50 FUKING MILLION???

[ThaSaltCracka]

yeah hopefully, I think Beltre is coming though. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[ThaSaltCracka]

great post. You never disapoint.

[nolanfan34]

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Hernandez did up the ante in 2002 though, swinging through 188(!) times to Sexson's disappointing 136,

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Yeah, 2002 is the year I was thinking of. Forgot that Sexson got so close to him in those other years.

I agree with Dids though, if he hits 40 HR's I'm fine with it. Reggie Jackson struck out a ton but he seemed to do OK.

As for Beltre - comparing him to Speizio is crazy. This guy is going to be a star, and I hope it's in Seattle.

[ThaSaltCracka]

K's are over emphasized IMO. HR's have much more meaning than a lot of K's, as long as he walks enough.

And Beltre is def a star in the making. It looks like he finally found his swing last year.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

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There is nothing wrong with a strikeout- it's just another out and it's not a GIDP.

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A strikeout doesn't put the ball in play and it gives no opportunity to advance any runners without stealing. The only thing a strikeout has over a ground out is that you can't get a double play off a strikeout.

I'm a small ball kind of guy - I hate all these idiots swinging for the fence all the damn time. I'll take some good manufactured runs over some lame homerun any day.

[VBM]

i don't get why everyone is so down on Sexson. 40/120/.271 is better than what we had & everyone says he's gotta pretty good glove. yes, he's right-handed, but when you hit 500ft home runs, i don't think it matters much...

personally, i think beltre is a bigger gamble. he's only done it for 1 year and he's coming to a deadball park...

[DonWaade]

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well, its looks like we got another big goofy looking white guy.

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At least we dont have Sam Cassell.

[wayabvpar]

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well, its looks like we got another big goofy looking white guy.

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At least we dont have Sam Cassell.

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Have you ever seen Sam Cassell and this guy in the same room? I doubt it....

[B Dids]

You've basically just said "I like middle pair more than a boat".

Small ball sucks.

"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers."

"Get some big cocksuckers that can hit the phucking ball out of the ballpark and you can't make any gawd-damned mistakes." -- Earl Weaver

[Oski]

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personally, i think beltre is a bigger gamble. he's only done it for 1 year and he's coming to a deadball park...

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... from THE deadball park.