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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 30, 2020 12:23:24 GMT -5
He was suspended for throwing at Bregman's head and taunting Correa. It's in the press release, which also noted that he's been suspended before for this. In other words, MLB has been proven toothless on the no benches clearing thing. When you look at Jomboy's video particularly when your at 1:48 till Kelley lips at him that Correa was the starter of the confrontation by the video and his actions at the plate. If you cut the sound of Jomboy and look at the actions after the K til Kelly is walking off. MLB isn't being fair here it seems to me that Correa started that after the K.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 23, 2020 10:31:46 GMT -5
Question, so for luxury tax since this is a shortened season does the hit stay at 375m with the approx 10M this year or does it pro-rate to a full season and affect it and then the luxury tax total is 392M? That is a difference of 28.84M to 30.15M?
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 22, 2020 13:39:20 GMT -5
So if he is getting a extension of 12 years at 350M how can anyone in the know think the total is 380M as stated now to beat Trout's 360M? Seems like 60 game season of 162 would be less than 10M salary this year plus trout's money had that 66M left too.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 22, 2020 13:26:55 GMT -5
Bold prediction: Mookie signs extension with Dodgers that seems like something the Sox could have done. Verdugo is mediocre when healthy. Trade already being lumped in with Bagwell and Lynn by end of truncated season. The return the Sox got was underwhelming from the get go. Now to see that Mookie could have actually have been signed before free agency is a kick in the balls. Either he hated the city or the Sox cheaped out. And when the Dodgers pay 380M for twelve years and go 32 more years and still no World Series rings while the Red Sox save money to make another 3+ rounded teams who win then and now I won't cry in my beer.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 7, 2020 13:03:53 GMT -5
But this completely discounts the health risks that fall short of actually dying. There are several comments and links in this thread that testify to those risks. One number I saw was that about 20% of infected people end up being "long haulers," with recurrent symptoms that last months, including scarring of the lungs and neurological/cognitive difficulties. It sounds like the sort of thing that could threaten a player's career, not to mention their overall well-being. We just don't know yet what the long-term effects of this disease are. It also entirely discounts the risks to people other than the players: the coaches, the players' families, etc. (I'm actually surprised the overall discussion hasn't focused more on coaches, many of whom are in a much more vulnerable age group; if someone were to die as a result of playing this baseball season in the midst of a pandemic, it's overwhelmingly more likely to be a coach than a player.) And then there are the risks to the broader society. If going forward with the season leads to more people in and around baseball getting infected, those individuals will then pass the disease on to others, and so on. You said deadly, so I posted information from what appears to be a reasonably reputable source that states exactly how deadly the virus is and how that's relevant to baseball players. Thought I was being helpful. There's no extensive commentary, just data and an invitation to post your own data (an invitation that you declined). I am more concerned about the coaches, particularly a guy like Francona. Jerry Remy too. I'm not sure enough attention is being paid to this group. The thing I see wrong is what group are you talking about. Lets put this in prospective: My son's Dr. (Specialist) stated that he is not in a high risk group even though he was born with one lung half developed and the other 3/4, Hydrocephalus, Spinal Bifida, and one kidney (he's 33). So where is (according to there need) this known group of managers and tv personnel that make up this group? I don't think it is very large. Also Francona stated he was going to manage with his heart condition so I'm sure his doctor told him the risks, however the cancer people may not want to be there and don't have to be, it seems to me. The others that are at high risk all should be talking with their Doctors. This site shows the riskier people and the people who should be looking to their Doctors pretty good: www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/immunocompromised.html
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 6, 2020 12:13:23 GMT -5
Reminds me of a Rod Sterling episode of the Twilight Zone. Those with better immune systems flourish, those with compromised immune systems don't (flourish). Nature is conducting this team building exercise. As get older immune system weakens and other health issues don't help any either. Why see more deaths among the elderly. We see more younger people ignoring the warnings and doing what they want with this issue, taking for granted their strong immunity will take care of any situation. I remember when was younger would ignore issues because of that. Placing myself with some where shouldn't, like with a friend who had a measles variant hadn't had for same reason younger ones now flock to bars, beaches, parties and other places they have -0- business being and greater chance of contracting the virus and can easily pass it on. Why do we need to keep hearing about the younger generation and danger to us? Seems to me we have to live our lives in the US as we see fit no matter the age. I'm tired of listening to this when it has no bearing on baseball here. I'm old too and I'm going to live my life as I see fit also. Seems to me that this virus is here to stay and until 80% of the population gets it (herd immunity) or a vaccine is developed to slow it we are stuck with protecting ourselves as individuals and as we see fit. I want to see MLB baseball and if some don't want to play and others do well so be it. I pay to watch it and will still pay with or without the Prices, Verlanders, Betts, oir who ever. There are lots of young people that want to be in MLB it appears so if they want to play I would rather watch them then totally money hungry individuals who don't any day.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 26, 2020 15:13:08 GMT -5
