Eephus
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"Red Sox nation" probably vaguely remembers Andino.I could use both of them for my hapless WIS team."Quit making up names." - 90 percent of MLB fans right nowRobert Andino to Seattle for Trayvon Robinson
"Red Sox nation" probably vaguely remembers Andino.I could use both of them for my hapless WIS team."Quit making up names." - 90 percent of MLB fans right nowRobert Andino to Seattle for Trayvon Robinson
Not sure if serious.'Leroy Hoard said:The NL has an inherent advantage over the AL teams in interleague play because their pitchers bat on a regular basis.'Snotbubbles said:'Good said:I hate to defend a throwaway, ####ty "my thing is better than your thing" post, but the AL has soundly drubbed the NL in interleague play for 9 years in a row. Not just a 7 game series between 2 teams, but 252 total games between all teams.'Snotbubbles said:Right. The National League has only won the last three WS and 4 of the last 5. The AL is just on a different level.Should the AL get three wildcards, and the NL one?![]()
The AL has an inherent advantage over NL teams in interleague play because they have the ability to budget for the DH. This allows them to budget more money for a bat (example David Ortiz) who would be otherwise useless on an NL team.
NL pitchers are better hitters than AL pitchers due to more practice in the regular season. Despite that the AL still has a better interleague record.Not sure if serious.'Leroy Hoard said:The NL has an inherent advantage over the AL teams in interleague play because their pitchers bat on a regular basis.'Snotbubbles said:'Good said:I hate to defend a throwaway, ####ty "my thing is better than your thing" post, but the AL has soundly drubbed the NL in interleague play for 9 years in a row. Not just a 7 game series between 2 teams, but 252 total games between all teams.'Snotbubbles said:Right. The National League has only won the last three WS and 4 of the last 5. The AL is just on a different level.Should the AL get three wildcards, and the NL one?![]()
The AL has an inherent advantage over NL teams in interleague play because they have the ability to budget for the DH. This allows them to budget more money for a bat (example David Ortiz) who would be otherwise useless on an NL team.
Andino is the perfect replacement for Brendan Ryan- no hit, all field, malcontent."Red Sox nation" probably vaguely remembers Andino.I could use both of them for my hapless WIS team."Quit making up names." - 90 percent of MLB fans right nowRobert Andino to Seattle for Trayvon Robinson
And, said DH's have to sit in NL parks. Or someone has to sit, either to the detriment of the offense or defense. Pretty wasteful.'Leroy Hoard said:The NL has an inherent advantage over the AL teams in interleague play because their pitchers bat on a regular basis.'Snotbubbles said:'Good said:I hate to defend a throwaway, ####ty "my thing is better than your thing" post, but the AL has soundly drubbed the NL in interleague play for 9 years in a row. Not just a 7 game series between 2 teams, but 252 total games between all teams.'Snotbubbles said:Right. The National League has only won the last three WS and 4 of the last 5. The AL is just on a different level.Should the AL get three wildcards, and the NL one?![]()
The AL has an inherent advantage over NL teams in interleague play because they have the ability to budget for the DH. This allows them to budget more money for a bat (example David Ortiz) who would be otherwise useless on an NL team.
wOBA 2012 stats for referenceAL DH .339NL DH .303AL P .125NL P .150And, said DH's have to sit in NL parks. Or someone has to sit, either to the detriment of the offense or defense. Pretty wasteful.'Leroy Hoard said:The NL has an inherent advantage over the AL teams in interleague play because their pitchers bat on a regular basis.'Snotbubbles said:'Good said:I hate to defend a throwaway, ####ty "my thing is better than your thing" post, but the AL has soundly drubbed the NL in interleague play for 9 years in a row. Not just a 7 game series between 2 teams, but 252 total games between all teams.'Snotbubbles said:Right. The National League has only won the last three WS and 4 of the last 5. The AL is just on a different level.Should the AL get three wildcards, and the NL one?![]()
The AL has an inherent advantage over NL teams in interleague play because they have the ability to budget for the DH. This allows them to budget more money for a bat (example David Ortiz) who would be otherwise useless on an NL team.
