The MLB Thread

I'm far from bitter.

Saying a city should enact a dress code that would apply to one set of people over all others (and saying those people should be beat by cops), to me, is trolling.

Dropping Ween mentions in random threads, to me, equals joking around. 

Hexenjagd wrote:
I'm far from bitter.

Saying a city should enact a dress code that would apply to one set of people over all others (and saying those people should be beat by cops), to me, is trolling.

Dropping Ween mentions in random threads, to me, equals joking around. 

Well you don't know trolling.  YOu trolled the worst I have ever seen.  Any ohter forum you would have been banned.

I am replying to a post with a joke.  You really thought I seriously thought people should be hit by the cops for wearing the wrong size clothing?  You were trolling me by posting Ween everywhere. You did it to attempt to annoy me and destroyed the whole forum by doing it. 

Oh and I don't get the one people over another.  I think that all people would be beat equally. 

LOL

When did i troll anything?  Banned?  Ive been on forums since 2003, always posted the same, and have never been banned or threatened with being banned. 

Anyways, what is an example of me trolling? 

As for Ween, I liked them in high school. 

Nolan Reimold has gone on the DL more times than Tom Cruise.

Discuss.

James wrote:
Nolan Reimold has gone on the DL more times than Tom Cruise.

Discuss.

You should have said more than Brian Roberts.  I have no idea why the Orioles signed him.

But if I said Brian Roberts instead of Tom Cruise it would be a simple statement of fact rather than a slightly funny joke.

atomic wrote:

James wrote:
Nolan Reimold has gone on the DL more times than Tom Cruise.

Discuss.

You should have said more than Brian Roberts.  I have no idea why the Orioles signed him.

Tigers sign the second best player in baseball to a 7 year,  approximately $30 million annual extension.

vansmack wrote:
Tigers sign the second best player in baseball to a 7 year,  approximately $30 million annual extension.

We are getting burnt bad on the back end of that probably butnim still utterly thrilled. I still argue he's the best hitter of our lifetime (so far).

Actually it's apparently 8 years extension after the two he was currently signed for. Close to 300mil over h next decade. Wow.

Smackie, when Trout hits actual free agency are we looking at 40 or 45 mil per season? It can't be less than 40, reasonably, can it?

Julian, wrote:
Smackie, when Trout hits actual free agency are we looking at 40 or 45 mil per season? It can't be less than 40, reasonably, can it?

That will depend on when he hits free agency.  Assuming he continues at his current pace offensively:

If the Angels announce something next week (like I think they will), he'll probably get $15m, $20m, $25m, $30m, $35m and $40m over the next 6 years (roughly equal to what he would get in arbitration, plus 3 bought out free agent years).  6 year, $165 million deal.

If the Angels do what Atomic suggests and wait until his service time is up, the Angels will pay him $15m, $25m, and probably $35m in his last arbitration season.  The Yankees will then pay him $45m-$50m in his first season and $75m in the last year of his $500 million 10 year deal.

Julian, wrote:
Actually it's apparently 8 years extension after the two he was currently signed for. Close to 300mil over h next decade. Wow.

This is correct.  I only received a text with no numbers.  8 year extension to the 2 remaining years worth $300 million for his age 30-40 years.

vansmack wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Actually it's apparently 8 years extension after the two he was currently signed for. Close to 300mil over h next decade. Wow.

This is correct.  I only received a text with no numbers.  8 year extension to the 2 remaining years worth $300 million for his age 30-40 years.

He turns 31 in like three weeks, so really more of 31-41. But still.

Actually think as well as he was able to hit with his knee problems the second half of last season where his basically just using his upper body to swing, his hitting is not going to completely fall off like you see some people do. I think he can be a viable 20 homerun 260 hitter at 39 or 40. But I'm hugely biased.

Julian, wrote:We are getting burnt bad on the back end of that probably butnim still utterly thrilled. I still argue he's the best hitter of our lifetime (so far).

Not if you can trade it to the Rangers.

And yes, he's the best hitter so far in our generation.  I still wish the Angels would have made the deal for him but they decided that Howie Kendrick, Jeff Mathis and BOTH Ervin Santana and Nick Adenhart was too much.  One or the other pitcher was fine, but not both.  The Halo's also thought Brandon Wood was untouchable - as it turned out so was any pitch you threw at him.  They might have been right had Adenhart not been killed, but Miggy turned out better than alright.

For those that forget, Detroit ate Dontrel Willis' contract and gave up Dallas Trahern, Burke Badenhop, Frankie De La Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Mike Rabelo for Cabrera.

vansmack wrote:

Julian, wrote:We are getting burnt bad on the back end of that probably butnim still utterly thrilled. I still argue he's the best hitter of our lifetime (so far).

Not if you can trade it to the Rangers.

And yes, he's the best hitter so far in our generation.  I still wish the Angels would have made the deal for him but they decided that Howie Kendrick, Jeff Mathis and BOTH Ervin Santana and Nick Adenhart was too much.  One or the other pitcher was fine, but not both.  The Halo's also thought Brandon Wood was untouchable - as it turned out so was any pitch you threw at him.  They might have been right had Adenhart not been killed, but Miggy turned out better than alright.

For those that forget, Detroit ate Dontrel Willis' contract and gave up Dallas Trahern, Burke Badenhop, Frankie De La Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller and Mike Rabelo for Cabrera.

It was a fleecing no doubt. That's why I don't feel like the tigers could even let that guy get the free agency. If you were practically gifted that type of immense talent, you can't go through the emotional wall of actually letting him leave. He could be a top two or three Tiger all-time.

Smacks, do you actually think what the Astros are doing is going to work in the long run?

10y/292. Two more vested years at 30mil each could push it to 352.

Julian, wrote:
Smacks, do you actually think what the Astros are doing is going to work in the long run?

Ask the Pirates.

vansmack wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Smacks, do you actually think what the Astros are doing is going to work in the long run?

Ask the Pirates.

so… You think it's going to make them fairly competitive but not win a title, or no…?