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***Wednesdays With Wes, The Thread: 2/20/13 edition***

  • ADunc said...

    I remember when y'all supported my trolling Wes.

    Those were the days.

    I still support it. Whole-heartedly.

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    I know there will be at least two of them, but you didn't answer my question: Which ones? In other words, who are you high on this year from that below-average Cubs team?

    Probably Edwin Jackson and Ian Stewart.

    I think Stewart is finally healthy and could really have a bounce-back season of sorts, though.

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  • 1. Ever been to a Predators game?
    2. With Chris Carpenter pretty much retired, I need a new favorite Cardinals player. Since I am a nice guy, I thought I'd let you pick. Who's your least favorite Cardinals player at the moment (keep in mind that whomever you pick will become my new favorite)? biggrin

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  • Darius Thompson...if and when he commits..who is the odd man out next year?

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  • Nick 1 said...

    2. With Chris Carpenter pretty much retired, I need a new favorite Cardinals player. Since I am a nice guy, I thought I'd let you pick. Who's your least favorite Cardinals player at the moment (keep in mind that whomever you pick will become my new favorite)? biggrin

    lol

    I love the way you wrote that. As a Cardinals fan, I would recommend Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina or Jon Jay. Wainwright is the obvious choice. You won't find many dominant pitchers who are as likeable as he is, and he already has reserved a spot in Cardinals history by recording the clinching strikeouts in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS (a classic against Carlos Beltran) and Game 5 of the '06 World Series. And it's hard not to like Molina, who's the best catcher in the game.

    But the darkhorse candidate here may be Jay. I would say he's one of the most underrated outfielders in baseball. He's quietly developed into a solid leadoff hitter who consistently hits about .300, and he played surprisingly good defense in center field last year, making a number of highlight-reel catches. He's the type of scrappy player the Cardinals have become known for producing over the years, but he's also productive in pretty much every facet of the game.

    This post has been edited 2 times, most recently by Ryan Callahan on 2/20/2013 at 12:15 PM

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  • ADunc said...

    I remember when y'all supported my trolling Wes.

    Those were the days.

    We still support AND encourage it - but you gotta change up your routine a little...

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  • Would you and staff be down for a Tri Cites meet and greet one day?

    Edit: I have obviously upset somebody on this site...Who is my hater? show yourself lets talk it out...Hug it out if need be.

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  • tntoak said...

    We still support AND encourage it - but you gotta change up your routine a little...

    Agree tntoak. You know what would really troll ol' Wes? Pictures posted by ADunc of herself and maybe a couple of Wes that the board could write captions for. Board Members?

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    I know there will be at least two of them, but you didn't answer my question: Which ones? In other words, who are you high on this year from that below-average Cubs team?

    Obviously Starlin and Rizzo.

    I think that Ian Stewart is going to surprise people now that his wrist is healthy once and for all.

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  • OrangeNCarolina said...

    Agree tntoak. You know what would really troll ol' Wes? Pictures posted by ADunc of herself and maybe a couple of Wes that the board could write captions for. Board Members?

    Here's my instagram. shrug Have fun.

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  • What's it like to be OUTDONE by the other Wednesday thread?

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  • Vollogan33 said...

    What's it like to be OUTDONE by the other Wednesday thread?

    He should be used to it by now...

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    "Count it down with me. Five, four, three, two, one. The national champion is clad in Big Orange!"

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  • Who were some of the other coaches who were interested in the Tennessee job when Kiffin left?

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  • Butch Jones said on Ainge's show that they might include media in next year's VOLympics draft. Would you declare for the draft if that is the case?

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  • Any word on media being able to attend practices under the new staff?

    wataugavol

  • CrockettTM said...

    Obviously Starlin and Rizzo.

    I think that Ian Stewart is going to surprise people now that his wrist is healthy once and for all.

    Starlin and Rizzo probably are going to be cheap keepers in our league, so they won't be available in the auction. But you're right that those guys are two of the few reasons to watch that team this year.

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  • As much we as the TN fanbase concentrate on Stokes and Maymon as the star players, this team really goes when Golden is playing well. Is he the piece that makes that much of a difference between being a good or a meh team? Or is it still Maymon?

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    lol

    I love the way you wrote that. As a Cardinals fan, I would recommend Adam Wainwright, Yadier Molina or Jon Jay. Wainwright is the obvious choice. You won't find many dominant pitchers who are as likeable as he is, and he already has reserved a spot in Cardinals history by recording the clinching strikeouts in Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS (a classic against Carlos Beltran) and Game 5 of the '06 World Series. And it's hard not to like Molina, who's the best catcher in the game.

    But the darkhorse candidate here may be Jay. I would say he's one of the most underrated outfielders in baseball. He's quietly developed into a solid leadoff hitter who consistently hits about .300, and he played surprisingly good defense in center field last year, making a number of highlight-reel catches. He's the type of scrappy player the Cardinals have become known for producing over the years, but he's also productive in pretty much every facet of the game.

    did you give credit to the guy you got this from out of the team magazine :)

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  • Wes Rucker said...

    I can't go back to before I covered the team.

    I could only do like mid-90s until now.

    That's cool, too.

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  • ADunc said...

    Here's my instagram. shrug Have fun.

    Bootymagic huh? I can see it now , Wes with his patch on talking bout surrender the booty or else

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    Starlin and Rizzo probably are going to be cheap keepers in our league, so they won't be available in the auction. But you're right that those guys are two of the few reasons to watch that team this year.

    Hey Ryan,

    Don't get out of this thread...

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