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On February 10 2013 15:13 Phelix wrote:![[image loading]](http://www.bloguin.com/theoutsidecorner/images/stories/marlinstix.jpg) ![[image loading]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BCrE-JBCQAAWn8k.jpg:large) These are screenshots of the line and barren emptiness for single game ticket sales that started today. Baseball in Florida just doesn't work, especially Miami. Selig should really dump Loria as an owner...this is madness. I understand that he dumped McCourt because of bankruptcy issues for the Dodgers, and how the Fox network contract was going to basically fund his personal issues, which doesn't bode well as the commissioner. Selig supports the Mets because he's friendly with the Wilpons, but Selig has repeatedly called out on the Marlins ownership group to spend more money, irrespective of the interest of Baseball in Florida. (I don't think it works there because there's an abundance of baseball with Spring Training/College Baseball, as well as the out-of-state population who would rather support their "home" teams).
This is sad. Florida has never really given two shits about their teams. They should dump Loria, but they should also just move those franchises or fold them. Remember when the Rays were amazing a few years ago and they had to give away playoff tickets, and still could not half-way fill the stadium? It is really a shame. I feel bad for the true Marlins and Rays fans that are out there.
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On February 10 2013 15:13 Phelix wrote:These are screenshots of the line and barren emptiness for single game ticket sales that started today. Baseball in Florida just doesn't work, especially Miami. Selig should really dump Loria as an owner...this is madness. I understand that he dumped McCourt because of bankruptcy issues for the Dodgers, and how the Fox network contract was going to basically fund his personal issues, which doesn't bode well as the commissioner. Selig supports the Mets because he's friendly with the Wilpons, but Selig has repeatedly called out on the Marlins ownership group to spend more money, irrespective of the interest of Baseball in Florida. (I don't think it works there because there's an abundance of baseball with Spring Training/College Baseball, as well as the out-of-state population who would rather support their "home" teams).
jays tickets go on sale 15th, hopefully someone will take pics :D
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Maybe everyone went online to buy tickets? That's what I did for my Tigers tickets.
Just trying to be optimistic 
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Miami has a major league team? News to me.
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Bourn goes to the Indians! I don't understand their maneuvers at all...trade Choo and get Swisher and Bourn to 4 year contracts, plus they are older than Choo. Plus, they don't really have a chance in their division, seeing as the Tigers are the dominant favorites, and they are definitely not good enough for a Wild Card.
In the typical odd injuries that plague baseball players, Joel Peralta hurt his neck while getting out of his Camaro in order to get a sandwich. Link
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I think Bourn/Swisher are fine additions for the Indians. If their pitching can click, Indians should be over .500 this season, especially with Francona leading the way. Don't count Cleveland out this season.
AL East is anyone's guess.
AL Central will of course be competitive between the Tigers and White Sox. However, I think the Royals have upgraded their pitching, and have a nice core of young hitters, I think Cleveland/Kansas/Minnesota will actually keep it interesting in the Central.
AL West has the Rangers and Angels, two powerhouse hitting teams. Angel's took Hamilton but the Rangers still have a strong lineup of home-run hitters. And of course the A's with their sabermetric strategy always manage to keep things interesting.
It's going to be a good year in baseball.
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Anyone able to give a scouting report on Ryu Hyun-jin? (Dodgers new pitcher from Korea) He was snapped up from the posting system for around $25 million. Is he as good as what Dice-K was in his peak?
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First game of spring training tomorrow. Finally!
I'm addicted to box scores. Spring training stats may be the most meaningless stats in the game, but I still need my fix!
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If this guy is correct then granderson cano a-roid and braun will be suspended for failing a ped test. And the tweet that people have been claiming states he was joking was for a previous tweet, not this one.
Man have the yankees had a clean star other than jeter in the past ten years?
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Who is that guy that tweeted this, and for what reasons are we supposed to believe this?
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On March 06 2013 08:15 p4NDemik wrote:
Who is that guy that tweeted this, and for what reasons are we supposed to believe this?
He is a sports writer who broke the Melky Cabrera suspension, and as thus has or had some source of information about ped offenses within baseball.
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Eh... after rechecking things I guess he was referring to the Bautista/Jeter tweet from like November of last year.
Somehow I doubt Cano and Grandyman are roiding though.
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i think Bautista is clean
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The Blue Jays have no one from last years opening day rotation in this year's rotation.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/romero-discusses-struggles-demotion-future/
the fact that Romero is claiming there are "no mechanical issues" contridicts the action of the team.
