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Pedro Alvarez Watch
« on: July 17, 2007, 05:09:57 pm »
Time to focus on the future.  Lets beat out the D-rays & company for the #1 pick to land Pedro Alvarez (from Vanderbilt).  Scouts are calling him a once in a generation type of player with a Pujols ceiling, and he plays 3B as well.  Only 3-games behind the D-rays, this is definitely doable.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2007, 05:10:35 pm »
We wish you better luck with your second post.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2007, 05:14:06 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 05:09:57 pm
Time to focus on the future.  Lets beat out the D-rays & company for the #1 pick to land Pedro Alvarez (from Vanderbilt).  Scouts are calling him a once in a generation type of player with a Pujols ceiling, and he plays 3B as well.  Only 3-games behind the D-rays, this is definitely doable.

What about Joshua Dicks?
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2007, 05:16:38 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 05:09:57 pm
Time to focus on the future.  Lets beat out the D-rays & company for the #1 pick to land Pedro Alvarez (from Vanderbilt).  Scouts are calling him a once in a generation type of player with a Pujols ceiling, and he plays 3B as well.  Only 3-games behind the D-rays, this is definitely doable.

You mean like the Rockets tanking the season to land Ralph Sampson?  Oh yeah, that will go over really well with the owner.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2007, 05:20:26 pm »
Quote from: Taras Bulba on July 17, 2007, 05:14:06 pm
What about Joshua Dicks?

Do you have a pwoblem with my fwiends name... Biggus Dickus?
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2007, 05:20:55 pm »
Quote from: Noe in Austin on July 17, 2007, 05:16:38 pm
You mean like the Rockets tanking the season to land Ralph Sampson?  Oh yeah, that will go over really well with the owner.

Not to mention another local team that executed this strategy so well recently.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2007, 05:21:54 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 05:09:57 pm
...with a Pujols ceiling...

Is this what Lidge sees while lying in bed?
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2007, 05:35:45 pm »
Quote from: Noe in Austin on July 17, 2007, 05:16:38 pm
You mean like the Rockets tanking the season to land Ralph Sampson?  Oh yeah, that will go over really well with the owner.
or the year the spurs got tim duncan..
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2007, 05:41:51 pm »
Quote from: Fredia on July 17, 2007, 05:35:45 pm
or the year the spurs got tim duncan..

David Robinson got hurt and the team wasn't much without him, but the Spurs were not the worst team--they just got lucky with the lottery.
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2007, 05:45:23 pm »
Quote from: Taras Bulba on July 17, 2007, 05:41:51 pm
David Robinson got hurt and the team wasn't much without him, but the Spurs were not the worst team--they just got lucky with the lottery.

Yup.  The Rockets, however, were accused of purposedly losing games down the stretch to gain the chance to get Ralph Sampson (coin flip).  The following year, they were able to get Akeem Olajuwon because of the coin flip.  The league then inserted the draft lottery system to curtail shenanigans like the one pulled by the Rockets with Sampson (and not so much with Akeem).
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2007, 05:46:28 pm »
Quote from: MusicMan on July 17, 2007, 05:10:35 pm
We wish you better luck with your second post.

Second?
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2007, 05:54:24 pm »
I am back for post number 2.  So how do we fix the Astros? I'm open to suggestions. If you ask me they need a hardcore rebuilding which starts with the crappy farm system. Need some good drafts for once!!! 
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2007, 05:56:00 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 05:54:24 pm
I am back for post number 2.  So how do we fix the Astros? I'm open to suggestions. If you ask me they need a hardcore rebuilding which starts with the crappy farm system. Need some good drafts for once!!! 

Simple question: had you read these boards for very long before posting?
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« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2007, 06:07:43 pm »
I can't believe you guys aren't into the Pedro Alvarez watch.  Big game tonight, D-Rays gotta win with Shields on the bump.
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« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2007, 06:13:26 pm »
Quit being an ass.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2007, 06:15:49 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 06:07:43 pm
I can't believe you guys aren't into the Pedro Alvarez watch.  Big game tonight, D-Rays gotta win with Shields on the bump.

This isn't a Devil Rays board.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2007, 06:22:36 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 06:07:43 pm
I can't believe you guys aren't into the Pedro Alvarez watch.  Big game tonight, D-Rays gotta win with Shields on the bump.

Being a clark myself, am i allowed to tell this guy to fuck off?
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2007, 06:24:26 pm »
Quote from: PCOL2000 on July 17, 2007, 06:22:36 pm
Being a clark myself, am i allowed to tell this guy to fuck off?


You gotta smack your own.  It's our policy.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #18 on: July 17, 2007, 06:25:37 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 05:54:24 pm
I am back for post number 2.  So how do we fix the Astros? I'm open to suggestions. If you ask me they need a hardcore rebuilding which starts with the crappy farm system. Need some good drafts for once!!! 


"We" don't fix the Astros.  "We" watch the Astros. 
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« Reply #19 on: July 17, 2007, 06:35:41 pm »
Take it easy, I'm just trying to inject some fun into a dreadful season.  Sorry if I offended those still hoping for a miracle turnaround or those that think the whole season is somehow worth it because of biggio's 3,000. 

So, we only watch the Astros now, and we can't offer suggestions on what should be fixed ... riiight.
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« Reply #20 on: July 17, 2007, 06:37:44 pm »
Quote from: HudsonHawk on July 17, 2007, 06:24:26 pm

You gotta smack your own.  It's our policy.

