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2012 MLB Non Sox
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Post by jdb on Sept 8, 2012 7:28:24 GMT -5
With the home stretch here I figured we needed a noN Sox thread. Anybody think this is anything? Ace sports agency and a steroid link. www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/20092447/player-agents-under-investigation-by-mlb-mlbpa-for-facilitating-steroid-use- Noted federal steroid investigator Jeff Novitzky is said to be involved in the investigation of longtime agents Seth and Sam Levinson, lending an extra layer of seriousness. If any steroid facilitation by an agent is proved, that agent's certification to work in baseball is at issue. No major agent has ever been caught up in a steroid storm and been decertified. But the Levinsons are clearly under the microscope now.
The Levinsons, who have David Wright, Dustin Pedroia, Jonathan Papelbon, Shane Victorino, Josh Reddick and Scott Rolen among their many baseball clients, have retained noted criminal lawyer Howard Shapiro.
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Post by elguapo on Sept 10, 2012 14:56:31 GMT -5
Josh Reddick continues to struggle in 2nd half, mired in a slump; full season OPS dips below .800.
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Post by raftsox on Sept 10, 2012 15:40:01 GMT -5
Is anyone else concerned that there's a "Federal Steroid Investigator"? How and why does the Federal government need to get involved to such a degree with a private entity that they create a (presumably) very well paid position to investigate this stuff?
Is this common? Are there "Federal Cocaine Investigators"? Bloody nanny state, is what I say.
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Post by curll on Sept 10, 2012 17:37:20 GMT -5
There is a Drug Czar, steroids are a regulated medication by just about all governments, and their international trade is illegal. And laws are enforceable internationally by Interpol, the UN, and the DEA/CIA.
So, yeah, it is kind of important to have someone regulating them and dealing with the international anti-Doping agencies.
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Post by jt44 on Sept 11, 2012 7:20:17 GMT -5
Is anyone else concerned that there's a "Federal Steroid Investigator"? How and why does the Federal government need to get involved to such a degree with a private entity that they create a (presumably) very well paid position to investigate this stuff? Is this common? Are there "Federal Cocaine Investigators"? Bloody nanny state, is what I say. Job Creation!
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Post by raftsox on Sept 11, 2012 7:50:03 GMT -5
There is a Drug Czar, steroids are a regulated medication by just about all governments, and their international trade is illegal. And laws are enforceable internationally by Interpol, the UN, and the DEA/CIA. So, yeah, it is kind of important to have someone regulating them and dealing with the international anti-Doping agencies. I'll rephrase my question: why is this person involving themselves with random professional baseball players? The "image" to the youngsters? If, as you point out, this person has a real job enforcing the control of these substances then they should be focusing on controlling importation and domestic distribution. However, the gist seems to be that they're going after the dealer (Ace Sports Agency) to get to the users (MLB players). That's backwards, no? The only reason for it is to shout to the rooftops: "look! our laws are protecting your children".
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Post by rangoon82 on Sept 14, 2012 1:21:50 GMT -5
this video of Beckett getting gunned at 1B makes me happy:
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Post by jmei on Sept 14, 2012 7:58:22 GMT -5
Yadier Molina, good at baseball:
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Post by jdb on Sept 15, 2012 8:30:59 GMT -5
Dave Martinez has been interviewed by the Stros. www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/tampa-bay-rays-evan-longoria-will-push-healing-hamstring-for-wins/1251712"It went really well," Martinez said Friday. "It's a great opportunity for me. I met some really nice people. It's a great organization." Martinez went to Houston on Monday's offday and is waiting to hear back from the Astros. Nationals third-base coach Bo Porter also interviewed this week. Larry Bowa, a former Padres and Phillies manager, met Friday with Astros GM Jeff Luhnow, MLB.com reported, but it was unclear if he is a candidate. Martinez, 47, interviewed previously for openings with the Indians and Blue Jays. He was reported to be a candidate last offseason with the White Sox but never interviewed.
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Post by curll on Sept 17, 2012 11:14:28 GMT -5
Justin Smoak has been pretty terrible in his MLB career. But, that may be due to Safeco.
