Not really sure what to think about the news at this point, but Dempster doesn't know about any trade.
THERE IS NO TRADE dont know where this info came from!
— Dempster Foundation (@RyanDempsterFDN) July 23, 2012
The Cubs are waiting on Dempster's approval.
The #Braves and #Cubs simply waiting for Dempster’s approval
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) July 23, 2012
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Fuck you Ryan Dempster. Just GTFO.
Doogolas42483 wrote:
I’m not sure what you mean.
i think he’s asking if you think the cubs got a good deal, better than you would have expected
two months of Dempster for five-plus years of Delgado — too good to be true, isn’t it? that’s three times what i would have expected. Theo and Jed are good but not that good… right?
That’s Dempster’s Foundation twitter. Dempster doesn’t tweet from it. I doubt his foundation is kept in the loop on trades (dying laughing)
@ Jtsunami1:
Dempster uses that as his official Twitter. So it is him tweeting.
QUIT TOYING WITH ME, DEMPSTER!!!
*uncontrollable sobbing*
Joe Sheehan says the Braves have vacated the trade.
if this comes off… and then they dig up Zach Lee for Garza…. i’m going to have to consider 2013 season tickets.
Kaplan says Dempster has not approved any trade.
Joe Sheehan says Braves just vacated the deal
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
now saying that was a joke. oh, internets.
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
that’s obvious
@ GW:
It’s a little more than I expected, but we don’t know what money is going to the Braves. Or for that matter if the deal will even happen. But yes, assuming it does happen and it’s Dempster plus $6 million for Delgado, then I’m pretty happy. I think the Cubs probably got a little more than Dempster is worth, but I don’t think it’s so much that I’m surprised.
Sheehan picked a really bad time to make a really stupid joke.
@ mb21:
hmm… I’m with gm. It’s a lot more than I expected.
Sheehan now says that was a joke.
Fucker
kind of a funny but still a dick move
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
i’m intrigued, and i would like to subscribe to his newsletter.
Demp in uniform in the Cubs clubhouse
@ Mercurial Outfielder:
Demp refusing to talk about any deal, just told Gordo: “Someone said it on the internet. It must be true.”
wait.
Joe Sheehan @joe_sheehan
Whoops. Uh, that was a “vacated” joke. (But the trade does not seem to have been completed.)
he’s saying his “vacated” tweet was a joke. right?
Wow what the fuck.
So Dempster has had to have told Thoyer that Atlanta was okay at some point right? And now he is turning it down?
@ gaius marius:
Yeah. He’s been bitching non-stop about vacated wins since 8 AM this morning
Joe Sheehan @joe_sheehan
I’ve #vacated my credibility.
Dempster could just be having some fun. He is known to enjoy such.
@ Berselius:
As opposed to 8 PM this morning?
/jackass
honestly, i wouldn’t be surprised if the teams have agreed but they haven’t got Dempster to clear it or informed him yet. Sounds like this thing leaked really fucking quick. Probably a big headache for Theo
@ WaLi:
he wouldn’t be asked until there’s a firm deal to ask him about, i’d imagine.
@ dylanj:
Shockingly, it wasn’t a member of the Chicago media that got the leak
gaius marius wrote:
That’s generally how it goes. Team completes trade, team asks player with NTC if he will accept, teams informs other team if he accepts or declines. Trade was probably completed and Dempster wants to think about it or hadn’t been informed yet. Who knows?
if dempster kills the deal at this point he can say goodbye to all the fan love he craves so much.
mb21 wrote:
The Shadow.
@ GW:
It’s a lot more than one would expect just for Dempster considering salary, but if the Cubs pay the salary that’s a decent amount of money. Someone mentioned earlier maybe Barney was going too and I’d want a lot more than Delgado for Dempster and Barney. I think it’s a good deal for the Cubs. I don’t want Dick Cheese coming around and saying I hate all the trades. I like this one if it happens. I just think it’s not a lot more than I would have expected assuming the Cubs kick in Dempster’s salary.
@ mb21:
I would think you wouldn’t waste time talking with a team that you know Dempster wouldn’t approve. I would think he would give Theo a list of teams that are okay.
