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[size=14pt]Worst Signings[/size] [b]Placido Polanco[/b], Phillies - three years, $18MM.  Where was the demand for a 34-year-old second baseman coming off a .727 OPS?  What other club would've offered even one or two years at $5MM per? [b]Brandon Lyon[/b], Astros - three years, $15MM.  Lyon's not a bad pitcher, but this commitment is excessive.  He's not a high strikeout guy, and his '09 control was a career-worst. [b]Fernando Rodney[/b], Angels - two years, $11MM.  What would Rodney have gotten without the 37 saves?  I have a reliever, 33 in March, who posted a 4.40 ERA, 7.3 K/9, and 4.9 BB/9.  Can I find a one-year, $2MM offer? [b]John Grabow[/b], Cubs - two years, $7.5MM.  The Cubs are tight on payroll, but were quick to commit an above-market contract to a lefty reliever with a 5.0 BB/9 in '09. [b]Jason Kendall[/b], Royals, Ivan Rodriguez, Nationals - two years, $6MM.  Kendall is 35, Pudge is 38, and neither topped a .700 OPS in '09.  Gregg Zaun had already signed a reasonable one-year, $2.15MM deal. [b]Alex Cora[/b], Mets - one year, $2MM.  Why did his salary hold steady despite a lousy '09?  This contract isn't a franchise-killer, but comparable players could've been had at less than a million bucks. [size=14pt]Best Signings[/size] [b]Mike Cameron[/b], Red Sox - two years, $15.5MM.  Cameron is getting up there (37 in January), but he seems perenially undervalued as a solid defender with pop. [b]Marco Scutaro[/b], Red Sox - two years, $12.5MM.  I saw Scutaro getting three years and $18MM, so this strikes me as a reasonable deal for the best available free agent shortstop. [b]Nick Johnson[/b], Yankees - one year, $5.75MM.  Johnson's injury history is acknowledged by the one-year deal.  The Yanks were able to add the best on-base threat on the free agent market for less than $6MM. [b]Gregg Zaun[/b], Brewers - one year, $2.15MM.  Worse catchers received two years and $3MM salaries. [b]Troy Glaus[/b], Braves - one year, $2MM.  I don't agree with trading Javier Vazquez to free up cash for Glaus and others, but in a vacuum I like the signing.  The risk isn't much; maybe he can supply 25 homers and a solid OBP from first base. [b]Matt Capps[/b], Nationals - one year, $3.5MM, J.J. Putz, White Sox - one year, $3MM, Ryota Igarashi, Mets - two years, $3MM, Kelvim Escobar, Mets - one year, $1.125MM.  These are the types of relief deals I respect - one-year commitments, or tiny salaries in Igarashi's case.  Relievers are so volatile, any of these guys could easily outpitch Rodney, Grabow, and Lyon

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I agree those are good numbers for a first year.  But lets see what he does a second year.  Clay's second year he went 2-9 with a 6.75 ERA after going 3-1 1.59 Era with a no-hitter.  I wish him the best of luck and agree he does have a strong year next year. 

John Lackey is a Red Sox

the Red Sox and Lackey are in agreement in a five-year, $85MM deal

I predict Pedro Feliz will hit 10 homeruns, 76 RBIS and .270 batting average. 

I think you will have the same team as last year just cheaper payroll. Drayton pockets will be getting bigger.  I think you might be jumping the gun on Bud Norris as quality starter.  I think he still needs to prove himself.  I can see the possiblity but dont think he has been around long enough. 

Great Camp Jason

What good is two good relief pitchers if you have no starting pitchers to get you to middle innings? 

Not sure if I would call them strategic.  On the fence about the Pedro Feliz signing. 

Nice Win for the Tigers

They are #4 in the Nation. I think they should hold their own in the National Tournaments. 

I bet all my money on West

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They are the #4 team in the nation.  Behind Findlay Prep, St. Patrick, Oak Hill Academy.  They return their starting 5 last year in which they won state. 

Found this Scoring Summary on maxpreps [b]Scoring Summary[/b] [b]First Quarter Summary:[/b] Holy cr*%! Peein' down our legs. [b]Second Quarter Summary:[/b] Fightin' back [b]Third Quarter Summary:[/b] What the h&*#! [b]Fourth Quarter Summary:[/b] Let's hold them to 130 and let's go get 90. Yates is the best team on EARTH! 140-81....and we played good!

