Clayton Kershaw has his salary arbitration hearing reportedly scheduled for 12 days from today, on Valentine's Day. He is seeking a $10 million salary for 2012, while the Dodgers are seeking to pay him $6.5 million. There is plenty of time between now and then for the two sides to come together on an agreement, whether it be for a one-year or a multi-year pact.
My question to you is two-fold:
1) What will Clayton Kershaw's salary be in 2012 (if you think he will sign a multi-year deal, you can include the signing bonus as part of his 2012 salary)
2) What date will the Kershaw contract become official (if you think Kershaw and the Dodgers will go through with the arbitration case, guess February 14)
Please enter your guesses in the comments, for example:
$10 million
February 14
My guess: Kershaw will sign a one-year, $8.5 million contract on February 8.
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8.6 million
feb 8th
nolander - February 2, 2012
one year
nolander - February 2, 2012
$8.8 million
Feb 10th
One year
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Presented without comment, made all small for those at work
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Andre has one of those for the both of them.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
$7M this year, $15M in 2013, plus a half-million to go to support causes in Africa. Feb 7.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
I don't think the Dodgers
can argue the midpoint on this one. They would lose in arbitration which gives Clayton more leverage, thus I am going with
$9M
Feb 13.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
10 million
Feburary 14th
There’s no real incentive for Kershaw to sign a two or three year deal and I can’t see the Dodgers ponying up a real contract right now.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
So are you saying that Kershaw sees the inside of the room?
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
Yep.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
February 10, 3-year at $9 million on average yearly.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 2, 2012
How much in 2012?
Even the simplest of rules are impossible to follow.
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
8 mil this year, 9.5 next two years.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 2, 2012
Never change.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
why would he do that? He will easily eclipse 10 million next year and close to 15 the next.
Hllywoodgq - February 2, 2012
Meh. I've rethought.
Feb. 10, 2-year at 10 million this year, 10.5 next
DodgerofTrolleys - February 2, 2012
You aren’t really familiar with this arbitration thing, are you?
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
Gah for real now
One year 9.75 million.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 2, 2012
1 year contract:
8.25 million plus a 500k signing bonus on february 10
Hllywoodgq - February 2, 2012
I just think it would be wiser to avoid having to pay him $20 million any time soon.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 2, 2012
So you are saying find a way to stop time?
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
it makes perfect sense!
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
No just sign him to a multi-year deal for a bit under what he’s asking and avoid arbitration for the time being
DodgerofTrolleys - February 2, 2012
if he's asking for 10 this year there's absolutely no way he'd take under that the next 3 seasons
But I just really shouldn’t have even responded with this answer.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I think you all overbid
I’ll say $1
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Way to waste your bid
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
She wins if we’re going Price is Right on this and Kershaw loses arb.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
No, because Phil is going to come in and bid $2
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Loser!
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
$8.5 million
February 11th
latenite - February 2, 2012
$10 million in arbitration. Then the new owners back the truck of money up to his house next year.
The Stuntmen - February 2, 2012
$8.75M signed Feb 7.
Long term extension signed sometime in August.
OB12 - February 2, 2012
$2
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
oh you old so and so
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Submitted for the approval of TBLA, Tom Brady playing catcher at Serra High School
He was drafted by the Expos in 1995.
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
NOT APPROVED
can a mod please delete?
delias man - February 2, 2012
seriously, why did he go play baseball then dammit. He plays baseball, Raiders win SB in tuck bowl year. Maybe.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
if you're looking for more conspiracy-ness
Serra High also produced Barry Bonds. Think about it.
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Any all time great Basketball Players to complete the trifecta?
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
No, but Lynn Swann (and Gregg Jefferies) went there.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
and John Robinson!
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
good old catholic schools, producing world class athletes
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Que Serra, Serra.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
Only men at this school?? No wonder they turned out well, needed something to release frustration as teenage boys.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
oh wait, the creator of High School Musical went there, which in turn, led me to Vanessa Hudgens…. ok, were good now.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Serra, De La Salle, St. John Bosco. All three are all boys, all three have top level football programs. Discuss.
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Mater Dei also has a great program. The boys-ness isn’t the reason.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
probably just all the money
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Either that, or Jesus, per Tim Tebow.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
I went to college with some Mater Dei students. Boy did they know how to party . . .
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Servite > Loyola > St. John Bosco
Bosco has come on lately, but Servite and Loyola are the standard in LA county all-boys schools.
ishXdavid - February 2, 2012
right, Bosco’s only on my mind cause they had California’s best WR on signing day, and he chose Cal over USC and UCLA #GoBears
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Oaks Christian has been a player at or near this level for the past half dozen or so years.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
But not all boys of course.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
Lutheran school, right? Lutherans got money, but not catholic money. Catholic churches be trippin.
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
this is business and sports talk
not religion talk, btw
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Oaks Christian campus
puts the Cal States to shame.
ishXdavid - February 2, 2012
Sorry
Servite is in Orange County. I should’ve said CIF Southern/City Section, but I’m glad you all got my point.
ishXdavid - February 2, 2012
Servite travelling fans the most annoying?
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
Would have just hurt more when the Rams beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Raiders lose in Pittsburgh that year, baby
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
LOL
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
I can’ answer for M White but some of us mods like Tom Brady
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
One of my favorite QBs
I kinda like the players who have a chip on their shoulder from being a backup more than 10 years ago, lol.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I've grown to appreciate him
By nature, I’m anti-Boston, but I can’t help but like Brady. When ESPN ran that piece about draft day, I damn near teared up with him when he and his dad shared their draft day experience.
Plus, he’s got a super wife. International supermodel aside, she has a strong religious, family-first background, and has even accepted Brady’s son with Bridget Moynihan as one of her own.
