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Mas Vagina Porfavor
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#1322 |
Inno Knows.
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#1323 |
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I think Youk becomes more dangerous hitting behind Gonzalez, who is a walks machine. Add Ellsbury, Crawford and Pedroia infront of both Gonzo and Youk, and those two could be looking at 120 RBI a piece.
Also, Lowrie could be a line drive machine hitting in the 8th or 9th spot in an already stacked lineup. I think his bat offers more than Scutaro's. |
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#1324 |
Inno Knows.
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I was gonna say if I was the Red Sox I'd put Douchkalis in front of Gonzalez so he'd see more pitches, but then I forgot about Crawford...now I'm worried as a Yankee fan.
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So...the Padres had their fan fest today, and just like last year, I had a blast. Got some autographs and got to do a bit of Q&A that made the Padres video site. All in all, pretty sweet day.
Only complaint was, some of the security guards were being dicks and when I went up to the player table for autographs with two photos to sign (one for me, one for my grandfather), security would quickly mention "only one per person". Thankfully, most of the players didn't mind and signed both my photos anyways. I cannot wait for Opening Day. |
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#1326 |
President of Freedonia
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Ditto. Fucking love this time of year. If you can't get a sense of optimism and embrace the feel-good vibe of spring you should just give up. No matter what team you root for, spring just makes you think "maybe everything will go right".
It's probably the one thing that irks me about MLB Network. They do a great job of getting everybody hyped about the spring but then Hot Stove they'll bluntly state which teams have "no chance". Spring isn't the time to focus on the negatives - that's what the meaningful games are for. |
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That's true Vito, but at the same time, you have to be realistic. The Pirates have no chance this year. And if they say that, it's because they're analyzing the team.
What I don't like about MLB Network is some of their analysts. Harold Reynolds and Kevin Millar are my least favorites. |
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#1328 |
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LOL @ Big Vito telling people to be optimistic. That's like Glenn Beck telling people to be rational.
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#1329 |
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Speaking of the MLB Network, I really really hate these lists they're coming out with. They are just atrocious. There does not seem to be any reasoning for how they rank stuff. It's just a bunch of names thrown into a random list generator. And the analysts breaking down the rankings are so terrible.
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#1330 |
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Ahhhh...Spring Training is finally here...
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Other things like Martin Prado being ranked in the top 10 LF's even though he was at 2nd last year. I honestly watch those for the highlight reels on the players I enjoy watching but don't get to see. |
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#1332 |
King of Love and Piss
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if Pujos signs with the Cubs, will the t-shirt vendors in Wrigleyville have to stop selling the racist Pujos t-shirts?
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#1333 | |
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When predictions time rolls around - will I pick the Mets? Probably not...but that doesn't mean I don't think they're capable. I see the potential for one of the best lineups in the league, their best since '06/'07. I also see a pitching staff headed with three improving guys that should have decent campaigns. On the flipside, most Mets fans have already given up on the year and the only time MLB Network has talked about them was talking about the Madoff situation or talking about how Reyes and Beltran need to have good years so they can be traded. Nobody on that network has given them a remote chance of doing anything this year, and most "early season predictions" have them finishing no higher than 4th. The Phillies obv have the best team on paper but I really don't think the Braves and certainly not the Marlins look a whole lot better than the Mets. |
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#1334 |
President of Freedonia
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Pujols declined the Cards' most recent offer. He's not backing down from 10 years.
Albert has all the leverage too. He knows he's getting the biggest contract in MLB history after this year anyway. |
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#1335 |
Inno Knows.
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50 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND PITCHERS AND CATCHERS. LETS DO THIS.
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#1336 |
LIMITLESS
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Cubs reup Marmol for 3 years/$20 mil
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#1337 |
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That's a pretty great deal for the Cubs. Which is surprising because, you know, the Cubs.
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He'll get paid a ton but I can't picture what team is giving him 30M for 10 years. A lot of the teams in baseball would be crippled having a 3rd of their payroll locked up in one guy. Looking at last years payrolls there were 8 teams with 100M+ payrolls. Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies, Tigers, White Sox and Angels have 1B out of those 8. |
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#1339 |
Mas Vagina Porfavor
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Heard a report here in New England this morning stating that there's a strong possibility that C.C. Sabathia will opt out of his contract at the end of this season. All I know is that when asked about it, C.C. replied with "anything is possible in a contract". I don't interpret that as a "strong possibility". It sounds more like in the off-chance that he does opt out after this season he said that so he doesn't look like an asshole if he told the media that he wouldn't opt out and then did.
