having stepped on any invisible horned toads.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270664\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270664={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270664\",\"title\":\"Sounds%20like%20he%20got%20away%20from%20there%20without%20having%20stepped%20on%20any%20invisible%20horned%20toads....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/farewell-arizona\\\/#comment-270664\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270664\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ffarewell-arizona%2F\">Log in to 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I live in the area, and always see you mention this.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270677\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270677={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270677\",\"title\":\"What%20is%20with%20the%20horned%20toads%3F%20I%20live%20in%20the%20area%2C%20and%20always%20see%20you%20mention%20this....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/farewell-arizona\\\/#comment-270677\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270677\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ffarewell-arizona%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270743\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270743\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270743\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:29 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I read not long ago in <i>Scientific American<\/i> that in Arizona the horned toads were vanishing.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270743\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270743={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270743\",\"title\":\"I%20read%20not%20long%20ago%20in%20%3Ci%3EScientific%20American%3C%2Fi%3E%20that%20in%20Arizona%20the%20horned%20toads%20were%20vanishing....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/farewell-arizona\\\/#comment-270743\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270743\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270747\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270747\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270747\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:30 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>&#8230;or maybe it was in <i>The Journal of Irreproducible Results<\/i>. I subscribe to a lot of science magazines.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270747\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270747={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270747\",\"title\":\"...or%20maybe%20it%20was%20in%20%3Ci%3EThe%20Journal%20of%20Irreproducible%20Results%3C%2Fi%3E.%20I%20subscribe%20to%20a%20lot%20of%20science%20magazines....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/farewell-arizona\\\/#comment-270747\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270747\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270796\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270796\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270796\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/vivabear.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>vivabear<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 6:33 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>You should probably go back and read the rest of the article then.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270796\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270796={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270796\",\"title\":\"You%20should%20probably%20go%20back%20and%20read%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20article%20then....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/12\\\/farewell-arizona\\\/#comment-270796\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270796\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F12%2Ffarewell-arizona%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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Some of that was the defense&#8217;s fault, as <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/4586\/freddie-freeman\">Freddie Freeman<\/a> committed an error behind him. Some of it was his fault, like when he gave up a two-run homer to one of baseball&#8217;s worst hitters in <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3835\/jeff-mathis\">Jeff Mathis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first inning was a lot more fun than the second,&#8221; Hanson told MLB.com. &#8220;I was getting balls that were soaked and wet and the mound was drenched. But it was still fun. When I was out there, I was just laughing about it because I was glad to be back out there on the mound. It was fun to compete again. It was one of those conditions where I didn&#8217;t really care what happened because it didn&#8217;t matter. It was almost like I was a little kid playing in the rain again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hanson missed the final two months of last season and was diagnosed with a minor tear in his rotator cuff. The new delivery he&#8217;s working with this spring was designed to make him quicker to the plate, but it&#8217;s also supposed to be easier on his shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I felt great,&#8221; Hanson said. &#8220;Obviously, my command was a little bit off, but my body felt really good. 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class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cltjump.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cltjump<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 8:13 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270602\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270602={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270602\",\"title\":\"YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES.............................\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/tommy-hanson-has-fun-in-abbreviated-spring-debut\\\/#comment-270602\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270602\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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He left with medical personnel before the game ended, but he was able to walk out under his own power.<\/p>\n<p>Robinson, 76, collected 2,943 hits, 586 homers and 1,812 RBI during a major league career that spanned from 1956-1976. 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Many who could found at the bar with Frank.  And Frank the Lakers won 95-94.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270595\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270595={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270595\",\"title\":\"I%20got%20to%20admit%20that%204th%20quarter%20was%20really%20exciting%20and%20stressful%20for%20Laker%20fans.%20%20Many%20who%20could%20found%20at%20the%20bar%20with%20Frank.%20%20And%20Frank%20the%20Lakers%20won%2095-94....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/tmz-frank-robinson-treated-by-emts-at-lakers-game\\\/#comment-270595\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270595\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Ftmz-frank-robinson-treated-by-emts-at-lakers-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270709\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270709\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270709\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Reflex <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:17 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Too bad Frank didn&#8217;t get another 67 hits, he might have made the HoF&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270709\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270709={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270709\",\"title\":\"Too%20bad%20Frank%20didn%27t%20get%20another%2067%20hits%2C%20he%20might%20have%20made%20the%20HoF......\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/tmz-frank-robinson-treated-by-emts-at-lakers-game\\\/#comment-270709\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270709\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Ftmz-frank-robinson-treated-by-emts-at-lakers-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Ftmz-frank-robinson-treated-by-emts-at-lakers-game%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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He ended up with 150 at-bats, so he won&#8217;t be eligible for Rookie of the Year honors this season. Perhaps he&#8217;ll just set his sights on the MVP award instead.<\/p>\n<p>The Jays&#8217; plan is to hit Lawrie seventh initially, with <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/4044\/adam-lind\">Adam Lind<\/a>, <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3817\/edwin-encarnacion\">Edwin Encarnacion<\/a> and <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/4153\/colby-rasmus\">Colby Rasmus<\/a> likely to follow No. 3 hitter <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/3803\/jose-bautista\">Jose Bautista<\/a>. Still, it&#8217;s worth wondering how long that will last. Everyone in that group of candidates to bat behind Bautista has significant upside, but Lawrie&#8217;s potential probably dwarfs them all.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124611\"  title=\"Comment on Brett Lawrie tearing the cover off the ball in Florida\">Skip to Comments <span class=\"count\">(25)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article_connect\">\n\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\/\" data-text=\"Brett Lawrie tearing the cover off the ball in Florida\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-via=\"HardballTalk\" data-related=\"nbc_sports\">Tweet<\/a>\n\t\n\t<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=73px&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:73px; height:21px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\t<a class=\"share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Brett Lawrie tearing the cover off the ball in Florida&body=HardballTalk: http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\/\">Email<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_nav\">\n\t<div class=\"left_right_posts\">\n\t\t<div class=\"next\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/tmz-frank-robinson-treated-by-emts-at-lakers-game\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"label\">&laquo; Newer<\/span> <span class=\"title\">TMZ: Frank Robinson treated by EMTs at Lakers game<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"previous\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"label\">Older &raquo;<\/span> <span class=\"title\">Giancarlo Stanton hit on wrist by a pitch, leaves game<\/span><\/a><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more_entries_list\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"nbcs_highlight_color\">More HardballTalk<\/span>\n\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tweet-of-the-day-tommy-lasorda-killed-jimmy-wynn-but-only-briefly\/\">Tweet of the Day: Tommy Lasorda killed Jimmy Wynn, but only briefly<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/vance-worley-turns-in-the-line-of-the-spring-so-far\/\">Vance Worley turns in the line of the spring so far<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/12\/tigers-release-reliever-david-pauley\/\">Tigers release reliever David Pauley<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"home_link\" href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\">Back to Homepage<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><!--\/entry_footer-->\n\t<\/div><!--\/article_contents-->\n<\/div><!--\/entry_type_full-->\n\t<\/div><!--\/module article-->\n<\/div><!--\/article_wrapper-->\n<div class=\"module module_type_comments\"><div class=\"module_header\"><div id=\"comments\" class=\"comments_header\">25 Comments <a class=\"rss app_icon\" href='http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\/feed\/'>(Feed for Comments)<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"module_content article_comments\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"comment_list\"><ol>\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270592\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270592\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270592\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cur68.