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MLB Off-Season 2011: Only a few more weeks until the radio talks about baseball again
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Dmncnby2k9
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for anybody who wants to watch baseball to keep sane. here's the All-Star game between Venezuela and DR.
http://www.lidom.com.do/zvideo_tv_allstar.htm
http://www.lidom.com.do/zvideo_tv_allstar.htm
The Frankman
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I keep trying to post in chat and I can't.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Translation: No foreign devils allowed.
Dmncnby2k9
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Frankman on the bottom right, there's a button that says Perfil, click that.
The Frankman
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My Spanish is SOO RUSTY I dare not type in Spanish.
EDIT: I'M SOOOO ALONE.. No English speakers in chat and I know just enough Spanish to know piecees of what people are saying.
EDIT: I'M SOOOO ALONE.. No English speakers in chat and I know just enough Spanish to know piecees of what people are saying.
Mr. Enigma
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It's official. Starting in 2012, the Wild Card team will always face the team with the League's best record, no matter if they play in the same division.
More changes in 2012:
-- Players are banned from getting tattoos with corporate logos.
-- Players possibly wearing microphones during games.
More changes to happen at some point:
-- Any big leaguer who wants to switch his uniform number for the same team must give the commissioner's office notice by July 31 of the previous season. If no notice is given, the player must purchase warehouses of their overstocked merchandise with their old number on them.
-- All-Star Break will be expanded to 4 days. Starting in 2013, MLB has the right to move the All-Star Game to Wednesday and the Home Run Derby to Tuesday if they wish.
-- All players on a team's 40-man roster will have their own private rooms during spring training.
-- Players and team officials can no longer contact official scorers directly to request scoring appeals. They must send video of the disputed play to MLB.
-- Punishments for slow-moving hitters and pitchers have been increased. 6th-time-and-beyond offenders will be hit with $10,000 fines for each violation.
-- Players may not bet on any sport with illegal bookies.
-- Each team will play no more than 20 Interleague games starting in 2013. Interleague games will be spread out over the entire season.
-- No nicknames on equipment that may reasonably offend someone.
Three things still waiting on:
-- Whether to begin the new two Wild Card format in 2012 or 2013. Selig has until March 1, 2012 to decide.
-- Umpires have to approve the expanded instant replay, which would include fair/foul calls and catch/trap calls.
-- MLB's new Social Media policy.
More changes in 2012:
-- Players are banned from getting tattoos with corporate logos.
-- Players possibly wearing microphones during games.
More changes to happen at some point:
-- Any big leaguer who wants to switch his uniform number for the same team must give the commissioner's office notice by July 31 of the previous season. If no notice is given, the player must purchase warehouses of their overstocked merchandise with their old number on them.
-- All-Star Break will be expanded to 4 days. Starting in 2013, MLB has the right to move the All-Star Game to Wednesday and the Home Run Derby to Tuesday if they wish.
-- All players on a team's 40-man roster will have their own private rooms during spring training.
-- Players and team officials can no longer contact official scorers directly to request scoring appeals. They must send video of the disputed play to MLB.
-- Punishments for slow-moving hitters and pitchers have been increased. 6th-time-and-beyond offenders will be hit with $10,000 fines for each violation.
-- Players may not bet on any sport with illegal bookies.
-- Each team will play no more than 20 Interleague games starting in 2013. Interleague games will be spread out over the entire season.
-- No nicknames on equipment that may reasonably offend someone.
Three things still waiting on:
-- Whether to begin the new two Wild Card format in 2012 or 2013. Selig has until March 1, 2012 to decide.
-- Umpires have to approve the expanded instant replay, which would include fair/foul calls and catch/trap calls.
-- MLB's new Social Media policy.
Dmncnby2k9
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lol i cant even watch. need to finish a paper.
yankeehater
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What an odd rule. What if you are a hockey fan and you get a tattoo of your favorite teams logo, or you are a gamer and you get a Nintendo tattoo? I dont see how they can enforce that.
Mr. Enigma
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The rule has more to do with players getting paid for tattooing logos on their body. If they can prove they aren't getting paid for it, I'm sure it's ultimately okay.
Mr. Enigma
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It turns out there was a minor league player who tested positive back in 2007 under the same circumstances Braun did. His name was Brendan Katin. He's the only guy to ever win a drug test appeal. He was also, ironically, Braun's teammate at the University of Miami.
His test came back positive for elevated testosterone levels and knew he was clean. He was told he was being suspended for 50 games. His second test, like Braun's, came back negative. The appeal process took two months and he won the appeal.
MLB never told him why he tested positive, but some medical experts told him that testosterone levels can shoot through the roof in some men if they drink heavily the night before a test.
Katin is still in the Brewers organization, recovering from knee surgery.
His test came back positive for elevated testosterone levels and knew he was clean. He was told he was being suspended for 50 games. His second test, like Braun's, came back negative. The appeal process took two months and he won the appeal.
