tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post1109765070013812571..comments2024-03-15T02:19:47.181-05:00Comments on Brewed Sports: Ben Sheets Is AmazingDannyNoonanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12965127114354857721noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-23531182142442817822010-03-18T14:41:01.450-05:002010-03-18T14:41:01.450-05:00It was a dumb $10m gamble. Show me a guy who's...It was a dumb $10m gamble. Show me a guy who's bounced back to form less than a year post-flexor tendon repair in the post-HGH era. Well-spent $10 mil on a starter could've helped this team contend in a 4-team division. Their staff was good last year, but always a starter or two short. Given what Marquis signed for, he, for one, would've made waaayyy more sense than Sheets.trackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-25393203696683107642010-03-18T10:52:47.561-05:002010-03-18T10:52:47.561-05:00It isn't a failure, it was a calculated risk. ...It isn't a failure, it was a calculated risk. For $10m (that he had...look at the payroll) he had the opportunity to pick up a potential fantastic trade deadline flip should Sheets hold up for two months. If not all he is out is $10m, which is meaningless to the A's at this point. It's not like they were $10m away from contending.<br /><br />It was essentially a $10m gamble for prospects.E.S.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02755352124021777813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-65383611796369737542010-03-18T10:09:05.763-05:002010-03-18T10:09:05.763-05:00Wow, I've never seen anyone get it that bad......Wow, I've never seen anyone get it that bad....that's just an incredible amount of bad luck (and bad pitching). I would think Manny Parra will do something similar at some point this year.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-72380337747863951972010-03-18T08:59:30.264-05:002010-03-18T08:59:30.264-05:00He's one of the last guys you'd expect to ...He's one of the last guys you'd expect to fail to properly vet a guy like Sheets.trackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-29335184706825785672010-03-17T20:29:04.078-05:002010-03-17T20:29:04.078-05:00Can Billy Bean really be 10 million wrong?Can Billy Bean really be 10 million wrong?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014233410007615111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-39012017589229137602010-03-17T09:43:51.983-05:002010-03-17T09:43:51.983-05:00In a mid-March exhibition game, there's no poi...In a mid-March exhibition game, there's no point in pulling him. He's there to throw pitches.<br /><br />I knew this would go bad for the A's, though. Guys just don't bounce back a year after flexor tendon surgery with the same stuff they had before it.<br /><br />My prediction: SHeets pitches about 30 innings this year, shuts it down, comes back next year as a closer.trackernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-467517658480481932010-03-17T09:30:52.817-05:002010-03-17T09:30:52.817-05:00Eric has a good point I am sure there are a lot of...Eric has a good point I am sure there are a lot of Tomato cans who could have done this but were pulled before they could really "get the party started".Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440418769453227208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-17928825404003883872010-03-16T19:33:06.314-05:002010-03-16T19:33:06.314-05:00At what point does the failure pass from Ben Sheet...At what point does the failure pass from Ben Sheets to the manager for leaving him in?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07014233410007615111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-43918316351760965672010-03-16T12:44:09.996-05:002010-03-16T12:44:09.996-05:00He probably is hurt, but giving up 10 runs without...He probably is hurt, but giving up 10 runs without recording an out is still pretty impressive.PaulNoonanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600099270280639424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-182838512782267782010-03-16T11:47:12.477-05:002010-03-16T11:47:12.477-05:00Ben Sheets hurt??? that is ridiculous.Ben Sheets hurt??? that is ridiculous.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440418769453227208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1413451422114161954.post-21689749819641176082010-03-16T11:42:18.365-05:002010-03-16T11:42:18.365-05:00he's probably hurt. he got shelled last outing...he's probably hurt. he got shelled last outing too.ahrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352390668107164487noreply@blogger.com