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cur68<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:05 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Pretty impressive thus far, Mr. Lawrie. This keeps up, then that batting order will get an overhaul. I think this is the Beaver Men&#8217;s future # 2 hitter. Best spot to make the most of all that power and speed with the threat of Bautista to keep &#8216;em honest with the pitches.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270592\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270592={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270592\",\"title\":\"Pretty%20impressive%20thus%20far%2C%20Mr.%20Lawrie.%20This%20keeps%20up%2C%20then%20that%20batting%20order%20will%20get%20an%20overhaul.%20I%20think%20this%20is%20the%20Beaver%20Men%27s%20future%20%23%202%20hitter.%20Best%20spot%20to%20make%20the%20most%20of%20all%20that%20pow...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270592\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270592\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270603\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270603\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270603\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Mark <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 8:34 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Realistically Bautista should be hitting fourth (as the #3 guy comes up the most # of times with nobody on base and the #4 comes in with the most), but as long as Bautista bats third it&#8217;s a waste to have Lawrie second. You&#8217;re not running with Bautista at the plate, because as you will remember anytime someone stole a base with Bautista up (I&#8217;m looking at you, Corey Patterson), Jose got IBBed. <\/p>\n<p>So with the Jays current lineup, Lawrie makes the most sense 4th. Take advantage of his power and punish opposing teams for pitching around Bautista. Not only that, but Lawrie can take advantage of his speed as the guys behind him don&#8217;t hit as well as the first couple hitters. Speed has the most value with guys who don&#8217;t hit for as much power, so it would be wasted in front of a guy like Bautista.<\/p>\n<p>Either way it&#8217;s pretty damn impressive what Lawrie&#8217;s done so far.<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m hoping this didn&#8217;t post multiple times cause it said I wasn&#8217;t logged in when I was&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270603\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270603={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270603\",\"title\":\"Realistically%20Bautista%20should%20be%20hitting%20fourth%20%28as%20the%20%233%20guy%20comes%20up%20the%20most%20%23%20of%20times%20with%20nobody%20on%20base%20and%20the%20%234%20comes%20in%20with%20the%20most%29%2C%20but%20as%20long%20as%20Bautista%20bats%20third%20it%27s%20a%20waste...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270603\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270603\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270624\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270624\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270624\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cur68.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cur68<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:38 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Pretty good point, Mark. I forgot about the &#8220;just walk Jose&#8221; mind set. This sure is a nice problem to have, innit? Ok, sure, Lawrie 4th, Lind can DH &amp; do his thing in some other spot. Really, we could bake this cake any way we like; its going to be good, regardless.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270624\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270624={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270624\",\"title\":\"Pretty%20good%20point%2C%20Mark.%20I%20forgot%20about%20the%20%22just%20walk%20Jose%22%20mind%20set.%20This%20sure%20is%20a%20nice%20problem%20to%20have%2C%20innit%3F%20Ok%2C%20sure%2C%20Lawrie%204th%2C%20Lind%20can%20DH%20%26amp%3B%20do%20his%20thing%20in%20some%20other%20spot.%20Really%2C...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270624\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270624\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270596\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270596\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270596\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>proudlycanadian <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:27 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>On Rotoworld, Matthew is pulling for him to hit 4th. The kid is fun to watch.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270596\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270596={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270596\",\"title\":\"On%20Rotoworld%2C%20Matthew%20is%20pulling%20for%20him%20to%20hit%204th.%20The%20kid%20is%20fun%20to%20watch....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270596\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270596\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" 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href='http:\/\/brewcrewfan54.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>brewcrewfan54<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 8:37 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Lawrie came via trade from Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270605\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270605={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270605\",\"title\":\"Lawrie%20came%20via%20trade%20from%20Milwaukee....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270605\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270605\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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content\">\n\t\t<p>Ah, he was part of the Marcum trade.  What came in the Halladay trade?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270611\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270611={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270611\",\"title\":\"Ah%2C%20he%20was%20part%20of%20the%20Marcum%20trade.%20%20What%20came%20in%20the%20Halladay%20trade%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270611\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270611\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270613\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270613\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270613\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/brewcrewfan54.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>brewcrewfan54<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 9:58 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Marcum was a big part of the Brewers winning 96 games and going to the NLCS, Brewer fans have no reason to be mad about that trade. Lawrie hasn&#8217;t gotten the Jays anywhere yet.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270613\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270613={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270613\",\"title\":\"Marcum%20was%20a%20big%20part%20of%20the%20Brewers%20winning%2096%20games%20and%20going%20to%20the%20NLCS%2C%20Brewer%20fans%20have%20no%20reason%20to%20be%20mad%20about%20that%20trade.%20Lawrie%20hasn%27t%20gotten%20the%20Jays%20anywhere%20yet....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270613\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270613\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270616\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270616\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270616\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Ben <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 10:32 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>You clearly don&#8217;t understand how WAR works. Wins are wins, whether it&#8217;s from 171 PA worth of Lawrie, or 200 IP of Marcum. Replace Marcum with random starter, and replace Casey McGehee with Brett Lawrie and the Brewers win the exact same number of games in 2011. And in fact, they probably would have won more if they had started Lawrie over McGehee all year.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270616\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270616={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270616\",\"title\":\"You%20clearly%20don%27t%20understand%20how%20WAR%20works.%20Wins%20are%20wins%2C%20whether%20it%27s%20from%20171%20PA%20worth%20of%20Lawrie%2C%20or%20200%20IP%20of%20Marcum.%20Replace%20Marcum%20with%20random%20starter%2C%20and%20replace%20Casey%20McGehee%20with%20Brett%20...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270616\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270616\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270627\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270627\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270627\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cur68.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cur68<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:41 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>death: Drabek &amp; D&#8217;Arnaud came in the Halliday trade. There was another guy but I think he got flipped for I-forget-who.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270627\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270627={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270627\",\"title\":\"death%3A%20Drabek%20%26amp%3B%20D%27Arnaud%20came%20in%20the%20Halliday%20trade.%20There%20was%20another%20guy%20but%20I%20think%20he%20got%20flipped%20for%20I-forget-who....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270627\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270627\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270635\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270635\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270635\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>proudlycanadian <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:15 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Hi Cur. The other guy was flipped for Wallace, who in turn was traded for Gosse. Gosse was the player the Jays really wanted but the Phillies would not trade him at that time. After the Phillies traded Gosse to Houston, the Jays were able to trade for him. So essentially the the Jays got Drabek, D&#8217;Arnaud and Gosse for Halladay. Drabek has been a bust so far, but D&#8217;Arnaud and Gosse are highly rated prospects who shined at Double A last year.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270635\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270635={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270635\",\"title\":\"Hi%20Cur.%20The%20other%20guy%20was%20flipped%20for%20Wallace%2C%20who%20in%20turn%20was%20traded%20for%20Gosse.%20Gosse%20was%20the%20player%20the%20Jays%20really%20wanted%20but%20the%20Phillies%20would%20not%20trade%20him%20at%20that%20time.%20After%20the%20Phillies%20...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270635\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270635\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270618\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270618\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270618\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/tn16.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>tn16<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:06 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>He makes up for the bad doc trade<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270618\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270618={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270618\",\"title\":\"He%20makes%20up%20for%20the%20bad%20doc%20trade...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270618\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270618\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270619\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270619\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270619\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Ben <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:09 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Yeah, that d&#8217;Arnuad guy is a real chump. Or something. <\/p>\n<p>1. Travis d\u2019Arnaud, C<br \/>\nDOB: 2\/10\/89<br \/>\nHeight\/Weight: 6-2\/195<br \/>\nBats\/Throws: R\/R<br \/>\nDrafted\/Signed: First round, 2007, Lakewood HS (CA)<br \/>\n2011 Stats: .311\/.371\/.542 at Double-A (114 G)<br \/>\nTools Profile: He can hit, has power, and plays solid defense.