MLB never told him why he tested positive, but some medical experts told him that testosterone levels can shoot through the roof in some men if they drink heavily the night before a test.
Katin is still in the Brewers organization, recovering from knee surgery.
Little Green Yoda
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Is there an example that prompted this rule change? :lol
Sounds like 3/$21 for Willingham. I'm really amped about this signing, but I have an irrational dislike of Cuddyer fueled by the local media giving him constant fellatio ever since Torii Hunter left Minnesota. I'm expecting the media to melt down now that he's leaving. They were complaining before the offseason started in earnest that Mauer's contract will keep the Twins from keeping players like Cuddyer around.
Mauer is an elite player at a premium position. Cuddyer has a skillset that is easily replaced. Willingham has been better than Cuddyer over their careers. And he's signing for $5 million a year less than Cuddyer was asking for initially, and $3 million less than he's pushing for now. And the Twins are going to collect 2 draft picks once Cuddy signs somewhere else.
Thanks for everything Michael, but happy trails. I hope he signs in the NL so that the Twins play his new team less, that should reduce the number of times I have to hear them fellate him when he comes back to play in Minnesota.
Mauer is an elite player at a premium position. Cuddyer has a skillset that is easily replaced. Willingham has been better than Cuddyer over their careers. And he's signing for $5 million a year less than Cuddyer was asking for initially, and $3 million less than he's pushing for now. And the Twins are going to collect 2 draft picks once Cuddy signs somewhere else.
Thanks for everything Michael, but happy trails. I hope he signs in the NL so that the Twins play his new team less, that should reduce the number of times I have to hear them fellate him when he comes back to play in Minnesota.
cuevas. PhD.
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Fuck face.
Dmncnby2k9
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Johan Santana may not be ready for opening day.
Fuck.
Fuck.
This makes me sad.
BaltimoreLarry
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Wait, they now can't bet on sports using Illegal bookies? Has it ever been ok for them to bet with illegal bookies?
cuevas. PhD.
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Next thing you know they're going to ban beating your wife and murder.
BaltimoreLarry
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I feel like that is a jab at the Ravens, or I may just be being protective of Ray Lewis.
cuevas. PhD.
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It was a jab at athletes in general.
Mr. Enigma
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Supposedly, Braves and Orioles are in talks about a trade; would swap Jair Jurrjens & Martin Prado for Adam Jones. All three will be free agents after 2013.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Britton, Wada, Jurjeens, JoJo Reyes, Matzus and Guthrie. Sounds good Jango.
The Frankman
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ummm... the whole article next time.
Sandy was saying JUST IN CASE something happens and he's not ready. As of now he's still on track for Spring Training barring a setback.
Adam Jones is the kind of player that, at this point, would make a pretty good right-handed half of a corner outfield platoon. And he's probably going to make around 4-4.5mill in arb this year. No thanks.
Don't forget Arrieta!
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Please tell me someone else was listening to Boomer and Carton. They played a newly mixed song about Jose Reyes to P Diddy's Missing You, fucking priceless. It's unfortunately not on their website yet.
I need to listen to this..
The Elite
BOSS
I love the confirmation that we can share saves between PS3 and Vita. Double dip confirmed!!!!!
So the Indian's need to change their name?
Yep, and I think that is absolute fucking horseshit. Teams and the league can plaster any fucking advertisement on any piece of equipment they can get their hands on. They use digital imaging to rotate home plate displays, they tried to fucking SELL THE GOD DAMN BASES to Spider Man 2. Yet a player isn't afforded the same opportunity?
Fuck that shit.
Dmncnby2k9
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Missed it man, damnit. Can't wait to hear it now.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Dmncnby2k9
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That was awesome. Love this show man.
And thanks Frank. MLBN just talked real quick about so I posted what I heard.
I agree that it is a bullshit rule, but the players agreed to it
Are there any non-union players left? I think Damian Miller was the last one.
Kevin Millar was the last one to my knowledge.
Joe Shlabotnik
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I'll allow it if it makes it easier for starters to pitch and gives players fewer excuses to ditch the game.
By the way, one of the CBA additions mentioned earlier was a fine for repeatedly slowing down the game--is this brand new or just an increase in a penalty that was already in place?
Come on. You know as well as the rest of us it'll be a surprise if Santana is pitching before the All Star Break.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Fixed. Mets fans just need to accept he is the new Carl Pavano or Mike Hampton only even worse.
I believe he was a replacement player as well.
I was crushed when the Twins traded Santana. The trade package they got was horrible, but in retrospect I think it's probably for the best they didn't pay him $20 million a year or whatever. I just wish they would've kept him in 2008, they likely would've won the division outright then. Oh well, hind sight.
Nah, this just happened because he's with the Mets. If he had stayed with the Twins he would have stayed on his way to the HOF.
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