Around Baseball 2014

[jaysblue]

Good read on FanGraphs.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-can-toronto-do-to-fix-that-second-base-problem/

[KingKat]

Good read on FanGraphs.

 

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-can-toronto-do-to-fix-that-second-base-problem/

 

Gotta love how all those trade scenarios fall apart because the Jays don't have any depth to trade from. This team is so thin. They'd better start hot out of the gate and bank some wins while the key player are healthy because things will snowball once the injuries hit again (they always do!) Could be a long season.

[jaysblue]

Gotta love how all those trade scenarios fall apart because the Jays don't have any depth to trade from. This team is so thin. They'd better start hot out of the gate and bank some wins while the key player are healthy because things will snowball once the injuries hit again (they always do!) Could be a long season.

 

It's been a failure of an offseason with this team. They didn't even go out and add guys that would have came cheap which is so frustrating. Why not trade for Espinosa or Ackely, when you'd be able to get them for close to 50 cents on the dollar? Second base is going to be a disaster this season. They didn't even strengthen their bench this offseason and never found a platoon partner with Lind.

 

I really couldn't care less about the Blue Jays this season. I'm looking forward to baseball in general! To be honest, since I have MLBTV, I watch more out of market games than I do Jays games. And as much I love going to baseball games, I really don't have any desire to watch games at the Rogers Centre after visiting ballparks like Fenway, Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, Wrigley, Great American, Citizen Bank etc. I'll go to a couple of games this season (the one with guys like Hurl, Spanky, Gibbers at the beginning of the season) and likely one or two in June/July if there's a particular team or players/pitchers I want to see but I won't be going out of my way in years past to catch a game every series or week like I used to.

[KingKat]

It's been a failure of an offseason with this team. They didn't even go out and add guys that would have came cheap which is so frustrating. Why not trade for Espinosa or Ackely, when you'd be able to get them for close to 50 cents on the dollar? Second base is going to be a disaster this season. They didn't even strengthen their bench this offseason and never found a platoon partner with Lind.

 

I really couldn't care less about the Blue Jays this season. I'm looking forward to baseball in general! To be honest, since I have MLBTV, I watch more out of market games than I do Jays games. And as much I love going to baseball games, I really don't have any desire to watch games at the Rogers Centre after visiting ballparks like Fenway, Yankee Stadium, Citi Field, Wrigley, Great American, Citizen Bank etc. I'll go to a couple of games this season (the one with guys like Hurl, Spanky, Gibbers at the beginning of the season) and likely one or two in June/July if there's a particular team or players/pitchers I want to see but I won't be going out of my way in years past to catch a game every series or week like I used to.

 

At this point if all the team did was DFA Sierra, I would consider that an improvement. Trying to find a use for him just to stave off the inevitable is going to cost some wins. A potentially useful pitcher will probably get the boot in his favour too. That simple move would seem like a watershed moment in AA's questionable m.o. That's how little I think of him right now.

 

(Prepares for Sierra start the season hot and this post get thrown in face countless times.)

[Abomination]

This is great:

 

[KingKat]

This is great:

 

 

For awhile I thought this was Romero.

[Angrioter]

Grant Balfour car

[Angrioter]

Bailey agreed to a six-year, $105 mil contract

 

Bailey for Rasmus trade?

[Angrioter]

Rasmus pop

[Abomination]

Rasmus pop

 

All these nice majestic home runs, and the Rasmus one leaves the park so fast you're almost wondering what happened!

 

That Wright one was impressive too.

[GD]

Turn them in for what?

[GD]

Turned in for what?

 

Turn them in for what?

 

God damnit. A gladiator battle to the death it is, then.

[Fearthedoc]

This is just embarrassing...

 

MLB ‏@MLB 3m

 

Doc Holliday can’t stay away. He’s back giving advice to the @Phillies’ young pitchers: http://atmlb.com/1fB28Tu

[Fearthedoc]

As expected, MLB just panic deleted the tweet after a flood of angry tweets regarding the typo.

[fatcowxlive]

Sucks seeing him in those colours after retirement.

