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2011-12 Hot Stove Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by bigpern23, Oct 31, 2011.

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  1. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Nice San Francisco Chronicle story on former Giants shortstop (and A's manager) Alvin Dark, who turned 90 on Saturday:

    http://bit.ly/yuRICb
     
    Steak Snabler, Jan 9, 2012
    #877
  2. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Good story.

    Take a hike, son.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Jan 9, 2012
    #878
  3. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Maholm to the Cubs.

    Well, I'm getting what I asked for. The Cubs are loading up this offseason on guys who saber-projections really love but who have had rocky actual production stats. It's pure Moneyball mode.

    The organization should be making regular, rather than sporadic, first-round exits within a few years.
     
    RickStain, Jan 9, 2012
    #879
  4. KevinmH9

    KevinmH9 Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    This immediately came to mind.

     
    KevinmH9, Jan 9, 2012
    #880
  5. buckweaver

    buckweaver Active Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Great pull. Glad someone said it.
     
    buckweaver, Jan 10, 2012
    #881
  6. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    This passage floored me for how far advanced it was:

    I accept Dark's explanation, but the reaction to this in society so many years ago (before I was born, to be sure) is surprising given the recalcitrance toward civil rights that still existed in places deep into the 1960s.

    It was San Francisco, which I guess explains a lot.
     
    Football_Bat, Jan 10, 2012
    #882
  7. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    Guy_Incognito, Jan 11, 2012
    #883
  8. RickStain

    RickStain Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Like I said when it happened: The Papelbon signing was way too much. Teams are getting savvier about how much they'll pay for relief pitchers, who are too volatile to give long-term deals to.
     
    RickStain, Jan 11, 2012
    #884
  9. Guy_Incognito

    Guy_Incognito Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Geico should sell Boras insurance.
     
    Guy_Incognito, Jan 11, 2012
    #885
  10. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Heard on the radio here in SoCal that Halos are looking at Kerry Wood as their closer.
     
    TigerVols, Jan 11, 2012
    #886
  11. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Gun-totin' Luke Scott to the Rays for 1 year, $5M (with a $6M option for 2013).

    http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/scott-deal-official-5m-12-6m-option?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

    That's good value for a guy who might hit 25 homers next year.
     
    Steak Snabler, Jan 12, 2012
    #887
  12. sgreenwell

    sgreenwell Well-Known Member

    Re: 2011 Hot Stove Thread

    Nice idea for the Rays, although we said the same thing about Manny last year. Still, I'd have rather had Scott at 1 year, $5 million than giving Beltran his money, if I'm the Rays and have their market conditions at play.
     
    sgreenwell, Jan 12, 2012
    #888
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