<\/p>\n<p>Year in Review: d\u2019Arnaud\u2019s ceiling always intrigued scouts, and a healthy season allowed him to put it all together to earn Eastern League MVP honors.<br \/>\nThe Good: d&#8217;Arnaud has all the tools to be a star player. He has a quick bat, outstanding hand-eye coordination, the ability to hit .280-.300, and the strength to add 25-plus home runs annually. He&#8217;s very athletic for a catcher with a plus arm, and he moves well behind the plate. He is a 40 runner.<br \/>\nThe Bad: d&#8217;Arnaud has the potential to be a plus defender, but he still needs to improve his receiving skills and the quickness of his release. He&#8217;s made some strides in his plate discipline, but it could still use refinement.<br \/>\nEphemera: d&#8217;Arnaud played 17 games as the number-five hitter for Double-A New Hampshire, batting .409\/.451\/.788 with five home runs.<br \/>\nPerfect World Projection: He could be an All-Star catcher.<br \/>\nFantasy Impact: It\u2019s rare to find catchers who can hit in the middle of the order.<br \/>\nPath to the Big Leagues: d&#8217;Arnaud will enter 2012 as the best catching prospect in the minor leagues. He could put up some huge numbers at Triple-A Las Vegas before getting a look in September.<br \/>\nETA: Late 2012<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270619\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270619={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270619\",\"title\":\"Yeah%2C%20that%20d%27Arnuad%20guy%20is%20a%20real%20chump.%20Or%20something.%201.%20Travis%20dArnaud%2C%20CDOB%3A%202%2F10%2F89Height%2FWeight%3A%206-2%2F195Bats%2FThrows%3A%20R%2FRDrafted%2FSigned%3A%20First%20round%2C%202007%2C%20Lakewood%20HS%20%28CA%292011%20Stats%3A%20.311%2F.3...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270619\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270619\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270622\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270622\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270622\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>mathieug79 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:17 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I still dont think the halladay trade was that bad, we got d&#8217;arnaud, who looks to become a star catcher, we got Kyle drabek who i refuse to call him a bust, because he&#8217;s still young (comeback year this year, book it). and we also got a guy named Anthony gose (in a seperate trade, for Brett Wallace), a speedy CF that could probably swipe 40-50 bags\/year. So all in all, for a trade that AA had no choice but to trade him to philly (since he wouldn&#8217;t waive his no movement clause anywhere else). I think we did pretty good. As for D&#8217;arnaud, Amaro wanted him back this off season, so that shows us. he&#8217;s going to be a great catcher!.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270622\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270622={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270622\",\"title\":\"I%20still%20dont%20think%20the%20halladay%20trade%20was%20that%20bad%2C%20we%20got%20d%27arnaud%2C%20who%20looks%20to%20become%20a%20star%20catcher%2C%20we%20got%20Kyle%20drabek%20who%20i%20refuse%20to%20call%20him%20a%20bust%2C%20because%20he%27s%20still%20young%20%28comeback%20yea...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270622\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270622\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270625\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270625\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270625\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>jason1214 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:40 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Yes Brewer fans we know without Marcum you don&#8217;t make playoffs, but trust me Lawrie is going to be a player you regret trading. Ben is right about WAR, 100% correct.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270625\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270625={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270625\",\"title\":\"Yes%20Brewer%20fans%20we%20know%20without%20Marcum%20you%20don%27t%20make%20playoffs%2C%20but%20trust%20me%20Lawrie%20is%20going%20to%20be%20a%20player%20you%20regret%20trading.%20Ben%20is%20right%20about%20WAR%2C%20100%25%20correct....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270625\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270625\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270633\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270633\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270633\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/aaroncurryisbust.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>aaroncurryisbust<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 12:51 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Still wish the Mariners could have finagled Lawrie from the Jays for Pineda instead of Jesus Montero from the Dankees.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270633\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" 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class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/tn16.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>tn16<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:37 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>The jays would never trade lawrie for peneda rumors it never woulda happend<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270637\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270637={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270637\",\"title\":\"The%20jays%20would%20never%20trade%20lawrie%20for%20peneda%20rumors%20it%20never%20woulda%20happend...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270637\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270637\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" 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As far as the lineup is concerned, it is entirely possible, however, Gosse is a natural lead off hitter.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270640\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270640={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270640\",\"title\":\"Edit%20function%3A%20Check%20the%20spelling%20of%20the%20names.%20As%20far%20as%20the%20lineup%20is%20concerned%2C%20it%20is%20entirely%20possible%2C%20however%2C%20Gosse%20is%20a%20natural%20lead%20off%20hitter....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270640\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270640\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270670\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270670\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270670\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cmutimmah.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cmutimmah<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 12:25 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Arencibia is very overrated by you guys&#8230; He DID hit .220, which was in line with his minor league numbers&#8230; you can get a better first baseman than that for a couple million a year&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>I think he gets traded, Bautista gets shifted to 1B, and they keep Rasmus in the OF for his defense.  (They gave up a good amount last year to land Rasmus, not sure why that guy didn&#8217;t pencil him into the 2013 lineup&#8230;)<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270670\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270670={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270670\",\"title\":\"Arencibia%20is%20very%20overrated%20by%20you%20guys...%20He%20DID%20hit%20.220%2C%20which%20was%20in%20line%20with%20his%20minor%20league%20numbers...%20you%20can%20get%20a%20better%20first%20baseman%20than%20that%20for%20a%20couple%20million%20a%20year...%20I%20think%20...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270670\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270670\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270690\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270690\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270690\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/sasquashman.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>sasquash20<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 2:03 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I hope this kid is a stud. I just drafted him in the 3rd round of a 5 keeper fantasy baseball league. Got ripped by the other guys in the league but I think Lawrie has a real chance to be one of the top 3rd baseman for the next decade. I passed on much more proven guys just because I&#8217;m so high on this kid. I would hit him 4 if I was the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270690\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270690={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270690\",\"title\":\"I%20hope%20this%20kid%20is%20a%20stud.%20I%20just%20drafted%20him%20in%20the%203rd%20round%20of%20a%205%20keeper%20fantasy%20baseball%20league.%20Got%20ripped%20by%20the%20other%20guys%20in%20the%20league%20but%20I%20think%20Lawrie%20has%20a%20real%20chance%20to%20be%20one%20of%20...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270690\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270690\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270698\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270698\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270698\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/myfakeaddress.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>foreverchipper10<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 3:00 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>This young man is a keeper on my fantasy team for the next 3 years <img src='http:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' \/> <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270698\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270698={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270698\",\"title\":\"This%20young%20man%20is%20a%20keeper%20on%20my%20fantasy%20team%20for%20the%20next%203%20years%20%3A%29...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270698\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270698\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270737\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270737\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270737\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>wkinsomnia <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 4:18 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I just traded Halladay straight up in my keeper league for this kid.  His potential upside is far to strong to overlook imo. I now have a very young but solid Infield. Lawrie@3rd, Castro@SS, Zobrist@2nd, Ellsbury@OF and a final player tbd as my 5th Keeper.  I have Wainwright, Jennings, Walker, Konerko and Bumgarner to choose from.  if anyone has any opinions it&#8217;d be appreciated.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270737\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270737={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270737\",\"title\":\"I%20just%20traded%20Halladay%20straight%20up%20in%20my%20keeper%20league%20for%20this%20kid.%20%20His%20potential%20upside%20is%20far%20to%20strong%20to%20overlook%20imo.%20I%20now%20have%20a%20very%20young%20but%20solid%20Infield.%20Lawrie%403rd%2C%20Castro%40SS%2C%20Zobr...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/brett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida\\\/#comment-270737\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270737\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fbrett-lawrie-tearing-the-cover-off-the-ball-in-florida%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/joecapMARLINS\/status\/178901896541634560\">Joe Capozzi of the <em>Palm Beach Post<\/em><\/a>, he has been diagnosed with a contusion.<\/p>\n<p>Stanton, who played the 2010 and 2011 seasons under the name Mike, was appearing in his fourth Grapefruit League game. Including Sunday&#8217;s one at-bat, he&#8217;s 2-for-9 this spring with an RBI and three strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p>The Marlins could give him a few days off as a precautionary measure. 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&#8220;Stan-tone&#8221; ?