Lantern7 December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 Thirty-four isn't that young in baseball. And Scherzer worked well when he was healthy. Of course, the odds of this signing backfiring are high. Low? "More probable" is what I'm trying to say. Link to comment
Salacious Kitty December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 11 minutes ago, mojoween said: So the Mets swapped youngish DeGrom for old-ass Verlander. Wut. Verlander says he wants to play till he's 45. We'll see there, pardner. 4 1 Link to comment
Moose135 December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 44 minutes ago, mojoween said: So the Mets swapped youngish DeGrom for old-ass Verlander. Wut. They got the current Cy Young winner on a two-year (option on year 3) deal, rather than a guy who hasn't pitched a full season in three years on a 5+ year deal. deGrom is going to be 35 next season, not really young for a power pitcher with a sketchy injury history. I hated seeing him leave, but I really didn't like the Mets giving him a long contract like he got from Texas. 3 Link to comment
Xeliou66 December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 Trea Turner signing with the Phillies - big addition to an already strong Phillies lineup. Link to comment
shoregirl December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 Woohoo! I would have been happy with the Phillies signing any of the four big shortstops available but really wanted turner or bogarts so I am thrilled 3 minutes ago, Xeliou66 said: Trea Turner signing with the Phillies - big addition to an already strong Phillies lineup 1 Link to comment
jennifer6973 December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 A!AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! F YOU Trea Turner!!!!!!!!!!! 4 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 1 minute ago, jennifer6973 said: A!AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! F YOU Trea Turner!!!!!!!!!!! Dodgers will just reload as they always do. 1 1 Link to comment
jennifer6973 December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Salacious Kitty said: Dodgers will just reload as they always do. Well yeah, but I'm a Nationals fan. I HAAAAATTTTTTEEEEEE all things Philadelphia. 5 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 Just now, jennifer6973 said: Well yeah, but I'm a Nationals fan. I HAAAAATTTTTTEEEEEE all things Philadelphia. My sympathies. Hope the Nats are better next year. Link to comment
jennifer6973 December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Salacious Kitty said: My sympathies. Hope the Nats are better next year. I hope so too. The only glee factor I have about it, is he can gloat by showing off the ring he has to Bryce, who has none and hopefully never will. Link to comment
Moose135 December 5, 2022 Share December 5, 2022 8 minutes ago, jennifer6973 said: Well yeah, but I'm a Nationals fan. I HAAAAATTTTTTEEEEEE all things Philadelphia. I'm a Mets fan, I know how you feel! 1 1 Link to comment
twoods December 6, 2022 Share December 6, 2022 (edited) My girls are devastated since they are Dodgers fans, and have already seen two of their favorite shortstops leave (Seager the first one). I don’t know if Trea is worth that much money but good for him, and good luck with the Phillies. Edited December 6, 2022 by twoods 2 Link to comment
grommit2 December 6, 2022 Share December 6, 2022 Wow...the Mets now have BOTH Verlander and Sherzer. Hmm...I thought there was a cap on how much a team could spend. Oh...I know...they will not put players on the field. They will only have the two pitchers strike out every batter. Ah...problem solved. Gee...I'm so smart! 4 Link to comment
twoods December 6, 2022 Share December 6, 2022 Judge to the Giants for 360? Man that’s a lot of money. 1 Link to comment
mojoween December 6, 2022 Share December 6, 2022 Hot Stove? More like scorched stove. Sorry for your girls, twoods. 1 1 Link to comment
Lantern7 December 6, 2022 Share December 6, 2022 6 hours ago, grommit2 said: Wow...the Mets now have BOTH Verlander and Sherzer. Hmm...I thought there was a cap on how much a team could spend. Oh...I know...they will not put players on the field. They will only have the two pitchers strike out every batter. Ah...problem solved. Gee...I'm so smart! I think there is a ceiling, and teams spending above that get fined . . . but for a guy as loaded as Steve Cohen, that’s not a deterrent. Link to comment
twoods December 6, 2022 Share December 6, 2022 16 minutes ago, mojoween said: Hot Stove? More like scorched stove. Sorry for your girls, twoods. Thanks! Now they are bummed their eye candy Bellinger is going to the Cubs. 1 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, twoods said: Thanks! Now they are bummed their eye candy Bellinger is going to the Cubs. Meh, Belli hasn't been eye candy since he shaved his head. He had a head of glorious curls. RIP Cody's hair. 😭 3 Link to comment
smittykins December 7, 2022 Author Share December 7, 2022 Notification I just got: ”Giants sign OF…” Me: Oh shit! ”Mitch Haniger…” Me: Whew! *Waits for heart to descend from throat* 1 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 30 minutes ago, smittykins said: Notification I just got: ”Giants sign OF…” Me: Oh shit! ”Mitch Haniger…” Me: Whew! *Waits for heart to descend from throat* I think the Giants are still short an outfielder. And they have the cash. Sorry, I just want the Yankees to know how it feels. They always bulky their way to get what they want. Link to comment
