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MLB Off-Season 2011: Only a few more weeks until the radio talks about baseball again
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That's all I was looking for. Thanks.
acheron_xl
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RumblingRosco
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I quite like Schumaker, so I'm glad they're getting him. He put up with a lot of shit going from outfield to infield and did a damn good job considering.
glad we're on the same page then.
We are and we aren't.
People don't care about what substance they took, why they took it, when they took it, etc. They want a name and a allegation. That is it. The media has brainwashed enough people since the Bonds nonsense to White Knight the sacred rules of baseball without hesitation.
Most of those people are the same that would argue why is Rapist #1 going to miss playing time when he didn't violate the sacred rules of baseball. The real world just doesn't apply here.
I don't care what Ryan Braun did to his own body. If he broke his own workplace rules, then sit the fifty games. It's done. I'm not going to sit here to discuss or blame ESPN, shooped abs, MVP trophies, the periodic table, Miller Genuine Draft, Taco Bell, or State Farm Insurance.
The only active comparison I will make between Manny and Braun getting caught is that I'm willing to bet Braun actually gives a shit.
RumblingRosco
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If all the money they were going to throw at Pujols is in fact spent, I'd be pissed. We're not severely in need of filling any position and as such we should sit tight and see what potential trades open up as the season progresses.
Went to high school with Maurice Stovall and former high school teammate of ex-Phillie draftee Mike Costanzo.
BFIB
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I'm in the same boat as Foote. I think the Cards sign Beltran, or Cuddyer. Re-sign Schumaker/Punto, and roll out w/ that lineup. Obviously, that leaves a lot of doors open for the trade deadline, to take on a lot of salary for a big impact trade. Or next year, when you have a better idea of how Craig projects, and go from there.
I disagree with that perspective obviously. But it's interesting, nevertheless.
RumblingRosco
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I remember Beltran being the Cardinals Killer (...before the last out of the NLCS, of course) with the Mets. It'd be an interesting twist having him with the Cards.
sf2fanatic
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I've posted this before but do you guys see Freddy Sanchez ever go back to his form when he was the batting champ or was it a fluke?
acheron_xl
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Considering it was one season 5 years ago, I think 'fluke' is a pretty safe call.
yankeehater
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Fuck this offsason sucks. I really wanted the Phils to get ARam.
Great signing for the Brewers.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Everyone wants our pitchers. Tired of this, just trade Jemille Weeks for more pitchers. Bad teams are watchable if they have good pitching, billy doesn't realize it.
weekend_warrior
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I guess that haven't tested Bautista yet. I eagerly await those results.
BigJonsson
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Mr. Enigma
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Marlins sign Aaron Rowand to a minor league deal with an invite to spring training. The Giants owe Rowand $12 million in 2012.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Marlins reeling in another big name massively paid star:
Free-agent OF Aaron Rowand signs minor-league deal with Marlins.
edit: god dammit AnEternalEnigma is the free agent tracker savant of this damn place.
Free-agent OF Aaron Rowand signs minor-league deal with Marlins.
edit: god dammit AnEternalEnigma is the free agent tracker savant of this damn place.
Mr. Enigma
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Diamondbacks and Takashi Saito agree on a one-year deal.
Financials on Mark Buerhle's contract are out. It is extremely backloaded.
2012: $6 million
2013: $11 million
2014: $18 million
2015: $19 million
Also, a $4 million signing bonus deferred without interest.
lol I literally logged on Twitter for the first time today and the Rowand thing was the #1 item
Financials on Mark Buerhle's contract are out. It is extremely backloaded.
2012: $6 million
2013: $11 million
2014: $18 million
2015: $19 million
Also, a $4 million signing bonus deferred without interest.
lol I literally logged on Twitter for the first time today and the Rowand thing was the #1 item
Little Green Yoda
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Kind of a lousy platoon with both of them being LH. I'd prefer Punto/Descalso but I guess Skip's versatility is the reason they want him back. Hope this isn't the excuse for not signing Beltran.
Mr. Enigma
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Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle will be making a combined $41 million in 2015.
Rafa=FedKilla
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MLB will seize it by then.
BFIB
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Agreed. I think then, you'll see a different site to the Cards fanbase, if Pujols' production isn't replaced somewhere.
Dmncnby2k9
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And move them to Montreal, amirite?
Rafa=FedKilla
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You are correct sir.
Ninja Scooter
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I hope so. Watching pitchers hit fucking sucks.
The Frankman
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Get that fucking communist DH shit outta here. Next thing you know MLB will have shorter fences for all ballparks, technicolor baseballs for better visibility, and institute the 7th inning grope.
Great. Can we then call shorter fences, technicolor baseballs, and grope strategy?
CajoleJuice
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They should seize the Mets first.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/13/s...ive-40-million-bank-loan.html?_r=1&ref=sports
Isn't the DH the antithesis of communism? It treats pitchers as different and special, rather than as equals, as is implied by NL rules where everyone is presumably treated the same.
I am not necessarily for or against the DH, but what I am definitely for is a noticeable and substantial distinction between the leagues. That difference does not have to be the DH in particular, but I like the fact that there remains a real difference, rather than in other sports, where the distinction often feels arbitrary or, at best, a historical footnote.
darkside31337
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Rays traded for Burke Badenhop. Prime ROOGY material, guy has crazy splits. Revamping the bullpen without spending any money, maybe some other teams that are supposedly strapped for cash should learn something from that.
The owners of the Mets, needing cash and unable to turn to Major League Baseball for more financial help, received a $40 million loan from a major bank in the past six weeks.
The team described the arrangement as a “bridge loan,” meant to aid them as they try to raise money through the sale of minority stakes in the club.
The owners of the Mets, needing cash and unable to turn to Major League Baseball for more financial help, received a $40 million loan from a major bank in the past six weeks.
The team described the arrangement as a “bridge loan,” meant to aid them as they try to raise money through the sale of minority stakes in the club.
The Frankman
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All the DH was in the 70s was a gimmick. That's what it was, and that's what it still is. The pitcher is an athlete like everyone else, he's not an NFL kicker for God's sake. If he pulls a hammy running from 1st to 2nd or doesn't understand how to run the bases, get him off the fucking field. It's a disgrace to see how pitchers are so far removed from being actual athletes nowadays.
Baseball is too entrenched in romanticism to notice they've been stagnant. Umpires, rule changes, marketing (LOL). They need to change, and the best way is getting RID of the DH; it's completely unnecessary now. Union may bitch and fight, but in the long run they can adjust by adding an extra roster spot.
Contradiction.
The Frankman
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Technically no. When interest was waning they knee-jerked and added the DH back then to garner interest. Now that interest is not a problem there should be no issues in changing it back. The romanticism in history is that baseball DOESN'T change. Hell, people argued that blacks shouldn't play in the Majors not that they were black aka racism, but they didn't want the game to change!
Baseball is the most difficult sport to effect change upon.
How does getting rid of the antiquated and uninteresting "strategy" that comes with having pitchers bat .096 for the season for good not count as effecting change?
I would say hockey and baseball are on par. Keeping interest of the game is always a problem if you are losing an audience or gaining one. I don't have numbers handy but I would bet that the AL is a better brand of the sport on the fact alone that the networks wanted nothing to do with the NL this prior postseason.
The Frankman
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You saw the affect of SUPERIOR NL BASEBALL on an American League team two month ago.
DAT STRATEGY.
Well most of the playoff NL games were kinda boring due to the teams.
They already made the call prior to the teams finalizing their places. It has to do with the brand.
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