Red Sox throttle hapless M's,make the smart move, add Peavy for pennies on the dollar

[RedSoxWorrld]

down, Peavy's first start might be Saturday

 

[Down38st8]

I prefer the upside of Blaine Gabbert.

Eli manning = michael young?

 

[Teal Swordsman]

Ian Kennedy...not adam Kennedy...

Superfan...

LOL at Kobe Kid!

 

[Down38st8]

i hear ya, but I think they are keeping WMB down for a reason and I'll take Young over Holt and Snyder

he got ejected from AAA game today after striking out........probably pissed he didnt get called up

send him down to AA and let him work things out there, get his head straight and send him a message

This is the "what this team needs is a bobby valentine type to ruffle feathers" approach...



It doesn't work with today's athletes...he's definitely frustrated, he's definitely not handling the demotion as well as he should...but at the same time, pissing him off further won't exactly help matters...I'd rather he stick with Disarcina...Farrel type that coddles, but commands respect, at the same time...and he's been brutally honest about why he's down there.

 

[Teal Swordsman]

man, this place has been devoid of yankee fans

did dirt quit us?

What place are the Yankees in? That may be a clue.

 

[Most Driven]

man, this place has been devoid of yankee fans

did dirt quit us?

Red Sox minor league moves aren't too riveting

 

[Down38st8]

They've only scratched the surface on this....

Embattled Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner and an attorney in the Federal Election Commission’s general counsel’s office appear to have twice colluded to influence the record before the FEC’s vote in the case of a conservative non-profit organization, according to e-mails unearthed by the House Ways and Means Committee and obtained exclusively by National Review Online. The correspondence suggests the discrimination of conservative groups extended beyond the IRS and into the FEC, where an attorney from the agency’s enforcement division in at least one case sought and received tax information about the status of a conservative group, the American Future Fund, before recommending that the commission prosecute it for violations of campaign-finance law. Lerner, the former head of the IRS’s exempt-organizations division, worked at the FEC from 1986 to 1995, and was known for aggressive investigation of conservative groups during her tenure there, too.

If it reaches obama...it is a 100 times worse than watergate....which was just spying on your opponents during a campaign...this is 2 federal agencies with enormous powers, abusing them and discriminating based on political views....it's a blatant 1st ammendment violation...and a criminal act.

 

[Down38st8]

Red Sox minor league moves aren't too riveting

It's deadline day....

"superfans"

 

[Down38st8]

Yankees Getting Offers For Phil Hughes
By Tim Dierkes [July 31 at 1:39pm CST]
The Yankees are getting offers for righty Phil Hughes now, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Hughes, 27, has a 4.58 ERA, 7.5 K/9, 2.5 BB/9, 1.61 HR/9, and 30.1% groundball rate in 112 innings for the Yankees this year and will be eligible for free agency after the season. Hughes' home run problems have been much worse at Yankee Stadium, so a change of scenery leading up to free agency would be to his benefit.

"No? Okay, how about 2 bags of balls?"

 

[Most Driven]

It's deadline day....

"superfans"

And it's a blast too!


:bored:

 

[RedSoxWorrld]

Royals get Justin Maxwell

 

[Rock Strongo]

Pro Bowl's AFC-NFC format scrapped, teams to be drafted

Nate Davis, USA TODAY Sports 2:49 p.m. EDT July 31, 2013

(Photo: Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports)

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Desperate to add some needed spice to its Pro Bowl pineapple, the NFL announced some sweeping changes to the All-Star event's structure Wednesday.
Out is the AFC vs. NFC format that had existed for more than four decades. In its place will be a Pro Bowl draft with two team captains — leading vote-getters for the game — determining their rosters with help from two NFL.com fantasy football champions and alumni captains and Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders. They will pick players from a pool still determined by votes of players, coaches and fans, though conference affiliation will no longer sway who becomes a Pro Bowler. (Now, there might be five quarterbacks from NFC teams with one from the AFC, whereas in the past there was an equal number of players at every position from each conference.)
The game itself will also undergo some significant modifications courtesy of a plan devised by NFL Players Association president and former cornerback Domonique Foxworth.
"As players, we wanted to keep the Pro Bowl to honor excellence in individual performance and connect with the fans in a different environment," Foxworth said in a statement. "To do that, I worked with a group of players to map out new ideas."
Among the tweaks:
— Every quarter will end with a two-minute warning and change of possession to promote more quick-strike drives (teams will not be allowed to sit on the ball since the clock will stop on any play that doesn't gain positive yardage inside two minutes)
— There will be no kickoffs; all quarter-opening possessions will start at the 25-yard line with the first determined by coin toss
— Kick returners will be replaced by an extra defensive back on each 43-man roster
— Cover 2 and press coverage will now be allowed; only man-to-man coverage was allowed in the past, goal-line situations notwithstanding
Though the Pro Bowl continues to draw decent television ratings, the quality of play in recent years has drawn complaints from Commissioner Roger Goodell and even players themselves. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said in a 2012 radio interview following that year's game, "I was just disappointed by the lack of pride by some of the players that played in the game."
The league tried bringing the game to the mainland in 2010 as a warm-up act for Super Bowl XLIV in South Florida. However players expressed dissatisfaction with that move, many viewing a Hawaii vacation as part of the reward package for an all-star selection.
Adding the pre-game draft might generate some buzz, especially if player and team rivalries produce snubs and trash talk. It will be aired on NFL Network on January 22, four days before kickoff at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, the Pro Bowl's traditional site since 1980. However despite the in-game rule alterations, it probably won't be much easier to produce an NFL-caliber product among stars mostly looking to have a good time and avoid injury. The winning team in the past three Pro Bowls has scored an average of 59 points with a winning margin of nearly three touchdowns.
Goodell, who's publicly mulled canceling the Pro Bowl outright, hopes for better outcomes moving forward.
"The players made it clear that they wanted to continue the Pro Bowl and were committed to making it better than ever," he said while thanking Foxworth.
"We think these changes will enhance the game for both fans and players."

 

[Down38st8]

Royals get Justin Maxwell

See MD? what other days will justin maxwell be discussion worthy?

 

[Down38st8]

In its place will be a Pro Bowl draft with two team captains — leading vote-getters for the game — determining their rosters with help from two NFL.com fantasy football champions and alumni captains and Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders.

 

[Rock Strongo]

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[Teal Swordsman]

Royals get Justin Maxwell

Yeah, I like that pickup for them as far as depth. I know that they have Getz, but I think they should look at an upgrade at 2B also.

Royals are just missing some "umph" from that team that makes them serious.

 

[RedSoxWorrld]

pirates tried to get mark trumbo

that kid would be a beast in Fenway

 

[Down38st8]

read the rest

fucking awful....but, I didn't watch it anyway...so, no loss to me...and that's all that matters...

 

[Most Driven]

pirates tried to get mark trumbo

that kid would be a beast in Fenway

Like any right handed hitter there?


Or Lefty in Yankee Stadium

 

[Teal Swordsman]

Any of you fans of buying teams feel any of the following Marlins pieces can help your team?

Placido Polanco
Juan Pierre
Justin Ruggiano
Chad Qualls
Greg Dobbs

Other pieces other than Stanton because that would take a whole thread and the Marlins aren't likely to deal him any way because of the injury to Marcell Ozuna.