― David RER (Frank Fiore), Tuesday, 5 December 2006 19:54 (seventeen years ago) link
― bnw (bnw), Tuesday, 5 December 2006 21:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Tuesday, 5 December 2006 21:11 (seventeen years ago) link
That's a lot of money, but it still seems like a better deal than Sorianos.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 00:35 (seventeen years ago) link
Is polyphonic around to comment on the Maddux signing?
― turd burglary (turd burglary), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 00:38 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 00:46 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 00:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― deep space nine (deep space nine), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 00:58 (seventeen years ago) link
Some interesting Drew projections:
http://tinyurl.com/yz3gb7
― turd burglary (turd burglary), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 04:06 (seventeen years ago) link
I mean, obviously I'm stoked. I don't think he's appreciably worst than Padilla or Wolf or Eaton and maybe is better than any of them, AND is only signed for one year. Then, maybe there will be more available pitching on the market when he retires.
The Padres have something like $25 million to spend. A rotation of Peavy, Young, Hensley, Maddux, Carillo could be the best rotation in the history of the franchise (not saying much), and they still apparently are interested in adding another starter.
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 07:53 (seventeen years ago) link
― thebingo (thebingo), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 13:47 (seventeen years ago) link
― maura johnston (maura), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 15:42 (seventeen years ago) link
― gerber meyerik, Wednesday, 6 December 2006 16:49 (seventeen years ago) link
A source at the meetings said that St. Louis and Kansas City are both going hard after free-agent righty Miguel Batista.
Royals = when pigs fly?
― Dr M (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:00 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:34 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― Donkey Kong New York (Lee), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:44 (seventeen years ago) link
― jelky (jergins), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― Donkey Kong New York (Lee), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 18:59 (seventeen years ago) link
http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/blogs/images/1186.jpg
― Mr. Que (Party with me Punker), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 19:09 (seventeen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 20:56 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 21:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 6 December 2006 22:12 (seventeen years ago) link
― bnw (bnw), Thursday, 7 December 2006 00:14 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 December 2006 00:55 (seventeen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 December 2006 00:59 (seventeen years ago) link
Lilly's agent, Larry O'Brien, made the announcement at baseball's winter meetings.
Lilly, a left-hander, crossed the Blue Jays off his list Wednesday and had narrowed his possible destinations to the Cubs and New York Yankees, O'Brien told ESPN.com.
O'Brien planned to meet with Yankees general manager Brian Cashman on Wednesday night. It was not clear if that meeting took place.
Toronto continues to pursue free agent Gil Meche as a possible No. 3 starter behind Roy Halladay and A.J. Burnett.
Lilly, 30, has a career 59-58 record in eight major-league seasons with Montreal, the Yankees, Oakland and Toronto. He went 15-13 with a 4.31 ERA for the Blue Jays last season.
― deep space nine (deep space nine), Thursday, 7 December 2006 01:52 (seventeen years ago) link
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 December 2006 03:39 (seventeen years ago) link
I'm starting to think that JP was a prophet after all.
― No Time Before Time (Barry Barry), Thursday, 7 December 2006 09:00 (seventeen years ago) link
Gleeman's NBC.com Winter Meetings blog suggests that Schmidt screwed himself out of buxxx by settling for "Meche / Lilly" money w/ that Dodgers contract. Let's remember the dude was signed for $47M over 3 years. WTF kind of world is it where GIL MECHE gets over $15M?
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Thursday, 7 December 2006 14:42 (seventeen years ago) link
I like paying Loaiza 7M/yr the best. No one on the A's boards think that was dumb deal now.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 December 2006 15:01 (seventeen years ago) link
Lilly strikes $40M deal with Cubs | Hendry has angioplasty
any correlation?
― No Time Before Time (Barry Barry), Thursday, 7 December 2006 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link
Jays lose Meche to Royals
― No Time Before Time (Barry Barry), Thursday, 7 December 2006 15:33 (seventeen years ago) link
wtf are the Royals even doing spending money?
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Thursday, 7 December 2006 15:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― g000blar (g00blar), Thursday, 7 December 2006 16:22 (seventeen years ago) link
They still get money ya know? What are they supposed to do with it?
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 December 2006 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― nathan explosion (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 December 2006 17:22 (seventeen years ago) link
The Twins have spoken with the agents for righthander Sidney Ponson, a career 80-96 pitcher who was 4-5 with a 6.25 ERA last season in stints with the Yankees and Cardinals, both of whom released him. He was 17-12, 3.75 in 2003 with Baltimore and San Francisco. The Twins likely would sign him to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training.
AAAAGH AAAGH AGH
― nathan explosion (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 December 2006 17:24 (seventeen years ago) link
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 December 2006 17:29 (seventeen years ago) link
We need all that $$$ for quality pitching, which apparently involves helping Dennys Reyes feel better about his weight by signing someone even fatter.
Then again I didn't understand why they didn't try for Thomas last year either.
Frank Thomas + turf = problems.
― nathan explosion (natepatrin), Thursday, 7 December 2006 17:32 (seventeen years ago) link
Tell JP that *cough*.
― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 7 December 2006 17:35 (seventeen years ago) link
Any GM that signed a player to a bad contract prior to this offseason looks like a genius.
― Donkey Kong New York (Lee), Thursday, 7 December 2006 17:50 (seventeen years ago) link
1) Invest in their farm system.2) Keep away from the mid-level starting pitcher free agent market.3) Rent the services of multiple bodyguards for Alex Gordon.4) Bring Rush Limbaugh back into the fold as the Grand Royal With Cheese.5) Have Tony Muser killed, then brought back to life as a zombie.6) Have Undead Tony Muser kill Allard Baird.7) Turn Mike Sweeney into sharkbait.8) Post Angel Berroa's ROY trophy on eBay.9) Buy Bob Hamelin & Ken Harvey a Monte Cristo each.