Colleenna December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 (edited) 10 hours ago, grommit2 said: Wow...the Mets now have BOTH Verlander and Sherzer. Hmm...I thought there was a cap on how much a team could spend. Oh...I know...they will not put players on the field. They will only have the two pitchers strike out every batter. Ah...problem solved. Gee...I'm so smart! Nope. Baseball is (I think) the only team sport where there is no salary cap. The "cap" is whatever the owners are willing to spend. Edit to add... there's sort of a ceiling and teams spending above that pay a "luxury tax," but teams like the Dodgers, Mets and Yankees just laugh and pull out their checkbooks. Edited December 7, 2022 by Colleenna Additional information 1 Link to comment
twoods December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 (edited) Makes sense since those teams bring in a lot of revenue for the owners. The Dodgers have a 56,000 seat stadium that is at least 2/3 full most of the season, and they signed a 7 billion dollar TV contract recently. They are definitely a profitable team. Edited December 7, 2022 by twoods Link to comment
mojoween December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 Everything is going to be ok. *big sigh* 1 2 Link to comment
cleo December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 (edited) . Edited December 7, 2022 by cleo Link to comment
Lantern7 December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 Crap. I was rooting for massive seismic changes. Three cheers for the Steinbrenner money vault, I guess. 1 1 1 Link to comment
Black Knight December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 The predictable end to the saga. I think Yankee fans will end up regretting this contract, but not Yankee ownership. The revenue from merchandising, etc. will make it worth it financially to them. 1 Link to comment
JTMacc99 December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 35 minutes ago, Black Knight said: The predictable end to the saga. I think Yankee fans will end up regretting this contract, but not Yankee ownership. The revenue from merchandising, etc. will make it worth it financially to them. In the end, as long as Judge can put up 5 or 6 good years our of the 9, the Yankees fans will get another plaque to put up in the outfield, the #99 on the wall with the rest of the guys, and we'll be okay with it. Giving Judge whatever he wanted was the right thing to do for reasons greater than he's going to help the team win games for the next nine years. It would be nice if the team could figure out how to build a lineup that doesn't suck around Aaron Judge at some point. 4 Link to comment
ProudMary December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 3 hours ago, JTMacc99 said: It would be nice if the team could figure out how to build a lineup that doesn't suck around Aaron Judge at some point. That ship sailed earlier this week when Hal re-signed Brian Cashman for four more years of "we made the playoffs" mediocrity. I was less ticked off by the re-signing of Boone. It doesn't matter who the Manager is if the GM only wants a puppet to run the team. I'm glad Judge will be staying in the Bronx. I think it's important for his teammates. 3 Link to comment
mojoween December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 I hope he has a C on his uni next year as well. As long as he doesn’t turn into Jacoby Ellsbury, we’re golden. 1 Link to comment
JTMacc99 December 7, 2022 Share December 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, mojoween said: I hope he has a C on his uni next year as well. As long as he doesn’t turn into Jacoby Ellsbury, we’re golden. I think it's a lock he's the next Yankee captain. I like that it's a long tradition to not automatically have a captain. I use the same idea in my house. We've always had a lot of pets. You have to be truly special to be named "Best Pet in the House." We've had only two in the last 21 years. Current dog is on the right path, but he's got some issues he's got to clean up. 3 Link to comment
mojoween December 9, 2022 Share December 9, 2022 If Aaron Judge hits a home run at or after age 37 and at 280 pounds, he will be the second major leaguer to do so after … Bartolo Colon. 5 Link to comment
Moose135 December 13, 2022 Share December 13, 2022 Does that make Dick Williams the only Yankee manager to never lose a game with the team? 😄 4 Link to comment
Lantern7 December 13, 2022 Share December 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Moose135 said: Does that make Dick Williams the only Yankee manager to never lose a game with the team? 😄 Just like Carlos Beltran with the Mets! 5 Link to comment
cambridgeguy December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 (edited) Why is Delaware so interested in Pete Browning, a guy from Kentucky who last played in the 1890s? Alaska's George Brett fascination is odd, but at least he's a HOF player from the late 20th century. Edited December 14, 2022 by cambridgeguy 1 Link to comment
