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12 feb 2012 07:38:17
the 4 teams that have done the best in the offseason
tigers
angels
giants
marlins
i put the giants cause i know theres another team out there that did good in the offseason but i cant get their name in mind so i put the giants in
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tigers get:
- octavio dotel (fa)
- gerald liard (fa)
- collin balester (trade with was)
- eric patterson (fa)
- prince fielder (fa)
angels get:
- cj wilson (fa)
- albert pujols (fa)
- chris iannetta (fa)
marlins get:
- jose reyes (fa)
- heath bell (fa)
- mark buehrle (fa)
- wade leblanc (trade with sd)
- carlos zambrano (trade with chc)
these are the 3 teams that did the most in the offseason and let me mind you all that these are the biggest names and i didnt include all signings but just the big ones for each team
im a tigers fan and would put them ahead of anyone and also a pujols fan but ill say who did the best based on the players they got
1) marlins
(reyes, bell, buehrle & zambrano)
2) angels
(wilson & pujols)
3) tigers
(fielder & dotel)
but i feel that the tigers have the best shot of winning their divison and yes the angels have a great shot but they would have to beat the rangers who have went to the world series 2 years in a row and that the rangers did lose cj wilson but gained by getting yu darvish.....the marlins got the biggest offseason cause of getting 4 good players
but the tigers made the biggest suprise of any team
im a huge fan of pujols and the tigersso the playoffs are:
tigers vs angels
(tigers win in 5 games)
marlins vs diamonbacks
(marlins win in 4 games)
ive lived in michigan and loved the tigers but recently moved to arizona and became a fan and that i would like to see kirk gibson manage against his former team but also seeing the marlins play against the tigers for dombrowski and miguel cabrera going against their old teamso go tigers, diamondbacks and pujolsbiggest losers of the offseason:
brewers & cardinals (loss of their top player) Cardinals lost their best player but they now get to play berkman at 1b, beltran in right and cy young canidate adam wainwright is back. with these changes they are a better team
beltran had a higher ops then pujols last year
08 Feb 2012 00:28:21
Top 10 current Starting Pitchers
1. Justin Verlander
2. Clayton Kershaw
3. Roy Halladay
4. Cliff Lee
5. CC Sabathia
6. Tim Lincecum
7. Jered Weaver
8. Cole Hamels
9. Felix Hernandez
10 Josh Johnson
am i right? No.
1. Verlander
2. Clayton Kershaw
3. Roy Halladay
4. Tim Lincecum
5. Felix Hernadez
6. CC Sabathia
7. Cliff Lee
8. David Price
9. Jered Weaver
10. Adam Wainwright
Honorable mention: Josh Johnson, James Shields,
01 Feb 2012 23:34:33
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Im sorry who went to the playoffs last year? who had the best record in baseball? the phils have won their division 5 years in a row and the reds....... oh ya zero. Reds suck. latos is overrated and after cueto (who is a bitch) and latos they dont have anything plus they have no ss and rolen is old
31 Jan 2012 18:40:51
Padres trade mat latos for 3 prospects and volquez Have u been living under a rock this winter?
29 jan 2012 10:47:29
ok i looked at the catching depth charts for all 30 mlb teams and i would like to put my top 10 best catching core (not just the starting catcher.....the 3 catcher rotation has to have 3 good players....not just 1)
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heres the 3 man catching rotation:
- ari= montero - blanco - tatum
- atl= mccann - ross - bethancourt
- bal= wieters - teagarden - hester
- bos= saltalamacchia - shoppach - lavarnway
- chc= soto - castillo - clevenger
- chw= pierzynski - flowers - gimenez
- cin= hanigan - mesoraco - navarro
- cle= santana - marson - pagnozzi
- col= hernandez - pacheco - nieves
- det= avila - liard - santos
- hou= snyder - quintero - castro
- kc= perez - pena - ramirez
- laa= iannetta - conger - wilson
- lad= ellis - treanor - bard
- mia= buck - hayes - sammons
- mil= lucroy - kottaras - rivera
- min= mauer - doumit - butera
- nym= thole - johnson - nickeas
- nyy= martin - cervelli - romine
- oak= suzuki - norris - donaoldson
- phi= ruiz - schneider - kratz
- pit= barajas - morales - mckenry
- sd= hundley - baker - grandal
- sf= posey - stewert - whiteside
- sea= olivo - jaso - moore
- stl= y. molina - cruz - hill
- tb= j. molina - labaton - chiranos
- tex= napoli - torrealba - martinez
- tor= arencibia - mathis - d'arnaud
- was= ramos - flores - maldonado
heres the 30 teams with 3 catchers each.....let me remind you im picking my top 10 catching core and not just whos first for each team
1) tex (napoli/torrealba/martinez)
2) min
(mauer/doumit/butera)
3) bos
(saltalamacchia/shoppach/lavarnway)
4) bal
(wieters/teagarden/hester)
5) laa
(iannetta/conger/wilson)
6) ari
(montero/blanco/tatum)
7) det
(avila/liard/santos)
8) nyy
(martin/cervelli/romine)
9) atl
(mccann/ross/bethancourt)
10) sea
(olivo/jaso/moore)
25 Jan 2012 04:18:05
Okay now that Fielder has signed, Lets Rank the 5 best teams in each league.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
1. Angels
2. Tigers
3. Rays
4. Rangers
5. Yankees
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1. Phillies
2. Reds
3. Diamondbacks
4. Braves
5. Cardinals
Okay when you post, just remember that the number 1 and 3 spots are for the division Winners
Numbers 4 and 5 are for the two wild card teams.
