Grrr... No bubble guys! It's the freaking Hall of Fame, not Hall of He-was-really-really-good.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:45 PM, Tom Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > As I told Matt, I always tought JER was a bubble guy, but the HOF is filled > with Bubble Guys so I'm happy to have one of ours in there. > > Who will be the next Red Sox to enter the hall? Pedro or Manny? > > > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:40 PM, Ralph Sherman > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Fair enough. And at least it's another Bosox in the HOF. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Matt & Olga McSorley <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 2:33 PM >> *Subject:* Re: Hmmmmm >> >> Well, to be fair, he only played in one World Series. Kind of a small >> sample. >> >> -- Matt >> >> --- On *Mon, 1/12/09, Ralph Sherman <[email protected]>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Ralph Sherman <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Hmmmmm >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 2:10 PM >> >> Jim Rice elected to the Hall of Fame. On his last at bat. >> >> Roll the tapes of his World Series performances. Ahh, the home runs. The >> RBIs. The...MIA status. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Steve >> Ouellette<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> *To:* >> [email protected]<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Monday, January 12, 2009 2:07 PM >> *Subject:* Re: Hmmmmm >> >> Yeah, but they're trading him because he won't move off SS--and who can >> blame him, he just earned a fraudulent Gold Glove--so we'd have to play him >> there or incur his wrath. And he's signed through age 37. >> >> Steve O >> >> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 1:12 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley < >> [email protected]<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >>> I know but I'm thinking about a season with Lowrie/Lugo at short, and >>> the likelihood that one or all of Drew, Lowell, Ortiz won't get through the >>> season without getting hurt, and what an extra bat could do in the lineup. >>> He's 32 and his defense is poor. They'd probably have to give up too much to >>> get him. And he doesn't provide that much power. Still.... >>> >>> Hmmm.... >>> >>> >>> >>> --- On *Mon, 1/12/09, Steve Ouellette >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> >* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: Steve Ouellette >>> <[email protected]<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > >>> Subject: Re: Hmmmmm >>> To: >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 12:59 PM >>> >>> >>> Just say no Matt. >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Matt & Olga McSorley < >>> [email protected]<http://us.mc01g.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> That's all I'll say. Hmmmmm...... >>>> >>>> Young angered by changing position >>>> Associated Press >>>> The Texas Rangers <http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=tex>are >>>> exploring trade options for five-time All-Star shortstop Michael >>>> Young <http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=4566> at >>>> the player's request after he became upset about the team's plan to move >>>> him >>>> to third base. >>>> Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said Sunday night during a hastily >>>> called conference call that the team has looked into trade possibilities >>>> but >>>> remains hopeful Young will remain in Texas. >>>> "Our desire is for Michael to play third base," Daniels said. >>>> "Obviously though, he's got to buy into what we're doing." >>>> The Rangers would like to move Young to third to make room for highly >>>> touted prospect Elvis Andrus at shortstop. The 20-year-old Andrus came to >>>> Texas in July 2007 in the trade that sent Mark >>>> Teixeira<http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=4937>to >>>> Atlanta. >>>> Daniels said he and manager Ron Washington met with the 32-year-old >>>> Young last month about the direction of the team and moving to third base. >>>> "Reluctant, reluctant," Daniels said, describing Young's reaction. "He >>>> explained to us that he's worked extremely hard to make himself a >>>> shortstop. >>>> Obviously in 2004, he volunteered to move from second base to shortstop. >>>> That kind of shows the team-first character that has been a stable of his >>>> personality and really has made himself an outstanding player." >>>> Daniels said he hasn't spoken to Young since before New Year's Day, but >>>> has had conversations with the player's agent. >>>> Young switched from second base to shortstop in the spring of 2004 after >>>> the Rangers traded Alex >>>> Rodriguez<http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=3115>to >>>> the New >>>> York Yankees <http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/clubhouse?team=nyy>. >>>> Rodriguez moved from shortstop to third to accommodate that trade. >>>> Young has been selected to the All-Star team as a shortstop every season >>>> since, and last year earned his first AL Gold Glove award. >>>> He is a career .300 hitter, though his streak of five consecutive >>>> 200-hit seasons was snapped in 2008 when he was hampered by a fractured >>>> right ring finger the last two months of the season. He was the AL batting >>>> champion in 2005 when he hit .331. >>>> Young next season begins the five-year, $80 million contract extension >>>> he signed during spring training in 2007 that prevented him from becoming a >>>> free agent. Young is due about $62 million over the next five seasons since >>>> some of the money was paid as a signing bonus and more is deferred. >>>> That contract was second-largest in team history, behind only the $252 >>>> million, 10-year contract Rodriguez got in December 2000. >>>> Young, a minor leaguer when traded from Toronto to Texas in 2000, is the >>>> Rangers' longest-tenured player. He played in two games that season and >>>> then >>>> 106 as a rookie in 2001. >>>> *Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press* >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. 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