Does Maddux deserve to be in the HOF?

by TradeAndruw on Dec 8, 2008 6:40 PM EST Comment 20 comments

Now that I have your attention, let's talk Johnson. Randy Johnson.

Remember in the postseason when he pitched relief for Seattle a day after he started and struck out like six in a row? Remember when he killed that bird in spring training? He was 20-4 with a 2.28 ERA one year, and I have every reason to expect he will repeat--or exceed--that performance in '09. And he is a sex symbol for all the ladies. Get it done, Wren.

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LAWL

I see what you did there.

by someguy917 on Dec 8, 2008 6:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I feel like I’ve just been Rick Rolled.

by coldriver10 on Dec 8, 2008 6:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

+1

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 8, 2008 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You have to admit

That was pretty clever.

No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.

by royhobbs on Dec 9, 2008 9:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Is this post serious?

I mean the RJ part. Do you want him in the bullpen, or in the rotation?

I wouldn’t sign him, because when you have no knees and no back, eventually you won’t be able to pitch anymore.

by buzzdeadwax on Dec 8, 2008 7:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

we have no interest in johnson. this has been stated. by me. no less than a dozen times. stop. please.

I probably care about sports way too much. Like, waaaaaaaaay too much.

by bigjoe on Dec 8, 2008 7:12 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Check out this video of the Unit talking about playing for Bobby Cox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

by TradeAndruw on Dec 8, 2008 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I’ve seen this setup before. The pro would have used tinyurl.

by someguy917 on Dec 8, 2008 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha, you’re killing me…

I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.

by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 8, 2008 7:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

First he is going to cost ten million. Second he is only going to win 2 games before he needs back surgery and tommy john surgery at the same time. So two games at five million per for old sack of balls Randy Johnson u have got to be kidding sir!!!!!!!!!

by That a boy on Dec 8, 2008 7:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I think he wants $8M

I wonder if he’d take $4-5 M with incentives to bring it to $8-10 M. That would be a steal.

by VictorW on Dec 8, 2008 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’d like to see some ladies chime in here. Javy Lopez…who? Amirite?

by TradeAndruw on Dec 8, 2008 7:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

you’re trying waaaaaaaaaaaay too hard, and i’m actually embarrassed for you

I probably care about sports way too much. Like, waaaaaaaaay too much.

by bigjoe on Dec 8, 2008 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Boy was I fired up

over the title, now thirty seconds later I feel like I’ve been cheated out of a twenty spot.

by scstrato on Dec 8, 2008 7:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

$1000 bucks says Randy Johnson gives his new team more value (dollars per win) over the course of his deal than does AJ Burnett over the course of his. any takers?

by jeg on Dec 8, 2008 9:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i 1000% agree

Randy Johnson is going to be a steal for whoever gets him. I cannot believe how little attention he is getting

by eaheckman10 on Dec 8, 2008 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

+1 to both of you

Randy Johnson seems like he’d be a great fit in Atlanta, but I guess the team is a little scared of 40 year old Hall of Famers. He is risky, but so is freaking Burnett. And you only have to risk 1 year on Johnson, not 4-5.

Here’s a 2010 Free Agent List

Obviously a lot of those guys will have their options exercised. Webb, Beckett, for example. Some of those guys may get locked up too like Lackey and Myers. Others are injury risks like Bedard and Harden. So I have no idea if that’s a good free agent class or not. Do the Braves need to lock up someone for a few years or can Johnson for 1 year bridge the gap?

by VictorW on Dec 8, 2008 10:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i hope we get miquel batista

"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."

by Swo12bv on Dec 9, 2008 12:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

there will be other pitchers come available on the trade market as well in the near future. i think burnett is a very good pitcher 65% of the time but i dont for a second believe we are REAL contenders. and i hate to see the team in situations like they have in the past few years where we lose our good young players to free agency because we cant afford them and cant even get compensatory draft picks because we cant risk them accepting arbitration and pushing us over our payroll limit. If we are going to pay top dollar, we should get top quality players. this team would have been better off giving Teixeira 8 years, 160M than giving Burnett 5 years, 75M. Hopefully we make a real run at Greinke or someone of the like to give us a young, improving ace that should still be dominant in 2011 when Heyward, Hanson, Schafer, Freeman, Rohrbough, etc are at a point when the should realistically be able to contribute at the ML level

by jeg on Dec 9, 2008 3:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs