Report: St. Louis Cardinals Nearing Deal with Free Agent Lefty Reliever J.C. Romero
by bgh on Dec 14, 2011 11:12 PM EST
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FOX's Ken Rosenthal tweets that the St. Louis Cardinals are nearing a deal with free agent left-handed relief pitcher J.C. Romero. Romero spent parts of the 2011 season in three organizations. He began the year with the Phillies but was released by the National League East champions. Romero was then picked up by the Yankees but never made it past AAA in their organization. After being cut loose by New York the Rockies signed him. He threw 8.1 innings for Colorado at the big league level. In many ways, Romero is similar to fellow Lefty One-Out Guy (LOOGY) Trever Miller, who the Cardinals traded to the Blue Jays as a part of the Rasmus trade last summer.
Here is a comparison of the two LOOGY's lines for the 2011 season:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
LOB |
ERA |
FIP |
xFIP |
|
Miller |
21.1 |
5.06 |
5.06 |
82.9% |
3.80 |
5.09 |
5.93 |
|
Romero |
24.2 |
6.93 |
5.47 |
70.4% |
4.01 |
3.96 |
4.70 |
Here is a comparison of the two LOOGY's career lines:
|
Pitcher |
IP |
K/9 |
BB/9 |
LOB |
ERA |
FIP |
xFIP |
|
Miller |
523.1 |
7.46 |
4.08 |
74.0% |
4.18 |
4.39 |
4.42 |
|
Romero |
649.1 |
7.21 |
5.16 |
73.9% |
4.07 |
4.47 |
4.56 |
One rather large difference between the two lefties that I couldn't fit into my charts is their groundball rates. The pitching democrat Dave Duncan likely sees something he can work with in Romero who has a career groundball rate of 55.6% (compared to Miller, who has a career groundball rate of just 38.8%).
The Cardinals' bullpen is getting crowded. Romero would combine with Marc Rzepczynski to make it two southpaws in the Cardinals relief corps. With the announcement that the club has tendered a contract to the dead-armed Kyle McClellan it will be interesting to see the bullpen's composition when the Cardinals head north from Jupiter. There are just seven spots available and eight pitchers to choose from: Jason Motte, Fernando Salas, Kyle McClellan, Mitchell Boggs, Eduardo Sanchez, Lance Lynn, Rzepczynski, and Romero.
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maybe there is other moves to follow?
i hope beltran signs, but doesnt help the pen issue
because TLR
Axed?
As in sent down or released/traded?
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by HollidaysofThunder on Dec 14, 2011 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
RIP Mitchell Boggs
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Could Netflix bring back Firefly?
Nathan Fillion links to it and tweets:
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by The Continental on Dec 14, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions
they would make bank if they brought it back, this could happen
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 14, 2011 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
i've always meant to watch this series on netflix.
didn’t realize how few episodes were made…i’ll have some down time between christmas and new years. it’s on!
So what was the consensus on the female leads?
For me
Kaylee
River
Innora
Zoe
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 12:12 AM EST up reply actions
kaylee's personality bumps her to the top IMO
actually i like zoe the best, but i’m just not really atracted to her.
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 12:31 AM EST up reply actions
Inara is by far the hottest IMO. by far.
Sign Hong-Chih Kuo
by tehzachatak on Dec 15, 2011 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
this. in a major way
Johnny Gomes could not be reached for comment
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Dec 15, 2011 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
no, river is
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
IMO means "in my opinion". meaning, you can't say no, because you do not share my opinions.
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by tehzachatak on Dec 16, 2011 12:37 AM EST up reply actions
ok yes sir, thanks for educating me sir
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 16, 2011 1:51 AM EST up reply actions
i need to watch that, i guess.
i watched the first couple episodes last year and then just kind of forgot about it. i should give it another try i suppose.
that would be great!
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Gotta be LoY nominee
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by The Continental on Dec 14, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
woah
paging RiverRat. holy shit. that’s gotta be the winner, right?
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by tehzachatak on Dec 14, 2011 11:29 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. Clearly.
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which one?
the dream?
