We break into your normal programming to bring you this breaking news:
Hard working TrueBlueLA and SBNation Los Angeles Editor Eric Stephen is going to Arizona this spring and he could use new clothes to rep TrueBlueLa in style.
We are over 5,000 members strong and before you spend that tax rebate money on clothes for your kids, food for your family, or food banks, we need you to consider spending some money on yourself. And by yourself I mean Eric. It has been a dry winter, but you all remember how Eric does the pregame show, in - game moderation, post game shows. How he leaves his home every weekend to cover the Dodgers and get the best quotes and in house information. You all remember that, but this year we need to get him to Camelback to cover the team like it has never been covered before.
This is not your normal telethon, we have some of the greatest TBLA characters on the phones right now to take your donations.
So call 1-888-TRUEBLA and make a donation after talking to the commentator of your choice:
The Midnight to Eight AM Shift has some of our best talent:
Gary - as Gary has humbly told us he can tell if someone is a prospect or not simply by watching how they wash their hands. He'll be heading to Camelback himself this spring, ask him which prospect you want him to keep an eye on in the restroom and for the right price, he'll report back to you personally. He has other talents, if you want Gary to put a fastball into someones earhole he's also the man for that. Also can help in the marketing world. Don't ask him about him doing dishes after a layover.
BHSportsGuy - you need a recipe, he's your man. Be prepared have your tomato paste on hand.
Hollywood Joe - the most interesting man on TrueBlueLA can give you an adventure no matter the subject. Surfing, Woman, Food, Wine, Outsourcing. He's your man
Humma - You want him to make fun of himself or give you a clever limerick? He's multi faceted and and will deliver the goods while drinking gin in one hand and handling/manipulating the speaker phone with the other hand. And by speaker phone I don't mean speaker phone.
NoLander - has an opinion about everything, even sports he does not like or pay attention too. He can help with any gadget questions provided it was not created by Apple.
Silverwidow - you want an overhyped prospect in any sport that will become yesterdays news before yesterday comes. He's your man.
Michael White - will answer any Clipper or basketball question, or for the whack jobs, he will answer questions about the WAC
Brandon - you'd think he'd answer any prospect questions but he asked if we could set it up so he does not have to answer any questions. After ranking 200 players he is soooooooo tired of Dodger prospects, so instead ask about exciting audit stuff, you know the stuff gives auditors the woody's they are world renowned for.
This all day telethon continues from 8:00 AM - Noon with our next group. Remember all these folk are giving their time freely to raise money for Eric's Camel Back run. Don't let them down.
Tommy Blackjack - I have no idea why he is on the phones, the only thing I know about Tommy is that he works in Pet Insurance and hates Dr. Pepper. Who would ask him anything?
USCChris - Let Chris give you three thoughts, one will be outrageous, one will be an apology, and he will end with more outrageous thought to top the first one. We call that the Triple Sundae
Delias Man - you need someone to hate, he can hate for you. That is worth it's weight in gold
Xeifrank - our gambling expert is your gambling expert today, no matter the game, he's got a simulation for it. Just be aware that he's taking a 20% cut of anything donated to Eric that he answered the call on.
12:00PM - 16:00 - we go with the classier members
Court##### - maybe he can tell you why he's a PHD candidate and has such a lame moniker. You have a question about music, he should be able to answer it, if not let's dial it up a notch and have him transfer you to,...........
Berkowitz - crusty dude who looks exactly like a music professor should look. Eventually Court### will morph into him.
Josie - another scholar who can take your movie, music, team uniforms, cultural questions or any number of subjects. Just don't ask her about soccer, she doesn't even know when the National team plays Italy. If you have a soccer question I suggest you wake up earlier and ask USCChris.
Maddz - you want to talk Theology at the highest level, she is your girl. I'm not sure if there is anything Maddz does not know some answer too, yet I'm sure if she does not know the answer the bulldog will find it for you. At some point I think she has applied to every college in America and now beyond so maybe you have a college question.
Mintxcore - you want to know how to be a snob, he's the man who can answer that question
As the work day winds down you need some optimistic help. Our 16:00 - 18:00 trio will do the trick for you:
Underdog - can either tell you why to be optimistic no matter how this shithole season is shaping up, or he can simply match anyone on the Internet for movie reviews and trivia.
IVdown (Bobby) - you need a TV package, he's worked for all of them and can give you the rundown on the best one. You want some optimism, he can give you that. You want some puppy slobber he can give you that,
Keith13 - he lives in Arkansas and still loves life, who better to make you feel better about your shitty life. I'll tell you one thing, the only way to really feel better about yourself is to make the call to 1-888-TrueBLA and donate some of your hard earned money.
18:00 - 20:00
Tired of the high brow or optimistic poo pa, and want some low brow entertainment? We have the group for you.
Meercatjon - crusty ole rodent who will give you unwanted advice for keeping varmints out of your holes and other non-useful things
David Young - he may be a rocket scientist but at his heart he's a Chatsworth kid who knows the industry in and outs better then anyone.
ElCamino - making a rare appearance, this ole bugger has the info on the right beer no matter the circumstance
Joey Joe - ask him why he visits us, we all want to know
Kelley Stephen - Doesn't Stephen Kelley sound better? He will probably just let the phone ring
Mleadman - derelict misanthrope who can answer any question about where to eat. I may have used misanthrope wrong but it was going to be used at some point today and this is where it was randomly inserted. Deal with it. Call Marty
Regfairfeld - You like someone, ask Reg and he'll let you know how much he sucks and why.
20:00 - 11:59Pm
Taking it home group, our goody two shoes members
Robotmaidofnails - can answer any baseball umpire question
That is it, we don't have many "nice" members.
Grimjack, fbihop , VeroJoe, Kinbote, Nolij, Julio, OB12, Pure Azure, NotJoeTorre, Shaqfor3, SeanMillerSavior, Tripon, UCLA32, LittleBlueBicycle, hee came hee seop'd he choi'd, VegasBlues, Taylor, Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache, and Chad had better things to do but have promised to help out during the next telethon.
Get off your duffs, make the call, get Eric to Camelback in style.
And thanks for reading because without you there would still be a TrueBlueLA, just a lot less irritating.
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How to really make a donation once you realize 1-888-Truebla is not a real number
www.paypal.com
mof328
@
yahoo.com
In all seriousness we only do this one time per year. Eric works hard for you, no one has to feel obligated to donate, but if you have extra money, and you read this site on a regular basis, it would be greatly appreciated if you did make a donation. I know when we did this last year, Eric collected enough to handle most of the Camelback expenses. It would be great if that could happen again.
We have 5,000 members, I expect only about 1% to make the effort but even that 1% would be a difference maker.
Thanks for reading, and good luck with your Dodgers in 2012.
meercatjohn - January 23, 2012
We are the 1%
It won’t happen until a week and a half from now, but I will definitely be sending something the way of that paypal next paycheck. Without TBLA, the amazing writers and amazing people who comment I don’t know what I would do to get myself through the work day, because I sure as hell know it wouldn’t be work, though damned if I couldn’t answer all your phone, internet, and tv questions if you had em ;)
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
I better go out and get a tattoo!
iiidown - January 24, 2012
Remind me again on Feb 1 and I’ll kick in some money.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
tell us when and where, love this site..
train
Bluetrain - January 24, 2012
www.paypal.com
mof328
@
yahoo.com
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
This is my favorite thing ever for anything
I didn’t stop cracking up the entire time reading this
Ivdown - January 23, 2012
Hah.
Tripon - January 23, 2012
Man that is a terrible picture. That’s on me though :)
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Could be on the uncredited photographer. He knows who he is.
Do note however how the banner above your head is well-framed.
I hope everyone knows that is a Giants press pass that you are wearing.
David Young - January 24, 2012
I thought it might have been photoshopped.
berkowit28 - January 24, 2012
Nope
I snapped that. It is in the Scottsdale stadium where the Giants have their spring training games. Paddy O’Furniture is a real business.
I don’t know why I didn’t take Eric’s pic at the banner that advertised that there were the place for day drinking.
David Young - January 24, 2012
Gotta hand it to the Giants for having two funny ads at their spring stadium. :)
Oh yeah, Rubby pitched four hitless innings that day.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Dos Gringos!
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Right!
Guess I would have needed to get Eric and Phil to be pictured under that banner.
David Young - January 24, 2012
No
Calls yet.
I am sure there are nights and mornings and games where Eric thought he could just slack off a little but he doesn’t do that. I can tell you the man works hard for this site, give a little back.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
Let the record show that I called that number.
Julio Nievas - January 24, 2012 via mobile
My favorite profile was Tommy’s :)
Julio Nievas - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Love Humma’s, HJ’s & Tommy’s
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
you can tell this was brewing for awhile
That’s why it turned out so great
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
What’s up Tommy?
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
head colds suck
How about you Joe?
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
I've got a miracle cure for you...
You may already know what it is ;)
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
AMF
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Good start to the day…Dodger news on SC showing a few of the names bidding for our boys in blue. We’re a day closer to ridding ourselves of McCourt :) Hope you feel better bro!
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
Thanks :)
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
(in Cartman’s voice) “…. I love ya guys”
Jack Huber - January 24, 2012
The heck with Eric...
If TBLA is 5000 strong let’s all send in $5000 apiece and we can have Fielder for a year! I’ve had a change of heart…We can all send in $5005 apiece and Eric can have $25,000 bucks too.
BaldBilly - January 24, 2012
non sequitur
The Japanese really love their bathroom technology.
The heated seat was nice, but it took me a full minute to figure out what the flush button was after accidentally spraying warm water on myself (which was kinda awesome)
Jack Huber - January 24, 2012
normally when i send people money by paypal i get a baseball card in return.
delias man - January 24, 2012
Thanks for being way better at this than I ever was, Eric.
regfairfield - January 24, 2012
poor dodger stadium will be ravaged by 909ers and 951ers
http://www.latimes.com/videobeta/b2355167-4d9c-46ad-9a95-e6b3dd098300/Sports/Dodger-Stadium-filled-with-dirt
delias man - January 24, 2012
Does this come with a reach-around?
Or, at the very least, a tax write-off?
Julio Pena - January 24, 2012
need Hee Came Hee Seop’d Hee Choi’d to show up to answer this one
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Is currency the only thing requested or can I donate beer?
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 24, 2012
haha - well done
but I thought we’d be more likely raising money for a bail bond company than clothes. Come on! Which one is Eric more likely going to need during spring break in AZ.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
The press club has new dress rules, based on the photo Eric needs a makeover.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
maybe we can get Eric on
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
HAHAHAHAHA i would totally drill someone as a fundraiser for eric
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
A reverse dunktank
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 24, 2012
in TBLA Fundraiser, target throws ball at you!
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
I will take an 80 off the noggin for 100 Alex
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
so, you want me to tone it down?
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Houston Drillers
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Call
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Back
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
This is great
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
Astros are considering changing their name
Bomani Jones suggested them changing back to their 60s name, The Colt .45s. I like it
Julio Nievas - January 24, 2012 via mobile
You might try yesterdays thread, it got some good work done on that.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
and hire Billy Dee Williams to be their PA announcer.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Clayton Kershaw create a caption contest
Hopefully you brilliant writers can best what I’ve seen so far
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
“As you can see, Clayton, that red line descending down the graph symbolizes the Giant’s chances of winning after your first pitch to start the game… Oh wait”
Julio Nievas - January 24, 2012 via mobile
“Bring your kid to work day was 20 years ago, Clayton!”
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Oh wait that’s Kershaw.
regfairfield - January 24, 2012
“This is the computer we use to track the orbit of Pujols’ home run off Brad LIdge”
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
“See, this is a blog called ‘Gaslamp Ball’…..”
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 24, 2012
ha
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Clayton Kershaw’s wardrobe provided by his mother.
regfairfield - January 24, 2012
I read the first 10-15
People are idiotic.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Take it, you did not like the Yankee one
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I actually missed that one. It looks like a couple may have been deleted, because there were some last night that were just stupid from what I remember. I was going to post the link until I saw most of the comments were just people talking crap, rather than having a good time.
The etrade baby one was pretty good, lol.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I chuckled at a few of them.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Guy: “So, Clayton, Mr. Cohen has this much money.”
Kershaw: “Excellent!”
OB12 - January 24, 2012
only slightly ashamed
“Great pictures of Africa Clayton, man those bra-less African babes have titties down to here”
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Clayton: My God! The Dukes are going to corner the entire frozen orange juice market!
Ellen: Unless somebody stops them…
Clayton: …or beats them to it. Egg-nog?
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
“So Joshua Macciello really does own gold mines?”
David Young - January 24, 2012
Love this whole thing
so glad this didn’t die
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I can boil my eggs with the steam coming from Josie’s ears this morning
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
but now that this little incident is so far behind us I can’t see it anymore, all I wanna know is if HJ is gonna watch : )
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Being there
I like to watch
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
gonna shoot you a text here in a few. have kind of an interesting question
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Yes, when standing at a urinal next to HJ you might feel inadequate, best to simply look forward and not try to stare
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
how else am i to know if he’s a prospect or not?
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Hot wife Check
Confident Check
I’ve never looked into HJ’s eyes, I can never get past the nose:)
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
the nose is the secret to my success
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
how would you know this kind of intel?
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
he’s Italian? What else does that race have going for them?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
The speed with which they disembark?
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 24, 2012
we retreat with the best!
The Italian Army slogan should be “Too busy eating to fight since the fall of Rome”
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I think the French have got you beat out by a good margin on that one
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
the French have no excuse, we had the glory of Rome for 900 years to figure out that fighting is for the birds
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
“Do you care if it falls?”
