With Vlad in the fold, what's your 2010 offseason grade now?

[MrOrange82]

I took him down. Also made him resort to a personal insult, which is as good as a win in my book.

You made him resort to personal insults? So...you said "hi" at some point?

SG didn't argue, and he didn't win arguments. He just kept talking until everyone else was too tired to respond.

[McNulty]

Didn't Arthur Bryant die?

[24fps]

Love the throwback threads.

What ever happened to CrazySilver and ArthurBryant?

I don't know about CrazySilver, but ArthurBryant passed away in 2012 I believe. Really nice guy.

[MrOrange82]

I don't know about CrazySilver, but ArthurBryant passed away in 2012 I believe. Really nice guy.

He was definitely one of the good ones.

[scOtt]

Love the throwback threads.

What ever happened to CrazySilver and ArthurBryant?

Crazy we don't know about. Slash I don't know about. ArthurB was a famous writer and now dead.

[scOtt]

You made him resort to personal insults? So...you said "hi" at some point?

SG didn't argue, and he didn't win arguments. He just kept talking until everyone else was too tired to respond.

He NEVER gave up! Never gave up! NEVER GAVE UP!

[Yardball85]

I don't know about CrazySilver, but ArthurBryant passed away in 2012 I believe. Really nice guy.

Thanks.

I remember enjoying Arthur's posts. Seemed like a good guy.

So many old posters that I think "what ever happened to him/her?"

[crawjo]

Bump...$8 mm deals for former Texas players who did well the year before may earn good grades in February, but they don't always work out as planned.

In retrospect, this offseason might be an A just for the fact that we got JJ Hardy for nothing.

[Number5]

Thanks.

I remember enjoying Arthur's posts. Seemed like a good guy.

So many old posters that I think "what ever happened to him/her?"

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[scOtt]

BTW... I'm GD embarrassed I voted A+ for Vlad! How starved were we for talent back then?

[weams]

BTW... I'm GD embarrassed I voted A+ for Vlad! How starved were we for talent back then?

I thought Vlad would really make a difference.

[Aglets]

FWIW, Vlad was going into his age 36 season at the time when we signed him. Cruz is going into his age 33 season.

Not worried about him falling off a cliff production wise per se.........i'd say injury issues are more likely.

[atomic]

BTW... I'm GD embarrassed I voted A+ for Vlad! How starved were we for talent back then?

Wow for Vlad? The last time I woudl have given the O's even a B+ was the time they signed Tejeda and Javy Lopez.

[DrungoHazewood]

He NEVER gave up! Never gave up! NEVER GAVE UP!

I probably agreed with Rob more often than not, but when I got on the wrong side of him he'd basically just troll me until I went away. You knew it was time to walk away when he started tossing damn-computer-geek-WARP-loving-never-played-the-game insults (usually three posts after he used or misused some advanced stat to "prove" his point).