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by First mammal to wear pants on Dec 14, 2011 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
Dizzy 17s fanposts
Beer and Baseball. Baseball and Beer. It's not hard to reevaluate your priorities when you only have two.
by PugetSoundCardsAddict on Dec 14, 2011 11:51 PM EST up reply actions
I like the Chris von Der Ahe post.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
Albert's Dream
I worked hard on Albert’s Dream. I tried it on an LA blog and they didn’t like it. (Go figure!) I’m curious to know what you guys think of it.
Finally had time to check this out and quite liked it, thanks You should have made or make it a fanshot thought to perhaps get more attention to it
Especially this:
However, before the 2011 season, Albert failed to garner a contract of vast wealth, as God had instructed. He felt himself invincible and instructed his minions to erect a great idol in his image for all to worship.
But don’t think “Sleek” quite goes along with “Fat”, seems kind of incongruous with Fat to me. Even if one of the meanings is, 3. Healthy or well-fed; thriving. ref
Albert was standing by a river and there came up out of the river ten cows, sleek and fat. And, behold, ten more cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the river and stood beside the others on the riverbank. And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the ten sleek, fat cows. And Albert awoke
.
and I’m probably just dense but I don’t get the significance of the “east wind”, seems like it is supposed to represent something
Then Albert slept and dreamed a second time. Behold, ten ears of corn, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk. After them, ten more ears of corn sprouted, thin and scorched by the east wind. And the thin ears of corn swallowed up the ten healthy, full ears. And Albert awoke.
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12 in 12, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
by I-Musial-ly-Am on Dec 16, 2011 7:01 PM EST up reply actions
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by The Continental on Dec 15, 2011 12:56 AM EST up reply actions
I haven't seen riverrat. slightly worried he is sitting
Outside the mitchell and ness offices right now.
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by tom s. on Dec 15, 2011 1:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
Is there any way
Additon comes up and fills this role if this move fails? I know his stuff is pretty average, low BABIP/ High FIP etc., but it has all come as a starter. Does he handle lefties well? Also, Is there anyone else in the farm that could be an option this year?
John Gast is a possibility, I suppose
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by ISawGodInGibby'sRightArm on Dec 15, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
I don't get the John Gast love.
Middling stats last year decent stuff for a lefty but not incredible. I think this is all based off the spring training talk of his pickoff move. I’ve just never understood the fascination there . . .
Beware: Velociraptors may be present.
the classic
walk him, then pick him off strategy isn’t covered in xFIP
HAPPY FLIGHT!!!
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because there are virtually no other lefties in the system
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by Cardinals645 on Dec 15, 2011 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
To be fair
he doesn’t need to be anything special to be a LOOGY. A warm body with a breaking ball (which I’d say he pretty much is). I don’t see him as a future major league starter, though.
Still bitching to contact.
by Felonius_Monk on Dec 15, 2011 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
sam freeman.
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by tom s. on Dec 15, 2011 12:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Oh yeah
And I see he is the one on the 40 man, so I guess he’s the top one. Also see that Additon didn’t get lefties out in Memphis last year. Is there a site that keeps the minor league splits as they move up through the lineups anymore?
by Merry CRasmus on Dec 15, 2011 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
who was the last Phillies reliever to come over to the Cards
Ricky Bottalico?…that worked out well
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by First mammal to wear pants on Dec 14, 2011 11:31 PM EST reply actions
Doug Nickle in the Rolen trade methinks.
but he disappeared off to Sandiegoville before we got a chance to use him.
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by monkeysareblue on Dec 14, 2011 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
wastin' away again in Sandiegoville...
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by peppermartin on Dec 15, 2011 8:09 AM EST up reply actions
It's that Christmas spirit.
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by The Continental on Dec 14, 2011 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
/flagged
religion. Didn’t you learn anything today?
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by scoot on Dec 14, 2011 11:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I was talking about booze.
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by The Continental on Dec 14, 2011 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
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we can't get the pujols stench out of here.
"He’s not a great golden god come from the sky. He’s a fucking baseball player."
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by stlcardinalsfang on Dec 14, 2011 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
fang
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 14, 2011 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
i'd have to really piss someone off to get the banhammer.
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by stlcardinalsfang on Dec 15, 2011 12:02 AM EST up reply actions
it has not been publicized.
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-the red baron
by stlcardinalsfang on Dec 14, 2011 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
Bob Nightengale reports
it is a mystery poster
by Merry CRasmus on Dec 15, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions 6 recs
If there's one thing we know
It’s that on several occasions this season, JC Romero will enter the game to get a single lefty out.
