MLB: 2011 Off-Season News and Discussion Thread
#202
Saw that.
And Gary Carter died today...have never read a singe bad thing about him.
It was, however, kinda sad reading about how his former teammates felt about him and unwarrantably treated him (D. Gooden and D. Strawberry, in particular). Hope they made their apologies years ago, and even if so, I hope they feel like crap right now.
Pretty typical though...the nice family man dies at age 57 while worthless scum like those two and others live on
And Gary Carter died today...have never read a singe bad thing about him.
It was, however, kinda sad reading about how his former teammates felt about him and unwarrantably treated him (D. Gooden and D. Strawberry, in particular). Hope they made their apologies years ago, and even if so, I hope they feel like crap right now.
Pretty typical though...the nice family man dies at age 57 while worthless scum like those two and others live on
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Yumcha (02-23-2012)
#203
TQ > MPG
Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension overturned
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...raunsuspension
Kinda BS if its true it was only overturned because of a technicality. Oh well, good for Milwaukee fans I guess.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_yl...raunsuspension
Kinda BS if its true it was only overturned because of a technicality. Oh well, good for Milwaukee fans I guess.
#206
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I really hoped that there was a scientific reason why Braun would win his appeal. I just have a lot of doubts the he was entirely clean.
MLB and the players union has to have agreed on a document regarding storage of a sample when it cannot be shipped. If the courier followed the guidelines outlined by that document then I think it's BS that he got off and I can understand why MLB is pissed.
If it is a case of tampering then show us the proof as to why the sample was tampered. IMO improper cannot lead to synthetic testosterone showing up in a sample. High levels or low.....it should not be there.
I really want to believe him but I will always doubt that he was clean.
MLB and the players union has to have agreed on a document regarding storage of a sample when it cannot be shipped. If the courier followed the guidelines outlined by that document then I think it's BS that he got off and I can understand why MLB is pissed.
If it is a case of tampering then show us the proof as to why the sample was tampered. IMO improper cannot lead to synthetic testosterone showing up in a sample. High levels or low.....it should not be there.
I really want to believe him but I will always doubt that he was clean.
#208
I really hoped that there was a scientific reason why Braun would win his appeal. I just have a lot of doubts the he was entirely clean.
MLB and the players union has to have agreed on a document regarding storage of a sample when it cannot be shipped. If the courier followed the guidelines outlined by that document then I think it's BS that he got off and I can understand why MLB is pissed.
If it is a case of tampering then show us the proof as to why the sample was tampered. IMO improper cannot lead to synthetic testosterone showing up in a sample. High levels or low.....it should not be there.
I really want to believe him but I will always doubt that he was clean.
MLB and the players union has to have agreed on a document regarding storage of a sample when it cannot be shipped. If the courier followed the guidelines outlined by that document then I think it's BS that he got off and I can understand why MLB is pissed.
If it is a case of tampering then show us the proof as to why the sample was tampered. IMO improper cannot lead to synthetic testosterone showing up in a sample. High levels or low.....it should not be there.
I really want to believe him but I will always doubt that he was clean.
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civicdrivr (02-25-2012)
#212
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Zimmerman Signs 6 Year/$100 Million Extension With Nats...
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
If healthy he is a damn good 3rd baseman. You can pencil him in for 22-25 HR, 85-90 RBI and a .280 BA.
This is going to make it impossible for the METS to keep Wright.
Zumaya Done For The Year
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
Not as important. I heard he's considering ending his career.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
If healthy he is a damn good 3rd baseman. You can pencil him in for 22-25 HR, 85-90 RBI and a .280 BA.
This is going to make it impossible for the METS to keep Wright.
Zumaya Done For The Year
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
Not as important. I heard he's considering ending his career.
#213
Zimmerman Signs 6 Year/$100 Million Extension With Nats...
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
If healthy he is a damn good 3rd baseman. You can pencil him in for 22-25 HR, 85-90 RBI and a .280 BA.
This is going to make it impossible for the METS to keep Wright.
Zumaya Done For The Year
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
Not as important. I heard he's considering ending his career.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
If healthy he is a damn good 3rd baseman. You can pencil him in for 22-25 HR, 85-90 RBI and a .280 BA.
This is going to make it impossible for the METS to keep Wright.
Zumaya Done For The Year
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb
Not as important. I heard he's considering ending his career.
Well, I've never been a fan of huge, long-term contracts for obvious reasons, but if you're gonna do it, at least sign a player like Zim that is homegrown and basically the face of the franchise. Like you said though, if only he can stay healthy.
Sucks about Zumaya. One of those guys you can't help wondering "what if" about their career
#214
$10 million of his contract is deferred as the personal services portion of the deal.
I was reading this earlier about Zimmerman's contract. A lot of guys, including Pujols, are signing Personal Services Contracts. They've been around for a while, but seem to be getting more popular now.
Was curious to see what exactly it was and looked it up:
http://www.stltoday.com/business/loc...58bbfdaa5.html
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