2006-07 MLB Offseason Thread

[geniusMoment 0]

Anyone else heard the rumor that the Detroit Tigers will be looking to trade Bonderman in the offseason? Supposedly they are looking to move him for an impact bat (probably at 1B/DH). Any idea what it would take to pry him away? I'd bet Texas would jump in with a Teixeira swap if he is truly available.

I'd throw them Adam Dunn, unless he really grows a handle bar mustache ( in a recent interview he said he was still growing one), that would make him worth keeping no matter what.

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Jeff Brantley is leaving ESPN to become the radio analyst for the Reds

[geniusMoment 0]

Jeff Brantley is leaving ESPN to become the radio analyst for the Reds

Yeah, and they got Thom Brennamen too.

[vivalaultra 0]

It's a good thing the Reds don't have a closer or else he'd constantly be talking about how they shouldn't bring him in in tie ballgames on the road...or at home...or in a non-save situation...because closers are programmed to only pitch in save situations. They're like robots.

 

I heard a rumor earlier today while I was at work that said that Soriano had agreed to a deal with the Cards for 7yrs/$77million, but, apparently that's not true.

[geniusMoment 0]

I take it you're not a big fan of the cowboy?

[vivalaultra 0]

I don't DISLIKE him. I just remember that like...everyday for a week straight this past season, various closers came in in non-save situations and blew the game, and Jeff Brantley would always speak very condescendingly of the managers involved on BBTN...and he's got a manperm.

[Precious Roy 0]

AL Gold Glove has been announced:

 

C- Pudge Rodriguez

1B - Mark Teixeira

2B - Mark Grudzielanek

SS - Derek Jeter

3B - Eric Chavez

OF - Torii Hunter, Ichiro Suzuki, Vernon Wells

P - Kenny Rogers

 

Let the bitching about Jeter commence

[Guest NYankees]

I am going to bitch that Wang didn't win the gold glove for pitchers. Biggest bunch of bs since Palmeiro won it in 1999 after only playing 40 games in the field. The captain is now a 3 time 3 time 3 time gold glove winner.

[naiwf 0]

Derek Jeter invented baseball, so it's only fair that he wins the Hank Aaron, GG, SS and MVP this year. I'm surprised the Turn 2 Foundation didn't get him the Roberto Clemente Award so he could have swept everything.

[Guest NYankees]

And right on schedule, the first Mets fan comes on here to bitch. When do the Red Sox fans follow? Can people stop hating on DJ.

[Bored 0]

Chavez didn't deserve it this year as with his numerous injuries he wasn't as effective defensively (or offensively) as he has been in the past so he was purely reputation choice. Crede, Lowell, or Inge all would have been better choices. I am dissapointed that Mark Ellis didn't win it at 2nd.

[Brett Favre 0]

Jeter is just too damn good.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Rogers is purely a reputation choice. Gold glove pitchers are harder to overthrow than communist dictators.

[Bruiser Chong 0]

Darren Sutton is leaving the Brewers to fill Brennaman's spot in Arizona. That's an odd move, though, since Sutton has always come off as a genuine Brew Crew fan.

[The Man in Blak 0]

Three deserving winners out of nine - that's a pretty good year for the Gold Gloves, if you get down to it.

[Guest Felonies!]

Darren Sutton is leaving the Brewers to fill Brennaman's spot in Arizona. That's an odd move, though, since Sutton has always come off as a genuine Brew Crew fan.

They should just simulcast Uecker and fire Bill Schroeder, then.

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Two different American League SS:

 

G GS INN TC PO A E DP RF FPCT

 

150 149 1292.1 610 214 381 15 81 4.14 .975

 

155 155 1356.1 747 241 492 14 113 4.86 .981

 

Which one won the gold glove?

[naiwf 0]

Michael Young didn't.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Michael Young is awful too.

