EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted February 25, 2009 Kudos to whoever is broadcasting the Mariners/Padres game right now. This guy would be better served dj'ing AM Jazz stations. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxman 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 Any idea on who the commentators will be for the MLB Network? I saw Costas on the channel a couple of days ago, so I assume he'll be free to do so at some point. I don't know why but part of me is hoping for him to be paired with Olbermann. I know it'll never happen, but it could be nice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 I believe their primary announce crew for their Thursday night regular season games will be Matt Vasgersian and Harold Reynolds although it was reported when Costas signed on that he would be calling some games. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 Yeah, I imagine the excellent Matt V will be calling a lot of those TV games. Heard Cory Provus along with Uke on the the Brewers/A's game yesterday, and he did OK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but the Dodgers have apparently offered Manny a new contract. 1 yr/$25 million with a player option for 2010 @ $20 million. If he doesn't take this I'm assuming he just doesn't want to play baseball anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianChris 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 He'd be insane not to take that. It's virtually impossible for him to get any more money than that. Apparently the player option was something Boras was insisting on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 Good thing he ran himself out of Boston for fear that they might pick up his two $20 million player options. That would have been devastating for him. EDIT: They've reportedly agreed to terms. No link yet. EDIT 2: LA Daily News retracted the done deal article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 The Nationals are strongly considering firing Jim Bowden and replacing him Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava. Bud Selig has already given them the go-ahead to make a change without interviewing a minority candidate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted February 26, 2009 According to a graphic on ESPN during the Braves game Chin-Ming Wang went 8-21 last year. That's pretty impressive for only pitching 95 innings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YourKock'sReallyGreat 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 The Nationals are strongly considering firing Jim Bowden and replacing him Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava. Bud Selig has already given them the go-ahead to make a change without interviewing a minority candidate. What did Bowden do to get himself fired a month before the season starts? Why didn't they just fire him back in October of 2008 so they could have the new gm develop the team into what they wanted for what is possible for the 2009 season? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted February 26, 2009 The Nationals are strongly considering firing Jim Bowden and replacing him Blue Jays assistant GM Tony LaCava. Bud Selig has already given them the go-ahead to make a change without interviewing a minority candidate. What did Bowden do to get himself fired a month before the season starts? Why didn't they just fire him back in October of 2008 so they could have the new gm develop the team into what they wanted for what is possible for the 2009 season? Bowden is in really deep with the DR bonus skimming scandal. He's reportedly being investigated by the FBI. They're dropping like flies in the Nats organization as a result of the scandal, with Special Assistant Jose Rijo recently agreeing to take a leave of absence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 "I've made a huge mistake." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YourKock'sReallyGreat 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 Wfan is reporting that ManRam turned down the Dodger deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 ESPN is reporting that as well. At this point I think he's just trying to skip out on Spring Training. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smues Report post Posted February 27, 2009 Man Scott Boras must really be feeding Manny a lot of shit about other teams being interested. This is still pretty funny though. Fuck you and your $45 million dollar guarantee, me being Manny costs more than that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YourKock'sReallyGreat 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 Fox Sports is reporting that Nomar is either going to accept a one year deal with the A's or retire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 There's something funny about this Dodgers' offer again. A player option worth less than the first year of the deal? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruiser Chong 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 Milton Bradley is already hurt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 Phillies released Adam Eaton. He earned $15.17 Million the past 2 seasons for a 14-18 record and a 6.11 ERA... ouch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YourKock'sReallyGreat 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 I heard that Manny and Boras want to accept the deal but the Dodgers are backing off now. What the hell is going on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cheech Tremendous 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 According to what I read, the Dodgers wanted to pay Manny $10 million this year, with $10 million deferred to 2010 and the remaining $5 mil coming in 2011. There would be no interest added to the deferred payments. The option year would be paid out over a three-year period, also without interest. Doing a quick PV of the contract using a 10% discount yields $21M for year one and $15M for the option. That's a bunk contract. While Manny may be out of options right now, Boras rejected an offer that was grossly in favor of the Dodgers and out of line with market standards. You don't defer money without interest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tominator89 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 I'm not sure if it belongs in this thread, but I saw Greg Anderson is refusing to testify in Bonds' trial again. He must enjoy sitting in jail. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 Anderson wasn't expected to testify at all. And from what I understand of the case, the government is highly unlikely to win without Anderson testifying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geniusMoment 0 Report post Posted February 27, 2009 Milton Bradley is already hurt. On some 35 degree windy night in April at Wrigley I fully expect Milton's hamstrings to just snap off his bones. You'll see them flipping around in the outfield grass while the grounds crew try and round them up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Report post Posted February 27, 2009 The Manny thing's gonna happen. Give it another week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dobbs 3K 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2009 Maybe it was already mentioned, but the Dodgers signed Doug Mientkiewicz to a minor league deal a couple days ago. I think any other year he would have gotten a Major League deal no problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2009 Maybe it was already mentioned, but the Dodgers signed Doug Mientkiewicz to a minor league deal a couple days ago. I think any other year he would have gotten a Major League deal no problem. Nah. A first baseman with a .379 slugging percentage is probably not going to merit a guaranteed gig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2009 There's a chance that Santana may not be ready for opening day thanks to stiffness in his elbow. If his elbow has any kind of damage we might as well just pack this season in before it even starts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EVIL~! alkeiper 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2009 The Royals signed type A free agent RP Juan Cruz to a two year contract. Given that they lose a second round pick rather than a first, this may be a decent move. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HarleyQuinn 0 Report post Posted February 28, 2009 The Royals signed type A free agent RP Juan Cruz to a two year contract. Given that they lose a second round pick rather than a first, this may be a decent move. I like the signing. He's a little up and down in terms of his control (4.8 BB/9 over the past 3 seasons) but he can strike out any hitter at any given time and makes a good pairing with Soria. Also gives the Royals another guy who is deadly against RHP (0.671 OPS vs. 0.771 LHP in his career). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
