The Swede Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I would like to remind everyone who thought it was worthwhile trade to give up Penny. I would like to remind those who thought that getting a catcher and reliever was so important, it was worth trading Brad Penny. If Penny were on our team tonight we would have won. He pitched 8 innings of scoreless baseball. He gave up 2 hits and 1 walk. So this was the guy that expendable. This just shows how much more important starters are. They win games for you. Lo Duca, the so badly needed mediocre hitting catcher, can only do so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Penny wouldn't have started tonight most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heckeroo Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 great job penny! prove those haters wrong! best thing that's happenned all night, for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Juanky Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Penny's next turn wasn't for today. LoDuca went what, 3-3 with a double, run, and RBI? Decent take IMO. Plus, if not for an injury, we win today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flamarlins3 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 You have got to be kidding, quit living in past what is done is done. Penny while being the man is not a Marlin anymore. He was not going to be a Marlin next year anyways. Better to at least get something back for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minus_13 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 OMG... Now this sh*t again... F*ck this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaq-Man Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Penny's next turn wasn't for today. 493658[/snapback] yes it was. penny would have started today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 To end this damn thing once and for all... Penny is the man, he rules us all...OMG PENNY...he is the next Cy Young winner in the NL. He is going to take the Dodgers to the World Series and win all the games along the way he pitches. Is that what all you Penny lovers wanted? Now you got it, quote it if you want, frame it, put under you pillows at night. He was not meant to stay with us and was not destined to do anything more for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchoftheday Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 this is outrageous sigh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Man Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 what injury? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyFan Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 what injury? 493727[/snapback] Benitez...why? Because Mota would have been put in the 8th inning instead of Seanez. But since Benitez is out, Mota had to be saved for the closer spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Penny isnt a Marlin anymore get this s*** out of here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinFan10 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 If Penny was pitching for the marlins, they would have score 1 run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rferry Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I'm still upset that we traded a very important player to our team (a guy who can shut down the opposition for 6 innings) and our team on-base leader while not addressing our most pressing needs. Sure, the catcher position wasn't great. Nothing close to Pudge, and light years away from our dreams of what we think Pudge did last year. But it was decent. The bench however is still the worst in the majors. We play in too many close contests for Lenny Harris to be the first bat off the bench. And as much as Easley has contributed he's batting somewhere close to Enc's numberd. All this for 30 innings of relief pitching? Didn't we win last year with a bad bullpen? Absolutly dreadful aside from that ONE week when we had Helling, Fox, Looper and Urbina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Juanky Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 what injury? 493727[/snapback] Benitez...why? Because Mota would have been put in the 8th inning instead of Seanez. But since Benitez is out, Mota had to be saved for the closer spot. 493752[/snapback] Exactly Oh, and the "30 innings of relief" went 3-3 with a run and an RBI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rferry Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Oh, and the "30 innings of relief" went 3-3 with a run and an RBI 494035[/snapback] Bat Choi higher and the order and same result. OK, maybe 1-1, 2 walks, a run and RBI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Juanky Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I was advocating Choi third for months. However, that's past and let's enjoy Lo Duca. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rferry Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I'm enjoying LoDuca, but I still have to keep with the shtick to keep the discussion balanced. You wouldn't notice it as much if a LoDuca>Choi or Mota>Penny thread wasn't posted every minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSwift25 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 For the haters...straight from Penny: "I knew the first one was going to stay in -- but the second one I thought he hit out of the park," Penny said. "If I was in Florida, I probably would have given up three runs tonight. I think I'm going to like pitching here." But wait...there's more: "I loved it out there," he said. "I can't remember being tired one time tonight. In Florida, it's so hot I was always huffing and puffing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Juanky Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 To each his own. And I guess the Monster never bailed him out :confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramp Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 stop smokin the cigarette's then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rferry Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 What's your point? Dodger Stadium is better pitcher's park, and the weather out there is better for a guy his size. Are we supposed to feel better about the trade just because he can realize his full potential there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapeFish Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 What's your point? Dodger Stadium is better pitcher's park, and the weather out there is better for a guy his size. Are we supposed to feel better about the trade just because he can realize his full potential there? 494215[/snapback] Penny, like Derrek Lee before him hit the roof here. He wasn't going to do any more. Let him go to Los Angeles and have a chance at being a number 1 guy in the rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFan24 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I would like to remind everyone who thought it was worthwhile trade to give up Penny. I would like to remind those who thought that getting a catcher and reliever was so important, it was worth trading Brad Penny. If Penny were on our team tonight we would have won. He pitched 8 innings of scoreless baseball. He gave up 2 hits and 1 walk. So this was the guy that expendable. This just shows how much more important starters are. They win games for you. Lo Duca, the so badly needed mediocre hitting catcher, can only do so much. Let me get this straight: You joined in January, have only posted 19 times on here and you are going to tell people here that trading Brad Penny was a bad idea? Are you friggin kidding me?? :plain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rferry Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Well, maybe he hasn't been here long enough to accept Pudge was a gd and Penny sucked because he wasn't as skinny and marketable as Burnett and Beckett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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