What Itjogs said. I think Rice's inclusion is a really good thing. It will open up the door for more discussion. Pulling the election process from just a "good ole' boys club". Into who actually deserves the honor and why. Especially with PEDs, it's easier to appreciate what some of these ...

Yep. Parker and Dawson are not unlike Jim Rice on being borderline. I'm not opposed to Dave Parker being in. Maybe it the drugs, and the characteristics of a MLB player on and off the field ( again see: Ty Cobb ), that they're supposed to adhere to. That hasn't swayed voters. Maybe that's the same t...

Three hitters to consider after the dead ball era: Ruth/Williams/Manny. Everyone else, to me, is on the outside. Except that Ruth and Williams were LHH. :D Unless your talking strictly talking only Red Sox hitters. In that case you forgot Jimmy Foxx. Read the ESPN scroll this morning and it was rep...

As I said before, Rice, for some reason, just fell off the table. He didn't decline gradually in order to pad up to 400 Home Runs. His eyes went. He could no longer see the spin on the ball. They tried special lenses for him, and it seemed to help a little and then his eyand that was it.es got wors...

I love Rice more than anyone. But he was not Manny. Not even close. In his prime, he had Fred Lynn who was great in 75 and 79. Plus the 77 team had like four guys who had 100 RBI's. He was protected fine. Plus he had Remy and Burleson table setting. Hobson, Yaz, Evans, Lynn, and whoever else I can'...

YYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jim Rice was just elected to the Hall Of Fame! Oh as was Rickey Henderson, but we all knew that. 76.4% of the votes. Finally!! Some of the numbers are starting to come out now. 28 writers didn't vote for Rickey Henderson! I think they should have their voti...

YYYYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jim Rice was just elected to the Hall Of Fame!

Oh as was Rickey Henderson, but we all knew that.

Having nothing to do with Rice being a Boston guy (I wasn't around to see him play anyway) if he gets in it's a joke. 15 years to gain admission? Like he's done something on a basefield in the past 14 to all of a sudden sway all these voters? There should be about a 5 year eligibility period, max. ...

This guy for some reason does not get the derision that he should. For some reason, it goes to Miguel Tejada. He was obviously a steroid guy, and gets traded and they go on to win two World Series titles while he's drinking in a dark room listening to Mia Hamm bounce soccer balls off her tits. This...

Mets are bringing in Tim Redding... Eh... I guess there are a lot worse #5's out there, but the Mets are REALLY going to have to hope that Pelfrey is ready to be a #2 if they can't land Lowe. As much of an enigma as he is, I really hope the bring Ollie back. The guy can drive you bat shit with some...

This is from the Hungwell Appreciation Thread, but I thought it belonged here.



Fucking great mang!

http://mfile.akamai.com/24715/wmv/yes.download.akamai.com/24715/open/2009/nya/archive01/010808_teixeira_promo_yes_800.wmv Look at the reaction in Teixiera's face as he tours the new Yankee Stadium. It's the kind of reaction a kid has when he goes to Disneyland/world for the 1st time. :lol: :lol: Ev...

Couple things. I love Baldelli and it pains me to see him go to the Scum Sox. Not that I really wanted him to sign with the Yankees because he's always hurt, but I just like watching him play when he's healthy. I think Smoltz is a big question mark signing but you can't kill Boston for it. Obviousl...

Baldelli's a good teammate type. A "dirtdog" in a sense. I'm thrilled about his aquisition. Now the Smoltz news doesn't surprise me. The FO have been talking about it for a while now. With the addition of Penny/Smoltz, with the BP that makes the 1-12 damn good. Or does it? This leads me to...

people just need to stop with this Teix shit. He's a really good player. One that will make any team better. He wanted a lot of money, he hired Scott Boras. He wanted to play in NY, his wife wants to live in NY. Scott Boras got him a lot of money to play for NY. Boston would've been outbid regardles...

ESPN Report: John Smoltz on the verge of signing contract with Red Sox. Sounds like it's pretty much done. John Smoltz's days with the Braves are over. The veteran hurler could sign with the Red Sox as early as Thursday afternoon. A Major League source who was in contact with Smoltz on Wednesday ni...