Now Reply AMERICAN LEAGUE
1. Tiges
2. Rangers
3. Yankees
4. Angels
5. Rays
NATIONAL LEAGUE
1. Phillies
2. Cardinals
3. Diamondbacks
4. Braves
5. Marlins
24 Jan 2012 20:09:07
Tigers signed Prince Fielder to a 9 year 214 million deal.
Nats to sign fielder
Trade larocke (spelling?) to Seattle for saunders and other prospect Adam LaRoche. And Fielder is a Tiger.
21 jan 2012 02:43:42
pujols has a new nickname! pooholes lol its funny right please make it believable!
18 jan 2012 09:53:39
which trio is best in los angeles?
angels:
j. weaver, c.wilson, a. pujols
dodgers:
c. kershaw, a. ethier, m. kemp
clippers:
b.griffin, c. paul, c.butler
lakers:
k. bryant, p. gasol, a. bynum
heres my rankings of the 4
1) angels
2) clippers
3) dodgers
4) lakers
los angeles sports gained huge in the past 6 months by getting:
pujols, wilson, paul and possibly dwight howard
17 Jan 2012 20:53:19
Victor Martinez out for the year. Big blow for the Tigers.
17 Jan 2012 12:18:04
MY ALL TIME FAVORITE PLAYER IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL AND ALL SPORTS IS
ALBERT PUJOLS
he recently signed the 2nd largest baseball contract EVER and i looked at the breakdown of his new contract and ill post it so all of you can see
breakdown:
1) annual salary
2) personal service agreement
3) milestone accomplishments
4) award bonuses
5) charity provision
6) other bonuses
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1) ANNUAL SALARY:
-2012 $12M
-2013 $16M
-2014 $23M
-2015 $24M
-2016 $25M
-2017 $26M
-2018 $27M
-2019 $28M
-2020 $29M
-2021 $30M
by looking at this...if i were pujols i would sign a contract where i get the bigger money in the beginning of the contract instead when he is over 40
FUNNY THING IS WHEN PUJOLS MAKES $30 MILLION....I WOULD BE 30 YEARS OLD....LOL
2) PERSONAL AGREEMENT
After the expiration of the contract or Pujols' retirement as a player, the Angels and Pujols will enter into a 10-year personal-services relationship, and Pujols will be paid $1 million annually.
this is a good thing also cause he would be getting paid a total of $10 million when he retires or the contract expires and say if he plays baseball for 1-3 more years after (which will bring him to 43-45 years old) he will still get paid the million after this current 10 year contract expires...so pujols will retire happy
3) MILESTONE ACCOMLISHMENTS
3,000 career hits: $3 million
763 career HR: $7 million
i strongly believe he will reach the 3,000 hits but the homeruns will come very close cause at the rate pujols is going with 30 a year and for another 10 years.....thats 300 homeruns but figure another 100 also in case he hits like 34 then 57, etc.......he would get close to another $7 million
4) AWARD BONUSES
-MVP: $500,000
-2nd/3rd place MVP: $75,000
-Gold Glove: $75,000
-Silver Slugger: $75,000
-All-Star election or selection: $50,000
-World Series MVP: $100,000
-League championship series MVP: $75,000
with all of these bonuses in mind...he can easily make a few extra million to the contract
i figure in these 10 years hed get:
-2 MVPs
-2 to 4 2nd or 3rd place MVP
-3 to 6 gold gloves
-3 to 7 silver sluggers
-9 all star selections/elections
-1 world series MVP
-2 league championship MVP
WITH THESE IN MIND.....HE CAN GET ABOUT ANOTHER $5 MILLION
5) CHARITY PROVISION
Pujols will contribute at least $100,000 annually to the Angels Baseball Foundation, of which half will be distributed at the direction of Pujols and half at the direction of the team.
THIS IS THE BEST PART OF THE CONTRACT CAUSE IT GOES OUT TO HELP PUJOLS'S FOUNDATION
6) OTHER BONUSES
-Pujols may not be traded without his consent.
-Pujols gets a hotel suite on road trips.
-Pujols Foundation gets the use of a luxury suite for 10 home games per year.
-Pujols has the right to buy a luxury suite between first base and third base for all home games.
-Pujols receives four mutually agreed-upon seats for every home game and has the right to buy the same season tickets after the contract ends for a term of his choice.SO THIS IS THE 100% ACCURATE CONTRACT BREAKDOWN OF THE RECENT PUJOLS AND ANGELS FREE AGENCY AGREEMENT AND THERE ARE SOME PARTS THAT LOOK DUMB LIKE (GETTING A RAISE WHILE HE GETS OLDER) AND SMART (LIKE FOR THE CHARITY AND THE $1 MILLION A YEAR AFTER HE RETIRE OR THE CONTRACT EXPIRES)WHAT DO YOU THINK?? (OVERALL)
id give it about a B+ cause it deals with my favorite player and it has some good causes involevd when 90% of players dont do that For him its a great deal but for the angels they are overpaying. he has been declining since 2008
year avg/ obp/ slg/ ops
2008 .357/ .462/ .653/ 1.115
2009 .327/ .443/ .658/ 1.101
2010 .312/ .414/ .596/ 1.010
2011 .299/ .366/ .541/ .907
as you can see by the stats his average, on base percentage, slugging percentage, and ops have all been declining since 2008. so the angels are getting is bad years but paying him for good years.
