Tuesday Nothing Post

by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 24, 2009 3:15 PM PST in Miscellaneous

It's easy to be interesting, and it's easy to be reasonable, but it isn't easy to be interesting and reasonable, and when that gets exhausting, sometimes I need to take a break. There will be more breaks. If you prefer non-stop baseball stimulation 24 hours a day, feel free to go somewhere else, because I'm not in this for the traffic.

A lot of people want me to post more about rumors. A rumor this afternoon from Fox Sports suggests that the Mariners could be interested in Casey Kotchman as a 1B should he be non-tendered by Boston. If Casey Kotchman were someone that doesn't suck, then Fox Sports would be on to something.

My favorite thing from that article is that both the Phillies and Dodgers are after Juan Castro. Juan Castro turns 38 next June and, rather appropriately, has a career wOBA 38 points below Miguel Cairo. He's played 484 games since 2004 and, over that span, has posted a negative WAR. I don't know what's more surprising: that two of the best teams in the National League are chasing Juan Castro, or that I'd apparently visited Juan Castro's Fangraphs page sometime before today.

Update: oh yeah, that article also links the M's to Nick Johnson. Well no shit.

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You used a naughty word.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Nov 24, 2009 3:26 PM PST reply actions

He has been mentioned more than once.

Here, here, and here. I would bet that you used it for the first one to make sure you were making an accurate retarded Beltre joke.

...and now I'm here

by CapSea on Nov 24, 2009 3:31 PM PST reply actions

Joe Torre really liked Juan Castro last season.

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by bluemax on Nov 24, 2009 3:54 PM PST reply actions

Joe Torre has a lot of stupid qualities about him

by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 24, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions

And he's a dick

by vivaelpujols on Nov 24, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions

Surprise face

by OlSalty on Nov 24, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions

Another tuesday linky

Larry Stone has a blog piece about Edgar, as he hits the 5-year mark for HOF candidacy, with a link to the fact sheet the Ms prepared for the BBWAA.

by msb on Nov 24, 2009 4:22 PM PST reply actions

If Edgar doesn't make the hall of fame then Poochie will kill himself.

by Robert on Nov 24, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions

I thought he was already dead.

Did we forget to give him the chocolate?

by Robert Lintott on Nov 24, 2009 5:16 PM PST up reply actions

Reading this makes me wonder about the candidacy of Todd Helton.

Do you think he has a chance?

Batted .393/.614/.464 for 2009 Diablos, #5 in OBP for PSSBL Rocky Division.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 24, 2009 5:58 PM PST up reply actions

From 2000-2004 he was holy shit good and he had a couple other decent years as well...

Yeah I think he should make it.
Does he have a chance? Maybe not much of one.

Last.fm me!

by lailaihei on Nov 24, 2009 6:54 PM PST up reply actions

Another gem from that article

“They’ve got to bring Jonny Gomes back,” the scout said. “He can hit, and his defense wasn’t that bad. He got a bad reputation from somewhere, but I think he’s very adequate. He made some catches and plays when I saw him, and he’s a super makeup guy. They’ve got to have a spot for him on that team.”

by OlSalty on Nov 24, 2009 5:43 PM PST reply actions