SF Giants wins 2nd World Series in 3 years, sweeps Detroit Tigers. Sandoval MVP.

Well Im glad the Tigers are going to lose. But as I mentioned before in this thread, the NFL and MLB proves the regular season doesnt matter more in those leagues compared to the NBA. To win the world series or superbowl, just get hot late in the season, sneak in the playoffs and win it all. Right now in the NFL, the Texans(AFC) and Falcons(NFC) are the best teams in their conference. There is a 90% chance they will lose the Divsional round to a wild card team.PSP107

You are actually trying to say the NBA regular season matters more? 16 of the 30 teams in the NBA go to the playoffs... That's over half!!! How can their regular season mean more? This is probably the worst example I've ever seen in regards to trying to prove a point...

That was when you could win 110 games and not get into the post season. It was bad for revenue and bad for interest in the sport.TheWalkingGhost

[QUOTE="PSP107"]Well Im glad the Tigers are going to lose. But as I mentioned before in this thread, the NFL and MLB proves the regular season doesnt matter more in those leagues compared to the NBA. To win the world series or superbowl, just get hot late in the season, sneak in the playoffs and win it all. Right now in the NFL, the Texans(AFC) and Falcons(NFC) are the best teams in their conference. There is a 90% chance they will lose the Divsional round to a wild card team.nickdastick

You are actually trying to say the NBA regular season matters more? 16 of the 30 teams in the NBA go to the playoffs... That's over half!!! How can their regular season mean more? This is probably the worst example I've ever seen in regards to trying to prove a point...

Mike Redmond is the new Marlins manager.

He's a good guy, so I hope he enjoys his 1-year vacation in Miami. Loria will probably fire him after the season once he finds out Redmond doesn't like the homerun sculpture in CF.

Mike Redmond is the new Marlins manager.

He's a good guy, so I hope he enjoys his 1-year vacation in Miami. Loria will probably fire him after the season once he finds out Redmond doesn't like the homerun sculpture in CF.

yokofox33

[QUOTE="yokofox33"]

Mike Redmond is the new Marlins manager.

He's a good guy, so I hope he enjoys his 1-year vacation in Miami. Loria will probably fire him after the season once he finds out Redmond doesn't like the homerun sculpture in CF.

JohnBean42

I like him, too. He's a good guy and was a solid player for the Marlins back in the day. I think he's the right guy for the job, but I'm worried Loria will go psycho as usual and fire him after 1-2 years.

[QUOTE="JohnBean42"][QUOTE="yokofox33"]

Mike Redmond is the new Marlins manager.

He's a good guy, so I hope he enjoys his 1-year vacation in Miami. Loria will probably fire him after the season once he finds out Redmond doesn't like the homerun sculpture in CF.

yokofox33

I like him, too. He's a good guy and was a solid player for the Marlins back in the day. I think he's the right guy for the job, but I'm worried Loria will go psycho as usual and fire him after 1-2 years.

Loria is an idiot, how many good managers has that tubby pile of goo fired already? Come on, Ozzie did some dumb stuff but anyone that thinks the team imploding was all his fault is stupid. Loria is the one that went out and signed all these players, have some accountability asshat.-Halftime-

It's never going to happen. As long as Loria is here, we will never have any stability as a franchise. He better make Stanton a Marlin for life or the already fragile fanbase is going to explode.

As for the managers, I don't think Fredi Gonzalez, Girardi, or Guillen are excellent by any means, but having a manager stick around and grow with the younger players probably would have equaled some success.

[QUOTE="-Halftime-"]Loria is an idiot, how many good managers has that tubby pile of goo fired already? Come on, Ozzie did some dumb stuff but anyone that thinks the team imploding was all his fault is stupid. Loria is the one that went out and signed all these players, have some accountability asshat.yokofox33

It's never going to happen. As long as Loria is here, we will never have any stability as a franchise. He better make Stanton a Marlin for life or the already fragile fanbase is going to explode.

As for the managers, I don't think Fredi Gonzalez, Girardi, or Guillen are excellent by any means, but having a manager stick around and grow with the younger players probably would have equaled some success.

The World Baseball Classic is next spring. Apparently, it will only be available on the MLB Network, which can't even be accessed in roughly half of the homes in the country. Bud wants the WBC to be his lasting legacy. How's that supposed to happen if nobody can watch it?

Or did he somehow fool himself into thinking the WBC tournament would be a big enough draw to persuade more people into purchasing the MLB Network package?

The World Baseball Classic is next spring. Apparently, it will only be available on the MLB Network, which can't even be accessed in roughly half of the homes in the country. Bud wants the WBC to be his lasting legacy. How's that supposed to happen if nobody can watch it?

Or did he somehow fool himself into thinking the WBC tournament would be a big enough draw to persuade more people into purchasing the MLB Network package?

Oleg_Huzwog

I'm done with the Marlins.

Josh Johnson, Mark Buerhle, Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio, and John Buck to Toronto for crap. Yunel Escobar is crap.

The Marlins seem confused. They're only supposed to dump their entire roster and laugh at their fans after winning the World Series.

I'm done with the Marlins.

Josh Johnson, Mark Buerhle, Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio, and John Buck to Toronto for crap. Yunel Escobar is crap.

yokofox33

[QUOTE="yokofox33"]

I'm done with the Marlins.

Josh Johnson, Mark Buerhle, Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio, and John Buck to Toronto for crap. Yunel Escobar is crap.

JohnBean42

Because it was a pure salary dump. Loria doesn't care about the return of players, only the return he gets in revenue sharing. He's a cancer to baseball and has essentially ruined baseball in Miami. No FA will want to sign here, none of our young players will want to sign extensions.They pretty much traded Stanton in this deal as well. He'll never sign an extension here. First Cabrera, now Stanton. Despicable.

