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 istanbultaye |
Jay Gibbons Signed to Minor League Deal; Likely September Callup |
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Posts: 277 July 22, 2008 10:13 PM |
Link at
brewers.com
Posted in majors forum as he is a former major leaguer, and article states that Melvin plans to call him up in September for the bench. Low risk signing for possiblity of moderate reward.
Last Edited By: support July 23, 2008 2:12 PM.
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JoeHova |
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Posts: 5508 July 22, 2008 10:16 PM |
If they were going to sign a steroid-tainted guy, this isn't the one they should have signed.
"God Save Donald Duck"
- Ray Davies "I'm a lazy sod I'm a lazy sod I'm a lazy sod I'm so lazy" - Johnny Rotten |
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istanbultaye |
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Posts: 278 July 22, 2008 10:18 PM |
I don't think Barry Bonds would stoop to signing a minor league deal though.
Brewing Up A Steady Dose Of B.B. And C.C. For The Rest Of '08! |
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rluzinski |
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Posts: 15525 July 22, 2008 10:26 PM |
Career .314 OBP. Sign me up!
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InsomniacInkRoss |
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Posts: 453 July 22, 2008 10:33 PM |
Can Brantley still be the PTBNL for CC when he is on the DL? If he was agreed to before he got on the DL?
(Jay Gibbons is taking his spot because he is going on the DL, and I know Cleveland was planning on waiting, but, yeah)
With such a wealth of information,
why are you so poor? |
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istanbultaye |
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Posts: 279 July 22, 2008 10:48 PM |
I would assume a short DL stint wouldn't eliminate him from the list unless the Indians decide they don't want him due to him missing a couple weeks.
It didn't sound like a major injury or anything.
Brewing Up A Steady Dose Of B.B. And C.C. For The Rest Of '08! |
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Postseason2006 |
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Posts: 420 July 22, 2008 11:04 PM |
LH on Sept 1st. Nothing more, nothing less.
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berniebrewer4life |
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Posts: 4841 July 23, 2008 12:01 AM |
Didn't he offer to put all of his salary towards charity at one point if someone signed him? Is he sticking to that?
"No wonder why you got fired from the Mets." ~John Kruk to Steve Phillips when he said something stupid on BBTN.
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logan3825 |
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Posts: 3534 July 23, 2008 12:42 AM |
Can we do a take back on the Gross deal?
Remember, fan is short for fanatic.
"Did you ever have occasion to do that." - Anderson "Absolutely I did... back in little league." - Schroeder |
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ELCABALLO45 |
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Posts: 1599 July 23, 2008 1:46 AM |
logan3825 wrote: Gabe Gross with TB
And for the love of God, will someone feed Prince a cheeseburger already... |
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Andersoc420 |
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Posts: 84 July 23, 2008 6:48 AM |
Gibbons is a standup guy. It is annoying that he is one of the scapegoats for what so many players were wrapped up in. What is going on with Bonds is likely
collosive (not sure that is the right way to spell it), but it may even be moreso in Gibbons' case. Bonds disrupts clubhouses and has crazy demands. This
guy is a servicable lefty. No reason he didn't catch on elsewhere. I wish him all the luck and maybe we can teach him to pitch.
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JohnBriggs12 |
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Posts: 5270 July 23, 2008 7:09 AM |
He might be a stand up guy, but he hasn't hit a lick since they started to crack down on juicers.
If the Brewers need another lefthanded bat (and wasn't that a reason they added Durham?) come September, don't they have this guy in Huntsville hitting around .370?. This move does bring into serious question the future of Tony Gwynn. Now you Gwynn haters (and you know who you are) I'm sure are thrilled by this move. |
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joepepsi |
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Posts: 1808 July 23, 2008 9:32 AM |
It's a great move. Gibbons sits on the bench in September, then maybe gets an NRI for Spring, or is just released and can sign with another team, like KC.
"We're the big-big-wowowow-look-how-far-i-can-hit-a-ball-moron-brewers. It's our identity".--
holybannana 7/31//08
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eanelson4 |
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Posts: 235 July 23, 2008 9:34 AM |
joepepsi wrote: Not to mention (i believe) we are only responsible for the pro-rated league minimum. Can't argue too much with this signing. At that price, he's certainly worth a shot in the minors and a September callup. |
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endaround |
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Posts: 12408 July 23, 2008 9:35 AM |
Nothing to complain about, but at the same time nothing really to be happy about.
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joepepsi |
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Posts: 1809 July 23, 2008 10:47 AM |
I'm happy about it because hopefully this prevents them from trading decent prospects for that lefty OF bat they seem to think they need. There's no
room on the 25 man to add anybody right now.
"We're the big-big-wowowow-look-how-far-i-can-hit-a-ball-moron-brewers. It's our identity".--
holybannana 7/31//08
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crossface21 |
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Posts: 439 July 23, 2008 10:53 AM |
He did say he would donate his minor league salary to a teams charity if they signed him. However, Baltimore is still paying him $12 million this year, so
it's not like the money matters.
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Posts: 6861 July 23, 2008 10:55 AM Hipster, CWFHA |
I wonder if we could get a really good deal for George Sherrill if we agreed to pay part of Gibbons' salary from Baltimore?
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DougJones43 |
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Posts: 2509 July 23, 2008 11:29 AM |
JohnBriggs12 wrote: I'm not really thrilled by this move, but I do want to confirm that I am a Gwynn hater. |
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Fatter than Joey |
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Posts: 6095 July 23, 2008 11:44 AM Pure Yostian Hatred |
I'm not really thrilled by this move, but I do want to confirm that I am a Gwynn hater.
I to am a TGJ hater, and not sure why I should be thrilled. |
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BrewCrewWS2008 |
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Posts: 152 July 23, 2008 12:09 PM |
Man I know how you guys feel, it sucks having a young, fast, great defender, that can bunt, get on base, steal, and is left handed! Why god would you ever put
Tony Gwynn Jr. in the Brewer system, Why?! haha still dont understand all the hate. By the way im not a Gwynn hater.
As for Gibbons... you know its a good signing, no risk, may get some production out of him. Who knows but how many lefty bats do we need? Council, Durham, Branyan, then maybe Gwynn Jr, Gamel.... I dont know And the reason for the haters to like this move i think is because it is another lefty outfielder to try to take Gwynn's place |
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