MLB: Hot Stove 2008

soxmuscle · 01-08-2009, 07:55 PM

Rocco Baldelli.

Posted in the wrong thread.

soxmuscle · 01-11-2009, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by min0 lee

What a bum.

Indians sign Carl Pavano to 1-year deal
By TOM WITHERS – 46 minutes ago
CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians have signed free agent pitcher Carl Pavano, who was a four-year bust with the New York Yankees because of injuries.
Pavano, who will turn 33 on Thursday, signed a one-year deal with the Indians, who have been looking to add starting depth and hope the right-hander has put his injury problems behind him. Pavano spent most of the past four years on the disabled list with shoulder and elbow issues.
He made only 26 starts and went 9-8 with a 5.00 ERA with the free-spending Yankees, who signed him to a deal worth nearly $40 million before the 2005 season.
Pavano is 66-66 with a 4.23 ERA in 175 career starts for Montreal, Florida and New York. He had his best season in 2004, when he went 18-8 for the Marlins. He underwent Tommy John elbow reconstruction in 2007

Yahoo! - Carl Pavano suggested on Friday that more support during his horrible four-year tenure with the Yankees would have helped his situation.

Pavano said he doesn't hold "any grudges" but also noted, "When you're down, you expect your organization to pick you up, not kick you when you're down. I've had to pick myself up quite a few times the last four years," according to a report.

**P-funk** · 01-11-2009, 08:09 AM

wow - what a stupid waste of money.

min0 lee · 01-11-2009, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Yahoo! - Carl Pavano suggested on Friday that more support during his horrible four-year tenure with the Yankees would have helped his situation.

Pavano said he doesn't hold "any grudges" but also noted, "When you're down, you expect your organization to pick you up, not kick you when you're down. I've had to pick myself up quite a few times the last four years," according to a report.

Please tell me you don't pity this lazy freeloader.
Listen, the guy is a bona fide bum, he was given the benefit of the doubt a few times but the last injury he had was because of stupidity and his teammates gave it to him, they just had enough of his laziness.

Hold any grudges??? guinea please...... he should cease with trying to shift the blame on the Yankees.

min0 lee · 01-11-2009, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-funk

wow - what a stupid waste of money.

This time he has to earn it, if he gets hurt he gets nothing.

min0 lee · 01-11-2009, 04:41 PM

Jeter who I like....is a lousy captain.
You need someone who is vocal and will put a slacker in his place..

Then again he did call out Cano, but I don't know what goes on behind the pinstripe walls.
They say Posada is good a lighting a fire.

soxmuscle · 01-12-2009, 02:53 PM

I don't mind him. He's a local kid. I think it sucks that he went to New York as a Red Sox fan growing up but then again, he would have made significantly less money in other places so it's hard to dislike him IMO.

min0 lee · 01-12-2009, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

I don't mind him. He's a local kid. I think it sucks that he went to New York as a Red Sox fan growing up but then again, he would have made significantly less money in other places so it's hard to dislike him IMO.

I don't like lazy players, never did. That's why I like the guy who has less talent but gives it 100%.
Not the player who has a god given to jump higher, run faster and hit farther but doesn't give 2 craps about the game.

soxmuscle · 01-13-2009, 10:59 AM

Derek Lowe to the Braves

min0 lee · 01-13-2009, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Derek Lowe to the Braves

This is not good for the Mets.

**I Are Baboon** · 01-15-2009, 05:49 PM

Kevin Youkilis signs for four years, $41 million.

Sox, Youkilis agree on long-term extension - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog

The beauty is that his numbers may actually be better than Mark "HOMOBOY" Teixeira's.

min0 lee · 01-15-2009, 05:54 PM

Ahhhhh...I just love the smell of hate in the evening.

soxmuscle · 01-16-2009, 07:05 AM

Youkilis had a career year last year. It would be silly for us to expect those kinds of numbers over the next four or five (remember the option) years.

He's a gold glove defender at first base though with an excellent batting eye, so I'll always love having Youk around, especially at this -- very fair -- price.

