Off Season Moves/News/Rumors/Discussion Thread

[nateistheshi]

Yeah, Tox especially had to deal with a bunch of shit. He was Mod when this board experienced ridiculous growth and has been Mod of a ton of the different boards on this site. I've had very little drama (knock on wood) here and the small amount I've had made me pull my hair out, lol. I can only imagine the BS he's had to deal with. Hell, some of it was on my account.

It takes a little while for new posters to get used to all of the functions on here. Once they get the rep bug, they'll start passing it around probably. Oh well, rep is kind of weird on this site anyway. I wouldn't mind if they just did away with it completely to be honest with you. Plus, like you alluded to, they talk so fast in the GDT's, it might be too hard to rep somebody and keep caught up in the thread, lol.

The old ESPN boards were pretty cool. I posted very rarely, I was more of a lurker. I joined back in 2002 but I was a yute back then and nobody ever really responded to any of my posts, lol. I really liked reading Brute, Doyle, FSS, Balzac and Jobu. That said, the only thing I didn't like about that old board was the pitbul/mob mentality. Anybody who got picked on by one of the regs there would be blacklisted. That's why I never really posted much.....well that and I was drunk most of the time in College, lol. That's why sometimes I'm a little over-the-top harsh on tzill even though he's a good dude. I don't want any lurkers or new posters to the board to think that our entire board is on attack mode if you happen to disagree with one of our (the regulars) viewpoints. Everybody should get a fair shake imhumbleo.....now if you prove to be a dbag, then get the fuck out




Also, good to see you again Nate! Welcome back

Thanks Filo! I've been reading here over the winter a couple times a week, but I haven't had much to say. Seeing that Cespedes sequel seemed like a good thing to share though.

For anybody that missed it in my last post since it was the lonely one at the bottom of the page:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vldWUKNgfIg

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vldWUKNgfIg[/YOUTUBE]

 

[msgkings322]

Anyone got ESPN insider?

I'd guess the 5 contenders are the Jays, Red Sox, Cards, Nats, and Giants but could be wrong esp on the Giants. I'd also guess he ends up a Red Sox.

Looks like he's making a decision before Xmas.

The market for Carlos Beltran has been cut down to five teams - MLB - ESPN

 

[Stokes1931]

For the



in me:

10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal

 

[ColinCoby]

Anyone got ESPN insider?

I'd guess the 5 contenders are the Jays, Red Sox, Cards, Nats, and Giants but could be wrong esp on the Giants. I'd also guess he ends up a Red Sox.

Looks like he's making a decision before Xmas.

The market for Carlos Beltran has been cut down to five teams - MLB - ESPN

Here ya go:

The Carlos Beltran trade didn't work out for the Giants, who surrendered their top pitching prospect for the veteran switch-hitter only to see him get hurt early in his tenure with the team. San Francisco was basically out of contention the last couple of months.


But in the 44 games in which Giants manager Bruce Bochy penciled Beltran's name into the lineup, he liked what he saw -- a lot. "What you heard before we got him is that he'd give you good at-bats, and that's exactly what he did," Bochy said Tuesday. "He did all that we could've asked him for. He can hit, and from both sides of the plate. He's got such great balance, and he's a smart hitter."


The Mets' greatest concern about Beltran going into the 2011 season was the condition of his surgically repaired knee, and during Beltran's time with the Giants in the last two months, Bochy said, the knee was never a concern. He hit .323 for San Francisco, with a .920 OPS, and in the final month of the season, he had a whole lot to do with the fact that the Giants ranked fourth in the NL in OPS.


Some other team could get that kind of jolt next year, because in the next 72 hours, Beltran is expected to pick his next employer -- the Toronto Blue Jays, perhaps, or the Boston Red Sox, or maybe the St. Louis Cardinals. A remaining field of bidders is down to five teams.

Beltran, who turns 35 next year, could help the Cardinals replace the offense lost with the departure of Albert Pujols. For the Blue Jays, Beltran -- if healthy -- could be a tremendous complement to Jose Bautista, either benefiting from hitting right in front of him or helping to protect him while batting behind him.

He'd be a natural fit in right field with the Red Sox, although Boston might be more inclined to invest any available cash in its pitching. Beltran would be a natural for the Rays, getting a lot of home games at designated hitter rather than playing on the turf of the Trop, but Tampa Bay covets and needs payroll flexibility and typically veers away from big-money multiyear deals in older players. The Rays are in it, although given their financial restrictions, they may well be out-bid.

There were reports that the Rangers had financial concerns, but keep in mind, they'll spend more money on Yu Darvish than is spent on any other pitcher this winter, so no matter how it's spun, it's not as if they're extricating nickels from between couch cushions. Rival executives are envious of their television deal and ownership. Josh Hamilton is just a year away from free agency and the Rangers' interest in a big-money deal with the outfielder is apparently lukewarm; Beltran would be a nice fit (although to date, there is no indication Texas is engaged in the bidding).


Bochy also felt that Beltran was good in his clubhouse, helping teammates through games. "He helped [Pablo Sandoval] a lot," Bochy said. "He was a calming influence."