@ Berselius:
@ WaLi:
If a player had a contract that allowed him to decline trades to certain teams that would be the case, but Dempster is a 10 and 5 player. He has a full no-trade clause. I’m sure Dempster has said a few things to the front office, but you never know what the player will do until he’s presented with the option. I just know that other GMs have said you work out the deal and then go to the player.
post updated
APPROVE IT DEMPSTER!
nightengale saying two players will be summoned from the braves if/when the trade is completed
@ gaius marius:
I’d be very surprised if he didn’t.
@ GW:
That makes the pact look even better.
Muskat’s Twitter says Sveum denies the trade.
Looks like OV is the trendsetter for the baseball world. People have taken the minor league update idea, the series preview idea, and now, the Race to the Top is renamed on MLBTR.
You guys rock.
Here’s the problem with the info on the Dempster trade: It originated with Jon Heyman.
I’ve never found him all that credible. Should there be no trade, it’ll be another example of why.
@ SVB:
as far as i can tell, it originated with mark bowman, the braves’ mlb.com reporter.
Aisle424 wrote:
i think i’ll be in town for the game on Sunday; which day are you all talking about?
@ mb21:
It’s going to take awhile for Delgado etc. to get here.
@ GW:
I thought Mark Bowman was a national MLB.com writer. He’s the guy that usually gets stuck writing the “articles” about how MLB.TV has all kinds of awesome features this year. Unless I’m thinking of someone else.
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@ EnricoPallazzo:
I was talking about August 15th, but Dick CHeese says OV CONs can be deemed to have been held whenever two or more Three Wolf Moon T-shirts are worn in the same location.
@ GW:
Shut me right up.
I was thinking of this guy.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8192150/sources-atlanta-braves-close-deal-chicago-cubs-ryan-dempster
Baseball players seem to nap a lot.
Anibal Sanchez + Infante —> Tigers
@ Suburban kid:
(dying laughing)
@ WaLi:
I’d nap a lot too if I worked mostly at night but also had to work during the day sometimes and had to travel somewhere every few days.
@ Suburban kid:
Dick Cheese is the Director of OV Convention Planning.
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(dying laughing)
(h/t @hirejimessian)
@ Rice Cube:
I don’t exactly understand how a pitcher who has less club control time and won’t even net a comp pick plus Infante got Jacob Turner while a Garza + Barney package (if even offered) did not. Though the competitive balance picks being swapped might have evened things out, but I don’t think so.
Ichiro —> Yanks
Rice Cube wrote:
Pending approval from Ryan Dempster’s foundation.
@ Aisle424:
Oh, indeed.
@ Rice Cube:
I know Ichiro is old, but I still find this surprising. I guess because of the Mariner’s habit of letting crappy old players retire with them.
Frustrating day
Just saw The Dark Knight. It was awesome. That is all.
@ Rice Cube:
Can’t wait to see him in a Yankees uniform.
For those who are interested in Breaking Bad but don’t want to pay for cable, my wife was just telling me that Amazon is offering a package where you can get them for like $2/episode, and they are released soon after airing. Cheaper than cable.
@ josh:
I think itunes has them for a similar price, as does Vudu fwiw.
sounds like the main motivation for the ichiro trade was for the m’s front office was to avoid the public pressure to re-sign him this offseason. the sports world has become very bizarre.
I know you guys are all sticking around work, waiting for my preview breaking down this crucial Cubs-Pirates series, but you’re just going to have to be disappointed.
Mini mini preview:
The Cubs stink
I hope the Pirates trade for Paul Maholm and immediately go on a 4-20 skid
@ Berselius:
That preview was so good that you had to cut it short.
Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal
Source: #Braves remain confident of getting Dempster. #Cubs
@ Berselius:
That’s what I thought all your previews said.
I just noticed that the volume on BBC videos go to 11.
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colbyashi —-> torn ligament, done for the season
I’m kind of surprised that Erik Bedard managed to not get injured since the last time the Cubs faced hin
bowman’s latest article. claims waiting on dempster’s approval.
@ josh:
Ichiro requested the trade himself:
Of course, this is a polite way of saying, “This teams sucks. Get me the hell out of here. The Yankees will do.”
@ Rizzo the Rat:
Ah ha, That makes sense.
new shit: http://www.obstructedview.net/news-and-rumors/dempsterbraves-trade-is-5050.html
@ GW:
So according to that, Thoyer tells Sveum about as much as Ricketts used to tell Quade.