“What?”
“The Roman Empire.”
“Fuck it.”
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
Maybe it was the 1.7 Million who died in WWI
I’m breaking Humma’s law but French Cowardice is a pet peeve of mine.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
jeez Phil – you trampled on poor Humma’s law
I am still pissed at the loss of Corsica and Nizza
and that the greatest French General was really another short ill-tempered Italian
but yes, WWI sucked for the French and everyone
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
they may not be cowards
but they seem to fuck up every war they get involved in
nolander - January 24, 2012
They did ok in the American Revolution
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 24, 2012
saved our ass!
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
HJ
I finally made it to the title essay in “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again.” It is slaying me.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Oh good! Cracked me up too
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
It’s doubly poignant reading his death-dread thoughts too, in light of his fate.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Just ask them!
mleadman - January 24, 2012
I wasgoing to comment on this but I am not opening up another political debate.
Grimjack - January 24, 2012
since napoleon
nolander - January 24, 2012
They weren't cowards at that time yet!
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
HITNG?
David Young - January 24, 2012
On MLB TV last night doing the Oughta Here for 2010, they showed the Jose Baustista home run chart.
53 home runs to LC – LF
One home run to RF
Did pitchers simply throw inside to him all year?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
1) crowd plate
2) have someone in center field tell you what pitch is coming
3) spin on everything
4) ????
5) Profit
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
He either swung as hard as he could at pitches inside or didn’t bother swinging at all.
regfairfield - January 24, 2012
Sweet, I got a shift!! I would of threw in something about my knowledge of illegal narcotics and how I can list anything you want by dealer and price range like a search engine… but thats ok, maybe you wanted to keep this post clean and sober.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
you’re one of us now. one of us.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
dripping in sarcasm
delias man - January 24, 2012
gooble
Gobble
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
nah, I could never be one of you guys, but somebody has to be the bad guy, and like The Situation, I enjoy the bad guy role.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
/runs out of house crying
Michael White - January 24, 2012
so you watch it, im impressed.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
You’re easily impressed
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
im impressed because I didnt realize anyone other then deliasman ,I think, watch it, but I guess not.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
/runs into wall
That’s something that happened on that show, right?
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Better, he tried to put his head through a solid concrete wall.
regfairfield - January 24, 2012
Yup. He thought he’d psyche out the guy he was getting into an altercation with by showing how crazy he was. He showed this by ramming his head into a concrete wall and knocking himself out.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
We call that a Frerotte
fbihop - January 24, 2012
in my neighborhood it is called
A Gusser
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Top 10 moment of 2011 TV History
delias man - January 24, 2012
You cried watching Dolphin Tale, your street cred has been busted by a tail-less mammal who would have been chum in the normal state of the world. Just remember since human folk intervened and saved that Dolphin, God had to kill another one to take it’s place. One that was supposed to have baby Dolphins later in the year. One of those babies would have been a mutant, thus becoming the beginning of the new race of Dolphins that would later have saved humankind from itself, but no we had to intervene and thus by saving one tail-less Dolphin we cemented the fate of the human race.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
too much Vonnegut as a young man I see
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Indeed
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
of all the meercatjohns in the world
You’re the meercatjohniest
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
hey, you cant use my DT comments against me lol….. yeah, so, I gotta a little teary eyed, and what? Seeing the way some tail-less Dolphin touched handicapped kids and showed them if this Dolphin can overcome its disability, so can I, was very touching and yes I shed some tears…. sorry, I do have a heart, whats left of it anyways.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
You’re no Humma
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Just to further bust my street cred, Id also cried for Patch Adams. Shit now I got no cred left.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
I also cried when I realized he was going to have to wear that patch the rest of his life. The shame of being a pirate is something that never leaves you
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
yes, yes you did
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Keep coming back….it gets better
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
That is what I told her, but she like hundreds of others simply slammed the door and I never saw her again
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Disappointed VeroJoe won’t have a shift to relay all his wicked Vero Beach Dodgers tales.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Sorry….I cried a little this morning when I seen that all of my TBLA fam got little shout outs and I was no where to be found. I was going to buy Eric a hooker and just use it as a write off.
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
You made it Joe, you just didn’t get a shift because you not reliable(not really Delias said he would not work with you). I forgot to update my post until this morning, if you hit refresh you will see we didn’t completely leave you out.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
In the words of an actress who played a flying nun, who also knows what Burt Reynolds ass tastes like
We love you, we really really love you
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Sally Fields tossed Burt Reynolds salad?
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
Are me and Delias beefing? Fuck it we can start up the East Coast / West Coast thing….I’ll park an RV in Kansas and stand in the middle of the cross fire ;)
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
You just ruined Sally Field for me
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
dont worry.
it just happened last year, not back in the day
delias man - January 24, 2012
so I should not refresh?
delias man - January 24, 2012
You’re in there with the rest of us that he couldn’t come up with something clever to mention. :)
Nolij - January 24, 2012
new post
http://t.co/ZKWcUHYe
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I'm confused. Are we caught in an endless loop now?
underdog - January 24, 2012
It’s a new post within a new post.
INCEPTION
fbihop - January 24, 2012
We are only two levels down, it will get crazy by dusk
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
falls micro-slowly off of blog
towards river
underdog - January 24, 2012
I forgot, this may be my favorite one
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
That was a great one.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
this was great
but I feel like my hate for steve jobs has been shortchanged
nolander - January 24, 2012
obligatory
take it to the hate thread
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I feel my hated for all mankind has been longchanged
mleadman - January 24, 2012
yeah – he colored you bad
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I got to use a fancy word that I expected Josie/Berkowtiz to inform me was used incorrectly.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
it is a delightfully funny play
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I see now that I used it correctly
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I would have accepted
lycanthrope
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Teen Wolf hit home for you
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Thank god
no bodies buried in this thread
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Give it time, I think the pressure of the thread has unraveled a few members
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I’m shaken but not stirred.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
We did have a tossed salad though
mleadman - January 24, 2012
poor gidget
delias man - January 24, 2012
You have no idea
how hard I’m trying to work a Flying Nun joke into this
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Let’s get back to this one.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Stick it in his Gary, stick it in his ear
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I'm laughing hard at this
For a reason Phil cannot know
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
family guy?
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
South Park
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
I think there was one where Meg wanted to have sex but stay pure, so the kids started having ear sex.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
yeah
something in the air today
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
it wasn't me!
nolander - January 24, 2012
Saw me bangin on the sofa
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
#BlameFox
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
yeah
That happened
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
I wonder if anyone else
has actually sent Eric any money.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
i would have texted you but I only have your twitter. if you get a chance, check the tweet i sent you this morning. You can Direct Message me back if you prefer that to the public realm
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Check your mail?
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Nolij, quick!
You may have another Coke Rewards email!
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Damn, nope. But I did have a yoga groupon.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Then it's a good thing you checked your email so quickly
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Think about how this would have looked just four years ago
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
someone somewhere would have assumed i was trying to set up a domestic espionage ring
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
They really should. Think of it as gas money on a really roadtrip.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
“long” roadtrip
kinbote - January 24, 2012
I thought it was rally
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I need an editor.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
gumball!
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
The heavy hitters don’t bring out their wallets until after lunch. I was going to suggest instead of eating lunch simply give Eric your lunch money today, but then I remembered how cranky Marty got when he was lunchless on Jury duty.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I gotta remember my Paypal login
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Last year from what I understand he got some nice donations, not 1% type of action but it was something which is better then nothing.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Thinking of something awful to say……
delias man - January 24, 2012
Roses give off just the right fragrance to make one feel better as they stroll by the garden on their way to work
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Haha. Good stuff. And thanks.
Nice to be in the “classy group” (as I sit in my stinky ass sweatpants.)
And great to have the afternoon shift. That’s usually when I do my freelance napping though.
underdog - January 24, 2012
The Houston Stinky Asses
mleadman - January 24, 2012
hee hee
I was gonna do the one that Dave posted yesterday but couldn’t do it on my phone at the time. “The Houston We Have a Problems”
underdog - January 24, 2012
Jessica Simpson
Approves
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
You and I are going to kick that shifts ass, Underdog :)
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I second the suggestion that we get a reminder at the first of the month. Money is a little tight right now.
Also, I really hate my moniker now. I want to change it to just “court” (as most of you call me anyway), but that probably wouldn’t work.
court168627 - January 24, 2012
if I remember I can call you court168627
But that won’t happen :P
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
wondered where all the numbers came from.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
music is just math, if you add the C and B chords, but subtract the D chord while multiplying E and F you get 168627
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Actually, if you turned those into scale steps you could get a pretty righteous melody.
court168627 - January 24, 2012
Like an Unchained Melody
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I heard that song the other day somewhere… I think on an episode of Cheers that I was watching?
fbihop - January 24, 2012
it’s a handle i’ve used since high school. it’s my high school id.
i’m comfortable with just “court” though"
court168627 - January 24, 2012
Now I want to call you 168627 ;)
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I AM NOT A NUMBER. I AM A MAN.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
From the outside, I am thinking
I am a number, not a man
From the outside, I am thinking
What were they thinking?
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
I’m wondering why you have my wife’s birthdate as your numbers. March 4th
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Chale… I cant answer personal questions
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
working in the dark is nice and relaxing
nolander - January 24, 2012
Damn, why do you all leave yourself so open for ridicule
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
oh yeah, well ridicule me this
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
I'm with you
I hate all these damn lights, lol.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I just use a desk lamp and light from my windows, refuse to use the ceiling florescent lights
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Oh “working in” I thought it was “working it”.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
dirty old man
nolander - January 24, 2012
lmao!
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I forget
Is Nolander the vampire?
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
He likes working in the dark
He’s pasty white
He owns a cape
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I am NOT pasty white
and I don’t own a cape… yet.
nolander - January 24, 2012
How about a cloak?
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
Its on the list
nolander - January 24, 2012
you’re a little pasty
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
I need to get back on the trails
nolander - January 24, 2012
I’d like a little pastry.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Lincecum is “close” to a 2-year deal with SF for “a little over” $40 million, per Heyman.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
damn
i want his contract to KILL them when he sucks.
delias man - January 24, 2012
Can't they extend him for 8 years at 25 million a year yet???
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Lineceum, Giants have reached verbal agreement, per Hank Schulman.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
More like “herbal” agreement amirite
kinbote - January 24, 2012
totally stupid.
i rec’d.
court168627 - January 24, 2012
the Houston Herbalites
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
$40.5 million total says Schulman
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
So, is that as hefty as it sounds? Or about right?
underdog - January 24, 2012
About right
$500k bonus
$18m in 2012
$22m in 2013
Per Schulman
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
about right, he turned down 5/100 so they simply when with his two team years. I think he will regret not doing the 5/100.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Zito was a full year removed from his Cy year when he got paid. Lincecum doesn’t have to dominate both of the next two years to still get his. If he ends up playing ligament musical chairs, however, he might regret it.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Yeah, good for Giants I guess. Was hoping they'd get burned instead.
underdog - January 24, 2012
Yankees will get burned instead
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
I really think Cain will end up signing long-term with SF and Linceum will walk.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Yes
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Jason Schmidt is thinking, “fool!”
latenite - January 24, 2012
"fool of a Toke!"
underdog - January 24, 2012
I pity the fool
mleadman - January 24, 2012
yeah and O’s and Rangers are out on Fielder…. come on Frank, were really gonna let the native Fielder go to Washington DC?
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Fun fact
From TMQ on ESPN.COM
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
dam, how old is she, like 100? Can NFL get more creative with halftime shows? seriously, Madonna? whatever.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Unlike the previous acts she was not born before the birth of the film industry
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
That is interesting, but considering the history of McCartneys and Aerosmiths and stuff, she is practically a baby.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Hmmm I apparently have better things to do. This is news to me!
I do have my own fundraiser that I need to get around to organizing, but I’m waiting to get bumped up the transplant list some more.
Golfing sounds like fun. It just needs to stop raining…
VegasBlues - January 24, 2012
so how exactly can they wriggle out of Loney’s 2012 contract?
delias man - January 24, 2012
why?
they need a 1b in 2012.
court168627 - January 24, 2012
Fielder
delias man - January 24, 2012
*rolls eyes*
looks like Fielder will be a Nat by the end of the day.
Also, this whole “Fielder to Dodgers” thing is getting a little ridiculous. I’m going to start taking cash bets if people really believe this much.
court168627 - January 24, 2012
I only got money, wish is better then cash.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Until Rob Lowe tells me Fielder has signed, the hope is going nowhere.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
trade him, play him in LF, bench player,
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Have Fielder eat the contract. Literally.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
now this contract had….dry ink on it for several fortnights
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
trade him to the Brewers
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
sunk cost
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I don't think that's true
You can cut Loney for 45 (?) day termination pay.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
and then lose a grievance filed by the Players Union.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I’m just using the Repko comp. What is the difference (honest question)
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Sufficient baseball ability
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
The clause in the CBA
This is from the old CBA, but I doubt it is much different if at all in the new CBA:
No way in hell Loney wouldn’t get paid his full salary in such a case. Easy win if the Dodgers tried anything.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Holy shit, so you were serious about the sufficient skill part.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
amazing, I thought he was being total snark
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Ya, I thought it was a LOLRepko comment.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
That is only if the
contract was awarded in arbitration, Loney and Ethier signed agreements before submitting figures, I think those contracts are guaranteed.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
Repko didn’t go to arbitration either
Michael White - January 24, 2012
But then that would mean that every
contract to a arbitration eligible player is not guaranteed.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
I was operating under the assumption that they weren’t, at least not during spring training.
