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mister shit,lord . . .  are you, normal, in this thread?

walkonby wrote:
mister shit,lord . . .  are you, normal, in this thread?

What do you mean by "normal"? Are you asking if I'm a regular contributor to this thread or something else?

Mike Trout is on pace for 546 strikeouts this season, poised to crush the previous record of 223 set by Mark Reynolds.

Julian, wrote:

vansmack wrote:
Red Sox extend Porcello.  4 years, $82.5m.

$20mil+ per year? That seems… high.

i don't have an opinion on this yet.  it seems way too high and nothing in his stats suggest he deserves it.  am i missing something?

Carlos wrote:
i don't have an opinion on this yet.  it seems way too high and nothing in his stats suggest he deserves it.  am i missing something?

I sort of feel I'm missing something too. I really like Porcello, but he's a #2/3 guy, he's not a staff's ace. His pitching is highly dependent on groundballs and having competent infield defense. That's worth 20million per? Am I just that out of it as far as what the market is going for for a #2/3 pitcher?

To the deal's credit, he's only 26 so it's not like he's going to age out of this 4 year deal and be far out of his prime in year 3 and 4.

You don't think Rick Porcello deserves to be the highest paid pitcher in Red Sox history?

Me neither, and I love the guy.  I've been hoping Anaheim would trade for him or he'd be in Anaheim by next season.  But if that's the going rate for less years/more money deals (they offered less money per year in his 4 year deal), then I'm happy with Heaney, Tropeano and Skaggs.  It does make me wonder what Richards is going to cost though…

Nice to see small market teams holding on to their guys.

Pirates extend Josh Harrison 4 years,  $27.5m with two club options for 2019-20.

vansmack wrote:
You don't think Rick Porcello deserves to be the highest paid pitcher in Red Sox history?

HOT SPORTS TAKE

Julian, wrote:
HOT SPORTS TAKE

I was going for hyperbole. but yeah.

last night. turning on the dodgers game on MLB Network…..the mellifluous tones of Vin Scully swam over me…….ahhhhhhhhhhhh…peace…

too bad i only made it three innings

Last night Vinnie Gem: "I'm absolutely amazed about the beards. I can remember when the No. 1 sponsor for the World Series was Gillette."

Tigers are on-pace for their pitching staff to throw 162 combined shutouts this season. Would be a record.

vansmack wrote:
Last night Vinnie Gem: "I'm absolutely amazed about the beards. I can remember when the No. 1 sponsor for the World Series was Gillette."

there was also that moment when (i think) joc pederson struck out, and his remark was something along the lines of "joc pederson, who led the team in batting in spring training which we all know means nothing, goes down swinging".

Julian, wrote:

Carlos wrote:
i don't have an opinion on this yet.  it seems way too high and nothing in his stats suggest he deserves it.  am i missing something?

I sort of feel I'm missing something too. I really like Porcello, but he's a #2/3 guy, he's not a staff's ace. His pitching is highly dependent on groundballs and having competent infield defense. That's worth 20million per? Am I just that out of it as far as what the market is going for for a #2/3 pitcher?

To the deal's credit, he's only 26 so it's not like he's going to age out of this 4 year deal and be far out of his prime in year 3 and 4.

friends traded about 15 emails this morning trying to make sense of it.  the best we could come up with is better to lock someone down from 26-30, rather than sign someone to the same deal, same money at 29.  we also sent around the phillies roster and owed salaries for 2015, so that made us feel better.

vansmack wrote:
You don't think Rick Porcello deserves to be the highest paid pitcher in Red Sox history?

Me neither, and I love the guy.  I've been hoping Anaheim would trade for him or he'd be in Anaheim by next season.  But if that's the going rate for less years/more money deals (they offered less money per year in his 4 year deal), then I'm happy with Heaney, Tropeano and Skaggs.  It does make me wonder what Richards is going to cost though…

don't you have like 4 years and another tommy john surgery before you have to worry about that?

also, come to seattle for a game and say hi.  we can go to a wine bar or something.

Carlos wrote:friends traded about 15 emails this morning trying to make sense of it.  the best we could come up with is better to lock someone down from 26-30, rather than sign someone to the same deal, same money at 29. 

The age is the only reason why it's even close to fathomable, but shouldn't you at least see him pitch one game in your ballpark or see how he handles the fans and media in Beantown for a little while?  They seem really nice and all….

Carlos wrote: we also sent around the phillies roster and owed salaries for 2015, so that made us feel better.

This even makes me feel good and I have Pujols and Hamilton.

Carlos wrote:
don't you have like 4 years and another tommy john surgery before you have to worry about that?

That's not funny.  I was in Nashville on my way to propose to my fiancee in the Caribbean when he blew his knee out and I nearly called the vacation off.  I drank alone in my room for a night instead…

Carlos wrote:
also, come to seattle for a game and say hi.  we can go to a wine bar or something.

Absolutely.  Right now I'm looking July 10-12 in either Seattle or Colorado.  I'll let you know for sure.  And even I find it sacrilege to drink wine at a baseball game.  I hope they have Olympia!  That's what I drank last night in honor of the Halo's playing the M's.

we are a rainier kind of town, but olympia sneaks in here and there.

Seattle is a great stadium!

i got this picture sent to me last night at safeco…