What is Worth A Hall of Famer and a Top 5 Pick?

Joe Staley of Course...

After 10 NFL Weeks the overwhelming storyline in the NFL are the New England Patriots run at a historic undefeated season. Amongst the myriad of side stories the one that shines the most is the acquisition and stellar play of Randy Moss. Randy Moss has helped Tom Brady to astronomical numbers and has regained the form that once had people thinking he could surpass Jerry Rice as the greatest receiver of all time. And the Pats got him for the low low price of 4th round pick John Bowie.

Additionally if you've read Bill Simmons annoying diatribe, have any annoying Patriot fan friends, or are a 49er fan you know that the San Francisco 49ers do not have their first round pick this season. So as their fanbase sulks in the misery of their 2-6 record going on 2-14 they will instead be watching the Uber Patriots use their top draft pick to bolster their already epic roster.

What has been missed by most people is that one man links both of these story lines together. That man is the Right Tackle for the San Francisco 49ers, Joe Staley. Desperate for some offensive line help the 49ers traded up to the #28 spot to acquire Staley giving up both their 2008 Draft Pick and a 110th pick of the 2007 draft. A simple middle of the 4th round selection or so they probably thought. The Pats quickly parlayed the 110th pick into acquiring Randy Moss and the rest is history.

So Mr. Staley I hope you have a wonderful career, but you've got a lot to live up to if you want to be close to equal the value of Randy Moss and whomever the Patriots draft with the pitiful 49ers draft choice.

*Credit goes to my buddy Pete for this idea

Note*: The 49ers do have a first round pick this season, acquiring Colts selection in a 2007 Draft Day Trade.

Numbers On Steroids: Mickey Mantle

Numbers on Steroids is a look at baseball players during the 90s to see if anything screams out at you. This week it's throwing a curve ball and looking at All Time Great Yankees. Players that we know did not take steroids to see if this gives a defense to any of the players 'convicted' by Numbers on Steroids. Time to look at my dad's favorite athlete of all time, Mickey Mantle. Averages Say: What's with the mysterious dip at 27 and then the uptick? At Bats Per Home Run Says: That's a mighty jump from 22 to 24 Explaining As If It Was the 90s If you take a look at the numbers there are two time frames which in the 1990s would be questioned. First would be the incredible leap he took from his first year in the big leagues to his first MVP season in 1956. His batting average jumped 50 points. His slugging percentage jumped 90 points and he hit 15 more homers than his previous high. This wouldn't merrit a conviction nowadays though because the young age he...

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Guest Post: Thoughts on Sabathia Signing

I asked Grutt what his thoughts were on the Sabathia signing and I thought his response pretty much nailed it. So here it is. I don’t know. Every year I get a little more disenchanted with baseball. Yea, it’s great we signed the top pitching free agent. But we were supposed to. No team was even in the ballpark of the Yankees offer yet they still needed to jump from the already ridiculous price of $140 million to $160 million to close the deal. Now I hear we are going to sign more pitchers who will also get large contracts and the position player gaps are still glaring. Each new, large contract just adds to the feeling that the Yanks are supposed to win it all. “I think we have a good chance this year.” That is a lost feeling. If they don’t win I’ll wonder why, like there has to be some other reason besides that it’s a sport you can never predict how things will work out and some years just aren’t yours to be won. If they win I will be pleasantly smug. It gets a little more...

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