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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    apparently the Marlins gave Reyes' agent a call the other day. Will be interesting to see where he lands.

    Also, the Marlins are interested in Yoenis Cespedes – 6 feet and 215 pounds – played for Cuba in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He reportedly hit 33 home runs in 90 games during the 2010-11 season, tying the single-season record in Cuba's top league, Serie Nacional.

    check the previous page out...I posted a scouting report on this dude. cliff posted a scouting video yesterday, that is worth watching.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    polaris_x wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    I know, I know....but, goddam, he just carried my team for years. and, truly, a lot of the negatives were media driven. not saying he was warm and fuzzy, but the media had an agenda....and when he did get caught for the roids?.....they hammered on it like no other. arod and papi told their phony ass stories (well, I guess papi never even had a story) and went on with their careers :x

    for sure ... but there are parallels to the penn st. scandal ... at a time when these guys could have done the "right" thing - they didn't ... and obviously, i am by no means saying using roids is the same as molesting children ... simply that, once again when faced with a morality test - all these guys failed ...

    sorry, but I see ZERO parallels between penn state and steroids :?

    being a professional athlete has never been about morality.....it's about getting paid.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,181
    Anyone hear about Wilson Ramos (Washington Nats catcher)? He was kidnapped in Venezuela. Hope everything turns out well.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    imalive wrote:
    sorry, but I see ZERO parallels between penn state and steroids :?

    being a professional athlete has never been about morality.....it's about getting paid.

    you missed the point ... it's not about taking steroids ... i actually could care less that any of those guys took steroids at the time ... the rules were vague and there was fame and money to be had ...

    the issue i have tho is when it came time to come clean and admit that they took em ... well, that's the morality test they failed ... pretty much all of them lied to protect their ego ... some guys did the no response thing which basically said "yes, i took the drugs but i'm not gonna admit it cuz i don't want to go to jail" ... but bonds - he flat out lied and made up some shitty story ...

    that's the parallel i'm talking about ...
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    The Fixer wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    apparently the Marlins gave Reyes' agent a call the other day. Will be interesting to see where he lands.

    Also, the Marlins are interested in Yoenis Cespedes – 6 feet and 215 pounds – played for Cuba in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He reportedly hit 33 home runs in 90 games during the 2010-11 season, tying the single-season record in Cuba's top league, Serie Nacional.

    check the previous page out...I posted a scouting report on this dude. cliff posted a scouting video yesterday, that is worth watching.

    Cool thanks. I didnt know much about what level of skill baseball is in Cuba. Looks like he's got potential, but not ready. Thanks for that report.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    polaris_x wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    sorry, but I see ZERO parallels between penn state and steroids :?

    being a professional athlete has never been about morality.....it's about getting paid.

    you missed the point ... it's not about taking steroids ... i actually could care less that any of those guys took steroids at the time ... the rules were vague and there was fame and money to be had ...

    the issue i have tho is when it came time to come clean and admit that they took em ... well, that's the morality test they failed ... pretty much all of them lied to protect their ego ... some guys did the no response thing which basically said "yes, i took the drugs but i'm not gonna admit it cuz i don't want to go to jail" ... but bonds - he flat out lied and made up some shitty story ...

    that's the parallel i'm talking about ...
    I won't beat a dead horse and I repect your opinion.....but the morality questions between the two things are not even close to being on a par. I guess I can understand the steroids denials but not the inaction at penn state.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    imalive wrote:
    I won't beat a dead horse and I repect your opinion.....but the morality questions between the two things are not even close to being on a par. I guess I can understand the steroids denials but not the inaction at penn state.

    perhaps you should reread my original comment on this ... i never said it was being on par ...
  • tcaporale
    tcaporale Posts: 1,577
    eeriepadave wrote:
    Anyone hear about Wilson Ramos (Washington Nats catcher)? He was kidnapped in Venezuela. Hope everything turns out well.
    Yeah, what a nightmare that story is.
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    polaris_x wrote:
    imalive wrote:
    I won't beat a dead horse and I repect your opinion.....but the morality questions between the two things are not even close to being on a par. I guess I can understand the steroids denials but not the inaction at penn state.

    perhaps you should reread my original comment on this ... i never said it was being on par ...

    this one? :?
    polaris_x wrote:

    for sure ... but there are parallels to the penn st. scandal ... at a time when these guys could have done the "right" thing - they didn't ... and obviously, i am by no means saying using roids is the same as molesting children ... simply that, once again when faced with a morality test - all these guys failed ...

    you're right....they failed a morality test of sorts. I'm just jaded in that whenever ANYBODY gets caught with their hands in the cookie jar.....politicians, CEOs, celebrities, athletes, etc....99% of them lie. it's just a sad commentary on society as a whole :cry: . and the steroids guys probably don't even belong in the discussion because, unlike politicians and CEOs, their lies didn't really harm anyone...unless you count the snivelers who cry "my summer of 1998 was stolen from me!!!" :roll: :lol:
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • En La Clandestinidad
    En La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,692
    I miss my 2011 Brew Crew :(
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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    They could be a lot worse considering that hat looked awful to begin with

    http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/ ... -uniforms/

    And they could be on the verge of signing Reyes.
  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,435
    It appears Phillies fans that your new closer will be Jonathan Papelbon.
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  • tcaporale
    tcaporale Posts: 1,577
    Guess that means that Madson is gone.

    New Miami Marlins uniforms: http://mlb.sbnation.com/2011/11/11/2554 ... go-florida
  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    It appears Phillies fans that your new closer will be Jonathan Papelbon.

    Awful.
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,181
    tcaporale wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:
    Anyone hear about Wilson Ramos (Washington Nats catcher)? He was kidnapped in Venezuela. Hope everything turns out well.
    Yeah, what a nightmare that story is.

    They rescued him :)

    http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/72223 ... kidnapping
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    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
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    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=j ... nts_111111
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Matt Kemp is about to get paid. 8 years $160 mil it sounds like.
  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    It seems like the sale of the Astros will be voted on when the owners meet next week and the team will move to the AL West in 2013. I hate the idea of 2 15-team leagues. If having the same number of teams in each league is so important, why did they bother expanding to 30 teams in the first place (that's rhetorical--I know the answer is $$$ from the entrance fee for expansion teams)? I just don't want to deal with interleague play every day of the season. It's nice to have it for a few weeks, but I think they'll find that interleague games won't draw as much of a crowd when they aren't condensed into a specific timeframe--especially since they schedule the "marquee" matchups for weekends when attendance is always higher anyway. Once it stops being economically advantageous to have interleague play, what will the owners do?
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Matt Kemp is about to get paid. 8 years $160 mil it sounds like.

    :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
  • Monster Rain
    Monster Rain Posts: 1,415
    On a related note, the Dogers announced that all home games will be day games. They can't afford Kemp AND electricity.
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Matt Kemp is about to get paid. 8 years $160 mil it sounds like.

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