And he will walk that lefty.
And VEB will explode.
/visions of trever miller
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by stlcardinalsfang on Dec 14, 2011 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
"kept me up past the dawn . . ."
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by tom s. on Dec 15, 2011 4:34 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm hoping someone will photoshop and crop just Romero's facial expression from the picture above so we can post it at those occasions..
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
done.
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by monkeysareblue on Dec 15, 2011 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
but are we for sure that
Matheny will be as bad as tony with it?
because TLR
by punchinjudy on Dec 15, 2011 12:00 AM EST up reply actions
i imagine duncan will handle a large majority of the pitching changes.
matheny doesn’t strike me as dumb enough to think he knows better.
Um, Mike Matheny won multiple Gold Gloves as a catcher
and was touted as one of the best catchers at handling a pitching staff in all of MLB. I’d suggest that he might know better than Duncan. After all, La Russa made the pitching moves for the Cardinals when he was the manager, not Duncan. That’s not to say that Duncan did not have input. He did. But it is the manager’s job to make those decisions not the pitching coach’s. I’d say Mike Matheny has plenty of experience with pitchers to inform his judgment on such moves.
"I'm gonna throw the nastiest curveball I have ever thrown...if he hits it, I'll tip my cap, but if not we're going to the Series."
--Adam Wainwright on the final pitch of the 2006 NLCS
ugh
what the hell. we’re giving 3 million a year to Romero and Skip, two pretty much worthless players. I really hope we trade KMac.
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i'd be cool with romero if it was for a minor league deal and a spring training invite
and the cards keep shopping for another lefty.
and we won the world series.
Best Nirvana song?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h2a7N2zJfY
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yeah in utero is amazing
Heart Shaped Box, Dumb.
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
it's interesting to read about the production of that album
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Utero_(album)
it would be cool to hear the original mix.
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 12:28 AM EST up reply actions
albini is the man
some friends of mine have recorded with him, and had nothing but amazing things to say about the experience. he just makes everyone sound great. his drum sound is the best i’ve heard.
I hated Butch Vig's production so much
I nearly wept with joy when I heard Albini’s mix on In Utero. The perfect, visceral production for such raw music.
I can do no wrong, for I do not know what it is.
by the red baron on Dec 15, 2011 4:32 AM EST up reply actions
Didn't work on much of the Pumpkins stuff either IMO
Still bitching to contact.
by Felonius_Monk on Dec 15, 2011 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
Love Scentless Apprentice.
Very Ape was probably my favourite off that record.
I can do no wrong, for I do not know what it is.
by the red baron on Dec 15, 2011 4:37 AM EST up reply actions
It's way up there.
I think it’s one of their best for sure.
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by The Continental on Dec 15, 2011 12:15 AM EST up reply actions
I'm partial to Polly
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by First mammal to wear pants on Dec 15, 2011 12:17 AM EST up reply actions
yeah polly is up there for me as well
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 12:44 AM EST up reply actions
Something in the Way also
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 12:50 AM EST up reply actions
i love when he switches to the major on the second part of each verse
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 12:22 AM EST up reply actions
Drain You or Aneurysm, though In Utero is my favorite Nirvana album.
by mattisnotfrench on Dec 15, 2011 2:54 AM EST up reply actions
lithium for me.
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by tom s. on Dec 15, 2011 2:57 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Lithium is a great, great song.
It feels like a Nirvana song more than just about anything else I can think of, honestly. Not sure why, exactly, but that song just seems to me to pretty much sum up so much of the spirit of that record, and the mindset at the time.
My favourite Nirvana song would have to be Sliver, though. The whole Unplugged record is just perfect, I think, but as far as one Nirvana song I can point to as my fave Sliver is probably it.
I can do no wrong, for I do not know what it is.
by the red baron on Dec 15, 2011 4:24 AM EST up reply actions
Penny Royal Tea is my personal favorite.
And I agree with the above — I always loved In Utero, but really did not care for the first album.
WWCD? CDGAF.
rules
Given the climate here I was thinking of editing a post i wrote and re-doing a fan post. It was from 08 and had like 100 comments which is a lot for me. I need to do spell check before i post it.