16 Jan 2012 06:47:43
if tim lincecum doesnt sign an extension with the giants, what teams do you think he could land? in my opinion i say his hometown seattle because they have young peices to give the giants unlike most teams in the mlb and he and felix would makeup a great rotation if hultzen comes in the mlb a little early? tell me were think he could go. Yankees. Like every big name free agent.
09 Jan 2012 06:07:03
the hall of fame results are going to be announce some time this coming week
well i wont write down all of the names but ill do my top 10
MY 10 PICKS
jeff bagwell
barry larkin
edgar martinez
fred mcgriff
jack morris
tim raines
lee smith
alan trammell
larry walker
bernie williamsBUT MY TOP 5 OUT OF THESE 10
BERNIE WILLIAMS
BARRY LARKIN
JACK MORRIS
ALAN TRAMMELL
LEE SMITH
BUT I FEEL THAT ONLY WILLIAMS AND LARKIN WILL MAKE IT IN THIS YEAR
09 Jan 2012 06:03:34
2012 Postseason
NL
1. Phillies
2. D-Backs
3. Brewers
4. Braves
5. Marlins
AL
1. Angels
2. Yankees
3. Detroit
4. Red Sox
5. Rangers
NLCS
Phillies vs D-Backs
ALCS
Yankees vs Angels
WS
Phillies vs Yankees
Winner
Phillies
4-1 over Yankees With your division/WC picks:
ALCS: Angels and Tigers
NLCS: D-Backs and Marlins
WS: Tigers and Marlins
Winner: Tigers 4-3 over Marlins.
WHY: Angels and Tigers are both very good... HOWEVER, LA only has Pujols and Detroit has both Fielder and Cabrera.
06 Jan 2012 05:49:04
manny ramirez is attempting a comeback when noone would really want him
like in the nfl....one of the best players of his time TERELLE OWENS tried out for teams but noone called....he is still not in the nfl and recently signed with a ifl team
manny was one of the best of his time also, he will try out for teams just like TO did but wont get a call
TO is kind of in a minor league NFL type deal (not really but use your imagination) but manny might get 5-10 to look at him for a minor league deal but i feel he wont do good in the majors (1 for 17 i believe was his average in 2011)
MANNY 5 YEARS AGO I WOULD PUT A FLYER ON, BUT NOW 5 YEARS TO NOW.....NO
manny sorry but you arent the same like you were with the red sox and you arent good anymore
he was a former .300 40 homerun hitter but hed be lucky if he even gets 100 AB in the major again at all....my guess is that he will sign a minor league deal but will get cut AGAIN and then go overseas and play there cause he will get more money and more playing time overseas
Available
Pitchers: Bartolo Colon, Aaron Cook, Justin Duchscherer, Armando Galarraga, Edwin Jackson, Scott Kazmir, Hong-Chih Kou, Hiroki Kuroda, Ross Ohlendorf, Roy Oswalt, Brad Penny, Joe Saunders, Brandon Webb, Kerry Wood.
Catchers: Ivan Rodriguez.
First baseman: Prince Fielder, Dan Johnson, Casey Kotchman, Derrek Lee, Carlos Pena.
Second Baseman: Orlando Cabrera, Carlos Guillen, Bill Hall, Jeff Kepinger, Eric Patterson, Ryan Theriot.
Third Baseman: Kevin Kouzmanoff, Matt Tuiasosopo, Omar Vizquel.
Shortstop: Edgar Rentaria, Miguel Tejada.
Outfielders: Pat Burrel,Johnny Damon, Vladimir Guerrero, Fred Lewis, Ryan Ludwick, Cody Ross, Luke Scott, Ryan Spilborghs, Willy Taveras, Dewayne Wise.
01 Jan 2012 23:19:11
With the jays re acquiring Jason frasor I think there bull pen I'd set... They could use one more starter but what they have now is passable.., I think it's time for that one big bat... Any ideas for a starter who we won't have to overpay for and a decent bat ... Opinions?
30 Dec 2011 21:43:28
As a jays fan I wouldn't really want to see Kyle drabek involved in a trade... I think that one day he will be equivalent to a Roy halliday ... If he does go I think it will only be in a garza trade... Something like Kyle drabek deck McGuire and David cooper for garza and a bench player or prospect ... From the poster
29 Dec 2011 04:12:14
ANGELS RUMORS
Okay so now that Boston got Andrew Bailey, they are pretty much out of the Ryan Madson chase. I don't think the Angels really need him but the only team now to be in on him is the Angels. I'm not sure if there is another team on him but if the Angels were to sign him, There Bullpen would be Stacked.
(CLOSER) Madson, I prefer Walden but it would probably be Madson
(SET UP) Walden and Downs
(7TH) Hawkins Takahashi
Mike Sioscia will probably put in either the Lefty or Righty in the 7th and 8th based on how the upcoming lineup is.
(8th)
28 Dec 2011 01:16:22
The Toronto Blue Jays should change their name to simply the "Jays". Look what happened to the Rays when they dropped the "devil" part. Maybe they'll be more victorious haha
25 Dec 2011 21:50:05
Cubs need to trade everyone they can before the season starts and whoever they can't trade by then, trade them before the deadline!
Who's got some ideas on what they should do? I think they are on the right track. Bring in some youth see how they fair. Then next year go after FA pitching then fill in the holes as needed. But they should sign Fielder to build around.
23 Dec 2011 14:39:50
Sanchez, Wojciechowski, Thames, Perez, Encarnacian
for
Jurrjens, Venters
21 Dec 2011 14:06:49
Yankees offseason now that they lost out on everyone.
