And now it's Mondesi's turn!

Swan · 06-09-2004, 11:38 PM

Pulled quadracept has put him on the DL. What a joke of a season this guy has had. Make that a joke of a career.

Rasmuth · 06-09-2004, 11:48 PM

kinda funny...in a very sad way.

Swan · 06-09-2004, 11:49 PM

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Originally posted by Swan
Pulled quadracept has put him on the DL. What a joke of a season this guy has had. Make that a joke of a career.

Actually, make it a torn quadricept... so Raul will get to spend time with his kids after all.

matskralc · 06-10-2004, 12:01 AM

HAHAHAHAHA

Take that, Anaheim!!1

Karros270 · 06-10-2004, 12:09 AM

Not really much of a loss for them when you think about it. Salmon is back tonight and Anderson should be back shortly. As it is without Mondesi they'll still have 5 starter caliber outfielders.

PurdueBrad · 06-10-2004, 12:14 AM

And suddenly I begin to believe in karma...

matskralc · 06-10-2004, 12:18 AM

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Originally posted by Karros270
Not really much of a loss for them when you think about it. Salmon is back tonight and Anderson should be back shortly. As it is without Mondesi they'll still have 5 starter caliber outfielders.

I'm laughing about the 1.85 mil. Although I guess that really doesn't matter to the owner, anyway, if he was willing to dump it onto a bench player. Thanks for raining all over my parade!!!

matskralc · 06-10-2004, 12:19 AM

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Originally posted by PurdueBrad
And suddenly I begin to believe in karma...

Karma? Mondesi's getting exactly what he wants. Money without having to play!

Karros270 · 06-10-2004, 12:57 AM

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Originally posted by matskralc
I'm laughing about the 1.85 mil. Although I guess that really doesn't matter to the owner, anyway, if he was willing to dump it onto a bench player. Thanks for raining all over my parade!!!

I wonder if they had any insurance on his contract.

matskralc · 06-10-2004, 01:01 AM

You're just out to get me, aren't you?

PurdueBrad · 06-10-2004, 01:07 AM

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Originally posted by matskralc
Karma? Mondesi's getting exactly what he wants. Money without having to play!

If I'm not mistaken, only 450k of the deal is guaranteed money, the rest he loses out on.

matskralc · 06-10-2004, 02:13 AM

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Originally posted by PurdueBrad
If I'm not mistaken, only 450k of the deal is guaranteed money, the rest he loses out on.

Which == 450K more than the Pirates were going to be giving him the rest of the season,

SoxWin · 06-10-2004, 02:36 AM

Agreed.

It's also about $1.2 mil then he would have got from the Bucs if he'd just honored his original contract. Point, Anaheim.

Operation Shutdown · 06-10-2004, 07:28 PM

Damn, I guess I'm gonna have to actually use these batteries that I bought in anticipation of the Anaheim-Pittsburgh series coming up.

Rizon · 06-10-2004, 07:33 PM

This is good for the Angels. Looks like I wont be laughing at them towards the end of the season like I predicted since Mondesi wont be around to **** things up.

atomheart · 06-10-2004, 07:34 PM

It's a shame he won't get to visit pittsburgh....

I've heard that the bucs were selling a lot of tickets to that series...funny how Littlefield got the guy to put asses in the seats, but the guy has to leave and return on another team to get people to go to the game!

AnotherAlias · 06-10-2004, 07:38 PM

Mondesi is on the DL now? Whoa! What happened? Did the Cubs sign him?

Captain Chuck Yaeger, an American test pilot, became the first to break the sound barrier after he accelerated his X-1 test plane to six-hundred seventy miles per hour, at an altitude of 42,000 feet. The specially designed aircraft was dropped from a modified B-29 bomber leftover from World War II.

Secretary of State George C. Marshall announced the goals of his Economic Recovery Plan, otherwise known as "The Marshall Plan" which stated that "the United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world". The idea of providing aid in the reconstruction of war torn nations provided markets for American goods, created reliable trading partners, and supported the development of stable democratic governments in Western Europe. Congress's approval of the Marshall Plan signaled an extension of the bipartisanship of World War II into the postwar years.

Philadelphia Athletics catcher Buddy Rosar finally dropped a pop-up on May 20th for his first recorded error in one-hundred forty-seven games and seven-hundred fifty-six chances. New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra went on to extend the Major League record to one-hundred forty-eight and nine-hundred fifty from 1957 to 1959, but Rosar's single-season record of one-hundred fifteen games and six-hundred five errorless chances stood unchallenged for fifty years until Charles Johnson of the Florida Marlins topped it in 1997.

On April 17th, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field 12-6, as baseball's first African-American player; Jackie Robinson tallied his first Major League hit (a bunt single). Robinson would go on to perfect the "squeeze play" while bunting forty-two times throughout the season.

