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The way the gold gloves usually work out, Jay Bruce won't win one this year because he's not a name. They'll probably give Justin Upton one cause he's pretty well known. But after that I have no idea who's gonna get the OF spots. Angel Pagan deserves it but he's a no namer too.
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Carl Crawford - Angels Jayson Werth - Boston Adrian Beltre - Angels Adam Dunn - Texas Victor Martinez - Boston Rafael Soriano - Tampa Mariano Rivera - Yankees Derek Jeter - Yankees Paul Konerko - ChiSox Hiroki Kuroda - Pittsburgh Jorge de la Rosa - Toronto Carl Pavano - Yankees! Jake Westbrook - San Diego Aubrey Huff - San Fran/retire Juan Uribe - KC Carlos Pena - Tampa Jim Thome - Yankees Vlad Guerrero - Twins Manny Ramirez - Twins Magglio Ordonez - Cubs Orlando Hudson - Twins Derrek Lee - Atlanta Lance Berkman - Angels Andy Pettite - Yankees/retire John Buck - Houston Javier Vazquez - Twins Brian Fuentes - Toronto Adam LaRoche - Toronto Brandon Webb - San diego Miguel Tejada - Baltimore Jason Varitek - Cleveland/retire |
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"Jeter definitely didn't HIT WELL (Offense) enough this year to deserve another GG (Defense)". The Gold Glove award is about DEFENSE, not OFFENSE...that's what the Silver Slugger Award is for. However, i must agree Jeter didn't deserve a Gold Glove Award. He's not the best shortstop in the AL. But, his NAME is pretty big, so, he got the nod. |
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P - Bronson Arroyo C - Yadier Molina 1B - Albert Pujols 2B - Brandon Phillips 3B - Scott Rolen SS - Troy Tulowitzki OF - Carlos Gonzalez OF - Michael Bourn OF - Shane Victorino |
Tejada isnt coming back to Baltimore.
But they do need a 3b, SS, 1B and a couple pitchers. |
<font color=goldenrod>NL's list makes a lot more sense, Victorino is a moron though.
Couldn't help but chuckle at the Mets fans who thought Ike Davis was actually going to win it at 1B with so much more star power at the position (not to mention the NL 1B are generally really good, deserving defenders). Since most of the awards are voted on by the same people, I'm willing to bet that everybody who voted Votto for MVP put down Pujols for GG and vice versa. That's the way these awards work as long as the runner-up is a halfway competent defender at the same position as MVP. So yeah, Votto as MVP = confirmed</font> |
<font color=goldenrod>Royals get:
RHP Vin Mazzaro LHP Justin Marks Athletics get: OF David DeJesus</font> |
Really surprised Rolen beat Zimmerman. Phillips beating Utley was a shocker too.
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<font color=goldenrod>New Nationals uniforms:
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/8...2113565920.jpg Bet they only switched because they couldn't spell out "Nationals" consistently.</font> :shifty: http://www.sportsrubbish.com/wp-cont...n-natinals.jpg |
Cliff Lee- Rangers
Carl Crawford- Angels Jayson Werth- Red Sox Adrian Beltre- Red Sox Adam Dunn- Nationals Victor Martinez- Cubs Rafael Soriano- Braves Mariano Rivera- Yankees Derek Jeter- Yankees Paul Konerko- White Sox Hiroki Kuroda- Mariners Jorge de la Rosa- Rockies Carl Pavano- Twins Jake Westbrook- Twins Aubrey Huff- Giants Juan Uribe- Giants Carlos Pena- A's Jim Thome- Twins Vlad Guerrero- Rangers Manny Ramirez- Indians Magglio Ordonez- Tigers Orlando Hudson- Reds Derrek Lee- Cubs Lance Berkman- Rangers Andy Pettite- Yankees John Buck- White Sox Javier Vazquez- Mets Brian Fuentes- Twins Adam LaRoche- Orioles Brandon Webb- Dodgers Miguel Tejada- Pirates Jason Varitek- Red Sox AJ Pierzynski- Brewers Ryan Theriot- Dodgers Jon Garland- Cubs Kerry Wood- Cubs Scott Podsednik- Brewers Johnny Damon- Royals Thats me thinking that some players will go back to where it started- although I know Pods really started with the Mariners, but really got his start with Milwaukee. And I know Garland never pitched for the Cubs, but was drafted by them. |
<font color=goldenrod>The voice of the Mariners, Dave Niehaus, has died at age 75.</font>
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Ron Santo will live forever.
