MLB News & Notes (other than Cubs or Sox)

[AlexV]

Gonzalez, Beckett, and Punto are already on their way to LA.

[1060Ivy]

[quote name='1060Ivy' timestamp='1345844086' post='194995']Not going to happen but should make for better press than shutting down Strasburg for the next few weeks[/quote]



Couldn't have been more wrong



Just didn't believe that Saux would do the deal nor the Dodgers take on so much salary



Guess there are ways to remake a team's roster in less than 5 years

[Destined]

Unfuckingreal. This is a Playstation trade.

[Butcher]

I'm going to be super fucking pissed when the Red Sox are competitive again in a year and we have to continue to be patient.

[rok]

I don't see how this trade makes the Red Sox any better now or in a few years. Maybe they'll have more payroll flexibility, but what will they spend it on?

[jeffy]

Exactly.....I still don't get it. I could see moving Beckett and maybe dumping Crawford's salary, but letting Adrian go just doesn't make any sense. I guess maybe the deal wouldn't happen without him, but still....

[rok]

I hope the Red Sox are terrible now for the next 5 years, at minimum. Had Theo made a similar trade and got so little back in return, the entire city would turn on him.

[jstraw]

[quote name='rok' timestamp='1345990320' post='195023']

I don't see how this trade makes the Red Sox any better now or in a few years. Maybe they'll have more payroll flexibility, but what will they spend it on?

[/quote]

Players Bobby Valentine won't be managing.

[chshdsck]

you booze you lose



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[CFOrfan]

In AZ, getting a DUI on a suspeneded license carries a minimum 6 month jail sentence.

[jeffy]

MLB Network needs some hotter chicks.

[Brock]

[quote name='jeffy' timestamp='1346094267' post='195054']

MLB Network needs some hotter chicks.

[/quote]



I liked Hazel Mae on there before she left.

[kbwsb]

This quote, from Verducci, perfectly sums things up:



....which only goes to show how quickly the baseball world turns over these days. A year ago this week the Red Sox were a model franchise, owning the best record in the league, with Epstein and manager Terry Francona holding a firm grip, Gonzalez putting up MVP numbers and Beckett contending for the ERA crown. The Dodgers? They were in bankruptcy, with McCourt keeping the team operational only because of a loan from MLB.

[jeffy]

It'll be pretty funny if the Dodgers choke in the playoffs.

[rok]

[quote name='Brock' timestamp='1346094695' post='195055']

[quote name='jeffy' timestamp='1346094267' post='195054']

MLB Network needs some hotter chicks.

[/quote]



I liked Hazel Mae on there before she left.

[/quote]

I would bang Alanna Rizzo and/or Sam Ryan. I think they are plenty hot enough.