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Bengie the Shunted E-mail
Written by Bob Taylor   
Friday, 02 July 2010 09:09

Tired of him getting squeezed out of the Giants catcher scene thanks to the arrival of Buster Posey, I finally cut bait with Bengie Molina in the two-catcher Hurler league on Tuesday. Didn't seem like too much of a loss. The guy had posted only three home runs and 17 RBI so far this season. But then two days later -- before Molina had even cleared waivers, of course -- San Fran ships him off to a better lineup and a friendlier ballpark in Texas, where his numbers are almost guaranteed to improve. Obviously, he was claimed by another manager. That's not even the worst part. The player I cut Molina for was Rangers backstop Matt Treanor, who has now lost his job to the guy I just dropped.

You see why I hate love really mostly hate this game? You see why I'm compelled to write about it here? It's the only way to exorcise the demons.

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thegeniusking said:

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My friend feels the same way. He's running our league this year, and seriously considered making it a no catcher, no reliever league, because he always seems to get screwed by catchers and closers losing their jobs (case in point, he has picked up and dropped Mike Napoli a dozen times this year).
 
July 02, 2010
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Bob Taylor said:

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This is the second year in a row I've botched the catcher position in the Hurler league. (Soto screwed me in '09.)

And in my weekly-lineup money league this season, I keep bouncing back and forth between Buck and Olivo and, of course, always start the wrong one. (Napoli was who I drafted for the job. I cut him in April, and he ended up elsewhere.) I finally decided to just make a choice and let Buck go. I'm sure Olivo will turn to shit now.
 
July 02, 2010
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alfonso said:

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I have catchers coming out of my ears in the Hurler league. I sent you an offer I'm not sure you saw. I had to take it back since I opened up talks with another manager.

Make me an offer... You can have Montero. I need starting pitching.
 
July 02, 2010
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spike said:

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carlos santana ( drafted 22nd round) and buster posey (free agent pick-up 5/21) are a combined 25/8/24/@.280 over the last 30 days. once v-mart returns after the a.s.break , a hurler owner can acquire a fine backstop(no ear wax included) in exchange for a decent mi or established closer
 
July 06, 2010
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