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A's fans were still able to make their fury at the Astros known when the teams played in Oakland last night. They may not be physically allowed in the stadium, so they did the next best thing:

xaxat
xaxat

I read that Houck said he was "bummed" that he would missing a start. Hmmm, if only there was something he could have done to make sure he could play in every park. 

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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.

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Lantern7

Lantern7

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.

Salacious Kitty

Salacious Kitty

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. 

Colleenna

Colleenna

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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. 

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JTMacc99

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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. 

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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. 

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JTMacc99

JTMacc99

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.

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BlueSkies

BlueSkies

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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.  

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Lantern7

Lantern7

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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.”

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KAOS Agent

KAOS Agent

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). 

twoods

twoods

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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.

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Salacious Kitty

Salacious Kitty

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. 

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cambridgeguy

cambridgeguy

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.

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