Barry Bonds was sentenced today.
The Barry Bonds case is over. Bonds, as we speak, is being sentenced. The penalty: 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation and 250 hours of community service. This, by the way, is what the probation office recommended. Prosecutors were seeking a 15 month jail term.
Meanwhile, the US government wasted millions of our dollars. Just ask yourself which is worse: some overpaid athlete taking steroids and lying about it or your government wasting your dollars?
Cheatingiest cheating cheater is not in reference to Bonds. It’s in reference to your government wasting your dollars. I couldn’t care less about Barry Bonds. Yes, he obstructed justice and if the cost wasn’t so damn outrageous trying him would have made perfect sense. However, at some point someone more intelligent than the most intelligent person in the US Government has to step in and wonder whether spending millions of dollars is worth it. There has to be a point at which you just say fuck it. It simply isn’t worth it. It’s unfortunate that point is not at the amount it spent on Bonds. They’re doing the same shit with Roger Clemens.
Where’s the outrage about the government wasting this money? At the very least people should be outright enraged that the prosecution only managed one conviction and that conviction has been given a stay until an appeal is heard. It’s a god damn miracle our government can convict anybody.
My facebook status as of 20 minutes ago:
For Parks and Recs fans:
http://tvbuzzer.tumblr.com/post/14179760816/the-best-of-ron-swanson-food-quotes-via
[quote name=Smokestack Lightning]Not to resurrect anybody’s hopes here, but Jim Bowden, who earlier was the loudest crowing about the Jays winning the Darvish sweeps…deleted the original tweet.
http://twitter.com/#!/JimBowdenESPNxm/status/147646968397697024
He has since tweeted that the Commish’s office hasn’t told anybody anything about nothing to do with Darvish, and won’t, thank you very much, until Nippon Ham accepts the bid.
http://twitter.com/#!/JimBowdenESPNxm/status/147739078572515328/quote
Agree 1,000%. I’d agree 10,000%, but this is America, and 1,000% is the maximum amount to agree, by convention.
All over the place? Seriously, every comment thread I’ve seen about Bonds and Clemens has quite a few complaints about how the government is wasting money.
[quote name=ACT]All over the place? Seriously, every comment thread I’ve seen about Bonds and Clemens has quite a few complaints about how the government is wasting money.[/quote]The government wastes money?
SI has a piece on Ryno: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/joe_lemire/12/15/ryne.sandberg/
[quote name=josh]Agree 1,000%. I’d agree 10,000%, but this is America, and 1,000% is the maximum amount to agree, by convention.[/quote]
Not if you take steroids. You can agree way more if you take steroids.
[quote name=Berselius]I bet you etched our bid on a Faberge egg to send it in.[/quote]
False. I sent it on the back of our rare first draft of the Constitution with the word “suckers” in it.
[quote name=ACT]All over the place? Seriously, every comment thread I’ve seen about Bonds and Clemens has quite a few complaints about how the government is wasting money.[/quote]Not according to ABC News. Not according to half the blogs on the internet. Not according to most of the BBWAA members.
Wow. Listened to 5 minutes of Sullivan and Kaplan on CTL. On top of the unprovoked vitriol thrown at Ramirez and Zambrano, they completely misunderstand the trade vales of Byrd and Soto. It’ll bring you back a fungo bat, they say. I’m switching to an awful Simpsons from 2002.
Did McQueary contradict his grand jury testimony today?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-football-underdog-rudy-sacked-for-stock-fraud-20111216,0,7813146.story
gritty
http://twitter.com/#!/castrovince/status/147827225121669120
[quote name=GW]http://twitter.com/#!/castrovince/status/147827225121669120[/quote]
Sweet deal!!
https://www.google.com/#hl=en&cp=14&gs_id=2e&xhr=t&q=37+million+yen&tok=I_7vH5StAo_r9hRaIjqM0Q&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&source=hp&pbx=1&oq=37+million+yen&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=359205c34a685e6e&biw=1280&bih=620
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/cubs-negotiating-with-paul-maholm.html
Not crazy about Maholm. He’s coming off a decent year, but his velocity and swinging strike% were at all-time lows. Also, He’s always struggled against right-handed hitting.
[quote name=ACT]Not crazy about Maholm. He’s coming off a decent year, but his velocity and swinging strike% were at all-time lows. Also, He’s always struggled against right-handed hitting.[/quote]He always just seemed to me like a lefty who in any given game was just about to give up a lot of runs.
Too bad we can’t get in on some of that sweet, sweet Ronny Cedeno action.
Any news on Oswalt or Edwin Jackson? Both seem like better options.
I don’t know what’s funnier, that the Brewers are considering Cedeno or that he could be an upgrade over Yuni. (dying laughing).
[quote name=josh]He always just seemed to me like a lefty who in any given game was just about to give up a lot of runs.[/quote]That’s anyone other than a handful of pitchers.
Maholm isn’t bad. He’s not good. He’s probably about average. For the right price I’d be happy to have him.
[quote name=Berselius]I don’t know what’s funnier, that the Brewers are considering Cedeno or that he could be an upgrade over Yuni. (dying laughing).[/quote]According to most saber-leaning blogs I’ve read, just about anything is an upgrade over Yuni.
I’ve actually read on a few places today people suggesting the right punishment for Bonds was death. Just wow.
The funny thing about Yuni is that this the first comment I ever remember writing about him.
I think I looked at this Bonds sentence and laughed. It was like the judge wanted to throw the prosecution a bone but with the message that they were retarded for wasting everyone’s time with this trial.
