The Cinco de Mayo Chat Thread

and I gladly would have taken one at the start. What can I say, though; after watching Jaime dominate in the first game I started having delusions of grandeur.

Just say no to the Cabo Wabo! Please don’t support Sammy Hagar.

He’s one of the better hitters in the draft, particularly among the high school ranks, and he’ll certainly stay at third long-term. He isn’t a Brett Wallace/ Ike Davis type, but a legitimate fielder. The overall position class this year is incredibly weak, but I do think Castellanos is worthy of a first-round pick in just about any year. The Cards could certainly do worse.

but whether that’s because this draft is really light on talented corner infielders or whether he’s just that good is a questions of debate. He’s a projected 5 tool player with power to all fields, good speed, and a good glove, but he’s not near the hitter someone like Brett Wallace was when we drafted him.

This is most DEFINITELY a best player available pick if the Cardinals take him. There’s rumors that he’s looking for a $5M-$7M bonus, which is the only reason he would drop clear down to us at 25. He’s committed to Miami for college, so there could be some real threat to him playing college ball for two years if he doesn’t get what he’s looking for as a bonus.

Seiler currently has him going to the Red Sox at 20 and I’d be completely shocked if got past the Giants at 24 if he falls that far. Both of those clubs have a history of going over slot to sign players and he’s just too good a talent to pass up.

The Cardinals could do worse, but I’m not sure that this front office is going to be committing such a huge bonus to a high school position player, so I’m skeptical that he would be the pick. I guess it kinda depends on who else is available when we pick, but if one of Gausman/Hahn/Solis is available, I would guess that the Cardinals would take that guy over someone like Castellanos just based on past draft picks. The fact that they will have 3 players in the top 50 to sign this season and seem to be more active in the Latin American market the past two offseasons probably doesn’t bode well for picking a player with signability issues either.

As for Freese, I think he’s absolutely a legit player. His swing is very good (see painguy’s fanpost on the sidebar), his defense is solid (though he hasn’t been great, just pretty good), and he’s produced at every level he’s ever played at. He got a bad rap in the minors because of his age, but I think this is a situation where the narrative really does matter. I think he’ll be a solid contributor. Plus, he’s free!

seriously, it’s like a vacation 95% of the time, and the other 5% is just reading.

It’s brilliant. It’s magnificent. It’s almost impossibly good at time.

It’s also career suicide, and they could have cut out Lady Dada’s Nightmare and made Someone’s Missing twice as long. The Jackson 5-esque section of it should have been two minutes longer, and it would have been perfect.

“It’s Working” may actually be my favourite MGMT song now, although I won’t swear to that.

…is this an actual band-band, u know, where they play instruments, or is it like the Black Eyed Peas, who just sort of stand around and wave their arms about while some computer plays bass lines from someone else’s moosic?

:=8/

Lohse actually hasn’t been bad this year. Somewhere along the line, his contract worked its way into my brain and fostered this irrational distaste for him. You are correct, though, in saying he’s actually been pretty good this season.

I stand by my statement that Kyle Lohse against Roy Halladay is not a fair fight.

but I wish they would do so soon. I haven’t participated in a good singalong in forever.

I guess I should have read your post before I added my question 7 minutes later

and Savory by Jawbox

i didn’t even like it in a campy way, the music was cool though

jazzmatazz, nice

I miss Dr. Octagon.

like packed up and WALKED OUT. exited the stadium during the game.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/marinersblog/2011785415_milton_bradley_packed_up_left.html

that meme-sandwich of GhostRider’s in the other thread

“Where’s Milton Bradley?”

http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=422&sid=317514

which irritated me because I really like their new stuff.

Most of the bonus money teams spend in the draft is allocated to the first half-dozen rounds. Baseball America, in their prospect handbooks, only tracks money spent in the first six-ten rounds, I believe (but don’t recall the exact number), for that reason. Once you get beyond a certain point, the bonuses start to range into the same territory as Rule 5 money — it’s so little to a major league organisation it almost doesn’t exist.

I think the Cards generally spend on the order of six million or so, something in that neighborhood? I believe it was a little higher last year with Miller’s bonus, but I could be wrong.

Not quite as good as Sound of Silver, but still very, very good. I haven’t had a chance to check out the NP’s new record. How is it?

I really do!!!!!
:=8D

Then he made no reference to the source meme. Disappointing.

Let’s eelbomb that site!

he’s like his own branch of government, or secret ops, or something

Between Colby, Albert, and Boog, the Cards have three elite defenders right there. Add in Ludwick and Holliday who are both solidly above-average, and that’s a hell of a defense.

And that’s not including Yadi, who is a catcher and by nature difficult to quantify.

I was really hoping for a return to form on defense… it just makes the pitching that much better

He’s giving up an extra run over average basically every other game? SSS smell test fail.

I take you’re a lo-fi kind of guy, apparently?

“Indian Summer” is one of my favs!
;=8)

doesn’t take into account the ARM portion of the equation, only the range stuff. That could explain it, as he’s been erratic with his throwing early in the season.

But his first rehab start at AA didnt look good either.

But hey, handsomest team in baseball!