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Thursday, 7 December 2006 18:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― thebingo (thebingo), Thursday, 7 December 2006 18:18 (seventeen years ago) link
― ^@^ (map), Thursday, 7 December 2006 19:12 (seventeen years ago) link
at least he's still better than GORD Ash
― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 7 December 2006 19:35 (seventeen years ago) link
― David RER (Frank Fiore), Thursday, 7 December 2006 19:37 (seventeen years ago) link
Wells for Penny, Kemp and let's say Billingsley? I mean, you'd pretty much have to take that deal if you're JP.
― Michael (Oakland Mike), Thursday, 7 December 2006 20:34 (seventeen years ago) link
I bet Torrealba is really bummed about his 66 day ban in Venezuelan ball.
― polyphonic, Monday, 26 December 2011 23:54 (twelve years ago) link
A's on the move at last?
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/12/26/2661744/oakland-athletics-san-jose-new-stadium-christmas-present
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 27 December 2011 22:52 (twelve years ago) link
With the stadium sitting in the shadows of the Atlantic Ocean, the organization feels it is only natural to display a couple of aquariums. What will make people take notice is where they are located.
Last Friday, two 450-gallon fish tanks were installed inside the wall behind the home-plate wall. They are positioned on the first- and third-base sides, and currently they are not filled with water.
The fish will be protected by shatter-proof glass, and the team has been ensured the fish will be safe.
"The reason this has never been done before, is not that it can't be done," Marlins president David Samson said. "It's because no one thought to do it."
In the early stages of building the ballpark, team owner Jeffrey Loria insisted to make the stadium mirror Miami.
After batting around ideas, it was decided to install aquariums.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 29 December 2011 06:38 (twelve years ago) link
With the stadium sitting in the shadows of the Atlantic Ocean, the organization feels it is only natural to display a couple of miami bass clubs. What will make people take notice is where they are located.
Last Friday, two 450 sq. ft clubs were installed inside the wall behind the home-plate wall. They are positioned on the first- and third-base sides, and currently they are not filled with miami bass dancers.
The clubs will be protected by shatter-proof glass, and the team has been ensured the dancers will be safe.
After batting around ideas, it was decided to install miami bass clubs.
― Z S, Thursday, 29 December 2011 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
:)
― cad, Thursday, 29 December 2011 13:11 (twelve years ago) link
hahah this is such an amazing quote
― How many days after a period? Started by Tuomas in December 2011 (v-shasty), Thursday, 29 December 2011 14:42 (twelve years ago) link
david samson on signing a free agent:
― How many days after a period? Started by Tuomas in December 2011 (v-shasty), Thursday, 29 December 2011 14:43 (twelve years ago) link
The first time a foul ball rattles off the aquarium I hope the fish go crazy
― polyphonic, Thursday, 29 December 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
the team has been ensured the fish will be safe
― mookieproof, Thursday, 29 December 2011 20:20 (twelve years ago) link
crazy - like they panic and escape from their tank and start attacking horrified patrons?
― sir thermo of thinwall, Thursday, 29 December 2011 20:44 (twelve years ago) link
(all 200 of them)
That works for me.
― polyphonic, Thursday, 29 December 2011 21:20 (twelve years ago) link
that aquarium idea is seriously one of the coolest things any MLB team has ever done, Marlins games are going to be so neat on TV
― ...or fold laundry? (J0n Arbuckle), Thursday, 29 December 2011 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
bullpen shark tank - think abt it
― j crunchwrap supreme, Thursday, 29 December 2011 22:03 (twelve years ago) link
I can dig it.
http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_mlb_experts__56/ept_sports_mlb_experts-509241132-1276200236.jpg?ymtktRDDG1NnFklv
― jaymc, Thursday, 29 December 2011 23:31 (twelve years ago) link
so crazy it just might work
― cad, Friday, 30 December 2011 01:32 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, i kind of like it
― Bee, Friday, 30 December 2011 03:24 (twelve years ago) link
put it in the batter's eye
― mookieproof, Friday, 30 December 2011 03:37 (twelve years ago) link
Sheehan's 10 predix for '12:
1. The Marlins won't get a playoff spot for their money.....
10. The Reds will win the World Series.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_sheehan/12/20/predictions.2012/index.html?sct=mlb_t11_a1
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 30 December 2011 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
keith law interviewing with houston apparently
― smh, Friday, 30 December 2011 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
Greg Spira, sabermetrician and founder of the Internet Baseball Awards, died this week at 44.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 30 December 2011 18:21 (twelve years ago) link
Carlos Quentin to the Padres for two prospects: Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez.
Simon Castro, a 23-year-old right-hander, was ranked as the Padres third best prospect at this time last year by Baseball America. Neither he nor Hernandez, a 22-year-old lefty, made the top ten this year, though.
― polyphonic, Saturday, 31 December 2011 19:09 (twelve years ago) link
middle-aged request: mention all teams involved, cuz right now I have no idea who Carlos Quentin is.
― Dr Morbius, Sunday, 1 January 2012 08:09 (twelve years ago) link
dude was (v. briefly) the white sox's next superstar iirc
― mookieproof, Sunday, 1 January 2012 08:28 (twelve years ago) link
dude with good power and decent patience who was #5 in the mvp voting in '08, good year in '11, two mediocre years in between. should become a nice, forgettable 40 doubles per year guy in petco.
― omar (son), Sunday, 1 January 2012 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
He probably would have finished higher in '08 MVP voting if he hadn't missed around 30 games near the end of the season (temper-related wrist fracture).
― Andy K, Monday, 2 January 2012 01:54 (twelve years ago) link