Major League Baseball Thread 2006 Season
03-21-2006, 08:21 AM
#241
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Best time to have it is during the Break when everyone's warm every 3 or 4 years. Everyone's worried about injuries but the NHL does the same shit. And a 1 game playoff is retarded. Puerto Rico kicks the shit out of Cuba and then eeks out a loss to be eliminated. Why not do an aggregate scoring or series? Switch those two games around and Cuba goes home. The WBC backfired because you know Castro is going to be talking shit how his team defeated teams full of major leaguers. Ironically Japan has only 2 or 3 MLB'ers.
03-21-2006, 08:39 AM
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i agree i like the idea of the WBC, but i think it needs to be played at the end of the season, not during spring training, and make it more like the CWS, with 3 game series...
03-21-2006, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by GreenMonster
My thoughts?? Fuck the WBC...
I agree w/ George Steinbrenner on this one... I don't like it...
I agree w/ George Steinbrenner on this one... I don't like it...
The format sucks (tremendously) and there's too much at stake for a silly exhibition.
03-21-2006, 09:20 AM
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Post-World Series and North Americans will show even less interest, let alone the players.
Agree with the 3-game series. Also I'm pretty sure Shitbrenner would change his mind if he was given exclusive broadcast rights to the WBC. Money-whorin' pig!
Agree with the 3-game series. Also I'm pretty sure Shitbrenner would change his mind if he was given exclusive broadcast rights to the WBC. Money-whorin' pig!
03-21-2006, 10:57 AM
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Well, regardless, congrats to Japan! 
03-21-2006, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by RyeCL
now only 12 days until opening day!!!Go Cubs!
...and ChiSox!
03-21-2006, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
Yeah congrats to Japan...Now the Nationals need to trade Soriano and leave him the hell alone.
written all over it...The Nats were kinda
for signing him in the first place esp. if Soriano has repeatedly refused in the past to switched into an outfielder. As well, Soriano really needs to grow up. He's getting paid millions by his employers and so, if he signed on the dotted line, if they asked him to jump, he should ask how high.
03-21-2006, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
That's got written all over it...
The Nats were kinda for signing him in the first place esp. if Soriano has repeatedly refused in the past to switched into an outfielder.
As well, Soriano really needs to grow up. He's getting paid millions by his employers and so, if he signed on the dotted line, if they asked him to jump, he should ask how high.
written all over it...The Nats were kinda
for signing him in the first place esp. if Soriano has repeatedly refused in the past to switched into an outfielder. As well, Soriano really needs to grow up. He's getting paid millions by his employers and so, if he signed on the dotted line, if they asked him to jump, he should ask how high.
03-21-2006, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by RyeCL
craig biggio played infield forever, but he up and switched to the outfield one day....heck even chipper jones switched....for that kind of money...id say, ill play anywhere coach...
with my barehands for that kind of money...
03-21-2006, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
That's got written all over it...
The Nats were kinda for signing him in the first place esp. if Soriano has repeatedly refused in the past to switched into an outfielder.
As well, Soriano really needs to grow up. He's getting paid millions by his employers and so, if he signed on the dotted line, if they asked him to jump, he should ask how high.
written all over it...The Nats were kinda
for signing him in the first place esp. if Soriano has repeatedly refused in the past to switched into an outfielder. As well, Soriano really needs to grow up. He's getting paid millions by his employers and so, if he signed on the dotted line, if they asked him to jump, he should ask how high.
03-21-2006, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by CL Platano
Exactly he stated before they even traded for him that he wasnt playing the outfield and the dumb asses still did the trade. He still young, while Biggio was older when he made the switch. I think putting Soriano in the outfield will hurt the team especially since he hasn't had any reps in spring training out there. Trade him to the Mets for Matsui
03-21-2006, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by RyeCL
craig biggio played infield forever, but he up and switched to the outfield one day....
03-21-2006, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by kurt_bradley
Little known fact: Biggio actually started out as a catcher for the Astros for his first few seasons prior to going to 2B.
There's no No Shit smiley.
03-23-2006, 10:53 PM
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Bonds to sue to over book's use of grand jury docs
ESPN.com news services
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds plans to sue the authors and publisher of a book that alleges the San Francisco Giants' slugger used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
Bonds' attorneys sent a letter Thursday to an agent for the authors of "Game of Shadows," alerting them of plans to sue the writers, publisher Gotham Books, the San Francisco Chronicle and Sports Illustrated, which published excerpts this month.
