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Old 10-05-2006, 05:24 PM   #1
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Grant Balfour was claimed off waivers by the Brewers

Sun-Woo Kim, Chris Michalak and Dewayne Wise cleared waivers and were outrighted to Louisville
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Old 10-05-2006, 05:28 PM   #2
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Thus endeth the Balfour experiment. Oh well.
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Old 10-05-2006, 05:54 PM   #3
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Thus endeth the Balfour experiment. Oh well.
I think that ended when they gave his locker and number to someone else. [Though who I can't recall right now]
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Old 10-05-2006, 06:01 PM   #4
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I think that ended when they gave his locker and number to someone else. [Though who I can't recall right now]
Rheal Cormier got his number (36).
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Old 10-05-2006, 06:37 PM   #5
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Thus endeth the Balfour experiment. Oh well.
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Wait...Dan is with the Brewers, isn't he?
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Old 10-05-2006, 06:39 PM   #6
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Dan0 - the gift that keeps on giving.
Wait...Dan is with the Brewers, isn't he?
Hard to blame DanO on that one. Moves like this rarely panned out.

We got the guy for nothing, spent an immaterial cost hoping he gets passed his injuries, and if he does there is a pretty good return for the price you paid.
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Old 10-05-2006, 07:23 PM   #7
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Balfour had a great arm. If he can make a full recovery at any point in the future, the team that's got him is going to be mighty happy.
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Old 10-05-2006, 08:31 PM   #8
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Hard to blame DanO on that one. Moves like this rarely panned out.

We got the guy for nothing, spent an immaterial cost hoping he gets passed his injuries, and if he does there is a pretty good return for the price you paid.
I would guess that he cost the Reds nearly 500k, I wouldn't call that immaterial. It is not back breaking but the money was not well spent.
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I would guess that he cost the Reds nearly 500k, I wouldn't call that immaterial. It is not back breaking but the money was not well spent.
I would call it immaterial. 500K gets you nothing, but a risk, like Balfour.
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Old 10-05-2006, 08:46 PM   #10
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Now they have no shot...

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Now they have no shot...
You just ruined Christmas!
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Old 10-06-2006, 02:22 PM   #12
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Now the Reds can pick up Balfour when the Brewers decide not to offer him arbitration. His salary this year was $350k.
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Old 10-06-2006, 02:34 PM   #13
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DanO works! He's got the red button ready for Mr. Standridge, too.
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