The fact that Beltran is represented by Albert Pujols' agent, Dan Lozano, is not an impediment to a deal with St. Louis; Lozano and John Mozeliak, the St. Louis general manager, agreed after Pujols left that they wouldn't let that affect other business.

 

[ColinCoby]

Also from Buster Olney (funny shit here):

Late last season, the Giants spoke with Aubrey Huff about improving his conditioning for the 2012 season, when he is expected to get playing time at first base. About once a week, Bochy said, Huff jokingly sends him a picture of himself shirtless -- to show his manager evidence of his improvement.

 

[Stokes1931]

Also from Buster Olney (funny shit here):

Late last season, the Giants spoke with Aubrey Huff about improving his conditioning for the 2012 season, when he is expected to get playing time at first base. About once a week, Bochy said, Huff jokingly sends him a picture of himself shirtless -- to show his manager evidence of his improvement.

 

[calsnowskier]

A couple minor deals that I missed...

Ford signed with Seattle...

Juaquin signed with Washington...

Neither are Earth shattering, but it would have been nice to have kept them in the system.

 

[tzill]

For the



in me:

10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling - The Oatmeal

This is awesome....SO FUCKING annoying, all of those mistakes.

Also annoying:

"could of" instead of "could've;" "dominate" instead of "dominant."

And, of course, using "thier" as a third person singular possessive as in
"A pitcher needs to have their best stuff to win."

IT'S FUCKING "HIS" OR "HER" OR "HIS OR HER" NOT "THEIR."

This also comes up with they as a third person pronoun as in:

"When a batter is getting ready, they need to watch carefully in the on deck circle."

IT'S FUCKING "HE" OR "SHE" OR "HE OR SHE" NOT "THEY."

Ok, I feel better now.

 

[sfsportsfan]

they're they're Tzill. its there right to make mistakes. theirs nothing wrong with it.

 

[iHATEdodgers]

they're they're Tzill. its there right to make mistakes. theirs nothing wrong with it.

YES!

 

[calsnowskier]

This is awesome....SO FUCKING annoying, all of those mistakes.

Also annoying:

"could of" instead of "could've;" "dominate" instead of "dominant."

And, of course, using "thier" as a third person singular possessive as in
"A pitcher needs to have their best stuff to win."

IT'S FUCKING "HIS" OR "HER" OR "HIS OR HER" NOT "THEIR."

This also comes up with they as a third person pronoun as in:

"When a batter is getting ready, they need to watch carefully in the on deck circle."

IT'S FUCKING "HE" OR "SHE" OR "HE OR SHE" NOT "THEY."

Ok, I feel better now.

This is the ONE thing that I notice in a post and immediately say to myself "OK, this guy is a moron".

It just sounds so ghetto. It is akin to saying "Let me ax you a question. What would Bonds of done in that situation?"

 

[Mays-Fan]

This is the ONE thing that I notice in a post and immediately say to myself "OK, this guy is a moron".

It just sounds so ghetto. It is akin to saying "Let me ax you a question. What would Bonds of done in that situation?"

Thats raceist. Your wrong, and you're point is mute. You could of been right, but, irregardless, its an arguement you would definately loose.

 

[coffeeman]

This should be repped, only for being like Tim Robbins crawling half a mile through the sewer in Shawshank, crawling through all the posts on the Niners board to find FUD's deuces.

Unfortunately, the rep will have to come from elsewhere, as the United Socialist Republics of SportsHoopla forbids me from distributing any more rep to Tzill without "evening it out" to others.

Maybe I should rep filo, he really needs it with his 10,000+ reps now.

He got repped. Well said about this board as well. It is a pleasure to read as we keep up with our soon to be 2012 World Champs.

 

[filosofy29]

Thats raceist. Your wrong, and you're point is mute. You could of been right, but, irregardless, its an arguement you would definately loose.

lol, well played.

 

[Stokes1931]

Thats raceist. Your wrong, and you're point is mute. You could of been right, but, irregardless, its an arguement you would definately loose.

You forgot to add:

"So their. If you don't like it, I could care less."

 

[coffeeman]

You forgot to add:

"So their. If you don't like it, I could care less."

response:
'Whatever... it is what it is."

 

[tzill]

You forgot to add:

"So their. If you don't like it, I could care less."

Stokesy....BRINGIN' IT.

Rep.

 

[Stokes1931]

Stokesy....BRINGIN' IT.

Rep.

Graci.

Now if only I could deliver some left handed hitting catcher to the Giants, but I cannot seem to recall his name for you, tzill.

 

[tzill]

The only guy I was worried about losing in the AJ trade, might be returning to the fold?

Twitter

 

[calsnowskier]

The only guy I was worried about losing in the AJ trade, might be returning to the fold?

Twitter

Bonser spent time in the org back in '10 (in Richmond, IIRC), but did not have any success. His MLB career is done. He is fodder at this point.

Edit:

I just looked it up, and looks like he never took the mound in '10 for the G's. He must have just come in for camp with the kids, or something...