Who is your Teams Biggest disappointment?

BobaFett72 · June 25, 2007 3:09AM

For me it's clearly Travis Hafner, power numbers and average are way down; dunno whats wrong with him, but i will continue sacraficing an assortment of goats and chickens until he gets better.

I would imagine that for sox fans its gotta be Julio Lugo....

Braves... Andruw Jones without a doubt....

A's Mike Piazza has been a huge bust....

Who is letting you down and giving your nightmares! ?

perkdog · June 25, 2007 3:15AM

As a Sox fan I will say JD Drew, I was hoping to see him shake off his part time injury deal and provide some pop in the lineup, anything lessthan 15 HRs in the second half.

perkdog · June 25, 2007 3:16AM

As far as your Travis Hafner goes he is just too good to not turn it around, he will be just fine IMO, at least Victor Martinez is getting it done and the team is doing well..

baseballfan · June 25, 2007 3:57AM

i'm an orioles fan where do i begin?????
tejada
gibbons
mora
patterson
the whole bull pen
perlozzo

but most of all

the owner mr. angelos himself!!!!!!!!!!!

TheVon · June 25, 2007 4:39AM

As a Sox fan: Julio Lugo.

As a Fantasy Team Owner: Travis Hafner.

mercurynut · June 25, 2007 4:43AM

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Barndog · June 25, 2007 4:48AM

<< Julio Lugo

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I don't know about that. We started calling him Julio Lose-O around my house yesterday.

Gonblott · June 25, 2007 4:55AM

Reyes, Wright, Beltran, Alou, etc the whole Mets team is a disappointment.

mkg809 · June 25, 2007 5:08AM

I like the Royals.
Need I say more?

stown · June 25, 2007 5:11AM

A better way for me to answer is "Who isn't.."

1) Hunter "I : heart : " Pence
2) Carlos Lee
3) Roy-O
Edited to add
4) Loretta (even with limited PT)

That is all

OSClabs · June 25, 2007 5:24AM

As a Texas Rangers fan...

Over 35 years, everyhting is dissapointing with a few exceptions,

- Nolan Ryan's 6th & 7th No-Hitter (I had tickets to the #7 No-Hitter game but canceled at last minute)
- From old Arlington Stadium watching my favorites ... Jim Sundberg, Jeff Burroughs, Bump Wills, Buddy Bell, Al Oliver and others
- Ruben Sierra and Juan Gonzales were amazing early in their careers
- Watching the phenomonal Pudge Rodriquez while I lived in Dallas... the greatest baseball player I've seen in person

Yeah, baseball in Texas sucks but there are many great memories!

Danny

ArnyVee · June 25, 2007 5:42AM

I'm a Marlins fan so....umm....that's all I gotta say about that.

frankhardy · June 25, 2007 5:48AM

Believe it or not - for me it's Albert Pujols. I guess I have come to expect super human numbers before the All Star break with him. He is still having a decent year batting over .300; 16 hr; and 49 rbi's.

After him, I can name a bunch that have been disappointin.

Adam Kennedy - c'mon, I can hit .210!

Jim Edmonds - he is ending the end.

Scott Rolen - fantastic at 3rd by not having an error all year, but very mediocre at the plate. I really thought his power numbers would be up since his shoulder is 100%. He only has 4 HR.

Adam Wainwright - I thought he would be dominant.

Anthony Reyes - just look at his record and you will see.

colebear · June 25, 2007 6:03AM

Jermaine Dye has been a bust for me, as has Andruw Jones

Morgoth · June 25, 2007 6:19AM

Pirates Fan

Adam Laroche- Thought he would be a legitimate big league player with a track record but wrong again. His strike out history was alarming but he had good OPS numbers last year and had a healthy improvment from 2005. He can't hit his weight this year with a OPS of 0.672 from a #4-5 hitter? Should of known the Braves wouldn't give up hitting (cause they are in dire need in that dept.) for a set up guy with some closer success.

Zach Duke- Freshman sensation that is now a painfull experiment. He has almost as many walks as he does strike outs 21 BBs/29 Ks in 89 freaking innnings. He does not have a pitch nasty enough to put hitters away and at this level you got to have more than good control. People are hitting 0.354 off the guy! He is always around the plate with mediocre stuff. He might be the only pitcher I can recall that will throw 200 innings and have less than 50 Ks.

Honorable mention: Jack Wilson and his 0.674 OPS and 18 RBI's in 260 AB's.

colebear · June 25, 2007 6:39AM

<< 
Adam Laroche- Thought he would be a legitimate big league player with a track record but wrong again. His strike out history was alarming but he had good OPS numbers last year and had a healthy improvment from 2005. He can't hit his weight this year with a OPS of 0.672 from a #4-5 hitter? Should of known the Braves wouldn't give up hitting (cause they are in dire need in that dept.) for a set up guy with some closer success.