It was a common topic, but on pen entrance music and batting songs..let me know
because TLR
yes.
"He’s not a great golden god come from the sky. He’s a fucking baseball player."
-the red baron
by stlcardinalsfang on Dec 15, 2011 12:13 AM EST up reply actions
yes i can or yes it's against the rules
because TLR
by punchinjudy on Dec 15, 2011 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
yes you should.
"He’s not a great golden god come from the sky. He’s a fucking baseball player."
-the red baron
by stlcardinalsfang on Dec 15, 2011 12:16 AM EST up reply actions
yes, but try to make it more current and relevant
include your feelings about bosnians
by _pistol_ on Dec 15, 2011 12:15 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
it's fine with me, as long as you argue that
Jason Motte should enter to “Psycho” by the Sonics.
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Good evening! Have we worked through all of our issues?
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Apparently! Or sleeping. So... probably uncertain.
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Maybe the sleep will help calm everyone down!
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by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 12:54 AM EST up reply actions
sleeping or passed out?
there is a difference
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by First mammal to wear pants on Dec 15, 2011 1:07 AM EST up reply actions
no, skip is still on the team
sign skip, skip nick #illogic SIGN CARLOS
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 15, 2011 3:13 AM EST up reply actions
SHUT UP
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Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
Why the fuck did we sign Skip Schumaker
instead of Nick Punto at the same price?!
When the Cardinals won the World Series, Ryan Theriot was batting lead-off.
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We really need to sign
Beltran to make up for it
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Albert Pujols is the hero saint louis deserves, but not the one it can afford right now. So we'll strike him out out because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's an A-Rod
by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 1:33 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm still wondering this myself
perhaps they know something about Punto’s health?
sign skip, skip nick #illogic SIGN CARLOS
by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 15, 2011 3:12 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I wonder about that too.
240+ innings at 2B and only 80 innings elsewhere last year.
Makes me wonder if he’s down to being a 2B now.
The negative waves. Always with the negative waves...
Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
I was hoping he'd be our starting 2B
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 15, 2011 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Because Tyler Greene
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Elation. Sadness. Mayhem. Champagne. Sleepless fury. Never been a night like it. - Joe Posnanski
yes it does...
it’s 3:45pm here. I’m stuck at work waiting for the day to end… im sooo bored
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero saint louis deserves, but not the one it can afford right now. So we'll strike him out out because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's an A-Rod
by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 1:46 AM EST up reply actions
Anyongheegasayo . . . It's 2:45 here. Come to Thailand often?
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HL Mencken
grading papers?
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 1:48 AM EST up reply actions
All done! Reading tablet reviews. My wife wants one for easier use than her laptop during lecture and then rounds next year.
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sounds good
your wife’s a doctor?
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 1:55 AM EST up reply actions
Will be. She's a 2nd year med student. 2.5 more years of that, then she's a doc, but 4-5 years of residency await after.
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thats tough
and you just sit at home all day. you lazy genius.
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 2:08 AM EST up reply actions
yup
hey fink can you link me something interesting to read? I enjoyed the Sandusky thread at insidethbook a lot.
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 2:16 AM EST up reply actions
Hrmm...
You could start here . There are some interesting thoughts in the comments as well.
If you want something lighter, I find Olivia Judson to be a lot of fun.
Finally, and maybe try this first, this is a really compelling article.
I’m off to bed. G’night!
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thanks, goodnight
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 2:30 AM EST up reply actions
are you a teacher?
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by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 1:50 AM EST up reply actions
I used to teach high school, but I'm on hiatus for a few years as a stay-at-home dad.
I just finished teaching a community college course; nothing is currently lined up for next semester.
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that's awesome
What subjects did you teach or teach?
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by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 1:55 AM EST up reply actions
English. I've taught a pretty wide variety within that general field.
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Awesome!
this may be turning into an AMA haha, but i’ve been interested in pursuing my Phd and masters at some point and trying to teach at a university. Is teaching difficult or mostly fun? If you are tired or feel these are too personal, you don’t have to answer. I always thought that being a professor at a college would be a lot of fun.
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Albert Pujols is the hero saint louis deserves, but not the one it can afford right now. So we'll strike him out out because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's an A-Rod
by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 2:00 AM EST up reply actions
What's your field?
