Originally posted by CC's Desperados:
quote:Originally posted by Top Dawg:
Not a rookie here, but overpaid for Webb none the less. Bid $108. Follow-up bid was $1. Live and learn..... but how long do I have to live to really learn it all?
Pete Is this worth $100+ of excitement?
He's throwing on three consecutive days from flat ground at this point, while Webb's workout on Friday included simulated mound work using his delivery while holding a towel. "It just helps me to get the feel of the slope of the mound," Webb said. "That's the biggest thing in going from flat ground to the mound. This should help." In the best-case scenario, Webb will return to the D-Backs at some point in June, but his recovery has been a very slow one thus far.
It's like going to the strip club and paying for the hot girl from a decade ago. They was a day when she had top talent, but you can't pay full price for memories. [/QUOTE]Using your analogy, I'll wait 6 weeks and bang Brandon Webb 7 days a week and twice on Sunday.
IMHO he is absolutely worth the wait, it obviously remains to be seen how he performs but the reward in my opinion outweighs the risk. Most will spend more FAAB than that over multiple combined bids chasing a guy with Webb's potential ie Justin Masterson (yawn) and come up short almost everytime. I'm not embarrassed of my bid or the fact that nobody else did. I merely misread what the rest of the league/world would think.
On a side note Shawn: I'm 19 points ahead of 2nd place in my 4/1 WTA. Wish me luck man. I WANT this so bad. Any help is hugely appreciated. I owe you big time if I win.
"Hit a home run - put your head down, drop the bat, run around the bases, because the name on the front is more - a lot more important than the name on the back."
Ryne Sandberg (my favorite player of all-time)