Hey, high taxes are high taxes.

Apologies to chuck for hijacking his precious thread.

No problem about hijacking at this point. I'm just happy it's getting traffic. More Sox news:

Coco Crisp reportedly traded to Kansas City

Better hope Ellsbury can produce for a whole season next year. He's had a good Sept/Oct in '07 and a good first half in '08. He's going to have do it for the whole season now.

I'm glad to see Lincecum win the NL Cy Young, I'd say he definitely deserved it! Now here's hoping the Giants hold on to him and he doesn't go all "Barry Zito" on them.

Coco Crisp traded to KC Royals...Rice Krispie fans are up in arms. In other news, Milton Bradley was traded for Parker Brothers.

Screw the Texas Rangers and the trusty steed that they rode in on too. I am the #1 fan of the Hackensack Hormones.

Ah yes, the Cubsters. I see that Ryan Dempster just signed a 4-year contract...and immediately went on the Kerry Wood Memorial 1461 day(including Leap Year) Disabled List.

Btw, do you know how to make a Hormone?

BoSox fans are too dumb to care anyway. They think that Grape Nuts is some kind of....wait for it.......venereal disease.

Well, I see you are little more civilized than I originally thought. My apologies.

It looks like they're not going to keep Kerry any more, seeing they did not offer him a contract, and he's filed for free agency. That's too bad - he was always a stand-up guy with bad luck with injuries. It would've been nice to have him retire a Cub, but I know he understands business is business.

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So, T&A, how do you make a Hormone?

Don't pay her.

Welcome back. :D

Sigh...I should've listen to the little voice in my head and not asked.

I would groan at the joke, but I might get type-cast.

Coco Crispies ...
 

From one year ago, up to, and including the early part of the season, I was hoping that the Theo Epstein would trade Coco Crisp to free up some money for a starting pitcher to replace Curt Schilling in the rotation. I now admit that I was wrong. He was a great backup outfielder, never complained about playing time, was able to fill in with the many Red Sox injuries, and was able to fill a spot when Jacoby Ellsbury went into his sophomore slump. Thank God they kept him. Now they got a pretty good pitcher for him. Good luck to Coco in Kansas City, except when they play the Red Sox.

Control over the Yankees organization passes to George Steinbrenner's youngest son, Hal. Hank says he's ok with it. Anybody want to bet otherwise? :D

Mussina retires with 270 wins. Any consideration for the Hall of Fame? He's just a little short of the "magic" number. Does he have a shot?

The Moose ???
 

Yes: 270-153. Every eligible pitcher at least 100 games over .500 is in the Hall. Among top five in ERA 8 times, wins 7 times, strikeouts 5 times. Finished with 20 win season and 7th Gold Glove.

No: No Cy Young Award. Never won 20 games in prime. As you already stated, short of "magic" 300 wins.

I can't believe that I'm talking baseball in November. It's 25 degrees outside.

I don't believe that he was ever on a World Series champion either.

I say no HOF.

1) One runs finance...one runs <i>beisbol</i>. Their main qualification is being a member of the Lucky Sperm Club anyway.

2) It's the Hall of <b>Fame</b>, not the Hall of Above Average. Of course, the mitigating factor for Mussina might be that he won his 270 in the Steroid Era, and was generally considered to be one of the "clean" pitchers while doing so. That might be a big factor come voting time in 5 years. It might get him in, while a 'roid monkey like Clemens gets ignored.

Agree. I'm a Moose fan. Saw him pitch often (pre-Nats era). Good guy. The kind sports really NEEDS to represent them now. Above avg - absolutely. But, not once was he the BEST pitcher in the league.

First rounder? Probably not. Eventually make it? Probably. There's so much $ out there and so many injuries, these numbers will get fewer and further away.....

Sox give AL MVP Dustin Pedroia a huge long-term deal: 6-years, $40.5 million.

Yanks offer arbitration to exactly nobody.

ESPN guy Rob Parker ? says it was selfish of Pedroia to sign for such a paltry amount. :eek: Says this amount is not worthy of an MVP and will cheapen offers for others in a similar position in the future.

Who's Rob Parker? Former player by chance?

Sports writer for the Detroit News. One of the guy's on ESPN First Take that takes turns sparring with Skip Bayless, sometimes known as Skip Clueless.