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270551\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270551={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270551\",\"title\":\"Should%20we%20pronounce%20his%20last%20name%20......%20%22Stan-tone%22%20%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270551\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270551\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270552\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270552\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270552\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/pkers.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>pkers<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 2:51 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Either his bat has pink eye, or it has a giant nipple. I&#8217;m not sure which.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270552\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270552={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270552\",\"title\":\"Either%20his%20bat%20has%20pink%20eye%2C%20or%20it%20has%20a%20giant%20nipple.%20I%27m%20not%20sure%20which....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270552\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270552\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270564\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270564\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270564\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>shawnuel <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 3:49 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>It&#8217;s an inverse nipple!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270564\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270564={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270564\",\"title\":\"It%27s%20an%20inverse%20nipple%21...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270564\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270564\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270555\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270555\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270555\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>billb09 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 3:00 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Next he won&#8217;t really be 22 more like 28 and his real name will be?&#8230;. Next time there is a visa problem we will find out.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270555\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270555={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270555\",\"title\":\"Next%20he%20won%27t%20really%20be%2022%20more%20like%2028%20and%20his%20real%20name%20will%20be%3F....%20Next%20time%20there%20is%20a%20visa%20problem%20we%20will%20find%20out....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270555\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270555\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270565\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270565\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270565\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>shawnuel <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 3:53 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Stanton probably won&#8217;t need a visa to travel home to California.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270565\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270565={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270565\",\"title\":\"Stanton%20probably%20won%27t%20need%20a%20visa%20to%20travel%20home%20to%20California....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270565\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270565\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270609\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270609\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270609\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 9:37 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>They ought to drop the visa requirement to travel past the Broward County line too. Traffic really backs up on I-95 on the Macondo side heading north through the customs and immigration booth.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270609\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270609={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270609\",\"title\":\"They%20ought%20to%20drop%20the%20visa%20requirement%20to%20travel%20past%20the%20Broward%20County%20line%20too.%20Traffic%20really%20backs%20up%20on%20I-95%20on%20the%20Macondo%20side%20heading%20north%20through%20the%20customs%20and%20immigration%20booth....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270609\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270609\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270586\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270586\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270586\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>randygnyc <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 6:25 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Giancarlo Stan-toe-knee<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270586\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270586={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270586\",\"title\":\"Giancarlo%20Stan-toe-knee...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270586\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270586\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270630\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270630\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270630\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>micker716 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:53 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Gian what?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270630\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270630={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270630\",\"title\":\"Gian%20what%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270630\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270630\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270655\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270655\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270655\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cmutimmah.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cmutimmah<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 9:46 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Giancarlo, that&#8217;s the guy that knocked up Snookie, Right?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270655\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270655={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270655\",\"title\":\"Giancarlo%2C%20that%27s%20the%20guy%20that%20knocked%20up%20Snookie%2C%20Right%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270655\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270655\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270669\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270669\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270669\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 12:23 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I&#8217;m afraid I can&#8217;t get accustomed to &#8220;Giancarlo&#8221; after a year and a half of &#8220;Mike.&#8221; It&#8217;s cumbersome, and the latinate Giancarlo clashes noisily with the Anglo Stanton. I&#8217;ll just stick to The Iron Giant, as in fairytales past. <\/p>\n<p>In other news in or around the Feesh that the CTB crew hasn&#8217;t seen fit to cover, Feesh mouthpiece that roars, the Chihuahua, was recorded saying a bunch of stupidly disparaging things about residents of Macondo and their elected officials last week that set off a classic tropical teapot tempest in these here parts. Seems he impugned the intelligence of the politicians he so easily conned into springing for most of the cost of the Macondo Banana Massacre field (which was also embroiled in some negative reportage about its inadequate parking facilities) &#8211; and the intelligence of those who elected him in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, he was not wrong about any of this &#8211; but you have to marvel at the inert amalgam of ineptitude and stupidity that led him to say any of it in the first place.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/media.vmixcore.com\/core-flash\/UnifiedVideoPlayer\/UnifiedVideoPlayer.swf\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/media.vmixcore.com\/core-flash\/UnifiedVideoPlayer\/UnifiedVideoPlayer.swf<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270669\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270669={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270669\",\"title\":\"I%27m%20afraid%20I%20can%27t%20get%20accustomed%20to%20%22Giancarlo%22%20after%20a%20year%20and%20a%20half%20of%20%22Mike.%22%20It%27s%20cumbersome%2C%20and%20the%20latinate%20Giancarlo%20clashes%20noisily%20with%20the%20Anglo%20Stanton.%20I%27ll%20just%20stick%20to%20The%20Iron...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/giancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game\\\/#comment-270669\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270669\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fgiancarlo-stanton-hit-on-wrist-by-a-pitch-leaves-game%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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options in case Carpenter misses the start of the season","thumbnail":"<img width=\"136\" height=\"121\" src=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/carpenter-reuters.png?w=136&amp;h=121&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-story-explorer-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"carpenter reuters\" title=\"carpenter reuters\" \/>","wrapper":"<div id=\"article_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"module article\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_type_full\">\n\t<div class=\"entry_header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry_title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\/\">Cardinals considering &#8220;Plan B&#8221; options in case Carpenter misses the start of the season<\/a><\/h1>\n\t\t<div class=\"name_date\">\n\t<p class=\"image_item_author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/author\/drewsilv\/\" title=\"Posts by Drew Silva\" rel=\"author\">Drew Silva<\/a><\/p>\n\t<p class=\"image_item_date\">Mar 11, 2012, 5:41 PM EDT<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124573\"  title=\"Comment on Cardinals considering &#8220;Plan B&#8221; 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said Mozeliak. &#8220;We definitely think we need to implement that Plan B so I think over this week you\u2019ll see someone start to stretch out a little bit.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/5486\/lance-lynn\">Lance Lynn<\/a> was a starter in the minors and could get consideration. <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/5353\/kyle-mcclellan\">Kyle McClellan<\/a> is another option, as is lefty <a class=\"nameLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rotoworld.com\/player\/mlb\/6014\/marc-rzepczynski\">Marc Rzepczynski<\/a>, a former starter in the Blue Jays&#8217; system. 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I&#8217;m pretty sure I know who keeps buying it too.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270620\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270620={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270620\",\"title\":\"It%27s%20sold%20out%20quite%20frequently%20though...my%20local%20Walgreen%27s%20anyway.%20I%27m%20pretty%20sure%20I%20know%20who%20keeps%20buying%20it%20too....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270620\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270620\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270583\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270583\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270583\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>The Baseball Idiot <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 6:11 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Yeah, giving Carpenter a few weeks rest before he starts the season willl be good for the rest of the National League.