MLB 2024 Off Season

Wobbie

it's awesome that the Angels are paying for Josh Hamilton to go back to Texas.....I would love to see him hurt the Angels at some point.

Cliffy6745

imalive said:

it's awesome that the Angels are paying for Josh Hamilton to go back to Texas.....I would love to see him hurt the Angels at some point.

The Angels are dirtballs

Last-12-Exit

I don't think Josh hamilton will be hurting any team again. I think his career is essentially over. I think he's got one more season of competitive baseball and he's done.

I like Josh. But between the injuries and the addiction, I just think he's done. I hope he proves me wrong and goes out there and becomes an all star.

Cliffy6745

Last-12-Exit said:

I don't think Josh hamilton will be hurting any team again. I think his career is essentially over. I think he's got one more season of competitive baseball and he's done.

I like Josh. But between the injuries and the addiction, I just think he's done. I hope he proves me wrong and goes out there and becomes an all star.

I don't disagree with this but the way the Angels handled it is sickening. Worse than the Yankees with arod, at least they have a legitimate issue. Josh Hamilton has a serious problem and they treated him like shit

I hope free agents take note, though money is obviously the key

Amongst the Ani

Totally agree. Angels had buyers remorse and are using incident to get away from him. They signed him knowing his problem and knew this was a strong possibility. Good for the rangers to take a chance and hopefully Josh can stay on the straight and narrow. The fact he self reported is a great sign he truly cares about his sobriety and I wish him nothing but the best.

Moreno = douchebag

DewieCox

Ugh!! F'in Waino....they can still take the division, but somebody better step up big time if they're to make noise in Oct.

Who Princess

Cliffy6745 said:

Last-12-Exit said:

I don't think Josh hamilton will be hurting any team again. I think his career is essentially over. I think he's got one more season of competitive baseball and he's done.

I like Josh. But between the injuries and the addiction, I just think he's done. I hope he proves me wrong and goes out there and becomes an all star.

I don't disagree with this but the way the Angels handled it is sickening. Worse than the Yankees with arod, at least they have a legitimate issue. Josh Hamilton has a serious problem and they treated him like shit

I hope free agents take note, though money is obviously the key

I've wondered what his reception would be when he gets back here, considering how he trashed the fans after he signed with the Angels. But it looks like most of the comments on social media are that they are glad to have him back. A week ago it was announced that he and his wife are divorcing and people really feel that the Angels have kicked him while he's down.

Not many of his former teammates are left but the Rangers can really use him if he's up to it. There's always drama with Josh but he's a talented athlete when he can keep it together.

norm

Artie Moreno is a scumbag

you signed a player who is at/past his prime for a ridiculous contract, all the while knowing that he is a heroin addict who could relapse at any time and when he does, you go about a smearing campaign in the press and now you just get rid of him

i hope you get seeping, infected hemorrhoids, artie

eeriepadave

DewieCox said:

Ugh!! F'in Waino....they can still take the division, but somebody better step up big time if they're to make noise in Oct.

yeah that sucks, sorry Cards fans

InHiding80

norm said:

Artie Moreno is a scumbag

you signed a player who is at/past his prime for a ridiculous contract, all the while knowing that he is a heroin addict who could relapse at any time and when he does, you go about a smearing campaign in the press and now you just get rid of him

i hope you get seeping, infected hemorrhoids, artie

Angels fan since 1989 and even I agree. He's done a poor job handling this controversy. I just hope they get some good players in return for the trade. It's bad enough without Kendrick. Even if he did hit into a lot of double plays, he was a solid hitter for the club.

InHiding80

Who Princess said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Last-12-Exit said:

I don't think Josh hamilton will be hurting any team again. I think his career is essentially over. I think he's got one more season of competitive baseball and he's done.

I like Josh. But between the injuries and the addiction, I just think he's done. I hope he proves me wrong and goes out there and becomes an all star.

I don't disagree with this but the way the Angels handled it is sickening. Worse than the Yankees with arod, at least they have a legitimate issue. Josh Hamilton has a serious problem and they treated him like shit

I hope free agents take note, though money is obviously the key

I've wondered what his reception would be when he gets back here, considering how he trashed the fans after he signed with the Angels. But it looks like most of the comments on social media are that they are glad to have him back. A week ago it was announced that he and his wife are divorcing and people really feel that the Angels have kicked him while he's down.

Not many of his former teammates are left but the Rangers can really use him if he's up to it. There's always drama with Josh but he's a talented athlete when he can keep it together.

I hate how my team has treated him. Philip Seymour Hoffman was my favorite living actor and it sickened me to see people judge him as a junkie and it sickens me to see personnel on my club be of no help to him. You need to be in that person's shoes to understand. Addiction is NEVER easy to quit.

Wobbie

InHiding80 said:

norm said:

Artie Moreno is a scumbag

you signed a player who is at/past his prime for a ridiculous contract, all the while knowing that he is a heroin addict who could relapse at any time and when he does, you go about a smearing campaign in the press and now you just get rid of him

i hope you get seeping, infected hemorrhoids, artie

Angels fan since 1989 and even I agree. He's done a poor job handling this controversy. I just hope they get some good players in return for the trade. It's bad enough without Kendrick. Even if he did hit into a lot of double plays, he was a solid hitter for the club.