"Our client, Barry Bonds, will seek an ex parte application for a temporary restraining order against them, as well as Gotham Books/Penguin USA, Sports Illustrated Magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle," Alison Berry Wilkinson, an associate of Bonds' lead attorney, Michael Rains, wrote in the letter. "This injunctive action will be brought pursuant to California's Unfair Competition Law ... to obtain, in summary, disgorgement of any profits related to or derived from the publication and distribution of the book."
The letter, signed by Wilkinson was posted on the Chronicle's Web site. A hearing was tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday in San Francisco Superior Court.
"The reason we filed in the lawsuit in the simplest terms possible is to prevent the authors from promoting themselves and profiting from illegal conduct," Rains told The Associated Press on Thursday.
He said laws prohibit people from possessing grand jury materials unless they are unsealed and said authors Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, both also reporters for the Chronicle, "have made a complete farce of the criminal justice system."
ESPN's Pedro Gomez reported that the planned lawsuit is not a libel suit.
The book, released Thursday, claims Bonds used steroids, human growth hormone, insulin and other banned substances for at least five seasons beginning in 1998.
"We certainly stand by our reporters and the reporting they did for us," Chronicle executive vice president and editor Phil Bronstein said. "Nothing that's happened will change that."
Bonds' legal team will ask a judge Friday to issue a temporary restraining order forfeiting all profits from publication and distribution, according to the letter. The lawyers plan to file the suit under California's unfair competition law.
The attorneys will ask a federal judge to initiate contempt proceedings "for the use of illegally obtained" grand jury transcripts the authors used in writing the book. Rains said profits should be forfeited because of that.
"What we're saying is, who are the real cheaters? They are the ones who are using these illegally obtained materials," Rains said.
Williams and Fainaru-Wada said the book will stand up to a court challenge.
"I don't know what the legal action they contemplate is," Williams said. "Gotham can speak to the legal issues, but the facts in our book are true and they will stand up to scrutiny."
"We fully stand behind our reporting of the book," Fainaru-Wada added.
Lisa Johnson, a spokeswoman for publisher Gotham Books, said the publisher supports both authors. "We at Gotham Books are shocked that Barry Bonds would take such a foolish step," she said. "Any respected First Amendment lawyer in America knows that his claim is nonsense."
Rains said Bonds will not comment directly on the lawsuit but strongly supports the case.
"Barry is doing fine," Rains said. "He's had a great spring as everyone knows. His bat speaks for himself and he's not going to speak on this action and this book."
The Giants refused to comment to Gomez. "The Giants have no response. This is Barry Bonds' personal issue."
A key source in the book is a former Bonds lover, Kimberly Bell, who bolsters the steroid case against Bonds and says she received money from the seven-time Most Valuable Player not reported to tax authorities.
"There is an ongoing investigation and I don't want to interrupt that in any way," she told Reuters. "Because of the investigation and the potential there at this time I am not making any commentary on the situation or the book."
Legal experts say the book could also prompt the U.S. attorney to investigate whether Bonds lied to a federal grand jury when he testified in the BALCO steroid case. Bell has already testified before a grand jury.
The book also claims sluggers Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield, both now with the New York Yankees, also used performance-enhancing drugs.
Giambi was asked about Bonds' planned suit on Thursday at the Yankees' spring camp in Tampa, Fla.
"This is all news to me. I didn't know any more of this than what you guys know," Giambi said. "I've done what I had to do last year and I've gone forward. I handled it last year, gone forward and I'm worried about winning a World Series now. It was the best thing I needed to do."
The book claims Giambi turned to performance-enhancing drugs because he felt pressured to please his perfectionist father. "I think it's pretty pathetic that they tried to drag my father into it," Giambi said.
Sheffield would not comment.
"I don't even talk about it," Sheffield said.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds plans to sue the authors and publisher of a book that alleges the San Francisco Giants' slugger used steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.
Bonds' attorneys sent a letter Thursday to an agent for the authors of "Game of Shadows," alerting them of plans to sue the writers, publisher Gotham Books, the San Francisco Chronicle and Sports Illustrated, which published excerpts this month.
"Our client, Barry Bonds, will seek an ex parte application for a temporary restraining order against them, as well as Gotham Books/Penguin USA, Sports Illustrated Magazine and the San Francisco Chronicle," Alison Berry Wilkinson, an associate of Bonds' lead attorney, Michael Rains, wrote in the letter. "This injunctive action will be brought pursuant to California's Unfair Competition Law ... to obtain, in summary, disgorgement of any profits related to or derived from the publication and distribution of the book."
