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This happened like 3 days ago and I hadn't heard about it until now. Pretty dumb deal by Pittsburgh IMO
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This happened like 3 days ago and I hadn't heard about it until now. Pretty dumb deal by Pittsburgh IMO
You get really worked up over inconsequential deals, don't you?
You've gotta admit though, this is a pretty bad deal for Pittsburgh.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
I guess Pittsburgh won't win 100 games next season after all. :(
No, it's not. It's inconsequential. It's a swap of players who, at best, are backup catchers.Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
Paulino is a pretty good catcher tho.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
Hey, stop hatin'! Can't you see this is a blockbuster deal? :pQuote:
Originally Posted by HoustonGM
If by "pretty good catcher" you mean "backup catcher".Quote:
Originally Posted by metsguy234
Plus, the Pirates have really soured on him, and the fans hate him. From reading the BTF thread, he's barely put any work into his craft, has gained weight, etc.
If he didn't have a fluke .300 batting average in 2005, you wouldn't be saying anything good about him.
HGM shuts Metsguy up every time lol.
Wow...a thread for Ronny Paulino and Jason Jamarillo. Nice. I better go start a thread about the Royals retaining Esteban German. WOOHOO!!!!!!
Hmmm...here's a question for everyone. More pointless 'big move' thread...this one, or the two pager about the Brewers signing the immortal Jorge Julio? :D
Well, the Scott Schoeneweis one reached 3, so I'd have to go with that one, although Jorge Julio deserves honorable mention.
Good call, the Schoneweis one should be considered as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by EVEN11323
Actually, if this forum was still up, I could show one that would beat even Scott S. There was a thread about Doug Glanville that reached about 7 pages. Pretty epic.
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Originally Posted by HoustonGM
My first thought was why would any care about this trade, its about as significant as the Royals signing Farnsworth.
You know what would be funny? If Juilo was actually a good relief pitcher for the Brewers, and I hope that happens.
I'd really expect a forum full of wannabe GM's to appreciate the importance of 'inconsequential' deals more than the general public...guess not.
A switch of backup catchers???? You expect there to be a thread on the 100s and 100s and 100s of minor transactions that take place in the offseason??Quote:
Originally Posted by filihok
Hey, the Royals received Jordan Parazz as the PTBNL in the Tyler Lumsden deal!! Thread.
The Royals non-tendered Joey Gathright. Thread.
Esteban German. Resigned for one year. Thread.
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...me thinks the thread might get a little silly at that rate. I'd say this is clearly a pretty pointless thread.
Come November next year when Ronny Paulino's got the MVP Award in his hands, we all won't be laughing quite as hard.
I'm surprised the Yankees haven't come up in this thread, o wait...they have now!
No...but there is a thread on Ronnie PaulinoQuote:
Originally Posted by KowboyKoop
Pointless for you perhaps. Which is why Zeus gave us the ability to read and not comment.Quote:
...me thinks the thread might get a little silly at that rate. I'd say this is clearly a pretty pointless thread.
That's the beauty of threads like this. If people are interested in a thread they comment on it and share information with people with similar interests. And others, who have no interest, can find a thread they are interested in.
Such intolerance and arrogance (homage intended) to think that because something is not interesting to you (not you specifically KK) that it's not interesting to someone else.
That makes two of us not interested in this thread.
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Originally Posted by filihok
If everyone started a new thread for every little thing they were interested in, the board would be way too cluttered to even read. A trade of Ronny Paulino for Jason Jamarillo or whoever is simply not threadworthy anywhere but a Pirates or Phillies forum.
It's not like we're calling for metsguy to be banned or we are insulting him a whole lot...but in a thread like this...there's gonna be some comments about how pointless it is.
I would offer that threads, and then the forum, get a lot more cluttered when people do what WE are doing right now and discussing something totally unrelated to the thread in the thread...
I guess you must be completely understanding when your (wife?husband?gay lover?mother?father?priest?god?parole officer?spiritual advisor?whatever) tells you that every post you make on the baseball mogul forum is pointless in their eyes right?Quote:
..there's gonna be some comments about how pointless it is.
Well...if I tried to talk to my father about my posts on an internet forum that he has no clue about....he'd be right to tell me that he doesn't give a sh*t and it would be a completely pointless conversation. I don't see what that has to do with anything....Quote:
Originally Posted by filihok
Getting off topic in one particular thread is a lot better than a ton of threads about irrelevant things cluttering up the forum. Doesn't really matter though.
Damn! The David Ross is not going to be a Red Sox next year! There goes our World Series. :D