As I’ve said before, as a Bay Area native and growing up following the Giants before I knew too much about baseball, it was awesome to watch Bonds just be really really good at baseball. You didn’t even have to understand the game’s intricacies to realize that Bonds was good at it. Hell, I didn’t even know what OBP was back then and I knew that being on base 60% of the time was really fucking badass. I was also immune to the steroid crap by then because I knew McGwire was taking a non-banned steroid substance (androstenedione) and 700-foot homers were awesome. I don’t consider myself an expert but I feel like you have to be pretty good at baseball already before taking steroids to get McGwire, Sosa, or Bondsian numbers. This whole thing was a waste of time and money. Maybe I wasn’t able to grow up in the innocent times when players were racist or throwing games or spitting on baseballs or taking amphetamines, but Barry Bonds was exciting to watch. I’m glad he got such a light sentence because hopefully it will signal to the government that they should probably stop wasting so much time and money to slap Bonds on the wrist for using bad analgesic cream or whatever he did to hit 10 more homers a season than he otherwise would have.
I admit I’m a bit biased because I really liked Bonds as a player (he was an asshole but he was good at baseball).
Given what I’ve seen about the writers and teammates he was reputed to have been an asshole too it’s hard to judge him. If I had to share space with Jeff Kent and BBWA people it would be a Herculean effect to not go on a killing spree, it could be the strength afforded Bonds by PEDs saved a few lives.
[quote name=Rice Cube]I admit I’m a bit biased because I really liked Bonds as a player (he was an asshole but he was good at baseball).[/quote]Same here. I liked him better than Griffey (who cares about likeability?)
I also liked Kevin Brown and Roger Clemens.
I recall being pissed off every time they intentionally walked Bonds. I forgot how many times the IBB actually worked for the other team but it was still annoying.
I also remember one time when the bases were loaded and the Giants were down two with two outs, and the opposing manager (I want to say it was Buck Showalter) actually walked Bonds to force in a run. The Giants lost, but that was how scared people were of Bonds back then and I was actually okay with that IBB.
/cool stories bro
[quote name=Rice Cube]I recall being pissed off every time they intentionally walked Bonds. I forgot how many times the IBB actually worked for the other team but it was still annoying.[/quote]Tango did a study on when to walk Bonds:
http://www.tangotiger.net/walkbondschart.html
http://www.tangotiger.net/walkbondschart2.html
Just facebooking with a lawyer friend. I guess the whole reason Congress was involved, according to him, was that the Supreme Court declared MLB to be immune from antitrust lawsuits, then later, they tried to patch that up by passing a law that said Congress could fix baseball if it needed to. In other words, we have a Depression Era court to blame for Barry Bonds getting grounded (presumable, without dinner).
[quote name=mb21]That’s anyone other than a handful of pitchers.
Maholm isn’t bad. He’s not good. He’s probably about average. For the right price I’d be happy to have him.[/quote]I think he’s below average at this point, especially since his fastball lost about 2 mph over the last 2 years. I don’t mind the Cubs going after him, but I wonder if he won’t be overpriced following after a “good” 2011. Then again, He’s had recent injury struggles, so he may come at a discount.
To put it another way, the Cubs’ other 2 acquisitions are “buy low” candidates, coming off bad years and likely to bounce back somewhat. In Maholm’s case, I think he’s probably worse than his 2011 numbers.
[quote name=ACT]Tango did a study on when to walk Bonds:
http://www.tangotiger.net/walkbondschart.html
http://www.tangotiger.net/walkbondschart2.html/quoteThe “WALK, NOW” situations are pretty obvious, it seems (dying laughing)
Oh shit (dying laughing)
Oh that’s not right (dying laughing)
Haven’t been following this story as closely as some, but this might amuse those of you who do:
Yoenis Cespedes Encore: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=15694
What happens in the posting process if 2 teams tie for the highest bid? (dying laughing)
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]What happens in the posting process if 2 teams tie for the highest bid? (dying laughing)[/quote]They follow King Solomon’s example. They offer to split him in half and deliver him to both teams. Whichever team steps up and says, “Don’t do that; give him to the other team,” wins.
[quote name=ACT]They follow King Solomon’s example. They offer to split him in half and deliver him to both teams. Whichever team steps up and says, “Don’t do that; give him to the other team,” wins.[/quote]That only happens if the Jews really do win the bid.
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]What happens in the posting process if 2 teams tie for the highest bid? (dying laughing)[/quote]Ninja battle atop Mt Fuji.
Rollins ———–> resigning with Philly
Latos ———–> Cincy
Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger ———-> SD
[quote name=Berselius]Latos ———–> Cincy
Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger ———-> SD[/quote]
Holy motherfucking shit.
[quote name=Berselius]Latos ———–> Cincy
Alonso, Grandal, Volquez, Boxberger ———-> SD[/quote]Wowza.
The Reds obviously smell an opportunity to leapfrog the Brewers and Cardinals. They may not be done since this move alone probably doesn’t do it.
Rudy J is a craggy looking fucker.
Also, Reds ———> Win Now
That’s a great move for the Reds. Their window is wide open.
That Rollins deal is 3/33 (4/44 if an easy vesting option is obtained). fan fucking tastic deal for the Phillies
Reds gave up a ton of talent. Seems like a bit much for Latos.
[quote name=Rodrigo]Reds gave up a ton of talent. Seems like a bit much for Latos.[/quote]
that’s my knee-jerk reaction, as well.
[quote name=GW]that’s my knee-jerk reaction, as well.[/quote]
If that were the haul for Garza, would that have been a good deal for the Cubs?
[quote name=Rodrigo]If that were the haul for Garza, would that have been a good deal for the Cubs?[/quote]
yes. but garza has fewer years of club control left than latos, i think.
wouldn’t be surprised to see the cubs go after rizzo and/or blanks now.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/prince-fielder-rumors-saturday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MlbTradeRumors+%28MLB+Trade+Rumors%29
[quote name=GW]yes. but garza has fewer years of club control left than latos, i think.[/quote]Latos hasn’t even entered his first arb year. I think I saw they have 4 years of club control left on him.
Latos has struggled with injuries for a while. I really think he’s prime for a Josh Johnson type jump.
Really good trade for the Reds.
