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[zulux21]

My respect for LaRoche just went up. He had 12millions guaranteed and could have taken a lenghty and cozy DL-Trip.
Shame he didn't do it earlier when Alvarez was still a FA. Maybe the Sox would have gotten Gordon or Cespedes even...

sox were never getting gordon as he wanted to stay with the royals and turned down extra money to do so.

they likely wouldn't have gone any higher on cespedes who also decided to just stick with what he knew instead of taking more money.
and thankfully they didn't get alvarez as the white sox don't need to pay millions for another replacement level player who might be able to regain his form and have a good season.

Justin Morneau would likely be cheaper than the 5.75mil alvarez got and is also more likely to have 1+ WAR season than alvarez.

either way I say save the extra money for the trade deadline and give garcia the DH spot if he continues to hit anywhere near this

I mean offensively garcia is set to bring as much if not more WAR than alvarez and morneau. He is young, and has shown he could be a good hitter. if he can make the DH thing work we could maybe get a solid bat without his messed up fielding (most likely due to his injury which was inevitable given his horrid diving at stuff)

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

Because the Angels are a poorly run organization with a shitty owner.

I don't think the Angels would be crazy to demand a lot for the best player on the planet.

 

[MultiJhonny]

Phillies won again today. Let's make the baseball season just Spring Training this year and end it before April

 

[CygnusXS]

lol cubs

 

[CosmicQueso]

I don't think the Angels would be crazy to demand a lot for the best player on the planet.

And with his club friendly contract they would get it.

But Moreno isn't smart enough to do it.

 

[Frozenprince]

senbatsu thread goes up saturday afternoon (first game is that evening east coast time).

title suggestions? i thought about March Madness but that would just derail the thread before it even began. probably will just go with "Senbatsu 2016 | Japan National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (Spring Koshien)" or something. "Fuck Osaka Toin" is also an option.

"No goddammit Raichi isn't in this one"

 

[CosmicQueso]

These are pretty cool trading cards.

Roy Hobbs, Henry Rowengartner, Ivan Drago also represented.

 

[Sumidor]

These are pretty cool trading cards.

Roy Hobbs, Henry Rowengartner, Ivan Drago also represented.

These are pretty nice. I'm tempted to buy the Al Bundy one.

 

[bebop242]

lol cubs

I really, REALLY, dislike the Ricketts, but I can't deny the positives they have done to the team.

 

[Beckx]

lol cubs

man those thanksgiving dinners have to be awk-ward

also lol at "former yankee outfielders"

Pete Rose is a Trump-er, too.

"No goddammit Raichi isn't in this one"

as much as i hate to say it, Osaka Toin has about five Raichis on their lineup this spring.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Adam LaRoche Likely To Retire

A bit late to this but this makes me sad. LaRoche was AWESOME. He played for the Red Sox in the year afterwards a personal favorite of mine, Sean Casey. Both are very similar in that they were both slow and funny looking 1Bman that most people don't even remember playing for the Red Sox. Both were awesome.

Fun fact: Sean Casey had the exact same career OPS as Roberto Alomar, a cool .814. The Mayor flat out should be in the Hall of Fame

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Didn't LaRoche only play for the Red Sox for like a week before they traded him to the Braves?

 

[Windu]

Didn't LaRoche only play for the Red Sox for like a week before they traded him to the Braves?

yep.

July 22, 2009: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Boston Red Sox for Argenis Diaz and Hunter Strickland.

July 31, 2009: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Atlanta Braves for Casey Kotchman.

 

[clemenx]

Barry Bonds the goat

 

[MultiJhonny]

Barry Bonds the goat

Yeah I saw that he beat all the Marlins players including Stanton in a BP home run derby

 

[BumRush]

Yeah I saw that he beat all the Marlins players including Stanton in a BP home run derby

lol, I believe it.

 

[Beckx]

why does mlbtv even offer park audio as an option if it doesn't work?

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Yeah I saw that he beat all the Marlins players including Stanton in a BP home run derby

This monumental news deserves an OT thread!

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1197776

 

[Windu]

i wonder if he can have a wRC+ of 100 at his age. wouldn't be surprised if he could.

why does mlbtv even offer park audio as an option if it doesn't work?

has worked for me when i have tried it. might not just work for spring training games. try a game from 2015.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Didn't LaRoche only play for the Red Sox for like a week before they traded him to the Braves?

He played 6 games but those were some great 6 games.

 

[Beckx]

Jared Hughes has been absolutely awful this spring. 2 2/3 innings, 3 HR. that's as many HR as he gave up the entire 2015 season.

Nicasio was great today and Cutch absolutely destroyed another baseball, would be nice if he started the year hot.

has worked for me when i have tried it. might not just work for spring training games. try a game from 2015.

2015 won't help me, I want to stop hearing the masn announcers today!

wonder if it's a chrome issue.

 

[Windu]

He played 6 games but those were some great 6 games.

Well his first half of his Red Sox Career was impressive.

Then it went all downhill.

 

[Silver Arrows]

http://www.outsports.com/2016/3/16/11243142/gay-baseball-cardinals-tyler-dunnington

Gay Cards prospect quit baseball due to homophobia and discussions on killing gay people from players and coaches.

