kirbypuckett Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 BOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 well holy fucking shit the city is going nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanukichu Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Well holy fucking shit it is. It's quite awesome. I ran outside and lit fireworks. Any occasion where I get to light shit on fire is a good one. City's gonna be in a fucking great mood, tips are gonna be better and Philly proves it's good at something. Right on Phillies. I live in a heavily traffic area. It's chaos. Won't be getting any sleep tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 it's real quiet here...real quiet. phillies spring training stadium across the street didn't light off fireworks, for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mediocore Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Awesome for Phillies fans. It's crazy to think of all the down-trodden MLB fanbases that have gotten the chance to celebrate in the past several years. - Red Sox - White Sox - Phillies Your move, Cubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salparadise Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Okay, I'm over it. Now Im just upset that I got ousted at least a Game 6, AND two NEW episodes of Bones. Lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Brewers apparently have hired Macha for the new Manager. Hope Kendell isn't pissed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snaggle Von Swift Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 such a beautiful sight (Broad Street/City Hall in Philadelphia last night) also, Green Man! http://www.flickr.com/photos/harpo42/2986227434/ http://board.low-bee.com/download/file.php?id=1260 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crime Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 looks like varitek may go walking. i'm sure someone will end up picking him up if he doesn't get re-signed by the sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeagain Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Varitek is a total waste of money. Can't hit shit anymore, getting old, etc. I'm sure someone will overpay for him, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 brewers are preparing for their offer for sabathia!! god i might cry if they sign him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 griffey might be heading back to seattle. mussina is rumored to be announcing his retirement soon. and if you believe peter gammons and steve phillips sabathia will end up in new york because the yankees will throw tons of money at him and make it impossible for anyone else to sign him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanehennessey Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Sabathia is going to be a huge bust for whoever wants to pay for him. He has had 2 or 3 good seasons and everything else has been mediocre. If he wasn't with the Brewers this season, no one would care about him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeagain Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Sabathia is awesome. However, he will likely be overpaid because that's the way it works. When you're paying a guy $20-25MM per year to pitch 35 games, even GOOD seasons seem like a huge bust. It's the nature of free agent pitchers (and really position players too) these days. I can't imagine ANY long-term deal for a lot of money per year being actually worthwhile at the end. That's why teams tend to back-load them and hopefully trade the player after a few seasons to somebody who is desperate and/or stupid. So when you do something dumb like pay Alfonso Soriano $17MM per year for 8 years, even though you've completely backloaded the deal, you KNOW you're going to be eating that deal in a few years. So really, you might as well assume he costs you more like $20MM for the first 5 years, then $12MM for the next 3, despite the money situation actually being vice versa. So it averages out to $17MM, but there's no way you're getting that kind of value out of him for more than a couple of those seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I like the dodgers method of signing players. Give them more money over less years. Sure, the sign the wrong players but at least they aren't stuck with them for 7 years. Maybe more teams could try this method. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 and the games begin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeagain Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Uhh, the Dodgers method has been used approximately three times, on Jason Schmidt, Rafael Furcal, and Andruw Jones. Furcal spent a good chunk of that time hurt, Jason Schmidt has spent nearly all of it hurt thus far, and Andruw Jones spent an entire year being terrible. While I think it is probably a better method, it hasn't exactly panned out for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentoage Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Varitek is a total waste of money. Can't hit shit anymore, getting old, etc. I'm sure someone will overpay for him, for sure. he's a great leader but i think they should just let him go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 the rays proved you could win and go far in the post-season with a young and fairly inexperienced team, but i doubt it will change the philosophies of the teams with bottomless wallets. the red sox definitely need to get younger at catcher, but varitek has been the heart and soul of that team for a long time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 brewers made an offer supposedly in the 4-5 yr $100 mil deal for sabathia. doubt its enough, but holy shit i'd cry in joy if he signed for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 dodgers doing exactly what I thought they would. Offered Manny 2 years/$45. More money and less years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 dodgers doing exactly what I thought they would. Offered Manny 2 years/$45. More money and less years. I think they can't shoot them in the foot with some long drawn out deal with Manny. I think it was more like 2 years 50 or 3 year 75. I'm fine with 2 years + a player's option + a team option. If Manny was being honest when he said he didn't want to deal with the big spotlight than he won't go to New York and this kind of money he won't find anywhere else. I don't think the Mets are interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forgeagain Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 If the Cubs actually get Jake Peavy, they're going to win 100 games next year without even trying. And then get swept in round 1 by the Giants or Marlins or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duff Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 manny wants 4 years @ $100 million, or at least that what scott boras wants. but the offer the dogers made to him is far more than he'll get anywhere else and it will make him the second highest paid player behind a-rod. after a 4 year contract manny will be 40, so i see why boras is trying to get him a 4 year contract, but its not gonna happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted November 7, 2008 Share Posted November 7, 2008 manny wants 4 years @ $100 million, or at least that what scott boras wants. but the offer the dogers made to him is far more than he'll get anywhere else and it will make him the second highest paid player behind a-rod. after a 4 year contract manny will be 40, so i see why boras is trying to get him a 4 year contract, but its not gonna happen. I heard Boras was even talking about a six year deal to get Manny to his 42nd birthday. With the rep he's got after whatever happened in Boston I don't think too many teams are going to pitch him 4 or more years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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