Also, b, I see all your hours of hard work have finally paid off. Congratulations.
http://www.nature.com/news/ostrich-penis-clears-up-evolutionary-mystery-1.9600
Yea looks to me like SD wins that one. They get 2 regular position players and an arm for the rotation. Great move for them IMO.
[quote name=GBTS]Also, b, I see all your hours of hard work have finally paid off. Congratulations.
http://www.nature.com/news/ostrich-penis-clears-up-evolutionary-mystery-1.9600/quote
I worked long and hard on that one.
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]Yea looks to me like SD wins that one. They get 2 regular position players and an arm for the rotation. Great move for them IMO.[/quote]
I think it’s a great move for both teams. None of those guys were going to help the Reds win a pennant anytime soon, and Latos will be around for a while. Given the 1B drain from the division and the Cubs apparent unwillingness to spend their time is now. I don’t see the Cardinals doing much of anything either, despite the money they were offering Pujols. I would have thought that they would go hard after Jimmy Rollins rather than sign the shadow of Rafael Furcal.
[quote name=Berselius]I think it’s a great move for both teams. .[/quote]That’s how I see it.
I also think it’s a nice move for both teams. Helps SD out when they have a chance to contend down the road and helps Cincy out now. I’d have been happy with Alonso and one of the others for Garza.
[quote name=GBTS]Also, b, I see all your hours of hard work have finally paid off. Congratulations.
http://www.nature.com/news/ostrich-penis-clears-up-evolutionary-mystery-1.9600/quoteDerivative.
http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=70068&title=little-donnys-penis
http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7362909/sources-chicago-cubs-continue-pursue-free-agent-prince-fielder
[quote name=mb21]http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7362909/sources-chicago-cubs-continue-pursue-free-agent-prince-fielder[/quote]
It could go either way
[quote name=mb21]http://espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/story/_/id/7362909/sources-chicago-cubs-continue-pursue-free-agent-prince-fielder[/quote]
this is getting to be some 1984 shit. the only reason you repeatedly deny a rumor like this is if there is some truth to it. you also don’t let reports out that you made a significant bid for darvish out if you have no money to spend. I figure they’re going after 1 of darvish/fielder, and they have to wait and see which way the darvish domino falls.
The media and rumors keep swinging wildly back and forth. It’s like they’re using Prince Fielder like a really heavy pendulum.
Actually, now that I have that image in my head, I’m thinking wrecking ball is more appropriate.
I think it’s Scott Boras. He’s been known to invent to offers and interested teams. Surprised he hasn’t named 33 teams interested in Fielder.
[quote name=mb21]I think it’s Scott Boras. He’s been known to invent to offers and interested teams. Surprised he hasn’t named 33 teams interested in Fielder.[/quote]Were the I-Cubs, Smokies and Chiefs also interested?
This new Joe Poz blog was a fun read:
http://joeposnanski.si.com/2011/12/17/hollas-and-tebow/
Nice.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Were the I-Cubs, Smokies and Chiefs also interested?[/quote]I don’t know. Didn’t Boras already say something like 10 teams had made offers? I think he made that comment right after the meetings. I don’t doubt that 10 teams made an offer. I doubt that 10 teams offered more than $30 million total. I’d say that was probably 4 or 5 teams. In my opinion, the market for Prince Fielder is Seattle and that’s it. I think Milwaukee would re-sign him for the right price. The Cubs probably would as well. My guess is that Fielder’s value would have to come down to about 5 years and $100 million for the Cubs to be serious about acquiring him.
I think I am going by the Ken Rosenthal school of logic where if you look at the teams that actually make sense, you automatically exclude the entire NL Central except for the Cubs, you exclude all the cheapskate franchises, and you exclude the Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies because they already have expensive 1B and Fielder won’t DH for a while.
I think the Marlins already took their name out of the hat, as did STL (as mentioned above because they wouldn’t overpay for Fielder if they couldn’t keep Pujols) and MIL (who signed Ramirez and don’t seem like they have the money to spend). The Angels got Pujols and won’t need Fielder. That really leaves the Mariners (they’re interested for whatever reason), the Rangers (who I don’t think are desperate because the core of their team looks pretty good already), maybe the Blue Jays, and the Cubs. I don’t think there is a dark horse candidate out there. The Giants are probably going to put their resources into extending their pitching staff. The Dodgers can’t pay for shit. The Mets are in financial ruin. The Braves have Freddie Freeman. I thought the Nats signed Adam LaRoche but I haven’t really paid attention.
At this point I am inclined to agree with you that the only team who is desperate enough to overpay is the Mariners. The Cubs don’t have any pressure because they know they are probably going to suck without a whole lot of good fortune with or without Fielder, so they can afford to wait it out. If they get Fielder on their terms, it’s obviously a win for the Cubs. If they act as a smokescreen to drive up the price that Seattle or whoever else has to pay, assuming that no other NL Central team gets him, he’s out of the division and the team that signed Fielder is financially restricted for a few years.
It’s actually not a bad situation to be in. It’d be nice if the Cubs got Fielder, but I don’t think I’d be too disappointed if he goes somewhere else because it’s most likely not going to be in the NLC.
I wouldn’t exclude the Cardinals, but that’s only because they have a bunch of money to spend. I think it’s much more likely they sign Fielder than it is the Cubs do. That being said, i don’t think the Cardinals sign him. I think the Dodgers are a possibility, but it’s not likely.
I think any team in the AL is more likely than the NL. Fielder may be able to stand at 1st base the next year or two, but in a couple years it will be like he’s in a lawn chair. He’s one of those guys that would be more valuable if he never played the field. He’s that bad defensively. Fielder is a DH right now. In my opinion, putting him at 1st base is playing him out of position. It’s like signing an average fielding 1B and moving him to LF or RF.
I’d be happy to have Fielder’s bat in the lineup, but it’s an adventure with him in the field.