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Royce Clayton has been casted to play Miguel Tejada in the Moneyball movie.
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Billy Beane and his methods of building a team. and more
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They should've had Miguel Tejada play...Miguel Tejada. In an early 90's Baseball movie (Little Big League, perhaps), they had Major League Baseball players as themselves.
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Chris Pratt from Parks & Rec is gonna play Scott Hatteberg. :heart: him.
And Philip Seymour Hoffman is gonna play Art Howe. |
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<font color=goldenrod>A's claim Edwin Encarnacion off waivers.
So they get the worst defensive 3B in the league and now have to pay him more than Kouzmanoff who is better both offensively and defensively. That Billy Beane sure is a genius!</font> |
The Os, Rays and Red Sox are apparently interested in Mets SS Jose Reyes but Tampa probably cant afford to eat his $11 million contract for next year and I doubt the Orioles are willing to part with enough to get him for just one year unless they can get him to agree to sign an extension (he's FA after 2011). So likely he'll be playing in Boston..yippee
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<font color=goldenrod>I highly doubt that Sandy trades away Reyes. He'd have to be overwhelmed.</font>
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<font color=goldenrod>When Alderson came in, he said every player is open to be moved. Doesn't mean they likely will be.</font>
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Sounds like Alderson wants to begin a "rebuilding process" with the Mets. I'm not sure the fans can handle that.
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I would love to have Reyes play SS for the Os but I dont see it happening. It would be much better than the black hole at SS that they've had for the last 3 years (Juan Castro, Freddie Bynum, Alex Cintron, Brandon Fahey, Luis Hernandez, Eider Torres - all in 2008, and Cesar Izturis for the last 2 years)
Some people have speculated that Adam Jones, who played SS in the Mariners farm system, might get moved to SS and then the OF consists of Markakis in RF, Pie in CF and someone in LF. Adam Jones hitting stats would put him in a top tier of SS offensively but I would suspect his defense would be low middle to bottom tier at best. |
Braves send Kenshin Kawakami down to their Double-A club in Mississippi. He's got a year to go in his deal, but I guess Frank Wren wants to send him back to Japan one way or another.
Hiroki Kuroda will be back with the Dodgers. 1-year, $12 mil. Padres aquire Cameron Maybin from the Marlins for Ryan Webb and Edward Mujica. |
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I'm expecting a small under-the-radar trade and a couple quick 1-year stopgap signings to fill out the roster. They are locked in with Davis, Reyes, Wright, Bay, Beltran, and probably Pagan right now. I'd think they are inclined to let Thole grow at catcher as well, although if they would be able to get Ramon Hernandez or somebody on a 1-year deal as ST gets closer (sorta like what happened with Barajas this year), I could see them doing that. At 2B they will probably either go with young guys like Ruben Tejada or Daniel Murphy, or they'll sign David Eckstein or somebody to fill the spot for a year. No way can Luis Castillo be on the team next year. Then in the rotation Perez has also gotta be gone. Dickey, Pelfrey, and Niese should be locks for the Opening Day rotation with Santana likely to miss a month or two. Again, maybe a short-term stopgap deal.</font> |
<font color=goldenrod>Holy loopholes, Batman!
Apparently the Reds claimed Hisanori Takahashi last week, setting up a 5-day window in which to negotiate a contract. It didn't work out, so Takahashi is now a free agent. It's possible that since the Reds claimed him, THEY now can't sign Takahashi until May 15th which would mean the Mets can jump right back in to get him. Fucking crazy clauses in that guy's contract.</font> |
The Mets need to get Bengie Molina to be their catcher and work with that pitching staff.
