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I hate the Dodgers. I'd cry if Sammy ever donned Dodger blue.
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Sosa should hang up the corked bat. JK... Sammy has had a good run... but i think his years are numbered.
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1. I like your avatar
2. According to Gammons Sosa could be headed to the Mets or the Dodgers I think, in a deal involving Shawn Greene if I am not mistaken. 3. Also according to Gammons, Randy wants to be traded asap, but if he is not by the season he will play it out and resign next year. He apparantly thinks he can still go for another four or so years. 4. I believe theres an offseason topic somewhere? |
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WTF do you want?
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I don't see Johnson going anywhere but NYY. He didn't want to come to the Sox last season, if he changes his mind, there's talk the sox could go after him if they let Pedro and Lowe walk as a short term 1yr fix till they get a younger pitcher. I think the real question again will be, 1) Will the Backs deal w/ the Yanks 2) Do the Yanks have any prospects to deal? |
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I still see Randy pitching in the red and white St. Louis Cardinals uniforms next season. The heart of their amazing offense is still intact and they have the prospects to deal.
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WTF do you want?
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You know that’s right
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WTF do you want?
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ESPN keeps a list of free agents and possible teams, for Nomar all they have his the Cubs... heh... poor nomie... guess Mia better go back to work! |
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The fact remains that the Yankee's have little to nothing that the Diamondbacks would want. Why would the D-Backs ever trade Randy Johnson for Jorje Posada? It makes no sense. The D-Backs are a young team now, they want young talent, not old washed up Yankee.
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WTF do you want?
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Was just reading theres talk of Oakland dealing one of the big 3, peferable Zito and the Sox are in the mix, plus they're talking to Pavano, may talk to Radke, but everyone thinks he'll stay in minnesota.
Also the sox offered Pedro 2 yrs 25mil/yr w/ a 3rd option (I assume the sox) for 13mil and 2mil in bonuses... so it could be 40mil over 3yrs. I wouldn't be suprise to see Pedro take it... while the thought is he wants a 3-5year deal... I could see him wanting to be around 2 yrs (schil has 2yrs on his deal I think) and try and win another and then go spend the rest of his life under a forrest of mango trees. |
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The talk in the Minnesota newspapers is that Radke wants to come back and pretty much will. The other rumor for him was Tampa Bay, only because he lives there in the offseason :yawn: I don't know, Radke has been a real solid pitcher for the Twins in his career, if he finishes his season there his # will for sure get retired, but he just doesn't seem to have big games in him. I hope the Twins can sign somebody good for a #2 starter and then have Radke be the third.
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I don't remember which thread it was in, but I was saying that the Yankee's didn't have the same feel that they did when they were good...now somebody speaks my language.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2...enfield/041109 |
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I'm all there is
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Martinez
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That'd be the day though. Weren't people in New York counting the days until he left?
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I know I heard Stienbrenner in an interview last season say, he'd go into the 220mil range. However, because they keep going over the cap, their luxury tax next year (assuming they're over again) is 40%, that means they're spending $1.40 for every $1.00. That and w/ Arod, Jeter, Giambi and I think Bernie, they have 4 players who will take up (or maybe next year) around 100mil. They were saying the Yanks have no one in the farm system to trade, they would like to deal Porsada, because they will live w/o his bat and at his age/innings caught, he probably is going to hit his downside soon. Borus was on the radio yesterday (maybe day before) said Teck has kids and wants security and wants 5yrs and a no-trade to stay w/ the Sox. The radio guys asked him "do you really expect to get a no-trade clause when the Sox don't give those" (The only one who has close is Manny, but his says his no-trade only kicks in, if someone else gets a no-trade... I think Trot may have the same deal). Borus went on to say how Henry was an owner when Johnson got a no-trade deal (and he left out johnson went bust)... (someone correct me, that catcher in Florida, johnson doesn't sound right, let me know if I have he name wrong). How Warner was in SD when they gave one to Gwynn and Lucchino gave one in Baltimore (I forget to who, but it was a bust). Anyway, I don't see the sox giving a no-trade clause to anyone, and I don't see them giving 5yrs to a early 30's catcher... Don't get me wrong, I like Teck, calls a great game, good defense, silently leads the team... but that's too much... I can see a 3yr w/ a 4th option, or maybe a 4th option based on playing time and a club option 5th.... but I doubt a 5yr gaurenteed. |
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WTF do you want?