It's finally official. HGHiambi is back with the A's. 1/4m with a 6.5m option for 2010, and 1.25 buyout in year two. Not a bad deal at all for Oakland. If Jason can stay at 128OPS+ for that price? Dayum. Maybe we'll see the "Scruffy Biker HGHiambi" return. It seem like Oakland is loading u...

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/extras/extra_bases/2009/01/gammonss_take.html Could Peter Gammon's be further up the Red Sox ass?? What a pathetic old man. :D Gammo's a Boston guy :? always has been. He picks the MFY as the favorites in the AL East though. Olney's a NY guy.....I bet th...

Damon - relegated to LF Matsui - DHing Nady - RF or LF Swisher - RF or LF + 1B Cabrera - CF Gardner - CF Very little positional flexibility. Keep Swish. Trade Nady. Matsui DHs every day. Keep one of Cabrera or Gardner, the other guy to the minors. Let Angel Berroa and Cody Ransom battle it out for ...

The MFY are looking to move Nady and Swisher. Both Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady are drawing significant interest in trade talks, according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. Neither figures to bring a whole lot in return with guys like Garret Anderson, Ken Griffey Jr. and Jim Edmonds still out there...

The MFY are looking to move Nady and Swisher. Both Nick Swisher and Xavier Nady are drawing significant interest in trade talks, according to FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal. Neither figures to bring a whole lot in return with guys like Garret Anderson, Ken Griffey Jr. and Jim Edmonds still out there ...

Speaking of pitching scarcity. The MFY signed Jason Johnson, who they could use as AAA depth. Now for the fun part. In my travels I've come across his blog when he was playing in Japan. :lol: So i am standing on the train with the other Americans heading to the field and i look to my left and what i...

Indians sign Pavano. Amazing that anybody would waste any more money on that spineless sack of shit. take it easy. reports are if and when he signs, the contract will be loaded with bonuses based on performance. they are comparing the contract to mike hampton. I knew he'd possibly get signed. With ...

last night on Sportscenter, Buster Olney stated that the rays are the favorite to win the AL East. Why even bother making a prediction? It's Jan 5, weeks away from the 1st pitch and this clown goes on to predict a winner. I could care less if he said my Yankees were the favorite. Does not mean a da...

last night on Sportscenter, Buster Olney stated that the rays are the favorite to win the AL East. Why even bother making a prediction? It's Jan 5, weeks away from the 1st pitch and this clown goes on to predict a winner. I could care less if he said my Yankees were the favorite. Does not mean a da...

Looks like Phils J.C. Romero and Yanks Sergio Mitre will be suspended for 50 games for drug policy violations. Romero seems to have been fucked over by the MLBPA. Here's the cliff notes, basically. Romero purchased a supplement OTC at a GNC in July under the impression (via MLBPA) it was a legal su...

Twins cheapskate/owner Carl Pohlad is dead. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Carl Pohlad, a billionaire banker whose Minnesota Twins won two World Series titles during nearly his nearly quarter-century as owner, died Monday. He was 93. The Twins and Major League Baseball each issued a statement confirming his dea...

Man, two years 16 million? Mid-level to good guys are getting squeezed. Or maybe they're getting what they deserve. I don't know. He got squeezed a little. Refering to my earlier post about Bradley, and the Win Shares value. Burrell is a League Average DH, worth about 2 wins per season. It seems th...

Not neccesarily. Bradley is worth about 3 wins per year. Wins have been going for about 4.5m this offseason, so they got him on the cheap. The problem is last season was his first getting 400ABs. If he can stay healthy it could be a good signing. Milton Bradley is a sociopath, I think Pinnela could ...

The Mighty Red Sox made a contract offer to Takaishi Saito. I like this give him a one year, incentive-laden deal. If he can "bounce back" the only better pitcher than him in the BP would be Pappelbon. Plus it helps on the image of Boston being the place to go for Japanese players. -------...