[quote name="LAZEEK" post="721480" timestamp="1259681422"] Can someone post Yates schedule.............are they playing the big tourney that they usually have around Christmas or New Years over in the Aldine area that attracts National powers???  I know it used to be called the Academy Invitational. [/quote] 11/16/09 7:30 PM vs. Dickinson (Dickinson, TX)  140-81 (W)  11/20/09 7:00 PM @ Houston (Houston, TX)  163-71 (W)  11/28/09 11:00 AM vs. Houston Can Academy (Houston, TX)  11/30/09 7:00 PM vs. Kashmere (Houston, TX)  148-49 (W)  12/05/09 TBA vs. TBA ** (Marble Falls Classic)    12/08/09 7:00 PM @ Seven Lakes (Katy, TX)  12/11/09 7:00 PM vs. Varsity Opponent (Australia @ Barnett )  12/12/09 2:00 PM @ Westside (Houston, TX)  12/18/09 8:00 PM @ Kamehameha (Honolulu, HI) ** ('Iolani Prep Classic)  12/19/09 TBA vs. TBA ** ('Iolani Prep Classic)    12/21/09 TBA vs. TBA ** ('Iolani Prep Classic)    12/22/09 TBA vs. TBA ** ('Iolani Prep Classic)    12/29/09 TBA vs. TBA ** (T-Mobile Classic-Alabama)    12/30/09 TBA vs. TBA ** (T-Mobile Classic-Alabama)    1/02/10 10:00 AM vs. Austin (Houston, TX) * (Barnett)  1/05/10 4:30 PM @ Lee (Houston, TX) * (Butler)  1/08/10 8:30 PM vs. Sharpstown (Houston, TX) * (Butler)  1/12/10 6:00 PM vs. Reagan (Houston, TX) * (Barnett)  1/15/10 7:30 PM @ Waltrip (Houston, TX) * (Delmar)  1/16/10 7:30 PM vs. Waltrip (Houston, TX) *  1/20/10 6:00 PM vs. Westbury (Houston, TX) * (Barnett)  1/23/10 1:00 PM vs. Davis (Houston, TX) * (Barnett)  1/26/10 4:00 PM vs. Austin (Houston, TX) * (Barnett)  1/29/10 4:00 PM vs. Lee (Houston, TX) * (Barnett)  2/02/10 6:00 PM @ Sharpstown (Houston, TX) * (Butler)  2/05/10 8:30 PM vs. Reagan (Houston, TX) * (Delmar)  2/10/10 7:30 PM @ Waltrip (Houston, TX) * (Delmar)  2/13/10 1:00 PM @ Westbury (Houston, TX) * (Bulter)  2/17/10 4:00 PM vs. Davis (Houston, TX) * (Delmar) 

Tiger Woods has just released the following statement on his website: "I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart. I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves. I am not without faults and I am far short of perfect. I am dealing with my behavior and personal failings behind closed doors with my family. Those feelings should be shared by us alone. Although I am a well-known person and have made my career as a professional athlete, I have been dismayed to realize the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means. For the last week, my family and I have been hounded to expose intimate details of our personal lives. The stories in particular that physical violence played any role in the car accident were utterly false and malicious. Elin has always done more to support our family and shown more grace than anyone could possibly expect. But no matter how intense curiosity about public figures can be, there is an important and deep principle at stake which is the right to some simple, human measure of privacy. I realize there are some who don't share my view on that. But for me, the virtue of privacy is one that must be protected in matters that are intimate and within one's own family. Personal sins should not require press releases and problems within a family shouldn't have to mean public confessions. Whatever regrets I have about letting my family down have been shared with and felt by us alone. I have given this a lot of reflection and thought and I believe that there is a point at which I must stick to that principle even though it's difficult. I will strive to be a better person and the husband and father that my family deserves. For all of those who have supported me over the years, I offer my profound apology."

Astros wont make any strategic moves this off-season. 

Have the Twins from Evadale Graduated? 

I am not saying that.  I am very familiar with the coaches at Evadale and their principles they teach their kids.  A+ athletic program and school from School Board down to kids. But you made a commitment to be in the Deweyville Tournament last year and you play until the tournament is over with.  You don't just not show up for the Championship or Last Game, regardless of what is is called because you have beaten everyone. If their are no hard feelings between the two coaches/squads great.  I will still stick to my personal opinion and speculate of why Deweyville after NUMEROUS years is not in the Evadale Invitational.   Found this Thread about it [url=[Hidden Content]]

I dont care what kind of tournment it is, round robin, double elimination etc,  What are you teaching the girls by not showing up?  I am speaking for myself on this but I would be willing to Bet that is why Coach Hammerly decided (if she was even asked) not to play in the Evadale Tournment. 

I would be willing to bet money that Deweyville is not in this tournment because Evadale not showing up for the Championship game last year in the Deweyville Tournment.

Golf great Tiger Woods was seriously injured in a car accident in Florida early Friday morning, according to MyFoxOrlando.com. Woods, 33, is in the hospital in very serious condition after a single-car crash at 2:25 a.m. in which he hit a fire hydrant and then a tree, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The crash is under investigation and charges are pending. Woods pulled out of his driveway in the Isleworth community when he struck the hydrant, the Orlando Sentinel reported, citing the FHP. He then plowed into the tree on his neighbor's property. He was taken to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Fla. Woods was apparently traveling under 33 mph because the Cadillac Escalade's airbags didn't inflate, the FHP told the Sentinel. [url=[Hidden Content],2933,577325,00.html]Fox News [/url]