1. Sign Roy Oswalt 1yr/8million plus incentives on innings pitched and games started. Plus a club option of 10million.
2. Sign Hiroki kuroda to a 1yr/10million deal plus incentives.(same as oswalts deal with the club option)
3. Sign yoenis Cespedes to a 5yr/50Million deal start the first years at 5million and increase it as the years go on.
19 Dec 2011 04:26:50
Q: If you have a car containing a Cubs shortstop, a Cubs catcher, and a Cubs outfielder, who is driving the car?
A: The cop.
Q: What's the difference between an Chicago Cubs fan and a carp?
A: One is a bottom-feeding, scum sucker, and the other is a fish.
Q: What is a Chicago Cubs fan's favorite whine?
A: "We can't beat St Louis."
19 Dec 2011 03:10:19
Always goes back to the rings for y'all. That's okay I still love my Cubs we're true fans. Cards are trash and the Cubs will def win a WS in the next 5 years were as the Cards just won there last for at least 10 years and I think much longer it's going to be the curse of Pujols Once again when the cubs get 11 rings then i will listen da
15 Dec 2011 14:28:45
People take things to personal on this site. Its not like 25% of the stuff on here is real anyway so don't get all crazy over it!
10 Dec 2011 23:26:01
Im getting frustrated with AA. When is the next time a bat like prince fielder will hit the open market. Prince fits this team soooo well. Imagine a bautista and fielder combo. He should sign him to a 7 year 130 mill deal. Like if you got money, go out and spend it.
09 Dec 2011 18:41:09
SINCE IM A PUJOLS FAN.......
I THOUGHT HARD ABOUT THIS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY:
pujols has only played for 1 manager in his career....thats tony la russa....la russa is one of the best managers ever but what if he came back for another year cause maybe that wouldve lured pujols back then he can retire the following year.....not dissing la russa cause he deserves all the crediability he can get for how good hes been....but what if he came back WOULD PUJOLS COME BACK for the only manager hes ever played for??
i sure think so
09 Dec 2011 01:23:52
LOS ANGLES HAS TO BE HAPPY RIGHT ABOUT NOW
- KINGS:
are doing decent and more better then recent years
- CLIPPERS:
signed caron butler
LAKERS:
got chris paul
DODGERS:
got aaron harang, chris capuano, jerry hairston jr, adam kennedy and mark ellis
ANGELS:
albert pujols, cj wilson, latroy hawkins and chris iannetta
NOW LOS ANGELES IS REALLY HAPPY RIGHT NOW
either way chris paul would be traded to los angeles just either clippers or lakers
THAT CITY IS THE BUSIEST IN ALL OF SPORTS This may be true to some extent. But the number one sport is pro football and i dont see any in L.A. When this happens then they have something to brag about.
08 Dec 2011 23:49:27
Hanley Ramirez is a bum. Finally his Marlins team is loaded with talent and now he complains about having to move to 3rd base? I would trade him and feel bad for who ever traded for him. Right now it seems like Fielder is going to ethier the Marlins, Rangers, Jays or Brewers. If the Marlins could get Fielder they are now a big time contender.
07 Dec 2011 22:05:06
Does anyone think that the Phillies need a change and that just bringing Rollins back in not enough. If they don't add another piece they will be trotting out the same lineup that has come up shirt the past few years. I love the Phills and im not the new breed of fan that has popped up in the past 4 years . I just home they add another piece because im not sure this lineup can get it done
07 Dec 2011 03:47:06
HERE ARE SOME TRADES THAT HAPPENED THIS OFFSEASON:
ill name the top 5 trades so far:
5) SD & FLA
padres get: c baker
marlins get: sp leblanc
the edge would actually be even cause this would help out both teams very well cause the marlins needed a SP if they can lure in the free agent SP
4) ATL & CLE
braves get: minor leaguer rp jones
indians get: sp lowe
well i dont know much about that minor leaguer but i would say that the royals got a steal in this trade
3) LAA & COL
angels get: c iannetta
rockies get: chatwood
i would say this is an even trade but i cant for the fact that chatwood is still in his early 20s and iannetta is in his early 30s and by saying that means the angles gave up too much
2) KC & SF
royals get: sp sanchez & minor leaguer
giants get: of cabrera
this is a fair trade for the fact that both are good players and came out of nowhere but i feel they both will not do what they did in the past few years going on to the future
AND #1 IS......................
1) NYM & SF
mets get: of torres & rp ramirez
giants get: of pagan
now this trade seems even but pagan is a great outfielder and they couldve got more and better players then torres and ramirez but ramirez has dont good in the last 2 years and torres is a good bench player and spot starter so this is a fair tradeso the giants had to trades in the top 5:
they aquired:
of cabrera & of pagan
they gave:
sp sanchez & of torres & rp ramirez
i would say the giants killed it in these trades....they got 2 good, young and talented of for next to nothing...good job giants
06 Dec 2011 02:53:44
aramis ramirez To The Phillies?
05 Dec 2011 03:46:08
Malins agree to six year deal with reyes worth 111 million, with a 7th year option for 22 mil and a 5 million dollar buy out.
30 Nov 2011 02:20:02
Frank Wren in an interview was stated to be seriously looking for more offensive production . The two holes that were said to be needed to fill were LF and SS . That being said , Mark Bowman has reported that the Braves are just fine going into spring training with Pastornicky at SS with a signed veteran as a backup if needed . So the main area of interest looks to be LF in any deal that would take place .
In the same interview , Wren was also stated that teams are heavily valuing the closers role this year and the younger guys with plenty of team control left would bring high value in any deal .
