There's HAS to be bubbles. Even if you got rid of all the bubble guys you'd have a new class of bubble guys.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 3:36 PM, Ray Salemi <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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