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Let Rickey Play

Edgy DC May 31 2007 10:20 PM

The article. The website.

iramets Jun 01 2007 03:50 AM

Q: When you say "Rickey still wants to play ball, Rickey ain't retired yet" but baseball tells you (you're Rickey, of course) "No, you're retired," are you really retired? A: You're retired. The idea that this is peculiar is ridiculous. He talks as if these circumstances (washed-up player with marginal skills and more diva characteristics than Roger Clemens, A-Rod and Madonna being rejected by MLB) have never existed before.

Edgy DC Jun 01 2007 07:01 AM

Always good theater though. Until something's at stake for you team.

attgig Jun 01 2007 08:10 AM

it's silly that ricky has been written off for the last 3-4 years, while franco got a 2 year contract..... franco who's only good position is 1b, and can do 3b in a pinch (please don't ever put him in 3b again willie). Ricky who can run and play all OF positions. i guess there's more young kids in the OF than 1b? either that or ricky has to prove himself a pinch hitter....

Edgy DC Jun 01 2007 08:14 AM

What's Ricky's good position?

soupcan Jun 01 2007 09:24 AM

I would wager that Rickey could play first base and be more productive off the bench than Franco.

Edgy DC Jun 01 2007 09:25 AM

I'll take that one.

soupcan Jun 01 2007 09:31 AM

Well you gotta figure Rickey's an able enough athlete to learn how to play first adequately. I assume he'd be faster than Franco, be able to finagle more walks and be, if not a 'threat' on the bases, then at least give a team more speed once there, no? You don't think he could hit as well as Julio has?

Edgy DC Jun 01 2007 09:49 AM

It's hard to judge, but I think he could hit as well by walking more, probably with less extra base power. I think he could certainly run better --- twice as well --- but he'd be lost at first, and that's what I'd be betting on.

Willets Point Aug 28 2007 03:56 PM

Time to activate Rickey.

holychicken Aug 28 2007 04:18 PM

When the rosters expand, could they technically include Rickey or does he have to be in the system?

Kid Carsey Aug 28 2007 04:29 PM

And what's the point here, guys? Thread's been dead for almost 90 days.

Willets Point Aug 29 2007 07:45 AM

The point is that rosters expand in a few days.