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#1340 |
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Well he'll only be 31 at the end of the year and he's always got that extra leverage of heading back to Frisco or LA. But I can't see what else would motivate him because even though Cliff Lee's yearly salary averages out to $1 million more than CC's, is that really worth opting out of a guaranteed $92 million while pitching for the Yankees? I dunno.
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#1341 |
The Classic Dylan Staples
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Isn't Pujols "a great guy" who is all about his family and religion and "loves God" and is "just happy to be playing baseball." Shut the fuck up and stop asking for 300 million dollars.
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#1342 |
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I can't imagine CC not opting out. Or at least not leveraging the opt out to get a couple years tacked on to his deal.
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#1343 |
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If he opts out, he'll pull what A-Rod did and what Jeter and Mariano sort of hinted this offseason and use it as leverage for more money.
Very few teams would be willing to lock CC for that much money based on his age even though he's a good pitcher but everyone also knows the Yankees tend to panic and outbid themselves a lot of times as well. Same for Pujols using his deadline as a way to gain more money since he knows his best value is at St. Louis but also knows that once A-Rod got his $300 million, he was going to give a shot at it. Also helps that Pujols is compared a lot to Babe Ruth in stats. |
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I don't think Albert Pujols will play anywhere else BUT St Louis, I just can't see it happening. Eventually, somehow, they'll come to an agreement. I don't even see the situation getting as nasty as what Derek Jeter and the Yankees went through this winter.
However...if somehow Pujols didn't sign with the Cardinals, I could see them taking that money and making a push for CC Sabathia, if he was to opt out. |
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#1345 |
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Based on the pre-Spring Training Vegas odds, Vegas has the Phillies winning the World Series and most likely going against the Yankees (#2 in odds rank).
If the matchups were to work out correctly, then Giants (#4 in odds) would face Phillies (#1) and Red Sox (#3 in odds) vs Yankees (#2) based on Vegas odds. #5 was Chicago White Sox. |
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The Yanks, to me, have far too many question marks at the moment to be a lock for a WS birth. After CC, their rotation is suspect. Can Hughes repeat? can Burnett regain form? Will Nova emerge? Will Duchsherer be healthy?
I'd vote for the BoSox as WS favs at the moment. |
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#1347 |
Temporary
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Cashman on Joba
"he's heavier." How much heavier? "He's heavier." Is he out of shape? "He's heavier." |
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#1348 |
Temporary
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Innovator, was Cashman out to dinner with Joba when you saw him? That could explain a few things.
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#1349 |
Inno Knows.
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Negative ghostrider. The female he was with was not heavy at all.
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#1350 |
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Pujols rejected last pre-season offer from Cardinals. Pujols and his agent liked the years but not the money.
The Cards offered Top 10 player money (around Lee/Sabathia $25 million per year as max) but Pujols and his agent wanted Top 5 player money (Jeter/A-Rod $27-$30 million per year as max). |
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#1351 |
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So what is Top 1 player money then
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#1352 |
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A-Rod at $33 million a year but that might be with all the incentives he gained so far.
Jeter's old deal was around the $26-27 million after all the incentives were factored in. |
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#1353 |
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A-Rod made 33 mil a year pre-incentives the past 2 seasons. When you consider that, you really can't fault the superior, nearly 5 years younger (as far as we know) Pujols for expecting at least as much.
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#1354 |
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Brewers give Rickie Weeks a 4-year, $38.5 mil. deal.
Russell Branyan hooks on with the D-Backs on a minor league deal. He got an invite to spring training. Blue Jays sign Scott Podsednik to a minor league deal. Also got an invite to spring training. |
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#1355 |
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So it seems like either Pujols goes somewhere else next year or the Cardinals sign him and don't have money to field a decent team.
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#1356 | |
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A-Rod's deal averages $27M over the course of it. If he gets all the incentives near the end - mostly all HR record type stuff it'll average out to 30M a year over the life of it. Just saw some report that the Cards offered an average salary of $19-21M a year. Thats obviously not close to what he deserves. |
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#1357 |
REALMENTE
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Blue Jays close to agreeing to a contract with Jose Bautista. 5 years $65M.
I've liked almost every move the new Jays GM has done recently but this seems like a pretty bad deal for a 30 year who just had his first good year, even if it was a monster one. |
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#1358 |
REALMENTE
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Didn't realize he's a free agent after this season. Understand it a little more knowing that but still seems like a lot.
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#1359 |
All Hype
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Really doubted up until today that Pujols would have gone anywhere but the Cards...but if he hits the open market, anything is possible.
Olney and Kurkjian mentioned today that Pujols has been making less than top 10 money these past five or so seasons and that it may be his desire to be recognized as the best in the game, more so than the money, thats actually halting the contract talks. |
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#1360 |
I'm all there is
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dunno, just came across this again.
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