I really hope Bud Selig steps in and demands Loria remove himself from the Marlins organization. He's lied to the taxpayers of Miami, the fans, the players, Selig, and he continues to get away with it.

[QUOTE="JohnBean42"][QUOTE="yokofox33"]

I'm done with the Marlins.

Josh Johnson, Mark Buerhle, Jose Reyes, Emilio Bonifacio, and John Buck to Toronto for crap. Yunel Escobar is crap.

yokofox33

Because it was a pure salary dump. Loria doesn't care about the return of players, only the return he gets in revenue sharing. He's a cancer to baseball and has essentially ruined baseball in Miami. No FA will want to sign here, none of our young players will want to sign extensions.They pretty much traded Stanton in this deal as well. He'll never sign an extension here. First Cabrera, now Stanton. Despicable.

I really hope Bud Selig steps in and demands Loria remove himself from the Marlins organization. He's lied to the taxpayers of Miami, the fans, the players, Selig, and he continues to get away with it.

How was Loria allowed to buy a second team after what he did to the Marlins anyway? Especially when you consider Mark Cuban has been stiff-armed twice in his pursuit to buy his first.

Jeffrey Loria should be banned from baseball for pulling this charade again. Using taxpayers money to do stuff like this. Like I said, he's a fat asshat. Can't stand him. Cancer to baseball.-Halftime-

Loria has a plan. Make as much money as possible while keeping payroll as low as possible. He throws in these fluke years to keep people thinking he wants to win and succeed. If the young players start competing, he'll spend for a year or two to keep up this perception of wanting to win. After 2-3 years he unloads, collects his revenue sharing, and then repeats the process.

He got his stadium with taxpayer money, and now he gets to sit back in his chair and give a collective middle finger to South Florida and the entire baseball world.

Wasn't Escobar the guy who was busted with the anti-gay slur on his eye black? Adding insult to injury, but maybe they thought "hey he's a player of color so maybe he'll go over well here" Stephen A was calling the guy who wanted Bud to get involved an idiot, ridiculous for even suggesting it :roll: Man i was only watching that cause the recording of the US soccer game went over..........terrible, first take seems like the WWE now and did i mention that the day after the World SEries i recorded it and they didn't even talk about the WS! And yah the fire sale should only be after winning it all or after being over the luxury tax for 4 straight years, but the Marlins do have 2 championships going back 15 years so we shouldn't feel too sorry for um and a new ballpark! Regardless of how they got it...... Check out Chipper's leg! http://www.examiner.com/article/atlanta-braves-chipper-jones-releases-leg-injury-photographX360PS3AMD05

A homophobic Cuban in Miami? He'll be a fan favorite instantly!

One of the coolest fan contests ever. The Brewers are inviting fans to design an alternate uniform. The winner gets a trip to Phoenix to see the team play a Spring Training game in the new uniforms. EVERY team should do something like that.

It's finally time to put the steroid era to the ultimate test. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are on the HOF ballot.

It's finally time to put the steroid era to the ultimate test. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are on the HOF ballot.

Oleg_Huzwog

Hell no for both of em.

It's finally time to put the steroid era to the ultimate test. Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens are on the HOF ballot.

Oleg_Huzwog

With the Hanson for Walden trade, the Braves might have an extremely good bullpen next year. O'Flarety, Walden, Venters, and Kimbrel being the main guys most likely.

With the Hanson for Walden trade, the Braves might have an extremely good bullpen next year. O'Flarety, Walden, Venters, and Kimbrel being the main guys most likely.

Ring_of_fire

Didn't mind shippin Hanson, he played like trash last year. And yea the bullpen gonna be tough.

[QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]

With the Hanson for Walden trade, the Braves might have an extremely good bullpen next year. O'Flarety, Walden, Venters, and Kimbrel being the main guys most likely.

36Ounces

Didn't mind shippin Hanson, he played like trash last year. And yea the bullpen gonna be tough.

I would feel more comfortable keeping Hanson if he wasn't a Boras client, wouldn't mind not giving up on him if it wouldn't cost a ton. But as it is........

I have a sneaky feeling Wren is also up to something clearing the $4 Mill owed to Hanson

With the Hanson for Walden trade, the Braves might have an extremely good bullpen next year. O'Flarety, Walden, Venters, and Kimbrel being the main guys most likely.

Ring_of_fire

It basically was troubled goods for troubled goods. Hanson has seen his velocity drop quite a bit and his shoulder is a red flag. With that said Walden has seen a velocity drop too and has had command issues. For Wren, Hanson's value was low and the Angels were desperate for starting pitching. As a Braves fan and while bummed Hanson is gone I like how Wren was able to get a servicable player in return.

[QUOTE="Ring_of_fire"]

With the Hanson for Walden trade, the Braves might have an extremely good bullpen next year. O'Flarety, Walden, Venters, and Kimbrel being the main guys most likely.

CycleOfViolence

It basically was troubled goods for troubled goods. Hanson has seen his velocity drop quite a bit and his shoulder is a red flag. With that said Walden has seen a velocity drop too and has had command issues. For Wren, Hanson's value was low and the Angels were desperate for starting pitching. As a Braves fan and while bummed Hanson is gone I like how Wren was able to get a servicable player in return.

Right, but this trade frees up around 3.5 M as I think Walden is at the league minimum. Also, he is not expected to be the closer which might help him. He might not be the primary 8th inning guy. The way it could work out, Avilan 6th inning, mixture of EOF, Venters, and Walden for 7th and 8th innings, then the Kimbrel in the 9th. If Walden plays like he did as a rookie, Braves might have the best pen in the majors. Assuming Venters also returns to pre-2012 stats.

But perhaps, I am giving Walden a little too much credit. Walden is entering his third year, and last year could have just been the sophmore slump.