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Old 02-17-2011, 12:45 AM   #1361
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Old 02-17-2011, 01:39 AM   #1362
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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.

Well it was either this or let him walk. I would say it's a gamble... the guy plays with heart at least. They HAD to sign him.
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:07 AM   #1363
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Spring Training Kicks Off With First Miguel Cabrera DUI Of The Year


Barry Petchesky — So, not good news obviously for the Tigers, but more to the point, not good news for the man who spent last year's offseason in rehab. Pushing a deputy, talking to imaginary friends, and drinking Scotch straight from the bottle while being arrested? Yeah, it was an eventful night.

Cabrera's car was on the side of the road, his engine smoking, when a deputy pulled over to assist. With bloodshoot eyes and slurred speech,

"I am going to (expletive) kill him," Cabrera is quoted as saying.

The deputy saw no one else in the vehicle or in the area. Cabrera, of Boca Raton, grabbed a bottle of James Buchanan's scotch and started drinking.

Cabrera refused to follow the deputy's orders, saying "Do you know who I am, you don't know anything about my problems" and at one point, pushing off the car into the arresting officer. He was brought down with knee strikes and cuffed. He's charged with DUI and two counts of resisting arrest.

It makes you sad, because just last year Cabrera said he hadn't touched a drop of alcohol since his 2009 incident. But it also makes you made, because drinking and driving is about the worst, most dangerous decision you can make for everyone else on the road. And the 2011 Tigers, who had a great offseason, have their first major roadblock before intrasquad games even begin.
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:46 AM   #1364
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:47 AM   #1365
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Old 02-17-2011, 01:35 PM   #1366
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Old 02-17-2011, 02:25 PM   #1367
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Joe Crede is back on the free agent market after not reporting to Rockies spring training.

The Rockies in turn sign John Maine to a minor league deal. He got an invite to spring training.

Gary Sheffield calls it a career. Hall of Fame worthy?
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Old 02-17-2011, 02:43 PM   #1368
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Old 02-17-2011, 04:57 PM   #1369
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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.
The Yankees got Duchsherer? When the hell did that happen? I have been following the Yankees off season since day 1. I don't think Yankees got him cause I would have known.

Right now the five man rotation will probably be....

1. CC

2. Burnett

3. Hughes

4. Nova

5. Garcia

Unless I am missing out on something I don't think we got Duchsherer. There had been talks but never happened. The O'S got Duchsherer you probably just got confused.
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Old 02-17-2011, 06:14 PM   #1370
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Gary Sheffield calls it a career. Hall of Fame worthy?
Only if he goes in as the first Florida Marlin.
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Old 02-17-2011, 06:26 PM   #1371
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Its the only team he managed to stay on for more than 2-3 years so it would make sense if he had the Marlin cap.

He probably won't go in the Hall since his name is on the Mitchell Report and the voters are too hesitant to put any potential roid players in the Hall. Griffey Jr probably will be the only mega-slugger from that era to go in the Hall without a debate or waiting years for the selection.
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Old 02-17-2011, 07:42 PM   #1372
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Sheffield won't get in. Palmiero probably won't get in and he's in the 3000/500 club. Not sure how much of that is a result of steroid use, but still.
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Old 02-17-2011, 09:50 PM   #1373
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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.
They took so much money off the books with Wells and Roy and B.J Ryan's contract now that it's worth it. I don't mind this one bit.
 
Old 02-17-2011, 09:59 PM   #1374
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Russell Branyan hooks on with the D-Backs on a minor league deal. He got an invite to spring training.
I'm a fan of this move.
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Old 02-18-2011, 03:59 AM   #1375
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Old 02-18-2011, 10:02 AM   #1376
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Palmiero probably won't get in and he's in the 3000/500 club. Not sure how much of that is a result of steroid use, but still.
I would say that it's 100% related to steroid use, as he'd be a mortal first ballot lock without that stench all over him.
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Old 02-18-2011, 10:25 AM   #1377
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I wish griffey could have stayed healthy and been a legit record breaker.
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Old 02-18-2011, 10:40 AM   #1378
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I would say that it's 100% related to steroid use, as he'd be a mortal first ballot lock without that stench all over him.
I meant his stats actually, but I agree that he'd have been a sure-fire first ballot lock.
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Old 02-18-2011, 10:53 AM   #1379
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It's gonna be a shit show in 2013 when Bonds and Clemens are eligible. No matter who gets in that year (Mikey P ) the story won't be about them, it will be about whether or not those two guys made it.

On the flipside, a lot of people think A-Rod is a first ballot lock no matter what despite everybody knowing he juiced. I guess the fact that he fessed up helps his cause, but McGwire fessing up didn't help him at all this year. Of course, A-Rod has a long way to go before he gets in (won't be eligible til like 2023 assuming he retires when his contract is up) by which point most of the "old school" voters who won't allow the roiders in will be gone.