Clearly, I was wrong.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
They aren’t automatically guaranteed.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
It really depends on the language in the contract whether or not it is guaranteed.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
We need another lefty in the bullpen…
VegasBlues - January 24, 2012
Can’t believe the league is making the Clippers play a back to back Wed/Thurs after being on the road on Wednesday.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
It’s brutal. The different paint color on the floor really screws with the Clippers.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I wonder how many locker rooms Staples has. Must be at least six.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
You don’t think the WNBA has it’s own locker do you?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I’m sure Lakers, Clippers, Kings, and Sparks all have their own locker, with probably two visitors locker rooms, one for b-ball and one for hockey. But there might be extras.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
I’d be curious, I doubt the Sparks have their own.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
and the avengers are no more
nolander - January 24, 2012
Why do teams need rooms to dress in? Just come to work in your work clothes! Even throw a suit on top of them if need be.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
a suit over your hockey pads would be quite the sight
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
getting your penny loafers over your skates my be difficult
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Yeah, didn’t think about hockey. But just bring your geat in a gym bag and leave it under the bench like the rest of us do! :)
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
they’ve got locker rooms at the Y, dunno why this is a thing : )
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
tearaway suits!
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Thanks
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
laughter!
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Reasons why this season kind of sucks…the Lakers will hold their first full contact practice since preseason camp today. Not sure how the language is worded in whatever agreement was reached for this shortened season, but since the Lakers had 18 games in the first 29 days they haven’t been allowed to have a full practice yet.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
They can practice all they want, but this team is going nowhere…. think im done watching for awhile until they make some player moves.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Man, that is not being a fan, that totally blows
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
im just speaking from frustration, dont mind me.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Oh, that was emo Chris
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
New Auction Keeper League - 1 spot left
I’m setting up a new auction keeper league. No entry fee. I have several very experienced, savvy owners and we need to fill one spot. We draft ASAP. I need a committed owner as this will take the next two months to complete.
12 team, $260, slow auction. Keeper by adding $5.
5×5, but we’re debating over the format right now.
(2) C, !B, 2B, 3B, SS, MI, CI, (5) OF, UTL, (9) P, (2) BN
Do you have interest? Share your Yahoo ID & I may offer an invite.
Homerj24 - January 24, 2012
this killed me
For those who like a little rejection sprinkled in with their fantasy baseball
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I’m just trying to verify commitment levels. I suppose that I could’ve worded that differently.
Homerj24 - January 24, 2012
I know you didn’t mean it like that, or at least I assumed you didn’t
I just found the wording very funny
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
He must be an NFL ref.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Explain it to me like I'm 5
nolander - January 24, 2012
your mommy gives you $260 for a lemonade stand
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Explanation
You can’t be in the league
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
rec for me
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I could use another Dodger fan. I’m all by myself. C’mon guys!
Homerj24 - January 24, 2012
I would, but I don’t have any experience with dollar drafts.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
hang out in cheaper bars
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
i was going to go there, but couldn’t figure out how to make it work.
That said, I’m now a Delirium Tremens fan. So good.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
That’s the deep end of beer drinking.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
don’t ruin the market on Uribe by getting a bunch of us in there bidding his ass up
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Now is this a closed or open auction?
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
I’ll just assume that this is another smart ass comment.
Thx guys!
Homerj24 - January 24, 2012
rite of passage
these are just love bites
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Sorry. That’s how we show our affection. :)
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Xeifrank
What is your take on Jersey Shore?
:)
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Makes me thankful I did not grow up there.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
seems easy to get laid though
delias man - January 24, 2012
that’s what the UC system is for.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Sources be talkin
TBrownYahoo: Source: Prince is very close to a nine-year contract with the Detroit Tigers, according to sources.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Whoa.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Mystery team wins again!
fbihop - January 24, 2012
And then
what Miggy is going to DH.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
Miguel
is making $86M for the next 4 years.
I know they lost Victor Martinez but this seems a bit much.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
they could just move miggy back to 3rd
sure his defense will be bad, but those bats man
nolander - January 24, 2012
wait what
nolander - January 24, 2012
NINE YEARS?
nolander - January 24, 2012
DH?
nolander - January 24, 2012
WHAT?
nolander - January 24, 2012
and this is the real Tim Brown, unlike the fake Jo(h)n Heyman tweet that went out about 20 minutes ago
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Should’ve seen that coming once Victor Martinez went down.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
The Tigers?!
Didn’t see that coming.
Neither did the rumor monger who was absolutely positive he’d be a Nat. Heh.
underdog - January 24, 2012
(rumor monger meaning a certain journalist)
underdog - January 24, 2012
Let’s get thirty of us and we all tweet that an inside source told us that a (different 1/30) team is on the brink of signing Fielder. One of us will look like a genius. I vote that Phil gets the Pirates.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Done deal, says Heyman
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
The real one
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Cool. Thanks for some actual baseball news.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
speachless
nolander - January 24, 2012
JonHeymanCBS: price deal is $214M, 9 yrs. #tigers
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Never
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
JonHeymanCBS: prince agrees with #tigers
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
SO SAD
delias man - January 24, 2012
sooooo
Can we have Miggy?
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
My first thought
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Cecil Fielder hit 245 home runs as a Detroit Tiger. Challenge accepted.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
It just came to me that he went to his dad's team
I wonder if it’s a “fuck you” move
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Boom
$214 million over 9 years.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Dodgers will get Prince
when he is useless and over, as per usual.
underdog - January 24, 2012
those last 3-4 years are going to be rough
nolander - January 24, 2012
serioulsy thats almost pujols money
jeez
nolander - January 24, 2012
So when do we find out
how Boras worked out the whole Victor Martinez injury thing.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
What kind of cut
of the $214M does Boras get? 5%?
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Good question
I wonder if there is a cap on larger deals. I had heard a standard figure of four percent before, but I’m not sure if that is true.
Either way, Boras made a hell of a commission today.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
"What was that again, Dave?"
underdog - January 24, 2012
The classic Misdirection.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
I’m glad he did not go to Texas. Michael White must be happy bloke, bummer for KC
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Why is Michael happy?
underdog - January 24, 2012
You don’t know he’s a huge Tiger fan?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Um, no, I didn't. TBLA is just a guise?
underdog - January 24, 2012
Michael Young?
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Bummer for the 2nd and 3rd best teams too.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
I blame Court for this
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
The numbers in his name represent Prince’s salary in millions?
Nolij - January 24, 2012
it only takes one
nolander - January 24, 2012
goddamn..
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Let’s put this into perspective, if this had been us very few of you would be worrying about the final years of the deal because you’d be so busy dancing on your chairs.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Scott Boras is fucking amazing. seriously
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
You're absolutely right
We just get to be on the outside looking in at this deal with a level head :)
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Of course
I’m more amazed at the Tigers payroll. I mean, good for them, or their fans, I guess. But hope they rake in the dough for some years to come because, gosh…
underdog - January 24, 2012
As expected, me = deflated.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
Boras wins again!
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Oh, and Bartolo Colon to the A’s is official.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
{Price is Right trombone sound effect}
kinbote - January 24, 2012
This was perfect BTW
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I stole it from Tim Crews Mustache guy.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
I know many of you are focusing on the fact we won’t have Prince to play 1st base and that Loney is our guy. Just because you now expect Eric to spend this money on beer to drown out his sorrows is no reason not to make the call. Nothing wrong with donating drunkard money, for every beer you drink this month, put one down and send it to Eric.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I seem to have misplaced my Paypal password, so i’ll donate to the cause when I get home
mleadman - January 24, 2012
I’d suggest the lot of you change your paypal password to truebluela so you’ll never forget it.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
this is a great callback to the other day with his social
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
That's it!
It was DodgerThoughts
/Idareyoutotrythat
mleadman - January 24, 2012
likely excuse
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I'm told Boras shot down the deal
per Krasnick
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
WHAT?!
nolander - January 24, 2012 via Android app
Then he should be fired. FIRED FIRED FIRED
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
depends
on what fielder wants
nolander - January 24, 2012 via Android app
to be a Dodger
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
He really wants
to see the inside of that locker room
mleadman - January 24, 2012
I want the Dodgers to sign him but damn thats a lot of years
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
I would like this app a lot more
if it didn’t force the orientation to the worst one for typing
nolander - January 24, 2012 via Android app
Not reorienting is the stupidest thing in either mobile app.
David Young - January 24, 2012
Yes, new to the arena but I’ve found that if I can’t landscape I’m irritated.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
It is just fundamental to the smartphone that you can rotate that damn thing. Just plain dumb not to have that.
David Young - January 24, 2012
right and the chose the aspect ratio hardest to type in
boggles my mind
nolander - January 24, 2012
Exact tweet:
fbihop - January 24, 2012
cool, i'm glad there was actually something, lol
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
It’s never a done deal until the physicals
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
Sorry, shot down the rumor of the offer
and my friend says that might have been before it became official. I should stop listening to my friend.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Shoot him down.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
The 2013 free agent class doesn’t have many people I’d want as Dodgers.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Hamels, Cain, Greinke?
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
That’s about it.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Expect
Giants to extend Cain now too.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
Yeah, that too.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Its a good thing we have so many potent bats coming up through the system.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
With 9/214, I feel very confident in my reluctance from the getgo to make a play at Prince.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
yeah
why not just get pujols at that point
nolander - January 24, 2012 via Android app
Because he’s an Angel
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
u know
nolander - January 24, 2012 via Android app
Nolander is saying that his team did. :)
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Kemp deal
looking good
nolander - January 24, 2012 via Android app
When Loney outhits Prince this year, Ned will win the GM award and dance dance dance
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
We knew this moment was coming
but it doesn’t make it any less disappointing.
You better bring your fucking A game Jim!
OB12 - January 24, 2012
or more likely he'll "revise revise revise" his resume as he updates his LinkedIn profile
underdog - January 24, 2012
SBN's Amy Nelson just retweeted
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
“That little bastard is trying to upstage me”
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Well we can trade for VMart come December
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Let’s trade for Miggy now!
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
Jansen, Guerra for Miggy. Seems fair.
GET IT DONE, NED.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
I got an interesting Email asking for Eric's paypal.
So while I had fun making the post I may have missed the message.
www.paypal.com
mof328
@
yahoo.com
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
So I’m thinking this is just the first shoe. Occam’s razor clearly would say that Prince is at 1B, Miggy to DH, but I think there’s gotta be more. Either Detroit is entertaining the notion of moving Cabrera back to third (or LF?) or would be willing to move him.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
I’m thinking they simply do a timeshare with both seeing 1st base / DH.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Dear Mr. Prince
Come hear our Timeshare presentation and we’ll give you $214,000,000
mleadman - January 24, 2012
In 2013 they will have an issue of having 3 guys that can play 2 positions, but they have an entire year to figure that out.
VegasBlues - January 24, 2012
Heyman tweeting
That Miggy will be the one changing roles.
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
DH/3B? RF?
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Dodger 1B :)
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
ha ha
I might pay to watch Miggy play 3rd base again.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
can’t believe he was a SS in the minors
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Michael Morse was too
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
I remember seeing him play with the M’s. Shitload of Ripken comps
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Joel Sherman:
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Cabrera will be a
5 and 10 year player after this season so he will have no-trade rights.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
I take that back
he will be short a few days
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
Nothing a few million dollars can’t handle.
We can always hope that the team sucks and that he then becomes available at the trade deadline!
VegasBlues - January 24, 2012
Ah, the ray of hope. Not really.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
Miggy is the better hitter, sounds good
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Except you have to give up good stuff to get him instead of simply signing a FA. I love Miggy, can’t imagine we have the parts to get him.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
This. We have nothing to trade that could used to get someone of Miggy’s value.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
Get another team involved then
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
everyone in the hottub
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
What’s a hot tub without bubbles?
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Dr. Dre
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Back to School
kinbote - January 24, 2012
our top pitching prospects wouldnt be good enough? with a Sands too?
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Sands isn’t good enough for the Dodgers
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
true… what about this Webster you guys keep talking about… Dee Gordon?
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Nope, besides we’ll need these guys fill spots at a low cost for several years.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
Webster would have to be included, sure. But Detroit isn’t interested in trading a top-five MLB hitter for AA prospects.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
A year from now Sands will hold more value
When he improves upon this season when he was about average this year in the majors (103 RC+ and 0.9 WAR in 60 games)
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Zach Lee, that guy was a first rounder!
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
We'll give you all of our bacon and eggs
all of it, for Miggy
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Milkshake too?
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
That would be insanely awesome
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
It never ends!
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Their defense is bad enough already, don’t think that will work out well
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Good thing they will outhit pretty much everyone
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I hear that Verlander guy
can strike out some guys, so no worries about the D.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
Pitch him on 0 days rest all year!
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Don Drysdale would pitch both games of a doubleheader and then come back to start the next day if he could.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
They have 2 strike out pitchers.. and the rest are extreme contact pitchers. Verlander gonna throw 280 innings this season?
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Was being a bit facetious
I don’t see that staff liking the group behind them for most of the year…you’re correct, it’s gonna be rough for those other three guys in the rotation.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
MLB announced that Tony LaRussa will manage the National League in the All-Star Game this season.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Did he retire due to HIV?
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
i like this
delias man - January 24, 2012
From his car
at a stop light
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Would be great if Pujols was in the NL and he left him on the bench again.
delias man - January 24, 2012
He won't give a shit
if it counts or not though. So, they should get Earl Weaver for the American League
mleadman - January 24, 2012
I guess Joey Votto
should be ready to play in a lot of All-Star games in the near future.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
That’s a good point, who is the next best NL 1B? Howard?