**I Are Baboon** · 01-16-2009, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Youkilis had a career year last year. It would be silly for us to expect those kinds of numbers over the next four or five (remember the option) years.

I expect nothing less.

**I Are Baboon** · 01-16-2009, 02:14 PM

In other baseball news, yesterday I bought four tickets to each of the July 31/Aug 1 Sox/O's games in Baltimore.

It's friggin cheaper to take a road trip and pay for gas and a hotel than it is to buy Fenway tickets from a sonofabitch "ticket broker."

WOO HOO, FENWAY SOUTH!

**IainDaniel** · 01-16-2009, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

In other baseball news, yesterday I bought four tickets to each of the July 31/Aug 1 Sox/O's games in Baltimore.

It's friggin cheaper to take a road trip and pay for gas and a hotel than it is to buy Fenway tickets from a sonofabitch "ticket broker."

WOO HOO, FENWAY SOUTH!

Nice.... one of the Must visit parks for me in the next couple of Years.

Will be checking out Wrigley this summer.... and if I can squeeze in Comiskey (US cellular field) too

min0 lee · 01-16-2009, 04:57 PM

Braves eyeing returns for Glavine, Jones
Associated Press
ATLANTA -- The Braves will wait for Tom Glavine to meet with doctors next week before deciding whether to offer a one-year contract, and they are mulling whether to sign Andruw Jones.
Glavine made just 13 starts before season-ending elbow surgery and has not thrown off a mound since. The 305-game winner, who turns 43 in March, went 2-4 with a 5.56 ERA in his next season back with the Braves since 2002.

Jones

Glavine
"Our conversations with Tommy are that once he gets to the next step, and he's going to see the doctor next week, then we'll sit down with him," general manager Frank Wren said Friday.
Jones won 10 Gold Gloves as the Braves' center fielder before signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2008 season.
After reporting to spring training overweight, Jones underwent knee surgery in May, and hit a career-low .158 with three homers, 14 RBIs and 76 strikeouts in 209 at-bats. Unable to trade Jones, the Dodgers released him Thursday and owe him $22.1 million.
Atlanta could sign him for the $400,000 minimum.
"I want to discuss it a little more internally to determine which direction we want to go," Wren said.
Atlanta's outfield currently includes right fielder Jeff Francoeur, center fielder Josh Anderson, reserve Gregor Blanco and left fielder Matt Diaz, who agreed Thursday to a one-year contract worth $1,237,500, a deal the Braves announced Friday.
Francoeur filed for arbitration along with closer Mike Gonzalez, first baseman Casey Kotchman, second baseman Kelly Johnson. Players and clubs swap proposed arbitration figures on Tuesday, with hearings set for next month.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press

soxmuscle · 01-16-2009, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

I expect nothing less.

Dustin Pedroia is the best player in baseball then

soxmuscle · 01-16-2009, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I Are Baboon

In other baseball news, yesterday I bought four tickets to each of the July 31/Aug 1 Sox/O's games in Baltimore.

It's friggin cheaper to take a road trip and pay for gas and a hotel than it is to buy Fenway tickets from a sonofabitch "ticket broker."

WOO HOO, FENWAY SOUTH!

I really wouldn't doubt it.

It's becoming an entirely corporate crowd at the Fens and it's unfortunate.

soxmuscle · 01-16-2009, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

Nice.... one of the Must visit parks for me in the next couple of Years.

Will be checking out Wrigley this summer.... and if I can squeeze in Comiskey (US cellular field) too

Same here.

Coming to Chicago are we?

Maybe you can have the luxury of buying me a drink or something

soxmuscle · 01-19-2009, 12:26 PM

That Pie trade was excellent for Baltimore.

They really have a promising young outfield.

Oh that AL East...

**IainDaniel** · 01-19-2009, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Same here.

Coming to Chicago are we?

Maybe you can have the luxury of buying me a drink or something

Meh you are too cool for me

...... oh and gay.