Don’t forget Brady wasn’t even the popular QB when he was at Michigan, as Drew Henson was Michigan’s golden boy.
ishXdavid - February 2, 2012
They didnt have color in 1995?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Josie uncolorized it.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
have you opened a newspaper lately ; )
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
No one has. That’s why it’s a dying industry.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
Kids these days don’t want to read day old news in an inconvenient format. Hell in a handbasket I say.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
there’s just something to the tactile nature of a paper though. And browsing, no one browses anymore. The term browser is a total misnomer
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
I have a lot of memories awkwardly trying to fold a newspaper without messing it up for anyone else.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
My favorite quote from my Morgan Stanley days was this big shot came into our office where young well-dressed salesmen sat with their Wall Street Journals and coffee mugs, trying to look super-serious. He said, “You do realize you’re reading yesterday’s news, right?”
kinbote - February 2, 2012
That’s great.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
They barely had electricity
mleadman - February 2, 2012
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/time-tom-brady-almost-played-catcher-montreal-expos-205422427.html
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Where is Scott Cousins when you need him?
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
ha
kinbote - February 2, 2012
no wonder he's a qb
way to set up to not take a hit.
Scioscia14 - February 2, 2012
5 yr $75mm contract signed Feb 13th
With $7mm being paid in 2012.
BFDC - February 2, 2012
And I think this train has left the station (too team-friendly) :)
kinbote - February 2, 2012
that’s now two things referenced today that only I (and maybe Phil) have done in the past month (read a newspaper, ride a train)
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Nope
I read a newspaper every day, I’ll have you know. And I rode a train just a tad bit over a month ago.
DodgerofTrolleys - February 2, 2012
Alas, it was a roundtrip.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
What?
DodgerofTrolleys - February 2, 2012
I rode a train yesterday.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Not that we would right now but I agree 100%.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
My guess
They will announce a deal avoiding arbitration on the day of the hearing, February 14. The deal will be for 8.25 million.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
$8 million
February 13
(Part of larger 7 year/$128m contract)
kinbote - February 2, 2012
That wouldn’t really be a great contract for the Dodgers.
BFDC - February 2, 2012
my math (don't expect much here)
2012—8m
2013—14m
2014—20m
2015-2018—25m per
= $142m over 7 years
Because of the team risk and player security, I’m deducting $2m in salary per year.
142-14 = $128
kinbote - February 2, 2012
10 Million
Feb 14th
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Arenas got the Kobe treatment on his knees, in that case, I say we should add him.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
he’s still crazy
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
after all these years.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
Perhaps he’s building a bridge over troubled water.
The Stuntmen - February 2, 2012
He would play well if he could (el condor pasa).
Nolij - February 2, 2012
He looked pretty good the other day when he was playing with me and Julio down by the schoolyard
The Stuntmen - February 2, 2012
Must be 50 ways to respond to this.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Unfortunately one of them would get Chris talking about Mayweather-Pacquiao again.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
speaking of Mayweather-Pacquiao, Pac Mans peeps now claim its Mayweather that did the ducking, as Pac man agreed to a 45-55 split, and the drug testing. Each fighter was going to get 50 million minimum, November is now the target date to make this fight.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
I’m sorry, guys.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
haha.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
A man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
kinbote - February 2, 2012
wow people still watch boxing?
The Stuntmen - February 2, 2012
yeah I do, sometimes. I try to get into UFC, but everytime I watch a fight, it ends in 30 seconds, or they lay on the ground for 3 rounds.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
as opposed to boxing where they hug each other for 15 rounds. If I want to see a fight I will go to a Kings game
The Stuntmen - February 2, 2012
Not when its mexican fighters…. but yeah I hear ya… hockey fight works too.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
I’m a huge boxing fan. The “hugging” trope is similar to the baseball is boring noise. When you know a sport, you find drama in the non events too
Lex in Brooklyn - February 2, 2012
I guarantee the main event on Saturday will be insane.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
I’ll be doing the bar thing on Saturday rather than buying the PPV.
Who ya got?
I’m taking Condit in the upset
Michael White - February 2, 2012
I’ve lost a lot of money betting against Nick Diaz and I plan to continue that on Saturday.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
I hate Diaz and Condit is a local boy, so I’m cheering for Condit.
That said, Diaz will probably win and I’ll hate him even more.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
How much is a UFC PPV anyways?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
This one’s $45, another $10 for HD.
I seem to remember paying $65 for one in HD before.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Dam, I was thinking like 30 maybe… Isnt there a PPV every month? maybe 2 a month? You gotta be rich to follow UFC… or just not order it I guess, they have free replays?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
13 PPVs in 2012. I go to a bar to watch them or we all gather at someone’s house.
They don’t have free replays.
And they pretty much have a card on cable every week now, either on FX or Fuel TV. Its insane how many cards they have, I think something like 40 this year.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
UFC Reloaded runs old PPVs on Fuel. This week they are running Penn vs. Diaz and last week it was Silva vs. Okami.
Michael White - February 2, 2012
Yeah, but I think he meant if they show it a week after like they do for boxing PPVs on HBO and Showtime.
Penn vs. Diaz was a hell of a fight, though the rest of the card was pretty bad IIRC.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
yeah I have a few friends that do the bar thing, but sounds like you have to show up pretty early to get a good seat or table, which then seems like you would end up spending equal if not more then ordering the PPV at home and buying a 12 pack. But maybe not.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
ah, probably not if you take it easy.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Definitely a different feel at the bar. I was at a bar for the Henderson-Rua fight and it was one of the most insane atmospheres I can remember.
The Lesnar-Overeem fight was just kind of sad, though.
And there is a place here in ABQ that doesn’t have a cover. So if you go there and have few drinks and dinner, it is just a little more expensive than going out for the night.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Does everybody at the bar just root for Team Jackson fighters?
Michael White - February 2, 2012
I remember a lot of people cheering for Koscheck against St. Pierre and a lot of Tito fans against Rashad. But usually, yeah, all things being equal they go for the local guys.
Condit actually grew up in Albuquerque and is apparently a super nice guy so everyone cheers for him.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
How much
if it isn’t fake?
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Now that you said that Diaz is getting flying kneed in the first 45 seconds.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
I would love that so much.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Same here
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
Who do you got?
I would go with Diaz, Nelson, Koscheck, Jorgensen and Starks on the main card.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
I have Herman because I really know nothing about either guy but other than that I have the same picks as you.
