What the SHUT UP!
The best part is: he was talking about the Padres.
hahaha. wow.
Hard not to like Belly but he was getting benched for Aaron Miles in the WS. Unless you are second guessing The Genius!? He can still flash some leather but his hitting seems to have gone to crap.
...but his hitting seems to have gone to crap.
You mean like the entire heart of the Cardinals line-up during the 2004 World Series OH SNAP!
To be fair, he was hitting the snot out of the ball in the AL prior to the trade. Guess the switch to the NL effed up his mojo.
Astros clean front-office house
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/11/28/2591729/ed-wade-tal-smith-fired-houston-astros
Apparently Mitch Moreland went to Walmart here Thursday night after T’giving dinner and got press-ganged into autographing stuff for an hour or two.
A’s hitting coach: Chili Davis!
This is a final invitation for participants in Cubaball’s 10th annual tour of Cuba. Tour dates are January 17 to 26 with the itinerary including games involving more than half the teams in the 17-league Natioanl Series. We will visit stadium in Havana, Artemsia, Matanzas, Cienfuegos and Pinar del Rio and will have the opportunity to meet with some of the greatest stars in the history of post-revolutionary Cuban baseball, including Omar Linares, Orestes Kindelan, Enriquez Diaz and Pedro Luis Lazo. We will again meet wiith 100-year old Conrado “Connie” Marrero, the oldest living majore leaguer who annual regales Cubaballistas with his prodiguous memory and good humor. For more information and registration nformation visit www.cubaballtours.com. There are 8 spaces remaining on the tour.
-Kit Krieger
some good stuff in here
http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/18777/so-what-kind-of-manager-is-bobby-v
http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2011/11/28/banned-players-settle-with-gay-softball-group
buddy cole could not be reached for comment
When I briefly wrote for a Toronto baseball publication called *Innings* in the mid-’80s, Bobby Valentine was the only manager (or player) I ever interviewed. Got about three minutes with him on the field at old Exhibition Stadium. I don’t remember the wording, but one question went something like this: “Seeing as you were someone who spent a lot of your playing career never quite breaking into the everyday lineup, do you think you have special empathy as a manager for those kinds of players?” (I don’t remember the relevance...Texas may have had a few journeymen at the time.) It’s pretty funny to think about it now—I think I actually thought he’d respond well to such a question. (“That’s a really good point...”) What I got was a hateful glare and about a three-word answer.
He did get 400+ PAs twice, both before and after the gruesome leg injury.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valenbo02.shtml
I do think that the 2000 Mets using 10 different leadoff hitters is a nifty factoid.
cubs signed dejesus to a two year deal — he’ll be better than fukudome at least
now if only soriano injures himself tragically...
What I got was a hateful glare and about a three-word answer.
“Go fuck yourself”...?
My current guess for Bobby V’s return to ESPN: June 2013.
I’ll try to dig it up tonight—I think it was a very terse “No, not true,” or something like that.
Angels get catcher who can reach base:
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/11/30/2601640/rockies-trade-chris-iannetta-angels-ramon-hernandez
chatwood is gonna get BOMBED in coors
i mean he’s not good to begin with, but
how did the Nation react to Bobby V’s presser?
who cares
the marlins are giving heath bell $27m
wonder if theyll include a clause ensuring hes not closing under an assumed name
i would enjoy the heath bell era much more if he assumed a different name every time he pitched
the little i saw of heath bell last year... he did not look good. lots of 94 mph fastballs up in the zone.
Capuano takes his amazing calves to Dodger Stadium, 2 yr/$10M
how did the Nation react to Bobby V’s presser?
― Dr Morbius, Friday, December 2, 2011 12:56 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Permalink
resigned kool-aid drinking save a minority of cynical holdouts.
