MLB 2025 Season

Monster Rain

Jackson for 1-year could be a good signing for the Naitonals. I still find it pretty amusing the it took Boras all winter to get a 1-year deal for a relatively young pitcher coming off a decent year.

Jearlpam0925

And I just realized something about Jackson signing with the Nats - Jackson will be on his 8th team by the end of the year. Decent signing for Washington pull some prospects at the all star break. Washington might make some noise, but not enough for a playoff push and they'll end up moving him, which is beneficial.

Monster Rain

Jon Heyman says the Indians will sign Casey Kotchman.

igotid88

http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archi ... ton-h.html

Monster Rain

igotid88 wrote:

http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2012/02/source-rangers-josh-hamilton-h.html

I heard about that on my way to work this morning. Hopefully, he'll be ok and it was just one bad day for him. It can be tough for people with those types of addictions to ever really be 100% ok. You can go years between drinks and then just relapse at the drop of a hat. He had said earlier in the offseason that he doesn't think he needs someone to replace Narron as his "accountability partner" but he clearly does. In hindsight, those comments may have been a red flag. An addict who thinks he's cured may be more likely to think along the lines of, "One drink won't hurt me," despite past experiences that say otherwise.

Also, some woman is accused of stalking and extorting Brian Cashman. He's apparently not the first person to go through this sort of thing with her, either. She sounds like a lovely woman. :roll:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/b ... =mlb_t2_a7

Monster Rain

The Nationals are launching a campaign to try to keep Phillies fans from taking over the park when they visit DC. I guess expecting to actually field a decent team this year will make this more successful than it would have been in years past.

http://tracking.si.com/2012/02/03/washi ... -campaign/

Cliffy6745

Monster Rain wrote:

The Nationals are launching a campaign to try to keep Phillies fans from taking over the park when they visit DC. I guess expecting to actually field a decent team this year will make this more successful than it would have been in years past.

http://tracking.si.com/2012/02/03/washi ... -campaign/

Yeah, since there is a little site called StubHub, I would imagine this will ahve about zero impact.

I'm heading down that way for the Yansk series in June. Looking forward to that.

Indifference71

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:

The Nationals are launching a campaign to try to keep Phillies fans from taking over the park when they visit DC. I guess expecting to actually field a decent team this year will make this more successful than it would have been in years past.

http://tracking.si.com/2012/02/03/washi ... -campaign/

Yeah, since there is a little site called StubHub, I would imagine this will ahve about zero impact.

I'm heading down that way for the Yansk series in June. Looking forward to that.

Probably depends on how well the Nats are playing at that point.

Nationals Park is pretty cool...enjoy. Still haven't decided on a baseball trip this year....sadly I dont think it will be worth it to travel anywhere to see the ChiSox.

Cliffy6745

Indifference71 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:

The Nationals are launching a campaign to try to keep Phillies fans from taking over the park when they visit DC. I guess expecting to actually field a decent team this year will make this more successful than it would have been in years past.

http://tracking.si.com/2012/02/03/washi ... -campaign/

Yeah, since there is a little site called StubHub, I would imagine this will ahve about zero impact.

I'm heading down that way for the Yansk series in June. Looking forward to that.

Probably depends on how well the Nats are playing at that point.

Nationals Park is pretty cool...enjoy. Still haven't decided on a baseball trip this year....sadly I dont think it will be worth it to travel anywhere to see the ChiSox.

Yeah, that's true. Still though, anyone who wants to go will be able to go,just depend on how much tickets are on the secondary market.

Yeah, it looks pretty cool. Should be a fun weekend in DC. Right now, I obviously have my package at Yankee stadium, am seeing the Giants-Phillies in San Fran (got lucky that that matchup is while I am there), and am definitely planning on finally getting to Citi. So as of right now I have 4 stadiums planned for this year, 3 that I haven't been to.

Yeah, probably not on the Sox. Thats a rough situation.

Indifference71

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Yeah, that's true. Still though, anyone who wants to go will be able to go,just depend on how much tickets are on the secondary market.

Yeah, it looks pretty cool. Should be a fun weekend in DC. Right now, I obviously have my package at Yankee stadium, am seeing the Giants-Phillies in San Fran (got lucky that that matchup is while I am there), and am definitely planning on finally getting to Citi. So as of right now I have 4 stadiums planned for this year, 3 that I haven't been to.

Yeah, probably not on the Sox. Thats a rough situation.

Nice...definitely want to get to that San Fran stadium at some point. Everyone raves about that one....a friend of mine has been to every MLB stadium and SF was his #1 by far.

I usually get to at least 1 new stadium a year, but since I'm getting married in October I may have to cancel the trip this year. Chisox have a weekend series in LA against the Dodgers...have a friend who lives out there so may try to make that trip since it is pretty rare that they play out there. But, I also don't want to get stabbed at a baseball game. We'll see.

Cliffy6745

Indifference71 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Yeah, that's true. Still though, anyone who wants to go will be able to go,just depend on how much tickets are on the secondary market.