Really not feeling good about the Jorgensen pick though.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
I don’t know anything about Starks, but I figure they’re bringing him along as a prospect and Herman is his first step up into the second-tier of UFC competition.
I haven’t seen much of Barao, but Jorgensen is one of my favorite fighters.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Barao looked like an absolute beast against Pickett, and Pickett took Jorgensen to the limit. 27 fight win streak is huge but he’s never faced any wrestler of note. All things being equal I take the wrestler but I can easily see Barao out striking him and finishing quick.
Also I thought Ed Herman was Dave Herman so I might switch my pick.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
I thought you were talking about Julio Ceaser Chavez Jr vs Marco Antonio Rubio on HBO.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
wait there is a fighter named Marco Rubio? I hope he gets his ass kicked so bad the politician feels it.
The Stuntmen - February 2, 2012
haha, yeah, I never heard of him either, but he is Mexican, so I think the fight should be good, plus it isnt PPV, so that works. I want to see JCC jr vs Canelo though.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
On his knees?
Usually it is bent over a chair.
David Young - February 2, 2012
Fellow Laker fan, why do you make jokes of our chosen one?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
No one is off-limits to my barbs.
David Young - February 2, 2012
E-Jax
To the Nats
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
http://eye-on-baseball.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/22297882/34668020
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
Wow
A one-year deal.
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
As someone who thought C.J. Wilson’s contract would double that of Edwin Jackson, even I didn’t think Jackson would only get a one-year deal.
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
Everyone wants to trade for Edwin but no one wants to pay for Edwin.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
Double Wow, perfect setup to bring EJax home next season.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
We won't have room for him when we sign hamels and cain
nolander - February 2, 2012
Wish we had him for 1 year
Lex in Brooklyn - February 2, 2012
Can probably trade for him in June.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
I wanted him from the start
I wish Ned would have waited…ugh
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Heyman is predicting
1 year 8 -12 M
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
Eh, would’ve liked having Jackson, but it seems to me Ned had orders to get his shopping done early.
OB12 - February 2, 2012
Edwin Jackson or 2 years of Harang/Capang? Shit.
I never thought he would have to settle for a one year deal, but i guess the perception of him still dominates. Still nice to see him continue his quest to play for every MLB team before his career is over.
UCLADodger32 - February 2, 2012
7 teams
wow, is he a horrible teammate in the clubhouse or anything?
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
People still see that upside when he was 20 they trade for him, thinking he’s undervalued, then they discover he’s just a mediocre pitcher, and they give him to the next team that thinks he has upside.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
I think he's an above average pitcher
with the chance to be good, but maybe im just like that next team.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
3 war is mediocre?
nolander - February 2, 2012
Close enough.
Really the issue is that he gets traded to a team that’s barely in contention one year, then they drop out of contention and are looking to sell, and Edwin Jackson is good enough that someone would want him for a stretch run, but not so good you’d care about losing him.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
It’s like Octavio Dotel is good enough that you could always use him, but not so good you care if he’s gone.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
Close enough, come on, give credit where it's due
3 WAR is an above average pitcher, and he’s still young enough to do better.
For instance, by my estimations that would make him the 3rd best pitcher in our rotation next year if everything works out the way I think it will (Bills back to his good level), and Lilly, Capuano, or Harang may not even be close to that.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Not to mention that he’ll throw 200 innings, which means that you put him in the rotation and don’t worry about maybe having to put a Monasterios out there halfway through the season.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
Really don’t see how semantics matters in what I’m saying but fine. Point is Edwin Jackson is good enough to help but not good enough that you wouldn’t dump him.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
It's not semantics, you're saying he is mediocre when he's clearly a good deal better than that.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
It’s semantics when whether or not Jackson crosses some threshold from mediocre to above average the main point still stands.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
If that's how you feel then I'm just going to stop talking about this
You feel he’s worse than he is, I don’t agree in the slightest. Like I said, he’d be our 3rd best SP, with the chance to be our 2nd best.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Life lessons
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
So about Indy
nolander - February 2, 2012
Seriously. Someday, Bobby, you’ll be married, and you’ll get into an argument with your wife about something, and you’ll be about to make your next point, when the thought will strike you that you don’t really give a rat’s ass. You will then say, “OK, dear.”
The sooner you learn to realize that you don’t really give a rat’s ass, the happier your life will be.
Look at me. I don’t give a rat’s ass about anything anymore, and I’m fuckin’ ecstatic.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
He’s going to have to learn the hard way, like Kris Humpries did.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
There is certainly a “rat’s ass” joke to be made here, but goddam if I can find it.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
I was like that in my longest relationship already
That may have been the problem, lol
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Clearly, this means
that Bobby just needs to tell Reg, “OK, dear.”
EMDarrow - February 2, 2012
I didn’t mean it in an i’m taking my ball and going home type of way, just that there’s no point because it will just become a greinke-hamels-cain debate
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
im not really sure, but E jax gives me the feeling of a guy that you would regret giving a multi year deal to. I can just see him falling apart after that, like a D Willis.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
I'm willing to concede his floor is mediocre
With his ceiling being a good bit higher.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
He’s solid
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Maybe.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
callback trolling
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
When you look at each trade individually, they all make sense. Tampa didnt want to pay him, Detroit got a similar pitcher making less, DBacks didnt want to pay him and got a great return, White Sox weren’t going to re-sing him so they traded him.
I would argue that he is much more than mediocre because of his ability to eat up innings combined with solid performance, but Reg is basically right in why hes played for so many teams.
UCLADodger32 - February 2, 2012
Good fit. I wish him well.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Heyman is saying E-Jax to the Nats so that gives them
Espinoa
Werth
Zimmerman
Morse
LaRoche
Ramos
Bernadina
Desmond
Strasberg
Gio
E-Jax
Zimmerman
Lannan
With the potential to effectively replace LaRoche with Bryce Harper as early as mid season. NL East gonna own.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
That is a good addition for them.
OB12 - February 2, 2012
How many Boras players do they have? Some guy is on twitter is calling them the Washington Borases, and said …Mike Prada: “We’re live from Scott Boras Stadium on Boras Street for Game 1 of the series between the Washington Borases and Philadephia Phillies.”
