Comments on: weekly recap – indy, STP, big brown http://sweeptheleg.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/weekly-recap-indy-stp-big-brown/ my musings about sports, music, pop culture ... and a whole lot more Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:23:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mcarey99 http://sweeptheleg.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/weekly-recap-indy-stp-big-brown/#comment-91 mcarey99 Wed, 28 May 2008 21:17:35 +0000 http://sweeptheleg.wordpress.com/?p=258#comment-91 I'm loving John Danks, and him and Quentin have been the two nicest surprises so far. Kenny Williams takes some heat sometimes, but people overlook that the guy did trade McCarthy for Danks and Freddy Garcia (out of MLB) for Gavin Floyd. Just a good way to recognize overrated talent, as I believe these guys were. Funny you mention Volquez, too, because he has been the rock (the *only* rock, other than probably Danks) on my last-place fantasy squad. Sigh, can't win them all.... I’m loving John Danks, and him and Quentin have been the two nicest surprises so far. Kenny Williams takes some heat sometimes, but people overlook that the guy did trade McCarthy for Danks and Freddy Garcia (out of MLB) for Gavin Floyd. Just a good way to recognize overrated talent, as I believe these guys were.

Funny you mention Volquez, too, because he has been the rock (the *only* rock, other than probably Danks) on my last-place fantasy squad. Sigh, can’t win them all….

]]> By: eustacepedler http://sweeptheleg.wordpress.com/2008/05/23/weekly-recap-indy-stp-big-brown/#comment-90 eustacepedler Mon, 26 May 2008 22:25:14 +0000 http://sweeptheleg.wordpress.com/?p=258#comment-90 Speaking of White Sox pitchers, how do you like John Danks so far? He seems to still be figuring things out at the major league level, but pitching behind the veterans in that team's rotation probably helps him a lot. I can only imagine how much better off the Rangers might be had they not traded Danks for the walking M*A*S*H unit known as Brandon McCarthy. I think if you told Rangers fans 3 years ago that in late May 2008, Danks and Edinson Volquez would have combined for a 10-6 record and a 2.12 ERA in 20 starts, they would have rejoiced, and then lit themselves on fire once told that those two were pitching for other teams. If I could undo just one trade from the Jon Daniels era, it would be that one, not even the Alfonso Soriano or Francisco Cordero trades were as indefensible as Danks/Masset for McCarthy, who has yet to throw a pitch in 2008, hasn't completed 7 innings in a game as a Ranger, and last pitched into the 6th inning on August 5, 2007. Speaking of White Sox pitchers, how do you like John Danks so far? He seems to still be figuring things out at the major league level, but pitching behind the veterans in that team’s rotation probably helps him a lot. I can only imagine how much better off the Rangers might be had they not traded Danks for the walking M*A*S*H unit known as Brandon McCarthy. I think if you told Rangers fans 3 years ago that in late May 2008, Danks and Edinson Volquez would have combined for a 10-6 record and a 2.12 ERA in 20 starts, they would have rejoiced, and then lit themselves on fire once told that those two were pitching for other teams. If I could undo just one trade from the Jon Daniels era, it would be that one, not even the Alfonso Soriano or Francisco Cordero trades were as indefensible as Danks/Masset for McCarthy, who has yet to throw a pitch in 2008, hasn’t completed 7 innings in a game as a Ranger, and last pitched into the 6th inning on August 5, 2007.

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