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Post by sammo420 on Jul 4, 2013 10:00:36 GMT -5
I like Rivera, but it seems a little weird to me that a player would donate a bat he broke facing Rivera to be made into a memento. I remember a story about a young opposing pitcher who struck out Ted Williams, then asked him after the game to sign the strikeout ball. It did not go over well. Rivera is very tough not to like. I don't know why but he is. Williams on the other hand always seemed like a bit of a jerk. Actually a lot of the old timers do. Could be my imagination though. If its not its probably them thinking about all the money getting thrown around these days and how little they made by comparison.
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Jul 4, 2013 10:32:16 GMT -5
I like Rivera, but it seems a little weird to me that a player would donate a bat he broke facing Rivera to be made into a memento. I remember a story about a young opposing pitcher who struck out Ted Williams, then asked him after the game to sign the strikeout ball. It did not go over well. Rivera is very tough not to like. I don't know why but he is. Williams on the other hand always seemed like a bit of a jerk. Actually a lot of the old timers do. Could be my imagination though. If its not its probably them thinking about all the money getting thrown around these days and how little they made by comparison. Well, it's not really the same thing. They're giving Rivera broken bats, which would be like the pitcher asking Williams to sign a ball that Williams hit into the stands. But yeah, Rivera is possibly the classiest guy in recent baseball history, whereas Williams in his day was widely known as one of the biggest jerks in baseball. Bill James wrote about this in the New Historical Abstract, which you can read here. highly recommended reading especially if you care about Sox history at all.
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Post by bluechip on Jul 6, 2013 21:43:39 GMT -5
So Puig is part of the all star final vote. I bet he wins. I don't think someone with so few Plate appearances should be in the game, but he probably will be now.
Also make sure to vote for uehara on the al side.
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Post by charliezink16 on Jul 6, 2013 21:49:37 GMT -5
So LAD receives Nolasco from MIA for 3 guys who have ceilings of 6th-7th inning relievers. Why did MIA accept so little for Nolasco? Because the Dodgers were the only team willing to eat all $5mil of Nolasco's salary. Yup, FIVE MILLION is the difference between crap and descent prospects. Jeffery Loria, you are a disgrace to baseball...
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Jul 6, 2013 22:37:19 GMT -5
So LAD receives Nolasco from MIA for 3 guys who have ceilings of 6th-7th inning relievers. Why did MIA accept so little for Nolasco? Because the Dodgers were the only team willing to eat all $5mil of Nolasco's salary. Yup, FIVE MILLION is the difference between crap and descent prospects. Jeffery Loria, you are a disgrace to baseball... It's also being reported that Miami also traded 200k of international cap space to the Dodgers. Wrap your head around that.
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Post by bentossaurus on Jul 8, 2013 18:27:39 GMT -5
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Post by fenwaythehardway on Jul 8, 2013 21:07:12 GMT -5
That's literality the weirdest thing I've ever seen in a baseball game, and I know what the words "literally" and "ever" actually mean.
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Post by bluechip on Jul 8, 2013 21:18:34 GMT -5
That's literality the weirdest thing I've ever seen in a baseball game, and I know what the words "literally" and "ever" actually mean.
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Post by bluechip on Jul 8, 2013 21:56:39 GMT -5
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Post by mainesox on Jul 8, 2013 22:06:39 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 9, 2013 0:42:05 GMT -5
That's literality the weirdest thing I've ever seen in a baseball game, and I know what the words "literally" and "ever" actually mean. What the crap is this?
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 9, 2013 5:20:32 GMT -5
It was a Korean celebrity game. I'd completely forgotten about that clip.
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Post by johnsilver52 on Jul 9, 2013 6:40:58 GMT -5
Nice read Maine, actually both links are. The guys stands at the front of the box and all the way to the side. Not bad enough and he swings at pitches in his eyes. Makes contact with them, but he swings at them, even in hitter's counts of 3-1 and 2-0. The league will have to catch up to this act, it just can't last.
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 9, 2013 7:33:15 GMT -5
Puig may be more Vlad Guerrero than Jeff Francoeur, though. Chances are that his lack of plate discipline comes back to haunt him, but some players with elite hand-eye coordination are able to get away with it and excel with an ultra-aggressive style - the "category four" players that Sickels refers to.
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Post by bluechip on Jul 9, 2013 9:46:41 GMT -5
Puig may be more Vlad Guerrero than Jeff Francoeur, though. Chances are that his lack of plate discipline comes back to haunt him, but some players with elite hand-eye coordination are able to get away with it and excel with an ultra-aggressive style - the "category four" players that Sickels refers to. That's the 40 million dollar question, right? As Sickles notes at the end of his article: He then elaborates in the comments: www.minorleagueball.com/2013/7/4/4483994/thoughts-on-plate-discipline-jeff-francoeur-brandon-wood-angel-berroaWe all hope that these young guys will be successful with their approach, or can improve their approach. Heck I see the similar comments bandied about here all the time (e.g. Clint Frazier, Will Middlebrooks). We cannot know for sure for some time.
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Post by Legion of Bloom on Jul 9, 2013 17:06:16 GMT -5
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Post by grandsalami on Jul 9, 2013 19:30:11 GMT -5
Any guesses?
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 9, 2013 19:38:16 GMT -5
Peralta and Feliz could have an impact in the AL.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Jul 9, 2013 21:43:21 GMT -5
Any guesses? Wow. I knew the Rangers had a policy about minor leaguers' hair, and that he said he'd shave the dreads, but I didn't think he was gonna bic it.
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Post by bjb406 on Jul 10, 2013 11:36:27 GMT -5
New York is reportedly aggressively pushing trades involving Joba and Hughes. If anyone is stupid enough to give them anything more than a bag of balls for those two pieces of crap I will lose faith in mankind. Watching those 2 fail so hard has been the greatest joy I have had watching baseball the last few years I think I'll lose my mind if they still manage to steal something of value for them.
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Post by James Dunne on Jul 10, 2013 11:45:11 GMT -5
They'll get nothing for Joba.
Hughes could be a steal getting out of Yankee Stadium. As aright-handed fly-ball pitcher, that's the worst place possible for him. He's given 68 home runs at home in his career, only 35 on the road.
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 11, 2013 11:20:04 GMT -5
Any guesses? Wow. I knew the Rangers had a policy about minor leaguers' hair, and that he said he'd shave the dreads, but I didn't think he was gonna bic it. I thought it was Jim Rice. lol
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Post by jimed14 on Jul 11, 2013 11:21:25 GMT -5
Blue Jays unlikely to sign their 1st round pick, Bickford.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Jul 11, 2013 13:25:42 GMT -5
Next year's draft is supposed to be loaded so they could have 2 high 1st round picks. I don't think I feel good about them not signing Bickford.
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Post by sammo420 on Jul 11, 2013 13:58:24 GMT -5
Next year's draft is supposed to be loaded so they could have 2 high 1st round picks. I don't think I feel good about them not signing Bickford. I hear ya but they have a history of not signing picks (Beede and at least one other I do believe) so they may not cash in like you might think. They have to be somewhat conservative with that pick next year because its not protected.
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