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Seven if you count Rendon and Harper.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
Nolij - February 2, 2012
Mets will be mathematically eliminated from the playoffs before they even step on the field for their first game!
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
reminds me of a Family Guy joke
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
is that the show with the talking baby?
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
yessir
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
They might be better than us :)
kinbote - February 2, 2012
$6.5MM
Feb 14
Michael White - February 2, 2012
Super Bowl Press Conference: Guess who's about to speak
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Madonna?
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
Ding ding ding!
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
seriously?
LOL
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
yup, apparently it takes phalanx of tv cameras to defeat Madonna
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
She just wants to be taken seriously as a filmmaker, is that so wrong?
kinbote - February 2, 2012
I used to like her early stuff, “Borderline”…
but once she got off with that
“Papa, Don’t Preach” phase, I tuned out.
mleadman - February 2, 2012
“Like a prayer” is probably my favorite
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
I’d rather watch her screw Aslan
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Speaking of that. Have you got “hooked” up yet?
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
if you mean, have I opened a bottle of Johnny Walker Blue since I landed in Bombay
the answer is yes
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
No, we mean: have you opened two bottles of Johnny Walker Blue.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
Is that made in India?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
OK, this one made me laugh.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
People from India sure do love it… When I worked at a Longs Drugs, they were the main ones asking for Johnnie Walker, buying cases of it.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
I thought she was hot rolling around on the ground in the Burning up video
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
I was quoting a movie
mleadman - February 2, 2012
but on the ground, when she still had that baby fat
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Madonna’s bra?
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
Madonna's bra
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
What if at a key moment in the halftime show her, her uniform bursts open and, uh, oops!, her bosoms come flying out?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Janet Jackson, been there, done that.
OB12 - February 2, 2012
wrong answer man, correct answer is You think there are men in this country who ain’t seen your bosoms? I guess im just in a League of my own right now…. ok, nevermind.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
That used to be everyone’s playground.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
used to beeeee
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
The body of evidence suggests so
The Stuntmen - February 2, 2012
You think there are men in this country that aint seen her bosoms?
EMDarrow - February 2, 2012
Shit, I was gonna guess nolander.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
Also, a baseball thing
The Caribbean Series is being broadcast on ESPN3, but only in espanol.
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
I remember watching the Caribbean series every night at this bar in Merida Venezuela. Was so much fun as I was so starved for baseball. What I remember most was Eric Aybar making a crucial error. Franklin Gutierez playing amazing D in CF, and Mariano Duncan looking like he was a really good manager. Literally looking like it. Aesthetically managerial.
Lex in Brooklyn - February 2, 2012
they used to show it on MLBN
I remember a 40 something year-old Vinny Casilla owning
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
FINISH HIM!!!
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Yes, they ask her football questions
"
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
Did they ask how she would feel if she was a black quarterback?
Nolij - February 2, 2012
Only the President gets that question
Lex in Brooklyn - February 2, 2012
If there were any concerns
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
But is she speaking in a faux-British accent?
fbihop - February 2, 2012
She isn’t Josie…
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
is she signing new songs, or old songs?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
She will be lecturing on religion in a low voice.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
thank god, everybody already say it back when it challenged gravity, no need to see it how that it has given up the fight
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
9 million February 8
I am with many who have chosen 9million to me it sounds right
wineracquet - February 2, 2012
$8.75MM, one-year deal signed on February 9th. 7-year, $147MM deal signed next offseason. #optimism
TomasC - February 2, 2012
$8.5 million on 2/13
Performance bonuses:
250 K for top 3 Cy finish
500 K for Cy win
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
Has this winter been stranger then past one’s? Seems so to me.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Very bizarre
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
Every time I look around, it’s in my face.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
damn, I was hoping to get the OMC reference
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I think a few things are clear
TV money or more specifically RSN money is playing a huge role in how team’s act (there are thoughts that Washington will get a chance to renegotiate their deal in the next year). The Yankees and Red Sox are trying to get below the luxury tax penalty.
Also, at least some teams were willing to deal top prospects.
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
when I look around and see the leaves are brown, this winter has a hazy shade.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
That’s an easy bit to say, but if your hopes should pass away it’s simply pretend that you can build them again.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
I looked around for my possibilities. I was so hard to plaese.
iiidown - February 2, 2012
I been Mick Jaggered, silver daggered.
Andy Warhol, won’t you please come home?
I been mothered, fathered, aunt and uncled
Roy Halleed and Art Garfunkled.
I just discovered somebody’s tapped my phone.
David Young - February 2, 2012
Tangled in the fallen vines,
Pickin’ up the punch lines,
I’ve just been fakin’ it,
Not really makin’ it.
iiidown - February 2, 2012
Is that Hootie? ;0
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Every gimmick hungry yob digging gold from rock ‘n roll,
Grabs the mike to tell us he’ll die before he’s sold,
But I believe in this and it’s been tested by research,
He, who fucks nuns, will later join the church
mleadman - February 2, 2012
I’m a ‘Citizens For Boysenberry Jam’ fan
iiidown - February 2, 2012
Does NetFlix carry BBC content?
I’m particularly interested in the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy mini-series with Alec Guiness.
mleadman - February 2, 2012
They have Doctor Who and Sherlock, so probably have a lot of other BBC content.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
I think you can get the DVD
It didn’t come up on my search on my Iphone Netflix app.
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
is spaced bbc?
cause they got spaced
nolander - February 2, 2012
Netflix has it but DVD only, not streaming.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
Something is wrong
That’s not the way I want it
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Well, you work for the MPAA
YOU fix it!
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
OK, I WILL!
mleadman - February 2, 2012
I appreciate that, because I would actually like to stream that as well.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
BTW
though I am not sure, I think those other shows (Sherlock for sure) are part of a PBS agreement not BBC.
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
Downton Abbey
is another one that is through PBS
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
That's one
I need to catch up on also
mleadman - February 2, 2012
PBS Website has Downton Abbey, but only S2
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
They had Season 1
up just before Season 2 started. Free doesn’t last forever
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
wasn’t complain, just statin’ a fact
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
The series was made a long time ago – 1970s. 1979. Do they stream things like that?
berkowit28 - February 2, 2012
And another thing
I understand Scammy, Scummy Twitter bots following you for no apparent reason.
