2011 Around the Majors Thread

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  1. IATA

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    he deffinetly did, but the difference in awards is marked.
     
  2. MSUJet85

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    Bobby V is a Red Sox
     
  3. Jake

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    Is Bobby V a good hire? Discuss.
     
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    I think its going stir Yankees rivalry up a bit more with personnel, but Valentine is a worse manager then Francona
     
  5. Don

    Don 2008 TGG Rich Kotite "Least Knowledgeable" Award W

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    Valentine is a good manager but at times he acts like a lunatic. If people thought Boston was dysfunctional last year they haven't seen anything yet. Wonder if he is packing a new supply of fake mustaches for the Yankee series this year.
     
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    Remember when he got booted from a game and he came back wearing a costume? That was awesome
     
  7. ukilledkenny

    ukilledkenny You bastards!

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    Sunglasses and a fake moustache. I always wondered if he just had a fake moustache in his office just in case.

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  8. Yisman

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    that was the highlight of his tenure

    hard to forget
     
  9. devilonthetownhallroof

    devilonthetownhallroof 2007 TGG Fantasy Baseball League Champion

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    Bobby fucking Valentine? Jesus Christ.
     
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    Valentine is tough to quantify. He's an excellent in game manager, gets the most out of his bullpen and platoon guys. On the other hand he has a huge Ego, and really rubs some players the wrong way.
     
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    It will be boom or bust, I could see him taking that Boston team all the way, but then again I can easily see his ego rubbing people the wrong way.
     
  13. Don

    Don 2008 TGG Rich Kotite "Least Knowledgeable" Award W

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    Just have to love Cashman..still the worst GM in the history of baseball.

    http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2...y-expectations-are-low-for-hiroyuki-nakajima/

    "Heard Nakajima’s bat could be better than Twins’ Nishioka, but not as good a fielder."

    “Nishioka” would be Tsuyoshi Nishioka.

    So that opinion suggests Nakajima’s bat “could be better than” a guy who hit .226 with zero homers and a .527 OPS. And he’s “not as good a fielder” as a guy who broke his leg playing second base largely because he didn’t know how to properly turn a double play and was completely overmatched when switched to shortstop.
     
  14. Cellar-door

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    Kemp deserved it anyway.
     
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    Can they even transfer the MVP award over?
     

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