Chum Bucket

by craig on Oct 30, 2008 10:18 AM EDT in News and Rumors

The World Series is over and it was a series that left me quite unfulfilled. I was expecting to sit down to a meal of pork filet in tamarind sauce, complete with plantains, yellow rice and black beans. Instead I was served stinkin' dry rice cakes by some rude waiter.

The Chum Buckets are kicking it into gear because the offseason is where they shine. So today we have the first official Chum Bucket and there are many more to come.

As with all Chum Buckets it is a complete open thread so feel free to discuss anything you like. I have no idea what is going on today but surely there is something. And even if there isn't, Stephen King has made a ton of money making stuff up. Now, I'm not, necessarily suggesting you make stuff up, but if that is all you've got....then it is all you've got.

Have a Great Day!

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Jake officially gone

Traded for Nunez

by jrsyeagle on Oct 30, 2008 12:38 PM EDT reply actions

What are the thoughts on the trade for Leo Nunez?

I’m a KC guy. Nunez is great when he’s healthy. Skinny build, injury risk because of it. Has had great numbers and done very well.

Any info for me on Jacobs?

Don't forget to send your broken maples to the US Forest Service.

by 306008 on Oct 30, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply actions

Jake is streaky

never seems to hit in the clutch and his defense is questionable at best. In late innings he was taken out for Jorge Cantu, who never played 1st until this year. The reason Cantu was able to move to first? He was replaced at 3rd for a defensive upgrade himself.

by jrsyeagle on Oct 30, 2008 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Jake in the AL

Due to the DH-ness that we’ve discussed, I actually think Jake will tear it up in KC. It’ll be seen as a boondoggle for KC unless this Nunez guy turns out to be a stud. Overall, I say a win-win.

Build a stadium downtown and I'll buy season tickets

by hurricane on Oct 30, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

You hate to lose 30+ HRs,

but they were 30+ of the most non-clutch HRs you’ll ever see. The guy would go 10 straight games without an RBI (or possibly even a hit), and then would hit something like 3 HRs in 2 games. He’d have these bursts of prodigious power that would make us think, “Well, let’s lay off the criticism…maybe he’s about to reach his potential.” But it never happened.

As I mentioned in an earlier Jacobs thread, he’s the king of the pop-fly with men in scoring position. The image of him slamming his bat angrily as he flies to right for the third out with men on second and third is still burned in my mind because of its regularity.

And of course, he was only good for 7 innings a game because he’d be removed for defense. I mean really, if a guy’s defense is so bad he can’t even play first base, you know you’ve got problems. He’s a born DH, and he’ll be pretty good for a KC team that hasn’t had regular power since Mike Sweeney’s heyday.

I would’ve liked to get back more than one reliever, but either way, I’m not heartbroken at all to see him go. We’ve got Gaby Sanchez ready to step in now, and Mike Stanton a few years away.

by Fishcrazy on Oct 30, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions