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  • GrantB020 said...

    I think my comments were taken wrong.. I LOVE insanity.. But at first it is a very tough program.. I know many ppl how puked in the first week... I didn't lose a lot of weight but lost inches and I didn't even diet. I played sports in high school and insanity put me in the best shape I've ever been in. I would do insanity for 2 months before I did p90x for one week, just enjoyed insanity more...

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    Is it more cardio or strength training?

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  • GrantB020 said...

    Also, the Cards are about to pay Molina 12.5 mil a year for .250...... HAHAHAHAHA

    Uhh ... Yadier Molina hit .305 with 14 home runs last year. He has finished well above .250 each of the last five years. His annual averages since 2007: .275, .304, .293, .262, .305. He's coming off a career year offensively, and he's easily the best all-around catcher in baseball, considering he's won four consecutive Gold Gloves and has been a huge part of the Cardinals' pitching success — along with Dave Duncan, of course — over the past several years.

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    Uhh ... Yadier Molina hit .305 with 14 home runs last year. He has finished well above .250 each of the last five years. His annual averages since 2007: .275, .304, .293, .262, .305. He's coming off a career year offensively, and he's easily the best all-around catcher in baseball, considering he's won four consecutive Gold Gloves and has been a huge part of the Cardinals' pitching success — along with Dave Duncan, of course — over the past several years.

    ^^^^^ this man knows his stuff...

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  • wataugavol said...

    Is it more cardio or strength training?

    Cardio

    Boomer020

  • Ryan Callahan said...

    Uhh ... Yadier Molina hit .305 with 14 home runs last year. He has finished well above .250 each of the last five years. His annual averages since 2007: .275, .304, .293, .262, .305. He's coming off a career year offensively, and he's easily the best all-around catcher in baseball, considering he's won four consecutive Gold Gloves and has been a huge part of the Cardinals' pitching success — along with Dave Duncan, of course — over the past several years.

    Sorry Ryan, I was just in a pot stirring mood earlier.. Yadi is a good catcher just wanted to see if someone would bite

    thumbsup to you for knowing your stuff too, dang

    Boomer020

  • hope we hold onto Joseph somehow

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  • shoeless7777 said...

    hope we hold onto Joseph somehow

    ^^^This. I thought silly season was over. Need the stability.

    BUTCH IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. GO VOLS!

    OrangeNCarolina

  • Unbelievable ending in this UVA/Florida St game

    wataugavol

  • Anymore silly season is year round. biggrin

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  • Anybody follow Jay Bilas on twitter? His gotta go to work tweets in the morning are hilarious

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  • I used to cover Yadier Molina. I like the guy. Great catcher.

    But is he REALLY worth $15 million per year?

    Posada and V-Mart never made that much.

    What will McCann be worth down the road? WHOA!!!

    Cardinals sign Yadier Molina to five-year contract worth $75 million | cardinals.com: News

    The Cardinals signed catcher Yadier Molina to a five-year contract extension on Thursday. The $75 million deal, which includes a mutual option, could keep the backstop in St. Louis through 2018.

    stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com
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  • Wes Rucker said...

    I used to cover Yadier Molina. I like the guy. Great catcher.

    But is he REALLY worth $15 million per year?

    Posada and V-Mart never made that much.

    What will McCann be worth down the road? WHOA!!!

    Beware, I mentioned this earlier and Ryan told me off.. Molina is good but not THAT good

    Boomer020

  • Molina is the best catcher in baseball! /

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  • GrantB020 said...

    Beware, I mentioned this earlier and Ryan told me off.. Molina is good but not THAT good

    As I just told Wes, who's to say he's not worth $15 million a year? If Joe Mauer is worth $23 million a year — and he's probably not, but that's what he's getting paid — then why isn't Molina, the best catcher in baseball, worth $15 million a year? As I said earlier, he's won four consecutive Gold Gloves and hit .305 with 14 home runs last year. Good luck finding another catcher in baseball capable of doing that. Mauer is the only one, and he's nowhere near as good defensively as Molina.

    But the main reason this is a good deal is because I think the Cardinals were willing to pay $1 million to $2 million more per year to keep it a shorter deal. In this case, seven years for, say, $91 million is a worse deal than five years for $75 million. I'm sure Molina's knees will be an issue in a few years, so signing him for no more than five years was a big victory for the Cardinals, in my opinion.

    This post was edited by Ryan Callahan on 3/1/2012 at 10:13 PM

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  • Came across this - the future is bright

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  • OrangeVol79 said...

    Came across this - the future is bright

    That was great, lol.+1

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  • The kid doesn't look to weigh 45lbs

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  • Ryan Callahan said...

    As I just told Wes, who's to say he's not worth $15 million a year? If Joe Mauer is worth $23 million a year — and he's probably not, but that's what he's getting paid — then why isn't Molina, the best catcher in baseball, worth $15 million a year? As I said earlier, he's won four consecutive Gold Gloves and hit .305 with 14 home runs last year. Good luck finding another catcher in baseball capable of doing that. Mauer is the only one, and he's nowhere near as good defensively as Molina.

    But the main reason this is a good deal is because I think the Cardinals were willing to pay $1 million to $2 million more per year to keep it a shorter deal. In this case, seven years for, say, $91 million is a worse deal than five years for $75 million. I'm sure Molina's knees will be an issue in a few years, so signing him for no more than five years was a big victory for the Cardinals, in my opinion.

    Jon Jay hit .297 with 10 homers. How much is he worth? $13 million?

    Kevin Ryan

  • Ryan Callahan said...

    As I just told Wes, who's to say he's not worth $15 million a year? If Joe Mauer is worth $23 million a year — and he's probably not, but that's what he's getting paid — then why isn't Molina, the best catcher in baseball, worth $15 million a year? As I said earlier, he's won four consecutive Gold Gloves and hit .305 with 14 home runs last year. Good luck finding another catcher in baseball capable of doing that. Mauer is the only one, and he's nowhere near as good defensively as Molina.

    But the main reason this is a good deal is because I think the Cardinals were willing to pay $1 million to $2 million more per year to keep it a shorter deal. In this case, seven years for, say, $91 million is a worse deal than five years for $75 million. I'm sure Molina's knees will be an issue in a few years, so signing him for no more than five years was a big victory for the Cardinals, in my opinion.

    In real-world dollars, I'd wager that no pro athlete is worth what they're paid. But in NFL/MLB/NBA/etc dollars, they're worth whatever the market (teams) will pay.

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  • OrangeVol79 said...

    Came across this - the future is bright

    Haha that was hilarious +1

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  • OrangeVol79 said...

    Came across this - the future is bright

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  • Kevin Ryan said...

    Jon Jay hit .297 with 10 homers. How much is he worth? $13 million?

    If Jay was a catcher who had won four consecutive Gold Gloves and proven himself as the best defensive catcher in baseball, yes, he probably would be. But he's a center fielder who's never been a full-time starter for a whole season.

    It's all about how you compare to other players at your position. At catcher, a .305 average and 14 home runs is well above average. And when you combine that with Molina's defense and his ability to manage pitchers and call a great game behind the plate — perhaps his most underrated asset and one of his greatest strengths — he's easily worth at least $13 million a year (in baseball dollars, of course).

    This post has been edited 3 times, most recently by Ryan Callahan on 3/2/2012 at 1:37 AM

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  • Well, I am currently sitting in the receptionist area at the emergency vet with my three year old GSP... My 7 month old GSP is in the back with the DR.... Awful way to start a Friday...

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    tlepage99

  • working from home today for most of the day anyway b/c they are letting schools out early ...bad weather ..early start to the weekend shrug

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