I think it's a bit ridiculous that a lot of these guys are going to miss out on the HOF because of this. Yeah it's unfortunate that so many of them were roiding up but I'm certain that there are plenty of guys in the HOF from decades ago that also cheated in one way or another. Again, the voters are way too old school. That's why there will never be a unanimous first ballot HOFer, because some crotchety old fuck says "Well Ruth wasn't unanimous, so Ken Griffey Jr. shouldn't be either!"
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Old 02-18-2011, 12:17 PM   #1380
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Hall of Fame voting is so stupid. It took Joe DiMaggio 3 years to get into the Hall of Fame after reaching eligibly.

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Old 02-18-2011, 03:28 PM   #1381
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Jim Edmonds had to retire. Signed a minor league deal with the Cardinals not too long ago, but doctors wouldn't clear him after the achilles tendon he tore back in september hasn't gotten back to 100%

That sucks.
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Old 02-18-2011, 03:32 PM   #1382
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Man, I just looked at Cabreras stats. WOW.

If he could get his shit together, he could be the best hitter in baseball. I knew he was good, but never really looked at the body of work.
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Old 02-18-2011, 03:33 PM   #1383
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Imagine where Cabrera would be today stats wise if he wasnt a fat drunk.
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The Yankees got Duchsherer? When the hell did that happen? I have been following the Yankees off season since day 1. I don't think Yankees got him cause I would have known.

Right now the five man rotation will probably be....

1. CC

2. Burnett

3. Hughes

4. Nova

5. Garcia

Unless I am missing out on something I don't think we got Duchsherer. There had been talks but never happened. The O'S got Duchsherer you probably just got confused.
Yea, I don't know how I missed that, but you are correct. I still stand by my statement that the Yanks have far too many question marks at the moment to be penciled into the World Series.
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Old 02-19-2011, 03:12 PM   #1385
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Yea, I don't know how I missed that, but you are correct. I still stand by my statement that the Yanks have far too many question marks at the moment to be penciled into the World Series.
I agree with you somewhat. I don't even know if we'll make the playoffs but somehow I think we will. We will either go through 1 or 2 options.

option number 1: Our pitching and hitting remains steady for the season.

option number 2: We tread water until the trade deadline at which point we will trade for a decent pitcher or two.

I'm leaning toward option 2. What do you think? And with Sabathia opting out I think a piece or two would be needed if we don't have him in 2012. So it just seems more likely we'll trade for a pitcher or two.
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Old 02-19-2011, 05:52 PM   #1386
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If the Cards fall out of contention, there's rumblings that they'll put Carpenter on the market...who the Yankees would make a HUGE play for.

The Yankees have an abundance of catching prospects on top of Montero, so I have no doubt in my mind they'll make a deal at the deadline. I just hope they move someone like Romine and not Jesus...he's supposed to be a young Manny Ramirez, and I don't think the Yanks, even with an extra arm, are WS contenders when stacked against the Sox and Phillies.
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If he could get his shit together, he could be the best hitter in baseball. I knew he was good, but never really looked at the body of work.
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Imagine where Cabrera would be today stats wise if he wasnt a fat drunk.


100% right.

He has the ability to be even better than Pujols, but it seems he either doesn't take his position as one of the best pure hitters in baseball seriously, or he can't handle whatever problems he has in his personal life.
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If the Cards fall out of contention, there's rumblings that they'll put Carpenter on the market...who the Yankees would make a HUGE play for.

The Yankees have an abundance of catching prospects on top of Montero, so I have no doubt in my mind they'll make a deal at the deadline. I just hope they move someone like Romine and not Jesus...he's supposed to be a young Manny Ramirez, and I don't think the Yanks, even with an extra arm, are WS contenders when stacked against the Sox and Phillies.
I never said they were. But getting to the playoffs is not the same as being "World Series competitors" . Yankees will make it there by some way or another. I would prefer anyone more then Montero to be traded. By the deadline Montero could be up and that could be the piece that makes the Yankees say no. I love Carpenter but there are only a select few I would trade Montero for.

If the Yankees got King Felix for example there's a possibility that I will give Seattle a Montero package. But, yeah we need Carpenter if it means we will have to give up Sanchez and a few more of our pitchers to hold on to Montero I'd do it.
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I agree with you somewhat. I don't even know if we'll make the playoffs but somehow I think we will. We will either go through 1 or 2 options.

option number 1: Our pitching and hitting remains steady for the season.

option number 2: We tread water until the trade deadline at which point we will trade for a decent pitcher or two.

I'm leaning toward option 2. What do you think? And with Sabathia opting out I think a piece or two would be needed if we don't have him in 2012. So it just seems more likely we'll trade for a pitcher or two.
I think Sabathia would be an idiot to opt out of his contract, personally. I also think that, if anything, the Yankees are going to be riding their offense. With the addition of Montero (if he breaks camp, and he should as a DH), the Yankees will be fine.

