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[Dominican Power]

Gaf rejects draft is this Sunday.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Gaf rejects draft is this Sunday.

hell yea time to start the research

 

[Sir Alemeth]

So we signed Tim Hudson for his hitting instead?

 

[Sanjuro]

...yeah, I'm all set with having the PA announcer read off the count with every pitch.

My god.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Via Eric Stephen of SBNation.

He's gonna be so bad. Just hope it doesn't take Donnie a month to stop using him.

At this point they should just cut their losses with him and eat whatever he has left on his contract. He should've never been giving that big of a contract in the first place.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Braves are making a legitimate run at Ervin Santana.

It's now looking likely that Kris Medlen, Brandon Beachy, and Mike Minor will all begin the season on the DL. Minor is recovering from a non-baseball-related surgery and should be back in April. Beachy is experiencing arm tightness and they are being very cautious with him.

Medlen is likely going to need a second Tommy John surgery, which would eliminate him from the entire 2014 season.

If the Braves sign Santana, the Opening Day rotation would be Santana, Julio Teheran, Alex Wood, Freddy Garcia, and David Hale.

 

[CygnusXS]

That's from Bowden right? Pfft. I'll believe it when I see it, or Bowman confirms it.

 

[Windu]

Oh yeah, minor has that dickhole injury right? Poor guy.

 

[Malvingt2]

Mark Bowman ‏@mlbbowman

The #Braves are nearing the completion of a deal with Ervin Santana.

David O'Brien ‏@ajcbraves

#Braves will announce Ervin Santana signing this morning at Champion Stadium.

oh boy, it is real

 

[Kingbrave]

So, is Santana any good?

 

[Windu]

So, is Santana any good?

he was right around average for a AL starter in 2013 by xFIP and he sucked in 2012. Up and Down pitcher.

 

[jl4855]

Gaf rejects draft is this Sunday.

any spots available?

 

[The Elite]

Jays can't lockdown Santana. Welp.

 

[Malvingt2]

Adam Rubin ‏@AdamRubinESPN
#Braves payroll is now about $110M. #Mets payroll is now about $87M.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal
Correction on draft order: #Royals get 28th pick for losing Santana.Teams behind them remain in same order. #Braves still at 32 for McCann.

 

[Doogdogg]

So, is Santana any good?

He did himself good by staying away from the AL East. Would be crazy to accept a 1 year deal to build value here.

He's good that you can expect 200 innings out of him.

 

[Runus]

Not sure how I feel about Santana, but we needed some pitching help so I will take it and remain cautiously optimistic.

 

[Enron]

Is santana good? no. Is he decent? yes.

 

[Enron]

any spots available?

nope, we've been full for a while now.

Remember guys


mlbGAF Fantasy Rejects

Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
Draft Time: Sun Mar 16 9:00pm EDT

 

[Malvingt2]

David O'Brien ‏@ajcbraves
A choked-up Medlen said of TJ likehood, "Nothing’s official, but I think I know and just go from there."

Mark Bowman ‏@mlbbowman
Medlen will undergo at least one more evaluation. The complete review has been delayed as many doctors are currently at a convention

 

[Sanjuro]

nope, we've been full for a while now.

Remember guys


mlbGAF Fantasy Rejects

Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
Draft Time: Sun Mar 16 9:00pm EDT

...but True Detective is on at that time!!!

:'(

 

[Enron]

...but True Detective is on at that time!!!

:'(

Didn't True Detective conclude with the latest ep?

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Didn't True Detective conclude with the latest ep?

yea it did, unfortunately . such a great show

 

[eznark]

Arizona I am in you. Going to go heckle Trout for his steroid abuse today.

 

[matthewwhatever]

Jays can't lockdown Santana. Welp.

Realistically, Ervin Santana would've been the difference between a mediocre season and...a slightly less mediocre season.

 

[Loco4Coco]

David O'Brien ‏@ajcbraves
A choked-up Medlen said of TJ likehood, "Nothing’s official, but I think I know and just go from there."

Mark Bowman ‏@mlbbowman
Medlen will undergo at least one more evaluation. The complete review has been delayed as many doctors are currently at a convention

What?!

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Adam Rubin ‏@AdamRubinESPN
#Braves payroll is now about $110M. #Mets payroll is now about $87M.

Another step towards #midmarketlegitimacy for the Cards!

Spoiler

12th in 2014 opening day payroll now

Sucks about Medlen though, hopefully 2nd-time TJ success rate has improved in recent years. IIRC the outlook for pitchers getting that 2nd operation isn't good.

 

[aFIGurANT]

Julio Teheran as your opening day starter...could be worse. Then again the Braves strike me as the East's Reds - great BP, defense and offense, pitching as an afterthought. I bet Ervin goes a lot higher in fantasy drafts playing with that D and in that division.

Spoiler

Let the fantasy draft mindgames begin.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Todd Rosiak ‏@Todd_Rosiak 7m
Francisco Rodriguez stepped on a cactus yesterday. First freak incident of camp. Status for tomorrow's game unknown right now. #Brewers

looooool

 

[CygnusXS]

Motherfuck

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The Braves had to do it. They are looking at starting the season with Medlen, Beachy, and Minor all on the DL. I have no problem with it. It's only a one-year deal, so if he sucks, he's gone next year anyways.

 

[Dominican Power]

Kuroda shit the bed.

 

[santeesioux]

So that RBI Baseball game looks really rough.

 

[BFIB]

So that RBI Baseball game looks really rough.

I just want some actual footage of MLB 14 for PS4 at this point. I have a suspicion we won't be seeing the game in May.

