2011 MLB Offseason Discussion - Rangers choking edition

[Orph]

The Astros moving is perfect, now the Phillies can trade them Ryan Howard to be a DH

[Demosthenes11]

and the phillies can sign aubrey huff

[Hex]

Rumors flying around St. Louis is Pujols will either have or announce a News Conference on Friday. The News Conference is to announce that he has re-signed with the Cardinals. Of course Mozeliak denies the reports. The person who first reported Pujols re-signing was also the person who first reported that La Russa was going to retire.

[Headspace]

Yay no more 6 team central

[Valisk]

Rumors flying around St. Louis is Pujols will either have or announce a News Conference on Friday. The News Conference is to announce that he has re-signed with the Cardinals. Of course Mozeliak denies the reports. The person who first reported Pujols re-signing was also the person who first reported that La Russa was going to retire.

Marlins offer Pujols 9 yrs, $225M...

This could get interesting.

[Cephius]

Kershaw wins Cy, EAT SHIT DOC

[jmc]

EAT SHIT DOC

^

[Conrad]

I don't get the hate

[Demosthenes11]

Can someone tell me what a 10 team playoff would look like? 5 in each league.

[Valisk]

Can someone tell me what a 10 team playoff would look like? 5 in each league.

I think they were discussing that the 2 Wild card teams would have a 1 game playoff (dumb) or the top seed would get a 1st round bye (dumber). They should really leave baseball how it is. The NBA and NHL already send too many teams to the playoffs. Pretty lame how 50% of the league gets into the postseason in those sports.

[Demosthenes11]

ya I like the 4-4 as well.

Even with a first round bye, I'm not sure what it would look like. 1 on bye and then 2 series per league leaves 3 teams after that first round...

[Orph]

It's a one game playoff with the 2 wild card teams. Gonna be great when a 90+ win team loses to a sub .500 team in the playoff

[Demosthenes11]

That still doesn't make sense to me. 5 seeds in each AL and NL

AL1 plays AL4
AL2 plays AL3
NL1 plays NL4
NL2 plays NL3
AL5 plays NL5 in 1-game playoff
?

We are left with 5 teams in that scenario. Still confused

[underscore]

That still doesn't make sense to me. 5 seeds in each AL and NL

AL1 plays AL4
AL2 plays AL3
NL1 plays NL4
NL2 plays NL3
AL5 plays NL5 in 1-game playoff
?

We are left with 5 teams in that scenario. Still confused

AL5 and AL4 play each other in a one game playoff to decide who plays AL1 in the first round of the playoffs
NL5 and NL4 play each other in a one game playoff to decide who plays NL1 in the first round of the playoffs

^thats the simplified version of it anyway

[Demosthenes11]

wow thats fucking terrible

[Rhinox]

fuck yeah. Cubs hired Dale Swaim

[archibaldcrane]

fuck yeah. Cubs hired Dale Swaim

Sveum

And fuck you

[Valisk]

Dodgers sign Matt Kemp to an 8 year/$160M extension.

[Rhinox]

Sveum

And fuck you

I spelled nuts name out phonetically.


I was sold when he said he was a big godsmack and disturbed fan.

[Cail]

Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman was stabbed to death early Monday and his brother was arrested as a suspect, Dutch police said.

Rotterdam Police spokeswoman Patricia Wessels said police were called to a home in the port city in the early hours of the morning and found the 24-year-old Dutch player bleeding from a stab wound.

The officers and ambulance paramedics were unable to resuscitate Halman.

Wessels said the officers arrested Halman's 22-year-old brother. She declined to give his name, in line with Dutch privacy rules.

"He is under arrest and right now he is being questioned," Wessels told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "It will take some time to figure out what exactly happened."

No charges have been filed in the case.

Halman hit .230 in 35 games and made starts at all three outfield positions for the Mariners in 2011 before being optioned to Triple-A Tacoma.

Because he played professionally in the United States, Halman was not part of the Netherlands team that won the Baseball World Cup in Panama last month. The Dutch beat Cuba 2-1 in the final to become the first European team to win the title.

Born in the city of Haarlem, Halman played in the Dutch Pro League and was part of the gold medal winning Dutch squad at the 2007 European Championship.

Major League Baseball Players Association president Michael Weiner said in a statement that the union was "deeply saddened" to learn of Halman's death.

"Greg was passionate about the game of baseball and generously gave of himself to share his passion with others in an attempt to help grow the sport's popularity across Europe. He will be sorely missed. Having played for the Netherlands in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and having participated in the recent 2011 European Big League Tour, Greg's lasting legacy is sure to be the trail he helped blaze for European youth to follow in his footsteps," Weiner said in the statement.

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