I agree with you that Fielder sucks at defense. I didn’t mean that he wasn’t a DH yet, I meant that it sounds like Fielder doesn’t want to be a DH yet. Semantics (dying laughing)
I think the Dodgers are too messed up and probably not allowed to pay that much for Fielder although I was surprised they were allowed to pay so much to extend Matt Kemp. I guess I don’t understand how bankruptcy works.
[quote name=Rice Cube] I guess I don’t understand how bankruptcy works.[/quote]
It’s pretty easy
[quote name=GW]wouldn’t be surprised to see the cubs go after rizzo and/or blanks now.[/quote]
http://www.csnchicago.com/blog/cubs-talk/post/Cubs-may-have-interest-in-Padres-Rizzo?blockID=614300&feedID=10336
Do the Cubs even have the parts to get this guy?
[quote name=Smokestack Lightning]http://www.csnchicago.com/blog/cubs-talk/post/Cubs-may-have-interest-in-Padres-Rizzo?blockID=614300&feedID=10336
Do the Cubs even have the parts to get this guy?[/quote]They can make a Franken-Cub with the speed of Tony Campana, the glovework of Darwin Barney, and whatever they can cobble up in terms of OBP with the rest of the no-name prospects.
Or they can form a Constructi-Cub, a la Carlos Voltron:
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/struggling-mets-combine-to-form-carlos-voltron,2563/
Holy bid madness!
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/winning-darvish-bid-exceeds-matsuzakas-record.html
[quote name=Rice Cube]Holy bid madness!
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/winning-darvish-bid-exceeds-matsuzakas-record.html/quoteI definitely don’t think it was the Cubs, then. I just don’t see them dropping this kind of dough right now.
I still think it’s the Blue Jays.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Holy bid madness!
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/winning-darvish-bid-exceeds-matsuzakas-record.html/quote
Supposedly Blue Jays made a monster offer. I still wouldn’t be surprised to see Theo win bid.
[quote name=ACT]I still think it’s the Blue Jays.[/quote]
Nah, this isn’t the Jays anymore.
It’s Theo.
Watching a cricket match on ESPN3. Even though it’s in English, I have no idea what’s going on.
Hey I’m starting to get the hang of this game! The crickets are loaded, the count’s three crickets and two anti-crickets and the infield cricket rule is in effect, right?
[quote name=ACT]Hey I’m starting to get the hang of this game! The crickets are loaded, the count’s three crickets and two anti-crickets and the infield cricket rule is in effect, right?[/quote]BLERN
Bangladesh leads 240-1 in the first innings.
Make that 240-5.
Unless I’m misreading that (probably).
240 is definitely Bangladesh’s score. Not sure what the 5 is.
[quote name=ACT]Not sure what the 5 is.[/quote]That’s the number of people who actually might give a shit.
Which is still more than the number of Tampa Bay fans.
[quote name=Rice Cube]That’s the number of people who actually might give a shit.
Which is still more than the number of Tampa Bay fans.[/quote]The stadium crown certainly reminds me of a Rays game.
Someone hit a home run.
[quote name=ACT]Someone hit a home run.[/quote]Six runs!
[quote name=ACT]The stadium crown certainly reminds me of a Rays game.[/quote]Crowd, I mean.
Since I don’t have a tv, I follow an alarming number of sporting events through this blog – to be honest reading y’alls comments is usually far more entertaining than network sports coverage – this cricket commentary is a new level of awesome! Please, sir, some more!
Lots of pitches in the dirt so far. Carlos Marmol would love this game.
[quote name=ACT]Lots of pitches in the dirt so far. Carlos Marmol would love this game.[/quote]That’s actually the “bowling” technique. They do their best to crank the ball into the ground as much as possible so it spins weird, misses the bat and crashes into the wicket. That’s what I learned from playing with the Indians and New Zealanders in club cricket.
On screen: Run rate: 3.27 runs per over
Wow! What the hell does that mean?
Partnership 48 runs from 116 balls
So, these guys score a lot. More than the Yankees on a good day.
Still haven’t seen an out yet. What do those look like?
Crowd is described as “well-behaved.” I take that as a euphemism for “bored.”
[quote name=ACT]Still haven’t seen an out yet. What do those look like?[/quote]An out should occur if a batted ball is snagged in the air, if a bowled ball hits the wicket because the batsman wasn’t able to protect, or if a runner is tagged out before he is able to get back to the wicket safe zone.
As for “overs”, those are basically a set of pitches and I never actually figured out how that was determined.
Cricket is weird.
Audience/athlete reactions are just the opposite of baseball. Mild applause when a run scores. Then, OH MY GOD, DID THAT GUY JUST GET OUT! HE ALMOST MADE AN OUT! WOW!
THERE WAS ALMOST AN OUT BUT THE UMPIRE RULED AGAINST IT! AMAZING!
Holy shit, they have replay review in cricket?
They’re taking a break for lunch now.
[quote name=ACT]They’re taking a break for lunch now.[/quote]I bet it’s better than a cup of Gatorade and some sunflower seeds.
For some reason, “innings” is both singular and plural. Of all the differences between baseball and cricket, I think this is the one I find hardest to adjust to.
Simon Pegg used a cricket bat to pummel zombies to death in “Shaun of the Dead”…I think most Americans can relate to that.
Padres interested in a deal centered around Rizzo and Garza
[quote name=Berselius]Padres interested in a deal centered around Rizzo and Garza[/quote]I like it.
[quote name=mb21]I like it.[/quote]
Me too – multiple cost-controlled years of a LH power-hitting 1B? Yes please.
I never liked Alonso but like what I see of Rizzo. Could just be the difference in volume of experience though (dying laughing).
I don’t see why SD would want Garza though. They won as many games as the Cubs did last year.
Didn’t notice this yesterday, but RC posted an Unobstructed View: http://www.obstructedview.net/unobstructed-views/mlb/so-the-marlins-are-spending-money-that-isnt-actually-theirs.html
[quote name=Berselius]I don’t see why SD would want Garza though. They won as many games as the Cubs did last year.[/quote]It wouldn’t be a Garza for Rizzo straight up deal. It would be Garza and a few others. I can’t imagine acquiring Rizzo without giving up one McNutt or Brett Jackson. Or both.
