Re: 2011 Baseball Thread

[k1]

He did tell the media he would consider a comeback if the Sox need him in June/July

[D.B. Barnes]

Oh, gimme a break. C'mon, A's! I thought you were better than this shit. Baseball needs to collectively tell this scumbag to get out and stay out.

A's, Manny Ramirez have deal

Manny Ramirez told ESPN's Pedro Gomez on Monday that he has agreed to a deal with the Oakland Athletics.

The team announced the minor league deal Monday. Ramirez is expected to report to spring training by the end of the week.

Sources tell Gomez the deal is worth about $500,000. Ramirez is obligated to serve a 50-game suspension without pay before beginning play for the A's due to violating baseball's drug policy for the second time. With no rainouts, the first game Ramirez would be eligible to play is on his 40th birthday -- May 30 at Minnesota.

The A's have nothing to lose by signing Manny Ramirez, because for $500,000, they're taking a flyer on one of the game's all-time great hitters, writes ESPN.com's David Schoenfield. Blog

The A's recently agreed to terms on a $36 million, four-year contract with highly sought-after outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, a Cuban defector who has expressed interest in playing with Ramirez.

At baseball's winter meetings in December, it was announced that Ramirez had applied for reinstatement. He had his suspension for a second failed drug test cut to 50 games because he sat out nearly all of last season.

MLB had announced his retirement April 8, saying he was notified "of an issue" under the drug program.

Ramirez ranks 14th on the career list with 555 home runs. He went 1-for-17 (.059) in five games last season for Tampa Bay, which had signed him to a one-year deal worth $2.02 million.

This would be the 20th major league season for Ramirez, a career .312 hitter with 1,831 RBIs. Oakland, which traded away its top three pitchers this offseason including two starters, could use a power bat in the middle of the order in a tough AL West that already has seen the key additions of Albert Pujols on the Los Angeles Angels and star Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish for the two-time reigning AL champion Texas Rangers.

The A's haven't reached the playoffs or had a winning season since being swept by the Tigers in the 2006 American League Championship Series.

[k1]

http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1

Razzball sign ups: John Lackeys Chicken Shack
League ID#: 2328
Password: cluckcluck

Head to Head sign ups: Prince Fielders Vegan Army
League ID#: 2168
Password: burgers

Roto to follow at some point soonish.

Roto sign ups: Pujols' Cut and Runs
League ID#: 68246
Password: Sandwiches

[TeamRAD]

Oh, gimme a break. C'mon, A's! I thought you were better than this shit. Baseball needs to collectively tell this scumbag to get out and stay out.

I'm indifferent to the Manny signing but looking forward to seeing Cespedes' bat in action. Especially in the graveyard the A's play in.

[Bob]

Oh, gimme a break. C'mon, A's! I thought you were better than this shit. Baseball needs to collectively tell this scumbag to get out and stay out.

I'm indifferent to the Manny signing but looking forward to seeing Cespedes' bat in action. Especially in the graveyard the A's play in.

Angels and Astros games on TV........ too bad they are not show in TV the rest of the country.

Poor Pujols......just waisting his remaining career.

[TeamRAD]

Pujols is playing in the 2nd largest market in the country. Many people will be seeing him.

[Bob]

Pujols is playing in the 2nd largest market in the country. Many people will be seeing him.

I meant their games are NEVER shown on TV nation lide.

[k1]

Ryan Braun becomes the first player to successfully win a PED appeal.

*Granted he won the appeal NOT based on the results of the test, but rather due to a technicality on the testing process.

But still... good news for the Brew Crew.

[Bob]

Ryan Braun becomes the first player to successfully win a PED appeal.

*Granted he won the appeal NOT based on the results of the test, but rather due to a technicality on the testing process.

But still... good news for the Brew Crew.

It's almost like the player belongs to the commish's team........oh, wait.

[TeamRAD]

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Sad to see Rauuuuuuul going to the Yankees, but he was slowing down a bit, no one was hitting well last year so hope they didn't use that as an excuse to let him go.  Crazy incentives the Yankees gave him, he will make a lot if his bat gets hot and he gets a lot of plate appearances.

  I guess the Phillies will put Mayberry Jr. over in left.

[k1]

Still looking for teams for Roto, Razzball, and Head To Head if anyone is interested. 

[anais.jude]

HEY! Here is my Baseball thread! What happened to it.


So apparantly CarGo got SUPER BUFF this off season (*drool). I can't find the picture though. I guess I need to get on twitter. It's the place to go for sports

[TeamRAD]

Sad to see Rauuuuuuul going to the Yankees, but he was slowing down a bit, no one was hitting well last year so hope they didn't use that as an excuse to let him go. 

Hey, you're obtaining a supplemental 2nd round pick for a 39-year old coming off a season w/ a .707 OPS. That's a win.

That and it's about time Mayberry Jr. gets a full-time gig.

It's great to see Zimmerman get his extension today. The Nats may very well be beasting in two years.

[MartyS (Gromit)]

Sad to see Rauuuuuuul going to the Yankees, but he was slowing down a bit, no one was hitting well last year so hope they didn't use that as an excuse to let him go. 

Hey, you're obtaining a supplemental 2nd round pick for a 39-year old coming off a season w/ a .707 OPS. That's a win.

That and it's about time Mayberry Jr. gets a full-time gig.

I agree on both counts, being sad about him leaving is purely sentimental.  And it takes one of my Phillies T-shirts out of circulation....