Larry Doby became the first African-American to play in the American League after appearing as a pinch-hitter for the Cleveland Indians on July 5th during a 6-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The following day he started at first base and went one-for-five at the plate.

Tragedy struck the Minor League system as standout Jimmy Davis (Longhorn League) died after being hit in the head with a pitched ball. The promising twenty-year old outfielder was hitting .333 at the time and had tallied nineteen home runs in forty-eight games.

New York Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio was named the American League's MVP by a single point over the Boston Red Sox' Ted Williams. Williams, the Triple Crown winner, received two-hundred one points, but was completely left off one writer's ballot igniting a major controversy. It was later determined that a single, tenth-place vote (or better) would have granted him the two points that were necessary to top DiMaggio.

06-09-2004, 11:38 PM	#1
Swan Major Leagues Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 315	And now it's Mondesi's turn! Pulled quadracept has put him on the DL. What a joke of a season this guy has had. Make that a joke of a career.

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06-10-2004, 12:09 AM	#5
Karros270 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,392	Not really much of a loss for them when you think about it. Salmon is back tonight and Anderson should be back shortly. As it is without Mondesi they'll still have 5 starter caliber outfielders. __________________ now everybody's praying...don't prey on me

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SoxWin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Blissful ignorance Posts: 3,315	Agreed. It's also about $1.2 mil then he would have got from the Bucs if he'd just honored his original contract. Point, Anaheim. __________________ It's called partying. When you do a lot of it, you're bound to be places where the police show up. I smoke a lot of pot and drink a lot of beer. I also graduated Suma Cum Laude. ****ing sue me. - Luis Rivera

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06-10-2004, 07:33 PM	#15
Rizon Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: SF Area, California Total Posts: 531,691 Posts: 2,370	This is good for the Angels. Looks like I wont be laughing at them towards the end of the season like I predicted since Mondesi wont be around to ** things up. __________________ JML MILKSHAKES**

06-10-2004, 07:34 PM	#16
atomheart Major Leagues Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 454	It's a shame he won't get to visit pittsburgh.... I've heard that the bucs were selling a lot of tickets to that series...funny how Littlefield got the guy to put asses in the seats, but the guy has to leave and return on another team to get people to go to the game!

06-10-2004, 07:38 PM	#17
AnotherAlias Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I'm back...for now Posts: 4,190	Mondesi is on the DL now? Whoa! What happened? Did the Cubs sign him? Captain Chuck Yaeger, an American test pilot, became the first to break the sound barrier after he accelerated his X-1 test plane to six-hundred seventy miles per hour, at an altitude of 42,000 feet. The specially designed aircraft was dropped from a modified B-29 bomber leftover from World War II. Secretary of State George C. Marshall announced the goals of his Economic Recovery Plan, otherwise known as "The Marshall Plan" which stated that "the United States should do whatever it is able to do to assist in the return of normal economic health in the world". The idea of providing aid in the reconstruction of war torn nations provided markets for American goods, created reliable trading partners, and supported the development of stable democratic governments in Western Europe. Congress's approval of the Marshall Plan signaled an extension of the bipartisanship of World War II into the postwar years. Philadelphia Athletics catcher Buddy Rosar finally dropped a pop-up on May 20th for his first recorded error in one-hundred forty-seven games and seven-hundred fifty-six chances. New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra went on to extend the Major League record to one-hundred forty-eight and nine-hundred fifty from 1957 to 1959, but Rosar's single-season record of one-hundred fifteen games and six-hundred five errorless chances stood unchallenged for fifty years until Charles Johnson of the Florida Marlins topped it in 1997. On April 17th, the Brooklyn Dodgers topped the Boston Braves at Ebbets Field 12-6, as baseball's first African-American player; Jackie Robinson tallied his first Major League hit (a bunt single). Robinson would go on to perfect the "squeeze play" while bunting forty-two times throughout the season. Larry Doby became the first African-American to play in the American League after appearing as a pinch-hitter for the Cleveland Indians on July 5th during a 6-5 loss to the Chicago White Sox. The following day he started at first base and went one-for-five at the plate. Tragedy struck the Minor League system as standout Jimmy Davis (Longhorn League) died after being hit in the head with a pitched ball. The promising twenty-year old outfielder was hitting .333 at the time and had tallied nineteen home runs in forty-eight games. New York Yankees slugger Joe DiMaggio was named the American League's MVP by a single point over the Boston Red Sox' Ted Williams. Williams, the Triple Crown winner, received two-hundred one points, but was completely left off one writer's ballot igniting a major controversy. It was later determined that a single, tenth-place vote (or better) would have granted him the two points that were necessary to top DiMaggio.