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Post by LA Times on Jul 22, 2007 18:06:17 GMT -5
it's ing Allan Ray christ Who cares, his contract with the Celts expires at the end of the month and he wont be picked up anyway.
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Post by Nash on Jul 22, 2007 18:07:21 GMT -5
Well bases loaded no body out in the 9th down three runs and you have your two best hitters Thome and Konerko end the inning without a run. Not even being able to hit it out of the ing infield. Last place....
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Post by Mac Miller on Jul 22, 2007 18:43:53 GMT -5
The D-Rays need to get David Price signed and going. It wont take him much more then around 2 years to be ready barring injury. And if the price is right they should send Crawford away for a few young arms especially if they could get a potential top/middle of the rotation starter and a potential setup arm or two. If you cant get that dont trade him, especially for MORE infielders.
-- Sources say the Yankees and Devil Rays are discussing a Ty Wigginton for Scott Proctor trade. If this trade were to happen, the Yankees may call up RHP Joba Chamberlain from AA Trenton to set-up for Mariano Rivera.
This would be a good trade for the D-Rays, I dont know about the Yankees, mainly because Joba shouldnt be rushed, and I dont think they should turn him into a relief pitcher, he has way more potential as a starter.
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Post by duan on Jul 22, 2007 21:15:02 GMT -5
yay mets
chip ambres for god.
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Post by michaelrichards on Jul 22, 2007 21:37:44 GMT -5
this was on the Miami Herald's website before lmao
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Post by lovethefigs on Jul 23, 2007 7:12:27 GMT -5
The twins lost. I hope Garza is better than that.
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Post by Jimmy on Jul 23, 2007 8:21:04 GMT -5
rip mike coolbaugh
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Post by lovethefigs on Jul 23, 2007 9:35:12 GMT -5
Former Astros Minor Leaguer Dies After Struck by Line Drive Last Edited: Sunday, 22 Jul 2007, 7:56 PM CDT Created: Sunday, 22 Jul 2007, 7:41 PM CDT Mike Coolbaugh / KRIV-TV Houston NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh died Sunday night after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a Texas League game with the Arkansas Travelers, police said. The game was suspended in the ninth inning after the 35-year-old Coolbaugh was struck by a hard-hit foul ball off the bat of Tino Sanchez and taken to Baptist Medical Center-North Little Rock. "It's a tragedy for all of baseball," Drillers president Chuck Lamson told the Tulsa World in a story posted on the newspaper's Web site early Monday. "He just joined the staff and was a former Driller player. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family." Travelers spokesman Phil Elson said Coolbaugh was hit on the right side of his head or on the forehead -- "I'm getting conflicting reports," he said -- and fell to the ground immediately. According to a report on the Drillers' Web site late Sunday, Coolbaugh was knocked unconscious and CPR was administered to him on the field. Sgt. Terry Kuykendall, spokesman for North Little Rock police, said Coolbaugh was still alive when he was put in an ambulance, but stopped breathing as the ambulance arrived at the hospital. "They tried to resuscitate him, but he was pronounced dead at 9:47 p.m.," Kuykendall said. Coolbaugh played 44 games in the major leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers over two seasons. The Drillers' Web site said Coolbaugh joined the Tulsa staff on July 3 as a batting coach. He played for the team briefly in 1996. Tulsa is a Colorado Rockies affiliate. Aaron Rifkin, the Drillers' first basemen, said recently that Coolbaugh's coaching style had already been a help to the team. "He came in and didn't try to change guys, just fine-tune what they were doing. He's been great for me," Rifkin told the Tulsa World. A native of Binghamton, N.Y., Coolbaugh went to Roosevelt High School in San Antonio and was drafted in 1990 by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 16th round. He played third base and bounced around the minors for a decade, before making his major league debut with the Brewers in 2001. He played five more big league games for the Cardinals in 2002. He hit two home runs in 70 major league at-bats. Coolbaugh spent three years in the Houston Astros organization, first signing as a minor league free agent in July 2003, the Houston Chronicle reported on its Web site Monday. He played at Class AA Round Rock in 2003, at Class AAA New Orleans in 2004 and at Class AAA Round Rock in 2005. In 2005, he was named the Astros' Class AAA Most Valuable Player, hitting .281 with 27 homers and 101 RBIs. Coolbaugh's older brother, Scott, also played 167 major league games over parts of four seasons with Texas, San Diego and St. Louis in the early 1990s. The Travelers, an Angels affiliate, led 7-3 at the time the game was suspended with no outs and a runner on first in the top of the ninth inning. Officials said a date and time for finishing the game had not yet been chosen. Coolbaugh is survived by his wife, Mandy, and two young sons, Joseph and Jacob, all of San Antonio. Mandy Coolbaugh is expecting another child in October.
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Post by Nash on Jul 23, 2007 9:44:45 GMT -5
Very sad. RIP Mike Coolbaugh
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Post by taker1 on Jul 23, 2007 10:36:48 GMT -5
Damn.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jul 23, 2007 10:45:04 GMT -5
Good addition T1
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Post by MD on Jul 23, 2007 11:10:46 GMT -5
2+32 = 34
theres some good addition for ya
rofl
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jul 23, 2007 11:13:12 GMT -5
Wow MD returns, no more camera talk but hes gonna talk down to all of us because he has a life !
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Jul 23, 2007 11:13:13 GMT -5
Jesus, that's awful. As terrible as this may sound, I'm just shocked that more of these types of things don't occur in the major leagues on a more regular basis when you consider the fact that pitchers are always prone to being hit by line drives. You think of guys like Matt Clement and Rafael Soriano and it really is a miracle that they survived those two horrible incidents. Putting his pitching skills aside, at least both men are relatively fine and don't have any long term damage from it.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jul 23, 2007 11:20:21 GMT -5
It all depends on where they are hit, how hard, the angle etc. Its all luck defintley, it is scary.
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Post by T R W on Jul 23, 2007 11:46:38 GMT -5
I rememebr taking a foul ball in the eye, and i thought I was going to die, or at least lose an eye. It opened a cut on my eye, which was the only thing that happened, except for the huge bruise on my face. But because the blood was pretty much instantly in my eye, i thought i was going to be blind. I was very lucky.
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Post by MD on Jul 23, 2007 11:59:35 GMT -5
Wow MD returns, no more camera talk but hes gonna talk down to all of us because he has a life ! ralpho i'd never talk down to you. You are the wind beneath my wings pal.
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Post by lovethefigs on Jul 23, 2007 12:22:32 GMT -5
Mike Fran on Yes just said there is video of the guy getting hit with the line drive.
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Post by Jean-Ralphio on Jul 23, 2007 12:31:20 GMT -5
The Pirates asked about Troy Glaus in talks with the Blue Jays regarding Jack Wilson and were quickly shot down.
Hehehehe silly Pirates, this isnt the offseason or fantasy baseball
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Post by Jimmy on Jul 23, 2007 12:53:13 GMT -5
Will Carroll from baseballprospectus: Several teams mention that the Cubs seem to be hanging around the periphery of most talks, trying to figure out ways to make the deals they want without taking on any money. One possibility that I heard was moving Jacque Jones and a prospect for Jeff Conine. wayne krivsky ing loves former twins
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