All this being said , the Braves have plenty of options in the pen and there has been some talk on a Braves blog that Wren was reffering to Jonny Venters as a potential trade chip , to go along with Jurrjens . Wether Prado is still available is still up in the air , but probably so for the right price . They would have to have someone , either internally (Drew Sutton , Josh Wilson) or by trade assume Prado's role as the UT guy .
I personally wouldn't want to see Venters go , but with Medlen back and EOF and Vizcaino , he could be expendable . I also think he could be a Billy Wagner type closer once he gets comfortable with the role .
The question becomes , who would the Braves be able to pick up in a trade that can play left and gives them the offensive production that they are looking for in a trade that would include a package of Venters and Jurrjens ?
28 Nov 2011 01:18:11
How Great Would It Be if Madson Accpects Arb! Madson Setting Up FOr Papelbon! That Right There Would Be Awesome! Let's Go Phillies!
28 Nov 2011 01:16:53
I Would Love The Phillies To Sign Jose Reyes! He's A True Lead Off!.
25 Nov 2011 23:44:54
Yankees get Ian Kennedy
D-Backs get Ivan Nova, Jesus Montero and Nick Swisher
Than in a couple of years Nova becomes the next Kennedy and Yankees trade back for him.
22 Nov 2011 20:53:22
Jerry Dipoto and Mike Schotia had dinner with C.J. Wilson yesterday. HMMMM......................
21 Nov 2011 13:58:39
Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death early this morning. His brother was arrested as a suspect. This is very sad and tragic.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Halman's loved ones and the entire Mariner's organizatation.
18 nov 2011 05:20:01
tigers need to get rid of brandon inge
im not a fan of his and never was cause he wined that he was the best but never hit good
a 3 yr old teeballer will play better
he wined so much that the tigers moved miguel cabrera to 1b
who agree with me???? Nobody agrees with you. i will take inge over a 3 year old teeball player every day
15 Nov 2011 05:25:39
I'm thrilled Kemp resigned so we can stop hearing outlandish predictions from Yankees fans
14 Nov 2011 03:42:17
Aaron Hill signs with D-Backs 2 years around 10 million.
11 Nov 2011 13:24:46
Phillies should trade for hanley Rameriz
11 Nov 2011 13:24:18
Should The Phillies Go Sign Jose Reyes? I think they should!
10 Nov 2011 14:40:57
Do you Think were going to sign Jimmy Rollins back or just let him go and go after sumone else
10 Nov 2011 03:12:58
Wilson Ramos was kidnapped just outside his home:( It happened in Venezuela. I hope he is ok and gets returned safely and unharmed. (BTW this is not a joke. Why would anyone joke about this?)
04 nov 2011 05:07:05
i forgot to mention another guy that even player way older then satchel paige did when he was 59
some guy named ted radcliffe who was in the negro leagues in the early 1900s
he was perhaps better then satchel paige
well ted radcliffe didnt play long but he threw 1 pitch in a game at 96......the fact ot throw 1 pitch at that age is amazing........it was a 84 mph fastball that was a strike....which is great for him
heres why he might be better then paige was in the negro leagues
4,000+ hits
400+ homeruns
500+ wins as a pitcher
4,000+ strikeouts as a pitcher
thats a heck of a career for anyone
he might have more wins then cy young did.........he was around 500
but radcliffe died in 2005 at the age of 103
many consider him the best player to play baseball at any level including the negro leagues but he was not inducted to the national baseball hall of fame
04 nov 2011 04:55:14
ive been looking for something to post that hasnt to deal with trades but its random
the top 10 best all time players to play over the age of 45:
1) nolan ryan (46)
2) randy johnson (46)
3) pete rose (45)
4) roger clemens (45)
5) phil niekro (48)
6) gaylord perry (45)
7) cap anson (45)
8) tim wakefield (45)
9) hoyt wilhelm (49)
10) jaime moyer (49)
other then his gambling problems pete rose will be up there
cap anson was the best player in baseball at his time (late 1890s and early 1900s....before ty cobb played)
the reason i did this was cause the fact that jaime moyer is coming back from tommy john surgery at the ripe age of 49......amazing (hes got tiger blood....sorry sheen)
didnt include satchel paige cause he didnt play long enough in the mlb (but overall.....he would be in the top 5)
what do you think???
whos your top 5???
04 Nov 2011 00:50:48
If you haven't heard of Betances, then you know nothing of baseball. Second Darvish is way way better than keg Igawa and dice k were ever in Japan and buerhle can Definetly have that record because the Yankees will give him run support something he doesn't have in Chicago!
02 Nov 2011 23:34:22
since lackey came to the red sox and burnett came to the yankees...they were high profile free agents at that time but now they are a flash back
anyways i came across a site the posted the top 50 bad contracts of all time but ill just put the top 10
- (10) KEVIN BROWN
(signed in '98 w/ rangers)
7 YRS $105,000,000
- (9) WAYNE GARLAND
(signed in '77 w/ indians)
10 YRS $2,300,000
- (8) ANDRUW JONES
(signed in '08 w/ dodgers)
2 YRS $32,200,000
- (7) KEI IGAWA
(signed in '07 w/ yankees)
5 YRS $46,000,000($26M post fee)
- (6) RUSS ORTIZ
(signed in '05 w/ diamondbacks)
4 YRS $33,000,000
- (5) DANNY NEAGLE
(signed in '01 w/ rockies)
5 YRS $51,000,000
- (4) JASON SCHMIDT
(signed in '07 w/ dodgers)
3 YRS $47,000,000
- (3) CARL PAVANO
(signed in '05 w/ yankees)
4 YRS $38,000,000
- (2) BARRY ZITO
(signed in '07 w/ giants)
7 YRS $126,000,000
- (1) MIKE HAMPTON
(signed in '01 w/ rockies)
8 YRS $121,000,000stat wise i would agree
HERES THE LINK FOR YOU TO CHECK:
bleacherreport.com/articles/525302-mlb-free-agency-power-ranking-the-50-worst-contracts-in-mlb-history
02 Nov 2011 22:00:49
Holy **** I don't know how to respond to the ones below me so I'm making my own post. Someone said that the Marlins would sign CJ Wilson for 5 years 110MM. ARE YOU NUTS? That is way over paying a player. He even said himself there is a great chance of him returning to Texas and Texas isn't giving him more then 5 years 75MM. After the way he pitched in the playoffs, go ahead and sign him for 110MM. You're gonna get ripped off and see what kind of pitcher he really is. He is only good with a good umpire and a sub par team. And I'm a Rangers fan, I watch every game so I know what I'm talking about.