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Bengie Molina already said he's retiring. Mets could easily get Varitek.
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Sandberg is going to manahe the Phillies Triple A team. God I hate the Cubs. But hey, we have Mike fucking Quade.
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Buster Posey and Neftali Feliz are your Rookies of the Year..
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Droford, how are you going to fix the Cubs?
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Roy Halladay is expected to be announced as the NL Cy Young winner today. Can't argue with that.
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I think cracking a statue of one of their most famous people from the team would have more of a "curse" effect than having the field and sign be used as a football game for 1 week.
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Braves get Dan Uggla for Omar Infante and Mike Dunn.
Awesome deal. I doubt Omar will ever match his totals from last year. |
<font color=goldenrod>Marlins seem to be the only team in baseball that never seems to mind sending superstars to teams in their division.</font>
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<font color=goldenrod>That trade is just really horrible. A run-of-the-mill reliever and a utility guy whose season was probably a fluke for a middle infielder who consistently goes for 30/100.
Their front office has fucking lost it. It's not too late for them to do that Mike Stanton-for-Ozzie Guillen swap.</font> |
Braves just commited robbery. Dan Uggla may just put them over the top for next year.
Marlins are working on signing John Buck to a 3-year, $18 mil. deal. Cardinals re-sign Jake Westbrook to a 2-year deal with a mutual option for '13. |
OMG, What happened to The Jays and Uggla? Where all our players and prospects too good for the deal?!
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I can't believe how easily Uggla was traded. I knew the Marlins wanted to sell low, but this is super low.
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Thats highway robbery. I'm not happy right now.
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ESPN believes Felix Hernandez will win the AL Cy Young and make it two years in a row where the voters picked ERA and other stats over wins. He would also break record for fewest wins by a Cy Young as well.
Buster Olney believed based on his stats had Felix picthed on a better team, he would have won 20+ games. |
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No, it was definitely all on the Mariners. Felix led the AL in ERA, opponent avg, opponent OPS, innings pitched, quality starts and was second in WHIP and Ks.
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<font color=goldenrod>No arguments with Roy winning obviously.
That being said, I remember when the Phillies first got him everybody was christening him the Cy Young immediately. "He's in the NLol, of course he'll rape" and I was one of the few people saying you know, they still need to actually play the games. Guess those words were more out of hope than anything else. :( Congrats Roy.</font> |
Kinda glad the Red Sox didn't overpay for John Buck.
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Great move by the Braves. They have to be the favorites in the NL at this moment
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Seriously boggled still at the Uggla deal.
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It's as goofy as giving Rios away for nothing.
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At first they asked for Prado. Then settled for Infante. That's like asking for steak and being served meat loaf.
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Is Larry (Chipper) Jones retiring?
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I don't think he is. It seems to be a very unmarlins like move. Maybe the Marlins know something? I don't know I'm grasping at straws here
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But yeah, I'm pretty floored at how this deal went down so easily. Braves lineup looks pretty good for the most part. Will probably be: Prado Heyward Chipper McCann Uggla Freeman AGon McLouth That bottom of the lineup certainly doesn't look amazing right now. Gonna need an improved year from McLousy for sure. |
I was only referring to Varitek being a backup. He could mentor Thole and the young pitchers better than any pitching coach they can get.
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<font color=goldenrod>Without looking at stats, does he suck shit at throwing out runners? Because Blanco's got somewhat of a cannon.</font>
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<font color=goldenrod>Fucking hate the New York media. Sandy Alderson said that the final four candidates for the Mets' job (Terry Collins, Bob Melvin, Chip Hale, Wally Backman) are all on level ground.
So of course Joel Sherman outright comes out and says it's rigged and that Collins and Melvin are really the only two being considered. It probably WILL be Collins, which to me is by far the most uninspiring choice, but he seems to fit most of the criteria Sandy is looking for. But still... Feel like the majority of the reporters who cover the Mets (namely Adam Rubin and Joel Sherman) just try their best to put a negative spin on everything Mets-related.</font> |
Tigers sign Jaquain Benoit for 3 years 15.5 million.
