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General Discussion => Talk Zone => Topic started by: Reuben on July 02, 2008, 03:55:25 pm
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per the Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bb/5868288.html)
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Frying Pan, meet Fire. Fire, Frying Pan.
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damn, i hope OV accepts RR. he is too good to be this bad.
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damn, i hope OV accepts RR. he is too good to be this bad.
His slider looks like a lollipop slider when he throws it. It has nothing on it and only gently loops right into the happy zone. It's head scratching.
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His slider looks like a lollipop slider when he throws it. It has nothing on it and only gently loops right into the happy zone. It's head scratching.
Any chances he'd accept an assignment to go to the Bronx in a couple weeks to throw in the derby?
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His slider looks like a lollipop slider when he throws it. It has nothing on it and only gently loops right into the happy zone. It's head scratching.
Yeah... Especially with 2 strikes. It's like, "Okay, I got this far. Time to go to the bread and butter... Ah shit, that was the candy jar, not the bread box."
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Villarreal was the guy I figured who would make or break the pen this year. While the bullpen could certainly be more effective, and would very much enjoy the Oscar we were hoping for, Sampson looks like he is doing a good job filling the spot that Oscar was expected to (7th inning or 2 effective innings guy) and Moehler has filled the job we were hoping Sampson would do. A pitching staff, moreso than any aspect of this game, is incredibly organic.
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Villarreal was the guy I figured who would make or break the pen this year. While the bullpen could certainly be more effective, and would very much enjoy the Oscar we were hoping for, Sampson looks like he is doing a good job filling the spot that Oscar was expected to (7th inning or 2 effective innings guy) and Moehler has filled the job we were hoping Sampson would do. A pitching staff, moreso than any aspect of this game, is incredibly organic.
Excellent points. Geary generally is a one inning pitcher. Villareal was needed to do two inning stints, and he could barely give us a scoreless inning every now and then. I knew that it was a matter of time before they would be forced to address his situation in some fashion.
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damn, i hope OV accepts RR. he is too good to be this bad.
management sent him down so you could fix him, JimR. so, get to it!
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damn, i hope OV accepts RR. he is too good to be this bad.
I assume they discussed it with him beforehand.
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I have a feeling that he doesn't accept it. Man I wish I could get demoted from my job, and then because I don't feel like doing some other job, I can just say hey I'll be working from home for the next year and a half, be sure to mail me my paycheck. I know the MLBPA is the strongest union, but man I have problem with the fact that you don't perform like you're being paid to do, and when you're re-assigned to help fix your performance you say to heck with it, and you still get paid. It ought to be if you don't take the assignment, you don't get paid.
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It ought to be if you don't take the assignment, you don't get paid.
It is. If he clears waivers and then refuses the assignment, he doesn't get paid, he becomes a free agent. I'm thinking someone someone must want him, so he's likely to be either traded or claimed on waivers.
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It is. If he clears waivers and then refuses the assignment, he doesn't get paid, he becomes a free agent. I'm thinking someone someone must want him, so he's likely to be either traded or claimed on waivers.
If he clears waivers and does take the assignment, the Astros are still on the hook for this year's salary and next year's, too. Right?
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If he clears waivers and does take the assignment, the Astros are still on the hook for this year's salary and next year's, too. Right?
If he keeps playing for them, then yes, they have to keep paying him.
ETA: Villareal can also accept the assignment now, but then elect free agency at the end of the season if the Astros do not repurchase his contract. In other words, he can still change his mind about wanting to be a free agent, even after he accepts the assignment.