Piazza31

Why would the Astros want Nolasco though? Isn't it obvious? To flip him for more to the Angels?!?!?!?

He wanted facts, hopefully he will understand them. But your absolutely right.

I can see it too- especially if someone like a family member insists on treating them differently like they are retarded and incapable of beig normal. Think bully or over caring parent. I really don't want to read the facts on this but it's looking more and more like I might have to. My ex girlfriend had a sister with Autism , but it seems like it might have been Asbergers. She would seem normal and do her schoolwork and play like a normal 12 or 13 year old but when you ask if she needs help or would she like a hand she would snap and get violent, even if she needed the help when she got stuck on say a math problem for an hour. She's got to be a young adult now, I wonder how she's adjusted to life.

Excuse my ignorance, but isn't Asbergers considered more of a learning disability instead of a mental illness?

Here's my facts- James Shields- Big Game James Over the last three years- 226 Average Innings pitched 33 Games a Year 3rd in Cy Young Voting, 16th in MVP Voting in 2011 11 Complete Games in 2011, 3 in 2012 3.66 ERA Average including his 5.18 ERA in 2010. 2.82 ERA in 2011, 3.52 in 2012 Owed 9 mill in 2013 and 12 million option in 2014 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shielja02.shtml R.A. Dickey- Raw Dickey Over the last three years- 31 games a year 2.95 ERA Average 205 innings pitched average 2.84, 3.28 and 2.78 each year. 20 game winner on a shitty team last year 2012 reigning cy young winner 174, 208, and 233 innings the last three years Owed 5 Mil in 2013, 13Mil in both 2014, 2015 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/shielja02.shtml Josh Johnson- JJ 2.58 ERA last three years (only started 9 games in 2011) Last 3 Full Seasons, 3.11 (2009,2010,2012) 145 innings 3 year average, 183 in 2010, and 191 last year. 2010, 5th in CY young, 25th in MVP One Complete game in last three years, 4 for his career. Owed 13.75 Million in the final year of his contract. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnsjo09.shtml Mark Buerhle- 205 inning pitched average last three years 3.87 ERA average the last three years 32 games a year average 3 Complete games in 2010, 1 in 2012 Three Gold Gloves, no votes for Cy Young, MVP or ASG appearances the last three years. Owed 11 Million in 2013, 18 Million in 2014, and 19 Million in 2015 http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buehrma01.shtml Now, HOW THE HELL ARE JOSH JOHNSON AND MARK BUERHLE AS GOOD AS JAMES SHIELDS AND RA DICKEY? Dickey and Shields are once again, better, cheaper and signed for better contract than JJ or Buerhle. Theres your facts,

>I wish, he might actually be able to play 3B too- they kept trying to use him there last year. A whole season at 3b id like to see, his .700 fielding percentage in 6 games doesn't tell me much.

It's obvious you don't know a thing about baseball- durability and performance are the two most important things for a SP. Shields is better. Not only that many GM's have said D'Arnaud wasn't available because he wasn't. Once the Jays shifted from a develop mentality to a all in mentality with the Marlins trade they still wanted to keep D'Arnaud. When they re-evaluated and say a reigning cheap Cy Young winner was available they decided to give him up. And what would the Marlins have done with D'Arnaud and Brantly playing the same position- why even attempt to make him the key to negotiations? It's obvious you have no baseball intellect. Just because you have an Ax to grind doesn't mean you can ignore facts. An expiring contract and a bloated one aren't worth D'Arnaud or Myers. They are worth Nicolino and Marinsek.

Was he mentally ill or was he mentally retarded? And to those who ask if there is a difference, there is.

The marlins didnt get fleeced and d'arnard wasn't available. Nicolino matches with Snydergard, marinek is a top prospect. If you hate the marlins from office so much feel free to root for the jays. Shields is a better pitcher than Johnson and Buerhle. Shields and Davis are both better and cheaper then both Johnson and Buerhle. Dickey is a Reigning Cy Young winner signed for 5 million today and 25 for two years after that. He is worth D'Arnard and Snydergard because he's cheap, he's great and the prospects are expendable. Buerhle at one year is close to what Dickey will make in the next two years. Get your facts straight- And what the heck is a canard?

