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[jakncoke]

Seen Moneyball today. It was decent, not sure where i'd rank it amongst baseball movies but im sure if i thought hard enough about the baseball films i seen it would be down

 

[Opiate]

wainwright does that by himself

Agreed, assuming Pujols doesn't have a huge bounceback year.

However, I don't see what's wrong with the Beltran contract at all. He's been worth 3 WAR or more every single year of his career except 2010. Last year, he was worth ~20 million. He was just .3 WAR less valuable than Pujols, according to Fangraphs.

Maybe I'm missing something here, but even injury prone, Beltran is worth 13 million / anum. If it were a long contract I'd completely understand, but 2 years is fantastic.

 

[cuevas. PhD.]

Seen Moneyball today. It was decent, not sure where i'd rank it amongst baseball movies but im sure if i thought hard enough about the baseball films i seen it would be down

It just got me really interested in the book

 

[The Frankman]

100% Frank, 100%.

... goddamnit. Might as well take him off the list, I should know what's coming at this point.

 

[Fatalah]

Posted yet? So awesome looking.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Buster Olney is already making his 2012 playoff predictions:

AL East: Rays
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Rangers
AL Wild Card: Yankees

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: Giants

 

[darkside31337]

Buster Olney is already making his 2012 playoff predictions:

AL East: Rays
AL Central: Tigers
AL West: Rangers
AL Wild Card: Yankees

NL East: Phillies
NL Central: Cardinals
NL West: Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card: Giants

Well shit the Rays are screwed now.

2K cover looks terrible. It worked well for NBA2K but it just doesn't work for me with baseball. Verlander's head looks so roided up on that cover.

 

[ToxicAdam]

Pretty brave predictions considering Hiroki Kuroda hasn't signed yet and can massively effect a team's season.

/thisissarcasm

 

[Fatalah]

2K cover looks terrible. It worked well for NBA2K but it just doesn't work for me with baseball. Verlander's head looks so roided up on that cover.

You sir, stand alone with your opinion. It looks fantastic.

 

[The Frankman]

Athletics designated OF Jai Miller for assignment.

Miller was cleared to make room for the A's new acquisitions from the Gio Gonzalez trade with the Nationals. The 26-year-old outfielder appeared in six games at the major-league level this past season, but spent the majority of the year with Triple-A Sacramento, batting .276/.368/.588 with 32 homers, 88 RBI, 16 stolen bases and a .956 OPS over 475 plate appearances.

Why can't this guy stay on a team?

Yorvit Torrealba attacked home plate umpire Dario Rivero, Jr. during a game Friday afternoon in the Venezuelan Winter League. Torrealba gave a shove to Rivero's face after striking out. The Rangers were made aware of the incident Friday evening and plan to investigate. "[We're] aware, but we haven’t gotten much info yet," said Rangers general manager. "We will look into it." It's not clear what sort of punishment Torrealba could receive, either from the Venezuelan Winter League or the Rangers.

AHAHAHHHHAHHAHHHAHAHAHAA

 

[CygnusXS]

@BNightengale Bob Nightengale
All signs and top #MLB sources say that the #Athletics will be granted permission by Feb to move to San Jose.

It's happening.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

You sir, stand alone with your opinion. It looks fantastic.

Agreed.
And the Mets should look at Miller. Wats the report on him?

 

[acheron_xl]

@BNightengale Bob Nightengale
All signs and top #MLB sources say that the #Athletics will be granted permission by Feb to move to San Jose.

It's happening.

Good. I hope it works out well in the end. I'm tired of seeing the A's in perpetual rebuilding mode.

 

[yankeeforever2]

@BNightengale Bob Nightengale
All signs and top #MLB sources say that the #Athletics will be granted permission by Feb to move to San Jose.

It's happening.

That really leaves only the Rays in a very bad location for baseball.
Finding a location for them would seems hard though.

 

[Windu]

@BNightengale Bob Nightengale
All signs and top #MLB sources say that the #Athletics will be granted permission by Feb to move to San Jose.

It's happening.

Oh shit. Awesome

 

[CygnusXS]

That really leaves only the Rays in a very bad location for baseball.
Finding a location for them would seems hard though.

Anchorage or Hawaii ?

 

[FrenchToastDisciple]

@BNightengale Bob Nightengale
All signs and top #MLB sources say that the #Athletics will be granted permission by Feb to move to San Jose.

It's happening.

Glad they could resolve this without having the team leave the bay area.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Anchorage or Hawaii ?

Lol they should do Portland.

 

[Y2Kev]

lol jest!