But why do I get Linked-in requests from people who don’t seem to be known by me or are connected to anyone else I’m connected to?
mleadman - February 2, 2012
common name?
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
I got one at my work email on monday
I’d never gotten one before
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
it’s 3:15AM here
yeah, first night
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
It’s always a party when Joe’s around.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
Just so you know
it is 10 hours ahead of us.
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
Wait India
is 10.5 hours ahead.
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
keep counting
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
oops
14.5
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
minus 1
13.5 now
12.5 when in DST
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Only one time zone and it’s offset? Russia has 11 time zones. (That’s ridiculous. It’s not even funny.)
Nolij - February 2, 2012
size matters
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
India is still pretty big.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
7th largest country in the world.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
big countries are few
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
I believe China also only has one time zone. Only one time zone at my house too. Dinner time!
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
If that is true
and Russia has nine zones, then time changes as you go north over there.
Groovy
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Humma beat me to it. I was going to say, In Russia, time changes you!
kinbote - February 2, 2012
One time zone to bind them, one time zone to rule them
What time is it in China?
Whatever time we tell you it is!
State Capitalism rules, democracies are messy
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
In China, the time tells YOU!
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
BRAVO
I was trying to get there, but just don’t have it in me right now
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
about a 1/3 of the US total, but longer than wide. You can fly coast to coast in well under 3 hours
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
No idea if this is accurate.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
no business in that area that looks like wisconsin
everything else pretty close
India inspired my idea of one time zone for US, we move 1.5 hours, east coasters move 1.5 hours and we have a single time. Screw the farmers
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
I’d rather do that with the farmers daughters, but to each their own.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
Portuguese diary daughters ftw
kinbote - February 2, 2012
India is much further east
Will Bride accept that?
mleadman - February 2, 2012
or west
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
And never the twain shall meet.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
It does meet – in India. But you’d be 24 hours apart. One of you could gain a day on the other. Repeat that enough times and one of you will be young again. or vice versa.
berkowit28 - February 2, 2012
Yep!
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
yet lightyears behind
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Judges?
Oh, man, Marty, you got screwed. Bride is the judge today. She rejects your entry, as light years measure distance, not time. Your only hope now is to make an energetic claim that time and distance are the same thing. I will leave you to it.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
ok
then light sabers behind
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Bride is frowning at you.
Dude, it is a frown I know well.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
I've seen that frown
It’s a natural force
mleadman - February 2, 2012
I would rather be streets ahead
nolander - February 2, 2012
Time is just the measure of distance ………
between the big hand and the little hand!
iiidown - February 2, 2012
the apartment I am staying at, to be fair, would be looked at as a dump from the street. Yet is palatial inside, with gleaming marble everywhere
definitely not a book by its cover kind of place
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Today I'm not too keen
on offshore developers.
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Ha!
neither am I, I am here on an ass-kicking mission
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Oh, man, you are like Dennis Farina in Get Shorty, flying so fuckin far just to kick an ass, and really pissed off about it.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
that would be funny, except I will look more and more like him as I get older
a world away and you’ve made me cry
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Don’t feel bad. I look like Johnny Dickshot.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
I don’t know and will not search
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Search it (safely) on baseball-reference.com
David Young - February 2, 2012
I don't think I laughed more then once
in the 30 minutes of get shorty I wached
nolander - February 2, 2012
I thought
Gene Hackman was brilliant
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Of course he often is.
David Young - February 2, 2012
I don't think I made it past
the first scene with him in it.
nolander - February 2, 2012
go the distance
wait, he isn’t in that movie
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Loved that movie from beginning to end
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Miami, they can keep it
or some shit like that
killed me
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Tally-Ho
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
$10 Million
why not just sign Kershaw with the money that might have gone to Prince?
funkyjam - February 2, 2012
Because
long term contracts for pitchers are generally a bad idea?
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
the simple is often the true
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Obviously
Just sign with some of that money then. Don’t know what an acceptable long term contract for a 22-23 year old Cy Young award winner looks like, but whatever it is, just do it.
funkyjam - February 2, 2012 via mobile
Oh
Ok long term bad…. Got it.
funkyjam - February 2, 2012 via mobile
Unless it’s not. Most long term contracts for elite pitchers go great.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
Paying Barry Zito or Mike Hampton like they’re elite pitchers is when things go horribly wrong.
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
How will CJ Wilson's contract look in 3 years
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
like a horse that’s been rode hard and put away wet
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
You can’t treat horses like women?
David Young - February 2, 2012
Did David just pull a Marty and nail this comment? It is green to me
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Maybe its bad when you still own the guy for 3 more seasons. I might wait until after 2 of them, make sure his arm is still attached, and then do a long term deal if I can. I’d like to know the possible savings by doing a long term now, over a long term in 2 years from now.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
In honor of our coming softball game
I am waking up in 3.5 hours to go the gym
What? Why?
Nevermind….
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Do they have cricket batting cages there?
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
yes!
they shoot tennis balls which bounce like a cricket bowler. I had them raise the machine and throw me fastballs, which were not fast. I wielded the cricket bat like a baseball bat to the horror of all on lookers
they thought I was satan
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Well, that was probably because of the horns
mleadman - February 2, 2012
No, it was the tail.
David Young - February 2, 2012
both these should be have a color
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
inventing a new language?
mleadman - February 2, 2012
It is interesting how my thoughts on what I’m going to say but my fingers pay little attention
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Sometime when I look at what I’ve typed I feel like a bad needle on a 33
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
You’re going to have to explain that to the kids here.
iiidown - February 2, 2012
not if they had good parenting:)
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
is that like one of those 8 tracks? :)
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
See what I have to live with?
iiidown - February 2, 2012
I was watching a cricket match in England and someone summed up cricket for me.
