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MadHungo
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 Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:21 pm Post subject: Remember Fernando Tatis? |
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Doing some fantasy baseball researching, as I do alot when time allows lol, I stumbled upon none other than Fernando Tatis, whom I thought was no longer in baseball? Must say, it's good to see him back, and I wish him the best of luck :]
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STLPujols5
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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i seen the mets call him up and i remembered the name. i was like that's the guy who hit two grand slams in the same inning back with the cards.
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ok_cards_fan
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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Mr. Two-Grand-Salamis-in-1-inning!!! I was watching the game the other night and saw him hit a HR. I didn't think he was in baseball anymore too. Always liked Tatis. Another player to fall into bad graces with TLR.
Glad he's back and wish him all the baseball luck!
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chevyman58
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: |
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Strange career, very strange. Must be more to the story, didn't play ball at all in 04 & 05. Would appear TLR only but one of 100s that he was in 'bad graces' with.
Could be a Comeback Player candidate. Although, the way the Mets are going, we might see Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden & Keith Hernandez suited up @ Shea any day now too.
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Drzy
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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The Tatis-Britt Reames for Dustin Hermanson - Steve Kline trade gave me five years of always-trust-Walt-Jocketty-ness that didn't end until the day of the Mulder trade.
I remember thinking at the time that it was a horrible, dreadful, worst-trade-ever-made deal.... the offensive prowess of Tatis and our young fireballer Britt Reames for career sub-mediocre starter Hermanson and some lefty setup man? I thought Walt was out of his mind. It ended up being one of the Cards' greatest trades ever. |
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OchoaSTL
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Drzy wrote: |
The Tatis-Britt Reames for Dustin Hermanson - Steve Kline trade gave me five years of always-trust-Walt-Jocketty-ness that didn't end until the day of the Mulder trade.
I remember thinking at the time that it was a horrible, dreadful, worst-trade-ever-made deal.... the offensive prowess of Tatis and our young fireballer Britt Reames for career sub-mediocre starter Hermanson and some lefty setup man? I thought Walt was out of his mind. It ended up being one of the Cards' greatest trades ever. |
Greatest trades ever? Explain. Hermanson only lasted a year, then was traded, but he came back for a brief period.
Kline was good, but I don't think that merits one of the greatest trades ever.
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Drzy
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| OchoaSTL wrote: |
| Drzy wrote: |
The Tatis-Britt Reames for Dustin Hermanson - Steve Kline trade gave me five years of always-trust-Walt-Jocketty-ness that didn't end until the day of the Mulder trade.
I remember thinking at the time that it was a horrible, dreadful, worst-trade-ever-made deal.... the offensive prowess of Tatis and our young fireballer Britt Reames for career sub-mediocre starter Hermanson and some lefty setup man? I thought Walt was out of his mind. It ended up being one of the Cards' greatest trades ever. |
Greatest trades ever? Explain. |
Sorry, I meant in relation to both my expectations and what we gave up. Tatis and Reames both completely fizzled out, and Hermanson and (especially) Kline were key cogs for the Cardinals. But you're right, this one definitely doesn't go down in the annals of Cardinal Trade History.  |
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bookem
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Strange career, very strange. Must be more to the story, didn't play ball at all in 04 & 05. Would appear TLR only but one of 100s that he was in 'bad graces' with.
Could be a Comeback Player candidate. Although, the way the Mets are going, we might see Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden & Keith Hernandez suited up @ Shea any day now too.
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Behind the scenes story?
His head became as large as his 2 GS in 1 inning. He started focusing on hitting the dong and came up short too often.
He was also smitten with injuries. I think he suffered some bad hammy issues. If I recall, that was the same year Vina had issues and the Cards at the time were Hammy prone. |
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reidikus
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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I will never forget April 23, 1999. 2 Grand Slams in the same inning by Tatis. I always liked him, he can a good stint back with the Mets.
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MadHungo
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry Mods, guess this should have went Here
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Cardinal70
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Drzy wrote: |
| I remember thinking at the time that it was a horrible, dreadful, worst-trade-ever-made deal.... the offensive prowess of Tatis and our young fireballer Britt Reames for career sub-mediocre starter Hermanson and some lefty setup man? I thought Walt was out of his mind. It ended up being one of the Cards' greatest trades ever. |
I was on another board and Hermanson himself broke the trade over there. I remember thinking it was an interesting one, but who was going to play third? I mean, yeah, that Pujols guy was at 3B, but he was at least a year away, right?
Not so much, really.
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ZoDogg
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| Posted: Wed May 28, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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I remember that trade too.
Hermanson was really a highly rated pitching prospect early in his career, but Reams was tearing up the PCL at Memphis...and Tatis seemed to have a high cieling.
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chevyman58
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 5:09 am Post subject: |
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Tatis plays the OF, makes tumbling catch @ wall in 2nd, drives in 3 runs, including walkoff 2-run double in 12th inning for Win.
Tatis' 2-run double in 12th rallies Mets |
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Edmonds_Owns_CF
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, I remember Tatis. He's ranked as an A- on All Star Baseball 2001! Gotta love the Nintendo 64 baseball nostalgia. Ankiels an A- (as a pitcher) too.
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Optimum
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| Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 10:46 am Post subject: |
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He looks in great shape both defensively and at bat.
Slimmer than I remember himin the past. |
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