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Hank Blalock to the Rays. Minor league deal with $925k with an extra $350k in incentives. He got the opt out option if he doesn't make the team out of spring training.
Joe Nathan got torn tendons in his throwing elbow. May try to still throw or do season ending TJ surgery. |
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Brad Vickers
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I seem to remember Hank Blalock as being an up-and-comer a few years ago. WTF happened
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You know that’s right
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Injuries. He has some disorder too. I remember he had to have a rib removed because of it.
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Get a poke on
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Got my Cubs tickets for 3 games against the Cards at Wrigley today, and 2 White Sox games at Commiskey with the Mariners.
Can't wait for the trip |
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Don't get shot on the South Side Jerry.
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Get a poke on
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3 game series Red Sox road trip, to:
a) Camden with the O's b) Citizen Bank Park with The Philles Help me choose. |
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Phillies would probably be more fun to watch.
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I started buying my tix this week too. Got the Cubs/D'Backs @ Chase exhibition game, Opening Day vs. the Padres and Yankees tickets.
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Get a poke on
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True, but if I go to Camden we can also shoot down to Washington easily and go to a game there for peanuts
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President of Freedonia
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Heh, interesting. Red Sox travel to Port St. Lucie on Thursday to play the Mets. John Lackey is actually taking the 3 1/2 hour trip to make his start rather than stay back and pitch a simulated game or itnrasquad game at Sox camp.
I think MLB has some rules in place saying you have to bring a certain amount of regulars (or at least people you think are going to be on the roster during the year) to road games, surprised Lackey's going. |
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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The Dodgers spring training broadcast is pretty brtl
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LAKE SHOW HOES
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lol @ Kuroda, Broxton and Sherill today
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Both Aroldis Chapman and Stephen Strasburg impressed this week. Talk of both beginning the season with the big league clubs.
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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You know that’s right
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Don't think Chapman will make the club out of camp. Don't think he should at least. If he does it will be because he annihilates people. But who knows? Josh Hamilton wasn't supposed to make the club out of camp either until it became abundantly clear he was that much better than everyone else.
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Get a poke on
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Josh Hamilton made it to the club, alright
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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CBP is a great ball park, but if you have never been to Camden it is a must see. Way much more to do if you go for the whole weekend. There's not much within walking distance from Citizen's Bank, where in Baltimore you have the entire inner harbor.
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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President of Freedonia
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lol one of my favorite baseball moments ever:
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What the hell? who's that Randy Johnson impersonator?
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where's Koo now? That was fabulous.
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You know that’s right
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Koo pitches for the Hanwha Eagles in Korea. He's 40 years old now. He was 35 when he got that hit. Impressive
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President of Freedonia
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What made that moment hilarious was that a few days earlier, Randolph did the same thing (leaving Koo in to hit as he was the only lefty reliever) against the Reds. It was his first ever ML at-bat and he stood there and took 4 pitches in a strikeout. Never took the bat off his shoulder, looked scared to death.
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#1464 |
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Brad Vickers
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That WAS hilarious. 5 years later, the Yankees have another World Championship, and the Mets have Oliver Perez.
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1-0 TPWW Chess Master
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I remember this like it was yesterday
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1-0 TPWW Chess Master
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Amateur video is always amazing |
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Nomar.
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Also..
MLB Network has the rematch of the 1979 World Series on at 7pm. Its a rare opportunity to see the Orioles and Pirates battle it out on National Television! |
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You know that’s right
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The Reds haven't done anything worth filming since the invention of camera phones
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#1471 |
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LOL@ The Chicago White Sox shorts uniforms
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Pre-injury the fan feud between who was better between Nomar and Jeter was crazy. Both players went back and forth with good numbers but Nomar got hurt and never was the same. Crazy part he never won a regular season MVP award even though his numbers was similar or better on certain years than Jeter.
Him and Mo Vaughn were my favorite Red Sox batters during the late 1990s. ESPN managed to get A-Rod's opionion on Nomar retiring. How was he related in any way to the Nomar-Jeter debate.
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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They had a great interview with Nomar on MLB radio today. He told some great stories and had no regrets. He didn't seem bitter about how his career ended and was really passionate and still has a huge love for the game. He should be a great analyst for ESPN.
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He's said for a few years that his goal was to retire in some way with the Red Sox and unlike Clemens who hated the Red Sox because of Dan Duquette and then for some strange reason hated the city/area itself, Nomar both understood why he was traded and still liked his former team mates.
Then again he is married to Mia Hamm so I doubt he feels upset about most things.
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President of Freedonia
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Torii Hunter is a fucking idiot.
--- In the report, Hunter was quoted as saying: "People see dark faces out there, and the perception is that they're African-American. They're not us. They're impostors. Even people I know come up and say: 'Hey, what color is Vladimir Guerrero? Is he a black player?' I say, 'Come on, he's Dominican. He's not black.' ... "As African-American players, we have a theory that baseball can go get an imitator and pass them off as us. It's like they had to get some kind of dark faces, so they go to the Dominican or Venezuela because you can get them cheaper. It's like, 'Why should I get this kid from the South Side of Chicago and have Scott Boras represent him and pay him $5 million when you can get a Dominican guy for a bag of chips?' ... I'm telling you, it's sad," he said. |
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I'm Mr. White Christmas
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just watched the Rockies commercials for this year, pretty funny stuff.
example |
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He didn't really become a factor into the best A.L. shortstop debate until 1999/2000 and by that point the Nomar-Jeter debate had ragged on for 3-4 years. The whole Nomar-Jeter debate also focused on those 2 guys being the best non-pitchers on their team while A-Rod had Griffey Jr. as the main star of the Mariners.
I will agree that his years with the Rangers is when he really began to separate himself and become a legit choice as best shortstop in A.L. |
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President of Freedonia
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I feel so bad for Jose Reyes. The good news is, his thyroid is simply overactive, and it will clear up on its own. The bad news is, it will be anywhere from 2-8 weeks before he can resume baseball activity. The numbers are definitely more in favor of him missing Opening Day. Dude came into camp in the best shape of his life and was running 100%, then this completely unrelated thing happens and could cause him to miss regular season time. Poor guy.
From a baseball perspective, the Mets are definitely fucked if he misses any significant time during the season. I felt they could get by without Beltran, but Reyes too is devastating. Alex Cora will probably get the bulk of playing time at shortstop, which means they'll have the worst defensive middle infield in baseball with a pitching staff that heavily relies on defense up the middle. Not good. Get well soon, Jose.
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