OB12 - January 24, 2012
He's hurt for the near
future.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
Right, so here is your opportunity Loney to get the back up spot on the All-Star team.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
What if Loney pulls a Beltre this year? That would be great….
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
What do you mean what if?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
idk, my memory isnt the greatest but I seem to remember fans frustrated with Beltre, maybe even wanting him gone… Looking at his stats his OPS was in the low 700s for 3 years up until 2004…. Maybe Loney does something similar, and out of nowhere has a monster 2012 to the surprise of many.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Not the HR part though, or even RBIs, but still, maybe an OPS over 850… or whatever is a good OPS+
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
You missed me completely
I said
What do you, what if?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
so you are saying it is going to happen. I think so too.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Jim will emerge. He will grow his hair out, get a stache, and look like Ron O’Neal in supafly…..and win the MVP.
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
In 2008
at least through ASB, NL had Pujols, Gonzalez, Fielder, Teixeira, Votto, and Howard at first base.
Through 2010, you had all of them except Teixeira.
Now you have Votto and Howard
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
he is still laying on the ground in Philly
delias man - January 24, 2012
Brother I’ve been there.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Yikes, James better get his shit together unless hes gonna get Karrosd
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
When he’s not busy striking out or tearing his Achilles, yeah.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
As far as HR and RBI go, yeah
But after that, Berkman probably.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Mike Morse played 85 games there this year
At this point he’s the 3rd best 1B left in the NL.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
But will likely play LF in 2012 with LaRoche back.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
Except the Nats will be using LaRoche since he’s not hurt this year. Yet
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Didn't know he was still signed there
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Top Five NL 1B
1. Votto
2. ???
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Jimbo!
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Top of my head
1. Votto
2. Howard
3. Berkman
4. Panda
5. Freeman
TomasC - January 24, 2012
Panda be a 3rd baseman,
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Didn't he play some at 1st last year?
Take him off, move up Freeman and put Goldschmidt or Davis instead then.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
Lot of average 1st baseman, only Votto is a stud, with Berkman a distant 2nd and everyone else a tie for 3rd
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Yup
Maybe that Rizzo kid will work out away from the Park sponsored by Petco.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
Good list. Though Panda aint a first baseman.
I think Goldshcmidt will be up there by the end of the season.
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
Panda played 3B primarily.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
Helton is better than Howard IMO
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Always forget about Todd Helton
Most underrated 1st baseman in recent history? Huge contract not withstanding, of course.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
home/road splits suggest overrated
The Stuntmen - January 24, 2012
I’m all for Howard bashing, but this is where I draw the line.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Right. The 1990s Helton yes. The 2012 Helton, no.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Yeah, isn’t Helton kinda bad these days.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
No?
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
He bounced back a bit in 2011, I think some are still stuck in 2010 when he was putrid
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
He was pretty good in 2011, but hard to see that continuing at age 38.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I’ll take the Helton/Jambi combo over Howard
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Mekka Lekka Heinie Ho
mleadman - January 24, 2012
I love the internet
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
1. Votto
2. ???
3. Profit
The Stuntmen - January 24, 2012
LaRon Profit plays baseball now?? sweet.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Loney
is getting it together this year.
funkyjam - January 24, 2012
NL lost a lot ton of talent this winter.
What a battle for the AL All – Star team
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I have this fear that this will become the norm and the Al will simply be the big money leageu and the NL will continue to be the young talent league.
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
AL 1B ballot
Pujols
Fielder
Teixeira
A.Gonzalez
Morneau (including him since he owns an MVP award)
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
does Konerko play 1B or DH now? Hosmer will be good in a few.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
In ten years Hosmer will be the answer to the best player to never be on an all-star team
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
At one point, Rusty Greer was a potential answer to that question. Wow.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
The Houston Rusty Greers
mleadman - January 24, 2012
YES
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
It was always Tim Salmon. Well, Kirk Gibson before him. But Tim Salmon.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
ca. 2000 or so, among active players, the list was something like Salmon, Karros, Greer.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
The Houston Salmons
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Pretty sure he’s still at 1B: think Dunn is their DH, but they can always flip flop.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
Jesus Montero!
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Adding to that
Carlos Santana (how much does he play 1b?)
Konerko (I know Xei just mentioned him)
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Are you trying to depress me?
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Jeff Shaw
Casey Blake
wait…what?
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
Didn't make that connection till just now
damn :( lol
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Damn
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Joey Votto is going to get 300 million dollars
nolander - January 24, 2012
He might not even get $200 million. He won’t be a free agent until after his age 29 season.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Even Carlos Pena left the NL(:
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I mentioned him when talking about it to my buddy
Not a giant loss, but still someone with power who walks.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
The Angels really need to send Kendry back to the NL just to make amends
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
He just needs to take the 5 North 30 miles
The Stuntmen - January 24, 2012
it's kendry(s)
gets with the programs
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Kendry doesnt have enough grit
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
It’s grits. Gets with the programs.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
instant grits?
The Stuntmen - January 24, 2012
My Cousin Vinny
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
obv
The Stuntmen - January 24, 2012
Before the Rivera resigning
I was 99% sure Ned was gonna sign Derek Lee for his PVL grits.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
Ryan Howard may never hit 30 home runs again T/F
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
May: True
Will: False
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
False, I think he has one more season sometime in the next few years where he does, but other than that will be fairly mediocre.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
He plays in a very HR friendly joint.
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
You think his injury will zap his power?
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I think he was headed down and this will hasten it. By 2013 he will have the worst contract in baseball if he does not already.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
it'll be a close race between him and Vernon
nolander - January 24, 2012
Vernon will be an all-star this year as the team has 55 wins at the all-star break and Pujols, Kendrick, Wells. Weaver, Haren make the all-star team.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Scioscia14 is trying to get 20 people together for a suite at Petco Park on Saturday, April 7, the opening weekend against the Dodgers. Go to his Fan Post for details
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I am pretty sure I know Scioscia14, I think I have played ball with him. If I am correct, he is a damn good catcher and a very good hitter
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
up and down manager
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
TV salesman
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
From Jon on Dodger Thoughts. Forbes (via Maury Brown), by the way, says that based on initial offers, Frank McCourt can expect a minimum of $1.5 billion as a sale price. Man.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
initial bids are going to be higher than the final sale price
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
I’d be a little surprised if the final sale price is substantially less.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
i’m just regurgitating. i know nothing
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
I know, but even if they are shooting a high initially, they must be doing with some sort of factual basis otherwise anyone would just come in an bid $3B to get to the next round.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
i’m just regurgitating. because I have to find my young
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
/smallmammalproblems
kinbote - January 24, 2012
find them?
Did you eat them? That may be worse than necrophilia
mleadman - January 24, 2012
feed
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Albert Pujols. Alex Rodriguez and Prince Fielder
one doesn’t belong
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Yeah
A-Rod roided.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
Not my take
A-Rod and Albert are among the best I have ever seen, they are amongst the best ever
Price is really good
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
yup
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Peter Gammons on the Twitter:
fbihop - January 24, 2012
In the next two seasons
If the Dodgers don’t end up with a bit bat 1B I will be shocked.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
not all that much to choose from
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Sandsabar
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Ya, that’s the problem
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Can we have him this year?
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
You’re gonna get banned by Phil. Jim Loney will RAKE this year. Like a zen rock garden tender, like a litter box owner, like a New Englander in fall. He’s got this.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Uhhhhhhhhh
I’ll take Votto for 100 Alex
You do know he is my favorite hitter in the NL
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
If I didn’t already tell the story a 1000 times already, I would recount that I saw Votto play in Indianapolis in AAA. I was there on business and really interesting in watching Jay Bruce
Joey stole my attention – I turned to my (since fired) sales guy and said – that guy is a major leaguer waiting to happen
Later that game, Joey Votto gave a signed ball to the a little girl
I don’t know if he saved a baby from a burning building or not
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
ahem……Kemp much Phil?
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
When is he a FA?
OB12 - January 24, 2012
Didn't see this yet
Forbes says Dodger Investment banker sets minimum bid at $1.5 BILLION dollars.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
tripon'd
nolander - January 24, 2012
What position you play?
Investment banker
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
Kind of shoots holes in your theory
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I am not surprised
Scarcity and opportunity drive value
wait until we see what the media numbers are
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
my firm is helping out the caruso group with legal stuff and theres no cool documents to look at on the system. its all boring. =(
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 24, 2012
Isn’t 99% of legal stuff boring?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TEDIOUS
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Half of the time.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
yeah if you want to know the ins and outs of the dodgers kcal contract its awesome but f that s. I want to see bid #s.
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 24, 2012
I know the media rights are up and all but still……………..
I find it amazing that when the Dodgers were last for sale the economy was kick ass, everyone had money, yet no one would pony up for the team, and now the team is valued 3 times as much, the economy blows chunks in a city that is blowing chunks and everyone with a billion dollar pulse is in the game. WHERE THE FUCK WERE ALL YOU PEOPLE SEVEN YEARS AGO
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
this is exactly what the fuck I want to know.
delias man - January 24, 2012
Good point.
TomasC - January 24, 2012
Especially since the only difference is the TV rights and even though every team in every sport is getting crazy payouts, Josie and BH tell me that nobody watches Dodger games anyway…
Michael White - January 24, 2012
rolls eyes
not none but a relatively small portion of the LA population as compared to the portion of Philadelphia that watches. In just household numbers it’s still meaningful. I mean just look at all the money Taiwan is pouring into the Dodgers.
But really this has more to do with the nature of TV watching 10 years ago as opposed to now. The DVR has made sports so much more valuable.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
My television watching came be summed up in two categories.
Live sports (75% of what I watch)
Shows I’ve DVR’d (25% of what I watch)
As such, the only commercials I see are for Aladdin bail bonds and the like.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
beside, the cash cow is basketball, baseball just keeps the lights on in the summer
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
of which, btw
The Lakers are #4, and the Clippers are second to last, but improved 75% from 2010 to 2011 which is third best in the NBA.
The Lakers have the most households
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
I finally saw an ad. An African-American couple commits near-suicide to escape from a car driven by a “white” couple ostensibly driving them to Applebee’s. I can’t say I blame them.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
It’s not only about ratings, it’s about being able to force cable and satellite companies to carry your channel and pay you x cents per viewer, whether or not any individual game gets ratings or not. Enough people want the sports channels to make that happen, irrespective of how many games they watch or don’t watch.
David Young - January 24, 2012
what does the economy have to do with it? there have always been rich people.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
if anything theres more hyper-rich people who can afford 1.5 billion
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 24, 2012
right
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Seven years ago the world was much different
and the economy is bad, but not for the rich, which has future gate implications, but not pocket wealth implications
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Could be that many people with money know which way the wind is blowing (economy on the rise now).
But xurely the real answer is that 7 years ago a new owner was tied into an existing Fox TV rights contract (and KCAL too) that didn’t pay much for another 9 years; while now known riches are assured. The combination of Time Warner, own channel (like Lakers) and Fox all competing in he wake of the Angels’ contract, means it’s a really good investment now.
berkowit28 - January 24, 2012
I doubt at 1.5 Billion it is a good investment. The winner of this contest will not be making any money on the Dodgers.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Why you say dat?
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
FWIW, the Lakers got a $3B television deal.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I think you are wrong
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
How do you know that? In 15 years, maybe it sells for $5B or more.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
O’Malley sold to Fox for $330 mil. what was it, 4 years later when Fox sold to McCourt for a 33% increase?
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Yeah, point is, long term this seems like a good investment.
OB12 - January 24, 2012
7 years ago: tied into 9 years at 58mil per year tv deal
today: potential to buy the team for $1.5bil, and have a $3bil contract signed within two years.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
The $1.5 billion does seem ridiculous. Feels like the housing market before the bubble burst.
My first thought was if that is the minimum is that in 10 years the Dodgers will sell at a loss. But WTF do I know?
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Thank you
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
The only thing I can think of
Time Warner or more likely Fox is paying 25 -33% in exchange for ownership into an RSN.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
Then again, if they can break even or make a profit under the current model and TV deal, adding $80-100 million per year in pure profit (new TV deal) offsets that
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012 via mobile
Can they be profitable as a day to day/year to year business
Sure, that part will not be hard.
The only way they make money in the end will be selling the whole thing with the interest in the RSN.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
That said
Make the click
www.paypal.com
mof328
@
yahoo.com
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
You are all doing excellent work
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Looking for motto’s
Don’t be a dick, make the click
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Don’t be an ass, give some cash
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Hey Joe, why curse, just open the purse!
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
Don’t be a sphincter; give just a tincture.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Don’t be a donkey, pay the monkey
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Doesn’t rhyme, pay on time.
berkowit28 - January 24, 2012
Don’t be a cunt, pay up front.
berkowit28 - January 24, 2012
Man y’all are mean, just please peel the green
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
Don’t be a douche, cut the purse strings loose
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
damn, this is the most shocking
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Thought that might get you. ;-) What the hell, it was on the tip of my tongue, so to speak.
berkowit28 - January 24, 2012
the c word is one of the last good cuss words left
nolander - January 24, 2012
Here’s a motto — Let’s sign Votto.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Even if you don't give a fuck
kick in at least a buck
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Don’t got a buck? You F-in suck.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Don’t be effin’, give it to Stephen.
David Young - January 24, 2012
Reading some Tigers’ blogs dated right before the deal. Some of the DH speculation included Damon, Matsui, Ibanez, & Pierre [!]. I guess they upgraded there.