There have been reports that Jordan hits better against excellent high school pitchers than he does against pitchers serving up 75 mph fastballs and 60 mph curves. Not to high jack this but I know for a fact how this works ... my daughter in her high school softball days was the same way and couldn't hit slow pitchers either. The 2nd team we faced her junior year (remember it well) had a coach who during the first two batters to start the game was standing outside the third base dugout yelling and waving his hands at his fielders the whole time. My daughter (true to herself was always right out in front of the slow pitchers) her being a right hander I went over from the 3rd base box and warned him he should be in the dugout (he laughed me off) the first strike the pitcher threw Tiffany fouled off right at the other dugout, needless to say it hit the coach full on in the neck and floored him. When he got up he looked at me and the trainer and said to the effect Damn, I should of listened to ya! Some hitters just can't hit slow pitching to save their lives.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 26, 2020 9:29:01 GMT -5
I got a question I can't find an answer for ... Do the Red Sox pay Rusney Castillo his full 13.5 Million this year since there is no Minor league this year or do they just have to pay the AAA amount the other minor league players are receiving or a prorated amount as the MLB agreed to in the 60 day deal?
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 18, 2020 10:01:35 GMT -5
The point is to help recoup lost revenue*. It's also in case the playoffs don't happen this year because of a second COVID spike. * - yet another reason why player pay cuts aren't necessary. Unless I misunderstand this, the key to playoffs is not the expanded revenue, but the games don't count toward the pro rata, so the owners can get those games with no additional player cost. That allows them to concede the 100% pro rata for the 60 game portion. In effect, 60 games but then 10 extra playoff games, means players are playing 70 to earn 100% of 60, so net 6/7th pro rata. The players, having essentially gotten that tradeoff, now appear to want more than 60 games pro rata, thereby increasing the cost again to the owners (which basis was the reason for a deal). So if its 70 games, then the players get paid 70 out of 80, or 7/8th, rather than 6/7th. That's the nickle and diming going on. Its always a tradeoff, not an issue of what is "necessary". Well it seems like you forgot to account for the 25% of the revenue they would earn for the playoffs in your theory? How much would that be? "There was more hope for peace earlier Wednesday when commissioner Rob Manfred, after a meeting with union chief Tony Clark, said the two sides had “a jointly developed framework that we agreed could form the basis of an agreement.” However, the union remains dissatisfied with the league’s proposed 60-game regular season that would take place over 70 days if it were to end Sept. 27, even though the players would earn 100 percent of their prorated salaries and, per Joel Sherman of the New York Post, a 25 percent playoff pool." www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/06/mlb-mlbpa-still-apart-on-length-of-potential-season.html
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Post by Gwell55 on Mar 12, 2020 14:09:33 GMT -5
Would players be paid for any games they missed? Financial concerns are trivial in the middle of a pandemic, but a potential issue nonetheless. Players in the past were not paid for games lost to work stoppage. But according to a source, the union in this case would take the position that players would merit their full salaries even in a shorter season; baseball is not a sport with a salary cap, and salaries are not linked to revenues. An ownership representative emphatically disagreed, saying it would be unrealistic to expect teams to maintain full payrolls while operating without revenue. The official invoked the term force majeure, a common clause in contracts that essentially frees both parties from fulfilling an obligation due to an extraordinary circumstance, an act of God. The coronavirus certainly fits both descriptions. theathletic.com/1671443/2020/03/12/rosenthal-baseball-faces-many-questions-as-it-deals-with-coronavirus/
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Post by Gwell55 on Mar 11, 2020 11:12:03 GMT -5
A. It's very unlikely that the coronavirus has a mortality rate of 3.2% in the US. But what that means there are probably something like 16,000 people who have it and only 1/16th of them have been tested. That's bad, and a really good case for canceling large gatherings in the short term. B. Or, maybe the coronavirus strain in the US is 30 times more deadly than the one in Asia and Europe. That's even worse, and an even stronger case for canceling large gatherings. C. Maybe it's all the same strain and the US just has much worse medical care. Don't like that either, and again, a good case for limiting large groups. Agree with the conclusion, but I'd note there are even more unknowns than this. Who's to say the fatality rate is accurate? Since we have hardly been testing anybody, some number of people may have died due to "pneumonia," etc., when it was actually the coronavirus. Also since the spread is recent it's reasonable to expect that many of the people who are now counted as merely infected will eventually die. Also once the health system comes under strain, as it likely will, the mortality rate is likely to increase and I don't think we should be confident it won't go above 3%; it's currently about 6% in Italy. Currently there are 24 deaths in Washington state which has been hit the hardest of those 24 there are 19 that were in one Kirkland nursing home (seems to me this makes the death rate in the Us skewed upward from the small sample size so far). All the known deaths have been in their 70's,-90's age group except one 40 yr old male. The cases have shone these individuals have had underlying medical conditions.