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270583\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270583={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270583\",\"title\":\"Yeah%2C%20giving%20Carpenter%20a%20few%20weeks%20rest%20before%20he%20starts%20the%20season%20willl%20be%20good%20for%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20National%20League....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270583\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270583\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270587\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270587\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270587\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>proudlycanadian <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 6:28 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I wonder what Plan C is? Blanton is available.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270587\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270587={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270587\",\"title\":\"I%20wonder%20what%20Plan%20C%20is%3F%20Blanton%20is%20available....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270587\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270587\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270590\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270590\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270590\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>paperlions <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 6:56 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>If they were going to spend any money at all, they would have given it to Oswalt.  I doubt Philly is looking to eat $7M of Blanton&#8217;s contract.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270590\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270590={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270590\",\"title\":\"If%20they%20were%20going%20to%20spend%20any%20money%20at%20all%2C%20they%20would%20have%20given%20it%20to%20Oswalt.%20%20I%20doubt%20Philly%20is%20looking%20to%20eat%20%247M%20of%20Blanton%27s%20contract....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270590\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270590\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270598\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270598\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270598\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>proudlycanadian <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:32 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Oswalt only wants to pitch in the second half. By then, Carpenter might be healthy enough to pitch. Blanton is available right now, but Philadelphia is said to be willing to only absorb $2 million of his salary.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270598\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270598={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270598\",\"title\":\"Oswalt%20only%20wants%20to%20pitch%20in%20the%20second%20half.%20By%20then%2C%20Carpenter%20might%20be%20healthy%20enough%20to%20pitch.%20Blanton%20is%20available%20right%20now%2C%20but%20Philadelphia%20is%20said%20to%20be%20willing%20to%20only%20absorb%20%242%20millio...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270598\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270598\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270600\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270600\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270600\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>paperlions <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:39 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>After no one offered what he wanted, Oswalt said he was sitting out the 1st half.  The Cardinals had plenty of time to offer him decent money.  Why would anyone take on $6.5M of Blanton&#8217;s deal if they thought they only needed a 1 month fill in.<\/p>\n<p>Philly will still have a hard time finding someone willing to pay $6.5M for Blanton because you can get at least 90% of his production from a AAA guy.  If money didn&#8217;t matter, the Cardinals would still prefer to have Lance Lynn start than Blanton.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270600\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270600={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270600\",\"title\":\"After%20no%20one%20offered%20what%20he%20wanted%2C%20Oswalt%20said%20he%20was%20sitting%20out%20the%201st%20half.%20%20The%20Cardinals%20had%20plenty%20of%20time%20to%20offer%20him%20decent%20money.%20%20Why%20would%20anyone%20take%20on%20%246.5M%20of%20Blanton%27s%20deal%20if...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270600\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270600\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270628\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270628\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270628\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>spudchukar <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:46 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Aaron Miles might be available.  He is as attractive a hurler as Blanton, and considerably cheaper.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270628\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270628={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270628\",\"title\":\"Aaron%20Miles%20might%20be%20available.%20%20He%20is%20as%20attractive%20a%20hurler%20as%20Blanton%2C%20and%20considerably%20cheaper....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270628\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270628\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270597\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270597\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270597\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/westcoastredbird.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>westcoastredbird<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:28 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>This has the smell of the start of last year.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270597\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270597={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270597\",\"title\":\"This%20has%20the%20smell%20of%20the%20start%20of%20last%20year....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270597\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270597\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270659\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270659\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270659\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>okwhitefalcon <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 10:52 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Per Derrick Goold, Plan B is stretching out Lance Lynn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/sports\/baseball\/professional\/cardinal-beat\/lynn-will-be-cards-alternate-starting-option\/article_4d8abe44-6c3a-11e1-9d1f-001a4bcf6878.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/sports\/baseball\/professional\/cardinal-beat\/lynn-will-be-cards-alternate-starting-option\/article_4d8abe44-6c3a-11e1-9d1f-001a4bcf6878.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270659\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270659={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270659\",\"title\":\"Per%20Derrick%20Goold%2C%20Plan%20B%20is%20stretching%20out%20Lance%20Lynn.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stltoday.com%2Fsports%2Fbaseball%2Fprofessional%2Fcardinal-beat%2Flynn-will-be-cards-alternate-starting-option%2Farticle_4d8abe44-6c3a-11e1-9...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270659\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270659\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270679\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270679\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270679\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Old Gator <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:17 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Isn&#8217;t &#8220;Plan B&#8221; to bomb the Iranian reactors? Or have I just been channel surfing past Faux News in my sleep again?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270679\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270679={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270679\",\"title\":\"Isn%27t%20%22Plan%20B%22%20to%20bomb%20the%20Iranian%20reactors%3F%20Or%20have%20I%20just%20been%20channel%20surfing%20past%20Faux%20News%20in%20my%20sleep%20again%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season\\\/#comment-270679\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270679\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcards-considering-plan-b-options-in-case-carpenter-misses-the-start-of-the-season%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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When this happens:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Wilson<\/strong>: So you guys would agree that Superman would beat Batman in a fistfight?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lincecum<\/strong>: I dunno, man. I guess if it&#8217;s<em> just<\/em> fists, sure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wilson<\/strong>: Doesn&#8217;t matter. Superman definitely wins. No question.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as you know, I am the baseball blogosphere&#8217;s foremost expert on Batman and Batman-related subjects. And while, yes, I have a bias here, it does not prevent me from seeing the bleedin&#8217; obvious: that Batman would kick Superman&#8217;s butt in a fight. It&#8217;s just science.<\/p>\n<p>I felt it necessary to correct Mr. Wilson. To that end, I called up this pic on my phone and showed it to him when he came near:<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-124544\" title=\"Batman Superman\" src=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/batman-superman.jpg\" alt=\"source:  \" width=\"350\" height=\"284\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Me<\/strong>: Brian, I hate to break this to you, but look at this [I show him the pic].<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wilson<\/strong>: [examines the pic] \u00a0It never happened.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Me<\/strong>: Sure it did. It&#8217;s right there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wilson<\/strong>: Nope, never happened.<\/p>\n<p>And then he walked away.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s sad that a man with such physical gifts and such obvious intelligence is as deluded on such an important point as Wilson is here. 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Batman is in some crazy robotic exoskeleton, and has already made use of a sonic bomb, missiles, and a <i>kryptonite arrow<\/i>. If he didn&#8217;t have his gadgets he&#8217;d be a smear on the post-apocalyptic sidewalk.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270560\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270560={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270560\",\"title\":\"Craig%2C%20that%20pic%20from%20%3Ci%3EDark%20Knight%20Returns%3C%2Fi%3E%20isn%27t%20of%20%22just%20fists.%22%20Batman%20is%20in%20some%20crazy%20robotic%20exoskeleton%2C%20and%20has%20already%20made%20use%20of%20a%20sonic%20bomb%2C%20missiles%2C%20and%20a%20%3Ci%3Ekryptonite%20arrow%3C%2F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270560\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270560\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270561\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270561\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270561\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Craig Calcaterra <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 3:40 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Oh, not claiming Bats could beat Superman with just fists. That was Lincecum&#8217;s caveat, not mine nor Wilson&#8217;s.  Batman should be able to use his &#8220;powers&#8221; just as Superman can.  <\/p>\n<p>Now, if you were to take Superman&#8217;s powers away and Batman could not use his gadgets, that would be fair. And Batman would put Superman into an intensive care unit someplace.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270561\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270561={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270561\",\"title\":\"Oh%2C%20not%20claiming%20Bats%20could%20beat%20Superman%20with%20just%20fists.