Major League Baseball 2011

[Grenouille]

And 1999 was.......

They gave it to Pudge Rodriguez over Pedro Martinez who had an all-time great year much like Verlander this season. Pedro's numbers from '99 are actually better than '11 Verlander's too.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

They gave it to Pudge Rodriguez over Pedro Martinez who had an all-time great year much like Verlander this season. Pedro's numbers from '99 are actually better than '11 Verlander's too.

Was it even a close vote?

 

[Grenouille]

Was it even a close vote?

Yeah, 252-239. He got left off a few ballots by the pitcher's shouldn't win the MVP crowd.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Yeah, 252-239. He got left off a few ballots by the pitcher's shouldn't win the MVP crowd.

Ahh, you mean the sanctimonious crowd.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

The Texas Rangers just signed Minnesota Twins closer Joe Nathan to a 2 year contract worth $14.5 million.

 

[Grenouille]

Interesting move, but necessary to get a closer if they're going to follow through on their plan to move Feliz to the rotation.

After the deals Papelbon and Matt Kemp got, I'm not sure I can be surprised MLB contract dollar amounts anymore.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Interesting move, but necessary to get a closer if they're going to follow through on their plan to move Feliz to the rotation.

After the deals Papelbon and Matt Kemp got, I'm not sure I can be surprised MLB contract dollar amounts anymore.

Yeah, the Twins were never going to spend that type of money on a 37 year-old closer especially when they're rebuilding.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Bobby Valentine just hired as Boston Red Sox manager.

https://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/stor...-bobby-valentine-hired-boston-red-sox-manager

 

[Grenouille]

I'm not a fan of this move at all. All the strides that this ownership group made in the last 10 years it seems like they've blown it all up in the last 3 months.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

I'm not a fan of this move at all. All the strides that this ownership group made in the last 10 years it seems like they've blown it all up in the last 3 months.

The only things I remember about Bobby Valentine is that he knows how to burn out bullpens and when he did this after being ejected....

It's funny, be a so-so manager, get fired, become an analyst for baseball on Espn and people think you're brilliant, get hired again.

 

[ProgMatinee]

baseball loves them some retreads.

 

[HeadlessGree]

I'm not a fan of this move at all. All the strides that this ownership group made in the last 10 years it seems like they've blown it all up in the last 3 months.

I think it's time for ownership to admit that Ben Cherington will be doing nothing in the organization but be a face with a title and that Lucchino will be pulling all the strings on any deal involving the Red Sox. What kind of GM gets put in place and it takes 2 months to hire a manager and they still can't figure out compensation for the former GM. Now I have heard that maybe the delay with Theo is they are trying to work a deal to get Garza but this whole situation and organization is getting kind of ridiculous..

 

[Grenouille]

Ron Santo was elected to the HOF by the Golden Era committee.

It just sucks that it happens almost a year to the day he passed away.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

is pujols signing with the marlins?

 

[Grenouille]

is pujols signing with the marlins?

They just signed Jose Reyes. I don't know if they can afford both, but ESPN is saying that they're going to pursue it aggressively.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Ron Santo was elected to the HOF by the Golden Era committee.

It just sucks that it happens almost a year to the day he passed away.

Yeah, that's a real shame.

I hope they take another look at former Twins Jim Kaat and Tony Oliva.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Can't wait to see Miami with the most expensive roster in the MLB and the most expensive stadium with 10,000 people in the stands. Just like the Heat.

 

[mikedanger]

not major news but the twins have contacted the rangers about the availability of david murphy

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

not major news but the twins have contacted the rangers about the availability of david murphy

I'm not sure why we need another guy who bats from the left side.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Read on ESPN Pujols is leaning to the Angels right now.