Running 2015 MLB Regular-Season Thread

Mark Littell.

 

I doubt he's laughing. He can't stop the drugs and he can't see his kids and he's a complete failure. I think he probably gets that.

That is one guy I would not like to be, no way, no how, not for that money or 10 times the amount.

 

That's one opinion. He also hooked a $125 million contract, give or take 10 million, has done practically nothing for the first three years of it, engineered a trade, and can do all the rails off of strippers and milfy-bar tramps he wants.

There's a lot of people who would trade for that life.

 

That would assume you/he was able to straighten out your/his life from this point on.

The guy has demons. I think maybe like Scott Darling, he probably needs a lot of help with whatever issue drives him to drink and do drugs.

I would guess, and I fear, that Josh Hamilton does not like himself very much, and the story might not have a happy ending.

He pretty much needs a babysitter. The Reds, and I think the Rangers, assigned him one. His wife has also served this role, but now she's out of the picture. Free time, and time spent alone, are dangerous for Josh Hamilton, and he needs to make sure he avoids these situations.

 

The Rangers are paying $7 million for the final three years of the contract. The Angels pay $68M and Hamilton gives up on $6M.

 

My nomination for sj.com Understatement of the Year.

 

You guys can boo-hoo all you want about his supposed terrible life, but he's a shrewder businessman than billionaire Arte Moreno.

 

Jack Clark was (and probably still is) a massive prick, but God I still love him for hitting that home run.

And Songbird, that 30-for-30 idea is a great one.

 

^^^^^Not a walk-off. It was in LA.

Ozzie's was a walk-off though.

 

I worked for the Devil Rays when Daniels was suspended from baseball. You heard so much about his talent, but it didn't look like he would ever play in the majors, let alone succeed.

And, somehow, he not only made it all the way back, but he turned an event that no one cared about -- the Home Run Derby -- into a showcase for his talents. On one night, in Yankee Stadium, he was the best player in baseball.

It would have been the perfect final scene for a Disney movie.

What we didn't know at the time was that this was the peek of his career, and we still don't know how the movie ends.

 

Of that lot, Donnie Moore is the only one who Donnie Moored himself.

 

Peak of his career? (Love the spelling BTW.)

The Derby was in 2008. Since that time he has been an MVP, played in two World Series, hit four home runs in a game and signed a $125 million contract.