Recent content by Mantush

Welp. Bolden must be the back the rest of the game if we get the ball back.

If I remember correctly, Manning retired the same year the story broke. The NFL later dropped the investigation / cleared him of using banned substances. This actually happened during the Armstrong years as well. He tested positive once or twice, but the cycling governing body (UCI) covered it...

Brady getting popped for PEDs would have a similar fall from grace as Armstrong did in my opinion.

Yeah. That's why I was asking because this hearing was specifically wrt a restraining order. The impression I got from Bauer's defense was that she misrepresented her injuries in her filings and did the same about the number of texts and calls she received. I had also had the impression that...

IANAL - but do the misrepresentions in her filings (skull fracture, Bauer harassing with text messages and calls, joking about becoming rich / ending his career) play into this? I’ve been the victim of dating violence in Florida (obviously not California) and I remember the SA thoroughly...

Nordin isn't going to make it to the practice squad if he keeps this up

Didn't MLB Network announce the Mets had a deal with Rocker in place almost immediately after they drafted him? I could have sworn that happened and they were reporting him as signed that same night. With Fabian, I suspect after Meyer falling, their whole draft board was blown up and they...

I live in the Tampa - Saint Pete area. My work embraced a hybrid environment. Several, including myself, are vaccinated and did catch something last week. Of the four of us, I know three (including myself) tested negative for COVID. The other one didn’t get tested. So not sure where @tmracht...

Adam LaRoche? I think we traded for him then traded him away almost immediately after edit: yup, traded him away for casey kotchman (another name for this thread!). Kotcham OPS'd .572 down the stretch in 95 PA and LaRoche had a .957 OPS for the Braves in August and September

That would have been amazing. This is how I thought it would shake out (since the article was dated July, so I'm thinking it would have been a mid-season signing): 3B Lowell DH Ortiz LF Bonds 1B Youkilis 2B Pedroia RF Drew CF Crisp or Ellsbury C Varitek SS Lugo Having Bonds means that, when...

Reportedly were interested in signing Bonds back in 2008... probably not legit given its bleacher report, but man, what a thing that would have been.

Why not? Chris Hermann, Jett Bandy, and Charlie Madden shouldn't prevent them from claiming him. But I guess there's a 40 man crunch as is, and he's not worth exposing Hernandez (AA) or Wong (AAA). Are teams still able to claim a player and then try to sneak them through waivers themselves?

Deivy Grullon was DFA'd as well by the Rays. Any chance the Sox claim him again?

If I recall correctly from Homegrown (and I may not be recalling correctly), didn’t Bogaerts get upset he was playing third base? He sees himself as a shortstop. Maybe that’s not true now (or a few years from now) but it’s something that probably should be considered when evaluating a...

What do you think Bogaerts is realistically worth on the open market? Lindor just signed for 10 / 341. Would you sign Bogaerts to that? Frankly, I love Bogey, but I'm not sure he's a player I want tied up until he's 39 or 40. I'd probably go 4 / 120 or 5 / 150. He's not a player I want tied up...