Around Baseball 2015

[Boxcar]

I think we need Dinger and Boxy's opinions on this:

 

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Bunch of blue-eyed beauts to me. Greinke has the steely green-blue-grey going on.

 

I like Shark best of the three because he really does look like a pirate

[Brownie19]

I like Shark best of the three because he really does look like a pirate

 

his moustache is en fuego...

[Orgfiller]

Looks kinda like Demare Carrol.

 

Wat

[vdubmvp]

Wat

 

Yeah I didn't know how to respond to that one.

[CJ-Freeway]

For looks:

 

Greinke > Shark > Happ

[Angrioter]

his moustache is en fuego...

f*** Mexican. They're taking our jobs.

[Atothe]

Greinke looks like a douchey magician

[vdubmvp]

Greinke looks like a douchey magician

 

I agree with whoever said he looks evil.

[Angrioter]

Red Sox-Blue Jays joins MLB's best rivalries

 

Dan Toman dic. 2, 2015 1:10 PM

When David Price agreed to Boston's record-breaking $217-million offer Tuesday, he didn't just elevate the last-place Red Sox to contender status, he intensified one of the most underrated rivalries in baseball.

 

The Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays have plenty of reasons to hate each other: Price jumping ship, Toronto's improbable seven-run comeback at Fenway last year, and, of course, the John Farrell defection.

 

Before Price tries to help Boston wrestle back the AL East crown from his previous employer, let's take a look at some of the majors' other compelling rivalries:

[Angrioter]

Blue Jays-Orioles

 

 

Never has one rivalry hinged so much on the free-agent fate of a 33-year-old reliever. Depending on where Darren O'Day signs this winter, the Blue Jays could have a new foe, a renewed one, or, oddly enough, they might employ one. O'Day and Blue Jays star Jose Bautista are at the center of this rivalry, though it also includes the likes of Marcus Stroman, Delmon Young, and even mild-mannered Adam Jones. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons described the bitter hatred best: "Not everybody likes each other, necessarily."

[Cyborg]

Blue Jays-Orioles

 

 

Never has one rivalry hinged so much on the free-agent fate of a 33-year-old reliever. Depending on where Darren O'Day signs this winter, the Blue Jays could have a new foe, a renewed one, or, oddly enough, they might employ one. O'Day and Blue Jays star Jose Bautista are at the center of this rivalry, though it also includes the likes of Marcus Stroman, Delmon Young, and even mild-mannered Adam Jones. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons described the bitter hatred best: "Not everybody likes each other, necessarily."

They forgot Machado.

[Dr. Dinger]

Didn't Machado helicopter a bat at Donaldson when he was an A?

[G-Snarls]

Didn't Machado helicopter a bat at Donaldson when he was an A?

 

It was aimed at the pitcher. But it landed closer to Donaldson.

 

(Though the little pussy was already mad at Donaldson for tagging him too hard)

[CJ-Freeway]

Didn't Machado helicopter a bat at Donaldson when he was an A?

 

Yeah but nothing happened between them in 2015.

[jays_fever]

Didn't Machado helicopter a bat at Donaldson when he was an A?

 

And then threw a tantrum and his helmet after Donaldson tagged him to hard

[Effit]

And then threw a tantrum and his helmet after Donaldson tagged him to hard

 

That was pretty embarrassing. The ump and JD were looking at each other and laughing. Definitely a wtf moment.

[jays_fever]

That was pretty embarrassing. The ump and JD were looking at each other and laughing. Definitely a wtf moment.

 

I had some guy stare me down last month on the subway and then start taunting me/talking s***. No idea who he was or what his problem was, but that made more sense than Machado going off on Donaldson

[Angrioter]

Flowers non-tendered. Navarro to White Sox soon

[BTS]

Yusmeiro Petit non-tendered. Would be an awesome addition to the pen as a swing-man.

[imsorry4beatinU]

Marlins To Non-Tender Henderson Alvarez

 

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/12/henderson-alvarez-nontendered-marlins.html

[Nafro]

Henderson Alvarez Non-Tendered.

[HERPDERP]

really...

[Spanky__99]

Henderson Alvarez Non-Tendered.

 

C'mon Tony, you know you wanna!!!

[BTS]

Wow. I can't believe nobody wants to pay him $4M to rehab. His medicals must be f***ed.

[dineke]

He dooooone

[Deadpool]

If there's any chance he can contribute, I'd be all over Alvarez... Of course, those medicals could be really, really bad.

[TheHurl]

what has changed since September when Florida said he'd be tendered?

[Laika]

This smells like the Marlins just being the Marlins, and pinching pennies.

 

Maybe other teams were interested but never offered anything the Marlins wanted.

 

Even if Alvarez can't even pitch in 2016, he'd still only be like an $8M commitment. Not very hard for him to be worth that in 2017 alone.

 

Not that he's a stud or anything. Kind of overrated.

[Laika]

And Mike Minor is non-tendered too, so the market is just FLOODED with shoulder injury starters.

[Angrioter]

Alvarez is broken?