jennifer6973 December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 (edited) Why is Ohio interested in that man, the Reds have more interesting players then him. Virginia also. The Nationals have more interesting players. Edited December 14, 2022 by jennifer6973 To complain about Virginia. Link to comment
xaxat December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 I am highly suspicious of that list. Barry Bonds, a Black man who hasn't played in decades is the most search player in Wyoming? 7 Link to comment
BlueSkies December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 (edited) On 12/7/2022 at 3:16 PM, ProudMary said: That ship sailed earlier this week when Hal re-signed Brian Cashman for four more years of "we made the playoffs" mediocrity. I was less ticked off by the re-signing of Boone. It doesn't matter who the Manager is if the GM only wants a puppet to run the team. I'm glad Judge will be staying in the Bronx. I think it's important for his teammates. I'm not a Yankee fan but yeah even I'm kind of glad in a way he stayed with the Yankees. It would just seem really really lame to me if he took more money to play in a less competitive market. Edited December 14, 2022 by BlueSkies Link to comment
BlueSkies December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 Stevie Cohen pushing $330 million payroll this year https://metsmerizedonline.com/steve-cohen-does-not-care-about-the-steve-cohen-tax/ Link to comment
Lantern7 December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, BlueSkies said: Stevie Cohen pushing $330 million payroll this year https://metsmerizedonline.com/steve-cohen-does-not-care-about-the-steve-cohen-tax/ You can just imagine Steve reaching into his wallet, pulling out the fee in cash, stuffing it in Manfred’s breast pocket, and go, “I put in a little extra. Buy yourself something nice.” Edited December 14, 2022 by Lantern7 1 4 1 Link to comment
Moose135 December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 59 minutes ago, BlueSkies said: It would just seem really really lame to me if he took more money to play in a less competitive market. *cough*Jacob deGrom *cough* 2 Link to comment
BlueSkies December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, Moose135 said: *cough*Jacob deGrom *cough* I hear that but I think he had his heart set on not returning. I don’t even think he let the Mets make him an offer Link to comment
Jane Tuesday December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 THIRTEEN YEARS? That's fucking crazy. 4 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 Not surprised. The Giants are desperate for a big bat. Their longtime SS, Brandon Crawford, will move to 3B. Link to comment
KAOS Agent December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 6 hours ago, xaxat said: I am highly suspicious of that list. Barry Bonds, a Black man who hasn't played in decades is the most search player in Wyoming? Or you know, Albert Pujols was close to breaking Barry Bonds record for something while he was playing the Colorado Rockies and Rockies fans in Wyoming looked up Bonds when it was mentioned during the game(s). Link to comment
Lamb18 December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 MN Twins are crying this morning about Carlos Correa. Also according to that tweet, Pujols was the most looked up player in Minnesota, but why? He's not even American League. Link to comment
Perfect Xero December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, Lamb18 said: MN Twins are crying this morning about Carlos Correa. Also according to that tweet, Pujols was the most looked up player in Minnesota, but why? He's not even American League. Because of his announced retirement, and his sprint to over 700 career HRs down the stretch. 2 Link to comment
twoods December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 (edited) Figures the Giants would overpay for someone since they lost out on the Judge sweepstakes and had all that cash to burn. Too bad it was for a cheater. Another player who got zero consequences for his actions and now gets rewarded with a ridiculous contract. Dodgers fans are going to have fun booing him for the next 13 years. Edited December 14, 2022 by twoods 6 Link to comment
Salacious Kitty December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 4 minutes ago, twoods said: Figures the Giants would overpay for someone since they lost out on the Judge sweepstakes and had all that cash to burn. Too bad it was for a cheater. Another player who got zero consequences for his actions and now gets rewarded with a ridiculous contract. Dodgers fans are going to have fun booing him for the next 13 years. Yeah, the Dodgers intentionally passed on him based on his history. They knew it wouldn't go over well with the fans. 2 Link to comment
cambridgeguy December 14, 2022 Share December 14, 2022 2 hours ago, Salacious Kitty said: Yeah, the Dodgers intentionally passed on him based on his history. They knew it wouldn't go over well with the fans. The Dodgers signed Trevor Bauer and didn't care as long as he could win games. If they had signed him and he played well all of those Dodger fans would have cheered - hey, everyone makes a mistake, it's all in the past, etc. 1 1 Link to comment
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