[quote = misattributed tweeter]My issue with all of this is why would SD negate prospect gain to get older, more costly SP that they can’t keep?[/quote]
Pretty much
The Padres could and most likely would trade Matt Garza. This is something that I think would be a 3-team trade. Padres get a shitload of prospects from the Cubs and a third team while the third team gets Garza and the Cubs get Rizzo.
Love the new avatar mb
I don’t see the Cubs trading Garza if it’s a net loss of prospects, unless the other guys going along are the likes of Lemahieu
[quote name=Berselius]Love the new avatar mb[/quote]That scene where Jesse was introduced to the super lab was hilarious.
[quote name=Berselius]I don’t see the Cubs trading Garza if it’s a net loss of prospects, unless the other guys going along are the likes of Lemahieu[/quote]Yeah, I don’t either.
Alonso was ranked 73, Rizzo was 75 in the last BA top 100
I thought Rizzo was higher for some reason. Rizzo had a great season in AAA. Alonso’s was similar to his career average. Rizzo sucked at the MLB level while Alonso hit like an MVP in his 100 PA. Rizzo is younger. I don’t think Garza is close to enough to acquire a 21 year old 1B with the kind of power that Rizzo has shown.
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2011/12/18/red_sox_have_more_competition_than_ever/?page=full
If the Reds just traded Alonso who was #73 plus and bunch of other guys who sound like they are highly regarded for Latos, surely Rizzo for Garza straight up isn’t totally ridiculous.
[quote name=Aisle424]If the Reds just traded Alonso who was #73 plus and bunch of other guys who sound like they are highly regarded for Latos, surely Rizzo for Garza straight up isn’t totally ridiculous.[/quote]
They have a potential ROY in Volquez
I always thought SD was a logical landing spot for Zambrano. Obviously not for RIzzo, but if the Cubs eat enough or take back a contract (say, Hudson?), SD could extract value from Zambrano with that park.
I’d say if the Cubs trade Garza, it will be a 3-team trade with Texas and SD where Tex gets Garza, Cubs get Rizzo, +, SD gets prospects. Don’t know how that would work though.
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]I’d say if the Cubs trade Garza, it will be a 3-team trade with Texas and SD where Tex gets Garza, Cubs get Rizzo, +, SD gets prospects. Don’t know how that would work though.[/quote]Yeah, I think a 3-team trade is the only way the Cubs are trading Garza and acquiring Rizzo.
Apparently Toronto was also trying to get Latos. I’d try to trade Garza to them. They have a really good farm system. They are apparently trying really hard to improve; between Darvish, Latos, and possibly Fielder.
Bleacher Nation says Garza-Rizzo trade is being discussed, and adds this:
I’m guessing the Cubs trade Garza and get back Rizzo and some type of pitcher. I can also see them taking back Hudson to offset cost. They may also have to throw someone else in there.
If the Cubs get Rizzo for only Garza I’ll be impressed. I just don’t see how that’s going to happen.
I suppose I could see Rizzo and Hudson for Garza, but I still think that’s not likely either.
[quote name=mb21]I suppose I could see Rizzo and Hudson for Garza, but I still think that’s not likely either.[/quote]
I don’t think the Cubs would trade Garza without getting some kind of pitcher in return, but I could be wrong. Garza is a valuable piece. When the Yankees and Rangers were rumored to be interested, it seemed like the Cubs wanted a pitching prospect and a position player prospect. Not sure though. Garza will be paid 9M and maybe 11M for the next 2 years, but he was a 5WAR pitcher this year. That’s 15M surplus for 2012. I’d say the Padres would acquire Garza and then shop him to get something for the future.
I like the three-team trade idea. What does Texas have that the Padres would want?
While I agree that Rizzo is a balls prospect (and I like Simon Castro too), I think Theo would want to get multiple assets for Garza. It’s not only quality that the Cubs lack, but quantity. I think he’d like to get a few players back from Garza. But that’s just my conjecture.
[quote name=Recalcitrant Blogger Nate]I don’t think the Cubs would trade Garza without getting some kind of pitcher in return, but I could be wrong. Garza is a valuable piece. When the Yankees and Rangers were rumored to be interested, it seemed like the Cubs wanted a pitching prospect and a position player prospect. Not sure though. Garza will be paid 9M and maybe 11M for the next 2 years, but he was a 5WAR pitcher this year. That’s 15M surplus for 2012. I’d say the Padres would acquire Garza and then shop him to get something for the future.[/quote]I think if Thoyer is expecting that much for Garza then they’ve overestimated his value. Trading Garza straight up for Yonder Alonso would have been a fair trade for both teams. Considering Alonso played significantly better at the MLB level he has more value. Some have said the Cubs asking price for Garza is too high so I’m going to guess that he doesn’t get traded.
[quote name=Mish]While I agree that Rizzo is a balls prospect (and I like Simon Castro too), I think Theo would want to get multiple assets for Garza. It’s not only quality that the Cubs lack, but quantity. I think he’d like to get a few players back from Garza. But that’s just my conjecture.[/quote]They could probably trade him and get the same quantity that they gave up, but it was a package that lacked quality. I’d rather the Cubs get quality in return.
Garza for Rizzo is a fair trade. I imagine the Padres want more since they have no use for Garza.
[quote name=mb21]They could probably trade him and get the same quantity that they gave up, but it was a package that lacked quality. I’d rather the Cubs get quality in return.
Garza for Rizzo is a fair trade. I imagine the Padres want more since they have no use for Garza.[/quote]That suggests that a third party makes the most sense in any potential trade involving those two.
How fitting if Kyle Orton is the QB who finally defeats the Packers.
