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Aug 24, 2012 6:22 PM
Crimson streak;1254140 wrote:Isn't Crawford having tommy John?
Yep. He'll be gone for awhile, having the surgery this week (or just had it). I think they have him on a 9-month timetable for return which would put him back May/June next year.
Aug 24, 2012 6:22pm
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Aug 24, 2012 6:24 PM
Would pretty much be Boston getting bailed out on a TON of cash.

From 2013 forward, Boston owes...

Adrian Gonzalez 143M/6yr
Carl Crawford 102.5M/5yr
Josh Beckett 31.5M/2yr
Ellsbury is a free agent after 2013 (likely will get 10-11M in arbitration)
Aug 24, 2012 6:24pm
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Aug 24, 2012 6:26 PM
Yep. That's really what it's all about, freeing up a crap ton of cash to fix the pitching staff and bring in players that aren't piles of douche. I'm looking at you, Beckett.
Aug 24, 2012 6:26pm
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Aug 24, 2012 6:46 PM
RT @jonmorosi: Source confirms @GordonEdes report: #Dodgers "close" to obtaining Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto
Aug 24, 2012 6:46pm
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Aug 24, 2012 7:10 PM
Like the Dodgers aggression. Wow.

But Gonzo has not been good, and seems more concerned about screwing Bobby V
Aug 24, 2012 7:10pm
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Aug 24, 2012 7:27 PM
Dodgers still won't win shit.
Aug 24, 2012 7:27pm
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Aug 24, 2012 7:33 PM
The Dodgers picked up Hanley Ramirez and his $15 mil/year earlier this season. If they pick up those 3 as well they will have added $70+ million alone to the roster during the season. That doesn't even take into consideration the $20 a year they signed onto for Matt Kemp in the off-season.

This guy could very well be the next Steinbrenner who runs the teamn at a loss because he is obsessed with trying to win.

That is the only explanation because financially what he has done since the time of the purchase makes zero sense from a dollars and cents standpoint.
Aug 24, 2012 7:33pm
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Aug 24, 2012 8:29 PM
Rotinaj;1254174 wrote:Dodgers still won't win shit.

But Dodger fans are happy as hell...they are glowing right now....gotta be exciting. When your team goes all out to win....

I think karma will keep them from winning it all....a team throw together of all-stars in late August shouldn't win....but that's a killer lineup
Aug 24, 2012 8:29pm
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Aug 24, 2012 9:11 PM
Dunn 2-2 w 2 homers.
Aug 24, 2012 9:11pm
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Aug 25, 2012 6:50 AM
Rotinaj;1254289 wrote:Dunn 2-2 w 2 homers.

Just missed a 3rd for a walk-off....shoulda been GW sac fly but Dwayne Wise base running gaffe.
Aug 25, 2012 6:50am
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Aug 25, 2012 7:23 AM
Here's the rumored deal going down today:

LA gets:
Adrian Gonzalez
Josh Beckett
Carl Crawford
Nick Punto
Cash

Boston gets:
James Loney
Jerry Sands
Ivan DeJesus, Jr.
Rubby De La Rosa
prospect Allen Webster

That is a metric fuckton of money headed to LA.

Been reading a lot about the proposed trade and the feeling (that I agree with) is that it signals and end to Boston's "wreckless spending" period - when they saw themselves bring in guys like Beckett, Crawford, Gonzalez, Lackey, etc. Back to a focus on developing talent and supplementing it with the right guys. I like it.

It will probably be a few years before the team is truly competitive but if the focus is on developing farm guys and building for the long-term, I'll take it over spoiled brats like Beckett and Crawford. Here's to a new future for the BoSox.
Aug 25, 2012 7:23am
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Aug 25, 2012 9:39 PM
Adrian Gonzalez in his first AB....3 run HR
Aug 25, 2012 9:39pm
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Aug 26, 2012 5:45 PM
Mike Stanton just hit another monster to dead CF....Aaron Harang was the victim.

Guessing 475....would believe 495....under 455 is just wrong
Aug 26, 2012 5:45pm
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Aug 26, 2012 9:02 PM
Juan Francisco with his best Stanton impression.
Aug 26, 2012 9:02pm
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Aug 29, 2012 9:21 PM
Bryce Harper with a 2 HR game tonight....his second one was a monster shot about a dozen rows into the upped deck.
Aug 29, 2012 9:21pm
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Sep 1, 2012 1:13 PM
I have seen a few rumors of late that Roger Clemens is in line to possibly pitch for the Astros before the end of the season if his next start for that independent league team goes well.

Will an extra 5 years deliberation on his HOF worthiness really make that much a difference? Not to mention, man are the Astros desperate if they let this circus come to town.
Sep 1, 2012 1:13pm
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Sep 1, 2012 1:27 PM
I would root for him to get knocked all over the field and then for someone to charge the mound and beat on him a bit. (nothin bad, just mainly an embarrassment)
Sep 1, 2012 1:27pm
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Sep 1, 2012 3:13 PM
Orioles up 3-1 in the Bottom of the 7th. If they win they're just a game back in the AL East. Who woulda guessed
Sep 1, 2012 3:13pm
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Sep 1, 2012 6:29 PM
Bryce Harper still playing like his hair is on fire....just had a pretty good collision with Molina for the go-ahead run.

Molina needs about 4 days off.
Sep 1, 2012 6:29pm
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Sep 2, 2012 8:33 PM
Braves trailed 7-3 in the 9th and Chipper just won it with a 3 run bomb. Unreal.
Sep 2, 2012 8:33pm
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Sep 2, 2012 9:54 PM
Ironman92;1259868 wrote:Bryce Harper still playing like his hair is on fire....just had a pretty good collision with Molina for the go-ahead run.

Molina needs about 4 days off.
He can take the rest of his life off from baseball and I wouldn't shed a tear.
Sep 2, 2012 9:54pm
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Sep 2, 2012 9:56 PM
Azubuike24;1260465 wrote:He can take the rest of his life off from baseball and I wouldn't shed a tear.

Neither would I but I'd miss a shit-ton of highlights and great numbers over the next 2 decades.
Sep 2, 2012 9:56pm
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Sep 2, 2012 10:55 PM
Playoff atmosphere in Detroit


Tigers hang on 4-2

Verlander is a beast.
Sep 2, 2012 10:55pm