http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spyanks1203,0,399845.story

What Hank forgot to mention was that Kershaw ranks higher than any of his young pitchers and that Billingsley has achieved far more success than any of them, too.

WWSH

WWSH

93. dzzrtRatt
The Dodgers are acting like a "big market club." The difference is we don't have another "big-market club" in our division that we feel the need to one-up. Nor have we gotten within one game of the World Series against another "big market club." The Yankees and Red Sox have been in that dance for most of this decade. The Angels are horning their way in as well.

If all goes well, the Dodgers might reach the latter situation against the Mets or Cubs (or both) one day soon. At that point, we'll compete with the Yankees and Red Sox for talent like Kazmir. We can and will, but not until we need to. Not until we're demonstrably good enough for an elite, high-priced player to make the all-important leap.

I did have one brainstorm, however. Maybe if we can steal Santana away from the Yankees and Red Sox, they'll show their appreciation by sending us Hughes and Buchholz, just for keeping Santana away from them.
2007-12-02 18:57:38

94. dzzrtRatt
90 In the old Scots tune, the high road is not necessarily better than the low road. In fact, taking the low road gets me to Scotland afore ye.

Sadly, my and my true love will never meet again on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomand. No matter which road ye and I take.

Oh, and there's no way that thing's real.

The 'Bows are going to need a whole lot of breaks to go there way to hang with Georgia.

washington's only offense pretty much was what hawaii gave them for free. meanwhile, once hawaii's offense started clicking, they were pretty much able to score at will.

brennan can rid of the ball pretty quickly, bob. uga will definitely have to worry about the receivers.

I agree, but all the press reports indicate otherwise. BPro made the case for signing him, with their new stadium coming up and everything.

WWSH

>> Santana will exercise his no-trade clause if the Twins try to move him during the season, according to a published report. Foxsports.com <<

## That stance, coupled with the Yankees' announcement Sunday that it would break off talks if a deal can't be struck this week at the winter meetings in Nashville, Tenn., should accelerate negotiations. The Twins no longer can play a waiting game and take until the July 31 nonwaiver deadline to move Santana, since the free-agent-to-be will not move in-season. ##

http://tinyurl.com/357lop

If the Twins trade Santana for a less than stellar package, it might lower the value of the other "aces" on the market.

rumblings from Stark.

Angelos also looms as a potential impediment to dealing Bedard. There is massive interest from the Dodgers, Mariners, Mets, Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies, among others. And there have been rumblings that the Orioles think they could have a potential match with the Dodgers, even if L.A. balks at giving up the likes of outfielder Matt Kemp and hot pitching prospect Clayton Kershaw.

Okay...thats also assuming Loney, Billingsley and Martin are not on the table. Broxton...most likely not.

So that leaves something like a Laroche/Hu/McDonald deal.

If I could substitute Meloan + Josh Bell for Laroche, I could probably live with that deal.

Only reason I don't want to deal Laroche is because I really can't stomach the idea of Nomar getting 500 ABs next year for us.

http://tinyurl.com/2a3t63

Fantasy over.

>> "I'm not going to be played against the Red Sox," Steinbrenner told the Associated Press. "That's not something I'll do. That's not something the Yankees should ever do, and that's I think what they're trying to do now. So if they want the best offer that has been offered to them, then they need to make up their minds." <<

http://tinyurl.com/258dbe

I never really had any Santana fantasies. I still have some slight aspirations for Bedard but the price would still be too steep.

2 wins?

Haren's a real good pitcher, but he just had the year of his life and may never have one that good again.

Thats another thing. You would most likely be buying Haren at the pinnacle of his value. Coming off a career year, still 26 and signed to an extremely affordable contract for the next 3-4 years.

I can see why Beane is listening to trade offers. He is expecting a bounty.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7518156

http://tinyurl.com/2qqo9u

"The Dodgers apparently are not interested in a contract guaranteed longer than two years, but that would allow Jones the opportunity to revisit free agency with greater leverage after a more productive season. Jones' acquisition would create a surplus of outfielders and probably force the relocation of Juan Pierre's vulnerable throwing arm to left field."

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071203&content_id=2315616&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, TRADE PIERRE BACK TO THE CUBS OR THE WHITE SOX, PLEASE!

- talking up the youngsters
- balking at the Plaschke backlash and claiming they're not going to make a move just for the sake of making a move
- not giving in to the Marlins' obscene demands
- pursuing A. Jones instead of Rowand/Hunter
- seemingly being one of the biggest players in the Bedard trade talks

Honestly, I'm not sure we could have asked for a better offseason so far. Of course one slip in judgment can ruin all that, but so far so good.

http://tinyurl.com/yrq3l7

Lets hope they put their money where their mouthes are and not compromise.