 

[Sanjuro]

So that RBI Baseball game looks really rough.

Looks fantastic. NES controls on Android? Done.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

I just want some actual footage of MLB 14 for PS4 at this point. I have a suspicion we won't be seeing the game in May.

Shit man. If it goes past May, I might settle for PS3 version

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Livan Hernandez has officially announced his retirement.

 

[BFIB]

Shit man. If it goes past May, I might settle for PS3 version

Same here. I need my baseball fix soon.

 

[yankeehater]

Shit man. If it goes past May, I might settle for PS3 version

If RBI comes out for current gen first I will just go with that. I am not waiting forever.

 

[Dominican Power]

nope, we've been full for a while now.

Remember guys


mlbGAF Fantasy Rejects

Draft Type: Live Standard Draft
Draft Time: Sun Mar 16 9:00pm EDT

He can take Cashman's spot if he promises to be active. Cashman wasn't active last year.

 

[Enron]

He can take Cashman's spot if he promises to be active. Cashman wasn't active last year.

wow shots fired

I'm not going to be tossing anyone out for some dude that wants in 4 days before the draft. What kind of terrible commish would do that?

The Dominican Power sort of commish, that's who.

 

[Purple Cheeto]

If RBI comes out for current gen first I will just go with that. I am not waiting forever.

The feature sets aren't really compatible.

 

[Dominican Power]

wow shots fired

I'm not going to be tossing anyone out for some dude that wants in 4 days before the draft. What kind of terrible commish would do that?

The Dominican Power sort of commish, that's who.

You have a point. : (

 

[yankeehater]

The feature sets aren't really compatible.

Oh I know I just want a new baseball game. I have retired my last gen consoles so I need something new.

 

[cashman]

He can take Cashman's spot if he promises to be active. Cashman wasn't active last year.

Don't you worry this year I'm in it to win it finish in the top half!

 

[zulux21]

So that RBI Baseball game looks really rough.

I personally thinks it looks pretty good

it looks like a great throwback to the old rbi baseball games but with updates... if it plays like the old baseball games (just perhaps a little faster as they could be a bit slow) and is only $10 I will likely be picking it up day 1.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

David O'Brien ‏@ajcbraves
A choked-up Medlen said of TJ likehood, "Nothing’s official, but I think I know and just go from there."

Mark Bowman ‏@mlbbowman
Medlen will undergo at least one more evaluation. The complete review has been delayed as many doctors are currently at a convention

That fucking sucks man.

 

[cashman]

I personally thinks it looks pretty good

it looks like a great throwback to the old rbi baseball games but with updates... if it plays like the old baseball games (just perhaps a little faster as they could be a bit slow) and is only $10 I will likely be picking it up day 1.

Is this coming out for PS2?

 

[Talon]

They still releasing Dreamcast games?

 

[CygnusXS]

http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/BL-DFB-21114

In the New York Mets locker room Monday morning, I was talking with Jeff Cutler, a 30-year old Japanese American from suburban Boston who serves as the interpreter for Japanese-born pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.

We were talking casually about Asian communities in America when we heard a voice behind us.

“Jeff!”

Cutler and I turned around. It was Dan Warthen, the Mets pitching coach.

“I’m sorry I called you a ‘Chinaman’ yesterday,” Warthen told Cutler.

“It’s OK,” Cutler replied.

“I didn’t mean to insinuate –- I know you’re not Chinese,” Warthen said. He paused. “I thought it was a pretty good joke, though.”

“It was,” Cutler said, with a small laugh.
Warthen walked away.

I didn’t say anything, but I was startled. As a 27-year-old Chinese American who grew up in San Francisco, I couldn’t remember the last time I heard the term “Chinaman,” a derogatory word originally given by white Americans to Chinese immigrants in the 19th century.

I might have heard it used on the grade-school playground, but never before in dozens of NFL, NBA and Major League Baseball locker rooms I’ve been to as a sports reporter.

It surprised me that the 61-year-old Warthen, who pitched in the major leagues in the 1970s before starting his coaching career, would use that word at all -– and so casually. Was he saying that he wanted to apologize for saying “Chinaman” only because he’d said it to a man of Japanese, rather than Chinese, descent? Did he think that the word itself was OK to use—or that it was acceptable material for jokes?

Warthen might not have known my race, or even that I was a reporter; he could have missed the media credential hanging from my neck, too: My back was to him when he approached Cutler. Still, the locker was open to journalists at the time.
On Tuesday morning, Cutler served as the interpreter for an interview between Matsuzaka and me. Afterward, I asked Cutler about Warthen’s remarks.

Were you offended by Warthen’s joke? I asked him.

“No,” Cutler said.

What was the joke? I asked.

“You should ask Dan about that,” Cutler replied.

I’ve been around pro athletes long enough to know that locker rooms aren’t exactly bastions of maturity. Many of my colleagues have heard worse. Still, Warthen had used the term in front of two people who had every reason to be offended. And he did so in a casual way in a work environment -– one where he holds a position of power. I didn’t want to be complicit in tolerating the use of a slur that should have been retired long ago.

On Tuesday afternoon I caught up with the Mets’ vice president of media relations, Jay Horwitz. Horwitz asked me to meet him and Warthen in the Mets dugout at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday to discuss the matter. But when I got to the Mets facility Wednesday, Horwitz said Warthen wasn’t going to comment. Cutler wasn’t in the locker room.

The Mets have made no further statements.

Mestball

 

[Macattk15]

Why is Cano so fucking good at hitting AND fielding?