Shelton DFA'd
To make room for French. Via Drayer.
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Agreed, but Sweeney isn't going anywhere at this point.
I’d have preferred Olson being sent down but eh.
by acblue on Aug 1, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Irrelevant
Shelton wasn’t a part of the future and optimal roster construction is no longer an issue.
by Jeff on Aug 1, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes but I was waiting for a picture of Chris Shelton and Jack Wilson standing side by side
by Graham on Aug 1, 2009 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Every camera in the universe would break and we'd go back to the middle ages
by Jeff on Aug 1, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
You'd probably get a castle and a bevy of comely lasses of virtue true though so there's that.
by acblue on Aug 1, 2009 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yes because if the middle ages valued anything it was twelve year old lesbians with superior intellect
by Jeff on Aug 1, 2009 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joan of Arc had a pretty good run for a while.
by acblue on Aug 1, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I think you may be right here.
by acblue on Aug 1, 2009 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's either this or Graham's cheesegrater waterslide
by Jeff on Aug 1, 2009 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NO
a failure pile in a sadness bowl.
by royalcurve on Aug 1, 2009 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Ted Dansen segment of Creepshow
I don’t care if there isn’t a body of water within one thousand miles – I will never let anybody bury me up to my head in sand after watching that.
by sooper jeenyus on Aug 1, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
URGHH.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Aug 1, 2009 2:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Meh...like Jeff said, it doesn't really matter, but for the love of God why not Sweeney?
by kentcheesehead on Aug 1, 2009 2:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At this point it would be 100% impossible for the front office to cut Sweeney and get away with it
There’s no point. The roster construction doesn’t matter anymore, and the players would never understand.
by Jeff on Aug 1, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, what? Roster construction doesn't matter anymore?
I know we’re no longer in the race, but that shouldn’t be an excuse for the team to make stupid decisions.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Aug 1, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Shelton is a better baseball player than Mike Sweeney.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Aug 1, 2009 6:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A little tiny bit.
Sweeney is beloved by the rest of the team and the front office believes that it is important to have high character veterans around. I don’t know if I agree, but since it’s such an unimportant roster spot I’m not going to complain about it.
by acblue on Aug 1, 2009 6:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Mike Sweeney were a real team player, he'd realize that his roster spot should belong to a superior player.
If he were a real nice guy who wanted to remain with the team, he’d retire, and then put in an application for clubhouse attendant or batboy or something. That way he can still babysit and give hugs.
Otherwise, he’s useless.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Aug 1, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The difference between Sweeney and Shelton the rest of this season is about two and a half runs.
That’s not worth pissing off the media, the fans or the rest of the team. Shelton probably should have been here from the start but he wasn’t and it’s just not an important roster spot. This is a blind spot (if it even is; I think it’s somewhat debatable) that I think I can live with.
by acblue on Aug 1, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Shelton were an even halfway decent prospect, I would think differently
but casting him away just doesn’t matter. At all.
by Jeff on Aug 1, 2009 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd still rather see him get at bats over Sweeney.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Aug 1, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Following this logic, trading Jarrod Washburn was also a bad idea
by Graham on Aug 1, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No it doesn't.
Trading Jarrod Washburn wasn’t a stupid decision.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
by Goose on Aug 1, 2009 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you don't see the parrallels I don't know what to tell you
It is clear that maximising wins for the 2009 team is no longer relevant. Why complain about it, then? It’s not like it’s going to lead the front office into bad habits.
by Graham on Aug 2, 2009 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Washburn brought us stuff for the future
by Jeff on Aug 2, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Right, but trading him probably made the team worse in the now
it all goes down to cost/benefit. Is the cost of keeping Sweeney over Shelton high enough to outweigh the benefits of keeping Sweeney over Shelton?
In this case, there is zero cost and therefore the benefits, intangible as they are, win the day.
by Graham on Aug 2, 2009 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With Snell up, Sweeney hugs are going to be more valuable than ever.
It really won’t make that much of a difference.
by I Lick Squirrels on Aug 1, 2009 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh man. Will Sweeney try to hug Snell?
If he does, I hope it’s televised. I wouldn’t be surprised by anything from grudging acceptance to a total snub to a punch in the face.
My prediction: Sweeney will go in for the hug and Snell will respond by looking at him like he’s crazy and walking away. Sweeney will then run after him, catch him from behind, and lock him up in a serious hug. For one excruciating moment, Ian Snell will look like his head’s about to explode, then he’ll collapse into tears at which point he and Mike will have a long, in depth conversation over the course of which all of Ian Snell’s psychological issues are resolved and he’ll go on to be the solid #2 starter we all know he can be. But I’m mostly just guessing. What do you guys think?
by DAMellen on Aug 1, 2009 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he'll explode and Sweeney will choke on his guts.
Career Safeco Record: 6-1 (3 of which were started by Felix)
by Taylor H on Aug 1, 2009 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure Sweeney would gladly choke on Gutz.
Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Good luck in the WNBA, Kamyron!
by qrsouther on Aug 2, 2009 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're now gingerless.
You got slurved!
The M's are why the suicide rates are so high in the PNW and Japan.
by Slurvey on Aug 1, 2009 2:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever looked inside any of their pants? We can never know for sure.
Career Safeco Record: 6-1 (3 of which were started by Felix)
by Taylor H on Aug 1, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
.........or can we???
Career Safeco Record: 6-1 (3 of which were started by Felix)
by Taylor H on Aug 1, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bollucks.
Stupid sentimental reasons for keeping Sweeney.
by appleshampoo on Aug 1, 2009 3:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think they should've sent down Kelley.
I guess I haven’t really analyzed his core numbers, but he seems really off right now. I think it might do him some good to spend a little time in AAA getting his shit together. Or I would’ve dumped Batista. Regardless, letting Shelton go is a mistake. It’s not a big enough move to be a huge mistake, but it’s a mistake nonetheless.
by DAMellen on Aug 1, 2009 3:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It must be spawning season.
That was nice of them.
by Mariner John on Aug 1, 2009 11:18 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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