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[Caliban2]

Hyperpissed about the sox getting fukudome for nothing. Megapissed all my front office seems to give  a shit about is cubans 4 years away from the bigs. Jumbopissed at having nothing to look forward to.

[Jaxom 1974]

Ah...glorious day.  Pitchers and Catchers report...


And, Cal, what were you going to do with a returned Fukudome?  I wanted great things from the guy, but for some reason his skill set just never translated to the Major Leagues in the way it should have...you're still stuck with Soriano in left, Byrd's playing center and DeJesus in right.  Reed Johnson as your 4 and Campana as your 5 is acceptable in this scheme of things.  There was no point in bringing him back.

[Triskele]

Nice.

I'm very anxious to hear how Wainwright is looking.

[smegma]

Caliban2, on 17 February 2012 - 10:14 AM, said:

Hyperpissed about the sox getting fukudome for nothing. Megapissed all my front office seems to give  a shit about is cubans 4 years away from the bigs. Jumbopissed at having nothing to look forward to.

Eh, I'm less than lukewarm about it. I mean if he does great, awesome. But I don't think you lost much, nor do I think that we gained much. Here's hoping I'm wrong and you are right.

Also, sayonara Wakefield. Shame.

[Triskele]

ESPN Insiders has a futures power ranking for the coming season.  The top five:

1.  Texas
2.  New York Yankees
3.  Tampa Bay
4.  St. Louis
5.  Boston

A surprising #6...anyone want to guess?

[Mack Kilimaro]

Triskele, on 18 February 2012 - 02:57 PM, said:

ESPN Insiders has a futures power ranking for the coming season.  The top five:

1.  Texas
2.  New York Yankees
3.  Tampa Bay
4.  St. Louis
5.  Boston

A surprising #6...anyone want to guess?

I think the future power ranking was actually for the next five seasons.

A completely unsurprising #30. Ah, Orioles, why do I love you so?

[Triskele]

Mack Kilimaro, on 18 February 2012 - 03:15 PM, said:

I think the future power ranking was actually for the next five seasons.

A completely unsurprising #30. Ah, Orioles, why do I love you so?

Shit.  You're right.

I was a little confused (and disturbed) by where they had the Cubs (13) which isn't as surprising if it's for five years.

Anyhow, the top six contains four teams from the same f'ing division.  Craziness.

[Fez]

Mack Kilimaro, on 18 February 2012 - 03:15 PM, said:

I think the future power ranking was actually for the next five seasons.

A completely unsurprising #30. Ah, Orioles, why do I love you so?

Below the Astros?

[Arakasi]

The Astros gutted their inept management and have some good people in there. Orioles haven't. Their problem is that their owner won't let management have autonomy from him and his chronies, which is why they had such a hard time finding a new GM this offseason.

[kairparavel]

snake, on 16 February 2012 - 10:06 PM, said:

I grew up an Expos fan.  Was very sad when he was traded.  Him, Dawson, Raines, Wallach, Rogers, Reardon.  A lot of talent there.

RIP.

Being from Montreal, that's a big part of my childhood right there. Summers spent out under the umbrella listening to the game in the afternoons or on the veranda in the evenings with my grandparents.

Gary Carter was the same age my father was when he died, 11 years ago. Just way too young.

[Manhole Eunuchsbane]

How the fuck can you have a 5 year projection on power rankings?

[Greywolf2375]

Manhole Eunuchsbane, on 19 February 2012 - 03:14 PM, said:

How the fuck can you have a 5 year projection on power rankings?

Age of current roster, farm system prospects, future draft picks, success of front office in trades/free agents....

My god I hope the Red Sox PR team can come up with something because I am so tired of hearing about how they need to fess to screwing up last year and then having the players come out and make lame comments about it.  Get a party line, memorize it, say it and then move on to 2012.

[Manhole Eunuchsbane]

Greywolf2375, on 19 February 2012 - 04:58 PM, said:

Age of current roster, farm system prospects, future draft picks, success of front office in trades/free agents....

Seems pretty futile to me, given the roster turnover in MLB.

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My god I hope the Red Sox PR team can come up with something because I am so tired of hearing about how they need to fess to screwing up last year and then having the players come out and make lame comments about it.  Get a party line, memorize it, say it and then move on to 2012.

I'm pretty sure they already decided on "It's Francona's fault".

[Triskele]

Manhole Eunuchsbane, on 19 February 2012 - 03:14 PM, said:

How the fuck can you have a 5 year projection on power rankings?

Yeah - What greywolf said.  They factored in a number of things like finances, majors talent, farm talent, etc...

[Mack Kilimaro]

Manhole Eunuchsbane, on 19 February 2012 - 05:21 PM, said:

Seems pretty futile to me, given the roster turnover in MLB.

Of course it's futile, but they have to write about something, and somewhere some editor decided that was the least shitty thing they could write. Maybe he was even correct.

[Manhole Eunuchsbane]

Mack Kilimaro, on 19 February 2012 - 05:25 PM, said:

Of course it's futile, but they have to write about something, and somewhere some editor decided that was the least shitty thing they could write. Maybe he was even correct.

I hear ya. I just have to laugh considering how badly ESPN butchers the NFL Power Rankings. And those are Week to Week, in season.

Edited by Manhole Eunuchsbane, 19 February 2012 - 05:41 PM.

[Greywolf2375]

Manhole Eunuchsbane, on 19 February 2012 - 05:21 PM, said:

I'm pretty sure they already decided on "It's Francona's fault".

At least if they did that (even though it'd be a load of horseshit), they would be consistent.  There's Buch actually saying "we messed up, people need to fess up and move on" and the older vets pulling a McGuire and giving the "I don't want to talk about the past".

Meh...either way, 5 month preseason begins soon and hopefully they we get to see some good story lines across the league.

[Fez]

So the Red Sox compensation for losing Theo is... Chris Carpenter!



No, not that one.  The other one.  The one who has only pitched 9.2 innings in the bigs and gave up 12 hits and 7 walks.

[Jaxom 1974]

Mwahahahahaha!

But don't forget the "Player to be Named Later", though the Red Sox are supposed to send one back, so does that cancel each other out?

[Triskele]

Fez, on 21 February 2012 - 09:29 PM, said:

So the Red Sox compensation for losing Theo is... Chris Carpenter!



No, not that one.  The other one.  The one who has only pitched 9.2 innings in the bigs and gave up 12 hits and 7 walks.

Hahahaha.  Ha.

ETA:  Losers

Edited by Triskele, 21 February 2012 - 10:51 PM.