EPTMLB Regular Season 2013 - Page 3
| Forum Index > Sports |
|
Ferrose
United States11378 Posts
| ||
|
JimmyJRaynor
Canada17486 Posts
On November 14 2012 14:32 slyboogie wrote: This is why civic institutions should absolutely never pay for the construction of "public" sport stadiums. While it's a pretty terrible thing, I hope cities like Sacramento and Oakland are watching. ironically, Jeff Loria fucked over Montreal because the city refused to build the Expos a free stadium. | ||
|
Phelix
1931 Posts
On November 15 2012 02:55 Ferrose wrote: Anyone know anything about the latest batch of Japanese FAs that want to come to the MLB this year? Well, there's not much that I know about the Japanese players that are not over here yet. There are two players that I know of: Kyuji Fujikawa is a closer from the Hanshin Tigers who pitched in the WBC, and Hiroyuki Nakajima, a shortstop that went through the posting fee system last year, but did not sign with the Yankees. Of course, there was the big lefty Ryu Hyun-Jin from Korea, where the Dodgers posted $27 million for him. | ||
|
JimmyJRaynor
Canada17486 Posts
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JeffBlairShow/~3/a3c_lFss9vA/jb_20121114_110756--The-Jeff-Blair-Show---November-14---10am.mp3 Before the Blue Jay fans plan the parade route they should listen to this guy. | ||
|
slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
| ||
|
TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
On November 15 2012 03:21 slyboogie wrote: Loria is just taking advantage of MLB revenue sharing. He is truly treating ownership as a business, lol. Yeah, if he wants to treat it like a cash cow money machine status symbol, he needs to buy a football team and leave MLB. | ||
|
slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
| ||
|
feanor1
United States1899 Posts
| ||
|
TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
On November 15 2012 04:25 feanor1 wrote: Tigers are going to sign Torii Hunter for 2 years and 26 million. Hopefully we still have enough money to keep Anibal Sanchez, but the rumor is that he is looking for 6 years and 90 million. That is crazy money for his value. WTF?! 15mil a year for a guy who's claim to fame was a no-hitter when he was a kid? I think Anibal is good, but not 15mil a year good, let alone worth signing to a long-term contract. | ||
|
Phelix
1931 Posts
On November 15 2012 04:30 TheAmazombie wrote: WTF?! 15mil a year for a guy who's claim to fame was a no-hitter when he was a kid? I think Anibal is good, but not 15mil a year good, let alone worth signing to a long-term contract. Then again, SP has no depth this year. The top SP FAs are Grienke, Sanchez, Kuroda, and Haren. When these are your options, and teams are always desperate for pitching, anything can happen. This is crazy, but the market dictates the price. Besides, out of all those starters, Sanchez does have the upside as Grienke, Haren, and Kuroda are already established/old. | ||
|
oneofthem
Cayman Islands24199 Posts
| ||
|
Ero-Sennin
United States756 Posts
| ||
|
TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
On November 15 2012 04:42 Phelix wrote: Then again, SP has no depth this year. The top SP FAs are Grienke, Sanchez, Kuroda, and Haren. When these are your options, and teams are always desperate for pitching, anything can happen. This is crazy, but the market dictates the price. Besides, out of all those starters, Sanchez does have the upside as Grienke, Haren, and Kuroda are already established/old. I totally understand this, but at the same time, it sounds like more teams need to spend some time and money establishing a farm system like the Giants have. Their formula is to draft and develop young pitchers (SP and RP), then if they work out they can either keep then for the team for cheap for a good number of years, or trade them for bats. It is not a perfect system, but it confuses me as to why more teams don't work on developing young pitchers as much. For the Giants it is also good because it feeds right into their pitcher-friendly ballpark and brand of west-coast NL ball. | ||
|
JimmyJRaynor
Canada17486 Posts
in a short playoff series any team can beat any other team... didn't Canada beat the USA in a WBC game? | ||
|
TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
On November 15 2012 05:44 JimmyJRaynor wrote: the only way a low budget team can take down a big budget team over 162 is with home grown starting pitching. in a short playoff series any team can beat any other team... didn't Canada beat the USA in a WBC game? Exactly. This is why I never understood why The Pirates would constantly trade away any decent prospects they had...then wonder why they still can't even get to a +.500 season since Bonds left in '92. | ||
|
a176
Canada6688 Posts
On November 15 2012 02:55 Ferrose wrote: Anyone know anything about the latest batch of Japanese FAs that want to come to the MLB this year? theyre all 30-somethings in the later stages of their careers. and they will be asking alot considering past jp deals ... dont think they will get picked up unless they take less money | ||
|
TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20121114&content_id=40286382&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb | ||
|
JimmyJRaynor
Canada17486 Posts
On November 15 2012 06:20 TheAmazombie wrote: Exactly. This is why I never understood why The Pirates would constantly trade away any decent prospects they had...then wonder why they still can't even get to a +.500 season since Bonds left in '92. he looked so skinny sliding into home plate in that 1991 playoff game. it looks like Barry Bonds kid brother is playing for the Pirates in that game  | ||
|
TheAmazombie
United States3714 Posts
On November 15 2012 09:32 JimmyJRaynor wrote: he looked so skinny sliding into home plate in that 1991 playoff game. it looks like Barry Bonds kid brother is playing for the Pirates in that game I know. I remember watching that game live and rooting for the Pirates at the time as well. Haha. They lost Bonds and Bonilla that season and have never recovered. Last season, almost...but just a few games shy of that .500 mark. | ||
|
Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
| ||
| ||