I still don’t see it as a huge win for Detroit. They paid a lot and they were already probably favorites in the AL Central. Going forward, they have Cleveland and KC to deal with longer-term. I’m not sure if they are near Tex/LAA/AL East 3. They still need a starter (Oswalt would’ve been a good fit; Garza still could be) for that rotation.
Color me kinda unimpressed.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
They totally needed that bat. They had only Miggy. They were basically the Dodgers with Kemp / Kershaw if they had just lost Andre as the Tigers lost Victor.
Now they can give the young pitchers some rope. The rotation is still short but at least Miggy is not going to have Peralta in front of him and Delmon Young behind him.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
the pitching isn’t that good. They need another starter badly
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
It should be good enough for the AL Central this year anyway. They aren’t beating anyone in the postseason even if they get Garza.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
how can you deny the power of
DOUG FISTER
hee came hee seop'd he choi'd - January 24, 2012
Fister?
Damned near broke my arm off
mleadman - January 24, 2012
The heart of the lineup went from:
Cabrera
Delmon Young
Boesch
(Theoretically functional DH)
to
Fielder
Cabrera
DYoung (not David)
Boesch
It is much better.
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Cabrera and Fielder
Damn
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
Big Boyz
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Be fun to see them flailing
at Kershaw in the Series
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Avila should bat 5th
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
Just read the news, and I’d like to be the first to say……FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKK!
VeroJoe - January 24, 2012
I counter with “WHEW.”
Nolij - January 24, 2012
Nostradamus shows up and asks if he missed anything.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Sorry, that wasn’t supposed to be aimed at you, Nolij, but at the Fielder news in general.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Megaupload
Any thoughts on the Feds shutting these guys down?
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
I guess money laundering is bad
Michael White - January 24, 2012
seriously
anyone ranting about it probably didn’t bother to read the inditment at all. These guys KNEW they where paying people for uploading illegal materials,and only payed lip service to DMCA takedowns. They absolutely deserve to get crushed.
nolander - January 24, 2012
I think most people who are mad about it believe its directly tied to SOPA, which isn’t the case.
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
aren’t the people mad about it the one’s who are no longer going to get paid for stealing intellectual property?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
don't know
Everyone I’ve heard complain it has gone down the fuck the man route
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
yeah pretty much
some have bothered to make the effort to try to believe megaupload did nothing wrong, others just say fuck the MPAA
nolander - January 24, 2012
really just people pissed they lost an easy source of illegally acquirable goods
nolander - January 24, 2012
ahhh
why did you take down the In Flames lyric?
NotJoeTorre - January 24, 2012
a whim
I have lots of whims. I may put it back later
nolander - January 24, 2012
The whim of a mad man?
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
I'm doing what any sane man in my situation would do
I’m losing my mind
nolander - January 24, 2012
Get some sun, it cures all ailments, and then eventually kills you
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
starting tomorrow it is going to be in the 80s again, YES!!
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
SOPA tried to screw Nolander
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
it didn't know what hit it
nolander - January 24, 2012
The people upset by this just haven’t found spankwire, xvideos or madthumbs yet.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
hey, not all illegal downloading for videos is porn, haha
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
but all porn downloading is for illegal
nolander - January 24, 2012
/internet poker
fbihop - January 24, 2012
hardly know her
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
In 2003
Richest Folk
Gates 40 Bill
Buffet 30 Bill
Paul Allen 20 Bill
Ellison – 16.8 Bill
Then Four Waltons at 16.5
In 2011
Gates – 59 Bill
Buffett – 39 Bill
Ellison – 33 Bill
Charles Koch 25 Bill
David Koch 25 Bill
Christy Walton 24 Bill
George Soros 22 Bill
Sheldon Adelson 21 Bill
Three Waltons 21 Bill
Christy Walton did better then her siblings
Paul Allen fell to 13 Bill – that is what happens when you buy a sports franchise
Steve Cohen is number 35 at 8 Bill
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
So the 3 Waltons have 21 billion each? and then Christy has 24? Dam, why arent the Waltons bidding on the Dodgers?? Maybe they dont like baseball.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
On the plus side, season tickets for $3.99 a piece. On the negative, entire team made up of brittle Chinese guys.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 24, 2012
Could get your tires done while you watch a game, though!
fbihop - January 24, 2012
Stan Kroenke is looking into bidding for the Dodgers. His wife is one of those 3 Walton’s.
VegasBlues - January 24, 2012
Now we are talking
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Throw [the bid] down, big man. Throw [the bid] down!
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
hands will fly
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
isn't he late?
Pure Azure - January 24, 2012
nope
delias man - January 24, 2012
Woa
Just noticed long absent BlueBleeder posting on the Dodger THoughts site. Would love to see him and Gary pitching hardball against each other. Glad he’s back, hope to find out where he’s been. Hopefully he will be on the DT softball team.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Love that guy
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
i fear my reputation may have begun to overshadow actual ability.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Steve Nebraska
Lex in Brooklyn - January 24, 2012
Sidd Finch
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Don't say that
Everyone must know about your 95 MPH fastball with movement and your foot and a half breaking curveball
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Yes! Bluebleeder is alive and well. So great.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
You seem worried about our team there brother. :)
We got our first team workout this weekend. Jon is whipping us in to shape.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Seriously?
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Didn’t you see Jon’s new Dodger Thoughts credo.
We Play To Win! LOL
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Xeifrank, the Desmond of DT/TBLA
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Hey!
That’s not fair. Is that some kind of movie/tv reference. As long as it is someone who frequently passes out drinking cheap boxed wine, I’m ok. Otherwise back off.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Desmond did pass out drinking a few times, and I’m sure the wine had been there for a good 20+ years, so I think the analogy still meets your requirements.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Na, we are so loaded, I don’t even need to play.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I’m just very happy BlueBleeder is alive, I was worried when he dropped off the cliff
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Same here
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Agreed.
David Young - January 24, 2012
just had a very productive phone call
For those who know, remember that thing we talked about Sunday? Well, that’s happening.
Let’s just say I will be covering the shit out of the Dodgers this season.
HO
LY
SHIT
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
CONGRATS!
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
I expect the GFY to be recorded
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Janitor duty, eh?
fbihop - January 24, 2012
That’s a lot of shit…
Seriously, though, congrats!
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
I wasn’t around on Sunday….does that mean I’m not allowed to know?
Michael White - January 24, 2012
srsly
nolander - January 24, 2012
I may have been around
But I don’t even know/remember
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Check your phone
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I don't know what it is
but I think I’ m happy about it. Congrats!
mleadman - January 24, 2012
SWEET!
kinbote - January 24, 2012
man, the Eric Stephen to Spring Training Telethon just got real
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
WOOT
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
cool beans Eric
Congrats
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
Traveling with the team???
berkowit28 - January 24, 2012
No, but I got a freelance gig that will allow me the time to cover every Dodgers home game this year, or just about every one.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Congrats!
berkowit28 - January 24, 2012
that's awesome man
congrats!
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
congrats!
Pure Azure - January 24, 2012
Where are you on OD? Can I meet you? lol
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
For the home opener, hopefully not reporting on some Pirates fan who got stomped into a coma.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I cant make any promises…. a friend and I were talking about this yesterday, how MLB gave us the Pirates because that the team with the least likely violent outcome. However, we forgot that there is a growing amount of Pirates fans in the city of Pacoima because certain people in Pacoima like the colors, and the P on the hat. So actually, its possible there could be a fight…. but it wont be me.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
But really, are you already in the press box well before most arrive? Or what do you do on OD?
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
But for real opening day
Hopefully I will be in San Diego all weekend.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
sorry, the home opener I meant…. do you hang in the parking lot, or just straight to press box….
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Field baby Field
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
oh, I sit field level, when I can get there….
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Straight to the press box. Then to the clubhouse, then field, then press box, then game, then clubhouse, then press box. Lather rinse repeat.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
nobody hangs out in the parking lot at DS
delias man - January 24, 2012
I beg to differ… I see alot of people chillin in the lots at the home opener…. only the home opener, because the gates open earlier.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
If anyone is looking for me, ill be in the empty overflow parking lot, probably pissin in the bushes, or doin a key, HOLLA!!! im just kiddin
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
JonHeymanCBS:
Deal Not Done
mleadman - January 24, 2012
nice
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Boras still waiting for the call from Ned…
latenite - January 24, 2012
Boras waiting it out, hoping for another Loney flip-out
Pure Azure - January 24, 2012
An artist's rendering of 2012 Opening Day Eric.
Taylor Maricle - January 24, 2012
Green
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
Nice chest hair
Julio Nievas - January 24, 2012
This was really hard to do with paint.
I miss photoshop.
Taylor Maricle - January 24, 2012
www.pixlr.com
nolander - January 24, 2012
gimp
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Nice
You should get a freelance gig too! :)
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
best post by you ever
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
It probably won't get any better, fyi.
I’ve peaked early.
Taylor Maricle - January 24, 2012
You’ve said this frequently, haven’t you?
David Young - January 24, 2012
I generally peak at times are quite appropriate, thank you very much.
Taylor Maricle - January 24, 2012
*times that are
Taylor Maricle - January 24, 2012
I was the 11th rec!
David Young - January 24, 2012
14
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Hells yea!
Julio Nievas - January 24, 2012
Congrats, dude, even though I havent a clue of exactly what it is.
UCLADodger32 - January 24, 2012
Fucking awesome.
David Young - January 24, 2012
Great news, congrats! Even though I don't know the details of what you're talking about!
underdog - January 24, 2012
Blue Jays sign Francisco Cordero
$4.5 mil
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Seems like an overreaction to V-Mart going down
Boras probably put a hit on the dude.
But that will b
Pure Azure - January 24, 2012
**that will be a fun duo to watch. I like the Tigers all right, good for their fans.
Pure Azure - January 24, 2012
Fangraphs weighs in
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/detroit-goes-for-it-signs-prince-fielder/
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Summary: short-term it will help them a lot; long-term not so much.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Not so sure how much in the short term
They still are favorites for that division, but come up short when compared to the upper crust of the AL, at least to me. Then again, anything can happen in the playoffs.
Pure Azure - January 24, 2012
That’s how I feel. WS or bust move.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Wilson Betemit got $3.25 million total for two years with Baltimore plus a vesting option for 2014 with another $3.2 million. Heyman called Betemit a “lottery winner”
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Sounds like a Ned special if Ned didn’t already hate Betemit…
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
Is Willy Aybar still available?
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Cody Ross got $3 million from the Red Sox. Good thing everyone’s broke. Geesh.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Is Cecil still available?
BaldBilly - January 24, 2012
I was shadow boxing early in the day…
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
How is Cassius Clay these days?
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
This is great
Except one thing: you say I’m “multifaceted,” but I think you mean “two-faced.”
/clink
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
You missed a thread so gross
that the Meercat was forced to censor
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
it wasnt even THAT bad
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Does not get any worse then skull fucking
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Folks who were alive a few hours before, especially not people i went to school with
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I think its called getting Scully these days, but with alive women.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
flirting with that line…..
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
But im just glad for once it wasnt me that said it.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
I threw a flag, 15 yards and loss of down
it doesn’t get worse
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Steve Mason asked a question on Twitter
“What’s the difference between Lakers and Clippers fans?”
My answer:
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
That is changing
Pure Azure - January 24, 2012
Indeed, last Sunday in fact gorgeous brunette was on the kiss cam that the guy next to said had to be her dad. Nope
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
caller said ticket prices… I agree, for me the difference was always the Clipper fan wants to cheaper ticket.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
my snarky answer
about 230k households
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
My snarkier reply, those going to the playoffs and those who aren’t.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I think they mean more in general, not just this season. Dont be gettin cocky.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
in general before Chris Paul.
About two inches
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
haha, So whats the difference between us? We can start at the penis, Or we can scream I just dont give a fuck and see who means it. Gotta love Eminem.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
I’m not cocky, but I’m feeling very confident in the Clippers going to the playoffs this year.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I’m not
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
oh, I assumed you meant Lakers wont make playoffs… which they might not cuz they suck,…. but Clippers are making the playoffs, its not even questionable.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
In a 66 game season everything is questionable based on health. Right now the West is very packed after the Thunder. Not sure how much will shake out, then the crazy schedule will take a toll. I’m expecting a crazy ass April
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I have to say, you did get me sufficiently worried on Sunday. It was the perfect storm of the Lakers playing poorly and watching the Clippers win (then the Lakers losing again Sunday night).
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
You can’t lose at home to the Indiana’s of the world. I’m curious how the rest helps them. Bynum is just about do for an injury right after Laker fans have talked themselves into thinking he’s as good as Howard
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Its not so much the rest, but the needed practice IMO as Eric mentioned earlier…. You had a 2 week preseason? with 2 games, and then with all the games packed the 1st month of the season, Lakers really havent have any practice time, and practice is where you improve/learn I guess….. Also Indiana is doing well this season.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
But even with more days off the next few weeks or so, and finally some practice time, Im still not very confident Brown can get the offense playing alot better based off his HC history with Cleveland. But hopefully im wrong….. Just please tell me Kobe shooting 25-30 shots every fuckin game isnt the plan all season, PLEASE.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
practice? practice? we’re talkin’ ’bout PRACTICE???
David Young - January 24, 2012
I don’t know if you know this but the Pacers have the 3rd best record in the NBA based on win pct. They are a pretty well-rounded and solid team.
And yes, these Lakers are not a contender the way they’re playing.
BFDC - January 24, 2012
yes I know all of that, still need to beat them when you have a big lead and the three of the best 10 players on the court are yours.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I don’t disagree that the Lakers should have won the game, but when you say the “Indiana’s of the world” it sounds like you think they are a terrible team.