 

What an offseason, AA can't even sign Halladay as a spring training coach lmao

[FireAlexAnthopoulos]

What an offseason, AA can't even sign Halladay as a spring training coach lmao

 

"We thought we had offered fair market value by begging him to work for free, but he decided to go elsewhere."

[Angrioter]

Macho Latino

 

"Again, according to Diamond Hoggers, the American League MVP found out teammate Avisail Garcia was sleeping with Fielder's wife. Then, after getting in the middle of it all, gets in a fight with Garcia (or Fielder?). Apparently, it is during this scuffle that Cabrera re-injured himself.

 

This leads to the Tigers trading Garcia and then, four months later, parting ways with Fielder after his wife was (seemingly) a distraction.""

 

http://www.hallofverygood.com/2013-articles/december/wait-that-s-why-they-traded-prince-fielder.html

[The Cats Ass]

Macho Latino

 

"Again, according to Diamond Hoggers, the American League MVP found out teammate Avisail Garcia was sleeping with Fielder's wife. Then, after getting in the middle of it all, gets in a fight with Garcia (or Fielder?). Apparently, it is during this scuffle that Cabrera re-injured himself.

 

This leads to the Tigers trading Garcia and then, four months later, parting ways with Fielder after his wife was (seemingly) a distraction.""

 

http://www.hallofverygood.com/2013-articles/december/wait-that-s-why-they-traded-prince-fielder.html

 

This was mentioned earlier this offseason. It doesn't make since on anyones part. Why would Garcia bother, I've seen pictures of her and she's nothing special at all, I'd turn her away even if I was drunk. And on her part, why would she cheat on an Allstar with a 4th OFer.

[GD]

And on her part, why would she cheat on an Allstar with a 4th OFer.

 

They were going through an ugly divorce, weren't they?

[The Cats Ass]

No idea. Could have been. Either way, Fielder can do better!

[8D]

Who knows.

Love is in the eye of the beholder.

Maybe that was the only guy on the team that would f*** her, lol.

Maybe she was finally going after the type of guy she always wanted after mining all the gold and $$$ from Fielder. Divorce settlement that will set her for the rest of her life.

[The Cats Ass]

Divorce settlement that will set her for the rest of her life.

 

 

She probably won't get as much as you think. Especially if this is true. Fielder may not be the smartest person, but he has smart lawyers and agents.

[Atothe]

This was mentioned earlier this offseason. It doesn't make since on anyones part. Why would Garcia bother, I've seen pictures of her and she's nothing special at all, I'd turn her away even if I was drunk. And on her part, why would she cheat on an Allstar with a 4th OFer.

 

Let's nip this in the bud, show us pics of the top 5 sexiest you've f***ed? Then we can talk about who you will or won't f***. Im seriously starting to question how delusional a lot of you guys are.

[Angrioter]

bnicholsonsmith now

#Braves announce seven-year contract with Andrelton Simmons through 2020. Buys out two free agent years, all arb years.

 

 

Wren for Alex + Aaron Sanchez

[Atothe]

bnicholsonsmith now

#Braves announce seven-year contract with Andrelton Simmons through 2020. Buys out two free agent years, all arb years.

 

 

Wren for Alex + Aaron Sanchez

 

Wren crushed this offseason and he didn't add any major pieces. Wow

[Atothe]

She's a 3/10

 

Exaggeration, she is clearly the definition of an average American woman. You watch too much tv.

[GD]

$58 million guarantee. Braves getting s*** done. Gotta think JHey is next.

[Angrioter]

$58 million guarantee. Braves getting s*** done. Gotta think JHey is next.

 

Andrus's contract looks like s*** right now

[The Cats Ass]

Let's nip this in the bud, show us pics of the top 5 sexiest you've f***ed? Then we can talk about who you will or won't f***. Im seriously starting to question how delusional a lot of you guys are.

 

There is no "WE" in this situation.

 

And I have a feeling girls don't like their pictures plastered all over a message board. But that's just a hunch.

[The Cats Ass]

This seems like a strange thing to get upset about on an internet message board.

 

Also she is maybe a 7 on a good day, is he even wrong?

 

You may be right. I did some more research on her, 7 at the most on a good day. For some reason she reminds me of a chubbier less good looking version of Katy Mixon.