“It gets exciting now because they’re running out of time so they try to score runs”
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
I’ve explained cricket before: it is a game designed by, played by, announced by, and watched by the extremely hung over.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
If HJ is awake, he can retell the story
but I believe last year when India won the Cricket World Cup, it put whatever happens in the US for any championship to shame (in a good way not in a riotous way)
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
I am down to hear that story.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Dogs and Cats kissing in the streets
One man even ate beef
The dead rose and wept dusty tears and ascended in peace
for 3 days our productivity at work suffered and only me and our clients cared
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
I remember when Michael Schur (creator of Parks and Rec and the guy who plays Mose on The Office) and Nate DiMeo (who is some dude with a podcast, apparently) wrote about watching cricket.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Either Satan or someone who will score a lot of 6’s in 20-Twenty cricket before getting out. Unless you get out first ball, of course.
berkowit28 - February 2, 2012
$8.2M
Feb. 14
David Young - February 2, 2012
You and I have chosen the same date and we are $50,000 apart.
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
The short -statured stick together.
David Young - February 2, 2012
8,499,999.99
Feb 14th
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
$8,500,000.01
Feb 14th
iiidown - February 2, 2012
you're the guy on the price is right everyone hates! :)
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
That “Champion” in your tag should command you more respect.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
It's nice to see someone that respects the title :)
haha
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
8.75
Feb 13
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
I didn’t go to the state legislature today, but up in Santa Fe, this guy is there.
Extremely controversial figure — beloved by many and hated by many. I knew nothing about him until about a week ago.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
we all did what we could do
my conscience doesn’t bother me
does your conscience bother you
tell the truth
Sweet home New-oo Mexico
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
I heard the state song of New Mexico for the first time the other day. It’s like 6 minutes long.
That’s all I remember.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
So not that Enchanting?
David Young - February 2, 2012
Movie time - this is what I watched on the way over
50/50 – but I told you that, made me all snotty and teary and shit
The Guard – enjoyed it!
Drive – eh, was entertaining on a plane
30 minutes or less – terrible, just terrible, yet I laughed out loud at least 5 or 6 times.
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
I finally watched the last hour of kiss kiss bang bang
I enoyed it
nolander - February 2, 2012
That movie is awesome
Val Kilmer and Robert Downy Jr are seriously great in that movie
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
The Guard was enjoyable
did the airplane version include the language?
mleadman - February 2, 2012
yes, thankfully
up in the front, the movies contain nudity and language
which made The Reader a little uncomfortable when the flight attendant is filling your glass while you are looking at Kate’s bush
Hollywood Joe - February 2, 2012
Did it start duetting with Gabriel’s Peter?
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Wrecked
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
No big deal, no bush, just a merkin.
BFDC - February 2, 2012
Keith Law’s prospect lists will be out next Thursday.
fbihop - February 2, 2012
Safe to say Carlos Triunfel will no longer be on it.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Peyton & Fitz having lunch
this week. An excellent potential duo for sure.
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
I’m no football guru, but Fitz is one insane athlete/talent.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Indeed
Sucks for him that he’s had garbage QBs for years. With someone legit (ala Warner) he’s sick.
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
Kotchman
To the Indians
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
no stats to back this up
But it seems like the Indians are one of the teams with the widest spread of possible wins this year. They could win the division or suck.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
they're in the AL central
They could probably do both
Tommy Blackjack - February 2, 2012 via iPhone app
I rec’d it
Humma Kavula - February 2, 2012
That’s reasonable. Rockies probably in that same boat this year.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
aren’t we? I could see arguments for last to first
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
I don’t think our spread is as big. We pretty much know what we are getting, with perhaps Dee Gordon and James Loney being the outliers on that statement.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
Maybe you know what you are getting.
I have no clue
Which Andre is going to show up, the good OB no power guy or the guy who will command a 15 Million dollar deal next year
Which Jim/James will show up
Which Uribe will show up
Will Matt revert all the way back to eh even year or only regress a tad
Will Rivera be the next Jose Cruz Junior or continue to hit enough to matter
Will Sands build on Sept on fade into AAA
Will Javy keep building on his success
Can Elbert handle the Kuo role
Other then Kershaw I don’t have a real clue as to what to expect.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Not to mention Bills
and I’m not convinced Cap and Harang will completely suck. I’ll hate paying them 8 million next year almost no matter what, but I think they could have positive contributions this year
nolander - February 2, 2012
Also add in the bad first half/good second half 2011. Who knows?
kinbote - February 2, 2012
yeah why cant we continue where we left off after the 2nd half of last season?? Maybe we’ll start off hot. Every year there are surprise teams is seems like, hopefully Dodgers will be one this year. Is it impossible to be within 5 games by July? Then make the moves to get over the hump.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Ellis/Loney/Ellis/Gordon/Uribe
The infield alone makes me bearish on 2012.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
im not even sure what to expect from Kershaw and Kemp, except that im pretty sure they’ll do well, but how well? Better then last season, same as last season, worse then last season, I just dont know.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
both will likely be a little worse than last season.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
I think Clayton wins his 2nd Cy Young.
I don’t think Matt Kemp will be in top 10 in the MVP vote.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
ouch, so you think he’ll have a considerable drop off?? I was hoping for 40 HRs this year.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
I still can’t believe he outpitched Halladay. That alone is an amazing accomplishment.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
You are not alone.
iiidown - February 2, 2012
Works well with their sign nothing but ground ball pitchers strategy. Anyone know how Kipnis and Chisenhall are defensively?
regfairfield - February 2, 2012
Kipnis
Indians Prospect Insider Scouting Report said this prior to the 2010 season:
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Chisenhall is no Hannahan
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Derek Lowe, Andy LaRoche, Julio Lugo. Indians will be one interesting team to follow this spring.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Chisenhall
from minorleagueball.com piece from the summer:
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Softball Tournament – on one hand it is a bummer we don’t get to play Dodger Thoughts since we are not scheduled to meet them, but on the other hand we get to root for them during our break time since we never play at the same time.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
I'm sure this could be answered if I go check the schedule
But is it 3 for sure games, then a championship game?