BFDC - January 24, 2012
you are right, my fault, I should of said if they remain mostly healthy… But you are correct, anything can happen when key players get hurt and miss alot of games.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Hate to say it
Dodgers : Lakers :: Angels : Clippers
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
I don’t really get this comp. Angels are in a different geographic niche, so that sets them apart from the other three clubs and has been more successful than the Dodgers in the recent past. I guess there’s a newer vs. older thing going on, but the Dodgers have been nowhere near as successful as the Lakers in any stretch.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I thought it was his rooting interest
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Los Angeles sports hierarchy?
The city I live in now is not the city I grew up in. The Dodgers and Lakers were the stable franchises that owned the LA while the Angels and Clippers were searching for the identities. Now, the roles are reversed.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
early 90s Lakers? Early 2000 Dodgers? This has all happened before, and shall happen again.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
I think the Clippers have turned the corner as a franchise.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Did Donald Sterling die?
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
HA!
The Clippers have never had players like Griffin and CP3, bonafide franchise cornerstones. I guess it could be argued that Elton Brand should’ve been a player that Sterling should’ve broken the bank to keep, but history has played out in Sterling’s favor.
As terrible as Sterling is as an owner, he would have to try really hard to mess up what he has now.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Can’t blame Brand walking on Sterling. At all.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I don't
but Brand hasn’t lived up to his contract in Philly.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
all those lottery picks, law of averages says they couldn’t all be duds, not were they all duds. And they had a little help getting CP3
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Most of them were duds
Yaroslev Korolev (#12), Shaun Livingston (#4), Chris Wilcox (#8), Melvin Ely (#12), Darius Miles (#3), Quentin Richardson (#18), Michael Olowakandi (#1), Brian Skinner (#22), Maurice Taylor (#14).
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
You have to count either Tyson Chandler or Brand if you’re going to do that though.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
i said most, not all
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
If I really wanted to nit-pick I’d point out that you included non-lottery picks in your list.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I noticed that too!
I’m giving the Clippers credit. What’s with the third-degree? I thought you were a Clips fan.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Just trying to keep it accurate. Heck, considering where he was drafted, I’d say Brian Skinner had a really nice career.
I hated the Chris Wilcox draft pick so much, and there’s nothing more to say about the Korolev pick. Ely was the same year as Wilcox, Miles just didn’t work out and Olowakandi was obviously a disaster.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I used to love hearing Bill Walton commentate when Olowakandi was in the game. Walton really liked to bash him for some reason. I think he once called him the worst player in the history of western civilization.
BFDC - January 24, 2012
I should've put more time into the research
but this work thing keeps getting in the way of my TBLA contributions.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Don’t worry about it. I like Clippers conversations.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I’ve talked about the Clipper more in the past month than I have my entire life combined.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
how many where lost to knee injuries
nolander - January 24, 2012
Livingston
Whether it be cursed injuries or cursed draft picks, I think the Clippers have finally shaken it.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Just Shaun. Other than that, there’s a whole lot of suck up there.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Depends on how far back you want to go
Danny Manning.
Clips drafted Danny Ferry who demanded a trade, right?
David Young - January 24, 2012
We’ve had plenty of injuries, not sure what MW is talking about.
Brand missed a year
Shaun missed a career
Harper missed a career
Manning missed a career
Smith missed a career
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Shaun was the only guy on that list.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Smith missed a lay-up that could’ve derailed the Michael Jordan myth.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
If a month is corner turning, I imagine you must be a dog, or other small mammal with a short life span
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Again with the Humma jokes.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
I think of you more as a marsupial
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
wow, Josie playing the “dog” card.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
How they have played this month is not relevant. What is relevant is that they have a true super star on the team for the first time this decade. Someone the old fans and new fans will combine to make them a respectable franchise in wins, fans, media contracts. You can look the other way but as you are doing so this franchise has turned the corner and things will never be the same.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Agreed
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I didn’t mean to come off as trying to sink the Clipper, just that lets see how things play out. Coupled with that, the NBA is designed to continually churn teams up to the top.
Explain to me why the Clippers aren’t the new Cavaliers, is I guess what I’m saying.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
yeah, one blown out knee, and its all over.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
What does “new Cavaliers” mean anyway?
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
From Lebron to Rags
nolander - January 24, 2012
Oh, then that is just a dumb comparison.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Superstar drafted and ultimately leaves without a championship. Team returns to sucking.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
CP3 is obviously the big counter argument, but is this going to be his last injury spell of the season?
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
I don’t even think this injury spell was all that legit. He’d definitely have played on it if the games were meaningful. VDN pulled a Torre and pressed his luck by sitting Paul during a soft strech of games. It probably worked too and the Clippers were a Love 3 pointer at the buzzer away from executing it to perfection.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I get what Josie is saying I think…. As of right now, Clippers have made the right steps to turn the corner, but until they actually do turn that corner, you cant really say they have turned the corner yet. I think.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
and what would turning the corner be? just making playoffs? making playoffs consecutive seasons? winning a title? or ??
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
We have to define "corner"
When I said they turned the corner as a franchise, I did not mean they’ve suddenly elevated themselves to elite status. I meant they aren’t the same old clippers anymore.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
yeah, because when Dodgers added Dayrl and Eric Davis, was that turning the corner?? because they ended up crashing into a wall.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
The wall was right around the corner
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Anyone who’s worked in a restaurant knows you’re supposed to shout “Corner!” when coming around a wall.
Tim Crews' Dastardly Mustache - January 24, 2012
sure whatever – I don’t care, we can call the corner anything we want
I just have heard this before
Yes, they are better, they are good. For me turning the corner as a Franchise means you do it over time, over different mixes of player, you have a foundation and process that you use over and over again
I don’t see it – but mazeltov
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I agree Joe, and I think thats what Josie was trying to say…. you havent turned the corner, until you actually turn the corner.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
You haven’t turned a corner until you’ve turned a corner.
Got it.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
haha, got it? good, get it… im jk
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
trees are trees, no one has to make the argument they are trees
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Let’s just say Google maps says the Clippers have many corners to turn. They’ve probably turned the first corner and are getting ready to turn their blinker on again. Of course little do they know they still have a bald tire and one of the headlights is out.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
I think your standards are to high.
For us turning the corner simply means we are no longer a laughing stock, we are legit, and we will continue to be legit for a few years. No one has the life span to say oh my goodness you have been consistently good now for five years I now proclaim you have turned the fucking corner. GTFOOH
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
IF Clippers can stay healthy, you just mentioned health earlier, dont forget it.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
/things you could say about every team in every sport
Michael White - January 24, 2012
yes ofcourse, but he just said earlier he isnt confident Clippers make playoffs this year because of health reasons, now he sounds sure Clippers are legit for a few years, without those same health reasons. But im sure that what he means.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Says the man whose teams present and future reside in a 35 year old mans legs who has played so many minutes, and a center who is Chris Kaman fragile.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Kobe is 33
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Playing in the NBA since age 18 with playoffs runs almost every year makes his legs older.
David Young - January 24, 2012
I don’t doubt the man’s odometer is up there. Just felt compelled to point that out. Phil was venturing into Germans/Pearl Harbor territory :)
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I was talking about Derek Fisher but over shot by two years:)
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Oh, haha!
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
that kid has hung enough flags in his career
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
which has nothing to do with the future
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
maybe these are the end days of the Laker dynasty. Maybe the sheep will lie down with the cow.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
They are at a crossroads, how they handle the transition from Kobe to the next superstar will be interesting. In the meantime they aren’t elite and will not be competing for any titles, which given the price of their tickets will not set well.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Key point
The Shaq to Kobe transition didn’t go well and needed a trade coup of Pau to get to the next level. The Kareem to Magic transition worked because Kareem was a smart man and Magic was an affable guy. We’ve had a lot of luck in Lakerland to garner the success we’ve had.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Thing being Lakers have always shown the ability to bounce back…. Even when they go through down times, they always find a way to bounce back. Even in down times, Lakers have only missed the playoffs like 2-3 times, ever.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
oops, alot of repeat in there, my bad :(
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
When did this turn into about the Lakers:)
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
And this goes back to my original analogy
that confused MW…
As Lakers fans, we believe that even though we suck now, the team will bounce back because we always have, while the Clippers have historically been snake-bit by their own doing or forces beyond their control.
Right now personally speaking, I don’t know how the Lakers will bounce back. As much as I love Kobe (my second favorite athlete of all-time after Junior Griffey), I think his ego will be an impediment to the Lakers progress. The Lakers are cash-strapped with very few trade pieces, who happen to form the core of the team. The Lakers would have to go through a complete face-lift to get back to elite status, with only Kobe remaining since he’s unmovable with his age, contract, and value. This is what’s called uncertainty, something we as Lakers fans have been fortunate not to endure for long periods of time.
The Clippers, on the other hand, are running free and easy down the road. They have a core in place, finances that jive with each other, and YOUTH.
It’s not the end of the world for Lakers fans. We’ve been through rough spots before, but this is the first time in my lifetime that the LA teams find themselves on the other sides of the spectrum.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Speaking of Griffey
His son Trey, a prized wide receiver recruit, just committed to U of Arizona.
I feel old.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
He looks so much like a Junior that it’s as if Junior had sex with a female clone of himself and had Trey.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Trey
per ESPN:
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
The Holy Grail if you grew up in the 90s
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
He really is Junior Junior.
David Young - January 24, 2012
All I did was correct errors in your draft pick post
Quit crying
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Could they amnesty Kobe?
David Young - January 24, 2012
and women over chairs.
David Young - January 24, 2012
but he did it like a cold-blooded assassin
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
Agree
I’m trying to keep the Clippers within the context of its own existence. It would be unfair to compare the Clippers to the Lakers or the Celtics.
I’m happy for Clippers fans who can now cheer for their team without waiting for the other shoe to drop.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
High probability
1. Contract stability for core of team.
2. High probability of making the playoffs next 3+ years.
3. ?
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
CP3 is here for this season and next is a certainty. I’m no expert, but doesn’t the CBA allow the Clips to offer him more $ as a FA than any other team? That will put LAC in the driver’s seat for keeping him long term. Blake Griffin is a no-doubt max deal guy soon, right?
Sounds like the corner is turned barring serious, serious injury.
David Young - January 24, 2012
Yes and yes.
I do think the timing is perfect. With Chris Paul on the roster, the Clippers will be able to negotiate a max extension with BG. Assuming BG signs that (and he will), they’ll have Griffin locked up when it’s time to negotiate a new contract with Paul.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
and with that comes good players who will play to win at the end of their careers.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Yes, barring any strangeness we have or core for the next five years.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Indeed
The corner is turned, and the new street is well paved. Only problem is the future is so bright its hard to tell exactly where the road ends.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
poetic
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
I don’t know where the end is but I do know the corner is in Oklahoma , game 7, Westbrook being picked by Paul with 28 seconds to go, dribbling around and around until with five seconds to go he finds DJ for the slamma jamma over Perkins leaving Westbrook crying on the court
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Thats the thing, people think a serious injury will happen or whatever because something bad always seems to find the Clippers. Maybe that wont happen this time, we shall see. But thats all the we’ll see what happens from Laker fans comes from… No need to get all crazy…. but I love the passion.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Could be but those old Cavaliers had a hell of a run that most franchises would be more then happy to have. We are not competing against the Laker history, we are only competing against the NBA and by that standard the old Cav’s were almost awesome and certainly the fav of many a NBA fan for more then one year.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
sure, but I wouldn’t say the Cavs franchise turned a corner. I’d say they were a great attraction for a solid number of years.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Whatever
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
because Los Angeles is Los Angeles, and Cleveland is still Cleveland.
Drafting Blake Griffin was a no-brainer, but getting Chris Paul to agreeing to go to the Clippers was a bigger deal. Before this year, the Clippers were always in the discussion of drafting the next young star because they were card-carrying members of the NBA Lottery, but a bonafide superstar choosing to come to the the Clippers changes the landscape.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
the Clippers were CP3s first choice?
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
we are doing some fun Prince Fielder stuff down at the bottom
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
ooo, neat!
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
It doesn’t matter if they were his 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th. The main point is that the Clippers weren’t his 31st.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
1 of 3 teams that he’d sign an extension with. That counts.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Josie has not grasped this yet. Even before Paul came, Caron Butler said yes to us. Billups said yet so us. Paul was the icing on the cake but the corner had already been turned, getting Paul just accelerated the process.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I think Butler loves the city of LA… did anyone good offer him more money?? Billups had to say yes, or retire.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
whatever
You all have been so irritating that I hope we kick the living shit out of you tomorrow night so I can post a “Eat the corner mother fuckers”
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I think we should use our Mod powers to troll the shit out of people here.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
I think Lakers will lose going off the last 3 games, inculding preseason… Just dont make me eat any corner on Sepulveda please?
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
I said the same thing
and all I got was a Michael White audit.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
haha Thats funny.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Thanks for making feel better though
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
The early 2000 Dodgers were good
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Early 90s Lakers went to the finals, then Magic got HIV, but they still only missed the playoffs once in the 90s.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
that terrible, no good year : p
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
No HIV Magic along with Sedale Threatt, were knocking off the Bulls in 92 Finals haha
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Even the Yankees had a laughingstock period
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
This is a deep draft coming up!
Pure Azure - January 24, 2012
I’m proud to announce the telethon is 12 hours into it’s gig and even with a two hour break to discuss billionaires we have made great progress toward our goal, but are still about 38% short.