02 Nov 2011 21:52:12
I love how all you guys keep saying Yu Darvish is gonna go to one of the huge market teams like NYY or BOS. Well look for Texas to make a strong bid to get him, Grady Sizemore, and Prince Fielder. They will make offers to all 3 of these players and if it isn't to Fielder, they WILL make an offer on Pujols. Rangers will resign Wilson(Wilson says himself there is a great chance of him being in a Rangers uniform next year) Texas is gonna make a big shakeup on the free agent wire this offseason and I'm intrigued on who they will sign. I'm a Red Sox fan and I'm just being a realist. Texas is good, and with these 3 players that line up would be unstoppable.
29 Oct 2011 18:59:06
Albert Puljos= Cardinals
Prince Fielder= Angels
Jose Reyes= Nationals
CC Sabathia= Yankees
CJ Wilson= Angels(Only if they can get him cheap) or Marlins
Heath Bell= Padres
David Ortiz= Blue Jays
Micheal Cuddyer= Padres
Jimmy Rollins= Phillies
Aramis Ramirez= Rockies
Carlos Beltran= Marlins
Roy Oswalt= Marlins
Jonathon Paplebon= Rockies
Ryan Madson= Phillies
25 Oct 2011 23:06:33
Hey Boston
JOHN LACKEY OUT FOR THE YEAR WITH TOMY JOHN SURGERY. Thanks for paying him 82.5 million and letting him leave ANAHEIM!!!!!
24 Oct 2011 02:33:29
Jays biggest needs this off season
1. Front line starter
2. True closer
3. Solid setup man/middle relief
Gone are Encarnacian, Johnson, Dotel Rauch
Any ideas on what they will get Dotel is with the cardinals
or you mean his contract
20 oct 2011 18:08:33
both burnett (nyy) and lackey (bos) are involved in trade rumors so which one would you want:
(l)= lackey & (b)= burnett
- innings pitched:
l: 160.0
b: 190.1
- quality starts:
l: 9
b: 10
- wins:
l: 12
b: 11
- losses:
l: 12
b: 11
- walks:
l: 56
b: 83
- strikeouts:
l: 108
b: 173
- era:
l: 6.41
b: 5.15
team w-l when he pitches:
l: 14-14
b: 16-16so they are very close in stats but i would rather have burnett cause he has had a better career and this year had a rough year just like lackey but burnett is a better and more reliable pitcher then lackey is
18 Oct 2011 05:06:13
with bankruptcy looming the dodgers are still talking about targeting a front line fa and expanding payroll. trump couldnt even fix this franchise. outrageous and a shame that elite players like kemp and kershaw are stuck in the purgatory that is dodger baseball
15 oct 2011 04:36:24
this is a major pujols fan talking (me.....lol)
i do hope the cardinals resign him cause they cant afford to lose him due to fans leaving since their star player no longer plays for them
theres a few things to know about this if it happens or not:
- if stl dont resign him then berkman can play 1b and in the outfield would be holliday, jay and craig
- stl is 75% sure they wont have enough to persuay him to stay in stl
- pujols should become the highest paid player in histort and maybe get a bigger contract then the recent a-rod one
- theres only a few teams that can actually afford him and they are:
1) yankees
2) red sox
3) cubs
4) tigers
5) phillies
yankees and red sox wont cause theyve said they wont but who knows.......the tigers can but would have to get rid of 1-3 contracts thats not needed (one would be inge)..... the phillies seem like a long shot cause of the young talent coming up......with howard the phillies would play him at 3b (get rid of polanco)...........the team that i see getting him would be the cubs (only if the cardinals dont get him)
so i hope he goes to a team that would pay him the money hes worth he will stay with the cardinals
10 Oct 2011 02:42:44
Does anyone know where I can find a complete list of minor league free-agents?
09 Oct 2011 21:48:01
Ok this is my dream team!..I know it's unbelieveable but hey le me dream lol.