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Yes
it could be answered that way. My short answer is that no, that is not correct
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
That way is better for me
because I’m clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer :P
thanks
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
We could sure use a Tailgator Headmaster for the one hour breaks between games. We can’t bring any food INTO the stadium so most players simply eat in the parking lot.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
I will try to get out there
Have some stuff in South Bay in the morning to get to.
bhsportsguy - February 2, 2012
We should all go over to Alhambra area for dinner after we get knocked out. Well, at least that is where I am going. :)
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
I’m just coming to see if any of you are real. I have a sneaky feeling that you are all TBLA blogbots.
iiidown - February 2, 2012
I hate to break it to you
Everyone else thinks that you aren’t real
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
`
3 for sure but you will need to win six to win the championship
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
its going to be a long long day for TBLA then
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
We will all hate each other by the time that day is done
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
So did the A's in the 70s ;)
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Would only take 5 for us to win it. Not planning on being a 3-6 seed. :)
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
HAHA!
I hope there’s a mercy rule, too. We have to save our pitchers for the playoffs.
ishXdavid - February 2, 2012
I do hope we get to meet up since that means we both got beyond the first round.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
BTW
Did we ever determine if we have ONE pitcher?
ishXdavid - February 2, 2012
Two people on the roster signed up as being able to pitch (James, Mary). Would be nice to have a good female pitcher.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
Whoever wins will be the team who has the most experienced softball players (best pitcher). Our best players are hardball guys who will probably blow chunks against a good softball pitcher for the first few at bats.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
After Gary's first at bat in the softball game in october (?) he did really well with the bat
;)
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Yes, but he won’t be facing a pitcher who simply pitches so you can hit, they will be hitting the top of the arc as much as they can while still thowing strikes. I’ve seen hard ball players struggle for a while against good softball pitchers, eventually they figure it and we have plenty of time. I’m hoping the first game is easy, I expect Roberto to have put together an excellent team for our 3rd game.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Not only can a good pitcher hit the top of the arc but some can curve the ball, throw a knuckle ball and retreat towards 2nd base after pitching to become a 5th infielder. The really good ones can.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
As Ken Boswell said on a scorching day in Chicago in July, 1968, when he knew he wasn’t starting:
“Ya gotta love the game to be out there today.”
“LETS SEE SOME HUSTLE!”
iiidown - February 2, 2012
Your 10AM game on Fenway is right after ours on Fenway. Your 12PM game at Dodger Stadium is right after our 11AM game at Dodger Stadium. I will try to replace all my divots out at SS for Joe.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
HJ is my Centerfielder
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
No CF in slow pitch, unless you are going to the rover. I thought HJ was SS and Gary 3B.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
You know what I mean, no need to get anal on me. We have plenty of SS, HJ is a strong outfielder.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
You’re cracking at the seems.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
It seams that way
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Where’s Josie when you need her?
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
. . .
kinbote - February 2, 2012
I’m working on my swing, orders from the manager
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
Is Phil the manager?
I hope he is a lou pinella type manager. I expect bases to be thrown and dirt to be kicked!
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
My goal for the day is to arrive at that godawful time without having died trying to get there. From there I hope to not pull any muscles.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Just bring a cardboard cut out of yourself, plop it in the dugout during the game(s) then just go hang out at the bar and get shitfaced.
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
I’ll save you a seat at the bar.
iiidown - February 2, 2012
Auto-correct?
iiidown - February 2, 2012
i like that you are taking charge and being the manager
delias man - February 2, 2012
As it should be. It was ordained wasn’t it. And a meerkat shall lead them? Something like that.
David Young - February 2, 2012
Meerkats are only good for leading into tunnels and we all know how that ends. With everyone being gassed.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
wait, so are you the meercat guy too?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
No, completely different tool
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
they’re cousins, or half-brothers, I can never remember
Josie Becker - February 2, 2012
One's the evil twin of the other
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
it’s a tool all right.
David Young - February 2, 2012
I dont know, now that I think of it, I cant recall seeing both of you at the same time. Seems like when you arent here for days, he is, and vice versa. Plus his name is meercatjohn, yet people call him Phil I think…. and meercat is a mod, yet I dont see his name down below in the boss section.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
AND he is also a Clipper fan, come on now, what are the odds of that?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Who knew that being a Clipper fan would be the ultimate clue
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
so why the 2 names, if I may ask?
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
You’re almost there, Father Dowling.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
TWSS?
David Young - February 2, 2012
SMH
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Hey, Marty starting the nun-fucking meme!
David Young - February 2, 2012
Meercat is actually someone none of us really know
More of a legend than a man, really…
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I've been trying to put the pieces together too
What was Michael White’s old handle (here and on Baseball Toaster DT)? David Young used to be El Lay Dave, right? Kensai is Chad Moriyama? Phil Gurnee is Meercat… really?!
I remember seeing these handles on the old DT and maybe even DodgerDugout.
ishXdavid - February 2, 2012
I would not be surprised if Dodger Bobble does not forfeit the first game since it starts right at 08:00.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
I’m not done throwing up by then
mleadman - February 2, 2012
yeah marty!!
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Mercenaries available around July 31
a) Name them;
b) Name the price in Dodger prospects
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
A. Miguel Cabrerra
B. All of them
mleadman - February 2, 2012
Carlos Lee — Withrow, Silverio? Depends a lot on how much salary Astros eat.
Edwin Jackson — who cares :)
Nolij - February 2, 2012
That’s too much talent for a bench bat.
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
So your scenario includes Loney dominating and Sands playing well?
Nolij - February 2, 2012
Assumed you wanted Lee for LF
Never really thought about getting rid of Loney. But I guess that could work.
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
i.e. Lee to 1B
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
fuck no, we need Loney for playoffs, Loney rakes in the playoffs.
uschris0304 - February 2, 2012
Carlos Lee is back to being a productive bat, just not the stud he was 6 years ago
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
we are buyers in this exercise, no?
Xeifrank - February 2, 2012
Yes, buyers
on assumption new owner will have $$$
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
I think the easiest is David Wright – I’d give up Eovaldi, Erickson, someone else who is tearing it up in A ball.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Love this
We will probably have to give up ZLee tho.
