He's also managing partner of HGGC, a private equity firm with $2.4B in assets.
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There is an interesting piece on Bronson Arroyo in the New York Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/sports/baseball/bronson-arroyo-playing-with-house-money-in-comeback-bid.html?ref=baseball
He talks about trying to outlast Papi as remaining members of the '04 Sox, and the most interesting bits have to do with his being traded three times last year.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/01/sports/baseball/bronson-arroyo-playing-with-house-money-in-comeback-bid.html?ref=baseball
He talks about trying to outlast Papi as remaining members of the '04 Sox, and the most interesting bits have to do with his being traded three times last year.
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Thanks for posting this. I've always had a soft spot for Arroyo, and hope he finds a way to latch on somewhere this year.
Nava trying to become the Angels regular left fielder:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-left-field-20160307-story.html
http://www.latimes.com/sports/angels/la-sp-angels-left-field-20160307-story.html
Wow. He grew 5 inches in two years from being 5'5" at 18? That must feel like winning the lottery.
I will love Daniel Nava forever. Even if he's on the Yankees. Sitting at a early Sept. game in 2013 in the new toilet bowl the idiotic MFY fans next to me were making fun of him because "he looked like a plumber". It was such a weird insult. I guess they like their centaurs handsome in NY...
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I remember reading somewhere that Nava was given growth hormone. This is a really legitimate use, since he was abnormally small.
I'd rather not see him or anyone I like on the Yankees, thank you very much!
How did we miss Yamaico Navarro being arrested and suspended for a month for having a bullet in his luggage AND being on a team going through a big gambling scandal in Japan?
You're confusing two different teams; Navarro is on the Marines and the scandal involves the Giants. The article on the gambling does mention the Marines, but not as participants in the gambling.
A Japanese friend who's a huge Marines fan alerted me about Navarro's problem with the bullet. I know the laws are very strict about guns and ammo (I used to live there), but when I read the story at your link I was surprised at the reaction (2 days in jail, a small fine, and a month-long suspension).
I should have posted something here; thanks for posting it yourself.
I also didn't know about the gambling scandal; that's huge! Japan has had recent gambling scandals in sumo, which have (partially) led to its decline.
I should have posted something here; thanks for posting it yourself.
I also didn't know about the gambling scandal; that's huge! Japan has had recent gambling scandals in sumo, which have (partially) led to its decline.
Arroyo pitched in ST for the Nationals today. Made a few hitters look foolish on some breaking balls.
Great piece. It reminded me of the articles of past years reading about Carlton, Palmer, and Seaver, as they went for one more spring training camp with the hope of squeezing out a few more innings from those amazing but spent arms. Love those stories. Go get 'em Saturn balls! ARod's greatest gift is making sure Arroyo is part of baseball lore.
Lester with some spring training yips: http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/discomfort-zone-lesters-throwing-issues-carry-into-spring-debut/
Watched the Mets at Tradition Field today, starter was old friend Bartolo Colon, who gave up a few hits and runs. Out of the bullpen, though? Stolmy Pimental. Who got one out, then a hard hit double, then a HR to Kolton Wong (way outa there), then I think he broke the next guys hand with a HBP, then another long HR, then another HBP, whereupon he was ejected from the game, mostly for the safety of the Cardinals and of the minor leaguers playing on the field beyond the LF fence.
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Not sure where to drop this and it may be moved...apparently Curt Schilling's feelings are hurt that the Red Sox don't care about him. Schill touches on a few subjects in the podcast. The 2012 Red Sox Hall of Fame member seems to love to be controversial. God Bless him for all he did and he is appreciated but geez sometimes...
http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2016/03/11/curt-schilling-on-enough-about-me-podcast-red-sox-ownership-never-gave-a-expletive-about-me/
http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2016/03/11/curt-schilling-on-enough-about-me-podcast-red-sox-ownership-never-gave-a-expletive-about-me/
I read some of the quotes and it appears he's upset about a meeting with the ownership in which they accused him of lying about being hurt, and how they acted differently than they had before.
Quite frankly, it sounds similar to how they treated Tito in the end.
Possibly. He knows as well as anyone this is big business. Personal feelings don't always come first. He's a quirky guy and ownership is too. I think he's looking for "Pedro love" and just not getting it. He's a Sox HOF and maybe someday a MLB HOF. He gets a pass from Sox Nation on a lot of his bizarre tweets. Tito was just screwed royally.
Daniel Bard pitched a perfect inning of relief to get the save for the Pirates against the Sox today.
Also a story on his comeback.
Also a story on his comeback.
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/47911/ex-red-sox-reliever-daniel-bard-brings-perspective-to-latest-comeback-attempt
Briefly former Red Sox Adam Laroche hanging them up...
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/167571062/white-sox-adam-laroche-plans-to-retire
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/167571062/white-sox-adam-laroche-plans-to-retire
Rosenthal is reporting that the reason he's choosing to retire now is because the White Sox told him he could no longer bring his 14-year-old son into the clubhouse. Apparently, the kid has been coming to the park with his dad and even going on road trips for years. LaRoche is choosing family over team...an admirable decision.
Can't figure out why the sudden change of policy. Seems like it's long been a tradition for guys to bring their kids to the park. Other than Dusty Baker's kid nearly getting plowed trying to retrieve a bat that one time (save by JT Snow), has it ever been a safety concern?
We now know why
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 7m7 minutes ago
Sources: LaRoche chose to retire after #WhiteSox prez Ken Williams told him that he no longer could bring 14-year-old son into clubhouse.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 7m7 minutes ago
LaRoche’s son, Drake, 14, has traveled with him for several years. Adam, in a Chicago Tribune story last year, called him team’s “26th man.”