Feds open SEC probe into Miami Marlins stadium deal
occupy jeffrey loria tbh
Trying to think of a good reason to continue being a Padres fan and not coming up with anything.
they can always keep passing their shitty relievers onto the marlins?
nice of the SEC to take notice right before the marlins broke ground. they can really save the taxpayers some money before things get out of hand.
padres getting joe wieland and robbie erlin for mike adams was more than solid tbh
Glad we got some new pitchers to help us keep losing 1–0.
the pads do have one of the best systems in baseball right now tho. granted, the guy responsible for that is now the general manager of the cubs, but oh well.
well yeah, but getting two solid starting prospects for a reliever in his 30s is good.
also i’m from pittsburgh so shut it xp
(btw casey kelly sux)
Pedro officially retiring.
welcome to miami
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Sources: #Marlins, Reyes in agreement on six-year, $106M deal, pending physical. #MLB
the “miami” marlins have actually signed a free agent. for $100 million dollars. everything i believed in was a lie.
clarkspencer clarkspencer
Confirmed: “Done deal” — #Marlins and SS Jose Reyes have agreed to terms on six-year deal, pending physical.
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
#marlins, reyes have a deal.
i’m just gonna keep posting this, out of shock
holy hell i just saw this
going to cautiously say that the money is reasonable
if he stays healthy, it has a chance to be
if if if if if if if
JCRMarlinsbeat Juan C. Rodriguez
Confirmed: #Marlins and Jose Reyes have agreed to a six-year, $106 million contract pending physical
whoops!
SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman
mets get only a third round pick plus a sandwich pick. (miami’s 2nd rounder went to SD for bell). timing is everything.
this is the only time in my life that i’ve ever felt any positive feelings for jeffrey loria
seriously you guys, someone is going to have to put me into a straitjacket
jaysonst Jayson Stark
Even after signing Reyes, #Marlins now plan to make aggressive push to sign Pujols, sources say. More to come at ESPN.com
this is so funny
sorry i don’t want to play into miami stereotypes but it’s just so
no it’s okay, it’s incredibly, incredibly hilarious
i seriously think jeffrey loria got kidnapped
have you seen me?
Now that they’ve checked Reyes off their to-do list, the Miami Marlins have an even bigger name on their radar screen — Albert Pujols.
Sources told ESPN.com on Sunday night that the Marlins plan to make an aggressive run at Pujols over the next two days.
A source also told ESPNDeportesLosAngeles.com that Miami has emerged as the most likely destination for Pujols if the slugger decides to leave the St. Louis Cardinals, the only team he has played for in his 11-year career.
man. this team.
so they get maybe Buehrle, maybe Pujols. do they beat Philly? do we watch another Crawford/Lackey disaster unfold? when was the last time a team went this free agent crazy? the diamondbacks?
buehrle is better than lackey and the marlins new stadium is big, so i think his stuff would play there
reyes... has also been a better player with crawford, but he’s fraught with risk. if crash landed like crawford next year i’d be shocked. hopefully reyes actually wants to come to miami and isn’t solely running to the money, which i think was part of crawford’s prob next year.
er, last year
the phillies will be good, i think they’re on shaky ground if anything else goes wrong for them, they’re gonna have a hard time scoring runs, and if any of their pitchers gets hurt...
the marlins could win the wild card if they pick up a few more guys if they stay healthy. the problem is that they have no depth, which is why they turned into one of the absolute worst teams in baseball last year when guys started getting hurt. so, things would have to break right, but it certainly would be in play
man. this team. should get plague.
According to ESPN Boston’s Gordon Edes, the agent for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes is telling interested teams that his client wants a $60 million contract.
sick of hearing about this fool.. sounds like willy mo pena 2.0.
i don’t know — if carl crawford and jayson werth are getting $120m contracts, yeonis cespedes probably will be worth half that
plus he can leg-lift two friends and catch a ball behind his back
dodgers get capuano and harang. y’all jealous.
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quite the one-two punch there!
look out NL west!
