8/16 Venting, Cheering and Jim Thome

[kimchi_chigae]

Why did I think a lefty pitching in SEA against the M's was a good idea?

The same reason why I thought starting Alvarez against them last night was a great idea.

[bigh0rt]

I told you guys Delgado was the spot for the day... even assured you I wasn't able to start him myself, which should have bolstered confidence...

6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, ND good for a 0.33 WHIP and 1.50 ERA

[WaCougMBS]

Why did I think a lefty pitching in SEA against the M's was a good idea?

At least you didn't think that starting a lefty for the M's at home wasn't also a good idea too

[DbacksRback]

I think niemann needs to be getting more talk. hes been amazing

[kimchi_chigae]

Does anyone else think Tyler Beede is an idiot for not taking $2.5M to play baseball?

[AussieDodger]

Why did I think a lefty pitching in SEA against the M's was a good idea?

The same reason why I thought starting Alvarez against them last night was a great idea.

All your base belong to Casper Wells

Does anyone else think Tyler Beede is an idiot for not taking $2.5M to play baseball?

Yes, a very large one.
I still think there should be a larger penalty (for the player) for not signing if a team picks you in the first round.

[DbacksRback]

Somehow between Bedard, Bills, Niese, Niemann I got:
1 Win
4 QS
26 k's
2.37 era

[RedHopeful]

I think niemann needs to be getting more talk. hes been amazing

Agreed. Just wish I had started him in several leagues yesterday.

[Tavish]

Does anyone else think Tyler Beede is an idiot for not taking $2.5M to play baseball?

Yes, a very large one.
I still think there should be a larger penalty (for the player) for not signing if a team picks you in the first round.

Why should the player be penalized? Teams can draft anyone they want, the players don't declare themselves eligible like you do in most other sports. If Beede had zero intentions of signing why should he penalized because a team decide they wanted a shot at talking him out of those intentions.

I don't think it was at all a bad idea him for him to go to college. Money isn't a big issue for him right now and he has a great chance to get top 10 money in a few years.

[shmolex]

Does anyone else think Tyler Beede is an idiot for not taking $2.5M to play baseball?

Yes, a very large one.
I still think there should be a larger penalty (for the player) for not signing if a team picks you in the first round.

Why should the player be penalized? Teams can draft anyone they want, the players don't declare themselves eligible like you do in most other sports. If Beede had zero intentions of signing why should he penalized because a team decide they wanted a shot at talking him out of those intentions.

I don't think it was at all a bad idea him for him to go to college. Money isn't a big issue for him right now and he has a great chance to get top 10 money in a few years.

Not disagreeing with you, but if a player has zero intentions of signing, he should make that clear to the major league teams so that they dont draft him.