Yeah it looks like Ventura made an exception last year and the kid was in the clubhouse full time. (not just once in a while or after games etc.) I can see why that likely annoyed teammates for various reasons.
I've met Drake, and seemed like the nicest kid - can't really see him as an "annoyance" to other players, but certainly could have annoyed a few who wouldn't say anything to LaRoche directly but went to the manager/GM. Or there was no complaints and they are just being pricks....
Apparently, Ken Williams, who was the one who made the decision, defended it by saying that the kid wasn't banned fully, he just couldn't be there every single day as he had been. Williams said something to the effect of he was there 100% of the time and he preferred that the kid be there less (paraphrasing from reading a series of Rosenthal tweets this afternoon).
Kid's 14 and been around locker rooms for most of his life. I doubt he was the kind of kid the players had to be careful with their language around or something like that...he's probably heard it all by now. Unless the kid was being a nuisance, I'm not sure how objectionable his presence really could have been.
Kid's 14 and been around locker rooms for most of his life. I doubt he was the kind of kid the players had to be careful with their language around or something like that...he's probably heard it all by now. Unless the kid was being a nuisance, I'm not sure how objectionable his presence really could have been.
Obviously I'm not in the mlb and don't know how these things normally go but it seems like AL went a little too far with it. It seems a little entitled to think that's okay to do day in and day out. Isn't that reserved for the superstar players even if that is biased. Even then I can't imagine guys like Papi going that far. The dusty baker reference was close in comparison. I remember thinking how crazy it was to have your kids out there in a big game like that. When my kids are around me im overly focused on them and what they're doing and not wanting to bare any responsibility on anyone else.
So doesn't the kid go to school? I mean how "full time" can it be? But then again, if you do it for one, then you do it for all. Next thing you know it's a day care center. If LaRoche is all jacked up about that and willing to leave $13 mill on the table at the end of his career, then see ya. He should have stuck it out and made the team release him and kept some of that cash.
Probably the end of the road for Bronson Arroyo. 80% tear of his labrum ends comeback from Tommy John surgery.
Oh, son of a bitch. That Arroyo news makes me especially sad. Was really hoping he had a bit left in the tank.
I heard a bit of a game between the Cardinals and the Tigers earlier today. I was surprised to hear that Saltalamacchia was catching for the Tigers. Only got to see him strike out once. Still showed big old loopy swing during that AB. Brandon Moss was in the OF for the Cardinals.
Thanks for the memories Saturn Nuts. Ortiz is now the last man standing from 2004. Fitting I guess.
Brad Penny retires. Had a rough Spring and saw the light. Brad always took advantage of his fame and money and was romantically linked frequently to actresses, models, etc. Finally married an OKC Thunder cheerleader.
His team mates are livid and threatening to boycott a game because his wife Laci will no longer be around the clubhouse and part of the team.
His team mates are livid and threatening to boycott a game because his wife Laci will no longer be around the clubhouse and part of the team.
In the latest news regarding Arroyo, it appears he has a partially torn rotator cuff, not as severe as the original diagnosis, but not merely inflammation of the bursa sac.
From the linked article:
From the linked article:
Glad that's all cleared up.
Ok but if you're going to clear this up, you should probably note that the article also says that the partial tear isn't new:
So this isn't like some tempered good news – it's great news because he's in exactly the same place he thought he was in, long term health-wise, when he started spring training.
Probably mentioned in the other thread, but the kid is home schooled, so his schedule is pretty flexible.
An article about Jeremy Hazelbaker (now with the Cards) also makes passing reference to Brandon Moss...
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/hazelbaker-could-force-cardinals-into-tough-decision/article_95c8b0ad-54fb-558d-aa08-67162c09d72b.html
h/t to Alex Spier, who highlighted this in 108 Stiches
http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/hazelbaker-could-force-cardinals-into-tough-decision/article_95c8b0ad-54fb-558d-aa08-67162c09d72b.html
h/t to Alex Spier, who highlighted this in 108 Stiches
The New Yorker has an article on the hiring of Dave Roberts as the Dodgers manager. There are no surprises in this, but some had thought that stats guy Zaidi would hire a more stats-oriented manager, e.g., Kapler.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/dave-roberts-and-the-importance-of-baseballs-middle-managers?intcid=mod-latest
Yes, team first.
Iglesias Vows to be a Better Teammate:
“Everybody wants to hit .300 in the big leagues,” Iglesias said. “In my first two years, that was my goal.”
But that goal consumed him to the point where he became selfish. Sometimes, he would try to get a hit to improve his stats when the team needed him to simply hit the ball on the right side of the infield to advance a runner.
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2016/02/21/detroit-tigers-jose-iglesias/80721626/
Iglesias Vows to be a Better Teammate:
“Everybody wants to hit .300 in the big leagues,” Iglesias said. “In my first two years, that was my goal.”
But that goal consumed him to the point where he became selfish. Sometimes, he would try to get a hit to improve his stats when the team needed him to simply hit the ball on the right side of the infield to advance a runner.
http://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/jeff-seidel/2016/02/21/detroit-tigers-jose-iglesias/80721626/
Oh, and Middlebrooks is healthy and has been healthy the las year. He was always one to point to 'not being healthy' as the reason his play was so poor. Guess Counsell wasn't buying it!
He's still married to Jenny Dell, so he's still got that going for himself.
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And a World Series ring. Probably a couple million bucks too. And he plays baseball for a living.
Will Middlebrooks is a lucky dude.
Will Middlebrooks is a lucky dude.