Yeah, it looks pretty cool. Should be a fun weekend in DC. Right now, I obviously have my package at Yankee stadium, am seeing the Giants-Phillies in San Fran (got lucky that that matchup is while I am there), and am definitely planning on finally getting to Citi. So as of right now I have 4 stadiums planned for this year, 3 that I haven't been to.

Yeah, probably not on the Sox. Thats a rough situation.

Nice...definitely want to get to that San Fran stadium at some point. Everyone raves about that one....a friend of mine has been to every MLB stadium and SF was his #1 by far.

I usually get to at least 1 new stadium a year, but since I'm getting married in October I may have to cancel the trip this year. Chisox have a weekend series in LA against the Dodgers...have a friend who lives out there so may try to make that trip since it is pretty rare that they play out there. But, I also don't want to get stabbed at a baseball game. We'll see.

Yeah, I have heard great things, really looking forward to that. That is awesome abotu your buddy. I would love to get to every stadium.

Haha, yeah, man. That would be cool but the woman might not be to thrilled about you getting stabbed before the wedding too.

The Juggler

Monster Rain wrote:

The Nationals are launching a campaign to try to keep Phillies fans from taking over the park when they visit DC. I guess expecting to actually field a decent team this year will make this more successful than it would have been in years past.

http://tracking.si.com/2012/02/03/washi ... -campaign/

that's funny since in years past they have actively recruited us to fill up their empty park during phils/nats series'

Indifference71

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Yeah, I have heard great things, really looking forward to that. That is awesome abotu your buddy. I would love to get to every stadium.

Haha, yeah, man. That would be cool but the woman might not be to thrilled about you getting stabbed before the wedding too.

Yeah, my buddy is nuts. His Mom worked for United so he was able to fly for free all over the place. He would fly to a random city by himself for a day, see a baseball game, then fly home that night. I've been to right around 15 stadiums so far....hopefully that number keeps going up.

Yeah I'd prob leave out the part about opposing fans getting attacked at Dodger Stadium if I do go....she's already worried enough about the bachelor party in Vegas labor day weekend.

Cliffy6745

Indifference71 wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

Yeah, I have heard great things, really looking forward to that. That is awesome abotu your buddy. I would love to get to every stadium.

Haha, yeah, man. That would be cool but the woman might not be to thrilled about you getting stabbed before the wedding too.

Yeah, my buddy is nuts. His Mom worked for United so he was able to fly for free all over the place. He would fly to a random city by himself for a day, see a baseball game, then fly home that night. I've been to right around 15 stadiums so far....hopefully that number keeps going up.

Yeah I'd prob leave out the part about opposing fans getting attacked at Dodger Stadium if I do go....she's already worried enough about the bachelor party in Vegas labor day weekend.

Thats all kinds of awesome. If I had that kind of hookup, I would do that shit every weekend. 15 is a pretty good amount. I would say I have been to 10 or so. Definitely want to keep that climbing though.

haha, yeah, that might be a good idea. I am sure she is. When I get married, I'm pretty certain there is a 50-50 chance I make it through the bachelor party.

Monster Rain

The Orioles traded Jeremy Guthrie to the Rockies. On one hand, he's probably happy ot go to a team that has at least an outside chance of going to the playoffs within the next few years. On the other hand, he probably wishes he was going someplace where the ball doesn't fly out of the park quite so easily.

Monster Rain

Apparently, Manny Ramirez is waiting for God to let him know which team he should try to play for this year. The A's, Orioles, and Blue Jays have apparently shown interest but nobody's made an offer yet. I guess God will also let one of those teams know to make an offer when he tells Manny where to play, so it should all work out.

Wobbie

Indifference71 wrote:

Chisox have a weekend series in LA against the Dodgers...have a friend who lives out there so may try to make that trip since it is pretty rare that they play out there. But, I also don't want to get stabbed at a baseball game. We'll see.

fuck the do*gers

Wobbie

Monster Rain wrote:

Apparently, Manny Ramirez is waiting for God to let him know which team he should try to play for this year. The A's, Orioles, and Blue Jays have apparently shown interest but nobody's made an offer yet. I guess God will also let one of those teams know to make an offer when he tells Manny where to play, so it should all work out.

I've lost track....does manny get the lifetime ban on his next failed test? :?

81

Indifference71 wrote:

Nice...definitely want to get to that San Fran stadium at some point. Everyone raves about that one....a friend of mine has been to every MLB stadium and SF was his #1 by far.

excellent stadium....sort of funny how you can have one of the best stadiums in baseball be less than 20 miles from teh worst. what a difference.

Monster Rain

imalive wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:

Apparently, Manny Ramirez is waiting for God to let him know which team he should try to play for this year. The A's, Orioles, and Blue Jays have apparently shown interest but nobody's made an offer yet. I guess God will also let one of those teams know to make an offer when he tells Manny where to play, so it should all work out.

I've lost track....does manny get the lifetime ban on his next failed test? :?

Yeah, the 3rd failed test is a lifetime ban. I imagine that would also mean that he wouldn't be allowed on the ballot for the Hall of Fame (not that he's got a chance of getting in at this point anyway). I think he may be subjected to 3 additional tests this year, too, so he could theoretically be tested 6 times this year.