**IainDaniel** · 01-19-2009, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

That Pie trade was excellent for Baltimore.

They really have a promising young outfield.

Oh that AL East...

Except the Jays..... nothing to promising on that front.

min0 lee · 01-26-2009, 03:03 PM

Andy Pettitte to sign one-year deal with Yankees according to sources
BY JOHN HARPER
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Monday, January 26th 2009, 2:12 PM

Antonelli/News
The Yankees are closing in on deal to bring Andy Pettitte back to the Bronx for one last season in pinstripes.
It made too much sense all along for them not to do it, and finally the Yankees and Andy Pettitte have essentially agreed on a one-year deal that will put him in pinstripes again this season.
Final details are still being worked out, according to two baseball sources, but Pettitte will apparently accept a base salary between $5-6 million, with innings-pitched and days-on-the-roster incentives that could raise the value of the contract to $12 million.
Pettitte had turned down the Yankees' offer of a flat $10 million for the season, but GM Brian Cashman had maintained a dialogue throughout the winter with the lefthanders agents, Randy and Alan Hendricks.
Pettitte earned $16 million last season when he went 14-14 with a 4.54 ERA and finished poorly, going 2-7 over the final six weeks of the season while apparently dealing with a sore shoulder.
Pettitte's signing fills out a potentially dominating rotation that also includes CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain. It also gives the Yankees the option of moving Chamberlain back to the bullpen and using one of their young starters, such as Phil Hughes, in the rotation.
With Bill Madden

soxmuscle · 01-26-2009, 11:37 PM

Solid signing, especially if it allows for Chamberlain to return to the bullpen where he won't be overused and hurt.

min0 lee · 01-27-2009, 05:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Solid signing, especially if it allows for Chamberlain to return to the bullpen where he won't be overused and hurt.

I am disappointed the yanks didn't give him the 10mil.
I prefer him in the bullpen.

soxmuscle · 01-27-2009, 10:53 AM

If he pitches well, Pettitte gets 12 mil...

**I Are Baboon** · 01-27-2009, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

If he pitches well, Pettitte gets 12 mil...

That's pretty good for an admitted HGH user.

soxmuscle · 02-12-2009, 07:14 AM

Adam Dunn to the Nationals, 2 years/20 mil

Bobby Abreu to the Angels, 1 year/5 mil + incentives

min0 lee · 02-12-2009, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Adam Dunn to the Nationals, 2 years/20 mil

Bobby Abreu to the Angels, 1 year/5 mil + incentives

I think the Yanks made a mistake in letting him go.

01-08-2009, 07:55 PM	#121
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01-11-2009, 04:41 PM	#126
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Jeter who I like....is a lousy captain. You need someone who is vocal and will put a slacker in his place.. Then again he did call out Cano, but I don't know what goes on behind the pinstripe walls. They say Posada is good a lighting a fire. How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

01-12-2009, 02:53 PM	#127
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	I don't mind him. He's a local kid. I think it sucks that he went to New York as a Red Sox fan growing up but then again, he would have made significantly less money in other places so it's hard to dislike him IMO. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

01-13-2009, 10:59 AM	#129
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01-15-2009, 05:49 PM	#131
I Are Baboon pedal pedal pedal Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beerville Posts: 11,942 Photos: 4	Kevin Youkilis signs for four years, $41 million. Sox, Youkilis agree on long-term extension - Extra Bases - Red Sox blog The beauty is that his numbers may actually be better than Mark "HOMOBOY" Teixeira's.

01-15-2009, 05:54 PM	#132
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01-16-2009, 07:05 AM	#133
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	Youkilis had a career year last year. It would be silly for us to expect those kinds of numbers over the next four or five (remember the option) years. He's a gold glove defender at first base though with an excellent batting eye, so I'll always love having Youk around, especially at this -- very fair -- price. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

01-16-2009, 02:14 PM	#135
I Are Baboon pedal pedal pedal Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beerville Posts: 11,942 Photos: 4	In other baseball news, yesterday I bought four tickets to each of the July 31/Aug 1 Sox/O's games in Baltimore. It's friggin cheaper to take a road trip and pay for gas and a hotel than it is to buy Fenway tickets from a sonofabitch "ticket broker." WOO HOO, FENWAY SOUTH!

