MLB Offseason Thread: 2007-2008

[Hewson]

So, does anyone care that the Mariners got Bedard from the Orioles today? The Mariners now have a pretty sweet starting rotation with Felix Hernandez, Erik Bedard, Carlos Silva, Jarrod Washburn, and Miguel Batista.... Add in a pretty damn good bullpen (Brandon Morrow, Eric O'Flaherty, Sean Green, Arthur Rhodes, Horacio Ramirez, R.A. Dickey, and JJ Putz) and the Mariners are pretty well set on the pitching side of things!

I'm sure John Lackey cares, cause that'll save him from another excrucitingly embarrasing first round playoff exit via a lopsided sweep if the M's win the division.

 

[Hewson]

Suffice it to say she didn't look like that when Clemens played in Boston.
The breastesses we can figure out, the rest...I'm sure its just the Clemens family workout regimen.

 

[the tourist]

Do the Ms really have RA Dickey? Didn't he used to throw that Thing? Does he still throw it?

We got him from Texas through the rule 5 draft, I believe. Last year he spent the whole year in the minors perfecting his knuckleball. Anyway, if he doesn't make it, we've got two wonderful bullpen guys who spent time in the majors last year (Mark Lowe and Ryan Rowland-Smith) who could easily take his spot.

 

[Dalton]

I'd fuck her ... I mean inject her. I'd inject her.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Today the Yankees have announced that the name of their new stadium is going to be called ...Yankee Stadium.

That's right, the Yankees' new stadium will be sponsored by no one.

ummm they announced that like 2 years ago.

 

[MrPryck2U]

ummm they announced that like 2 years ago.

Umm, no, it was "confirmed" shortly before I posted it.

 

[zonelistener]

Indeed..."announced" and "confirmed" are two different things.

It is pretty much a non-news issue.

 

[the tourist]

I'm really, really excited for April this year with the Mariners.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Today the Yankees have announced that the name of their new stadium is going to be called ...Yankee Stadium.

That's right, the Yankees' new stadium will be sponsored by no one.

Umm, no, it was "confirmed" shortly before I posted it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgbaron/2237487396/

so this picture, taken 6 days before your "announcement" was gotten by use of a delorean, yes?

or perhaps this shovel, used at the 2006 ground breaking...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/norjon/1896543275/

... was broken out of cooperstown and relabled as "the new yankee stadium" ?


they've said all along that they're not going to sell the naming rights... all they did the other day was give the newspapers a tour of the progress, and when someone asked they reconfirmed, again, that they will not sell the naming rights, no matter what the cost.

props to the yankees brass and all... but it's not exactly breaking news. like i said, it's a few years old.

 

[CTU2fan]

Isn't it kind of sponsored by Balco?

I'm really, really excited for April this year with the Mariners.

The Ms are going to have a nice club this year. I really like the Bedard acquisition for them, and if Richie Sexson can manage to hit his weight this year they should be OK. Jones looked like the real deal so he'll be tough to lose, and I worry about the offense...but they've definitely improved and the Ms/Halos battle out west should be fun to follow this year.

 

[Hewson]

Isn't it kind of sponsored by Balco?

They'll move out of The House That Ruth Built and into...
The House That Roids Built.

 

[CTU2fan]

into...The House That Roids Built.

If they call it that the Giants are sure to sue...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

roger clemens is in george steinbrenner's box, if by george steinbrenner's box you mean deep shit.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

roger misremembers when he left boston as a fat ass

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

oh my goodness gracious

apparently i'm the only one listening to this entire thing but god damn did clemens just get a gut punch over this nanny issue.

oh, and we, the tax payers, just paid for a congressman to ask roger clemens if he ever remembers bleeding from his ass.

 

[BoMac]

^Not to mention that congressman who jokingly asked Clemens which uniform he'll wear in the Hall of Fame.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

mike francesca brought up an interesting comment... every congressman who's defended clemens and slammed mcnamee has been a republican.

go figure.

 

[No spoken words]

mike francesca brought up an interesting comment... every congressman who's defended clemens and slammed mcnamee has been a republican.

go figure.

First time for everything.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

from the tour of citifield... it appears as if they've left a giant hole just beyond centerfield for the infamous apple.

 

[Hewson]

The look on Clemens' face when asked if he was a vegan was priceless.... "I don't know what that is".

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

The look on Clemens' face when asked if he was a vegan was priceless.... "I don't know what that is".

what's a vegan?

 

[MrPryck2U]

2 things:

Most Texans are serious carnivores.

The Chairman looks like the Schoolmaster from Pink Floyd: The Wall.
"If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding!"

 

[CTU2fan]

What do you call a guy who's spent the last 5 years ripping Bonds, but believes Clemens over McNamee?

 

[DaveC]

This is a fuckin' circus.

I'm glad I don't pay taxes in the US.

 

[Hewson]

I was so waiting for Clemens to get up and start pummeling McNamee.
Would have been the greatest video stream evah!

 

[phanan]

I haven't even followed this today.

 

[randhail]

I'm hoping that at some point Roger rats out his wife to save himself. I wouldn't put this past him at all.

 

[No spoken words]

I haven't even followed this today.

Same here.

 

[speedracer]

This is a fuckin' circus.

I'm glad I don't pay taxes in the US.

Well, if Congress weren't doing this, they'd probably be doing stuff like having committee meetings and making laws. I'm not sure which is worse.