He might be a great pickup in the off-season for a team that needs a 1B/DH and has a decent hitter's ballpark. A return to Texas makes sense, or maybe he'll Cleveland will give him a shot. The Rays, of course.
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Post by bentossaurus on Sept 17, 2012 21:29:32 GMT -5
Why not the Sox? I made a case for him in the trade proposal sub-forum. What do you think?
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Post by curll on Sept 18, 2012 12:39:18 GMT -5
No real room on the roster. Ortiz, Salty, Mauro, and Lavarnway would all lose playing time to Smoak. Furthermore, it would be a smarter move to sign Youkilis for 1B than go after Smoak.
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Post by remember04 on Sept 18, 2012 13:45:07 GMT -5
No real room on the roster. Ortiz, Salty, Mauro, and Lavarnway would all lose playing time to Smoak. Furthermore, it would be a smarter move to sign Youkilis for 1B than go after Smoak. Not really a fan of Smoak but bringing back a disgruntled former employee that forced us to trade him who is clearly on the downside of his career and not a part of any future contending Red Sox teams vs bringing in a player who even I as a non-fan think is still on the upswing of his career with a chance to blossom into a great player makes no sense to me.
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Post by elguapo on Sept 18, 2012 13:56:00 GMT -5
[bringing back a disgruntled former employee that forced us to trade him If Youk really had that kind of power he would have forced them to can Valentine - which they should have done. If you start believing the "Youk is a clubhouse cancer" nonsense you might want to cut back on the kool-aid and think about who's feeding it to you. BTW, Youk has a .238 / .365 / .468 line with the ChiSox despite a .247 babip. He's past his prime of course but far from done.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 18, 2012 17:09:22 GMT -5
BTW, Youk has a .238 / .365 / .468 line with the ChiSox despite a .247 babip. He's past his prime of course but far from done. I dunno, a look at his batted ball data shows that the babip drop is probably due to weaker contact: Year: LD%, GB%, FB%, BABIP, GP 2006: 24.5%, 30.6%, 45.0%, .327, 147 gms 2007: 20.8%, 34.4%, 44.7%, .330, 145 gms 2008: 21.9%, 33.9%, 44.2%, .339, 145 gms 2009: 21.1%, 34.6%, 44.3%, .359, 136 gms 2010: 16.3%, 37.0%, 46.7%, .327, 102 gms 2011: 20.0%, 41.8%, 38.2%, .296, 120 gms 2012: 20.4%, 41.9%, 37.7%, .263, thru 108 gms, 16 left Beginning in 2010, Youkilis has been hitting fewer fly balls and more grounders, which to me represents a drop in power and good contact we all saw while watching him every day. It's no surprise then that his BABIP has dropped along with it. He may be getting a bit unlucky this year, but that's not the whole story. Add that he's going to play no more than 124 games, which would be the most he's played the past three seasons, and I'd rather stay away from him.
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Post by elguapo on Sept 18, 2012 21:00:05 GMT -5
[Beginning in 2010, Youkilis has been hitting fewer fly balls and more grounders, which to me represents a drop in power and good contact we all saw while watching him every day. Of course - as I said, his prime is past. But if you look at his peripherals with the ChiSox, he's cut down on his GB%, increased FB%, maintained LD%, and is sporting a silly low .247 babip. Walks are up, K's are down, HR are (unsustainably) up, only the batting average is holding him back and as I said, his peripherals don't support that continuing. He's hit very well since his escape from the circus and a return to somewhat better health.
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Post by remember04 on Sept 19, 2012 4:48:09 GMT -5
[bringing back a disgruntled former employee that forced us to trade him If Youk really had that kind of power he would have forced them to can Valentine - which they should have done. If you start believing the "Youk is a clubhouse cancer" nonsense you might want to cut back on the kool-aid and think about who's feeding it to you. And the illuminati are responsible for JFKs death too. Youk was a very hard nosed player who played the game as hard as you can and practically willed himself to be better. That's why we all love him. I don't listen to all this "who's the mole feeding clubhouse stuff to the press" BS but I can picture a player of Youks mentality having a tough time taking less playing time. The only real eason for a Red Sox/Youk reunion is nostalgia.