Don’t be a dick, make that click
Even a dollar is worth a holler
www.paypal.com
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yahoo.com
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
But I thought Eric just said he got a new gig…. he doesnt need our help anymore.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
I assumed Eric's announcment
negated this and that he would be refunding our donations.
mleadman - January 24, 2012
i was really hoping that was the case
delias man - January 24, 2012
Yeah, Eric is going to get slapped by the PR department.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Is there an actual goal number?
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Yes
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Then being 38 percent short after only 12 hours isn't too bad
I’m glad it’s going well. I wish I could give some now, just has to wait till next paycheck. Damn I can’t wait till I can do my taxes for that return.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
you should have kids if you want a real tax return
delias man - January 24, 2012
or just claim some
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
And keeping a kid for a pet is really cheap these days. PBS kids, a warm bottle and some ear plugs and you are good to go.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
That's what someone at work was telling me
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I think she was coming onto you.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
or just his DNA pods
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
She is pregnant
And she may have been hinting at something…
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I cant comment anymore on this
Phil scolded me today.
delias man - January 24, 2012
Hopefully you're not implying I'm doing any kind of...
I don’t think it’s wise to even say it, lol
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Your photo has the happiest cell phone on earth
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
indeed
delias man - January 24, 2012
You could have more money in your paycheck
if you managed your exemptions correctly
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Also
if you sold heroin.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
If you work a lot of overtime
you really should claim zero exemptions if you don’t have any real deductions beside standard.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
When we drinking some wine?
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
the last two years i got screwed
and someone put me at 2 BOTH YEARS. This year I made sure to be at 0, so now when I do my taxes I should be much better off.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
But to Marty’s point, that just means you’ll be getting a bigger refund (assuming it’s not an IOU) since you’re giving the government an interest free loan on your wages.
The smartest play is to end up owing the government at year end. Time value of money and all that shit.
Michael White - January 24, 2012
Yeah that’s what I’ve heard, but since i’m not the best with money, it’s probably better to get more at once so I can pay off bills and things like that instead of wasting it check to check on things I don’t need.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
I’ve heard this for 30 years when I give financial advice. Learn discipline
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Is there really a big difference from getting more on my checks during the year then getting a fairly big return?
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
If you take home an extra $200 per month and simply stash that $200 in a savings account earning 1.5%, at the end of the year you would have an extra $212, roughly.
Super quick and dirty example.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
that is home economics math right there
all the chicks who are playing for a husband should take home econ in high school
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
call back
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I worked hard for it
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
In this day and age, your interest rate needs the decimal point shifted left one digit.
David Young - January 24, 2012
Yeah, I overshot.
$200/month at 0.75% (online money market account) will net roughly ~$103 at the end of the year.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Either way I simply have never understood why folk would rather the big G have their money instead of themselves but as Bobby pointed out they use the big G as their forced saving plan.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
as long as you save your money to pay your taxes
why not.
Mike is right though, not having much either way is the way to go.
bhsportsguy - January 24, 2012
I owed multiple thousands the last couple years
due to my wifes company being retarded. She finally got her W2 today so we’ll see what happens this year.
nolander - January 24, 2012
good luck on getting something back
I haven’t had a return for 3 years, the last two years i’ve been at nothing back but nothing owed then like 250 owed to the state and federal. I want a return for once! lol
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Let’s just say I made a bid to a certain company for a certain local sports franchise and I need to hit $1.5 billion pretty soon or my check is going to bounce.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
We should have set up a Kickstarter account months ago.
BFDC - January 24, 2012
Russell Martin and the Yankees settled on a one-year contract, per a few NY beat writers. Martin had filed at $8.2 million while the Yankees countered at $7 million.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Martin got $7.5 million, plus potential for another $100,000 in bonuses.
The classic “just under the midpoint but we’ll make it up to you with these incentives”
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Hearings start 2/1
C’mon CK, sign for 8.25 and be done with it!
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
The hearing probably wouldn’t be until the second week or so of February. Though I believe the arb hearings this year are in Florida.
Kershaw won’t see the inside of an arb hearing this year.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
already with the inside info:)
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
eric
please spend my contributions on hookers and blow
nolander - January 24, 2012
+1
BFDC - January 24, 2012
One dollar hookers aren’t what they used to be
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
I knew you were old….
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
They’re exactly what they used to be
mleadman - January 24, 2012
yeah but their the ones no one will miss
nolander - January 24, 2012
yeah, you need atleast 50 chicken mcnuggets these days…. ok im down with the nuggets now…. anyone know how many pieces that chich wanted anyways?
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Consider it done. And thanks.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
yeah, go for one that provides MSOG!
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
and take tylenol PM on the come down, it helps you fall asleep faster.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
I just looked thatup
That’s a new one for me
mleadman - January 24, 2012
Its a new classic
BFDC - January 24, 2012
yeah, they work in code now…. had to study that shit to learn the lingo
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
must... not... callback...
nolander - January 24, 2012
Ruggiano DFA'd by Rays
That original deal was right around this time 6 years ago:
Edwin Jackson/Chuck Tiffany/Justin Ruggiano
for
Danys Baez/Lance Carter
Dodgers DFA’d Joel Hanrahan to make room for one of the new pitchers.
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
Good times.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
For six years Ruggiano has bounced back and forth between the Rays and Minors. What a pinball.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
That’s what he gets for sounding like a $5 HJ wine.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Wrong deal with the Rays
Ruggiano was dealt mid-season in ’06 in that other deal with TB: Ruggiano, Splash Navarro and Jae Seo for Lurch Hendrickson, Toby Hall, and some bucks.
David Young - January 24, 2012
Imagine if Dodgers had just kept Jackson and Hanrahan and not been fricking stupid.
Oh well, don’t imagine that. Never mind.
underdog - January 24, 2012
By the 7/31 trading deadline it had become Jackson/Tiffany/Hanrahan/Willy Aybar for Wilson Betemit. Who later was turned into Scott Proctor. Not a great sequence for Ned.
David Young - January 24, 2012
Miguel Cabrera talked about moving to third base with Jim Leyland five days ago, when he learned of the possibility of Prince Fielder coming to pop’s place.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
called it
nolander - January 24, 2012
didn't he lose a bunch of weight ala panda?
that could help his d
nolander - January 24, 2012
ui
kinbote - January 24, 2012
That would be beyond awesome, I might even root for the Tigers.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Good for Boom Boom
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
So wait
Is the Fielder news final (pending physical), or did Boras call it off?
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Done deal, pending physical.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Right now, the only song I can think of is “Everybody’s Got Nice Stuff But Me” by the Dead Milkmen.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
“You can’t always get what you want”
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
“I am Trying to Break Your Heart”
mleadman - January 24, 2012
“Rags to Riches”
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
“Paid in Full”
kinbote - January 24, 2012
that text thing was before the official news dropped. IVDown just has terrible friends : )
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
The bastard told me that AFTER I said something about it in here
I need better friends :P
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare sieze the fire?
And what shoulder, & what art.
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand? & what dread feet?
What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?
When the stars threw down their spears,
And watered heaven with their tears,
Did he smile his work to see?
Did he who made the Lamb make thee?
Tyger! Tyger! burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Blake is trippy
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
And when they told Miguel Cabrera,
Was his feeling glee or terror?
And in LA, ah, just our luck,
It’s still James Loney. What the fuck?
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Humma is trippy
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
The cheese is old and moldy
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
Your best translation for two Kavulapoints
My entries:
“The Tigers had an out clause that said if I was the fattest guy on the team in 2012, they could void my deal. Thank Heaven for Fielder!”
“Fielder or no Fielder, I am not eating any fucking tofu.”
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
“So Prince comes into the locker room and says “Hey Miggy, taco, burrito, what’s that in your speedo? We were tight after that”
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
It just says what someone already posted earlier, that I had a conversation with my manager 5 days ago about the possibility of moving to 3rd base.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
you have missed the point
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I dont like making fun of fat people, its already hard enough for them in school, so I try to be adult about it.
uschris0304 - January 24, 2012
never make fun of fat people
fat successful ballplayers on the other hand…..
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
and there is lots of material to work from here
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I had to pass
3 sets of mailboxes to get to third base
mleadman - January 24, 2012
ha, you spelled mailboxss wrong!
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
“In my country we don’t have royalty, I only bow to Jesus. He’s my uncle, Jesus.”
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
“Price and I have it all worked out, we sit on opposite sides of the plane for take off and landing, dominate the post game spread, and already know who eat of us gets to eat in case the plane goes down in the mountains”
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
each of us
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
“this isn’t so fun playing with your self, I am glad Prince is here to play with me too”
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
“Oh, man, I hope this doesn’t mean Brandon Inge is getting traded.”
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
“My new nickname for Prince is ‘Fat Cousin’ "
David Young - January 24, 2012
Dombowski says, “Funny, he doesn’t look Jewish, but maybe he’s got a Rod Carew thing going on.”
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
in tandem those rock
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
babelfish says.
Five days ago coach’s mom took me shopping at Big 5 for a new glove. We passed by 38 donut shops on the way.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
this is good
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
37 Winchells, and one Minchells
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Inverted W!
kinbote - January 24, 2012
I LOL’d
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Now that we know the terms of the Prince deal
Do people think the Dodgers could’ve realistically paid this much for him had they not given out all the little onesie and twosie contracts this offseaon? Sure, the offseason wasn’t that great (sans the Kemp deal) but this should make moot the "we could’ve signed Fielder with the money we used on Capang and Juan Kennedy.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
do not fuck with the hate narrative
the lynch Ned mob it riled up, try and stop them and they’ll just go after you
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I think the narrative isn’t “NED!” it’s “aw man, why we all poor and whatever” but it comes out as “NED!” Like Ned could clip coupons and save up enough to finally get a third big bat
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
People in nice cars — how’d they get ‘em?
I close my eyes, try to forget ’em
Went out swimmin’ got hit by a jet ski
Everybody’s got nice stuff but me
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Well when all the talk was of a 6 year deal it made sense
9 years is stupid and insane.
nolander - January 24, 2012
The last three years are not relevant.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
of course they are
Prince is not Pujols, and they basically gave him a Pujols contract.
nolander - January 24, 2012
Pujols is older than Prince
the last three years of the Prince contract he’s gonna be 34 – 36 years of age
last three years of Pujols he’s gonna be in his 40’s
Pujols is worth more for the next 5 years…after that I’d rather have Prince
BaldBilly - January 24, 2012
P.S.
I wouldn’t want the Dodgers to own either of those contracts no matter how much money the new owners have
BaldBilly - January 24, 2012
+1
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Except Prince is fat
and fat players get worse quicker. And Prince is not as good as Pujols outside of last year.
nolander - January 24, 2012
He's not fat
he just has jiggly muscles
BaldBilly - January 24, 2012
If his father is any comparable
and admittedly he’s way better then his father, then yea he has a pretty quick decline to look forward to. Cecil was basically done by age 33.
EMDarrow - January 24, 2012
Can I go back to the we should have signed Beltran/Kuroda instead of flotsam argument since we can’t play the Prince game?
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Damn that would have been great
Use Eovaldi for the 5th spot, use Dejesus at 2B, sign other lower priced just as crappy backup players. I think we’re better off in this situation than the current.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
or Oswalt and Kuroda
nolander - January 24, 2012
yes
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I think that if they offered a 7 year contract
a month ago it would have been a done deal. And the first year could have been so reasonable.
delias man - January 24, 2012
They where desperate
Boras knew it, and he did em good.
nolander - January 24, 2012
by they i meant the Dodgers
delias man - January 24, 2012
I think anyone could have had him for a 7 year deal
nolander - January 24, 2012
yes
delias man - January 24, 2012
is there an example
of a team that dropped a Matt Kemp type contract and a Prince Fielder type contract in the same year?
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Tex and CC?
delias man - January 24, 2012
so Yankees.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
yeah both before 09 season
delias man - January 24, 2012
if the argument is “why ain’t we a Yankees” then it’s a simple answer
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Angels this year?
How much was CJ?
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
a mere 75m
delias man - January 24, 2012
80 mil
nolander - January 24, 2012
Cot's says 5 years/$77.5M
David Young - January 24, 2012
Yankees had three big deals in 2008/2009 offseason:
Tex for 8/$180
CC for 6/$138
AJB for 5/$82.5
Busy and expensive winter.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Then they won it all.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
But they have to keep AJ Burnett.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
I'd sign Andruw Jones right now to a 6 year 120 million dollar deal
to win the World Series in 2012.
Ivdown - January 24, 2012
Crawford & Agon?
kinbote - January 24, 2012
A technicality, but I’ll allow it.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
The Agon deal was preagreed to, but they waited until later to dodge the luxury tax hit?
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Yep, plus A-Gon was a trade. But the double salary commitment still applies.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
You temper mercy with justice, m’lord.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
ha ha
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
The original question by Josie was asking about a Kemp and Fielder signing so it would be the same sort of thing anyways.
VegasBlues - January 24, 2012
so the question is, “why aren’t the Dodgers the Yankees and Red Sox?”
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
We should get us an owner from the Boston area…
VegasBlues - January 24, 2012
Capuano and Harang?
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Capang!
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Capang, Capang, you’re dead.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Mistah Kurtz? He dead.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
The only line from that damn book I like.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
It’s the only line I remember, and I have a freaking English degree.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
is the subject matter like Pillow Talk 101? Toys 205?
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
Thank you sir, may I have another [crappy pitcher signed to a backloaded two-year deal with incentives]?
kinbote - January 24, 2012
So sad that Haruano never caught on.