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Post by Gwell55 on Feb 9, 2020 15:54:23 GMT -5
Or the Bull case is that we could’ve dealt just Mookie now and traded Price as a separate piece later after he proves himself this Spring. The goal should be the highest prospect return to kick start a rebuild, not dumping as much of Price’s deal as possible. Lets see now if Maeda is gone doesn't that make Price a lot more valuable to LA and they don't have him to fill in the hole yet.
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Post by Gwell55 on Feb 7, 2020 21:36:16 GMT -5
The report states that the scheme was devised by the Astros analytics department during the 2016 season. I KNEW Alex Cora was a scapegoat. They fingered him because he was no longer on the team. That’s not to say he wasn’t aware of the scheme or shouldn’t be held culpable. But he was clearly used as the fall guy. The scheme originated higher up, and seemingly before he was even on the team. I will be PISSED if his penalty is more severe than Hinch and Luhlow’s. Already is unfortunately, and that’s absolutely pathetic. A true miscarriage of justice Didn't Manfred state something along the lines that both Cora and Beltran were the two most responsible? Seems they both were gone from the Astros and both got fingered because of that?
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Post by Gwell55 on Feb 7, 2020 13:34:39 GMT -5
Updated to reflect the current situation. Figured this was appropriate for everyone who feels the Sox are in the Driver's seat Friedman: Twins, Leave us. Bloom: No, stay here! I'm in charge. (Friedman places a heavy hand on Bloom's shoulder) Friedman: Do you feel in charge? Bloom: (slowly realizing just how screwed he actually is) ...I've paid you a small fortune. I gave you Mookie Friedman: (disapprovingly) And this gives you power over me? Bloom: What are you? Friedman: I'm Boston's reckoning. Here to end the borrowed time you've all been living on. Seems like you forgot to add This one to the deal: Bloom: Your in LA aren't you where you just tried to add Mookie to save your GM job and the fans felt good ... however sure seems to me like 1988 is a long way back without a WS title to your credit and it's about to get old for those same fans out there.
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Post by Gwell55 on Feb 4, 2020 17:20:44 GMT -5
According to the girl’s own testimony: -Verdugo didn’t take her to the party -Verdugo didn’t witness the alleged sexual assault -Verdugo didn’t lay a finger on her Some of you guys need to get a grip, being in a party where something bad happened doesn’t make you a bad person. "This wasn’t consensual, she told them. She was passing out during the act. He gave up trying when the rest of the group re-entered the room, perhaps, she said, out of frustration." I'm confused here... how did she know he sexually assaulted her if she was passed out? When I was in college I too was passed out and I don't remember anything during the time I was passed out. So the other guy may or may not of done anything sexual during that time... or one of the women could of or the other guy. That article is much to go on especially from the none news outfit that sent it out. It seems kind of partial to me. Also it appears Grandma did ask for money. Any way that isn't on Verdugo to me unless he did the videoed part of the physical assault on her.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jan 15, 2020 11:32:25 GMT -5
The obsession with the Yankees here isn't a good look. "I got caught for breaking rules and they didn't" is whining when a cop nabs you for a speeding ticket and it's whining here. In fact it's worse here because usually when you get caught speeding you actually do know that other people were speeding. In this case, people just want to externalize their tribe's bad deeds by claiming they TOTALLY KNOW that team they hate does it to. And maybe they do, at some level! But it doesn't matter. If the Yankees cheated and got away with it, that's unfair to a team that didn't cheat, not the Red Sox and Astros. How did the Sox get caught again? It seems to me that the Astros also were caught when an outside or ex-member ratted them out. Hmm so the Redsox got caught up in this because of the Astros investigation and somebody cpmmented ... If the other teams get caught because the investigation and the ratting out by "sources" is just how all this started. Mlb has to save face or this can explode in their face. If these sources come out in the media they have to be investigated. I don't think this is over yet.