Interesting stuff. So I guess when you add to that the fact that the DH bats 4-5 times in a normal game and the pitcher only 2-3 times, it's a small but clear advantage to the AL in interleague play.wOBA 2012 stats for referenceAL DH .339NL DH .303AL P .125NL P .150And, said DH's have to sit in NL parks. Or someone has to sit, either to the detriment of the offense or defense. Pretty wasteful.'Leroy Hoard said:The NL has an inherent advantage over the AL teams in interleague play because their pitchers bat on a regular basis.'Snotbubbles said:'Good said:I hate to defend a throwaway, ####ty "my thing is better than your thing" post, but the AL has soundly drubbed the NL in interleague play for 9 years in a row. Not just a 7 game series between 2 teams, but 252 total games between all teams.'Snotbubbles said:Right. The National League has only won the last three WS and 4 of the last 5. The AL is just on a different level.Should the AL get three wildcards, and the NL one?![]()
The AL has an inherent advantage over NL teams in interleague play because they have the ability to budget for the DH. This allows them to budget more money for a bat (example David Ortiz) who would be otherwise useless on an NL team.
Not sure what I was most embarrassed about during my live 2004 Fantasy Draft. The fact that I didn't know that it was pronounced "Shawn" and not "Ch-one". Or the fact that I was surprised rookie Khalil Greene was white.'Eephus said:Chone Figgins DFAed. Seattle is still on the hook for $8.5M this year.
I think everyone made that assumption initially.Not sure what I was most embarrassed about during my live 2004 Fantasy Draft. The fact that I didn't know that it was pronounced "Shawn" and not "Ch-one". Or the fact that I was surprised rookie Khalil Greene was white.'Eephus said:Chone Figgins DFAed. Seattle is still on the hook for $8.5M this year.![]()
Bad news for Cody Ross and Jerry SandsGomes close to a deal with the Red Sawks.Not sure he's a great fit if he has to actually play OF. "Platoon DH" is his obvious/ideal role.
Chone, Greene or both?I think everyone made that assumption initially.Not sure what I was most embarrassed about during my live 2004 Fantasy Draft. The fact that I didn't know that it was pronounced "Shawn" and not "Ch-one". Or the fact that I was surprised rookie Khalil Greene was white.'Eephus said:Chone Figgins DFAed. Seattle is still on the hook for $8.5M this year.![]()
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Good clubhouse guy, right? The past couple of years, it appears the Red Sox locker room was filled with low character, me first, babies. They need to change the locker room culture. Hopefully Gomes is a start. Solid platoon guy.Gomes close to a deal with the Red Sawks.Not sure he's a great fit if he has to actually play OF. "Platoon DH" is his obvious/ideal role.
Gomes sure does get a lot of love in here for a guy with a .774 OPS over the last 3 years who offers nothing on the basepaths and is a terrible fielder.
Just joking around since the prior 5 posts were all Gomes related.Gomes sure does get a lot of love in here for a guy with a .774 OPS over the last 3 years who offers nothing on the basepaths and is a terrible fielder.People were saying he is a great clubhouse guy. And he is a solid platoon player (.974 OPS v. lefties last year).
Playing MLB for 12-15 years and making about $20,000,000.00 during my career. I'd be okay with that.Gomes is supposed to be a one of the good pro athlete types. Was reading today that he's earned $5 million in his playing career and now gets a 2/10 deal after putting in the work. Not a fortune by professional baseball standards but well deserved, always thought he was a good piece to the puzzle for any team.![]()
Wouldn't be against this at all as a Sox fan.I feel like the Rays should be jumping all over this.Royals are discussing Myers for Lester or Shields. LMFAO what a horribly run organization
Can't see this being true. If it is, the Sox need to immediately agree to a Lester/Myers deal. Why would the Royals want Lester?Royals are discussing Myers for Lester or Shields. LMFAO what a horribly run organization
They just gave 25mil to Jeremy guthrieCan't see this being true. If it is, the Sox need to immediately agree to a Lester/Myers deal. Why would the Royals want Lester?Royals are discussing Myers for Lester or Shields. LMFAO what a horribly run organization
The race to see who is going to really really really hate giving that contract come 2014BJ Upton to make his decision this week. Oh the anticipation.
