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karen lotz

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Feb 14, 2011 12:18 PM
The NBA thread has been pretty solid so we might as well have one for baseball season. Art Modell will probably start threads for Pirates discussion daily, so for fans of every other team or baseball fans in general can have a place to talk about baseball.
Feb 14, 2011 12:18pm
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karen lotz

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Feb 14, 2011 12:18 PM
Pujols and the Cardinals have reached an agreement...
Feb 14, 2011 12:18pm
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karen lotz

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Feb 14, 2011 12:19 PM
...that noon on Wednesday will be the deadline for contract talk.
Feb 14, 2011 12:19pm
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Feb 14, 2011 12:28 PM
If they don't reach an agreement by Wednesday that just means he won't talk about it again until after the season, right?
Feb 14, 2011 12:28pm
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karen lotz

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Feb 14, 2011 12:31 PM
Yeah but I think if the Cards don't pony up now, he will likely head elsewhere after the season. At least that's what most of the "experts" think. I think he has also said that he will waive a trade to any team during the season.
Feb 14, 2011 12:31pm
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Tiger2003

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Feb 14, 2011 12:33 PM
The Cards better pony up....
Feb 14, 2011 12:33pm
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karen lotz

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Feb 14, 2011 12:38 PM
Orange tents were added behind the right field fence at the Braves complex to protect cars from Jason Heyward. Last year he did some damage to a couple of the Braves brass' cars.

Feb 14, 2011 12:38pm
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Nick Mangold

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Feb 14, 2011 12:39 PM
Hopefully they don't and it leads to a very distracting season.
Feb 14, 2011 12:39pm
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Feb 14, 2011 1:11 PM
karen lotz;677992 wrote:The NBA thread has been pretty solid so we might as well have one for baseball season. Art Modell will probably start threads for Pirates discussion daily, so for fans of every other team or baseball fans in general can have a place to talk about baseball.

No, Capone will only start threads about Cleveland and only post in Cleveland threads.
Feb 14, 2011 1:11pm
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Nick Mangold

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Feb 14, 2011 1:17 PM
Capone has been MIA since the Super Bowl. I don't expect him back for a long, long time.
Feb 14, 2011 1:17pm
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27,794 posts
Feb 14, 2011 2:11 PM
I expect a repeat win of the NL Central for the Red Legs.
Feb 14, 2011 2:11pm
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Feb 14, 2011 2:15 PM
justincredible;678098 wrote:Capone has been MIA since the Super Bowl. I don't expect him back for a long, long time.

What a bitch. You keeping track to make sure he doesn't just create a new username so he doesnt have to man up?
Feb 14, 2011 2:15pm
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Feb 14, 2011 2:18 PM
wildcats20;678178 wrote:I expect a repeat win of the NL Central for the Red Legs.

It will be tougher. I think the Brewers are going to be tough with their additions to their pitching staff. It seems like when good AL pitchers make the transition to the NL, they start to dominate.
Feb 14, 2011 2:18pm
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Feb 14, 2011 2:47 PM
The Indians will suck.

...and Im done with this thread for the year :D
Feb 14, 2011 2:47pm
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Feb 14, 2011 2:49 PM
Laley23;678230 wrote:The Indians will suck.

...and Im done with this thread for the year :D

No way! I heard Adam Miller might actually be healthy enough to pitch in spring training this year before he breaks his thumb again and is IRed for the whole season.
Feb 14, 2011 2:49pm
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Nick Mangold

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Feb 14, 2011 2:49 PM
Commander of Awesome;678194 wrote:What a bitch. You keeping track to make sure he doesn't just create a new username so he doesnt have to man up?

Not really, but it won't be hard to figure it out if he starts posting with a new name.
Feb 14, 2011 2:49pm
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Feb 14, 2011 2:56 PM
karen lotz;678014 wrote:Yeah but I think if the Cards don't pony up now, he will likely head elsewhere after the season. At least that's what most of the "experts" think. I think he has also said that he will waive a trade to any team during the season.

To clear what you said up. He has a no trade clause and many times players waive their no trade clauses, allowing them to be traded. Pujols has said he will not waive his no trade clause and accept a trade to any other teams. In other words, he will reject a trade to any team during the season, not waive a trade.
Feb 14, 2011 2:56pm
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Feb 14, 2011 3:00 PM
Pujols is the best player in the game now and has been for years, but he isn't going to be the best player in the game in 6, 8, 10 years. If I'm the Cardinals there's no way I even consider paying him upwards of $30 mil a season until he's 40.
Feb 14, 2011 3:00pm
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Feb 14, 2011 3:24 PM
justincredible;678233 wrote:Not really, but it won't be hard to figure it out if he starts posting with a new name.

Yeah. You just have to keep track of whether any new accounts have a bunch of posts that can be summarized as "BLAH BLAH BLAH Cleveland sux BLAH BLAH BLAH hahahaaaaa".
Feb 14, 2011 3:24pm
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Feb 14, 2011 3:47 PM
Heretic;678302 wrote:Yeah. You just have to keep track of whether any new accounts have a bunch of posts that can be summarized as "BLAH BLAH BLAH Cleveland sux BLAH BLAH BLAH hahahaaaaa".

More like "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA." He's like the "anti-Shelbucks" (ex. "SPOT ON!!!!!!!!!!!$$$$#####????ROFLMAO"...except he hates Cleveland sports where shel was a fan). Capone is more retarded though.
Feb 14, 2011 3:47pm
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Feb 14, 2011 3:55 PM
Mulva;678251 wrote:Pujols is the best player in the game now and has been for years, but he isn't going to be the best player in the game in 6, 8, 10 years. If I'm the Cardinals there's no way I even consider paying him upwards of $30 mil a season until he's 40.

I bet he's a good 2 or 3 years older than he says he is, too.
Feb 14, 2011 3:55pm
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Feb 14, 2011 4:24 PM
september63;678244 wrote:To clear what you said up. He has a no trade clause and many times players waive their no trade clauses, allowing them to be traded. Pujols has said he will not waive his no trade clause and accept a trade to any other teams. In other words, he will reject a trade to any team during the season, not waive a trade.


Yeah that's what I meant just worded it poorly. He will veto any trade by not waiving the no trade clause.
Feb 14, 2011 4:24pm
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Feb 14, 2011 4:25 PM
Mulva;678251 wrote:Pujols is the best player in the game now and has been for years, but he isn't going to be the best player in the game in 6, 8, 10 years. If I'm the Cardinals there's no way I even consider paying him upwards of $30 mil a season until he's 40.


I agree with this. For comparison, how old was ARod when he signed his huge deal with Texas? He was much younger than 30 wasn't he?
Feb 14, 2011 4:25pm
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Feb 14, 2011 5:05 PM
ARod was, I think, 24 or 25 when he signed that deal w/ Texas. Much younger.

And I agree, if the Cards give Pujols $30 mil for 10 years, they're idiots. If it's a 6 or 7 year deal, that's much more plausible.
Feb 14, 2011 5:05pm
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Feb 14, 2011 5:19 PM
Cards need to pony up and keep the franchise in St. Louis... right now he IS that club
Feb 14, 2011 5:19pm