I think it can be very difficult to get a good job teaching at the university level. I have a lot of friends with Phd’s who are having a rough go out there in the job market. Teaching at a community college, on the other hand, is very doable, as is high school. There is obviously considerably less prestige with those jobs, but a good living can be made, particularly teaching high school.
I loved teaching high school. I would say that it is both very difficult and a lot of fun. It’s a ton of work, but incredibly rewarding. It’s definitely much more about working with people than it is about whatever subject you are teaching.
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You remind me a lot of my 12th grade English teacher
He said that he thought he could make much more a difference in HS than in college, fertile minds and what not. I talked to him a lot last year, and he’s definitely had a lasting effect.
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by vivaelpujols on Dec 15, 2011 2:11 AM EST up reply actions
Long-term, I think there's very little chance I'll end up teaching anywhere but high school.
I think there’s a tremendous opportunity to make a difference in that job.
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Economics and International Relations
I just like teaching older people more than like little kids. I’ve tutored some kids that take ESL courses and i’ve had nightmares with them. I don’t think i’m the kind of guy who can deal with little kids for long periods of time. High school may be okay , but i am not sure i would enjoy it as much. I heard getting a job would very rough (and probably really hard for my field) but it was just one of my thoughts for the future. Right now i have a desk job and i don’t find it rewarding enough so i’m thinking about going back to the states after getting married and going back to get my masters.
My little sister teaches at a middle school in Kansas City and that would just drive me up the wall having to deal with screaming children all day!
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Albert Pujols is the hero saint louis deserves, but not the one it can afford right now. So we'll strike him out because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's an A-Rod
by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 2:13 AM EST up reply actions
Heh. Yeah, teaching different age groups is a totally different job.
There’s no way I could teach elementary! It sounds like your field would likely limit you to college unless you wanted to use it to teach social studies at H.S. (which you could), but it’s definitely not a job for everyone.
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right, and that's one of the reasons i was thinking college.
i have no idea how anyone teaches elementary school, but i’m really happy someone does.
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Albert Pujols is the hero saint louis deserves, but not the one it can afford right now. So we'll strike him out because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's an A-Rod
by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 2:21 AM EST up reply actions
Let us all praise Clemsongirl!
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Albert Pujols is the hero saint louis deserves, but not the one it can afford right now. So we'll strike him out because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's an A-Rod
by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 2:31 AM EST up reply actions
I'm looking for summer school teachers here in Bangkok . . art, scuba and sailing. ..
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not in Thailand.
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by monkeysareblue on Dec 15, 2011 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
Anywhere will do . . .scuba? art? Cardinal rules?
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by First mammal to wear pants on Dec 15, 2011 2:03 AM EST reply actions
thanks to las vegas Im there
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drunk reply fail.
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by beer me on Dec 15, 2011 2:56 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Can't for the life of me see what is to be seen in Romero . . .unless it's another Dunc miracle. . .
Was Mike Gonzalez signed by someone else?
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Nope, Gonzalez is still on the market.
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by the red baron on Dec 15, 2011 4:26 AM EST up reply actions
Bad news: JC Romero has not had a FIP or xFIP < 4 since he was on the Twins
The good news is that his numbers really are much better against lefties. The again-bad news is that they are fairly mediocre. He better come friggin’ cheap. Like league min. Or on a minor league deal or NRI. F.
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why the hell were there 9 fanposts in one day?
I don’t get it
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 15, 2011 3:11 AM EST reply actions
granted 4 of them were by the same person (the new version of wcbw?)
but still, if they had just done 1, it would be 6 fanposts. very productive, VEB!
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 15, 2011 3:19 AM EST up reply actions
wait, people read fanposts?
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by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 4:31 AM EST up reply actions
they used to
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by Cards Fan in Chitown on Dec 15, 2011 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
so everybody has bailed out of here by now?
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by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 4:20 AM EST reply actions
I'm around for the moment.
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by the red baron on Dec 15, 2011 4:27 AM EST up reply actions
so....what do you guys wanna talk about?
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by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 4:31 AM EST up reply actions
Hmm.
How about trading for Peter Bourjos?
That would be pretty awesome.
