MLB chatter 2009-10: The Offseason
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I think Billy Wagner is going to end up with the Braves. We're gonna need a closer and he's the best on the market I think.
Wikipedia says John Lackey signed a 5 year deal with the Mets...can anyone confirm? Can't find anything about this on the Mets' website or ESPN (where the news supposedly broke).
No clue. I just looked it up. It looks like a fake wiki imput to me.
I really think the Red Sox offseason plan looks like so...
Sign Marco Scutaro to play SS.
Trade for Roy Halladay
Sign either Matt Holliday or Jason Bay for left field.
Another wild card is Josh Johnson on the Marlins. I could see the Red Sox pulling a deal similar to the Josh Beckett deal, instead of going after Halladay.
The name I keep hearing for the Giants is Jason Bay. That would be nice, having Bay and Sandoval in the line-up. Doesn't solve the hitting problems over night, but it's a step in the right direction.
I would not be surprised if that was his destination. They need offense, and are willing to pay.
I feel the Red Sox like Holliday over Bay, since he is a better left fielder, baserunner, and overall hitter, even though Bay hits for more power. The Red Sox need less streaky guys in their lineup, and they need guys who play good defense, since the left side of that infield, and left field, were terrible defensive positions last year for them.
Ellsbury in center and Drew in right are average to above average defenders, and Youk and Pedroia are both above average to excellent defenders. That left side however was a fucking sieve last year, and it needs to be fixed.
Which has since been removed...looks like it was (and still is) only a rumor.
Still hope it pans out, though. God knows the Mets need all the help they can get.
Wow, Roy Halladay to the Diamondbacks for Connor Jackson and Stephen Drew?
That was a huge surprise! I never, ever would have seen that coming.
So now Brandon Webb, Dan Haren, and Roy Halladay all on the same team??? EPIC!!!
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-bluejays-halladay&prov=ap&type=lgns
That was a huge surprise! I never, ever would have seen that coming.
So now Brandon Webb, Dan Haren, and Roy Halladay all on the same team??? EPIC!!!
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-bluejays-halladay&prov=ap&type=lgns
Oh bloody hell. 
Can't believe I did that...
Here's something that's REAL: MLB Network is showing the Bird's game this coming Saturday at 1 Eastern. You all know the game I mean: 6/28/76, Yankees at Tigers. Mark Fidrych becomes a star that day...
Can't believe I did that...Here's something that's REAL: MLB Network is showing the Bird's game this coming Saturday at 1 Eastern. You all know the game I mean: 6/28/76, Yankees at Tigers. Mark Fidrych becomes a star that day...
I'm such a jackass, eh? 
I predict that the Nationals will be the worst team in both leagues in 2010. 
And the Mets will start of strong, then choke. Mr. Met and Screech will get drunk and sniff glue together every time both teams lose.
And the Mets will start of strong, then choke.
Mr. Met and Screech will get drunk and sniff glue together every time both teams lose.
I predict that the Nationals will be the worst team in both leagues in 2010.
When's the earliest that Strasburg could start pitching for them?
And the Mets will start of strong, then choke.
The Mets are a lughingstock at this point. They have too many holes to start strong.
Let's start with the glue now to get a nice numb buzz by Opening Day.
"Change is needed and that is reflected by the fact that over a billion dollars have been paid to seven chronically uncompetitive teams, five of whom have had baseball’s highest operating profits. Who, except these teams, can think this is a good idea?" -- John Henry
Long story short, the Red Sox owner wants a major overhaul in the way MLB teams share revenue because big market teams that generate the biggest revenues are unfairly penalized. He's fine with a payroll tax, but he doesn't want the bottom-payroll owners that receive most of the revenue sharing to pocket all of the money either.
But I was mostly interested in his comment that 5 of the 7 teams that receive the most revenue sharing have the highest operating profits, which basically means they're pocketing the money. Who do you think those teams are? I'd have to say the Pirates are one of them.
Long story short, the Red Sox owner wants a major overhaul in the way MLB teams share revenue because big market teams that generate the biggest revenues are unfairly penalized. He's fine with a payroll tax, but he doesn't want the bottom-payroll owners that receive most of the revenue sharing to pocket all of the money either.
But I was mostly interested in his comment that 5 of the 7 teams that receive the most revenue sharing have the highest operating profits, which basically means they're pocketing the money. Who do you think those teams are? I'd have to say the Pirates are one of them.
Many people probably said that for a fair portion of 1973, and look how that turned out.
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