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Post by amfox1 on Sept 19, 2012 6:31:10 GMT -5
In the midst of a pennant race, Orioles promote super-prospect 19YO Dylan Bundy to the majors. Ballsy move by the Duke.
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Post by ibsmith85 on Sept 19, 2012 8:29:36 GMT -5
Maybe it's because the Sox $h!tty season has caused a lack of paying attention fully on my part. But Miguel Cabrera has an incredible shot to win the triple crown and I feel like its not being talked about. The guy leads the league in hitting and RBI's and is just 2 homers shy of Hamilton's league leading 42. What a hitter, his line for the year rests at .333/.396/.612/1.008 40HR 129RBI 60:88 BB:K with 78XBH in 567 AB.s thus far.
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Post by James Dunne on Sept 19, 2012 8:44:43 GMT -5
In the midst of a pennant race, Orioles promote super-prospect 19YO Dylan Bundy to the majors. Ballsy move by the Duke. Duquette was never shy about throwing his pitching prospects into the fire. In '95, when the Red Sox were starting to fade in July, he called up 20-year old Jeff Suppan straight from Double-A, who made three starts. Suppan was the Sox co-#1 prospect at the time - with Jose Malave - even if the references to him as a "Greg Maddux type" might have been hyperbolic. In a lot of ways, Suppan (along with Rudy Pemberton) became the essence of a lot of things Duquette did wrong in Boston as GM. Rushed to the majors at 20, exposed in the expansion draft at 22.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Sept 19, 2012 8:51:48 GMT -5
[Beginning in 2010, Youkilis has been hitting fewer fly balls and more grounders, which to me represents a drop in power and good contact we all saw while watching him every day. Of course - as I said, his prime is past. But if you look at his peripherals with the ChiSox, he's cut down on his GB%, increased FB%, maintained LD%, and is sporting a silly low .247 babip. Walks are up, K's are down, HR are (unsustainably) up, only the batting average is holding him back and as I said, his peripherals don't support that continuing. He's hit very well since his escape from the circus and a return to somewhat better health. I'd forgotten how to open partial seasons back up on Fangraphs, but just did and you're correct: 2012 BOS: 20.4%, 50.0%, 29.6%, .288, 42 games 2012 CWS: 20.1%, 38.0%, 41.8%, .243, 67 games But that said, even with a marked improvement in GB/FB ratio from the early season, that's STILL below his pre-2010 marks, and he still has the injury concerns. No thanks.
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Post by elguapo on Sept 19, 2012 8:55:01 GMT -5
The only real eason for a Red Sox/Youk reunion is nostalgia. He's a good hitter and fielder at a position of need and may come with an attractive (short) contract, exactly the kind of FA the Sox should target. It's unreasonable not to consider him.
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Post by curll on Sept 22, 2012 23:08:23 GMT -5
Philly is just 4 games out of the NL Wildcard
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Post by ancientsoxfogey on Sept 23, 2012 8:32:41 GMT -5
On a totally unrelated topic:
The other day Ichiro got a hit when his comebacker lodged in the pItcher's shirt. Am I right in saying that if the pitcher had held the ball in his shirt, run to first, and beaten Ichiro there, Ichiro would have been out? Of course he would have had to react instantaneously or he never would have won the footrace. But technically, that is what he would have had to do.
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Post by ray88h66 on Sept 23, 2012 9:01:59 GMT -5
On a totally unrelated topic: The other day Ichiro got a hit when his comebacker lodged in the pItcher's shirt. Am I right in saying that if the pitcher had held the ball in his shirt, run to first, and beaten Ichiro there, Ichiro would have been out? Of course he would have had to react instantaneously or he never would have won the footrace. But technically, that is what he would have had to do. He also has to have control of the ball. If he could hold his hand over the ball against his body and outrun Ichiro the batter is out.
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