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The time is now?
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 17, 2010 10:24 AM EDT reply actions
Get him back?
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
There's gotta be more to this, I seriously doubt they'd release him because they have a better option to play in his place.
He’s either run afoul of team policy or he’s in incredibly poor shape.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
@TBO_Rays Rays vs. Twins: Maddon says competition for the fifth starter's job is very tight between favorite Wade Davis and Andy Sonnanstine.
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 17, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
This leads me to believe they are trying to find a taker for Sonny
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 17, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Or finding a reason to send down Davis for 30 or so days and play the clock game.
There’s a reason Evan Longoria has 1 year and 170 days of service time. (You need 172 days for a year of service).
I would be surprised if they left Hellickson as the safety net, especially since nothing Sonnanstine is bringing back helps the team now as much as he could.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 17, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
@masnBen I'm told Dukes' release had nothing to do with off-the-field issues.
From Yer Scurvy Dog SRQman
Sonny has done great
when he faces AA and journeymen players.
Blah!
by thebaddancingraysfan on Mar 17, 2010 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Or
Ortiz 4-23 OPS .594
Pedroia 5-23 .707
Youk 4-20 .662
Cherry picked? Sure. But so was AA and journeymen players.
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 17, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions
The best thing that could happen for the Rays....
Is for Sonny to go to AAA, Davis or Niemann rolls an ankle and is out for 4-6 weeks in June, Sonny comes up and dominates, Davis or Niemann comes back, and Sonny is traded at the dealine for Scott Kazmir.
Yea, I'm still waiting on the shoe
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 17, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
Seems like it. Sad
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by Tommy Rancel on Mar 17, 2010 10:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He's in the worst shape of his life?
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 17, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Someone will have to change...
his/her last name then!
"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."
@masnBen I'm told Dukes' release had nothing to do with off-the-field issues.
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Well his BA was only .150 this Spring......
I kid
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 17, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude, this is Washington we're talking about. You sure that you're kidding?
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
I wonder if they consider the clubhouse off-field?
It could be a clubhouse chemistry thing; they jettisoned Lastings Milledge for the same reason.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
They traded him for Nyjer Morgan
Per RJ Anderson, the best defensive player in baseball
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 17, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
He's gotten proggresively worse each Spring!
.227 → .212 → .150
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 17, 2010 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
TRADE PEÑA FOR HIM
Look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. I'm on a horse.
Trying to trace the source upwards
Says it was in their official daily press release email.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
And now...
That’s about as straight from the horse’s mouth it gets.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
Fucking terrible.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
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by FreeZorilla on Mar 17, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, I was searching like an idiot and throwing in an extra space in that twitter name.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
They were sick of him smelling like sewer water
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"Baseball is played on the field, not on a calculator."
How's he supposed to put food on his family's table now?
"It's good to have a little cushion. But it's not going to be easy."
by Andy Hellicksonstine on Mar 17, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Umm... is it just me
Or is he wearing a normal brown leather belt?
Dude, that's no ordinary leather belt.
Oh dude 4STR, 4STAM, leather belt? Lvl 18?
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
by kericr on Mar 17, 2010 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
AWESOME. He drinks Mana Potion in between innings.
"...also I'll brush my teeth and remember to turn off the stars at night and put the hyena out." ERNEST HEMINGWAY
Best of luck to Dukes
I hope that he gets everything worked out.
Blah!
by thebaddancingraysfan on Mar 17, 2010 12:12 PM EDT reply actions
The Nats were afraid his attitude would be bad since there were no more DC women
for him to impregnate.
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Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please
BRING HIM BACK
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by Top Gun Numba 1 on Mar 17, 2010 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
Nats fans are pretty up in arms about this:
http://www.federalbaseball.com/2010/3/17/1377326/washington-nationals-release
Seem to focus on him not getting enough playing time to be productive. I’m pretty much convinced that they weren’t pleased with how he conducted himself in the clubhouse, but at the same time, they sure did dick around with him a lot last year.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
Remember when Jonny Gomes yelled at Maddon for demoting him?
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 17, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think the two situations are synonomous.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
They aren't.
But I wouldn’t be shocked if something like that happened.
by R.J. Anderson on Mar 17, 2010 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure where we'd play him, but would be nice to have him back. I'd take him over Blalock any day.
"...also I'll brush my teeth and remember to turn off the stars at night and put the hyena out." ERNEST HEMINGWAY
funny article
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2010/news/story?id=5002750&campaign=rss&source=MLBHeadlines
So…it was 100% a performance issue, yet the team’s chemistry will be better, they’re not sure who’s going to replace him, and some of the guys have said some other things…hmmm…..this doesn’t sound 100% performance related to me.
The more I learn about this story, the more I'm inclined to think that the reason he was released is because it's the Nationals, and they're stupid.
"Sure, because of the "cold weather" and rain." More bait and switch tactics by the New York owners of this team." --NikoHoullis, the lead blogger at Buc'em on racial and anti-semitic insensitivity.
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