tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post138891984947970031..comments2024-03-16T08:21:16.037-04:00Comments on The DiaTribe: A Black Hole Lazy SundayPaul Cousineauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-13088008767072471862010-07-28T14:40:57.060-04:002010-07-28T14:40:57.060-04:00If I heard that report, I would just sit back and ...If I heard that report, I would just sit back and watch the OPS rise...Rockdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392724225649893240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-63224441783911820152010-07-27T12:11:49.982-04:002010-07-27T12:11:49.982-04:00How happy would you be to hear Hafner was caught s...How happy would you be to hear Hafner was caught smashing his head through windows of cars in the players parking lot?Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-19319458894835461772010-07-27T12:01:43.304-04:002010-07-27T12:01:43.304-04:00Well said Cy...enough is enough. Albert Bell (alo...Well said Cy...enough is enough. Albert Bell (along with THOUSANDS of other athletes) were paid well, played well, and were certainly not nice guys. The point is, most fans don't care which players help old ladies across the street and which ones would push the old lady out of their way. I want to watch players who help my team win. I doubt there will be any Miami residents that will root against Lebron for being a childish, selfish, egomaniacal, backstabbing, fame loving, disloyal, dirtbag...quite the contrary, they will LOVE him, because he is a dominator on the court.<br /><br />And I know that PED card is a little below the belt and has not been proven anywhere. But it worked in the Program...(great clip Cy)Rockdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392724225649893240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-34371274466835927682010-07-27T11:19:43.541-04:002010-07-27T11:19:43.541-04:00Bob, you are officially off the reservation. No l...Bob, you are officially off the reservation. No literally, pack your things and be gone. Hope you enjoyed your stay here.<br /><br />In all seriousness, I don't doubt that Hafner is a nice guy. He certainly seems like it and does and says all the right things. Nobody is attacking his character. However, he is not being paid to be a good dude. Being a good person is an expectation that all people are expected to meet.<br /><br />Nobody is talking about buying his contract out (until the buyout year in 2013!), as he is gonna get paid his $13M a year. And I'm quite certain he's not such a nice guy he'll give it back. The talk is about if he is blocking someone, should we pay him not to suit up. Should he be released in the future b/c there is more value in him not playing and preventing a youngster from developing.<br /><br />All of that being said, let me clarify something for you. He is a professional athlete. His job is to rake. He's not doing his job. You say he is still recovering? His job is to recover. He doesn't have to go to physical therapy after work like the rest of us. That is work. If he's not recovered now, chances are, he won't. Unless of course <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXvYEY7Qcyo" rel="nofollow">this</a> happens.Cy Slapnickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109399114263980881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-22614695031219815632010-07-26T16:46:06.121-04:002010-07-26T16:46:06.121-04:00I'm at a loss for words on the subject.
Travi...I'm at a loss for words on the subject.<br /><br />Travis Hafner is [I think] one of the really good guys on the Cleveland sports scene. <br /><br />His shoulder went bad on him, what, about two years ago? Requiring surgery? Maybe twice? <br /><br />Didn't I read that shoulder surgery is widely considered an 'iffy' deal? Jason Knapp, come in.<br /><br />I think it's been left unsaid that he's STILL RECOVERING from his injury. Still regaining his trust in his shoulder, his batting eye, and his confidence.<br /><br />But Tribe Fan wants to buy his contract out and move on? Give the DH job to Shelly Duncan or Jordan Brown? Nick Weglarz? Huh?<br /><br />What's wrong with this picture?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00250692498856757151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-31568186098095685292010-07-26T15:35:39.587-04:002010-07-26T15:35:39.587-04:00Robert,
I guess that's what I was getting at a...Robert,<br />I guess that's what I was getting at as right now, Hafner still has a discernible skill (hitting RHP), but if that fades away, the rationale for keeping him around (regardless of dollars) gets spotty. This emergence of Weglarz (and I still think he's more likely to be a factor mid-year next year, if anything) is where things get interesting as the Indians would have that obvious replacement for Hafner, something that hasn't been there previously.<br /><br />I guess it's unrealistic to eat his salary because you still get SOMETHING from him. If (or when) it gets into Gary Matthews, Jr. territory, that's when I think you see the Indians consider eating the last year of his deal or so.<br /><br />Steve,<br />Now throw in a healthy Sizemore to that dynamism...Paul Cousineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490622970961409253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-26560279804440065122010-07-25T15:41:58.163-04:002010-07-25T15:41:58.163-04:00...the top of this lineup suddenly looks dynamic w...<i>...the top of this lineup suddenly looks dynamic with Cabrera, Choo, and Santana with LaPorta starting to enter that realm...</i><br /><br />Every time I think about what this would be like with Pronk (not Hafner) in there I get depressed...Profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06602941464293410960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-85474682110071671112010-07-25T11:29:19.088-04:002010-07-25T11:29:19.088-04:00Paul, can you please explain something to me regar...Paul, can you please explain something to me regarding salary burderns like Hafner's.<br />When it is said, it is unrealistic to expect the Indians to eat this salary, why is this so?<br />If the Indians were to eat the salary by releasing Hafner, it's not like they would be replacing him with a 5-10mm/year player. They'd be replacing him with a player at major league minimum salary, which is what, 400K. So, the choice for the Tribe is Hafner's lousy production at 13mm/year, or, release him, and bring in a Weglarz type with hopefully better production, with the total outlay being 13.4MM/year(Hafner + Weglarz). So, really, you are talking about a 400K decision, not a 13MM decisionRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10439308626773512210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11805401.post-5269497003468632912010-07-25T11:12:50.079-04:002010-07-25T11:12:50.079-04:00To deal with the Hafner situation, I think step on...To deal with the Hafner situation, I think step one would be to call Lance Armstrong's doctor so we can get this guy back on some juice. If he gets busted, who cares? If he doesn't, maybe he will go back to "elite 1st baseman" status.Rockdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392724225649893240noreply@blogger.com