The letter, signed by Wilkinson was posted on the Chronicle's Web site. A hearing was tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday in San Francisco Superior Court.
"The reason we filed in the lawsuit in the simplest terms possible is to prevent the authors from promoting themselves and profiting from illegal conduct," Rains told The Associated Press on Thursday.
He said laws prohibit people from possessing grand jury materials unless they are unsealed and said authors Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, both also reporters for the Chronicle, "have made a complete farce of the criminal justice system."
ESPN's Pedro Gomez reported that the planned lawsuit is not a libel suit.
The book, released Thursday, claims Bonds used steroids, human growth hormone, insulin and other banned substances for at least five seasons beginning in 1998.
"We certainly stand by our reporters and the reporting they did for us," Chronicle executive vice president and editor Phil Bronstein said. "Nothing that's happened will change that."
Bonds' legal team will ask a judge Friday to issue a temporary restraining order forfeiting all profits from publication and distribution, according to the letter. The lawyers plan to file the suit under California's unfair competition law.
The attorneys will ask a federal judge to initiate contempt proceedings "for the use of illegally obtained" grand jury transcripts the authors used in writing the book. Rains said profits should be forfeited because of that.
"What we're saying is, who are the real cheaters? They are the ones who are using these illegally obtained materials," Rains said.
Williams and Fainaru-Wada said the book will stand up to a court challenge.
"I don't know what the legal action they contemplate is," Williams said. "Gotham can speak to the legal issues, but the facts in our book are true and they will stand up to scrutiny."
"We fully stand behind our reporting of the book," Fainaru-Wada added.
Lisa Johnson, a spokeswoman for publisher Gotham Books, said the publisher supports both authors. "We at Gotham Books are shocked that Barry Bonds would take such a foolish step," she said. "Any respected First Amendment lawyer in America knows that his claim is nonsense."
Rains said Bonds will not comment directly on the lawsuit but strongly supports the case.
"Barry is doing fine," Rains said. "He's had a great spring as everyone knows. His bat speaks for himself and he's not going to speak on this action and this book."
The Giants refused to comment to Gomez. "The Giants have no response. This is Barry Bonds' personal issue."
A key source in the book is a former Bonds lover, Kimberly Bell, who bolsters the steroid case against Bonds and says she received money from the seven-time Most Valuable Player not reported to tax authorities.
"There is an ongoing investigation and I don't want to interrupt that in any way," she told Reuters. "Because of the investigation and the potential there at this time I am not making any commentary on the situation or the book."
Legal experts say the book could also prompt the U.S. attorney to investigate whether Bonds lied to a federal grand jury when he testified in the BALCO steroid case. Bell has already testified before a grand jury.
The book also claims sluggers Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield, both now with the New York Yankees, also used performance-enhancing drugs.
Giambi was asked about Bonds' planned suit on Thursday at the Yankees' spring camp in Tampa, Fla.
"This is all news to me. I didn't know any more of this than what you guys know," Giambi said. "I've done what I had to do last year and I've gone forward. I handled it last year, gone forward and I'm worried about winning a World Series now. It was the best thing I needed to do."
The book claims Giambi turned to performance-enhancing drugs because he felt pressured to please his perfectionist father. "I think it's pretty pathetic that they tried to drag my father into it," Giambi said.
Sheffield would not comment.
"I don't even talk about it," Sheffield said.
03-23-2006, 10:54 PM
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^ So, to the AZ lawyers...does Bonds have to testify and give up details about his possible steroid abuse in this case...? Cuz, if he has to...he's toast, right?
03-24-2006, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike97 3.0P
Well, he's not toast if he lies. 
03-24-2006, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
^ So, to the AZ lawyers...does Bonds have to testify and give up details about his possible steroid abuse in this case...? Cuz, if he has to...he's toast, right?
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03-24-2006, 10:14 AM
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Interesting. Interesting.
Originally Posted by Always Dirty
I have no fugging idea how any of that works.
This is the internet....you're supposed to make shit up to make it look like you know something about everything. That way, people will respect you more.
03-28-2006, 02:18 PM
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Not sure who saw this:
http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...28_06_tavarez/
But this has to be one of the worst looking punches ever thrown
(though apparently somewhat effective)
http://www.boston.com/sports/basebal...28_06_tavarez/
But this has to be one of the worst looking punches ever thrown
(though apparently somewhat effective)
03-28-2006, 02:27 PM
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OK, 
what's the deal?