I saw 5/75 being thrown around as numbers for Upton. If that is true, that isn't horrible. He would slot nicely in the 2 hole for Philly and would mash at CBP. I could see a 35 HR, 90 RBI season for him in Philly.The race to see who is going to really really really hate giving that contract come 2014BJ Upton to make his decision this week. Oh the anticipation.
A guy with a sub .300 OBP isn't what I'd call "ideal" for the 2 hole. 2008 or maybe even 2011 BJ Upton, but definitely not 2012 BJ Upton.I saw 5/75 being thrown around as numbers for Upton. If that is true, that isn't horrible. He would slot nicely in the 2 hole for Philly and would mash at CBP. I could see a 35 HR, 90 RBI season for him in Philly.The race to see who is going to really really really hate giving that contract come 2014BJ Upton to make his decision this week. Oh the anticipation.
I think he is going to be a mini-Crawford level bust.I saw 5/75 being thrown around as numbers for Upton. If that is true, that isn't horrible. He would slot nicely in the 2 hole for Philly and would mash at CBP. I could see a 35 HR, 90 RBI season for him in Philly.The race to see who is going to really really really hate giving that contract come 2014BJ Upton to make his decision this week. Oh the anticipation.
The sub .300 OBP year was probably more an outlier than aging. I'd expect him around .320 as usual.Not sure his power numbers will jump though. He got to feast on some pretty awful pitching last season in the AL East, especially when it comes to allowing HRs. That won't be the case in the NL East. He won't have to face one of the best rotations in baseball because he'll sign with them, but that still leaves two of the best out there, plus the Mets with Dickey and Harvey and the Marlins playing in that ridiculously huge park.A guy with a sub .300 OBP isn't what I'd call "ideal" for the 2 hole. 2008 or maybe even 2011 BJ Upton, but definitely not 2012 BJ Upton.I saw 5/75 being thrown around as numbers for Upton. If that is true, that isn't horrible. He would slot nicely in the 2 hole for Philly and would mash at CBP. I could see a 35 HR, 90 RBI season for him in Philly.The race to see who is going to really really really hate giving that contract come 2014BJ Upton to make his decision this week. Oh the anticipation.
Most likely, he's a talented player but holy inconsistency. His end game numbers look better than the on-field product. I don't see how a big contract will fix his issues, if anything it will do the opposite.I think he is going to be a mini-Crawford level bust.I saw 5/75 being thrown around as numbers for Upton. If that is true, that isn't horrible. He would slot nicely in the 2 hole for Philly and would mash at CBP. I could see a 35 HR, 90 RBI season for him in Philly.The race to see who is going to really really really hate giving that contract come 2014BJ Upton to make his decision this week. Oh the anticipation.
Yankees appear to be keeping the old band together for 2013 like Stallone casting The Expendables 3. If they're one year deals, they're not going to hurt anyone, especially a team with deep pockets. It seems like they're planning to take their shot with the old guys and then dip under the luxury tax threshold for a year in 2014.'shadyridr said:Pettitte resigns with Yanks for 1yr, $11mYanks also close to re-signing Rivera & Ichiro
i think that was the plan all alongYankees appear to be keeping the old band together for 2013 like Stallone casting The Expendables 3. If they're one year deals, they're not going to hurt anyone, especially a team with deep pockets. It seems like they're planning to take their shot with the old guys and then dip under the luxury tax threshold for a year in 2014.'shadyridr said:Pettitte resigns with Yanks for 1yr, $11mYanks also close to re-signing Rivera & Ichiro
This is the comparatively easy part of the plan. We'll see who's standing on the baseline for opening day 2014.i think that was the plan all alongYankees appear to be keeping the old band together for 2013 like Stallone casting The Expendables 3. If they're one year deals, they're not going to hurt anyone, especially a team with deep pockets. It seems like they're planning to take their shot with the old guys and then dip under the luxury tax threshold for a year in 2014.'shadyridr said:Pettitte resigns with Yanks for 1yr, $11mYanks also close to re-signing Rivera & Ichiro