(dying laughing) that I missed the cricket conversation. 240-5 means they’ve scored 240 runs and have made five outs. (I assume the other team hadn’t been up to bat yet.) So you can see why they get more excited about outs than they do about runs.
Also an “inning” means the time that a batsman spends “in”, i.e. “not out”. So the first time a team bats is its first innings. In a test match each team has two innings (inningses?); I’m not as familiar with other forms, but in one-day cricket I think they just give each team 50 overs each, and 20/20 is 20 overs each?
An over is six deliveries; after six balls have been bowled, they switch “over” to the other side and change bowlers. Run rate per over is important because unlike baseball there is a limit to how long the games can go so it’s better to score efficiently. (It can actually be hard to fit 40 outs into five days!) Bangladesh being at 240-5 with 3.27 runs per over sounds kinda mediocre to me. Hopefully the bottom of their order doesn’t suck too bad.
Cricket, like baseball, has more jargon than the all other sports put together, and the exceptions to rules are often more important than the rules. I frequently have to rewind like five times before I understand what the fuck the announcers are talking about. (dying laughing)
^ I don’t think he’s supposed to bend like that.
The other crucial discovery that helped me make sense of cricket is that the roles of batter and pitcher are basically the opposite of baseball: in cricket, the batsman stays in until he fucks up, which can be hours if he’s good; and they send a new bowler to face him every few balls.
[quote name=Rice Cube]^ I don’t think he’s supposed to bend like that.[/quote]Depends whose leg that is.
[quote name=fang2415]Depends whose leg that is.[/quote]It’s his.
The Green Bay defense look like amateurs.
[quote name=Rice Cube]The Green Bay defense look like amateurs.[/quote]Shut me right up on that almost-goal line stand.
[quote name=Aisle424]
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Methinks 1972 Dolphins are getting set to crack open that champagne now.
GB —-> can’t shut up Dolphins
Tebow and the Broncos are dividing by zero.
I think the dude at Bleacher Nation has some Cubs sources, right? Here’s what he says now:
then:
Is this a rumor, or does he have a source?
[quote name=Suburban kid]Is this a rumor, or does he have a source?[/quote]
no idea, although seems to be a source.
Sorry, I meant that in Yellon terms.
A-Rod being traded to the Cubs for A-Ram wasn’t a rumor, because he had a source.
In other words, there’s not a chance in hell the Cubs trade Matt Garza.
The hovel is looking nice these days. I’ve got a new dead cat in the doorway. Ginger. It brings out the trim of the scatter cushions.
[quote name=mb21]Didn’t notice this yesterday, but RC posted an Unobstructed View: [/quote]It’s not all about you, MB.
Yankees source says they aren’t winning Darvish bid, and expect the Jays or Rangers have the highest bid.
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2011/12/yankees_not_getting_japanese_p.html
[quote name=Suburban kid]It’s not all about you, MB.[/quote]I don’t believe that shit.
[quote name=fang2415]
Cricket, like baseball, has more jargon than the all other sports put together, and the exceptions to rules are often more important than the rules.[/quote]This is important to remember. I was at a game in Toronto and there was a couple sitting in front of me, on a date. The woman had a strong French accent and knew nothing about the game. The guy explained in simple yet thorough terms everything that was happening in terms of pitching, batting, runs, outs, advancing around the bases, etc. But after everything he said, she would inevitably reply, “but WHY does he hit the ball with the stick?).
I experience a similar existential disconnect whenever I try to watch cricket, or have someone explain it to me.
We need to appreciate the obtuse nature of our sport as both part of its rich character as well as the barrier that keeps it from becoming more popular in the world at large.
I liked the part where Tebow ran backwards about 30 yards before getting sacked.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-19/kim-jong-il-north-korea-s-dear-leader-dictator-dead-at-70-yonhap-says.html
Cricket match is starting up again.
So, 1st innings:
Bangladesh: 338
Pakistan: 87-1
[quote name=ACT]http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-19/kim-jong-il-north-korea-s-dear-leader-dictator-dead-at-70-yonhap-says.html[/quote]Kim Jong-Il’s greatest legacy:
Game is delayed on account of fog. Seriously.
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[quote name=Rice Cube]Kim Jong-Il’s greatest legacy:
I’m sorry to hear about Kim Jong Il, RC. I just assume that you knew him.
[quote name=Desipio]Just heard the paranoid little dictator has died. Now who’s going to camp out in the back row of the left field bleachers?[/quote]
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
I thought they had 4 days to accept the Darvish bid.
It appears it was four business days.
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/12/19/meanwhile-in-an-alternate-universe-where-the-barry-bonds-prosecution-was-a-triumph-for-the-prosecution/
[quote name=GBTS]It appears it was four business days.[/quote]In sports the idea that Saturday and Sunday aren’t business days is ridiculous. The NFL plays most of their games on Sunday. It is a business day. Teams never have Saturday or Sunday off during the regular season in baseball. In sports, there are 7 business days per week.
I’d like to thank
JesusTebow for leading Dancing Bear Down to victory over Snyds in fantasy football this past weekend. Although he lost the game and only completed 50% of his passes with no throwing TD’s, he still knew he had to grind it out to help Dancing Bear Down win and ran for 93 yards with 2 TD. As Urlacher says “he is a good running back”[quote name=Aisle424]I’m sorry to hear about Kim Jong Il, RC. I just assume that you knew him.[/quote]
I suppose that joke was inedididibre.
[quote name=Rice Cube]I suppose that joke was inedididibre.[/quote]Would you like some blokli in your sarad?
[quote name=Suburban kid]Would you like some blokli in your sarad?[/quote]
Dude, the list of titles Kim Jong Il went by is almost as long as my cock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il%27s_titles
[quote name=Mish]Dude, the list of titles Kim Jong Il went by is almost as long as my cock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il%27s_titles/quoteWhy is Kenny Williams at the top of the page?
