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Chris Jakubauskas claimed by Pirates
- Huh
- Wait, why?
- I guess Jak wasn't very good
- He's over his head as a starter and just a standard replaceable long reliever. He belongs in the NL
- Guess this opens the door a little wider for someone like Nick Hill, and increases Carlos Silva's chances of sticking as a long guy
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- But what's the point of clearing space when you already have so much space?
- Whatever
Robert Manuel claimed by Red Sox
- Whatever
Peculiar moves, both of them, but it's not like we gave away a Jason Vargas or a Ryan Langerhans (yet). As impersonal as it may be to reduce players to a numerical set of projections, neither Jak nor Manuel really mattered, and neither will likely be missed. Best wishes to the Jakubaustrich anyway, as if nothing else he's going somewhere where he has a few friends. Or acquaintances. Or just people he knows kind of. If the National League can turn Ronny :(edeno's frown upside-down, it can work for anyone.
Update: Manuel, of course, can go straight to hell, and take the rest of his new teammates with him
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Z is just lulling Pittsburgh to sleep and then BAM
he’ll go in there and steal back the Super Bowl XL trophy.
by Matthew on Nov 20, 2009 2:42 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
How was this not written by Robert?
Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 20, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Because it has no additional words and is generally legible.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Nov 20, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Robert's not the only one still bitter
by Matthew on Nov 20, 2009 5:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The first Super Bowl I saw in HD.
Crystal-clear agony.
by msb on Nov 20, 2009 5:14 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah It's ok
I made this joke a while ago.
by Robert on Nov 21, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Nooo!!
We lost the Jakubaustrich!? Why!!!!???
(Note: given the reaction here, I am probably overvaluing him in my mind, versus what he is really worth)
by ARock on Nov 20, 2009 2:47 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'm surprised anyone would claim Jaka
But then again, it is the Pirates.
by Zach Sanders on Nov 20, 2009 2:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Sarcasm on the Pirates part
To clear that up
by Zach Sanders on Nov 20, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Fuck this noise.
I want to know who was added to the 40-man so I can give a damn about that instead.
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by JY on Nov 20, 2009 2:49 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I know I'm just a dumb girl
But I’ll miss him…
"Let this big fucker come in and walk the world here." - Dave Niehaus on JJ Putz
by section331 on Nov 20, 2009 2:55 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Never forget!
"Let this big fucker come in and walk the world here." - Dave Niehaus on JJ Putz
by section331 on Nov 20, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I told Jeff those pictures he took of himself would get lots of mileage.
Fans are typically idiots.
by The Typical Idiot Fan on Nov 21, 2009 1:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I, for one, will miss the Jakubaustrich
And it mostly has to do with the awesome nickname.
by cwel87 on Nov 20, 2009 2:55 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Pirates, Royals and Padres are by far the parties most interested in our cast-offs
Their common element: They are terrible.
by Gihyou on Nov 20, 2009 3:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Royals just designated Tuglett for assignment.
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by JY on Nov 20, 2009 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I would glady accept Tuglett as a waiver claim
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
We could get Justin Thomas back now if we wanted to.
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by JY on Nov 20, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
If you want Manuel to go straight to hell, so do I!
by royalcurve on Nov 20, 2009 3:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Awww
I liked the Jakubostrich. My only Mariners game this year was watching him beat the Angels at home this spring (a Griff-dog RBI single was the difference in that 1-0 game). Fun times. Oh well, best of luck to him.
by Rachmaninoff on Nov 20, 2009 3:37 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Why did we trade for Manuel
If we are just going to turn around and let him go for nothing?
I dont get it.
by ARock on Nov 20, 2009 3:51 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
He was sort of just a throw away piece for Wlad, I think
We needed to get rid of Wlad and the Reds were still interested enough in him to not risk him getting snatched up by another team.
It’s sort of like we released Wlad for nothing, which was kind of the way things were heading at the time anyways.
by OlSalty on Nov 20, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Reegie Corona got his contract purchased...
Damn- I was hoping we’d Rule 5 Draft him again
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2009 3:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping for Loek van Mil , personally.
But the Twins had to go an add him. Sigh.
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by JY on Nov 20, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is...is that my bit? I can't remember anymore.
by marc w on Nov 20, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
It might be. We had this debate last year.
But seriously, the dude is seven feet tall, he’s Dutch, and his real first name is Ludovicus. He needs to make it to the majors.
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by JY on Nov 20, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I wish my name was Ludovicus.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Nov 20, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I think you have to live in a castle to pull that name off
by OlSalty on Nov 20, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Or be seven fucking feet tall.
I want to see him coming out of the bullpen wearing a cape while Wagner plays in the background.
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by JY on Nov 21, 2009 9:48 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Even if he makes the majors as a reliever, wouldn't it be cool to see Ludovicus get the same for Henricus Vanden Hurk?
Or a Ludovicus/Henricus battle?
by marc w on Nov 21, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Dutch names are awesome.
See: Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.
Fuck Anaheim.
by Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth on Nov 21, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I had something about Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink watching from the stands but took it out
Also: Jaap Stam. It’s not as aristocratic as the others, but it gets bonus points for sounding like random babbling.
by marc w on Nov 21, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Jaap Stam?
That sounds like what happened when they ran out of sound effects in the old Adam West Batman show but didn’t want to start over just yet.
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by JY on Nov 21, 2009 9:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Ding ding ding.
Some interesting Mariners prospects have been added to the team’s 40-man roster, including two players making noise this week. There’s Ezequiel Carrera, an outfielder named yesterday to the Topps, MiLB Class AA all-star team. Not to mention Anthony Varvaro, who will be the starting pitcher for Peoria tomorrow against Phoenix in the Arizona Fall league title game.
Four other newcomer names added include:
RHP Danny Cortes
RHP Ricky Orta
LHP Edward Paredes
RHP JC Ramirez
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by JY on Nov 20, 2009 5:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Ohh Ricky Orta
Forever known to me as my first legitimate “what the fuck” moment with Bob Fontaine.
by Matthew on Nov 20, 2009 5:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Turns out, he was onto something.
That was an incredible draft. More incredible if the Bedard trade hadn’t taken a huge chunk out of the talent we received.
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by JY on Nov 20, 2009 5:43 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At least we got equal value in return
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by Trenchtown on Nov 20, 2009 5:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I completely forgot about Feierabend
and have to ask…is Jakubauskas really less valuable than Feierabend?
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2009 5:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Feierabend is 7 years younger
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by Trenchtown on Nov 20, 2009 5:32 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
His neck is 7x shorter though
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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 20, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
He's also seven inches shorter.
Makes sense with the neck thing.
by Kirkharbaugh on Nov 20, 2009 6:27 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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