01-16-2009, 04:57 PM	#137
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Braves eyeing returns for Glavine, Jones Associated Press ATLANTA -- The Braves will wait for Tom Glavine to meet with doctors next week before deciding whether to offer a one-year contract, and they are mulling whether to sign Andruw Jones. Glavine made just 13 starts before season-ending elbow surgery and has not thrown off a mound since. The 305-game winner, who turns 43 in March, went 2-4 with a 5.56 ERA in his next season back with the Braves since 2002. Jones Glavine "Our conversations with Tommy are that once he gets to the next step, and he's going to see the doctor next week, then we'll sit down with him," general manager Frank Wren said Friday. Jones won 10 Gold Gloves as the Braves' center fielder before signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2008 season. After reporting to spring training overweight, Jones underwent knee surgery in May, and hit a career-low .158 with three homers, 14 RBIs and 76 strikeouts in 209 at-bats. Unable to trade Jones, the Dodgers released him Thursday and owe him $22.1 million. Atlanta could sign him for the $400,000 minimum. "I want to discuss it a little more internally to determine which direction we want to go," Wren said. Atlanta's outfield currently includes right fielder Jeff Francoeur, center fielder Josh Anderson, reserve Gregor Blanco and left fielder Matt Diaz, who agreed Thursday to a one-year contract worth $1,237,500, a deal the Braves announced Friday. Francoeur filed for arbitration along with closer Mike Gonzalez, first baseman Casey Kotchman, second baseman Kelly Johnson. Players and clubs swap proposed arbitration figures on Tuesday, with hearings set for next month. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

01-19-2009, 12:26 PM	#141
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	That Pie trade was excellent for Baltimore. They really have a promising young outfield. Oh that AL East... Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

01-26-2009, 03:03 PM	#144
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 38,792 Photos: 542	Andy Pettitte to sign one-year deal with Yankees according to sources BY JOHN HARPER DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Monday, January 26th 2009, 2:12 PM Antonelli/News The Yankees are closing in on deal to bring Andy Pettitte back to the Bronx for one last season in pinstripes. It made too much sense all along for them not to do it, and finally the Yankees and Andy Pettitte have essentially agreed on a one-year deal that will put him in pinstripes again this season. Final details are still being worked out, according to two baseball sources, but Pettitte will apparently accept a base salary between $5-6 million, with innings-pitched and days-on-the-roster incentives that could raise the value of the contract to $12 million. Pettitte had turned down the Yankees' offer of a flat $10 million for the season, but GM Brian Cashman had maintained a dialogue throughout the winter with the lefthanders agents, Randy and Alan Hendricks. Pettitte earned $16 million last season when he went 14-14 with a 4.54 ERA and finished poorly, going 2-7 over the final six weeks of the season while apparently dealing with a sore shoulder. Pettitte's signing fills out a potentially dominating rotation that also includes CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Chien-Ming Wang and Joba Chamberlain. It also gives the Yankees the option of moving Chamberlain back to the bullpen and using one of their young starters, such as Phil Hughes, in the rotation. With Bill Madden How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep Bodybuilding and Lifting Weights, the Difference ironmagazine-frapper

01-26-2009, 11:37 PM	#145
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	Solid signing, especially if it allows for Chamberlain to return to the bullpen where he won't be overused and hurt. Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

01-27-2009, 10:53 AM	#147
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	If he pitches well, Pettitte gets 12 mil... Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

02-12-2009, 07:14 AM	#149
soxmuscle do work son Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: I will eat your face Posts: 10,045 Photos: 10	Adam Dunn to the Nationals, 2 years/20 mil Bobby Abreu to the Angels, 1 year/5 mil + incentives Age: 20 \| Height: 5'7" \| Weight: 150 lbs \| Penis: 12 inches

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