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MLB '12-'13 OffSeason OT: Magic is the New Market Inefficiency

S

Sharp

Member
eznark said:
That Morse thing was one of the best things in 2012.
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That's because Morse is a boss.
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E

eznark

Banned
Braves cap is rad.

Brewers alternate is also cool but I wish they had gone with a white background instead of the yellow, like their 80's batting helmets.
 
W

Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
Grow thicker skin. If an indian on sports apparel offends you then i don't know how you can survive when you walk out the door.
 
T

Talon

Member
Windu said:
Grow thicker skin. If an indian on sports apparel offends you then i don't know how you can survive when you walk out the door.
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Meh, to be fair, if we stuck a samurai on a hat, I'd feel uncomfortable.

I understand both sides. At least we're the Braves instead of just the Indians. If we change logos or even team names, I really would not care.
 
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amishpriest99

Member
eznark said:
Brewers alternate is also cool but I wish they had gone with a white background instead of the yellow, like their 80's batting helmets.
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I'd actually buy the Brewers hat...one of my favorites out of those BP hats.

Still not sure how I feel about the Astros' new look as a whole. I guess it's an improvement, but still a bit meh.

Talon said:
Meh, to be fair, if we stuck a samurai on a hat, I'd feel uncomfortable.

I understand both sides. At least we're the Braves instead of just the Indians. If we change logos or even team names, I really would not care.
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As for the Indians, I'm ambivalent regarding Chief Wahoo. I suppose I could get over it if it went away entirely.
 
R

RBH

Member
On this date in 2001, the Mets acquired first baseman Mo Vaughn from the Angels in exchange for right-hander Kevin Appier. Vaughn had missed the entire 2001 season with the Angels due to a ruptured tendon in his left arm, but General Manager Steve Phillips & Co. opted to roll the dice on the slugger anyway. The trade was meant to bring some power to the Mets' lineup, but Vaughn's injuries wound up making the deal one of the worst moves of Phillips' tenure in New York.

The media got wind of the trade almost a week prior to its completion when sources told Tyler Kepner of the New York Times that Phillips, manager Bobby Valentine, and Assistant General Manager Omar Minaya traveled up to Massachusetts to watch Vaughn work out, which was unusual given that Vaughn was under contract with Anaheim. ''I understand it was very positive. I heard that they really liked what they saw," said one source. That would presumably include Vaughn's physical shape, despite the slugger's reported increase from 245 pounds to 275 pounds in his first two seasons with the Halos.

Less than a week later, the Mets agreed to take on Vaughn and the roughly $50MM owed to him over the next three seasons. As part of the deal, the Mets got to defer some of the money paid to the first baseman while the Angels covered the $8MM he was still owed as part of his signing bonus. Meanwhile, they would also part with Appier, who was coming off of an impressive season in his first (and only) campaign in blue and orange. The right-hander posted a 3.57 ERA with 7.5 K/9 and 2.8 BB/9, his best numbers since his time in Kansas City.

Vaughn wasn't able to mash the ball as well as he had in years past by the time he got to Shea, but the veteran still managed to hit .259/.349/.456 with 26 homers in 139 games in 2002. The 2003 season was an entirely different story, however, as a knee injury in early May would bring his career to a close. Meanwhile, Appier pitched to a 3.92 ERA with 6.3 K/9 and 3.1 BB/9 in 32 starts for the Halos in 2002, helping to propel the Halos to their first World Series title. The Angels wound up releasing Appier the following year as he struggled with a flexor tendon injury, but one has to imagine that they were pretty happy to get out from under the money owed to Vaughn.
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T

The Frankman

Banned
darkside31337 said:
http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/16228/first-look-new-mlb-batting-practice-caps

smh at the Braves cap. I can't believe MLB even lets them do that shit.

Brewers and Mets got the best ones.
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amishpriest99 said:
Yeah...kind of a dumb move. At least least the Indians didn't go that route, even though the block C is rather boring.
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eznark said:
Braves cap is rad.
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eznark
KillaFUCKINGJew Smith
(Today, 10:47 AM)
 
T

The Frankman

Banned
The Mets announced they have signed LHP Aaron Laffey to a Minor League contract with an invite to Spring Training.

Laffey, 27, made 22 appearances and 16 starts for the Blue Jays in 2012, going 4-6 with a 4.56 ERA. He allowed 37 walks and 17 home runs while striking out 48 in 100 2/3 innings. He made 11 starts for Triple-A Las Vegas as well, going 3-5 with a 4.52 ERA in 63 2/3 innings.

Laffey is 25-29 with a 4.38 ERA in 148 appearances and 65 starts in his six year career with the Indians, Mariners, Yankees and Blue Jays.
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Fan-fucking-tastic.
 
J

jello44

Chie is the worst waifu
M

Mr. Enigma

Member
Hideki Matsui has announced his retirement.

At age 38, Matsui finishes up his MLB career that began as a highly-touted Japanese import in 2003 with 175 career home runs, 760 career RBIs, 1,253 career base hits, and a .282/.360/.462 slash over 10 seasons with the Yankees, Angels, Athletics, and Rays.

His finest season individually came in 2004. For the Yankees, Matsui hit 31 home runs and 108 RBIs with a .298/.390/.522 slash, playing in all 162 games.

He was an All-Star in 2003 and 2004. He finished second in the 2003 AL Rookie of the Year voting to the Royals' Angel Berroa.

His finest achievement came as the 2009 World Series MVP with the Yankees, his lone World Series title. In the 2009 six-game Fall Classic against the Phillies, Matsui was on fire. He went 8-for-13, producing a .615/.643/1.385 slash with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs. His finest game of the Series came in Game 6, his final career game as a Yankee. He went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, and 6 RBIs.

An injury-plagued 2012 limited Matsui to just 34 games with the Rays, where he produced poorly due to poor health and was eventually released on August 1.

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Blackace

Blackace

if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
If he would have come to the MLB 3 years earlier he might have been truly insane
 
B

beast786

Member
Mr. Enigma said:
Hideki Matsui has announced his retirement.

At age 38, Matsui finishes up his MLB career that began as a highly-touted Japanese import in 2003 with 175 career home runs, 760 career RBIs, 1,253 career base hits, and a .282/.360/.462 slash over 10 seasons with the Yankees, Angels, Athletics, and Rays.

His finest season individually came in 2004. For the Yankees, Matsui hit 31 home runs and 108 RBIs with a .298/.390/.522 slash, playing in all 162 games.

He was an All-Star in 2003 and 2004. He finished second in the 2003 AL Rookie of the Year voting to the Royals' Angel Berroa.

His finest achievement came as the 2009 World Series MVP with the Yankees, his lone World Series title. In the 2009 six-game Fall Classic against the Phillies, Matsui was on fire. He went 8-for-13, producing a .615/.643/1.385 slash with 3 home runs and 8 RBIs. His finest game of the Series came in Game 6, his final career game as a Yankee. He went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a home run, and 6 RBIs.

An injury-plagued 2012 limited Matsui to just 34 games with the Rays, where he produced poorly due to poor health and was eventually released on August 1.

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Dude you forgot the best part about his retirement.

http://deadspin.com/5971584/hideki-...-of-time-to-enjoy-his-massive-porn-collection
 
T

The Frankman

Banned
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EDIT:

If you had two penises, would you have them next to each other or stacked on top of each other? My vote was for next to each other because I believe the width of having the double wide wang would be more useful for the ladies. Plus if they were on top of each other it would be very sweaty down there and more difficult to keep clean.
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