MLB 2017 - Official Discussion Thread

[clubgop]

Heck of a way for female poster to characterize Jaime McCourt but accurate.

[Mercury]

Yeah, there's a lot of dead money in those totals. 2x as much as last year, league-wide. The Padres are paying more to former players than to their active roster.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mlb-team ... ead-money/

They should stop making trades. They are not good at that.

Who? The Dodgers? It was Carl Crawford the price for getting AGone and that was when the team was in receivership better that money go to Carl Crawford then that dude's ex wife.

I think he meant the Padres; they're paying more to players that have been dealt (mainly Shields and Melvin) than they're paying their active roster.

Dodgers did what they had to do.

[Mercury]

This dude wrote a book (https://www.amazon.com/Ty-Cobb-Terrible ... ds=ty+cobb) about Ty Cobb that I've been meaning to read. He argues that Al Stump's biography of Cobb was basically a smear-job.

[clubgop]

This dude wrote a book (https://www.amazon.com/Ty-Cobb-Terrible ... ds=ty+cobb) about Ty Cobb that I've been meaning to read. He argues that Al Stump's biography of Cobb was basically a smear-job.

Saw that video, always knew that first book was some sort of hatchet job.

[Mercury]

This dude wrote a book (https://www.amazon.com/Ty-Cobb-Terrible ... ds=ty+cobb) about Ty Cobb that I've been meaning to read. He argues that Al Stump's biography of Cobb was basically a smear-job.

Saw that video, always knew that first book was some sort of hatchet job.

The movie, Cobb, based mostly on it, was pretty hard on the ole Peach, but this scene stuck with me:



Louis Prima: With all the great players playing ball right now, how well do you think you would do against today's pitchers?

Ty Cobb: Well, I figure against today's pitchers I'd only probably hit about .290

Louis Prima: .290? Well that's amazing, because you batted over .400 a... a whole bunch of times. Now tell us all, we'd all like to know, why do you think you'd only hit .290?

Ty Cobb: Well, I'm 72 fucking years old you ignorant son of a bitch.

[clubgop]

This dude wrote a book (https://www.amazon.com/Ty-Cobb-Terrible ... ds=ty+cobb) about Ty Cobb that I've been meaning to read. He argues that Al Stump's biography of Cobb was basically a smear-job.

Saw that video, always knew that first book was some sort of hatchet job.

The movie, Cobb, based mostly on it, was pretty hard on the ole Peach, but this scene stuck with me:



Louis Prima: With all the great players playing ball right now, how well do you think you would do against today's pitchers?

Ty Cobb: Well, I figure against today's pitchers I'd only probably hit about .290

Louis Prima: .290? Well that's amazing, because you batted over .400 a... a whole bunch of times. Now tell us all, we'd all like to know, why do you think you'd only hit .290?

Ty Cobb: Well, I'm 72 fucking years old you ignorant son of a bitch.

To my mind that's a great sense of humor.

[Mercury]

Saw that video, always knew that first book was some sort of hatchet job.

The movie, Cobb, based mostly on it, was pretty hard on the ole Peach, but this scene stuck with me:



Louis Prima: With all the great players playing ball right now, how well do you think you would do against today's pitchers?

Ty Cobb: Well, I figure against today's pitchers I'd only probably hit about .290

Louis Prima: .290? Well that's amazing, because you batted over .400 a... a whole bunch of times. Now tell us all, we'd all like to know, why do you think you'd only hit .290?

Ty Cobb: Well, I'm 72 fucking years old you ignorant son of a bitch.

To my mind that's a great sense of humor.

Indeed.

[Fife]

Pink unis for Mothers Day, eh?




BTW, how's it hangin Cubbies? Somebody should give Jakey an extra hug tonight.

:goteam: :drunk:

[Mercury]

Cubs still in 'win now' mode apparently:

Cubs acquire Jose Quintana from White Sox for 4 prospects

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... story.html

[SuburbanFarmer]

Cubs still in 'win now' mode apparently:

Cubs acquire Jose Quintana from White Sox for 4 prospects

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ba ... story.html

I will not question Saint Theo and his decisions. Long live the king.