Yankees offseason-
Trade Andrew Brackman, Hector Noesi, Ramiro Pe a, Dellin Betances, Gary Sanchez, Francisco Cervelli, Greg Olsen, and 2Million to the dodgers for Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw
Sign Yu Darvish
Yankees potential 2012 lineup
1.Derek jeter-SS
2.Curtis Granderson-CF
3.Robinson Cano-2B
4.Alex Rodriguez-3B
5.Matt Kemp-RF
6.Mark Texeira-1B
7.Nick Swisher-DH(VS RIGHTIES & MONTERO VS LEFTIES)
8.Russell Martin-C
9.Brett Gardner-LF(SWISHER IN AT LF AGAINST LEFTIES)
Yankees 2012 Rotation
1.CC Sabathia
2.Ivan Nova
3.Clayton Kershaw
4.Yu Darvish
5.Aj Burnett
Yankees Bullpen
1.David Robertson
2.Joba Chamberlain
3.Pedro Feliciano
4.Phil Hughes
5.Boone Logan
6.Corey Wade
7.Mariano Rivera
Yankees Bench
1.Jesus Montero
2. Austin Romine
3.Eduardo Nu ez
4.Brandon Laird
05 Oct 2011 01:35:10
would like to see the BoSox get Ryne Sandberg as their manager because I feel as a HOFer the players will respect him more than Tito
29 Sep 2011 23:57:32
If you're team is need of a big bat/ first baseman. Who would you rather have.
Albert Pujols
OR
Prince Fielder.
27 Sep 2011 19:40:14
i noticed that the marlins manager jack mcceon is retiring at the age of 80....he will be replaced by ozzie guillen of the white sox
theres 3 things thats wierd about this:
1) the last time guillen coached the marlins was when the marlins won the world series in 2003
2) the white sox got 2 minor leaguers in return as compensation for guillen going to the marlins
3) since mcceon is retiring again....
the most famous game of mcceon was the.."STEVE BARTMAN GAME"
the famous game of which the cubs lost cause of bartman being involved in perhaps the most hated fan in history.....the cubs lost the series but mcceon was the manager of the marlins that year
but yeah bartman may be the blame but luis castillo had dropped a double play ball seconds after this happened and if he had gotten that double play then the game would be tied.......so bartman is not the only one to blame.......
CUBS WILL WIN THE WORLD SERIES IN MY LIFETIME (IM 19 AND HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING BASEBALL SINCE I WAS 10) SO THEY WILL WIN IT AGAIN
25 Sep 2011 21:29:42
Jacoby Ellsburry should be AL MVP first of all he is the first red sox to be a member of the 30 30 club he is also the second lead off hitter in history to have a 100 RBIs (Darin erstrad 100) also Boston missed playoffs without him kand as for velander he is a pitcher who have cy young Adrian gonzalas he wins the batting title grander son is in the 270s in average and Joey bats finished 4th in division
17 Sep 2011 16:56:32
Angel fans who would you rather have jose reyes or david wright. As an angel next season.
08 sep 2011 00:35:15
some person on espn said that sabathia deserves the cy young over verlander....... um not a chance
the only way he would win over verlander is cause hes a yankee and verlander is a tiger
people who are a yankee or a red sox get a title or an award over the others who did better then themtheres 6 pitchers who are the only considerations to get the award (in my eyes)
1) velander
2) sabathia
3) weaver
4) shields
5) lester
6) beckett
heres the rankings:
-wins:
1) verlander (is 1st in mlb)
2) sabathia (is 2nd in mlb)
3) weaver (is 3rd in mlb)
4) lester (is 4th in mlb)
5) shields (is 7th in mlb)
6) beckett (is 14th in mlb)
- era:
1) verlander (is 1st in mlb)
2) weaver (is 2nd in mlb)
3) beckett (is 3rd in mlb)
4) shields (is 4th in mlb)
5) lester (is 6th in mlb)
6) sabathia (is 7th in mlb)
- ip:
1) verlander (is 1st in mlb)
2) sabathia (is 2nd in mlb)
3) shields (is 3rd in mlb)
4) weaver (is 7th in mlb)
5) beckett (is 21st in mlb)
6) lester (is 26th in mlb)
- so:
1) verlander (is 1st in mlb)
2) sabathia (is 2nd in mlb)
3) shields (is 4th in mlb)
4) weaver (is 7th in mlb)
5) lester (is 11th in mlb)
6) beckett (is 15th in mlb)
- whip:
1) verlander (is 1st in mlb)
2) beckett (is 2nd in mlb)
3) shields (is 3rd in mlb)
4) weaver (is 4th in mlb)
5) sabathia (is 15th in mlb)
6) lester (is 17th in mlb)
so these are the major catergories in pitching and verlander is at the top at all of them........so i dont get it why sabthia deserves it more then verlander
verlander doesnt have the support that sabathia has......without cabrera the tigers offense is not that great (martinez really does good when cabrera plays from when he dont)
so verlander is my pick for the cy young
hes needed more by his team then the others cause the others have a reliable 2nd starter or 3rd starter.......scherezer is good but has a bad game after 2 ok games and fister is doing good but without verlander....the tigers suck (tigers are like 26-5 in his starts this year and are about 55-57 without him)
so verlander is you 2011 al cy young award winner
say agree if you agree with me
03 Sep 2011 18:14:04
Tampa bay should put pitching prospect Alex Cobb to either closer or set up man re sighn farnsworth trade upton for a decent hitter plus resign Casey kotchman and wait for their crazy good farm system to develop
29 Aug 2011 10:23:57
jays padres
padres have no good outfielders
snider is a promising young outfielder
jays have no bullpen
heath bell is a known closer
a swap and mayb a ptbnl
Here's what the league should do to make baseball better and more comptitive.
1. Put a true hard cap on teams. Right now if a team has the money to go over the cap they just spend more money as a penalty. Instead take away picks or only allow the team to carry a payroll to the limit. If the cap is $100 mil than on any given day a MLB team can only field $100 mil in salary. Also for every $10 mil over the limit you loose a 1st DP, $20 mil 1st and 2nd DP etc. etc
2. Take out the divisions. Have 2 leagues and the top 4 teams make the playoffs. You play everybody in your league the same amount of games and rotate who you play in the other league.