I don't think any team in the East, sans the BoSox, can compete with them. I think the teams they should be worried about are the Twins, ChiSox, Rangers and A's, who are all wild card contenders if they don't win their division. The AL is looking pretty stacked at the moment.
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I think Sabathia would be an idiot to opt out of his contract, personally. I also think that, if anything, the Yankees are going to be riding their offense. With the addition of Montero (if he breaks camp, and he should as a DH), the Yankees will be fine.

I don't think any team in the East, sans the BoSox, can compete with them. I think the teams they should be worried about are the Twins, ChiSox, Rangers and A's, who are all wild card contenders if they don't win their division. The AL is looking pretty stacked at the moment.
It was just as stupid in personal opinion for the Yankees to put the opt out clause in his contract to begin with. Frankly I don't think they should have done that in the first place.

You forgot Tampa, believe me I am worried about all five of those teams getting to the wild card.

But, I really think the Yankees stand a chance.
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My team to watch out for are the Orioles.

Even if they don't make the Playoffs, they have a real chance of finishing above .500 and playing real well the role of spoilers.
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It was just as stupid in personal opinion for the Yankees to put the opt out clause in his contract to begin with. Frankly I don't think they should have done that in the first place.

You forgot Tampa, believe me I am worried about all five of those teams getting to the wild card.

But, I really think the Yankees stand a chance.
They probably wouldn't have been able to get Sabathia without the clause since he was really hesitant about moving to NY but the clause and money ended up tipping his decision to go to New York.
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They probably wouldn't have been able to get Sabathia without the clause since he was really hesitant about moving to NY but the clause and money ended up tipping his decision to go to New York.
He already got his ring, so maybe winning won't be as much of a factor as it was in 2008 when he was a Free Agent. I'm not saying he'll go to a losing franchise, but it won't be a "win at all costs even if it means becoming a Yankee" thing. He'll probably look at other good teams where he may be a little bit more comfortable, with less pressure.
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It was just as stupid in personal opinion for the Yankees to put the opt out clause in his contract to begin with. Frankly I don't think they should have done that in the first place.

You forgot Tampa, believe me I am worried about all five of those teams getting to the wild card.

But, I really think the Yankees stand a chance.
Agreed, but like Smelly said, that may have been the selling point. Honestly, there really is no other franchise outside of New York and Boston that is going to give him a legit year in/year out shot at winning a ring, so he shouldn't be too serious about opt'n out, but we shall see.

Tampa is going to have some really good pitching. Hellickson, I believe, has the ceiling to be an ace, and he should be an upgrade over Garza if he continues to develop. But they have pretty much his the reset button on their bullpen. I don't think they're competing for anything other than 3rd place this year.

Yanks will do fine. They had a plethora of pitching issues last year and they got to the ALCS. This year, they could try and move some pieces to get a solid middle of the order starter if their staff falters.
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Wainwright has an elbow injury. He's flying to St. Louis for exams but club officials think he'll need Tommy John.

Wow that was sudden.
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Agreed, but like Smelly said, that may have been the selling point. Honestly, there really is no other franchise outside of New York and Boston that is going to give him a legit year in/year out shot at winning a ring, so he shouldn't be too serious about opt'n out, but we shall see.

Tampa is going to have some really good pitching. Hellickson, I believe, has the ceiling to be an ace, and he should be an upgrade over Garza if he continues to develop. But they have pretty much his the reset button on their bullpen. I don't think they're competing for anything other than 3rd place this year.

Yanks will do fine. They had a plethora of pitching issues last year and they got to the ALCS. This year, they could try and move some pieces to get a solid middle of the order starter if their staff falters.
All that I can say is at least our bats will do great.Starters is the only thing I am worried about. Starting pitchers seems to be our only issue. Our bats will be the same as last year if not even better. Their bullpen has gotten even stronger with Feliciano, and Soriano.

Really with the team we have we are not expected to win the World Series with the starters we have out there. So I'm all ready expecting them to not be in the world series. I just don't want the Yankees to be so far behind they don't stand a chance.

But, I know the Yanks and seeing that the only visible problem is the starting pitching I think we'll be right in the middle of the fray fighting for the WC. And then maybe losing in the first or second round. But, I pray it's not the Red Sox/Phillies. With every world series there's always been a clear cut favorite. A team I want to win more then anyone else. If it's Red Sox vs. Phils I can't do that because there won't be a favorite. I hate both teams an equal amount.
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Wow that was sudden.
Well there goes their chances this year. And w/o Pujols next year, I wonder how much their pitching overall can carry the team.
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And w/o Pujols next year...

That's more than a little bit presumptive, wouldn't you say?
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It's certainly presumptive, but they had a chance to sign him without any opposition and didn't get it done. Do you really think they want to have a bidding match with a team like the Cubs or someone else with a lot of money to kill?
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