Official 2010 MLB Thread

[Dark Donnie]

Sammy Sosa is turning white. Warning: Very scary

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/bi...t=AnToxN_XetnD2I5P3hvEH4YRvLYF?urn=mlb,200803

Someone speculated that the steriods might have caused the vitaligo(spl?)

 

[FaT_tONle]

Not that I wish any ill-will, but I wouldn't be suprised if these ball players, from Canseco to Maguire, end up dead within a decade. The juice has to come back and bite you eventually.

 

[Gamma Ray]

That is so creepy.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Sammy Sosa is turning white. Warning: Very scary

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/bi...t=AnToxN_XetnD2I5P3hvEH4YRvLYF?urn=mlb,200803

...

 

[Bunker]

Horrifying.

 

[Dark Donnie]

Phillies decline Pedro Feliz's option....might make a run at Beltre or DeRosa I guess. Doubt they'll look at Figgins.

 

[omid17]

Not to worry, Sammy Sosa is just rejuvenating his skin

"He's not trying to be Michael Jackson," said former Cubs employee Rebecca Polihronis, who talks frequently with Sosa."He is going through a rejuvenation process for his skin. Women have it all of the time. He was surprised he came out looking so white. I thought it was a body double. Part of (the photo appearance) is just the lighting.
"He is in the middle of doing a cleansing process to his skin. The picture is deceiving. He said, 'If you saw me in person, you would be surprised. When you see me in person, it is not going to seem like the picture ... People who saw him in person did not react the same way. He can't believe it is such a big deal."

Sosa may say he's not as white as he appears or that it's not a big deal, but that doesn't change the fact the whole process is creepier than Mad Men's Pete Campbell.

As our own Dave Brown points out, Sosa has started wearing green contact lenses and it's possible that all his money and ego are conspiring to turn him into a Dominican version of Jerry Jones, Wayne Newton or Joan Rivers. That's a pretty scary thought.

Of course, this wouldn't be the first time Sosa has tried to achieve better living through chemistry, so should it really shock us that he's trying to rejuvenate an already-resilient organ with a process normally reserved for vain women? What a strange dude.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

That makes it even more weird. I think the "bit by that Twilight dude" is better.

 

[omid17]

Venezuela is getting crazy, another kidnapped family member, Zombrano's mother

 

[Spidey-Bat]

That is Victor Zambrano. I would make a joke like "Why couldn't they kidnap him before the Mets traded Kazmir for him?" but that's insensitive. Hope she turns up unharmed.

 

[Kingfish]

Claiming "skin rejuvenation" doesn't make Sammy Sosa look any less freaky.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/11/bradley-being-discussed-in-threeway-deal.html

A very interesting idea is being reported by Ken Rosenthal: a three-way deal, with Milton Bradley going to the Blue Jays, Luis Castillo to the Cubs, and Lyle Overbay to the Mets. Rosenthal said "The teams indeed have discussed the framework of such a deal, though not in direct fashion, according to major-league sources."

Breaking it down, the trade makes the most sense for the Mets, who would clear second base for long-coveted Orlando Hudson, a free agent. Overbay has also mashed righties for his entire career - .847 OPS career, .905 in 2009 - and could be paired with Daniel Murphy or Nick Evans for a high-reward platoon.

Castillo does block the movement of Ryan Theriot to second base when Starlin Castro arrives, but adding Castillo's on-base percentage would be a boon to the top of Chicago's lineup.

As for the Blue Jays, the deal would open up first base for Adam Lind, with Bradley slotting in as designated hitter. The question is: Overbay slugged .466 in 2009, while Bradley slugged just .397 - so is this an upgrade?

I obviously like this idea.

 

[Kingfish]

It's like the MLB equivalent of a swap meet. You take my crap, I'll take yours...

 

[Kingfish]

http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/marl...ns-prepare-for-roster-changes-at-gm-meetings/

Just for you, etm. Dan Uggla is almost certainly gone.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Why are you looking on a Marlins blog? did ETM find out your password?

 

[FaT_tONle]

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/11/bradley-being-discussed-in-threeway-deal.html



I obviously like this idea.

Yeah it's not gonna happen.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

It has a chance. Mets would probably have to give some money though.

 

[Kingfish]

Why are you looking on a Marlins blog? did ETM find out your password?

Rotoworld.

The Bradley thing is listed as a "longshot" right now. Frankly, I'm not real sure why the Blue Jays would be interested. I know they want to clear first base, but Bradley isn't an upgrade to Overbay in any way right now.