/notreally
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
I don’t buy it
I think Boras knew he had time, was slow playing, knew the market would come to him
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
The market came to him because someone got injured in a freak way
nolander - January 24, 2012
i was just gonny say that
delias man - January 24, 2012
yeah, but the 7 years would have still been there
he would gain nothing by signing, but could gain everything by waiting
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
because he doesn't workout in the offseason?
look at what happened to victor
nolander - January 24, 2012
That plan didn’t work out for Scott Pods and plenty of others
Michael White - January 24, 2012
o dog
nolander - January 24, 2012
Equating crappy players to elite players does not equate
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
when it comes to negotiating contracts
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
it has been shown
that for players of marginal talent that is a high stakes play
if I were Boras, I would have kept him out
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
50 years from now, when historians wonder who the first person was to compare Prince Fielder and Scott Podsednik, we will have this comment.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Rec’d
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
greenies!
give us our greenies!
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
I’m a visionary
Michael White - January 24, 2012
“You win Scott”
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
yes
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
No, maybe not.
But couldn’t we have had Beltran?
Or what about Wilson? Ramirez? Maybe even Reyes? Even freaking Kuroda back.
Taylor Maricle - January 24, 2012
I'll bite.
Why would a 7-year deal have been possible if he ended up signing a 9-year deal?
Not trying to be snarky, I just don’t understand that.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
Reply fail. Meant to follow up on the delias-nolander accord above.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
because the teams involved where all being cautious about it
then Victor Martinez got injured a week ago and the tigers panicked
nolander - January 24, 2012
because they were wrong
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
if a 9 year deal was on the table a week ago
what was he waiting for?
nolander - January 24, 2012
a larger nine year deal?
court168627 - January 24, 2012 via Android app
Market was at 7 years until Victor Martinez got hurt and Tigers got desperate. /Not My Argument
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
But if someone bid 9 years, there is a good chance someone else bid 8, no?
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
tigers come in at 8
someone else matches, boras says if you want him to come to that shithole of a city you gotta give us 9
nolander - January 24, 2012
(come in at 8 knowing 7 is what was already on the table from other teams)
nolander - January 24, 2012
exactly. Boras played them. bottom line
please realize this everyone.
delias man - January 24, 2012
I’m not sure Boras “played” anybody. I’m also uncomfortable with the idea that Boras got lucky or whatever. This always happens with Boras: his client signs for way more money and more years than anybody thought possible.
With Fielder, Boras did what Boras does: get the best possible deal for his client.
Humma Kavula - January 24, 2012
lucky? no
he played the situation well. What I am surprised by is that they gave him Pujols money.
nolander - January 24, 2012
I expected him to be filthy richish
but not this filthy rich. I expected CJ and Reyes to get tons of cash when others doubted, but the market seemed to be set on prince.
nolander - January 24, 2012
so you were wrong, deal with it instead of simply saying Boras was bailed out by Victor Martinez.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
bailed out how?
he was probably getting 7 years either way, I don’t think he needed bailing out. Again I ask, if 9 was on the table before the Victor injury… why didn’t they sign a week+ ago?
nolander - January 24, 2012
i'm just surprised detroit can operate as a big market team
when the area is as impoverished as its ever been.
Joey Joe - January 24, 2012
they have little caesers money
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Money Money!
David Young - January 24, 2012
also because ther prolly was no 9 year deal back then, 7 looked
like the high point, and boras would have gone for that.
delias man - January 24, 2012
pretty good phil
You do have the times generally right for when people visit this site.
Joey Joe - January 24, 2012
Hey Josie
I watched the ManU-Arsenal game this past Sunday. Even though the final score was 2-1, it never seemed like the Gunners had a chance. Even when they scored the equalizer, I felt it was only a matter of time before ManU went back up.
ishXdavid - January 24, 2012
absolutely, which is probably the best thing about soccer. Scoring happens infrequently, but the game has a sense about it. You knew when Utd got that first goal, they had it. Arsenal scoring only increased the awesomeness of the winner. Felt good to cheer for a goal again (Man Utd fan) after holding my tongue in the press box for so long.
Josie Becker - January 24, 2012
That Arsenal goal was very pretty, though.
fbihop - January 24, 2012
All right, this is a thread too late, buuuut...
I decided that each of the bidders were pretty friendly competitors for the most part. Kind of like a sports team, right? So I decided to give each known bidder for the Dodgers a place to play and a nickname. Get ready…
Garvey/Hersh: Los Angeles Lotharios
Stadium: Old Dodger Stadium, a stadium saved in the nick of time from destruction by the Brooklyn team, but moved to Coachella to save the boss a drive. The name Los Angeles is still permitted not because of Arte Moreno’s antics, but because L.A. itself was renamed by another team; see below.
This team loves to catch you with your pants down. Don’t make any mistakes against them or you might find yourself in hot water when the season winds down in nine months. They are really dangerous when they’re holding the big stick, and also on the mound where they pound the strike zone hard.
Steven Cohen: Connecticut Cheaters (formerly the South Manhattan Swindlers)
Stadium: New Enron Field, a palatial stadium built on the backs of the shrinking middle class.
This team has pockets so deep that you’ll never find the bottom. Just watch out for what you will find! This team seems to commit many infractions of the game code, not only related to on the field issues, but off the field as well. Apparently the team’s owner thinks that the rules of insider trading are “vague”, and so too are the rules involving adultery equally murky. Watch your backs in their stadium; they’ll do anything to win. They lead the league in stolen bases on the bidding field.
O’Malley: New Brooklyn Septuagenarians
Stadium: New Dodger Stadium, also known as the Los Angeles Coliseum, bought with money earned from the parting out and destruction of Dodger Stadium. Of course, it was renovated first, by which I mean it was painted with blue trim. Oh, and the team’s boss staged a coup, establishing himself as dictator of L.A. county and renaming Los Angeles to New Brooklyn.
This team is very old, but reminds fans of a history of greatness. Unfortunately, they’ve just lost a few steps and lack a serious competitive drive anymore. Additionally, their reputation was tarnished by a series of events best not recounted here (or anywhere).
Magic/Kasten: Inglewood Immortals
Stadium: The New Forum: a life-size replica of the Roman Coliseum painted purple and gold.
This team has a lineup that is feared. Why the Immortals, you ask? Well, the man who is the muscle behind this operation is impossible to keep down. Just ask Ron Westhead. Or the Laker fans who booed him after he had Westhead fired. HIV couldn’t even keep him out of the NBA altogether. And you think you can beat him on his bidding court?
Torre/Caruso: Bronx Elbow Surgery
Stadium: Armstrong Field, an indoor stadium inside of an over-the-top Los Angeles mall with turn-of-the-century charm.
Yes, the newspapers gave this team an ugly name, but man can they hit. The only problem with this team is that all of the players are overrated. Their manager is horrible but everyone seems to think he is the reason for their success, and their venue is oh-so-pretty but also oh-so-overrated. Watch out when you’re playing them; they know how to use their friends in high places to get ahead on the bidding field.
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
Wow. Well done.
underdog - January 24, 2012
Thank you! I rarely get feedback so when I get it, I am very appreciative.
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
I wish I had an edit on this, when I said “renovated it” under O’Malley, I meant the LAMC, not DS
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
Fan Post worthy
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
done.
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
And you can edit the fanpost!
David Young - January 24, 2012
Yeah, and it has pictures!
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
Link to his FanPost.
David Young - January 24, 2012
I put a topical zinger in there.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
followin in dad's footsteps
Joey Joe - January 24, 2012
Is that Prince??? Wow, he is one confused sports fan.
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
Yet somehow the pants and tshirt otherwise match.
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
boy needs to mix in a salad
Maddz - January 24, 2012
so he can reach his shoelace to tie it.
David Young - January 24, 2012
he's a vegan now, hasn't changed matters
Pure Azure - January 25, 2012
Sports cross dressing!
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
MLB tweeted this video earlier of early teenage Prince hitting a home run at Tiger Stadium off Terry Francona.
Also, Prince was switch-hitting!
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
he looks like he could be trammeled upon at any moment.
underdog - January 24, 2012
Fixed.
EMDarrow - January 24, 2012
OT but sounds like the Raiders are about to pilfer my def coordinator
well not mine literally, but my team’s. ;) Thanks a lot, jerks!
But seriously, I wish him the best. Just frustrating to have like 5 DC’s in 6 years. Rumors about Jack Del Rio replacing him, which would make me a lot happier. Good luck, Dennis!
underdog - January 24, 2012
PS: I don't know why I type "OT" here, either
underdog - January 24, 2012
sorry, 7 DCs in 7 years. Yeah, great.
/cue clip of carousel
underdog - January 24, 2012
better that then head coaches :)
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
seriously.
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
than
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
true, though I don't know any franchise that's had 7 HCs in 7 years
(I’m sure there has been somewhere.) But yes, coordinators come and go. No one good sticks around more than 2-3 years anyway. But 2 straight years would be nice!
underdog - January 24, 2012
Prufrock
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
You wish you were a pair of ragged claws?
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Jim Fox is the true defensive wizard
you’ll be fine
nolander - January 24, 2012
Is that John's brother? ;)
underdog - January 24, 2012
Rangers reliever Koji Uehara rejected a trade to Toronto, says ESPN Dallas
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Whaaaat?? For who, I wonder.
lnickerson88 - January 24, 2012
one thing is for sure
we should never, ever find out. For that guy and his family’s sake.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
also
blue jays fans should send Uehara flowers
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Napoli
nolander - January 24, 2012
Where love is king
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
time for the new post telling us about the new gig and what it all means.
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
What, the Meercat got a new gig as snake food?
EMDarrow - January 24, 2012
That’s what I heard.
KellyStephen - January 24, 2012
answer the damn phone
meercatjohn - January 24, 2012
Bob Daly on the Dodgers
link
silverwidow - January 24, 2012
thanks for paying attention Bob
Hollywood Joe - January 24, 2012
Bob agrees
emphasis mine
Gotta include the parking lots.David Young - January 24, 2012
More
on not letting Frank keep the lots. And check out that middle paragraph:
David Young - January 24, 2012
I kinda <3 Bob Daly right now. Rippin’ on Colletti.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
E-THI-ER! E-THI-ER!
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/soccer/story/_/id/7499450/los-angeles-dodgers-andre-ethier-looking-forward-settling-some-unfinished-business
funkyjam - January 24, 2012
chip
Firmly on shoulder
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
this is getting into Russell Martin “I’m in the Best Shape of My Life” territory.
We know, Andre, we know.
G.Scott - January 24, 2012
Thanks Andre
for not taking care of that knee last offseason:
David Young - January 24, 2012
I wonder if he just thought it was sore so that’s why he put it off. If he knew it needed surgery then yeah he’s dumb.
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
Dumbpants.
David Young - January 24, 2012
YES!!
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
he extends his middle finger to us all
underdog - January 24, 2012
Looking forward to his 2012 season.
iiidown - January 24, 2012
He’s really going to get tired of answering potential FA/trade questions this spring.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
they'll stop
When the Dodgers are in first place at the ASB
Tommy Blackjack - January 24, 2012 via iPhone app
And he’s got 22 HR’s and hitting .330!
iiidown - January 24, 2012
I saw Ken Arneson tweet something about this in the morning
Finally chased down an article on it.
I had no idea that Gannett had a stake in baseball-reference.com, nor that baseball-reference.com had a parent company. Huh.David Young - January 24, 2012
I saw that tweet earlier and had an email about the purchase but I completely forgot to follow up on it.
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
Is Clayton Kershaw semi pro?
This guy seems to think so. Looks like Kershaw was ready to throw hands there at the end of the interview LOL.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
This is a must see.
silverwidow - January 25, 2012
The US women's soccer team, in their Olympic qualifying run
after beating Mexico 4-0 tonight to advance to final qualifying game, won these last three games by a combined score of 31-0. Yes, in soccer.
http://www.concacaf.com/page/WOQ/NewsDetail/0,,12813~2587879,00.html
underdog - January 24, 2012
Damn
Eric Stephen - January 24, 2012
That's more lopsided
than the Girls U8 division. Didn’t one of the US girls score something like five goals in the 2nd half of one game the other day?
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Yep. 5, tied a record I believe.
underdog - January 24, 2012
and here are highlights of Mexico game for anyone who cares
They made Mexico look like, well, one of my adult league co-ed teams. Some bad D but very impressive tenacity. Definitely look like a determined squad.
underdog - January 24, 2012
oops. Link:
http://www.concacaf.com/page/WOQ/VideosDetail/0,,12813~2587675,00.html
underdog - January 24, 2012
They are Lebron-like in their quest to erase last year’s bad memory.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
My updated NBA SRS
(probably belongs somewhere under Clippers thoughts, but oh well here it goes).
Based off of the framework that basketball-ref uses but with my own twists added to it.
1. 76ers
2. Bulls
3. Heat
4. Hawks
5. Nuggets
6. Thunder
7. Blazers
8. Mavericks
9. Spurs
10. Grizzlies
11. Lakers
12. Jazz
13. Magic
14. Rockets
15. Pacers
16. Clippers.
.
.
29. Wizards
30. Bobcats
Wizards/Bobcats play tomorrow night. Oh boy! LOL
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
Going off just nickname ferocity, I give the edge to the Wizards.
kinbote - January 24, 2012
Houston Ferocities!
iiidown - January 24, 2012
First four from East; next eight from West?
kinbote - January 24, 2012
4, 5 and 6 are all really close. As are 1,2.
Xeifrank - January 24, 2012
new post
http://www.truebluela.com/2012/1/25/2732208/andre-ethier-interview-knee
Eric Stephen - January 25, 2012
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