Ferris Bueller Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 There is a lot out there. Ryan Doumit's option was declined by the Pirates. He has some pop and can be a backup catcher. We would have to pony up for a million or so, but it will probably net us a better return than paying Butera league minimum to be a terrible hitter. If not Doumit, Jose Molina is also available. Pirates also declined Paul Maholm's option - not a bad lefty starting pitcher. The bullpen is such a fucking mess, I wouldn't know where to begin. Also, infield. If Valencia can get his act together and Morneau is finally feeling healthy, we'd be alright on the corner. I think Valencia is due; he had his sophomore slump last season, but I think he's destined to do well. He just needs to quit being pompous and constantly talking about swagg and work on his defense. I really, really would like to see Trevor Plouffe work out his kinks. I think he'll be getting extra attention in spring to work on this fielding and throwing. It might be worth the trouble to have him out there because he could give us 20HR/60RBI. Luke Hughes could be a utility, as he can play corners and middle. Whatever the fuck. This shit is such a fucking mess. Also, Toronto declined Jon Rauch's option. Also, Mark Buehrle is an FA. I could see us making a run at him. Lefty, great control, can pitch to contact. Shit that Andy and Gardy are, for whatever reason, obsessed with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Nothing like a bunch of pitch to contact starters and a middle infield that can't field a ground ball and throw on target to first base. I would definitely be psyched to have Buehrle in our rotation though. I'm also curious to see what we end up doing with swarzak. Sure, it's great to have a spot starter and a long relief guy, but I'd rather have him pitching regularly and using Blackburn for those long relief spots where it's already a loss in the 3rd inning after one of our starters implodes. Blackburn and Duensing really have no business pitching as starters, in my opinion. Pavano gets a little bit of a pass because at least he can eat up some innings and stay relatively healthy, even if he is giving up four million fucking hits per game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdoughnut69 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Sabathia re-signs- 5yrs @ 122million. That's a lot of cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yu Darvish is going to be one of the big stories this offseason, wherever he ends up. Japanese players are a huge risk though. Some of them make the transition well, but it seems like most of them can't deal with actual major league hitters/pitchers, and they experience a massive drop in their numbers. Dude is young though and has some seriously nasty stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RALPH LAUREN Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 it's not the pitching, it's the transition to america... living the life of pure swine like a typical american, eating the trash we eat here... the language barrier is massive also as far as fitting in... those things will affect u at the plate. it's not like they r seeing a curve-ball for the first time in their lives. i do understand tho this is the "big leagues" so y didn't the usa win the world baseball classic and wait who did win? japan? just go ask kevin YOU KILL US... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 he's a pitcher, brehh also, lots of japanese, especially someone with mlb potential, would be picking up english in school/off time whatever but otherwise i agree ralphs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Obviously the transition to america is a factor, but a lot of it is the difference between major league ball and japanese ball. It's much more of a finesse game in japan. Not as many long balls/power hitters, not as many overwhelming power pitchers. Like I said, some japanese players have had no problem adjusting their playstyle to compensate for the differences (or are simply good enough to make it work regardless), but then you have guys like Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who won a batting title in japan in 2010 and looked completely overmatched against 90% of pitchers in the major leagues. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RALPH LAUREN Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 and then there is ichiro... who is essentially the japanese pete rose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Ichiro is a beast regardless of which league he's playing in. Ain't no arguing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 ichiro one of my favorite players of all time. boston gets three gold gloves and three slugger awards.......it's gotta sting a little bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 ^^its on them... but im stoked on Ellsbury and Pedroia. imo the best two sox players imo... in other news, Lenny Dykstra is boxing Canseco this weekend??? what a fucking disgrace, and Rose is still banned. christ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdoughnut69 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Dykstra never fails to amaze me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 I will probably be living in Minneapolis again by next season, and I'm psyched as all hell. Haven't been back in coming up on 3 years, and it will be my first time getting to go to a game at Target Field. I'm already contemplating buying one of the 40 game, half season tickets if I can convince someone else to buy one too, so I dont go to 30+ games by myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdoughnut69 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Target Field looks really nice. I just wonder how it will be if they make it to the World Series in late October and it's snowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 You don't need to worry about that for a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 not even a factor, it will be fine. games on some april, sept and october nights in boston are awful. hell i have been to night games at AT&T park that have been worse then most any east coast game i have ever been too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RALPH LAUREN Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 what channel/time is lenny fighting? goota see this. hope he fights with a softball of tabbacco in his cheek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 "For those of you who were hoping that eccentric Giants’ closer Brian Wilson would shave his beard over the offseason, you’re about to be very disappointed. He has way too much invested in it. Wilson is (once again) using the beard to his advantage to land commercial gigs; San Francisco-based company ON24 is the latest business to hire B-Weez as their pitchman. Wilson will host the company’s VUE2011 on November 17. It’s a free “virtual events user experience.” Business Review USA reports that “The aim of VUE2011 is to show off the benefits of conducting events on mobile devices and PC’s as a way to engage communication with large populations without the time and expense associated with hosting an event in a physical location.” Sound scary and complex? Don’t be afraid. According to Brian Wilson you should “Fear the beard, not the technology. It’s unknown how Brian Wilson will find time to do this. He’s got to be pretty busy playing video games, eating Taco Bell, finding a new costume for the next ESPY awards, and dancing for Ed Lee." SMH...sorry everybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 If that donkey worried more about baseball then his off field antics via the beard he might have had a good season or made play offs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Beard should have been shaved after the WS win in 2010. He is on thin ice, people are getting sick of it around The Bay...finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 those tacobell commercials suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Everything about the guy off the field sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Omg when I hear him scream "because I'm black ops" I want to smash the tv. I literally try to change the station if it comes on. Fuck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackfatsoe Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 he shames himself, and he disappoints me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pertplus1 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 i dont like how verlander is even mentioned as an mvp candidate, he's a pitcher, he pitches once a week, or once every 5 days, whatever. dont get me wrong, the dude had a beast season, but the other guys up for the award played pretty much every game. that doesnt mean that they contributed, but they atleast played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RALPH LAUREN Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 i think there is a whole TON OF MAN CRUSHES goin on in here for wilson. dear wilson____ fuck the h8ters son, get dat money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RALPH LAUREN Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 go ahead LUGR, IHATEU... stare at them pecs... they made you who u r... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATEU Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 what did he get hit with a rock salt bag? and we the ones with crushes? youre the guy posting shirtless photos of dude... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 RALPHS...I made you who u r... stare at me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Thome to the phils on a 1 year deal. Not surprising, but it might be tough for them to get him all that many at bats, considering he can't play the field at all. On the pitching front, I really fucking hope the twins at least look into pursuing Buehrle, even if he does end up being too expensive. We could really use someone who can put up a sub 4 ERA and pitch close to, or over, 200 innings. I'm also praying Baker starts the season fully healthy and picks up where he left off, before he got injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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