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The Monroe Doctrine

If we could all channel our inner Adam Sandler and “click” the rewind button back 2 ½ months, would we do anything different?

Would the Rebels have cut Ryan Theriot during Winter Waiver? No, dear god, no, no, no. Not when the alternative ended up being Jamey Carroll.

Would the Splinters have bid .12 on De Aza? We can only hope so. Certainly as columnist and editor for the Monroe Doctrine it has worked out great. De Aza has

by Rich Bentel

provided the one consistent piece throughout the year. And it wasn’t the bid amount (.12) that made De Aza the hit of the season. It was Teddy’s preamble to the bid and then his increased consternation when everyone else passed – and throughout the remainder of the draft. Turns out it was the best Draft Day experience since the Brett Barberie Incident.

Would the Picts still spend .55 on Pujols (.359, 18 runs, 23 rbi, 66 TB)? Yeah, that will probably work out.

Would the Ruffins have traded Vizquel (.283, 17 R, 12 RBI, 3 SB, 42 TB) to the Copperfields for Heilman (3.78, 4H, 3.33K/BB, 1.02 WHIP) during spring? Most assuredly. The Ruffins had a glut of MI and had to move one of them. Renteria is hot as a firecracker right now and Vizquel is showing his age. But since he’s on the Copperfields, I have no doubt that Vizquel will magically perform like he is 15 years younger.

Would the DoorMatts have had their best friend place 20 bucks while in Vegas on the Cubs to win the pennant? Why not? It’s only 20 bucks. And if the Cubs actually won the pennant the tough decision would be whether to cash in the ticket or have it framed.

Would the Rebels have traded David Weathers for Carlos Zambrano? Zambrano just finished up a week for the Rebels in which EACH of their starting pitchers gave up at least seven runs. It is the wrong time to be asking THAT question.

Would the Lambchops have decided to go back to their good luck charm, John Lemon and dump current GM Paul Mahlan? No way, PM is quality. The Chops are just in a drought right now.

Would the DoorMatts have decided to sign Pujols for an extra year? (ok, this exceeds the three month look back) Shoot, I would suggest he sign him for two extra years. This might have prevented the Matts from acquiring Jorge Julio.

Would Da Paul’s Meisters have decided on a different plan of attack than drafting (and keeping) really old ballplayers and former American Leaguers? Nah, that’s Paul’s MO. If he’s cool with it, who are we to judge?

Would the Stones decide on a different Draft Plan? (He admitted his 2007 Draft Plan was “not to blink”) Can’t judge that one. Steve’s won one more CFCL title than I have in the last ten years.

Would the Rebels have bid .17 on Angel Pagan? Two things regarding that. 1) It depends what is revealed in this week’s Report regarding the next highest bid, and 2) I came thisclose to claiming him on waivers earlier in the season!! Stupid, stupid, stupid.

Would the Picts (currently 11^th place) have decided to not return to the CFCL this season? We certainly hope not. As one of the 12 beating hearts of the league and a big part of its soul, Nick would be a near irreplaceable cog in the CFCL machine.

De Aza (.12)-o-Meter

OBP:	.314
TB:	15
RS:	4
RBI:	3
SB:	1

Katelyn started her first season of softball. The league provides jersey, socks and visor, but we have to provide the shorts. Sports Authority them for only 74.92 De Azas. (Side note – her team is Co-Head Coached by yours truly, so obviously they have no shot at winning a game. Fortunately winning isn’t important. Everyone bats and no team can score more than four runs an inning. What is wrong with society?)

In 2008, the teams that finished in 5^th-12^th place in 2007 will receive a budget of up to .06 to use toward reacquiring players who had played out their option with the team (B-contract players). The exact amount each team receives will be based on how far behind the 5^th place team they are at the end of the year, in terms of a percentage of the 5^th place team's point total.