Right.  Costs extra to smack someone else's.
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« Reply #21 on: July 17, 2007, 06:39:51 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 06:35:41 pm
Take it easy, I'm just trying to inject some fun into a dreadful season.  Sorry if I offended those still hoping for a miracle turnaround or those that think the whole season is somehow worth it because of biggio's 3,000. 

So, we only watch the Astros now, and we can't offer suggestions on what should be fixed ... riiight.

Best advice I can give you.  Take a week and read through the entire site.  Don't post during all that time.  Then if you feel you have something to add, give it a try.

Right now, you're just trolling.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #22 on: July 17, 2007, 06:40:40 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 06:35:41 pm
Take it easy, I'm just trying to inject some fun into a dreadful season.  Sorry if I offended those still hoping for a miracle turnaround or those that think the whole season is somehow worth it because of biggio's 3,000. 

So, we only watch the Astros now, and we can't offer suggestions on what should be fixed ... riiight.

Read the fucking board first. Then post what you think 'injecting fun' might be.
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« Reply #23 on: July 17, 2007, 06:44:05 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 06:35:41 pm
Take it easy, I'm just trying to inject some fun into a dreadful season.  Sorry if I offended those still hoping for a miracle turnaround or those that think the whole season is somehow worth it because of biggio's 3,000. 

So, we only watch the Astros now, and we can't offer suggestions on what should be fixed ... riiight.


To whom do you think you are offering suggestions?  If you want to discuss what the Astros should do differently fine.  Just cautioning you that you may not like the response you get with the "how should we fix the Astros" type rhetoric.  If you can handle it, fine.  Carry on.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #24 on: July 17, 2007, 06:46:28 pm »
Been reading board for years
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« Reply #25 on: July 17, 2007, 06:57:20 pm »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 06:46:28 pm
Been reading board for years

So then you knew what type of reception you would receive.  OK. 
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« Reply #26 on: July 17, 2007, 11:14:24 pm »
Having learned everything there is to know about baseball, I think my erudition far outweighs that of people who're, you know, paid professionals.  Therefore, I'm going analyze what's wrong with the Astros (i.e. owner, management, and players) and find a solution (fire everyone and get new).  Or alternatively, suggest tanking to get Pedro Alvarez.  They seem like equally brilliant options--truly the product of wisdom beyond mere mortals' comprehension. 

(Does this count as smacking?)
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« Reply #27 on: July 17, 2007, 11:18:42 pm »
Quote from: Albino Rhino on July 17, 2007, 11:14:24 pm
Having learned everything there is to know about baseball, I think my erudition far outweighs that of people who're, you know, paid professionals.  Therefore, I'm going analyze what's wrong with the Astros (i.e. owner, management, and players) and find a solution (fire everyone and get new).  Or alternatively, suggest tanking to get Pedro Alvarez.  They seem like equally brilliant options--truly the product of wisdom beyond mere mortals' comprehension. 

(Does this count as smacking?)

Nice.  Welcome aboard.
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« Reply #28 on: July 17, 2007, 11:45:50 pm »
I'll admit to lusting after Vladimir Guerrero in 2000 when the Astros were on pace to lose about 1,729 games and an Expos contraction and dispersal draft were being seriously proposed...
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« Reply #29 on: July 18, 2007, 12:18:05 am »
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I'll admit to lusting after Vladimir Guerrero in 2000...

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« Reply #30 on: July 18, 2007, 09:15:05 am »
Quote from: The Spleen on July 17, 2007, 11:45:50 pm
I'll admit to lusting after Vladimir Guerrero in 2000 when the Astros were on pace to lose about 1,729 games and an Expos contraction and dispersal draft were being seriously proposed...

JD compared Gunther to Vlad last night.  And if he keeps whacking fastballs at his eyes over the fence, I'll start to agree.  A little.
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Re: Pedro Alvarez Watch
« Reply #31 on: July 18, 2007, 09:28:00 am »
Quote from: kmorales on July 17, 2007, 06:35:41 pm
Take it easy, I'm just trying to inject some fun into a dreadful season.  Sorry if I offended those still hoping for a miracle turnaround or those that think the whole season is somehow worth it because of biggio's 3,000. 

So, we only watch the Astros now, and we can't offer suggestions on what should be fixed ... riiight.

ok, i'll do it. fuck off.
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« Reply #32 on: July 18, 2007, 09:29:14 am »
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ok, i'll do it. fuck off.

More than he deserves.
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« Reply #33 on: July 18, 2007, 09:33:52 am »
Quote from: pravata on July 18, 2007, 09:15:05 am
JD compared Gunther to Vlad last night.  And if he keeps whacking fastballs at his eyes over the fence, I'll start to agree.  A little.

I don't know about Vlad, but he sure is fun to watch. The one he hit last night he picked up right off the front of the plate. It looked like he was fooled and decided to swing at the last minute and still pulled it - a real quick bat.
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« Reply #34 on: July 18, 2007, 10:26:24 am »
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More than he deserves.

Yes.  Like killing a cockroach with a gold-plated sledgehammer.

The kmorales of this story is: Another day, another stupid-ass clark kicked to the curb.  Sun rises in the east, a day that ends in "y". 

Yep.
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