In this day and age, with our current economy, my heart truly bleeds for someone "only" making $40.5 million over 6 years........if they can't live on that for a while, tell em all to go get a job! "Cheapen the offers of others" who follow....sheesh! :mad:

Greg Maddux has thrown his last pitch.
 

"The four-time Cy Young winner will announce his retirement Monday.

Greg Maddux spent 12 years of his 19-year career with the Atlanta Braves, where he won three of his four straight NL Cy Young Awards from 1992-95. He finishes with a record of 355-227 and a career ERA of 3.16.

.... earned a record 18 Gold Gloves while with the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta, Dodgers and Padres."

.....Maddux helped the Braves win division titles for more than a decade, and they won their lone World Series championship there in 1995."

Now - these kind of numbers will make it difficult for Moose to get the votes on the same ballot.

The Tribune Company is considering bankruptcy, apparently. Might drive the price of the Cubs down a bit.

Maddux is great. I love to watch him pitch.

Anyone like to guess the other pitcher was who had 15+ wins each of the 5 seasons between 1995-99?

Another Braves pitcher? It seems like that team was always in the news for their pitching in the recent past.

Not Braves. Not even NL. :rolleyes:

Clemons? Moose?

Good guesses. Incorrect.

OK, time's up. Charlie Nagy.

http://mytwocents.files.wordpress.co...hief-wahoo.jpg

Interesting. Here's my question:

Who's the only player to hit 2 home runs in the same inning from opposite sides of the plate?

Easy: Carlos Baerga.

CC is all but a Yankee.
K-Rod is all but a Met.
Kerry Woods will be playing in Cleveland.

For the Indians or the Browns?

:eek: :eek: :eek:

Interactive: A fan's guide to Spring Training
 

Don't we need a new thread for this?

Opening day will be the start of the new thread.

Opening Day? How can we wait that long?

I wanna resurrect my Nats vs O's, I-95 World Series Prediction!!

Not sure what year this will take place though........

Makes no sense. Should be pitchers & catchers for spring training. JMO.

Hey, they're Chuck's rules, not mine. We give the little fella his own thread every year, and he gets to pick when it's started.

It's his world, we just live in it.

Lord Byron,
The Tigers have pitchers and catchers this year. :)

As a longtime A's fan, I'm interested to see what the reacquisition of Jason Giambi and the flabbergasting trade for Matt Holliday will do for the team. They've got pretty solid young pitching, and there's definitely gonna be more thump in the lineup.

Sir Mick,

Remains to be seen. ;)

Pitcher Rick Porcello just turned 20
 

Spring - The Season of Eternal Optimism.

Spring?
8"-14" of heavy white tonight and tomorrow. :(

That's where the "Optimism" comes in. You have to know it will get better.

(Or, in the case of us Cub fans, some would call it "delusion".)

Foreign words and phrases are not apropos.
 

When does the "Warning!! It's Baaaaaack!! Off-topic Baseball Thread '09 !!" begin?

Close cover before striking
 

Usually on Opening Day.

Use words correctly, irregardless of how others use them.
 

Nice title M&M Guy.

11 herbs and spices
 

Statue of KFC's Col. pulled from Japanese river: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Maybe there's a statue of a goat somewhere in the Chicago River...that would explain a lot.

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Tigers release Sheffield
 

...Cost the Tigers $14 M.
Good.

Next thing you know, you'll STOP using the titles and tell us how many days it's been since you've used them.......then, you'll know Billy's gotten to you! :eek:

Just a bit short
 

I saw that, and he's one home run shy of 500. I wonder if he'll try to get on another team, then retire after he gets past 500.

(Oh, and sorry about the squirrely title.)

Ouch.

Squirrel bait?

Getting those last few posts in this thread before it is forever locked??

(Like this one!)

LOCK THE THREAD - IT'S OPENING DAY!!!

Patiently awaiting Chuck to officially open the new thread!

I think I saw a post from Cmoore2 and black umpires. Lock the thread! :D

Chuck...yoo, hoo...Chuck...

Paging Chuck Elias...

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Well?
 

Oh Chuck? Chuck? You Hoo!

Someone put out some acorns to get chuck in here to start a new thread. I'd hate for M&M to have to start it on his own.