Nolasco,a MR and a mislevel prospect for bourjos and morales?

A mentally ill person killed people. The end. There is no subtext of firearms, or the decline of western civilization, or godlessness, or prepper culture, or anything beyond: a violent mentally ill person killed people. I didn't know he was mentally ill, however I also have made it a point not to read or watch any reports- the massacre was too sickening to deal with for me, even after all these days.

I wouldn't mind having a few armed teachers in the school, but not knowing who they are. Just looking back to high school I know of 5 people who were certified to use a firearm and had proper training. A mid 30's year old retired cop A 50 year old retired state trooper A 60-70 year old war vetern A former member of the army late 20's ( this one was a woman) Former marine, state trooper and school security guard in his 50's Most schools have Atleast one person qualified to carry and trained to carry and use a firearm, and I wouldn't be opposed to never finding out they allowed a few to have one. All of the people above would have known how to properly use it and use it in tragic situations, but that was my high school. They shouldn't carry it on their person, but in a Locked safe hidden in their classroom. In other words, you don't know it's there until its time to know.

Yes! This random Ashley girl is back!

I wonder if the Marlins should offer Stanton a contract extention that buys out his cheap years too, such as 2013 and 2014. With payroll as little as it is, should they give him a contract that will vastly over pay him to compensate and get him to sign a longer term deal. Just spitballing' but maybe 2013: 5 million or 10 2014: 5 million or 10 And then market value for 2015-2020? With payroll so low it would be wise to reinvest in the team, but if no one is worth it why not give it to the most deserving you have to get him to resign.

Championship! In JAX!

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My only issue with it is that sometimes a black "loading" bar (it says something like that stays plated on the screen if I press "back." It goes away if I refresh, but sometimes it blocks the link I want to push. I've had that issue for about a year now, if you scroll up a bit or down you can still get your link. I think that's an IPhone problem and I run into it once a day on a few boards.

One of you capitalizes and punctuates nothing. The other makes their post a fucking title. Good job, guys.

You think a team that's .500 or less is going to threaten a team like the Patriots, Texans, or Broncos? See 2012 playoffs when Tebow boned the Steelers.

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I know where you're coming from, but I still think you're painting the wrong general picture. I wouldn't call it mean-spirited in general, although sometimes something might be a tad bit uncalled for or something. Everyone here is generally carefree and there's a lot of laughs and all that goes around. Having been a part of a good 7-10 other web forums in my past and present, I'd say that this is easily the most welcoming one. A new user does not face nearly as harsh of a treatment as elsewhere that I've seen... stfu noob Yeah, Do a Search!

It's not at all difficult to explain. Back when the Dolphins were 1-15 the fight for our entertainment dollars was a weak one. The Heat were not spectacular, the Panthers had missed the playoffs again and the Marlins played during the summer and in a craptastic season/stadium. Now the fight for our entertainment dollars is headlined by a Playoff Panthers team, a new Ballpark, and one of the greatest collections of basketball stars well probably ever see outside of the Olympics. The dolphins had a strong hold on the entertainment market for a long time and took it for granted. Instead of reinvesting in the on field product and off field buzz they kept plodding along with a parcels team with no interesting subplots. No stars and no measurable success. The fanbase then lost their star to the redskins, then the jets, and then refused to reinvigorate the franchise in anyway. The fanbase took their money to something that would have made him happy, and with all the options these days it wasn't hard. The only reason the dolphins are still on TV is their owner Ross has paid to keep the games from being blacked out.

I'm sorry for taking your doughnut Aha. I think BenderRobot should start calling us all meatbags.

Was he unable to generate even a 3 year deal? This puts a blow in Dickeys hopes for three years if he had any.

I think they'd actually be interested in Nolasco considering the contract they gave Joe Blanton this offseason. So you are saying that the Angels FO doesn't have high school diplomas. Where did this high school diploma shit come from?