Lou's List

We're talking about Lou's other list, his keeper list. If you thought the Old Rips' 2005 keeper list is a little lean, you should see Lou's. It's possible Lou is going to just throw them ALL back.

His possibles are:

• Rafael Furcal 33-06 He's fully priced, but he's one of the few base stealers fairly sure of getting near if not above 30, so he's a rarity you've got to pay for these days.
• Barry Bonds 40-06 We'd probably throw him back because he's not likely to go for much more, and might be cheaper. He'll probably earn it, though.
• Jose Mesa 23-06 This one is sad. Mesa is probably his best keeper. Now that is a frightening thought.

He's got a couple of others like Grudz at7 and Moeller at 1 but really, who really would keep those guys? We'd rather start clean.

Hey, Lou is the one guy who wants to have a season where we get to throw them all back. Maybe this is his year. The only problem is, he'll be the only one to do it.

One final note: Lou only kept a few guys last year and still finished 3rd. Give the guy credit, he did a hell of a job with his team last year. He's our BABI general manager of the year for 2004.

Unfortunately, it's 2005. Good luck, Lou.