[quote name=Mish]Dude, the list of titles Kim Jong Il went by is almost as long as my cock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il%27s_titles/quotehttp://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57344961/kim-jong-il-n-korean-dictator-dies-at-69/
My favorite part:
The whole Mount Paektu birth with double rainbows sounds a lot better (dying laughing)
My two favorite titles:
[quote name=Mish]Dude, the list of titles Kim Jong Il went by is almost as long as my cock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il%27s_titles/quoteThat's only if it’s on microfiche, right?
Heyoooo…
I thought Microfiche was what Mish called his penis in the first place.
[quote name=GBTS]I thought Microfiche was what Mish called his penis in the first place.[/quote]Is that like a MicroMish?
Jeremy Hermida —> Padres?
Oh I see, he was claimed off waivers. For some reason I thought he was still a Marlin.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/padres-to-sign-jeremy-hermida.html
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-cooperstown-case-for-jeff-bagwell/
I’d like to see Bagwell get at least 55% this time around.
Let’s play a game, Bears fans.
Quarterback A: 171 yards per game, 60% completion percentage, 4 touchdowns, 2 picks, and 16 sacks, 83 QB rating (6 games)
Quarterback B: 153 yards per game, 50% completion percentage, 3 touchdowns, 9 picks, 19 sacks 42 QB rating (4 games)
One of those is Donovan McNabb, who obviously is no way could have come into a Mike Martz offense this late in the season and run it effectively.
Quarterback B is Caleb Fucking Hanie.
[quote name=GBTS]Let’s play a game, Bears fans.
Quarterback A: 171 yards per game, 60% completion percentage, 4 touchdowns, 2 picks, and 16 sacks, 83 QB rating (6 games)
Quarterback B: 153 yards per game, 50% completion percentage, 3 touchdowns, 9 picks, 19 sacks 42 QB rating (4 games)
One of those is Donovan McNabb, who obviously is no way could have come into a Mike Martz offense this late in the season and run it effectively.
Quarterback B is Caleb Fucking Hanie.[/quote]But Caleb Fucking Hanie looked good for a few plays in the NFC Championship vs the Packers! And he knows the system (the stats don’t lie, look at those sacks)! And he is a
whitegritty QB Chicago fans can rally behind![quote name=WaLi]But Caleb Fucking Hanie looked good for a few plays in the NFC Championship vs the Packers‘ prevent defense, but also threw a back-breaking pick six to a defensive lineman, along with a season-ending interception, which everyone conveniently forgets when they talk about how good Caleb Fucking Hanie looked in that game.[/quote].
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AsDILOuvQ6a6QdTPfxZwnTsRvLYF?slug=jp-passan_10_degrees_yu_darvish_toronto_free_agents_121911
I liked this line:
[quote name=GBTS]Let’s play a game, Bears fans.
Quarterback A: 171 yards per game, 60% completion percentage, 4 touchdowns, 2 picks, and 16 sacks, 83 QB rating (6 games)
Quarterback B: 153 yards per game, 50% completion percentage, 3 touchdowns, 9 picks, 19 sacks 42 QB rating (4 games)
One of those is Donovan McNabb, who obviously is no way could have come into a Mike Martz offense this late in the season and run it effectively.
Quarterback B is Caleb Fucking Hanie.[/quote]
If ever there was an argument that a team in Chicago doesn’t care about winning as long as they field a team that sells out the stadium every week, it is the Bears.
They consistently go with the cheap option while feeding a line of bull about knowing the system, or having confidence in the young players developing, yada yada yada.
They could have acquired a real receiver this offseason, instead they got Roy Williams.
They could have traded a low round draft pick to make sure they acquired Orton instead of letting him go through waivers where they had about a 2% chance of acquiring him. They let him go to KC.
They could have had McNabb, but they didn’t want to sign an extra QB if there was the slightest possibility that Hanie could succeed because they plain don’t want to spend the money.
It happens year in and year out with that team and yet the Cubs are always the ones portrayed as the team that doesn’t care about winning. The only reason Wannstedt isn’t still the head coach over there is because fans finally stopped buying season tickets.
Now the window on this defense is just about closed and we’ll waste having a perfectly good QB because he has no receivers to throw to and he’ll have to put up 40 per game to have a chance at a winning record.
I think next year is the defense’s swan song: Urlacher’s last year under contract, Tillman’s salary doubles in 2013, Briggs is perpetually seeking a trade, and there is no depth whatsoever to plug any missing holes.
[quote name=GBTS]I think next year is the defense’s swan song: Urlacher’s last year under contract, Tillman’s salary doubles in 2013, Briggs is perpetually seeking a trade, and there is no depth whatsoever to plug any missing holes.[/quote]
Exactly, and they are aging. It’s not like the defense is as good as it once was. Briggs and Urlacher are still very good, but they are not game changers anymore. Next year is pretty much it for this defense since they can’t seem to draft anyone who is good for more than a season, and it would not surprise me at all if it just falls apart next year.
Grabow —–> Dodgers
Grabow —> Dodgers
RC —> whatever
[quote name=GBTS]Grabow —–> Dodgers[/quote][quote name=Rice Cube]Grabow —> Dodgers
RC —> whatever[/quote]
So is that like John Grabow putting on a Dodgers’ uniform?
[quote name=Rice Cube]Grabow —> Dodgers
RC —> Needs to learn to refresh the fucking comments before posting about shit[/quote]/Internet tough guy
[quote name=GBTS]/Internet tough guy[/quote]Don’t tell me what to do.
I like to sing “Yu Darvish” to the tune of “Who Are You?”
Yuuuuuuuuuuu Darrrvish. Yu Yu. Yu Yu.
Grabow was signed to a minor-league deal.
[quote name=GBTS]I like to sing “Yu Darvish” to the tune of “Who Are You?”
Yuuuuuuuuuuu Darrrvish. Yu Yu. Yu Yu.[/quote]Go on and tell me who are Yu?
What happened to John Grabow?
[quote name=Suburban kid]What happened to John Grabow?[/quote]
They fed him after midnight.
