Guest Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 St. Louis is the Yasiel Puig of baseball teams. Watch your tongue, or I'll cut it out of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Good? As for the Heyward deal, if he turned down more money from other teams it's almost certainly because of the opt outs. He's only 26 years old, so if he opts out after 3 seasons he'll be a 29 y/o looking for a $200MM+ contract.More along the lines of "super classy". That's how Andy Van Slyke describes it...And totally agree on the contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elarte Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Theo Epstein's message to the Cardinals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Watch your tongue, or I'll cut it out of you.Classiest threat to come out of the Winter Meetings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesy Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Strange that given multiple reasons, I still don't sports-hate the Cardinals or Trisk.Must be all the classiness.Or the Cubs fans constantly testing my good humour.Nah, it's the Dodgers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Strange that given multiple reasons, I still don't sports-hate the Cardinals or Trisk. Must be all the classiness. Or the Cubs fans constantly testing my good humour. Nah, it's the Dodgers.It's all-encompassing, isn't it? It's like the core of a thousand suns, just incinerating you from the inside out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 It's all-encompassing, isn't it? It's like the core of a thousand suns, just incinerating you from the inside out.This is generally how I explain to Padre and D-back fans why I just can't seem to care about their trumped up rivalries with the Dodgers. There is simply not enough hate to spare for them, not while the Giants continue to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 This is generally how I explain to Padre and D-back fans why I just can't seem to care about their trumped up rivalries with the Dodgers. There is simply not enough hate to spare for them, not while the Giants continue to exist.Yeah, you can't fuck with the classics. Think about the history of those two teams. The both occupied the same fucking city for like 60 years. How nuts that must have been. And then they both move West within a season of one another? Legendary. You can't script that shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonesy Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 True story. The Rockies only irritate me because they are allowed to exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionAhaiReborn Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Michael Cuddyer retired. Pretty surprising news, as the Mets would owe him about 12 million I think for next year. I'm sure he got some kind of buyout, but you have to respect the guy for giving up millions because he knows he can't perform anymore. Or think he's fucking nuts. One or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimTuesday Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 M's sign Steve Cishek to a 2/10mil (2016-4mil 2017-6mil with incentives) deal. Good buy low candidate with a history of being competent who looks to be in for some positive regression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Apparent out clauses in years three and four. It's a hell of a steal. And since there aren't many players who aren't overpaid, it's a hell of a steal. So signing Heyward for $23 million a year is definitely a steal, but getting Starlin Castro for Adam Warren isn't? Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom 1974 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 So signing Heyward for $23 million a year is definitely a steal, but getting Starlin Castro for Adam Warren isn't? Gotcha.Hey, I'll miss Starlin. But Heyward is a top ten in the game player right now. Starlin is...Starlin...but the Yankees took on all the money he was owed and sent the Cubs a guy who was arguably the best pitcher on the Yankees in the first half last year. Based on where Warren ended up it was a fairly even trade, especially if Warren lands in the number 4 slot in the Cubs rotation. I'm not certain why you think you've stolen something in Castro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I also don't think the Castro deal was that big of a steal, but I just don't think the Heyward deal can be labeled as a steal because of the money he got. I get that it's the norm now and he is obviously a great player and Cubs are getting nice value but hate the steal label in this instance. I always did like Warren and his numbers were great last year and he can really excel in the NL, but the Yanks numbers at 2nd base last year were brutal and they're just an old ass team who needs some damn youth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch-MaesterPhilip Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 The Yankees may be taking on the 36m left on Castro's contract but the Cubs are taking on just about that much money for next season alone with a second baseman who is going to be ready for the funeral home when the contract is up and a guy who is a lifetime .268 hitter. His last his HRs and RBI from the last two seasons when combined amount to 24 and 118. So I'm not sure he is a steal if you use the same rationale that you're using on the Castro deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myshkin Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Pete Rose's lifetime ban has been upheld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Pete Rose's lifetime ban has been upheld.I'm okay with that. Hell of a player and also one hell of a liar. I realize the MLB is hypocritical as all hell, given that they are in bed with companies like Draft Kings and Fan Duel and such, but I really think Pete earned this with his repeated denials. Can't respect the way he handled this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionAhaiReborn Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 He's a Hall of Fame ballplayer and everyone knows it. I'm fine with banning him from active participation in the MLB, but it's pure silliness that he isn't in the Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manhole Eunuchsbane Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 He's a Hall of Fame ballplayer and everyone knows it. I'm fine with banning him from active participation in the MLB, but it's pure silliness that he isn't in the Hall.I'm betting Pete doesn't find it silly. I think that's kind of the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnionAhaiReborn Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I'm betting Pete doesn't find it silly. I think that's kind of the point.Betting? You want to earn yourself a lifetime ban from the baseball thread, pal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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