%20That%20was%20Lincecum%27s%20caveat%2C%20not%20mine%20nor%20Wilson%27s.%20%20Batman%20should%20be%20able%20to%20use%20his%20%22powers%22%20just%20as%20Superman%20can.%20%20Now%2C%20if%20you%20were%20to...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270561\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270561\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270563\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270563\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270563\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/redheadedbastard.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>RedHeadedBastard<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 3:49 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>If you want to take away their powers and make it a fair fight, you should let them fight as Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent, respectively. Bruce, the billionaire playboy, would inflict some pretty serious damage on the little nerdy journalist Clark. .<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270563\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270563={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270563\",\"title\":\"If%20you%20want%20to%20take%20away%20their%20powers%20and%20make%20it%20a%20fair%20fight%2C%20you%20should%20let%20them%20fight%20as%20Bruce%20Wayne%20and%20Clark%20Kent%2C%20respectively.%20Bruce%2C%20the%20billionaire%20playboy%2C%20would%20inflict%20some%20pretty%20se...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270563\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270563\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270573\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270573\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270573\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/kevinhuffstutler.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>whopper17<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:31 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>except nerdy journalist Clark is still freaking superman<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270573\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270573={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270573\",\"title\":\"except%20nerdy%20journalist%20Clark%20is%20still%20freaking%20superman...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270573\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270573\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270601\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270601\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270601\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Baseball Beer Burritos In That Order <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:43 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Craig, I don&#8217;t want to play Devil&#8217;s Advocate, but the picture as tomemos mentions, references a scene in which Batman tricks superman into being physically vulnerable. Now, while trickery\/gadgetry shouldn&#8217;t disqualify Bats, I think it is worth pointing out that Batman did not beat Superman <b>alone<\/b> which I think is a key distinction. Green Arrow is the one who hits Superman with the kryptonite arrow.<\/p>\n<p>I fully agree with you, of course, that in a man-on-man fist fight with no powers Batman would turn Superman into a toothless rag doll. But this photo is more like Batman <i>and friends<\/i> v. Superman.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270601\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270601={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270601\",\"title\":\"Craig%2C%20I%20don%27t%20want%20to%20play%20Devil%27s%20Advocate%2C%20but%20the%20picture%20as%20tomemos%20mentions%2C%20references%20a%20scene%20in%20which%20Batman%20tricks%20superman%20into%20being%20physically%20vulnerable.%20Now%2C%20while%20trickery%2Fgadgetr...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270601\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270601\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270615\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270615\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270615\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Jeremy Fox <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 10:16 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>&#8220;if you were to take Superman&#8217;s powers away&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure Craig and many readers will correct me if I&#8217;m wrong, but doesn&#8217;t Superman have his powers by virtue of being on planet Earth? So doesn&#8217;t imagining &#8220;Superman without his powers&#8221; amount to imagining that Superman isn&#8217;t even on Earth to fight Batman? <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s like saying, &#8220;if you were to take away Albert Pujols&#8217; baseball skills and athletic ability&#8230;&#8221; At some point, if you take too much away, he stops being Albert Pujols.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270615\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270615={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270615\",\"title\":\"%22if%20you%20were%20to%20take%20Superman%27s%20powers%20away...%22I%27m%20sure%20Craig%20and%20many%20readers%20will%20correct%20me%20if%20I%27m%20wrong%2C%20but%20doesn%27t%20Superman%20have%20his%20powers%20by%20virtue%20of%20being%20on%20planet%20Earth%3F%20So%20doesn%27t%20im...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270615\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270615\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270681\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270681\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270681\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>Baseball Beer Burritos In That Order <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:24 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>@Jeremy<\/p>\n<p>Superman&#8217;s powers come from the sun. In the comic we&#8217;re discussing, actually, Superman loses his powers at one point when a nuclear strike\/magnetic storm block his access to the sun  (he is then revitalized by some plants (?)).<\/p>\n<p>Goddamnit, I&#8217;m such a nerd.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270681\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270681={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270681\",\"title\":\"%40JeremySuperman%27s%20powers%20come%20from%20the%20sun.%20In%20the%20comic%20we%27re%20discussing%2C%20actually%2C%20Superman%20loses%20his%20powers%20at%20one%20point%20when%20a%20nuclear%20strike%2Fmagnetic%20storm%20block%20his%20access%20to%20the%20sun%20%20%28he%20i...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270681\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270681\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270567\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270567\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270567\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>ditto65 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:08 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I think it is obvious that Brian Wilson a) knows you are a Batmanophile; and b) used that knowledge to get back at you for any previous negative Brian Wilson posts on HBT.  (I am sure he catologs them in a virtual dewey decimal system-like card catalog located in his enormous brain.)<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270567\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270567={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270567\",\"title\":\"I%20think%20it%20is%20obvious%20that%20Brian%20Wilson%20a%29%20knows%20you%20are%20a%20Batmanophile%3B%20and%20b%29%20used%20that%20knowledge%20to%20get%20back%20at%20you%20for%20any%20previous%20negative%20Brian%20Wilson%20posts%20on%20HBT.%20%20%28I%20am%20sure%20he%20catologs...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270567\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270567\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270663\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270663\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270663\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/bravojawja.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>bravojawja<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 11:23 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I assume &#8220;brain&#8221; is a typo for &#8220;beard,&#8221; right? He could probably fit an actual card catalog in there.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270663\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270663={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270663\",\"title\":\"I%20assume%20%22brain%22%20is%20a%20typo%20for%20%22beard%2C%22%20right%3F%20He%20could%20probably%20fit%20an%20actual%20card%20catalog%20in%20there....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270663\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270663\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270568\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270568\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270568\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/hodaghunter.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>hodaghunter<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:12 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>So you&#8217;re telling me that Superman who cannot be wounded by bullets, would be wounded by fists? Remember he said, &#8220;just fists&#8221;<br \/>\nSuperman wins hands down&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270568\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270568={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270568\",\"title\":\"So%20you%27re%20telling%20me%20that%20Superman%20who%20cannot%20be%20wounded%20by%20bullets%2C%20would%20be%20wounded%20by%20fists%3F%20Remember%20he%20said%2C%20%22just%20fists%22%20Superman%20wins%20hands%20down.......\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270568\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270568\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270574\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270574\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270574\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/kevinhuffstutler.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>whopper17<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Kryptonite!<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270574\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" 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PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Best part of the article&#8211;working a dorky Star Wars reference into the title.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270569\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270569={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270569\",\"title\":\"Best%20part%20of%20the%20article--working%20a%20dorky%20Star%20Wars%20reference%20into%20the%20title....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270569\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270569\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270571\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270571\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270571\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/aceshigh11.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>aceshigh11<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:25 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Yes, indeed.<\/p>\n<p>The original trilogy is so seared into my brain that I instantly heard Ian McDiarmid (as the Emperor) gleefully hissing those words in my running interior monologue.<\/p>\n<p>Being a nerd really is fun.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270571\"><\/div>\n<script 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Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270575\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270575\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270575\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>churchoftheperpetuallyoutraged <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>It&#8217;s not just being a nerd.  Read this link and tell me you didn&#8217;t do the same.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/twv7a.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/twv7a.