[quote name=Mish]Dude, the list of titles Kim Jong Il went by is almost as long as my cock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il%27s_titles/quote
not mine.
[quote name=Mish]Dude, the list of titles Kim Jong Il went by is almost as long as my cock.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kim_Jong-il%27s_titles/quote
(dying laughing)@ Wikipedia
[quote name=fang2415](dying laughing)@ Wikipedia[/quote]Whoever performed that edit should get the Nobel Peace Prize.
This was also just added:
[quote name=Mish]This was also just added:[/quote]
I put that there cause it fits.
[quote name=Pinetar]I put that there cause it fits.[/quote]
Some SOB removed it
[quote name=Pinetar]I put that there cause it fits.[/quote][quote name=Pinetar]Some SOB removed it
[/quote]
The Dark Knight Rises trailer: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedarkknightrises/
[quote name=Mish]The Dark Knight Rises trailer: http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedarkknightrises//quoteI am sad but understanding that this run of Batman movies has to end, and am also apprehensive as to how they can possibly improve upon the Batman mythos in live action cinema.
Bane looks pretty badass BTW.
http://tominpaine.blogspot.com/2011/12/dr-jonathan-dranov-puts-final-nail-in.html
(dying laughing) @ PSU fans. I can’t believe the victories they’re claiming in this case. The best was during the hearing earlier this week when BSD commenters were sure that McCuey’s testimony couldn’t construe anal rape, which makes everything okay. Completely exonorated!! (dying laughing) (dying laughing)
Also, I can’t wait to vote against Craig James next year
Wow.
That dude in the blue is definitely a closet CIA spy. He gets hit, goes for a ride for about 20 yards, then executes a perfect tuck and roll. Textbook.
[quote name=Rice Cube]Wow.
What the fuck was that?
[quote name=Berselius]What the fuck was that?[/quote]Runaway golf cart.
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Dekaney-football-coach-hit-by-golf-cart-after-state-title-game-135862023.html
[quote name=Berselius]What the fuck was that?[/quote]I know, that Grabow deal came out of nowhere.
[quote name=Berselius]What the fuck was that?[/quote]
From a coworker.
North Korea doesn’t look so bad.
I liked the part at the end where Kim Jong-Il totally partied down with IKEA stuff.
[quote name=Rice Cube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJNBfBr-OGU
From a coworker.[/quote]They may be living on a handful of rice a day, but they put on one hell of a halftime show.
Holy mother of DeRosa, this is scary.
http://motherboard.vice.com/2011/12/16/dear-congress-it-s-no-longer-ok-to-not-know-how-the-internet-works
[quote name=Aisle424]Holy mother of DeRosa, this is scary.
http://motherboard.vice.com/2011/12/16/dear-congress-it-s-no-longer-ok-to-not-know-how-the-internet-works/quote
It sounds like Congress was infiltrated by an even more dangerous version of Joe Morgan.
[quote name=Rice Cube]It sounds like Congress was infiltrated by an even more dangerous version of Joe Morgan.[/quote]
That’s exactly what it sounds like. Joe Morgan is running America. Awesome.
[quote name=Aisle424]That’s exactly what it sounds like. Joe Morgan is running America. Awesome.[/quote]That’s not exactly a new phenomenon.
[quote name=GBTS]That’s not exactly a new phenomenon.[/quote]
Yeah, but I never realized how perfect that analogy is.
The internet is probably almost as important to the world economy and social structure as anything ever has been, and these people are openly admitting they don’t know anything about it, and they are perfectly fine with that.
While we know they don’t understand much about the economy or foreign policy or anything else, they at least have to pretend they do or they get drilled on national television for being idiots. But it’s cool to not have the foggiest damn clue about a tool that pervades almost every aspect of life as we know it. That scares the hell out of me.
The Fatal Conceit of politicians – they think they can regulate X without any specific knowledge or understanding of what they are about to regulate.
/political talk
[quote name=Aisle424]That’s exactly what it sounds like. Joe Morgan is running America. Awesome.[/quote](dying laughing) we need a Joe Morgan for President image.
Jon Bon Jovi ——–> deceased
er, maybe not. The article I was sent appears about as reliable as a Paul Sullivan rumor
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]Jon Bon Jovi ——–> deceased[/quote]
False.
http://www.gossipcop.com/jon-bon-jovi-dead-died-december-2011-rip-death-rumor-hoax/
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]Jon Bon Jovi ——–> deceased[/quote]False.
To be fair, he’s probably halfway there.
[quote name=WenningtonsGorillaCock]Jon Bon Jovi ——–> deceased
er, maybe not. The article I was sent appears about as reliable as a Paul Sullivan rumor[/quote]
If it didn’t come from a guy in a purple shirt, GTFO!
[quote name=GBTS]To be fair, he’s probably halfway there.[/quote]
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
[quote name=GBTS]False.[/quote]
Yeah, I didn’t have a source. (dying laughing)
[quote name=mb21](dying laughing) we need a Joe Morgan for President image.[/quote]Let’s not give him any ideas.
GBTS has outed himself as a 70s/80s stadium rock nerd today. I did not see that coming..
[quote name=GBTS]To be fair, he’s probably halfway there.[/quote]I was going to make an “It could go either way” joke with “Wanted: Dead or Alive” but I think this one wins the internets.
[quote name=Suburban kid]GBTS has outed himself as a 70s/80s stadium rock nerd today. I did not see that coming..[/quote]
Bon Jovi is a recent band I enjoyed.
[quote name=Suburban kid]GBTS has outed himself as a 70s/80s stadium rock nerd today. I did not see that coming..[/quote]We salute you, GBTS
Hymen:
http://twitter.com/#!/JonHeymanCBS/status/148856982374326272
From what I’ve read it sounds like the Rangers won the bid.
New Christmas stocking stuffer idea: http://www.obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/articles/cubs-fantasy-camp-deal-includes-buy-one-get-one-55-off-deal.html