 

[Y2Kev]

LOL JEST

 

[CygnusXS]

I think Kev's been dipping into the egg nog a little early again.

 

[Y2Kev]

I think Kev's been dipping into the egg nog a little early again.

So I've always loved eggnog. Like the kind you buy in a store. So I was at a bar last new years eve and ordered the egg nog and it was like fucking pure alcohol. tasted NOTHING like the store kind. i couldn't drink it.

 

[jakncoke]

San Jose A's? lol

 

[Malo]

@BNightengale Bob Nightengale
All signs and top #MLB sources say that the #Athletics will be granted permission by Feb to move to San Jose.

It's happening.

Great news for the A's.

 

[cuevas. PhD.]

They're showing an old ass sox game and Ivan Rodriguez is playing against Ozzie and Ventura. God he's old.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

We did it brahs, do you know the way to San Jose? Now just announce two new expansion franchises for Montreal and Portland, find the Rays a real stadium and everything is good brahs. Almost there.

 

[bean breath]

San Jose A's? lol

San Jos-A's?

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Why can't this guy stay on a team?

AHAHAHHHHAHHAHHHAHAHAHAA

Stupid piece of shit.

MLB-GAF, I am starting to get active in the thread. I just have the feeling the Rangers are going to have a collapse of a seaon.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Darvish won't allow it.

 

[McNei1y]

With Bryce and Gio tweeting about Prince Fielder... they should just sign the damn man already!

p.s. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and all that good stuff!

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Could/Would Portland support a baseball team?

 

[CygnusXS]

Could/Would Portland support a baseball team?

Depends on the quality of the stadium's lattes.

 

[Sumidor]

Could/Would Portland support a baseball team?

As much as I would LOOOVEEEE to have a baseball team here, I don't think it will ever happen. They've tried in the past, and it gets shot down due to funding for a new stadium and finding the space available for one.

 

[Doytch]

Depends on the quality of the stadium's lattes.

More likely the microbrew, no?

 

[MC Safety]

Here's depressing news from Metsdom:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/25/s...nd-not-a-lot-of-time.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The Times does an excellent job of putting the Wilpons' economic plight in context and spells out exactly why the franchise is in trouble.

I'm not sure why the relationship between Bud Selig and Fred Wilpon, so utterly transparent and so obviously toxic for baseball, is allowed to pothole the Mets' ability to field a decent team.

 

[TheNatural]

A little Christmas song (a classic) for all the baseball and especially Yankee fans. Merry Christmas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc36pX10kE4&list=UUbCfItKsm_qi8hqhOTH34IQ&index=49&feature=plcp

 

[Meohsix]

Yankees and RedSox will be wearing 1912 throwbacks on April 20th.

April 20, 2012 - 100th Birthday of Fenway Park
Will commemorate 100 years of history at Fenway Park with a large-scale pre-game ceremony. The Red Sox will play the New York Yankees, same team (then the New York Highlanders) they played on April 20, 1912. Both teams will wear 1912 throwback uniforms

http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fenwaypark100/events.jsp

 

[jman2050]

Yankees and RedSox will be wearing 1912 throwbacks on April 20th.


http://mlb.mlb.com/bos/fenwaypark100/events.jsp

Hmm

Does that even count as a 'throwback'?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

If they really wanted to do a "throwback" game they should not let the black and Latin players play.

 

[jman2050]

If they really wanted to do a "throwback" game they should not let the black and Latin players play.

John Lackey vs AJ Burnett?

I approve.

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

make sure to give all the (white) players moustaches and fedoras.

 

[eznark]

If they really wanted to do a "throwback" game they should not let the black and Latin players play.

Yawkey didn't become president of the Red Sox until 1930, so his hatred of non-whites and love of child molesters had not yet permeated the organization.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Yorvit Torrealba got suspended 66 games from the Venezuelan league for piefacing that umpire. :lol

Cubs and Andy Sonnanstine have agreed to a "non-guaranteed split" deal. Whatever that means.

 

[jakncoke]

lol we finished the season 18-41

 

[Mr. Enigma]

lol we finished the season 18-41

Blame Jerry Meals.

 

[The Elite]

I be stylin'

 

[FrenchToastDisciple]

I be stylin'

Damn that is a nice looking hat. I'm looking forward to the twins playing the Jays this season just so I can look at those jerseys on TV.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Be sure to take the sticker off brah.

 

[The Elite]

Be sure to take the sticker off brah.

Yo Dawg, how you expect me to be stylin' if I don't keep my street cred' on my brim. People be disrepectin' if they don't know my cranium size.

 

[Fenix]

I be stylin'

Is that 7 1/8? If so we are hat bros.