Baseball 2014-15: The Hot Stove Top Stuffing Season

[dps]

Buh bye, post-season play.  It was enjoyable while it lasted.

Oh please.
If the orioles were counting on a slow aging slugger with a PED suspension in his recent past to maintain career high power numbers in his mid-30s, they were going to be screwed anyway.  You'd think you might have learned from the Chris Davis experience.  Or more to the point, if you don't believe me Google "Mo Vaughn"

I figure Cruz has one or two good years left.  But I wouldn't want to be paying him for four years to get that one or two.

[sbr]

Well to be fair a bad Nelson Cruz is still a solid stick in the Mariners' line-up.

[CountDeMoney]

Nick Markakis is an Atlanta Brave, all because the O's didn't want to guarantee the 4th year.

I fucking hate that cheap filthy Greek ambulance chasing cocksucker.  Move the team to Indianapolis already, you fucking fuck.

[The Minsky Moment]

Markakis too, ouch.  That will leave a mark.

[CountDeMoney]

It's Mike Mussina all over again.  Fans are beyond pissed.

But watch, they'll wait until the last minute and overpay for some over-the-hill guy like Torii Hunter to fill the void they just let go.  Because that's what the Orioles do.  Poor Buck.

[The Minsky Moment]

I thought Hunter was going back to the twinkies.

The Moose thing worked out quite well.  For the Yankees.
Now if only we could figure out how to get the HOF voters moving on him,.

[Valmy]

It's Mike Mussina all over again.

I will forgive him for leaving but I will never forgive him for leaving for the Yankees.  Dead to me.

[CountDeMoney]

Eat me.  All the bullshit Mussina had to take from the media and other players in the league when he signed for a below-market value contract after the '97 season for less that $7M a year specifically so he to stay in Baltimore, when he really wanted a 4 year deal after '96?  And when it was time to return the favor, the O's tightened up faster than Marti's anus.
He deserved his big paycheck, the one he passed up on to stay in the fucking prime of his career, regardless of who he signed with after getting fucked by that filthy fuck Angelos.    So stop defending that piece of shit cheap management fail that's only interested in saving a buck.  You're worse than Yi.

[Valmy]

Eat me.  All the bullshit Mussina had to take from the media and other players in the league when he signed for a below-market value contract after the '97 season for less that $7M a year specifically so he to stay in Baltimore, when he really wanted a 4 year deal after '96?  And when it was time to return the favor, the O's tightened up faster than Marti's anus.
He deserved his big paycheck, the one he passed up on to stay in the fucking prime of his career, regardless of who he signed with after getting fucked by that filthy fuck Angelos.    So stop defending that piece of shit cheap management fail that's only interested in saving a buck.  You're worse than Yi.

As I said I understood why he had to leave to Baltimore.  That was on the club.

[The Minsky Moment]

He wanted stability, he wanted to stay in the northeast and (hopefully) good run support.  Kind of narrows down the options once Baltimore said no.

[katmai]

I thought Hunter was going back to the twinkies.

he did, Giants had been looking at him as need depth in outfield as Pagan is great when healthy which is huge IF.

[sbr]

Jon Lester to the Cubs for 6 years $155 million.

[CountDeMoney]

Jon Lester to the Cubs for 6 years $155 million.

Contract must've included a clause for Octobers off.  BLAM

[sbr]

Dodgers went crazy last night.  Traded for Jimmy Rollins and Howie Kendrick, traded away Matt Kemp and is close to signing starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy.

[sbr]

Note: the date of the Taylor Swift 1989 tour show at #MMP is subject to change if it conflicts with an #Astros postseason home game.

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