 

I think Yuniesky Betancourt is probably the best fielding shortstop in the American League right now. The problem is that most fans haven't seen him play.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

Juan Uribe is. He's fielding criminal charges. Can't beat that.

[vivalaultra 0]

So, anything interesting happening in the Winter Leagues? Apparently, Astros' #1 prospect and Astros' fans wet dream, Hunter Pence got arrested for DUI this past week. And he's also been kicked off the AFL team for it. I hope the disciplinary action that's being promised by the 'Stros front office isn't letting Pence rot in AAA while Jason Lane hits $1.98 in the majors again.

[naiwf 0]

Twins' Liriano to have surgery on elbow

 

MINNEAPOLIS -

Minnesota Twins pitching sensation Francisco Liriano will have major surgery on his left elbow and is likely to miss the 2007 season.

 

Liriano, who went 12-3 with a 2.16 ERA as a rookie, will have Tommy John surgery on Monday in California, the team said Friday.

 

The ligament transplant procedure usually takes at least a year for recovery.

 

Liriano pitched only six innings over the final two months because of pain in his left elbow. With veteran Brad Radke expected to retire, the AL Central champions will need help to bolster their rotation.

 

I thought that they previously said that there was nothing structurally wrong with his elbow. Was that just bad/false information, or is Liriano opting for reconstructive surgery he doesn't need?

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Wishful thinking.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

NL Gold Glove winners

 

C: Brad Ausmus

1B: Albert Pujols

2B: Orlando Hudson

SS: Omar Vizquel

3B: Scott Rolen

OF: Carlos Beltran

OF: Andruw Jones

OF: Mike Cameron

P: Greg Maddux

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Gold Gloves in the NL (I'm halfway to vomiting with rage, by the way):

 

P Greg Maddux, 16th overall GG

C Brad "Intagibles" Ausmus, 3rd overall GG

1B Albert Pujols, 1st GG

2B Orlando "O-Dawg" Hudson, 2nd GG

SS Omar "Not Adam Everett because the voters are dumbass" Vizquel, 745th overall GG

3B Scott Rolen 3rd GG

OF Carlos Beltran 1st GG

OF Mike Cameron 3rd GG

OF Andruw Jones 9th GG

 

Adam Everett got robbed. Yadier Molina got robbed. Brad Ausmus? I'm an Astros' fan, and even I'm not crazy enough to say that Ausmus was the best defensive catcher in the NL. He wasn't even the best defensive catcher in the NL Central. He was only the best defensive catcher on the Astros because the backup catcher was Eric Munson...who hasn't caught since college. Yeah, but...I'm irked by Adam Everett not winning. If DJ deserved it in the AL, Adam Everett deserved it in the NL. Adam Everett's the best defensive shortstop in baseball. Adam Everett might be the best defensive player overall in the NL. If you say Adam Everett's name enough times in a row, I hear a ghostly vision of him appears before your eyes. Adam Everett. Adam Everett. Adam Everett.

 

Edit: Albert only beat me posting these because I was busy ranting about Adam Everett. Adam Everett. Adam Everett.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Gold glove awards are not worth getting worked up over.

 

Adam Everett is a wonderful defensive shortstop. Jack Wilson might be better.

[vivalaultra 0]

Pfft. Jack Wilson...Ha! He's pretty good, but Everett's the best. The only reason Adam Everett doesn't get more attention is because he has such terrific range and awareness that the doesn't have to make diving stops or highlight reel catches. He's ALWAYS in the right spot all the time. And Jack Wilson looks like one of the Whos from the movie version of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas".

[The Man in Blak 0]

Albert Keiper?

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

For MIB, they are doing a set.

 

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[Cheech Tremendous 0]

Every year I get sort of excited to hear the Gold Glove winners, then they are announced and I go into fits of rage. I know I shouldn't get worked up over this stuff, but do the voters even watch baseball? Jeter isn't even in the top half of AL shortstops. But whatever, I guess I should just accept it for the fluff award that it is.