I thought the Angels were getting nothing, other than some cash...

Wobbie

That dope Scherzer says the NL needs the DH

Cliffy6745

imalive said:

That dope Scherzer says the NL needs the DH

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/26/pitchers-batting-is-dumb-and-the-dh-should-be-universal/

Last-12-Exit

InHiding80 said:

Who Princess said:

Cliffy6745 said:

Last-12-Exit said:

I don't think Josh hamilton will be hurting any team again. I think his career is essentially over. I think he's got one more season of competitive baseball and he's done.

I like Josh. But between the injuries and the addiction, I just think he's done. I hope he proves me wrong and goes out there and becomes an all star.

I don't disagree with this but the way the Angels handled it is sickening. Worse than the Yankees with arod, at least they have a legitimate issue. Josh Hamilton has a serious problem and they treated him like shit

I hope free agents take note, though money is obviously the key

I've wondered what his reception would be when he gets back here, considering how he trashed the fans after he signed with the Angels. But it looks like most of the comments on social media are that they are glad to have him back. A week ago it was announced that he and his wife are divorcing and people really feel that the Angels have kicked him while he's down.

Not many of his former teammates are left but the Rangers can really use him if he's up to it. There's always drama with Josh but he's a talented athlete when he can keep it together.

I hate how my team has treated him. Philip Seymour Hoffman was my favorite living actor and it sickened me to see people judge him as a junkie and it sickens me to see personnel on my club be of no help to him. You need to be in that person's shoes to understand. Addiction is NEVER easy to quit.

Baseball is a business. If you don't produce, you're done. The angels did him wrong with the negative press but it does not surprise me they dumped him. I think I heard the angels are still paying out most of his contract except for like $7 million. I may have hat wrong. If that is the case, it makes no sense to trade him and pay most of his salary. Something else has to be going on here. They wanted him suspended to get out of paying his salary.

Either way, I hope he can stay sober. It seems like boredom is the biggest problem hamilton faces. He seems to slip mostly during the off season and during DL stints. I feel like when his career is over, his story could end very badly. Hopefully, he can find something to occupy his mind to help keep him off the drugs.

As far as P.S. Hoffman, he was a junkie, wasn't he? I mean you don't have to be a homeless bum to be a junkie. That's the term used for opiate addicts right? I liked him also and was shocked to hear about his addiction problems. But from what I heard he dealt with this for 20 years. If that's not the definition of a junkie, I don't know what is.

Last-12-Exit

Albert Pujols completely shatters his bat and hits it to the warning track. That dude is still a beast. He's just not getting the hits.

Wobbie

Last-12-Exit said:

Albert Pujols completely shatters his bat and hits it to the warning track. That dude is still a beast. He's just not getting the hits.

fuck poo hole.

Last-12-Exit

Poo hole. That's funny. But he's still a beast

Last-12-Exit

And Mike trout just jammed himself and hit it over the fence. Fucking best hitter in the game. The real beast

F Me In The Brain

The way Moreno dealt with this who thing was awful -- he is reacting like Hamilton did rails with his daughter or something. I can see how he might be butt-hurt over things but to make your wrath public and make your organization look so bad is really stupid.

Last-12-Exit

Wainwright out for the year. Sucks for my fantasy team.

F Me In The Brain

Last-12-Exit said:

Wainwright out for the year. Sucks for my fantasy team.

But the Cubs fan in you is OK with this development, right?

Last-12-Exit

F Me In The Brain said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Wainwright out for the year. Sucks for my fantasy team.

But the Cubs fan in you is OK with this development, right?

I never like to see a guy get hurt. As much as I hate to say it, I like waino. He's been a stud for a while.

F Me In The Brain

Yeah, not rooting for injuries but one man's pain is another man's pleasure. Today Cubs fans have a better shot than they did going into the weekend.

Last-12-Exit

True

Wobbie

Last-12-Exit said:

Wainwright out for the year. Sucks for my fantasy team.

no one cares about your fantasy team.

Last-12-Exit

imalive said:

Last-12-Exit said:

Wainwright out for the year. Sucks for my fantasy team.

no one cares about your fantasy team.

I'm not not sure how you still don't get it, EVERYONE CARES!

Amongst the Ani

He's the commissioner and still we don't care. Just his denial left to go.

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

That dope Scherzer says the NL needs the DH

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/26/pitchers-batting-is-dumb-and-the-dh-should-be-universal/

nope.

Cliffy6745

The Juggler said:

Cliffy6745 said:

imalive said:

That dope Scherzer says the NL needs the DH

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/26/pitchers-batting-is-dumb-and-the-dh-should-be-universal/

nope.

I know this article doesn't really focus on it but I can't see any argument that would think a double switch is more important to baseball than one of the better pitchers in the game blowing his Achilles batting