They better sign Papi quick.
what's the deal?
With Opening Day just a week away, David Ortiz said he didn't know when the club would sign him to an extension. Ortiz had expressed some confidence in January that a deal would be done by the start of the season, and John W. Henry had echoed Ortiz's comments that the club had signaled to him its willingness to negotiate an extension expeditiously. ''I told my agent when he got the word to let me know," Ortiz said. ''I don't want those thoughts in my head."
03-28-2006, 02:32 PM
#273
They're always doing this waiting until the end of the season shit (makes sense I guess so long as you're not really pissing players off), but I don't think they can afford to have an unhappi papi.
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03-28-2006, 02:35 PM
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Hey guys, I got back from Florida on Sunday 
Only had time to see two Reds games but they were both pretty good. Tuesday we saw Reds v. Pirates and Thursday we saw Reds v. Devil Rays.
The Pirates day game was at their field in Bradenton, which was rain delayed about an hour but we stayed anyways. Not much action, I think 6-2 Reds was the final. We got to see our minor league catcher, Dave Ross, get hit in the back of the head with a pitch He was okay so it was cool.
Game versus Tampa was a night game at their stadium, which is about 10 minutes from the house (which is in St. Petersburg). We were walking towards the entrance to the stadium and Austin Kearns fouls a ball off right next to us, which my cousin grabbed. The next pitch he fouled another one right next to us, which dented a BMW and rolled right to me It was awesome.
Not much action in that game either, I believe it was 6-2 or 6-1 Reds (I was drunk ) We started Harang, they had their #5 so their wasn't much action. Carl Crawford hit an inside-the-park homerun to center so that was pretty cool.
I'm waiting for my cousin to email the pictures he took so if he's got some good one's I'll post 'em
Only had time to see two Reds games but they were both pretty good. Tuesday we saw Reds v. Pirates and Thursday we saw Reds v. Devil Rays. The Pirates day game was at their field in Bradenton, which was rain delayed about an hour but we stayed anyways. Not much action, I think 6-2 Reds was the final. We got to see our minor league catcher, Dave Ross, get hit in the back of the head with a pitch
He was okay so it was cool.Game versus Tampa was a night game at their stadium, which is about 10 minutes from the house (which is in St. Petersburg). We were walking towards the entrance to the stadium and Austin Kearns fouls a ball off right next to us, which my cousin grabbed. The next pitch he fouled another one right next to us, which dented a BMW and rolled right to me
It was awesome.Not much action in that game either, I believe it was 6-2 or 6-1 Reds (I was drunk
) We started Harang, they had their #5 so their wasn't much action. Carl Crawford hit an inside-the-park homerun to center so that was pretty cool.I'm waiting for my cousin to email the pictures he took so if he's got some good one's I'll post 'em
03-28-2006, 02:43 PM
#276
Originally Posted by Always Dirty
Dumping what they have too much of (pitching) for what they need (outfielding) - I guess it makes sense. Who the hell is Pena? Any good?
There's no doubt we needed the pitching and I like what I've seen in Arroyo. I also think Willy Mo will fit in just fine with you guys. He's got incredible power. I saw him in BP a few times last year and he was upper-decking 'em no problem.
It's already been said but his strikeouts were a huge problem, but I'm sure as he matures a little more they'll go down. Adam Dunn went through the same thing as him and now he's improved, so I think with time he'll get better.
03-28-2006, 04:31 PM
#277
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Originally Posted by Always Dirty
Tavares is that spaz who punched the clubhouse phone/wall. Just what we needed.
03-28-2006, 05:03 PM
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Tavarez is a punk ... always wore out his welcome whereever he played. He's not a bad pitcher (he's actually pretty effective in relief) but he's always been somewhat of a hotdog for whatever stupid reason. Kinda like Pedro Martinez but with only 5% of Pedro's ability.
Chan Ho vs. Tim Belcher > Tavarez vs. Gathright
Chan Ho vs. Tim Belcher > Tavarez vs. Gathright
03-28-2006, 06:11 PM
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The Sox are gonna kick some ass this year (and I hope they win a couple of games too)...
2 bench clearing incidents in as many days... WTF is it going to be like when the Yankees come to town
PillsburyChoboy, time to dump the xmas avatar...
https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/christmas-avatars-334170/
2 bench clearing incidents in as many days... WTF is it going to be like when the Yankees come to town
PillsburyChoboy, time to dump the xmas avatar...
https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/christmas-avatars-334170/