He was sent to single "A" Dunedin. The place a major league pitcher goes to rebuild themselves from the ground up. You do not go to Dunedin to "tweak things". AAA is the place for that.
Every start he makes will be watched carefully by the fans in Toronto.
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I'd wager it's not only a mechanical issue but also a mental issue. It's better for him to go to single A than AAA, because there'll be absolutely zero pressure on him to succeed. And there's precedent to pitchers being sent to single A and improving their game.
Cliff Lee is a pitcher who showed flashes of brilliance like Romero has but got sent to single A when he was the same age as Romero (28), and look how he ended up. Roy Halladay got sent to single A as well at age 24, although he was no where near the level of Romero and Lee before that.
Edit: And according to Anthopoulos, they also chose single A so he can be in a warmer climate and work with the pitching coach they have there.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9111981/justin-verlander-detroit-tigers-agrees-deal-which-worth-202-million-sources
Jesus, Illitch is really breaking the bank here. I just hope he can keep his form because long-term contracts like this always scare me :x
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On March 30 2013 01:53 Ferrose wrote:I'd wager it's not only a mechanical issue but also a mental issue. It's better for him to go to single A than AAA, because there'll be absolutely zero pressure on him to succeed. And there's precedent to pitchers being sent to single A and improving their game. Cliff Lee is a pitcher who showed flashes of brilliance like Romero has but got sent to single A when he was the same age as Romero (28), and look how he ended up. Roy Halladay got sent to single A as well at age 24, although he was no where near the level of Romero and Lee before that. Edit: And according to Anthopoulos, they also chose single A so he can be in a warmer climate and work with the pitching coach they have there. http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9111981/justin-verlander-detroit-tigers-agrees-deal-which-worth-202-million-sourcesJesus, Illitch is really breaking the bank here. I just hope he can keep his form because long-term contracts like this always scare me :x
Its 5 more years on top of the 2 @20mil he already was owed. So 5 years at 28 Million per year, big time money. Tigers have Cabrera coming off his contract in another couple years too.
Verlander has shown no signs of wear and tear so far and likely would have been looking at 30/year if he got to free agency.
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On March 30 2013 01:53 Ferrose wrote:
Cliff Lee is a pitcher who showed flashes of brilliance like Romero has but got sent to single A when he was the same age as Romero (28), and look how he ended up. Roy Halladay got sent to single A as well at age 24, although he was no where near the level of Romero and Lee before that.
Halladay was sent down when he was 23 in 2000... he had ZERO full years as a major league starter on what.. 20 major league starts in his career up to that point.
Halladay completely modified his delivery in "A" ball.
He used to throw straight over the top and relied upon a 4 seam fast ball and a curve ball that broke straight down.
The 2-seam sinking fast ball was not in his repetoire.
Halladay spent more than a year rebuilding his delivery from scratch. There is no talk of Romero spending more than a year in the minors.
The only pitch the post 2001 Halladay kept from his pre-2000 MLB pitching was the 4-seam fastball.
There is zero talk of Romero going away from the delivery and pitches he used from 2008 to 2011.
You can't compare Halladay's demotion to Romero's. Two totally different cases.
Romero is coming off elbow and knee surgery. Halladay's problems had nothing to do with health problems.
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Well there is a good chance that the Giants may have made the deal of a lifetime with this one:
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/buster-posey-gets-167m-9-193336484--mlb.html
They got Buster for 8 years, option on a 9th, for only 161 mil. I have seen 7 year deals before, but not 8/9, and for a price that seems possibly like a steal to lock a player like that in for the majority of his career.
EDIT: Shit, also a full no-trade clause! That is almost unheard of for a player that has yet to hit free agency. Wow.
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Does anyone know if there is a poster/fathead version of this map for sale? It's called "The United Countries of Baseball"
I'd love to own it and have it on my wall at home.
![[image loading]](http://www.gislounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/united-countries-of-baseball.png)
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Couldn't stop laughing while the Astros smashed the Rangers 
My predictions:
AL West - Angels
AL Central - Tigers
AL East - Blue Jays
AL Wildcards - Indians & Devil Rays
NL West - Giants
NL Central - Reds
NL East - Nationals
NL Wildcards - Dodgers & Brewers
World Series - Angels over Nationals 4-3
AL MVP - Mike Trout
NL MVP - Joey Votto
AL HR Champ - Albert Pujols, Josh Hamilton, & Miguel Cabrera all hit 47 HRs
NL HR Champ - Matt Kemp 39 HRs
AL CY Young - Justin Verlander
NL CY Young - Clayton Kershaw
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