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Post by Gwell55 on Oct 22, 2019 20:53:31 GMT -5
We don't know if this is truly the complete story though? There are two sides to every argument, the other side is that Osuna was being hounded by the press about his performance that night. That Taubman was trying to stick up for him pitching bad... If that side is added we can all decide if it was bad language he said or other things some reporters said about Ozuna that set him off. I'm not taking any side here as I don't like Osuna anyway but we also know that reporters try to blow things up for clicks. Also what did the other reporters back up anyway... was it that he shouted Thank God .... f------ .... Ozuna (that we already know)? Seems to me there are two viable versions out there ... as always there are two sides to a story and the truth usually is somewhere in the middle.
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Post by Gwell55 on Oct 22, 2019 12:58:51 GMT -5
The vast majority of dominance the Yankees had came before free agency began, when they were able to stash half the league's talent on their reserve roster. I wonder how many very good players virtually never played in MLB because of it. 20 of their 27 championships were won before free agency started in 1976. I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here? Those 7 championships are the most anyone has won since free agency began. Boston (!!!) and St Louis are next with 4. Until someone catches them they're still the dominant franchise post-FA, too. How many since George died? Money always talked for George not so much since the boys took control.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 15, 2019 18:37:41 GMT -5
I was very pleased with all the signings and think the Sox knocked it out of the park overall but have a question about Caleb Hill not signing. He is a senior. what was his problem? He is a second rate football player out here in 1 AA Montana who hadn't played baseball forever... They might not of offered him more than 5,000 to play could be it. He was throwing last we heard at around 85... hoping for 89-90 406mtsports.com/college/big-sky-conference/university-of-montana/updated-former-montana-grizzly-football-player-caleb-hill-drafted-by/article_a6f7450e-ad5e-5e17-8058-17e2d86db3a6.html"“Then being left-handed helps and being as big as I am helps. Another factor is I haven’t been throwing for four years. I haven’t been putting that strain on my arm. I have a fresh arm. It’s just a matter of getting those muscles stretched out again and getting it back in shape. I could see how those were pros for me. “But I could see how me never pitching a live game in four years and not knowing if my shoulder could hold up or get back to what it used to could be cons. I’m glad they were able to see the pros over the cons and take this chance with me.”"
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Post by Gwell55 on Jul 10, 2019 18:03:27 GMT -5
I'm curious, do you believe the Front Office has all of their eggs in the "must sign Mookie Betts" basket? (i.e. they're saving all of their money for Betts) I ask because, while he's definitely a great player, I'm not always sure signing players to max $$ is always the best avenue - especially when said player is quoted as "expect[ing] to become a free agent". Being a fan of a player is great, however the bidding for his services could get out of hand in a hurry. We'll definitely see if that's the best strategy. I do think the Red Sox will set big money aside to sign Mookie and if that fails, then spend it. I don't think they're going to commit themselves elsewhere first to the point they wouldn't have money left in the budget to have a legit shot at bringing back Mookie. The Red Sox have been prioritizing their players. Sale was a huge priority. Xander was a big one. Kimbrel was not because Eovaldi's future value to the team was considered a bigger priority and Porcello isn't one. I suspect Mookie will be and JDM could be a casualty of having to set the money aside. I don't really see the Sox spending money until they get clarity with Mookie. This isn't me talking as a Mookie fan. This is me watching what Dombrowski has been doing and trying to figure it out from there. Ultimately you could be right. Mookie wants Trout money and the Sox don't want to commit to that amount or maybe it's the years. If that's the case, yes they'll spend that money elsewhere, but not until then. Mookie wanting Trout Money might not pay out if he doesn't get to playing at least close to last years level. I keep looking at Baseball Reference and comparing Mookies stats to Trouts... He seems quite a ways behind Trout's standard yearly stats. If Mookie doesn't start picking up he might be looking at Bogie Plus money. A market adjustment is happening seems to me last two off-seasons so Mookie might get caught up in that if he isn't careful.