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270575\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270575={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270575\",\"title\":\"It%27s%20not%20just%20being%20a%20nerd.%20%20Read%20this%20link%20and%20tell%20me%20you%20didn%27t%20do%20the%20same.http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Ftwv7a.jpg...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270575\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270575\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270570\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270570\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270570\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>losangelasbasketball <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:22 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>what is happening to my brain&#8230;?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270570\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270570={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270570\",\"title\":\"what%20is%20happening%20to%20my%20brain...%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270570\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270570\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270572\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270572\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270572\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>paperlions <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:28 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Batman is an anti-baldite.<\/p>\n<p>True story.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270572\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270572={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270572\",\"title\":\"Batman%20is%20an%20anti-baldite.True%20story....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270572\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270572\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270593\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270593\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270593\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cur68.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cur68<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:13 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Well, so&#8217;s Superman, given the number of times he&#8217;s butted heads with Craig&#8217;s muse, Lex Luthor. The point here is that Craig doesn&#8217;t lose: whomever loses the fight, an anti-baldite gets a butt-wuppin&#8217;. There&#8217;s a reason that there&#8217;s so few bald good guys. In fact, without Charles Xavier, I can&#8217;t think of another good guy. Bald guys are just given to evil.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270593\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270593={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270593\",\"title\":\"Well%2C%20so%27s%20Superman%2C%20given%20the%20number%20of%20times%20he%27s%20butted%20heads%20with%20Craig%27s%20muse%2C%20Lex%20Luthor.%20The%20point%20here%20is%20that%20Craig%20doesn%27t%20lose%3A%20whomever%20loses%20the%20fight%2C%20an%20anti-baldite%20gets%20a%20butt-wu...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270593\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270593\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270577\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270577\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270577\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>jtorrey13 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 4:59 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>If you want to see what would happen when Batman faces Superman (except with the names changed to protect the innocent), check out the first issue of Mark Waid&#8217;s &#8220;Irredeemable.&#8221; One of the best #1 comics I have ever read. One of the best scenes I have ever seen. <\/p>\n<p>Now that I&#8217;ve built it up, feel free to hate it.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270577\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270577={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270577\",\"title\":\"If%20you%20want%20to%20see%20what%20would%20happen%20when%20Batman%20faces%20Superman%20%28except%20with%20the%20names%20changed%20to%20protect%20the%20innocent%29%2C%20check%20out%20the%20first%20issue%20of%20Mark%20Waid%27s%20%22Irredeemable.%22%20One%20of%20the%20best%20%23...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270577\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270577\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270578\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270578\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270578\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>lewp <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 5:05 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Craig, I hate to break this to ya dude&#8230;..but Batman can&#8217;t fly. Superman can. That in itself should tell you something about a fight between these two.<br \/>\nBatman has no super powers, just gadgets and a buddy with tight pants.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270578\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270578={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270578\",\"title\":\"Craig%2C%20I%20hate%20to%20break%20this%20to%20ya%20dude.....but%20Batman%20can%27t%20fly.%20Superman%20can.%20That%20in%20itself%20should%20tell%20you%20something%20about%20a%20fight%20between%20these%20two.Batman%20has%20no%20super%20powers%2C%20just%20gadgets%20an...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270578\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270578\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270685\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270685\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270685\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cltjump.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cltjump<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:50 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Robin started wearing pants?<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270685\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270685={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270685\",\"title\":\"Robin%20started%20wearing%20pants%3F...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270685\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270685\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270582\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270582\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270582\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/gloccamorra.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>gloccamorra<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 6:01 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I hate when crowds are so bored by the nuances of baseball that they bat a beach ball around. This post must be the sportswriter equivalent. Fortunately, the phenomenon is probably limited to writers who live where there is cold and ice in the off-season. <\/p>\n<p>This is their reaction to sunshine and green grass: Spring Fever, I think it&#8217;s called. Contrary to popular opinion, the length of Spring Training isn&#8217;t meant to give pitchers time to &#8220;stretch out&#8221; their arms, it&#8217;s to get those northern writers time to recover from Spring Fever.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, as April approaches, the writers snap out of it and begin looking for the nuances. It&#8217;s too bad that they&#8217;ve missed all the Spring Training developments, and embarrass themselves with nutty team projections on opening day. It happens every year.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270582\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270582={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270582\",\"title\":\"I%20hate%20when%20crowds%20are%20so%20bored%20by%20the%20nuances%20of%20baseball%20that%20they%20bat%20a%20beach%20ball%20around.%20This%20post%20must%20be%20the%20sportswriter%20equivalent.%20Fortunately%2C%20the%20phenomenon%20is%20probably%20limited%20to%20wri...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270582\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270582\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270584\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270584\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270584\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/multiversitycomicz.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>Gilbert Short<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 6:19 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Well, my bias is showing, but he&#8217;s absolutely right:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_m0qqloznMB1qzhcer.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_m0qqloznMB1qzhcer.jpg<\/a><br \/>\n <img src='http:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' \/> <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270584\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270584={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270584\",\"title\":\"Well%2C%20my%20bias%20is%20showing%2C%20but%20he%27s%20absolutely%20right%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fmedia.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_m0qqloznMB1qzhcer.jpg%3AD...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270584\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270584\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270591\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270591\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270591\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>hlang <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:03 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>In the SM vs. BM scenario, Batman is basically Lex Luthor. An extremely knowledgable and skillful human being with access to unlimited resources. Superman is basically God: Can move and fly faster than the speed of light (so he can reverse time), can lift the continental shelf, can fly unaided in the vacuum of space, can move planets, etc. What Craig knows that Wilson rejects, for good reason, is this: The writer decides. Wilson understandably rejects this notion. But it&#8217;s a standoff. Just as national writers continue to characterize, for instance, the Cousins-Posey collision as a matter of &#8220;blocking the plate&#8221; when it was no such thing, writers could decide that Batman beats Superman. Which is the same as saying he beats God.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270591\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270591={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270591\",\"title\":\"In%20the%20SM%20vs.%20BM%20scenario%2C%20Batman%20is%20basically%20Lex%20Luthor.%20An%20extremely%20knowledgable%20and%20skillful%20human%20being%20with%20access%20to%20unlimited%20resources.%20Superman%20is%20basically%20God%3A%20Can%20move%20and%20fly%20faste...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270591\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270591\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270594\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270594\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270594\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/cur68.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>cur68<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 7:16 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Meta-nerding. Awesome.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270594\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270594={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270594\",\"title\":\"Meta-nerding.%20Awesome....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270594\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270594\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270636\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270636\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270636\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/firstandonlywarning.