This is the last rodeo for Pettitte, Kuroda, Granderson, Ichiro, Rivera, & probably Martin if he signs a 1-yr dealThis is the comparatively easy part of the plan. We'll see who's standing on the baseline for opening day 2014.i think that was the plan all alongYankees appear to be keeping the old band together for 2013 like Stallone casting The Expendables 3. If they're one year deals, they're not going to hurt anyone, especially a team with deep pockets. It seems like they're planning to take their shot with the old guys and then dip under the luxury tax threshold for a year in 2014.'shadyridr said:Pettitte resigns with Yanks for 1yr, $11mYanks also close to re-signing Rivera & Ichiro
He didn't have a big BABIP dip last year. Walks down, K's up, more swings at pitches outside of the zone. 28 HR, but it was a pretty ugly 28 HR.His UZR has also been consistently average (and heading slightly downward), but he's no Michael Bourn in the field.'TobiasFunke said:The sub .300 OBP year was probably more an outlier than aging. I'd expect him around .320 as usual.Not sure his power numbers will jump though. He got to feast on some pretty awful pitching last season in the AL East, especially when it comes to allowing HRs. That won't be the case in the NL East. He won't have to face one of the best rotations in baseball because he'll sign with them, but that still leaves two of the best out there, plus the Mets with Dickey and Harvey and the Marlins playing in that ridiculously huge park.'Brady Marino said:A guy with a sub .300 OBP isn't what I'd call "ideal" for the 2 hole. 2008 or maybe even 2011 BJ Upton, but definitely not 2012 BJ Upton.'Snotbubbles said:I saw 5/75 being thrown around as numbers for Upton. If that is true, that isn't horrible. He would slot nicely in the 2 hole for Philly and would mash at CBP. I could see a 35 HR, 90 RBI season for him in Philly.'Premier said:The race to see who is going to really really really hate giving that contract come 2014BJ Upton to make his decision this week. Oh the anticipation.
...Jeter?This is the last rodeo for Pettitte, Kuroda, Granderson, Ichiro, Rivera, & probably Martin if he signs a 1-yr dealThis is the comparatively easy part of the plan. We'll see who's standing on the baseline for opening day 2014.i think that was the plan all alongYankees appear to be keeping the old band together for 2013 like Stallone casting The Expendables 3. If they're one year deals, they're not going to hurt anyone, especially a team with deep pockets. It seems like they're planning to take their shot with the old guys and then dip under the luxury tax threshold for a year in 2014.'shadyridr said:Pettitte resigns with Yanks for 1yr, $11mYanks also close to re-signing Rivera & Ichiro
Plus I guess we've seen big dropoffs in his approach before. Crazy that he was a .380 OBP type guy just 4 years ago. Still, I think he'll recover to something in the .310-.325 range. I just can't accept a guy that talented with an OBP under .300. I do think the power will drop back down to maybe 20 HRs, though.He didn't have a big BABIP dip last year. Walks down, K's up, more swings at pitches outside of the zone. 28 HR, but it was a pretty ugly 28 HR.His UZR has also been consistently average (and heading slightly downward), but he's no Michael Bourn in the field.'TobiasFunke said:The sub .300 OBP year was probably more an outlier than aging. I'd expect him around .320 as usual.Not sure his power numbers will jump though. He got to feast on some pretty awful pitching last season in the AL East, especially when it comes to allowing HRs. That won't be the case in the NL East. He won't have to face one of the best rotations in baseball because he'll sign with them, but that still leaves two of the best out there, plus the Mets with Dickey and Harvey and the Marlins playing in that ridiculously huge park.'Brady Marino said:A guy with a sub .300 OBP isn't what I'd call "ideal" for the 2 hole. 2008 or maybe even 2011 BJ Upton, but definitely not 2012 BJ Upton.'Snotbubbles said:I saw 5/75 being thrown around as numbers for Upton. If that is true, that isn't horrible. He would slot nicely in the 2 hole for Philly and would mash at CBP. I could see a 35 HR, 90 RBI season for him in Philly.'Premier said:The race to see who is going to really really really hate giving that contract come 2014BJ Upton to make his decision this week. Oh the anticipation.