Best organization in baseball, eh?

 

[sf2fanatic]

When does season start?

 

[zroid]

wow

 

[jbug617]

Possible breaking point for LaRoche via Rosenthal

Sources: LaRoche chose to retire after #WhiteSox prez Ken Williams told him that he no longer could bring 14-year-old son into clubhouse.

LaRoche’s son, Drake, 14, has traveled with him for several years. Adam, in a Chicago Tribune story last year, called him team’s “26th man.”

LaRoche’s friend, #Brewers pitcher Blaine Boyer: “He’s an unbelievable father, an unbelievable husband, a friend you can only dream of.”

Boyer added: “I honestly think this is between good and evil. I know which side Adam lives on. I’m thankful to see the way he’s acting…

“…it’s an unbelievable test of who he is, the husband he is, the father he is.”

 

[RBH]

wow

Wow

 

[darkside31337]

Bonds still being able to crush is the least surprising thing ever.

Dude put up a .276/.480/565 line in 477 PA in his last season in MLB. At age 42. Him getting blackballed out of baseball was still one of the dumbest things ever.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Maybe his son was a distraction in the clubhouse.

 

[LyleLanley]

On one hand it's pretty funny that they'd rather have the guy retire than let his son keep on coming to the clubhouse. On the other hand I'd fucking hate it if a coworker brought their kid to work every day.

 

[Beckx]

good and evil?

 

[zroid]

CDN cover is so much better than that goofy ass flying Mookie

 

[BFIB]

I need a Gossage meter for this.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/base...cle_1e5ae7a6-282a-578a-8efe-ef4255168734.html

 

[Rivitur]

I need a Gossage meter for this.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/base...cle_1e5ae7a6-282a-578a-8efe-ef4255168734.html

Ahh good ole Cardinal way.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Puig will not be suspended.

Major League Baseball will not suspend Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig in connection to domestic violence allegations earlier this winter, reports Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times. Per Shaikin, the league found no evidence to substantiate allegations that Puig hit his sister in an incident at a Miami bar in November. Notably, no charges were filed against Puig and no arrests were made at the time. Shaikin notes that under the newly implemented domestic violence policy, players can receive discipline other than suspensions (e.g. mandatory counseling), but such discipline is not disclosed to the public. Earlier this month, ESPN’s Pedro Gomez reported that Puig was not expected to receive a suspension. Major League Baseball has since issued the following statement:

“The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball has concluded its investigation into an alleged incident involving Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig and his sister in a Miami-area nightclub on November 26, 2015. The investigation included interviews of witnesses, including Puig and his sister, as well as a review of video footage from inside the nightclub at the time of the alleged incident. The Office of the Commissioner’s investigation did not uncover any witness who supported the assault allegation; both Puig and his sister denied that an assault occurred; and the available video evidence did not support the allegation. Thus, barring the receipt of any new information or evidence, no discipline will be imposed on Puig in connection with the alleged incident.”

 

[Beckx]

Cuban players can now sign MLB contracts without defecting first.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...a225ec-eaaf-11e5-b0fd-073d5930a7b7_story.html

 

[Carpe Libertatem]

I need a Gossage meter for this.

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/base...cle_1e5ae7a6-282a-578a-8efe-ef4255168734.html

I bet this happens way more than we know. Baseball as a sport is extremely homophobic. Good on this guy for speaking out, though.

 

[zroid]

This is from 2013, but a bit more insight into the story...

 

[Frozenprince]

wow

Jesus talk about a shitty thing to do.

 

[brianjones]

On one hand it's pretty funny that they'd rather have the guy retire than let his son keep on coming to the clubhouse. On the other hand I'd fucking hate it if a coworker brought their kid to work every day.

kind of agree.. I'm sure he's a sweet kid and all but gtfo

and go to school

always wondered about those bat boys though.. do they get tutored or what

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

kind of agree.. I'm sure he's a sweet kid and all but gtfo

and go to school

always wondered about those bat boys though.. do they get tutored or what

Yea doesn't the kid have school wtf

 

[Sanjuro]

St Louis is anti gay?!

 

[The Elite]

CDN cover is so much better than that goofy ass flying Mookie

This is actually a retail release?

I thought these were bullshit covers for a digital game.

 

[GK86]

Ruben has been cut by the Mets.

 

[Silver Arrows]

This is actually a retail release?

I thought these were bullshit covers for a digital game.

Yeah, I think it's digital only

 

[Ninja Scooter]

Lmao @ LaRoche retiring because they told his punk ass son to stay home. What a fucking baby.

 

[Dominican Power]

Lmao @ LaRoche retiring because they told his punk ass son to stay home. What a fucking baby.

Good riddance.

 

[Malo]

Starlin is having a pretty good ST so far. I want to believe...

 

[Dominican Power]

Starlin is having a pretty good ST so far. I want to believe...

Spring Training though.

 

[Frozenprince]

Ruben has been cut by the Mets.

Over $2M dollars.

God the Wilpons are fucking cheap.