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WTF. I don't want to pay any more than 7 million for Lowell.

Art Howe could be on the list.

As I said earlier in the season, in order to accomplish the Barry Zito trade, the Marlins are going to need to give up a very good pitching prospect, and a decent hitting prospect. Hermida would seal the deal, but that is not going to happen. Hayden and Dillon and/or Stokes will get Zito in teal.

Welcome to MB.com That's quite a collection you have/had there.

Who was it that said something about Lowell crying? 860419[/snapback] Hollyberry.

The rest of Nostradamus' hundreds of other quatrains can be found here.

Quatrain 35 - Century VII The great fish will come to complain and weep for having chosen, deceived concerning his age: he will hardly want to remain with them, he will be deceived by those (speaking) his own tongue. ========================================================= Let me interpret it in my way. The great fish (Jack McKeon) will come to complain and weep (to FO??) for having chosen (to re-sign), deceived concerning his age (meaning he is too old) he will hardly want to remain with them (the players and organization), he will be deceived by those *players* (speaking) his own tongue (By this Nostradamus might be referring that the players around him have maybe betrayed him as when they ranted anonymously to the media) Ofcourse there are other methods of interpreting his prophecies. Just trying to point something out. +MarlinGuru

I love it how everyone thinks that Maverick's crude one-liners are always correct.

I don't see where McKeon has done anything questionable since the ASB. But I still would like to see Robinson replaced. 860094[/snapback] As long as this team is leading the league in batting average and other offensive stats, I doubt Robinson will be going anywhere. Personally, I think McKeon has to go. This team has been greatly underachieving and is slowly digging its own grave. Our pitching has been awesome, and our hitting has been decent, so the reasons why this team is faltering go deeper than that. It is time for change, and the manager is the first place to start in. I like Jack McKeon's ways, but it is the players that make the team. If they want change, then they should get it.

I agree with Passion and Hojo. If that mod did it for no particular purpose then she shouldn't be a mod.

The NY Daily News is not a very reliable source when it comes to trade rumors. I doubt this will happen or is true.

I agree that we should trade AJ Burnett because we probably aren't going to resign him in the coming offseason. However, I disagree that Brian Moehler should be traded. He has worked many innings lately and is just plain tired. Some extra rest could possibly do some good for him and we would hope that these are only two unlucky starts against some great offensive teams. Trade AJ? Trade ENC? Trade Lowell? Right. Right. Wrong.

So you're saying that his defense is not costing us games???? 859248[/snapback] You poor thing...

The use of drugs or any banned substance is illegal in the state of Florida and can be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

In 2006: 1)Pierre, Delgado, Lowell, Castillo, LoDuca will be one year older. 2)Burnett and Gonzalez will not be here (Yes, I do believe some team is going to disgustingly overpay for him) 3)Jack McKeon most likely won't be here. 4)If Jones and Moehler keep it up one of them will definitely be stolen from us. 5)Encarnacion will probably not be here. This is the year where things have to happen because our team is at its prime. So I suggest to Beinfest and Loria, don't be afraid to make some changes, and don't be afraid to open the wallet a bit more, because this is the closest we will get to contention in the next couple of years. +MarlinGuru

According to the Palm Beach Post, the Marlins are interested in Mark Redman. Redman went 14-9 with a 3.59 ERA for the Marlins in 2003, before being traded to Oakland for Mike Neu and Bill Murphy. Jul. 12 - 10:33 am et Source: Palm Beach Post

They should just stop saying "I'm American" and say "I'm from the US." Also, they write all these songs (America the Beautiful) that also refer to the US as America.

Why do US citizens call themselves Americans and the US, America? Isn't kind of rude to the other nations in Western Hemisphere?

I thought you were going to be nominating Furman when I saw that you started this thread... 846148[/snapback] Why would you think that? :mischief

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While we are on the subject of F-----R I'd like to send him a shout out. Apparently he has nothing better in his life to do than bother me on AIM. You know, "you have no life", "you and Beinfest4Prez suck", blah blah blah. He's one of the guest on the board so be sure to send him a shout out. Hi Foladar! :mischief 845296[/snapback] If you had said FurmanGator, I would've bombed your house.

It's funny how people always think that hitters can revive their career years. Encarnacion is a career .265 hitter and last year he batter .236. Hitters always end up hitting near their average. Also, there's no need to get feisty over it. Grow up, mature, and find some tactfullness in your life kid. So, was Encarnacion healthy last year? 843635[/snapback] No, but he still has always been a mediocre hitter, injured or not.

I agree with Ramp. We need to see what teams are willing to give up for him. Maybe a solid closer/reliever or maybe we can package him in a trade with someone else (AJ, Lowell, etc.) to acquire a big bat. 843608[/snapback] Why trade a big bat for a big bat? Enc is a crucial piece of this offense right now with Lowell bombing. If Lowell were himself I'd do a trade. But Enc is to important right now. 843619[/snapback] As I said before. A career .265 hitter like Encarnacion (who is in a hot streak) will not be enough to make a decent playoff push. We need a left-handed powr hitter, preferrably a lefty. 843626[/snapback] Generally, left handed power hitters are what you might call a lefty. 843632[/snapback] Sorry, made a mistake. Edited it.

I agree with Ramp. We need to see what teams are willing to give up for him. Maybe a solid closer/reliever or maybe we can package him in a trade with someone else (AJ, Lowell, etc.) to acquire a big bat. 843608[/snapback] Why trade a big bat for a big bat? Enc is a crucial piece of this offense right now with Lowell bombing. If Lowell were himself I'd do a trade. But Enc is to important right now. 843619[/snapback] As I said before. A career .265 hitter like Encarnacion (who is in a hot streak) will not be enough to make a decent playoff push. We need a power hitter, preferrably a lefty.