 

[Kingfish]

The Elias rankings for free agents are out. As usual, they make very little sense.

A Gonzalez, Mike RP AT
A Soriano, Rafael RP AT
A Bay, Jay OF BO
A Martinez, Victor C BO
A Wagner, Billy RP BO
A Grabow, John RP CC
A Gregg, Kevin RP CC
A Betancourt, Rafael RP CO
A Dotel, Octavio E. RP CWS
A Dye, Jermaine OF CWS
A Polanco, Placido 2B DE
A Hawkins, LaTroy RP HO
A Tejada, Miguel O. SS HO
A Valverde, Jose RP HO
A Figgins, Chone 3B LAA
A Lackey, John SP LAA
A Oliver, Darren RP LAA
A Hudson, Orlando 2B LAD
A Ramirez, Manny OF LAD
A Wolf, Randy SP LAD
A Cabrera, Orlando L. SS MN
A Damon, Johnny OF NYY
A Lee, Cliff SP PH
A Molina, Bengie C SF
A Holliday, Matt OF SL
A Scutaro, Marco 2B/SS TO


And the Type Bs:

B Pineiro, Joel SP SL
B Crawford, Carl OF TB
B Shouse, Brian RP TB
B Springer, Russ RP TB
B Zaun, Gregg C TB
B Byrd, Marlon OF TE
B Rodriguez, Ivan T. C TE
B Barajas, Rod C TO
B Anderson, Garret OF AT
B LaRoche, Adam 1B AT
B Davis, Doug SP AZ
B Mora, Melvin 3B BA
B Varitek, Jason A. C BO
B Wakefield, Tim SP BO
B Harden, Rich SP CC
B Hernandez, Ramon J. C CI
B Beimel, Joe RP CO
B Marquis, Jason SP CO
B Torrealba, Yorvit C CO
B Lyon, Brandon RP DE
B Rodney, Fernando RP DE
B Calero, Kiko RP FL
B Johnson, Nick 1B FL
B Brocail, Doug RP HO
B Olivo, Miguel C KC
B Belliard, Ron 2B LAD
B Garland, Jon SP LAD
B Mota, Guillermo RP LAD
B Ohman, Will RP LAD
B Padilla, Vicente SP LAD
B Cameron, Michael OF MI
B Kendall, Jason C MI
B Looper, Braden L. RP MI
B Lopez, Felipe 2B/3B/SS/OF MI
B Weathers, Dave RP MI
B Pavano, Carl SP MN
B Delgado, Carlos 1B NYM
B Tatis, Fernando 1B/3B/OF NYM
B Nady, Xavier OF NYY
B Pettitte, Andy SP NYY
B Duchscherer, Justin SP OA
B Eyre, Scott RP PH
B Guerrero, Vladimir OF/DH LAA
B Park, Chan Ho SP PH
B Giles, Brian S. OF SD
B Bedard, Erik SP SE
B Beltre, Adrian 3B SE
B Howry, Bob RP SF
B Johnson, Randy SP SF
B Winn, Randy OF SF
B De Rosa, Mark 3B SL
B Glaus, Troy 3B SL

For example, how are Brian Giles and Xavier Nady ranked as Bs, while Hideki Matsui is unranked? Or how Kevin Gregg is an A, and Trevor Hoffman is unranked? What a ridiculous mess.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Someone speculated that the steriods might have caused the vitaligo(spl?)

Oh my....

 

[omid17]

If the Dodgers Go on Sale, Mark Cuban's Interested in Buying Them

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/11/09/mark-cubans-interested-in-buying-the-dodgers/

 

[Kingfish]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-10-cubs-chicago-nov10,0,7947356.story

The Blue Jays reportedly want no part of Bradley, despite a rumor on foxsports.com of a three-way deal in which the Cubs would acquire Mets second baseman Luis Castillo for Bradley. New York would then send Bradley to Toronto for first baseman Lyle Overbay.

Knew that didn't seem right. The Blue Jays are trying to get younger and acquiring Bradley made no sense for them.

 

[omid17]

true

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Rosenthal is always accurate though so I'll believe him.

 

[Raiden]

If the Dodgers Go on Sale, Mark Cuban's Interested in Buying Them

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/11/09/mark-cubans-interested-in-buying-the-dodgers/

I don't mind Mark Cuban buying the Dodgers if it's on sale (which the McCourts so far haven't indicted that they will), but it'll be weird at Lakers' home games, because you'll see the owner of the Dodgers cheering on the visiting Mavs. He'll get booed loudly for that.