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I started the year out with LaRoche on some of my fantasy teams, I had to cut him. I too, thought he would be great, but I think he maybe needs another change of scenary to get back to where he was.

WinPitcher · June 25, 2007 6:54AM

Reyes? hmmmmmmmmmmm

I'd say Delgado if anyone on the Mets so far.

Steve

colebear · June 25, 2007 6:58AM

Konerko is not where I wish he was

halosfan · June 25, 2007 7:30AM

As a lifer Angels fan I'm pretty happy at this point in the season. Lot's of injuries but the tremendous farm system is really proving itself out.

I guess my biggest disappointment is with the GM, but only slightly. I would like to see some more pop in the lineup. I still wish we had Glaus at 3rd base.

As time goes by, and these youngsters and those also ready in the minors come up and develop we should be set to have a competitive team for years.

I'd like our management to get something for players they don't plan on resigning via trade once in a while.

dirtmonkey · June 25, 2007 8:28AM

For the Tigers, I would have to say it's Jones... He's struggling a tad. Their biggest loss to this point though is probably Zumaya, especially now since Rogers is back.

stitzen · June 25, 2007 8:43AM

<< For me it's clearly Travis Hafner, power numbers and average are way down; dunno whats wrong with him, but i will continue sacraficing an assortment of goats and chickens until he gets better.
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Hafner goes yard today...must be the reverse jinx in action.

yawie99 · June 25, 2007 8:54AM

It's definitely hard to pick just one Cardinal. Rolen? Wainwright? Carp? Ownership?

I don't follow the Astros that closely, stown, but I am curious as to why Oswalt's on your non-disappointment list. He's been a total dud for me as a 3rd rounder in multiple fantasy leagues. His ERA is way up and his WHIP blows so - to an outsider at least - it doesn't seem to be a case of a guy pitching his ass off only to get little run support or no help from the bullpen.

ziggy29 · June 25, 2007 9:31AM

Giants: almost the entire offense and the bullpen.

Oh, and the front office for deciding it was more important to have Bonds hit #756 in a Giants uniform than to rebuild the team around a promising young starting pitching staff being wasted by pathetic offensive and bullpen work.

41GoudeyGuy · June 25, 2007 10:54AM

1. Jason Schmidt gets 1 win in 2007.
2. Nomar Garciaparra has only 1 home run.
3. 3rd Base.. It doesn't matter who has played there. Betemit, Laroche, Abreau and now Garciaparra. No offense at all there so far.

stown · June 25, 2007 11:25AM

<< It's definitely hard to pick just one Cardinal. Rolen? Wainwright? Carp? Ownership?

I don't follow the Astros that closely, stown, but I am curious as to why Oswalt's on your non-disappointment list. He's been a total dud for me as a 3rd rounder in multiple fantasy leagues. His ERA is way up and his WHIP blows so - to an outsider at least - it doesn't seem to be a case of a guy pitching his ass off only to get little run support or no help from the bullpen. >>

A majority of his games have been solid, quality starts. I can only think of 1 or 2 games when he gave up more than 5 runs, which shows his consistancy. His ERA is up there a tad as of late but 3.5 isn't too shabby compared to his peers.

It's not Roy at his best but I'll still take it over 99% of the league.

Eh, maybe it's my rose colored glasses but that's how I see it.

Ichiro51fan · June 25, 2007 1:13PM

<< I'm a Marlins fan so....umm....that's all I gotta say about that. >>

Hey Arny... at least you can get basically a front row seat to see your team any time without having to pay a premium

Ichiro51fan · June 25, 2007 1:22PM

Pretty easy for the Mariners... Richie Suxson. OK, the guy has been half way decent over the past week, but come one, he was under the Mendoza line for the first 70 games of the season! I can't tell you how many runners he left on base during that stretch, but it sure seemed like 4 to 7 per game for a very long stretch. Only slightly less disappointing has been the starting pitching. It's been better of late but I can't count on that holding. Pretty much everbody (except maybe Felix) can get lit up hard at any time. Lastly, I'd have to go with the combo of Hargrove and the GM. I mean, how can you keep playing a guy like Sexson almost every game when you've got a very capable Broussard on the bench??? M's management spends a ton on choke jobs like Sexson and Beltre (to a lesser extent), and goes out and gets a bunch of jokes to supposedly round out the starting staff, yet they can't seem to get it through their heads that re-signing Ichiro is THE most important thing they should be concentrating on?!?! Yeah, as bad as Sexson had been, I gotta give the M's management the worst grade on the team.

bigfische · June 25, 2007 11:44PM

As a braves fan, yeah andruw takes the cake. He is now below the Mendoza line and he isnt showing any signs of coming out of it. It is kind of bitter sweet for me. maybe he will play so badly he wont command as much money in free agency at the end of the season so the Braves can have a chance to resign him.

As for the Adam Laroche mentions, he had a terrific second half last season so maybe he will turn it on post all star break.

Who is your Teams Biggest disappointment?

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