‘jimmy rollins is just a winner’
heyman sez: Dodgers in talks on possible 2-yr deal with jerry hairston. Not done yet
why in the sweet name of fuck are we trying to sign all the terrible backup infielders and 5th starters on the market if we allegedly have no money
they are putting together a really absurd team
colletti is a fucking joke. this team is terrible and 81 wins is looking optimistic.
you look at these off-season moves and its like WHAT IS THE FUCKING PLAN? I guess with no owner and hopefully no future there is no plan..
so, discussion topic for the day:
if albert pujols inexplicably signs w/ the marlins, does he become “worse” than lebron james, and who is more hated/feels more betrayed by their ex-fan base
also, cardinals/marlins play on opening day
i guess to clarify the last part, obv i mean which fanbase feels more betrayed
10 years... they’re saying.
cards just won the world series, have several other well-paid players, etc. pujols is not from the greater st. louis area and seems unlikely to broadcast his decision in the reality television show format.
it’ll be a long time before any fanbase feels more betrayed than cavs fans imo
also: http://mlbfancave.mlb.com/fancave/application.jsp
seems like v-shasty already watches every game, so maybe this would be a decent career move
hah when those ads were running during the ws i was picturing morbs doing it
morbs couldn’t bear all the yankees and phillies games
I don’t even have TV right now.
I would consider doing it if they let me mute the sound all the time, esp Fox and MLBTV.
seems like v-shasty already watches every game, so maybe this would be a decent career move
― mookieproof, Tuesday, December 6, 2011 10:00 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Permalink
lol i watch every marlin game
according to the twitter, the marlins have offered pujols a 10 year deal and are currently trying to work thru a no trade for the first five years before his 10/5 rights kick in
the cardinals are supposedly willing to offer him a 10 year deal depending on the AAV, i guess ppl aren’t sure what the marlins current offer is.
also apparently this should be concluded either way w/in the next 36 hours.
that confession made me consciously aware of who v-shasty is (ie ,Sandbox names suck) xp
just imagine how often you’ll get to see that outfield sculpture thing with both pujols and stanton in the lineup
and since J0rdan has emigrated, he won’t have to buy a ticket for that boondoggle ballpark too often!
http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/12/3/2607409/miami-marlins-ballpark-sec-investigation
it is bizarre to see them blow the kind of money they are on FA signings, *while* being investigated like this.
based on how the united states government has decided in the past few years to prosecute rich and powerful men that raped the citizenry for its money, i don’t have much optimism that jeffery loria is going to be fined into oblivion, let alone put in jail
i think i’m going to throw up
Juan C. Rodriguez
@JCRMarlinsbeat Juan C. Rodriguez
Loria, Samson, Beinfest, Hill heading upstairs for meeting. Pujols situation could crystallize soon. #marlins
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha this is one is for morbs
@Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Friends of Loria with other teams say that he has always followed NYY and has wanted to emulate George Steinbrenner.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
(note that i am laughing WITH morbs in this situation)
ugh, offering pujols 10 years is a terrible mistake, no matter who does it
hopefully you’ll have some fat retired Teamsters/mobsters in the bleachers next year
xp
might as well be the marlins then imo, i’m pretty cool with it despite having a horse in the nl east race already
I cant wait for marlins to sign all these dudes and still see empty seats in their new crystal palace
i think ppl will turn out this year as long as they’re playing well. even the nats had an attendance bump with their new park in 08 when Christian Guzman was the best player on the 25-man for most of the summer
nah, people will show up. the stadium’s in a better place, and miami loves nothing more than a front runner. plus there’s so many economic factors different b/w the old stadium and new one that it’s not like they’ll have to draw 60k a night to make money exponentially more money than they did at the old park.
seriously i went to a game that summer and Paul Lo Duca was their starting first baseman
J’s just traded a guy named Nestor for Sergio Santos.
the J’s zoo of a message board had been slobbering all over Nestor for a while now—surprised they’ve not entered full-on melt-down mode (yet)
Keith Law:
With the deal that sends Chicago White Sox reliever Sergio Santos to Toronto for Blue Jays prospect Nestor Molina, the Jays trade maybe their sixth-best pitching prospect for a very effective short reliever.
under a quality contract too.
the jays have like 16 dudes with good grades from sickels.. I wouldnt be too stressed out.