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by the red baron on Dec 15, 2011 4:33 AM EST up reply actions
I could definitely get behind that
unfortunately, I’d imagine the price would be pretty steep. Exceptional defense, average bat, that is cost controlled. I’d hate to see what those asshole angels would ask for.
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by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 4:35 AM EST up reply actions
The price would likely be pretty steep.
It just might be worth it, though. And while there have certainly been no official indications as of yet, I have to believe Bourjos would be the odd man out the Angels would make available at some point in the near future.
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by the red baron on Dec 15, 2011 4:38 AM EST up reply actions
I could see that.
We should trade them matt adams, just so he can STILL be blocked by albert pujols.
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by tom s. on Dec 15, 2011 4:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
I think the steep price could be worth it.
However, it all depends on him developing a solid bat. He had a high K% and a low BB% through the minors, which could mean that the hitting he showed in the majors this year was an anomaly.
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by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 4:54 AM EST up reply actions
why does it depend on his bat?
He was a 4 win player last year with a .336 wOBA. How much does he need to be worth?
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by tom s. on Dec 15, 2011 5:14 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm just not convinced of him yet.
I’m very wary of taking a players first year and a half in the majors at face value. There is certainly room for improvement, but there is also a likely chance of significant regression.
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by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 5:46 AM EST up reply actions
there was a comment at the winter meetings that they were not interested in trading for him
which annoys me, as i have been riding this horse into the ground for a month or so now
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by tehzachatak on Dec 15, 2011 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
Sorry guys, I'm not nearly stats-savvy enough for this kind of discussion
Nor well-versed in the rosters of other teams
Cards fan in Middle East
Bourjos is a range-y, exceptional defender in CF
average offense with some pop. young and possibly available
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by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 4:50 AM EST up reply actions
Righty bat, far better defense
showed promise of better offense this year. Only his 2nd year in the bigs though, so his .271/.327/.438 slash line could see some serious fluctuation.
Swing and a high drive to center field...GET UP BABY...GET UP BABY, GET UP...OH YEAH - Shannon, Gm 6
by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 4:57 AM EST up reply actions
probably the best defensive center fielder in the major leagues right now
maybe not quite 2003 Andruw Jones – esque, but pretty close. his range is absolutely absurd. the offense is questionable, but if he’s even a league average bat, he is an IMMENSELY valuable player.
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by tehzachatak on Dec 15, 2011 11:03 AM EST up reply actions
So he would be a CF platoon guy?
Or Jay would back him up?
Would this be cheaper than just signing Beltran, or is this assuming w don’t get him?
Cards fan in Middle East
Well, I'd rather have Beltran.
Bourjos would probably be the everyday CF with Jay as the 4th OF and first off the bench. I just think the players we would have to give up for Bourjos would be too much, where as Beltran would hopefully only require a 2 year contract with an option year.
Swing and a high drive to center field...GET UP BABY...GET UP BABY, GET UP...OH YEAH - Shannon, Gm 6
by OurSaviorAaronMiles on Dec 15, 2011 5:12 AM EST up reply actions
I'm on board with that
Though I’ve already gone on record as to how wierd it would be to have 2/3 BBB on the Cards without the Maching
Cards fan in Middle East
so, beltran should say
screw it. if you can’t beat him, join him.
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by BVHeck on Dec 15, 2011 6:56 AM EST reply actions 8 recs
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by I-Musial-ly-Am on Dec 15, 2011 7:15 AM EST up reply actions
So, say you have a couple of months to burn in South America
without any real responsibilities other than changing the occassional diaper. Any suggestions? I’m thinking I have a lot of reading to catch up on.
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Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero saint louis deserves, but not the one it can afford right now. So we'll strike him out because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's an A-Rod
by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 8:38 AM EST up reply actions
Hmmm.
1) Form paramilitary group
2) Overthrow government
3) ???
4) Profit!
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It's shocking to see the amount of cardinals fans who are oppossed to signing Beltran
Cards fan in Seoul.
Albert Pujols is the hero saint louis deserves, but not the one it can afford right now. So we'll strike him out because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's an A-Rod
by letsgostlcardinals on Dec 15, 2011 9:01 AM EST reply actions
to be quite frank
most regular fans don’t have a clue
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by MaytheForschbewithyou on Dec 15, 2011 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Kinda. Nobody's Albert, you know?
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