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So, here's a flash back... Think the Sox would have won the WS if they had signed these guys before the season so they weren't free agents?
Teck, Pedro, Lowe, Nomar... I think it worked out.. Lowe had a bad year and a great playoffs. Nomar got you 2 keys to win the WS. (the sox had offered Nomar and Lowe contracts they turned down). Teck, I don't think it mattered much, but his value did go up, for defense and calling the pitches for this staff. Pedro, I think it motivated him, no long DL stint and most IP's in a few years (possible career). What other teams did the right and wrong thing on free agents? |
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Its hard to say the Twins did the right thing with Guardado and Hawkins (who both left simply for more money, but blamed it on timing of negotiations) but obviously the front office knew their stuff. Nathan was one of the top closers in the league, Rincon and Romero were real good setting up for most of the year, and Jesse Crain and Grant Balfour came up and got the job done. So basically, the Twins kept their payroll, still made the playoffs, and the other guys got their money.
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So, the 1st FA signed a deal today. Omar Vizquel to the Giants for 3 yr/$12.25 mil.
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More baserunners for Bonds.
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Clutch Poster
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More importantly, a real shortstop for the Giants
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Good, I'm glad he didn't sign with the White Sox
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WTF do you want?
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So, Pavano is going w/ Theo to Curts house to "talk"...
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WTF do you want?
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a few others... (these are from radio or papers).
Their's a Reports that Pedro was picked up at the tampa airport by a NYY exec and is having lunch w/ George today. talk that the NYY have offered Vazquez for Randy Johnson. |
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it better be Vazquez and that kid Navarro.
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Cristian Guzman signs with the Expos
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Castilla signed in Washington
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WTF do you want?
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radio reports "Angels top off-season priority is Red Sox catcher Jason Variteck"
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Well it was pretty apparant that last year was going to be the year for the Red Sox, and it was. Now they have like 20 free agents and are going to have to start over. Enjoy last season, I don't want to think about next season :shudders:
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I'm all there is
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Wow, Washington made some good pickups. They need a superstar in that city though to draw fans.
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What color are they going to be? I hope they aren't teal or some pussy shit. Washington DC needs to be something badass like brown or gold.
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I'm all there is
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Well, they can go back to the old Senators Uniforms and do Black and White. Black jersey, with a White "W"
Hey what color represents liers. Cause you have a lot of liers in Washington. |
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Brown, as in shit?
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I'm all there is
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You know it's funny. The St Louis Browns were like the worst team ever, (Senators could be argued) but they had the coolest logo ever. Go figure.
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TAKE IT EACE
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Go Expos
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So, Pedro met w/ George and the Sox gave a contract offer to Damian Miller, They wont say the details but sounds like the Sox offered 2yrs and Miller wants 3.
If the Sox are going to lose Teck, I'll take Miller for 2 years, great defense, decent hitter, I wonder what influence Schill might have. |
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Damian Miller will not play 2 more years
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WTF do you want?
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He's only (I think) 3yrs older then Tek who wants a 5yr deal. I haven't really followed Miller, but his defensive stats are great and his offense is "ok"... Are his knees really bad that you don't think he'll last 2yrs? What will keep Tek from coming back to the Sox is if he pushes for a no trade clause, the sox will never do it. |
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Tigers signed Troy Percival
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I think the Twins are going to have to be even luckier than last year now with all of these signing problems.
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