Official 2008 MLB thread

[Ben Urich]

The Barry Bonds news made my day.

 

[rdh007]

The Barry Bonds news made my day.

Seconded

 

[Dodger]

I...I wow. I'm speechless about the Barry news.

 

[DarthRekal]

Seconded

Thirdsies

 

[Ben Urich]

The following is an email I sent to my dad this morning:

Subject:hahahahahahahahahahaha
Body:Boras. HAHAHA!

 

[NewYorkSpider]

um bulls***. i'll just say that if the angels even consider sending kendrick, adenhart, and 2 other players for just cabrera, then their new gm is an idiot. kendrick has the potential to be just as good a hitter as cabrera by himself. and he won't eat himself into a dh role in 2 years. god i hope they don't seriously look at that deal....

You're in luck. The Angles have reported they don't want to trade for 4 players straight up. If they do however, the Angles would ask for Dan Uggla as well. They're the top contenders for Cabrera now that A-Rod has signed with the Yanks.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

4 Teams have offered Lowell 4 - Year Deals as has previously been reported.

Apparently the teams involved are Angels, Braves, Cardinals, and Yankees, although it was also reported the Cardinals are not involved.

I have heard that it was just the Yankees that offered him a contract. The Braves, Cardinals and Angles rumor was debunked.

Arod Signed finally....10 years $275 million!


Phillies offered Mike Lowell 4 Years 48 million

I haven't heard that. I heard the Phillies are more focused on pitching rather than Lowell. I'm sure that rumor came from Buster Olney.

Boston will end up keeping Lowell. They need a 3B and he wants to stay there. Phillies should re-sign Rowand instead since the CF market isn't as thin.

I think Lowell will stay with Boston as well. Same deal with Rowand about the Phillies. They're more focused on pitching at the moment.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Yep, that Philly offer from Lowell was from none other than Buster Olney. The same guy who said Mark Buehrle was half way to NY for Lastings Milledge in June.

 

[Fran]

Hahahaha @ Barry Bonds.

 

[Superman79]

Hahahaha @ Barry Bonds.

agreed:

"*"

 

[Excel]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/15/s...em&ex=1195275600&en=6c95cea55a09ea5d&ei=5087

 

[Fran]

...A-Rod agreed with the Yankees on a new deal.

 

[Jerry!]

I retract my "he gone" statement.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Yep, that Philly offer from Lowell was from none other than Buster Olney. The same guy who said Mark Buehrle was half way to NY for Lastings Milledge in June.

Pat Gillick the GM of the Phillies said "You can't believe everything you see on ESPN.com". I wonder if he was refering to Buster Olney personally?

Phillies

 

[omid17]

Barry Bonds is ****ed

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

How dare Bonds be indicted at the same time A-Rod agrees to a deal with the Yankees. What an upstaging prick

But seriously, the **** really hit the fan this time.

 

[fu manchu]

found this interesting, while reading about Bonds:

So for the next five or six years, the sport of the Black Sox and Pete Rose must endure the shame of having a cheater holding its most hallowed record.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=jp-bondsindictment111507&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

 

[Jerry!]

Its their own fault.

 

[Dark Donnie]

Pat Gillick and Ruben Amaro should be fired.....btw im happy the Lowell rumor is untrue...for the simple fact that 4 years is a long time...

 

[Kingfish]

You're in luck. The Angles have reported they don't want to trade for 4 players straight up. If they do however, the Angles would ask for Dan Uggla as well. They're the top contenders for Cabrera now that A-Rod has signed with the Yanks.

good. at least that suggests that reagins isn't a total idiot. honestly, a package of brandon wood, nick adenhart, and terry evans should be enough for the marlins. if they absolutely insist on kendrick on top of that, i hope they let the dodgers have him.

and did you know that you always say ANGLE? just curious.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

good. at least that suggests that reagins isn't a total idiot. honestly, a package of brandon wood, nick adenhart, and terry evans should be enough for the marlins. if they absolutely insist on kendrick on top of that, i hope they let the dodgers have him.

The Dodgers are being asked to give up 4 players as well. I'm not sure how that will turn out. If the Angels(

) and Dodgers go out of the running then the 4 teams that could step in are the Red Sox, White Sox, Giants and Indians.

and did you know that you always say ANGLE? just curious.

I never realized I was spelling it wrong untill you pointed it out. Thanks.

 

[Dodger]

I really hope the Dodgers don't get Miguel. They are asking for too much!

 

[Kingfish]

who are they asking for from the dodgers? billingsly, kemp, loney and another pitching prospect? yeah, that is way too much for one player, even one as good as cabrera.

still, i'd much rather have the dodgers fall for that than the angels...

 

[NewYorkSpider]

I have been hearing some Dodgers rumors that you might want to be intrested in.

• The Dodgers may persue Aaron Rowand. This rumor came from Buster Olney so it might not even be true.
• Mariano Rivera has told his agents to shop him around. He wants a guaranteed 4 years from the Yankees, but is upset at Hank Steinbrenner for commenting on his age. I don't blame him here. Hank is always coming out with stupid comments. Think before you speak. This is where the Dodgers may step in.
• Dodgers are intrested in Eric Bedard

 

[NewYorkSpider]

who are they asking for from the dodgers? billingsly, kemp, loney and another pitching prospect? yeah, that is way too much for one player, even one as good as cabrera.

still, i'd much rather have the dodgers fall for that than the angels...

They're being asked to give up 4 of these 5 players. Chad Billingsley, Clayton Kershaw, Andy LaRoche, James Loney, and Matt Kemp.