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
I don’t see the #1 prospect on the team being the price for a 1/2 season rental on a guy who has been struggling for awhile now. Doesn’t he have a team option for 2013 that he can void if traded?
OTOH, 3B are a somewhat scarce commodity. I was thinking Phil might be too high, but he may be (w)right.
David Young - February 2, 2012
But around the league, ZLee is only a 45-50 caliber prospect. And competing with other interested clubs might force the issue.
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
Lee might be to far away, Eovaldi could be ready now for them.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Heard that Nate Dogg might get sent to Albuquerque instead of AA. That’ll hurt his value amirite?
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
The nickname “Nate Dogg” will hurt his value.
I disagree. I’m sure all 30 teams already have well formed opinions on Eovaldi and all they will care about is how he looks, not what his stats are. They all know Albuquerque is the moon.
David Young - February 2, 2012
Right, which is why Trayvon only yielded Fed and some more fodder, despite blowing up.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
we had gone a long time without discussing trayvon
nolander - February 2, 2012
He is thought of with complete disdain at USSMariner. He’s a non-entity. And they have shit for talent (on the offensive side at least).
kinbote - February 2, 2012
He “yielded” a starting defensive catcher much like Steve Yeager.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
He is more like Gilberto Reyes than he is like Yeager.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
He seems exactly like Yeager. A defensive first catcher who will struggle for average but hit a home run every once in a while.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
That seems exactly like Gilberto Reyes.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
it all rests on his slider
nolander - February 2, 2012
That's the ranking, btw
on the scouting “scale” or whatever.
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
I meant NOT on the scouting scale but the ranking of Top 50 prospects.
silverwidow - February 2, 2012
s/the #1 prospect on the team/a top 50 MLB prospect/
and I’ll stand by statement.
How many likely contenders have a shithole 3B situation like the Dodgers do?
David Young - February 2, 2012
Angels
Tigers
Probably the Braves this year
Polanco is no longer anything much
Rockies
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
angels have 2 guys who can competently play 3rd
but wright would likely be an upgrade over izzy and that other guy.
lol tigers
nolander - February 2, 2012
Trumbo is going to 3rd apparently
Plus they have Macier/Ayber/Callaspo/Kendrick who will be playing the combos of 3B/2B/SS, so they may not have the room.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
macier and callaspo can be dumped
hell they could flip them for propsects to include in a wright deal. Wright is better then they are. Trumbo isn’t going to be a full time 3rd baseman.
nolander - February 2, 2012
Kendrick is 2nd
Aybar is SS
Don’t mix them into the whole infield thing.
They have an injury prone Maicer at 3rd. Callaspo is Callaspo and David Wright would be a huge upgrade.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
you know
I’m not convinced Wright is better then callaspo. He probably is, but I could see Callaspo outplaying him next year.
nolander - February 2, 2012
not a chance IMO
Care for a wager :)
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
he did it last year
so sure
nolander - February 2, 2012
Wright only played 102 games
Your soul is mine! Or like a drink at a bar or something.
What stat do you want to go off of, fWAR, bWAR, wOBA?
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
we can average fwar and bwar or something
nolander - February 2, 2012
I suppose that could work
I think i’ve made like 4 bets now but the ones I can remember are yours now and Hummas with .715+ OPS for booribe.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
3 war
its happening
nolander - February 2, 2012
or was it 2?
fuck it, make it 9
nolander - February 2, 2012
Im not arguing he would be a huge upgrade
I’m just saying they have a full infield, too many 1b/dh’s, and a super high payroll already.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I’m bearish on the Rockies for some unidentifiable reason. (Jim Tracy)
Angels have lots of bats to make up for that, besides Albert is playing 3B when Kendrys returns. ;-)
Mets won’t trade him within division?
David Young - February 2, 2012
Dbacks, Tigers?, Phillies, Angels…
Nolij - February 2, 2012
I think with a year under his belt Lee will up his prospect status during 2012
By the end of the season he will be a top 20 prospect, possibly top 15.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I think he may be crazy
but he just may be the lunatic we’re looking for
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I was fearing this, but I knew it would happen.
David Young - February 2, 2012
You started the fire.
Nolij - February 2, 2012
It was always burning since the world’s been turnin’
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I think they have a young catcher who is not too bad, not sure though. For 2 months of wright, I could see a package with Eo, Gould/Silverio, and possibly Santana if he’s doing well.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
This assumes Wright doesn’t continue his descent to mediocrity right?
BFDC - February 2, 2012
This year was the only year he wasn't a good player
His defense has blown, but even 2011 he was an above average bat (especially for 3B), the years before his bat was still really good.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
I am worried about his health decline going forward and I think his best years are behind him already.
BFDC - February 2, 2012
We aren’t signing him to a long term deal simply renting him just in case we are really in a pennant race.
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Yes, but if he is putting up a sub .750 OPS with shitty defense at mid-season, I would not want to give up much for him.
BFDC - February 2, 2012
Most definitely
He’s not a 7.5 WAR player at all. But a 3.5-5 WAR player, definitely a good possibility.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
This is not real world
kinbote - February 2, 2012
This is not my beautiful house.
David Young - February 2, 2012
a) Andre Ethier,
the old starting pitchers we signed to one-year deals, Josh Bardb) N/A
David Young - February 2, 2012
A) David Wright
B) Jerry Sands/Nate Eovaldi, Alex Santana, Webster? Honestly I am just guessing.
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Uhhh, not like the rest of us know exactly what we are doing
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
you're all experts, don't patronize me!
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
Looking at the 2013 FAs, most of the good ones are on contenders (Napoli, Hamilton). Wright is the obvious pick for me.
kinbote - February 2, 2012
Wright
Phil Gurnee - February 2, 2012
Roger
kinbote - February 2, 2012
What's your vector, Victor?
Ivdown - February 2, 2012
new post
http://www.truebluela.com/2012/2/2/2767378/dodgers-white-sox-tucson-benefit-game-march-23
Eric Stephen - February 2, 2012
4 year 50 million contract
10 mil this year 2012 , 12 mil in 2013, 13 mil in 2014, 15 mil in 2015
The Piazza Man - February 2, 2012
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