3. Stop having a sealed bidding war for overseas players. If they want to come over and play in the best league in the world that is their choice and have it in their contracts that when they are FA's they can come over to NA without penalty.
This will give the fans more to cheer about, make the league more competitive and make more teams competitive.
C.B
Aug 09 2011 00:18:06
Red sox line up 2012
1 jacoby ellsburry CF
2 Carl Crawford LF
3 Dustin pedrioa 2B
4 andrian gonzalas 1B
5 kevin youkilis 3B/DH
6 Ryan kalish / reddick rf
7 will middle brooks ok I pad won't adding space
8 salty
9 Jose iglases
BN Jake espisito
Ult mike aviles
Ult Jed lowrie
Of darnel McDonald
1 Lester
2 josh Beckett
3 buckholtz
4 Kyle Weiland
5 lackey
Bullpen
Cl papelbon
Su bard
Su grant balfour
Mr aceves
Mr doubrount
lr Alex Wilson.
Erik bedard
Aug 07 2011 20:24:23
Ivan Nova, Jesus Montero, Curtis Granderson, Robinson Cano and CC Sabathia for Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Beckett and a pitching prospect. The Yankees waive that old guy who isn't very good uhh Jorge Posada and that other old guy who used to be good uhh Derek Jeter. Yah. Thats it.
Aug 06 2011 02:55:12
Angels Rumor
Two things that might happen in the month of August for the Halos.
1. Pineiro has been scratched from the rotation and is now in the bullpen. What the Angels should do is call up Garrett Richards who has a 12 and 1 record a 3.00 era.
2. If the Angels really want to win, they should try to get Cuddyer who could play third. If they dont, they have to bring up Conger to replace Mathis because he is just a fail of a hitter.
Jul 27 2011 00:53:27
The Reds are clearing space for more players. Gomes is gone and won't be the only one. the Reds are after Jimemez and Shields plus Upton. I am looking for them to trade Alonzo, Frazier, Francisco Wood and Girdani for Shields and Upton For Jimemez, I am hoping for a Lecure, Sappelt, Maloney, Janish,
and Logansuade plus Dorn and maybe Henry. The Reds will be p
layers until the starting pitching sucks.
Jul 25 2011 20:02:47
10 team deal
Braves, Yankees, Houston, Cardinals, Tigers, Red Sox
Braves trade: Alex Gonzales Nate McClouth Lowe
Yankees: Curtis Granderson Derek Jeter, CC
Braves: Chipper Jones, Brandon Beachy
Tigers: Verlander, Cabrera
Braves: Schafer
Houston: Pence
Braves: Freeman Hanson
Cardinals: Pujols, Carpenter
Braves: Dan Uggla
Red Sox: Pedroia
Braves Lineup
Jeter SS
Pedroia 2B
Granderson CF
Pujols 1B
Cabrera 3B
McCann C
Pence LF
Prado RF
Rotation
Verlander
CC
Carpenter
JJ
I can't believe some of these rumors R u kidding me???? these r the worst trades
23 Jul 2011 22:11:3
Jul 23 2011 15:52:19
Red sox 2012line up and rotation
1 Dustin pedria
2 jacoby ellsburry
3 Adrain gonzolaz
4 youkilis
5 Josh reddick
6 Carl Crawford
7 Ryan kalish
jarred saltatamachia
9 Jose iglases
Rotation
1 Lester 2 Beckett 3 buckholtz 4 lackey 5 doubrount cl bard
14 Jul 2011 18:10:0
I'm a Rays fan, and as bad as I hate to say it, the Red Sux will land a superstar before the deadline You can book it
Jul 13 2011 23:33:40
I think the Mets would be crazy to not trade Jose Reyes at the deadline. We all know he isn't returning so they should trade Reyes and Beltran they will stink at first but in the long term it will be a great investment for the franchise.
12 Jul 2011 07:13:5
At this point do you think San Diego will get more value retaining Bell, and offering arbitration, rather than trading him
12 Jul 2011 07:10:0
Was there a huge rain storm that i was unaware of that PPD'd all the agmes Because there weren't any MLB games today..
Jul 11 2011 23:18:09
David ortiz will end up on the yankees in the near future
Jul 09 2011 10:16:22
Reds trade Coco Cordero and cash with dusty baker for Jamie McCourt and a week old Dodger Dog. I hope you post this because it is funny..
Jul 08 2011 12:51:18
Bobby Valentine next coach of the Chicago Cubs. Much needed. And We also need a new GM. Andrew Friedman from the Rays would be great for the Cubs.
Jul 08 2011 03:26:13
Prince fielder is interested in signing with the Yankees. He said he would consider being a DH for a contender
Jul 07 2011 01:20:05
Mike Morse as the DHSo im guessing the Nats are realigning to ALlol
Jul 05 2011 15:04:47
I would like to see the reds make a blockbuster trade for a impact player like Reyes it won't happen. They don't have the payroll to do it. I do see the Reds pulling something off maybe they will make a trade for JJ Hardy Baltimore won't be able to sign him to a extension. Reds would give up Janish and Gomes for Hardy
Jun 30 2011 22:29:27
Ok I'm tired of Yankee fans dealing swisher for super stars he will not hit for average so red sox get j Reyes wright cj Wilson Heath bell K rod mike Adams oops yankees lose releif options
Jun 28 2011 01:08:11
Figgins for any1 dumb enuf to take
Jun 24 2011 15:00:11
Jays need a left handed outfielder who can hit. They have an abundance of prospects in the minors with only Snider, Lawrie and Drabek off limits. Any ideas
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