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>firstandonlywarning<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 1:33 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Come now, everyone including Superman knows that Green Lantern is the most powerful<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270636\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270636={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270636\",\"title\":\"Come%20now%2C%20everyone%20including%20Superman%20knows%20that%20Green%20Lantern%20is%20the%20most%20powerful...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270636\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270636\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270657\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270657\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270657\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/imagoner.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>dexterismyhero<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 10:19 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>There&#8217;s no need to fear&#8230;..Underdog is here&#8230;&#8230;aka Wally Cox<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270657\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270657={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270657\",\"title\":\"There%27s%20no%20need%20to%20fear.....Underdog%20is%20here......aka%20Wally%20Cox...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270657\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270657\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270646\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270646\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270646\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/leadweights.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>Jonny 5<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 9:01 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I&#8217;m sorry, but Superman has heat vision which would destroy Batman from hundreds of feet away. Easily.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;these beams can also be used to produce great concussive force rather than heat. The beams are tremendously powerful and can be used to rupture steel plates and pulverize rock. Also in some stories, it can be reflected like a true laser, able to use great skill and accuracy in manipulating the blasts off multiple targets in rapid succession&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Batman Shatman.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270646\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270646={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270646\",\"title\":\"I%27m%20sorry%2C%20but%20Superman%20has%20heat%20vision%20which%20would%20destroy%20Batman%20from%20hundreds%20of%20feet%20away.%20Easily.%22these%20beams%20can%20also%20be%20used%20to%20produce%20great%20concussive%20force%20rather%20than%20heat.%20The%20beams%20a...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270646\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270646\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270650\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270650\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270650\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>stex52 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 9:24 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Superman is a freak of nature and a continuous violation of the second law of thermodynamics. He is an expression of our desire that a supernatural being is there to set things right. Following that logic, the real question was asked on Saturday Night Live about 40 years ago, &#8221; If Jesus fought Superman, who would win?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Batman, on the other hand, is not that different from us &#8211; a socially undeveloped misanthrope with a miserable childhood. Unlike us, though, he has channelled his inner misery into being a vigilante. He has the same motivations as Superman, but &#8211; being human &#8211; he gets the crap kicked out of him time after time. But he perserveres and succeeds. He also seems to me to face a lot more criminal psychopaths in Gotham. Must be some message about the northeastern cities.<\/p>\n<p>In the end you have to go with Batman because you love him for his unhappiness. The millionaire playboy is the fake. The twisted loner who fights for justice is real.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270650\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270650={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270650\",\"title\":\"Superman%20is%20a%20freak%20of%20nature%20and%20a%20continuous%20violation%20of%20the%20second%20law%20of%20thermodynamics.%20He%20is%20an%20expression%20of%20our%20desire%20that%20a%20supernatural%20being%20is%20there%20to%20set%20things%20right.%20Following%20t...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270650\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270650\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270660\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270660\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270660\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>centurio1 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 11:03 AM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Muhammad Ali beat Superman in a fist fight.<br \/>\nBatman would kick Ali&#8217;s a$$.<br \/>\nErgo Batman beats Superman.<br \/>\nHistory doesn&#8217;t lie.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270660\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270660={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270660\",\"title\":\"Muhammad%20Ali%20beat%20Superman%20in%20a%20fist%20fight.Batman%20would%20kick%20Ali%27s%20a%24%24.Ergo%20Batman%20beats%20Superman.History%20doesn%27t%20lie....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270660\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270660\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270668\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270668\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270668\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/nineroutsider.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>nineroutsider<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 12:22 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Even if &#8220;Bats&#8221; were able to beat down Superman, and I&#8217;m not convinced that he could, Superman would fly around the world &#8220;against the grain&#8221; (his time traveling method) and erase the entire incident&#8230;we&#8217;d never know. I suppose that means Superman wins the war even if he loses the battle&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270668\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270668={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270668\",\"title\":\"Even%20if%20%22Bats%22%20were%20able%20to%20beat%20down%20Superman%2C%20and%20I%27m%20not%20convinced%20that%20he%20could%2C%20Superman%20would%20fly%20around%20the%20world%20%22against%20the%20grain%22%20%28his%20time%20traveling%20method%29%20and%20erase%20the%20entire%20incid...\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270668\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270668\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270695\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270695\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270695\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt><a href='http:\/\/skerney.wordpress.com' rel='external nofollow' class='url'>skerney<\/a> <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 12, 2012 at 2:38 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>I only bought DC comics when I had already read all the Marvel titles at the newsstand.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270695\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270695={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270695\",\"title\":\"I%20only%20bought%20DC%20comics%20when%20I%20had%20already%20read%20all%20the%20Marvel%20titles%20at%20the%20newsstand....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/scenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things\\\/#comment-270695\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270695\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fscenes-from-spring-training-brian-wilson-is-mistaken-about-a-great-many-things%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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He defected from Cuba to Mexico in June and became a major league free agent in mid-January. The Cubs will probably get him started this year at a lower rung of Single-A.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE, 3:18 PM:<\/strong> According to beat writer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/CarrieMuskat\/status\/178921849252618240\">Carrie Muskat of MLB.com<\/a>, the deal comes with a $3 million signing bonus and the other $3 million is spread across the five-year deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"entry_footer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"article_data clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"comment_count\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2012\/03\/11\/cubs-announce-five-year-6-million-agreement-with-cuban-lefty-gerardo-concepcion\/#comments\" rev=\"post-124562\"  title=\"Comment on Cubs announce five-year, $6 million agreement with Cuban lefty Gerardo Concepcion\">Skip to Comments <span class=\"count\">(3)<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"article_connect\">\n\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" 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Cuban we were hoping for.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270579\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270579={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270579\",\"title\":\"Not%20the%20Cuban%20we%20were%20hoping%20for....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cubs-announce-five-year-6-million-agreement-with-cuban-lefty-gerardo-concepcion\\\/#comment-270579\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270579\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"comment-reply-login\" href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcubs-announce-five-year-6-million-agreement-with-cuban-lefty-gerardo-concepcion%2F\">Log in to Reply<\/a>\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<ul class='children'>\n\n<li class=\"li-comment\" id=\"li-comment-270626\">\n\t<div class=\"div-comment\" id=\"div-comment-270626\">\n<dl id=\"comment-270626\" class=\"comment\">\n\t<dt>jason1214 <span class=\"comment_date\">- Mar 11, 2012 at 11:41 PM<\/span> <\/dt>\n\t<dd class=\"comment_body content\">\n\t\t<p>Hey if they can get Soler next, I&#8217;d take Soler\/Concepcion over Cespedes any day.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270626\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270626={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270626\",\"title\":\"Hey%20if%20they%20can%20get%20Soler%20next%2C%20I%27d%20take%20Soler%2FConcepcion%20over%20Cespedes%20any%20day....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cubs-announce-five-year-6-million-agreement-with-cuban-lefty-gerardo-concepcion\\\/#comment-270626\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270626\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd 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I saw &#8220;deal&#8221; and &#8220;Cuban&#8221; and thought it was Soler.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"pd-rating sd-content\" id=\"pd_rating_holder_3850641_comm_270634\"><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><!--\/\/--><![CDATA[\/\/><!--\nPDRTJS_settings_3850641_comm_270634={\"id\":3850641,\"unique_id\":\"wp-comment-270634\",\"title\":\"I%20agree%20100%20percent.%20I%20saw%20%22deal%22%20and%20%22Cuban%22%20and%20thought%20it%20was%20Soler....\",\"permalink\":\"http:\\\/\\\/hardballtalk.nbcsports.com\\\/2012\\\/03\\\/11\\\/cubs-announce-five-year-6-million-agreement-with-cuban-lefty-gerardo-concepcion\\\/#comment-270634\",\"item_id\":\"_comm_270634\"};\n\/\/--><!]]><\/script>\t<\/dd>\n\t<dd class=\"reply\">\n\t\t\t<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\t<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div><div id=\"logged_in_else\">\n\t<div>Leave Comment<\/div>\n\t<p>You must be <a href=\"http:\/\/nbchardballtalk.wordpress.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2012%2F03%2F11%2Fcubs-announce-five-year-6-million-agreement-with-cuban-lefty-gerardo-concepcion%2F\">logged in<\/a> to leave a comment. 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