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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 20, 2019 13:00:48 GMT -5
Sure seems this can also be true and the rumor mongrels here sure don't want to admit this could dispute their earlier reports on the pants don't match. All the actions here sure seem like it should be moved to a throw down forum as the rumors here are getting old!! "An accomplice, identified as Alberto Miguel Rodríguez Mota, snapped a picture of Fernández at the bar in an effort to help the gunman identify him, the authorities said. But the lighting was bad and in the image and Fernández's lower body was obscured by a white object, making it seem that he was wearing white pants. Fernández was actually wearing black pants. And Ortiz, clad in white pants, was hit with the bullet meant for Fernández, officials said. Speaking through the bars of his Dominican jail last week, Ferreras Cruz told reporters that he mistakenly shot Ortiz based on information about the color of his clothing. Officials have now corroborated the claim for the first time." www.wcbe.org/post/david-ortiz-shooting-case-mistaken-identity-dominican-officials-say
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Post by Gwell55 on Feb 27, 2019 18:43:06 GMT -5
Given their unwillingness to spend on the bullpen, an unlimited payroll forever is not an option. They look like they want to reset the tax next season. It also makes it less likely that they'll agree to an extension of one of their core guys before the end of the 2019 MLB year, unless it somehow reduces the player's AAV. Not sure that's feasible with any of the realistic extension candidates. Betts' extension will be at more than a $20M AAV, Sale's will be at more than a $15M AAV, Xander's will be at more than a $12M AAV. Cot's has them per luxury tax purposes right now at $237.5M, so they don't have much wiggle room, which is why I just don't see them signing Betts before next offseason. If they want to stay under the limit this year, it makes it almost impossible to extend Xander or Sale before FA too Didn't they have a rule that helped with this if they signed an extension after the season opened for the year that let this year's salary count from the current contract and the new average started after this year? Or did they change that loophole after Adrian Gonzalez got his extension when we traded for him?
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Post by Gwell55 on Dec 13, 2018 23:49:23 GMT -5
The Opening Day Staff is set; Starters; Sale, Price, Porcello, E. Rod, Johnson Pen; Velázquez, Workman, Hembree, Thornburg, Braiser, Barnes Closer; Eovaldi The trade of a Catcher (Leon) could bring back a middle relief pitcher & Velázquez has an option so he could start in AAA. Wright starts the season on the DL & becomes the 5th Starter once healthy with Johnson moving to the Pen. Unless a middle releif pitcher falls into their lap at a very good price DD's off season is done. The Pitchers on the 40 Man Roster will be given a chance to prove their worth when needed for the Big League Club until the trade deadline. Eovaldi is the Closer - get over it everybody & get on board! Are you going to bombard us with Eovaldi is the closer nonsense just like you bombard us with let's trade JBJ proposals every five minutes? Eovaldi is NOT going to be the closer. You need to get over it. Wright won't be starting for quite awhile - he's not likely going to be healthy enough to do so. He'll be pitching in middle relief. Hey can we just change the discussion to a Steven (wakefield) Wright for closer t-shirt (with a why not me thrown in) made up ... that will keep everybody happy
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Post by Gwell55 on Nov 13, 2018 22:06:19 GMT -5
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Post by Gwell55 on Nov 8, 2018 19:51:27 GMT -5
Bill Shaikin Verified account @billshaikin The #Dodgers plan on staying under luxury tax threshold for at least the next four years, according to a document prepared for potential investors and reviewed by the Los Angeles Times. That was wrote prior to 2017 WS ... So does it still apply or has it changed since the two straight WS appearances? "The document was prepared before the 2017 postseason, when the Dodgers generated additional revenue by advancing to the World Series for the first time in 29 years." www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-sp-dodgers-payroll-20181105-story.html
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