Tigers also front runner to get Adam Dunn now, as he has entered serious talks with the Tigers |
Twins' Ron Gardenhire and Padres' Bud Black are your Managers of the Year.
Worth noting: Bud Black beat out Dusty Baker by 1 vote. This is Ron Gardenhire's first award. |
Hard to believe Gardenhire has never won before today. Seems like he is always in the top 3 voting.
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Crawford and Werth are going to get way more money than they deserve. Pretty shit crop of free agents this year.
The problem I would have with the Red Sox signing Werth is that they passed on Jason Bay, to hold out for a better option. They'd be turning around and giving similar (or more) money to a player who is equally, or even less talented. I wouldn't even blame the Red Sox if they just decided not to pay any of these guys this year and waited another season to make any big changes. Still, they need to make big changes to improve, so it's hard to say. Adrian Gonzalez would be nice but it keeps getting less likely. |
Bay didn't want to stay in Boston.
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Originally he wanted to be closer to home in Seattle and even hinted at offering the Mariners a "home town" discount when they were really building up (ex. Cliff Lee deal) but at the last minute decided to take the Mets money and years.
His family mostly lives in Seattle during the year while he also owned houses depending on where he played. A lot of players do the same thing with short deals until they get the extension or get persuaded by the family to stay in the current place. |
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The appeal of playing a football game in a baseball stadium boggles my mind period. I dont get it.
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King Felix takes the Cy.
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Yeah really happy he won. Shows the voters were paying attention to the right things. Also sets a great precedent for future Cy Young votes.
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<font color=goldenrod>Nice, well-deserved. Hard to imagine how many wins he would have had on a team with a halfway competent offense.</font>
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Yeah especially since he had 30 quality starts. 30!!!
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So what do you gays think about the playoffs being expanded to include more teams?
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Not for it. Playoffs are long enough as is.
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Its a good idea on paper but Selig already said the owners are completely against shortening the season down to the old 154-156 game schedule and the first round would only be a 1-game playoff in his view. Another idea was to make it 7 games all rounds or at least a 5,5,7,7 for series.
Players don't want to go into very late October to early November again for games either. |
It's all about generating more revenue, so I understand why the owners wouldn't want to shorten the season and also why they'd want to make all the rounds best of 7.
IMO, 8 teams is already too many, but acceptable. This format seems to work. |
All they really have to do is shorten Spring Training by like, a week, and cut down on the days off during the playoffs. That's it.
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That means having more games in March. It's colder in March than it is in November.
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Expanding the post-season would be stupid. There are plenty of teams as it is. Having more than 8 teams make it is too much.
There usually aren't even many more than 8 good teams. Only a few competitive teams are left out, if that, and that's an exciting part of the sport since it creates September pennant and wild-card chases. Leave it alone. |
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Although 2 one-game playoffs would be intense, you could have a good but not playoff-caliber team force their way into the playoffs. The point of series is to diminish those odds. Hell as it is some think the DS should expand to 7 games because 5 games can still allow "fluky" teams to advance.</font> |
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Nobody watches the Pro Bowl after the season ends.
And cutting down the off days during the season is terrible. They get like one day off every two weeks. |
Why is there a four day gap between the Cy Young and MVP announcements? They've had the votes for months. Let's go.
Also can't believe the D'Backs are shopping Justin Upton. I know they're rebuilding and nowhere close to competing, but it still seems way too early to be getting rid of a 23 year old budding superstar. Heard talks about the Reds giving up Yonder Alonso, Mike Leake, and Devin Mesoraco (top C prospect) for him. I'd be fine with that. |
Shin Soo Choo leads South Korea to the gold medal in the Asian games. He can now be exempt from conscription in the military. Love watching him play.
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Dbacks could get a lot of good young guys in return. Bard and Ellsbury from the Red Sox, Morrison and Nolasco from Florida were thrown around.
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This is going to be a really depressing offseason for an Orioles fan.
I dont think they're going to get anyone of any major significance. |
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