Don't you think the A-Rod situation last year did not show boras in the best light? Sure boras still got paid, but A-Rod spoke publicly about boras in a negative way. A-Rod talked about going to the Yankees alone and having not spoken to Boras after the contract was worked out. Yeah, but in all ser...

Don't you think the A-Rod situation last year did not show boras in the best light? Sure boras still got paid, but A-Rod spoke publicly about boras in a negative way. A-Rod talked about going to the Yankees alone and having not spoken to Boras after the contract was worked out. Yeah, but in all ser...

How soon will manny fire boras now that the dodgers refuse to put that offer back on the table? Talk about an agent that truly believed his client was worth far more than he imagined. I enjoy seeing boras suffer. Makes me very, very happy. manny on the giants. seems like a good fit since they need ...

That makes sense. They desperately need a bat.

What I heard was Boras went crawling back to LA, asking if the 2/45 deal still was on the table. "Nope" they're after Dunn and Abreu now. I hope Manny gets less than his option years he cried his way out of.

I know, I was just joking. But I looked it up anyways. Hey Lickety, how do you think Hideki Okajima would look in pinstripes? Yeah baby, come to the evil empire. :lol: That's an interesting question for sure. With the cultural differences, would Asian ballplayers be more loyal to the teams that &qu...

Oh also Morneau is a FA in 2010. I know the Mighty Red Sox want him bad. The MFY need him too. I wonder what that $$$ war will be like. Morneau is kinda useless for the Yankees now that they have Teixeira for 8 years. I could see Boston grabbing him and moving Youk over like they would have done. H...

I know, I was just joking. But I looked it up anyways. Hey Lickety, how do you think Hideki Okajima would look in pinstripes? Yeah baby, come to the evil empire. :lol: That's an interesting question for sure. With the cultural differences, would Asian ballplayers be more loyal to the teams that &qu...

Yeah, you're probably right about Morales. He's put up decent numbers in his major league at bats. ( age 22-23 ) 2006-7 100 G 316 AB 81 H 20 2B 1 3B 9 HR 33 R 37 RBI .256/.308/.411 85AOPS His numbers look decent, but a .400SLG first baseman? I know Scosscia favors a more small ball approach, but as...

Yeah, you're probably right about Morales. He's put up decent numbers in his major league at bats. ( age 22-23 ) 2006-7 100 G 316 AB 81 H 20 2B 1 3B 9 HR 33 R 37 RBI .256/.308/.411 85AOPS His numbers look decent, but a .400SLG first baseman? I know Scosscia favors a more small ball approach, but asi...

tin00can wrote:Angels signed Fuentes, which was no surprise - he stated that he wanted to go there. Now the bully is set for them.

That was a good pickup. We'll see how long it takes him to transition from the NL to AL hitters.

What is Anaheim going to do about Teixeria?

The Yankees have to be very careful with how they deal with Matsui. I believe that they want to get rid of him, but the entire Japanese world is looking upon it. And if they do it, they have to do it in an "honorable" way, because future Japanese players will remember how they deal with h...

Here's a Red Sox question(s) for Kill: Now that it appears that Varitek is gone, how do you think it will effect the Sox? What do you think it will mean to the pitching staff, especially the younger ones? Also, how many games do you think Tek won for them behind the plate with his preparation, pitc...

There is no way that Melky's friendship with Cano would "write his ticket out of town". With an organization that's battled rumours of being "cold and strictly job-like" in the clubhouse the last few years. You would think that would be welcome. Maybe the FO is concerned with Ca...

There was just a quick bit on a local station that at some point, the Sox attempted to get Han-Ram back from the Marlins but they didn't go for it. Would love to know what was offered. I'm not too sure I believe it entirely. I heard about it yesterday, if it is true and it was leaked. I think Theo ...

There is no way that Melky's friendship with Cano would "write his ticket out of town". With an organization that's battled rumours of being "cold and strictly job-like" in the clubhouse the last few years. You would think that would be welcome. Maybe the FO is concerned with Can...

Itjogsamongus wrote:Its about performance. And Cano has given them a reason to make a connection.

But your point is well made. Guys just don't play as well drunk or hungover as they used to.

Heh.

David Wells' perfect game says "hi".

The Boston Herald is reporting that Brad Penny is close to signing a 1y 5m with the Mighty Red Sox. This is pending a physical and is incentive laden. The Boston med team looked at his shoulder reports and are confident there will be no issues, which sidelined him last season ( I know he was on my ...

The Boston Herald is reporting that Brad Penny is close to signing a 1y 5m with the Mighty Red Sox. This is pending a physical and is incentive laden. The Boston med team looked at his shoulder reports and are confident there will be no issues, which sidelined him last season ( I know as he was on m...

Randy Johnson is now a SF Giant. Randy Johnson is headed home. The free-agent left-hander agreed to a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants on Friday, as originally reported by FOXSports.com. The contract is worth $8 million, according to The Associated Press. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/stor...

Per Gammo and Olney on Sports Center. Boras is seeking 8/195.

I fucking hope they're not a factor anymore.

That would make him the fourth highest paid player of all time. Behind Arod, Arod and Jeter.

They're saying the Mighty Red Sox offer is still on the table, most reporters still think he's going to Boston. I like this. They went within' one game of the WS last season with the team they had. Henry seems to be setting the market with this. Fuck you Boras, we will not go higher. Especially afte...

The report is straight from John Henry's mouth. Of course it's still all speculation, but a 200m offer on the table. Pass. The FO assigns value to all players VORP, Win Shares, etc. ( shit that baseball nerds like me just eat up ). If a player wants more than what they value him, they walk. I'm stil...

I would like to invite you all to join me in discussing the Yankees introduction of C.C. & Burnett today. What a great day for all Yankee fans. We had a list of FA pitchers and fortunately we were able to sign the top 2 from that list. For now our rotation looks something like this: C.C. Burnet...

I would like to invite you all to join me in discussing the Yankees introduction of C.C. & Burnett today. What a great day for all Yankee fans. We had a list of FA pitchers and fortunately we were able to sign the top 2 from that list. For now our rotation looks something like this: C.C. Burnet...

Not one team has been outbid this year. I wouldn't necessarily say that. The Yanks had to offer CC 60 million more than anyone else just to come here. As people have asked, if the Yanks didn't outbid or have to overpay CC and offered him the same deals that LA or SF would have offered him... does a...

[ Of course I don't, but Baltimore said they'll up their offer. If they can appeal to his "hometown memories" they might have a shot, albeit a small one but a shot. They're not completely hopeless. Close but not completely. *edit* I read a post over at baseballthinkfactory. One of the pos...

The numbers I heard regarding the Sox offer to Teixiera this morning were 8 years at $180M. Supposedly the negotiations have reached the point of discussing clauses - no trade, opt-out, etc.. Theo isn't willing to add in the opt-out and they generally don't offer no-trades. There was talk of option...

Jake, that is fucking awesome!

Scossicia just said he would be happy to have Manny on his team. Anaheim has stated that if they loose out on Tex, they're getting Manny. Still reports filtering in from the GM meetings is that if they ended right now. Tex goes to Boston.

The Mighty Red Sox do need Tex though. I kinda hope he doesn't sign with us, but that's not what I'll think when the season begins and the AL East race is in full swing. They need another big bat aside from Ortiz. It's just a bunch of OBP guys right now. Kinda like the ALCS. Now let's get this back ...

To think that the MFY wouldn't go after everyone this year is insane, especially after the humiliation they've experienced. Jake is right though. NY and Boston are certainly not the only teams capable of signing these guys. Players are choosing them, because of their track records. Not one team has ...