Plympton91 said:Imagine if the Red Sox had listened to Eric Van and resigned Adrian Beltre instead of trading for Adrian Gonzalez?
Back Bay said:Maddening how?
Smiling Joe Hesketh said:
It's such a shame the Sox have only won 1 WS since that move.
I mean, yeah, in retrospect they probably shouldn't have made that move, and probably should have taken into account the wear playing 3rd would have on Youkilis' body, but bitching about it now strikes me as really odd.
IIRC Van was not working for the Sox at the time of that exchange, and thus had no input on the decision whatsoever.
DavidTai said:Aww jeezus fuck, I was wondering who that was supposed to be, before I saw Deadspin say "Wily Mo Pena".
10 for 26 since joining the Phills. Last 3 have all been multi hit games.SemperFidelisSox said:Sizemore is on fire.
There wasn't a clubhouse fight. I was "lobbying" for one.TheYaz67 said:See - he's trying to force his trade by pitching awful and starting clubhouse fights - he wants no part of year 4...
Q: Where do you see yourself five years from now? Ten years from now?
KC: I see myself married and in ministry serving the Lord. I am not sure where I will be, but I hope to be a good influence on kids. I just really want to pour into kids’ lives. I will be training high school and college kids in baseball and football. I thought about going back to pro baseball after my shoulder surgery, but I had to realize that having a family and moving forward in my life was more important.
He said the game "was fun," and winning championships was even more "fun." He learned how to have "fun" with the A's and then taught his teammates with the Red Sox and Yankees how to have "fun." His concept of "fun" was mostly that of a young boy. "I could buy different toys," he said. "Jet Skis, boats, motorcycles, all the stuff that baseball affords you the privilege to buy." His first wife, Angie Vannice, explained that her husband "plays better when he's buying things. He likes to shop more than anybody."
He also liked to play childish pranks. He dropped water balloons from the upper floor of hotels on passing pedestrians below. He and his teammates held down other teammates and poured ketchup, mayonnaise and mustard all over their clean uniforms, which he thought was hilarious. In the clubhouse he performed pull-ups naked, his penis dangling in his teammates' faces. He liked to "party" after games with his teammates, drink booze, smoke pot. He collected women as if they too were toys. Some might say that his sense of "adult fun" was a lot like his sense of childlike fun.
I believe Sizemore was the only one outright released. AJ & Capuano were both DFA. So I'm sure the Sox at least tried to trade those two. And AJ still hasn't signed anywhere, so apparently he's not in too much demand.Rudy Pemberton said:Is it odd that the Sox released Capuano, Sizemore, and Pierzynski - and weren't able (or didn't try) to trade any of them?
From his days playing T-ball as a little kid, Johnathan Nathans was focused on playing in the major leagues.
That dream ended on the evening of Aug. 14, 2007, when the Bridgeport Bluefish catcher was injured in a bizarre on-field bat attack that is the subject of a civil case being heard this week in U.S. District Court here. Nathans, now an attorney in Portland, Maine, is suing Jose Offerman, the man who swung the bat, and Offerman's team, the Long Island Ducks, for $4.8 million.
"I didn't get to leave the game on my own terms," Nathans said Wednesday, turning to the jury box. "He took a bat to my head and ended my career."
In the second inning of the game between the Bluefish and the Ducks, Offerman was struck on his left leg by a pitch thrown by Bluefish pitcher Matt Beech. Offerman, in a moment of anger, charged the mound, swinging his bat, and Nathans followed him there in an attempt to protect his pitcher.
Nathans testified that during the fracas that followed -- lasting for only a few seconds by all accounts -- he was struck by Offerman's bat on the back-right side of his head. Beech, a left-handed pitcher, had the middle finger broken on his right hand. Nathans continued to catch, but said he soon noticed that things did not seem right.
"I was giving Matt confusing signs and every light in the stadium seemed super bright, like lasers," Nathans said, adding that he was transported to Bridgeport Hospital after the game for an examination and that he has been suffering from dizziness, nausea, weight loss, headaches and sensitivity to lights and noise ever since.
"I haven't gone a day without symptoms since Aug. 14, 2007," Nathans said.
mabrowndog said:
I'm glad he got 3 hits as it only makes me hate him more. Go win the MVP, douxhebagmauidano said:AJP 3-4 with 1 RBI so far today in his Cardinals debut. Who knew?
Actually I believe Riccio's dad was his lawyer. When his dad died the Offerman deal was his by way of inheritance. However I think Offer man is on the run and Riccio hasn't been in contact with himLose Remerswaal said:Ask him if he can get Jose to do a chat here.
The Tigers are so impressed with Eugenio Suarez‘s play that they could look to trade Jose Iglesias, according to some scouts. It would definitely be a sell-low move on Iglesias, who seemed to be Detroit’s shortstop of the future before stress fractures in his shins cost him the entire 2014 season.
vadertime said:Never appeared in a major league game (only with for Pawtucket for 2 weeks at the end of 2008) with us but former OF Jason Lane has returned to the majors with San Diego after a 7 year hiatus....as a pitcher.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/jason-lane-returns-to-majors-as-pitcher-after-seven-seasons-away-154756163.html
mabrowndog said:Lane ends up going 6+ with 2 Ks, 6 hits, no walks and just 1 ER (Evan Gattis solo HR).
- [SIZE=14pt]Jonathan Papelbon[/SIZE][SIZE=14pt] has told the Phillies that he won’t waive his no-trade clause to go to a team that will use him as anything less than a full-time closer. Between the lack of teams looking for closing help and Papelbon’s large remaining salary, this is yet another obstacle that would hamper the Phils’ ability to trade their stopper, though they’re reportedly willing to eat at least some of Papelbon’s salary in a trade.[/SIZE]
TheYaz67 said:Ahh - Papelbon, always the team player (from the NY Post/Sherman)!:
Double digit includes numbers in the 90s. Maybe double digit in octal would be better said for Paps.mabrowndog said:
The ego is one of the most mystifying of all human traits. Especially when considering those possessing double-digit IQs.
Renna entered the baseball record books while playing for the Kansas City Blues of the American Association. On June 29, 1952, the Blues belted 10 home runs against the St. Paul Saints to set a league mark for most home runs in a single game by one team. Kansas City amassed 53 total bases and hit six homers in an inning (also AA marks) en route to a 17-4 win. Roy Partee hit three homers (including two in the big inning) while Renna, Vic Power and Kal Segrist added two apiece and Andy Carey hit one.
mabrowndog said:
Former major leaguer Jose Offerman was ordered by a jury Tuesday to pay out nearly $1 million to a minor league player he assaulted with a baseball bat in 2007.
Former Bridgeport Bluefish catcher Johnathan Nathans was awarded $940,000. He had sought $4.8 million in the lawsuit. Nathans suffered a head injury in the attack, which ended his career, and still has lingering symptoms.