The boys of summer! (Baseball Thread)

[ACamp1900]

I hope it ends poorly, I truly do... I don't like the idea of facing him in- division, however.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I hope it ends poorly, I truly do... I don't like the idea of facing him in- division, however.

He has to actually be healthy to face.

 

[ACamp1900]

He has to actually be healthy to face.

I’m a Halo fan,… he will be healthy,… and half our staff will need Tommy John

 

[irishff1014]

Sources: New York Mets, Justin Verlander reach agreement

Justin Verlander, who won his third Cy Young Award after leading the Astros to the World Series title, has a 2-year deal with the Mets, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan.

www.espn.com

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

JFC

 

[irishff1014]

Source: Phillies, SS Trea Turner reach 11-year, $300M deal

The Phillies and shortstop Trea Turner have agreed to an 11-year, $300 million contract, sources told ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

LOL. All these owners were crying poor not long ago.

 

[irishff1014]

LOL. All these owners were crying poor not long ago.

Right. These tv rights are off the chains.

 

[ACamp1900]

Well, maybe Swanson or trade for Rosario. A SS upgrade is a huge must for my halos

 

[irishff1014]

Well, maybe Swanson or trade for Rosario. A SS upgrade is a huge must for my halos

You leave Swanson alone. I hope he is coming back to Atlanta.

 

[ACamp1900]

You leave Swanson alone. I hope he is coming back to Atlanta.

Burn all baseball to the ground if we don’t get a SS and pen help this week,…

 

[zelezo vlk]

The Cardinals can offer the Angels a former All Star Shortstop!


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[Jiggafini19Deux]

Right. These tv rights are off the chains.

You think? It's been that way all along. The game was flush with cash before Covid and everyone seems to be doing okay these last two years.
They deflect and misdirect by making the public think the players are greedy. I'm in my mid forties and I'm a White Sox fan. No owner better dare try and tell me about greedy players when my entire existence on this Earth as a baseball fan has centered around a team with Jerry Reinsdorf as it's chairman. That dog ain't hunting.

 

[ACamp1900]

Just signed carlos estevez,… not bad. Solid addition to the pen

 

[irishff1014]

Judge to the Yankees. 9 years 360 million

 

[irishnd31]

Love the Guardians pick up of Josh Bell.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Love the Guardians pick up of Josh Bell.

Imagine trying to make your team better. Interesting concept they seem to have nailed down. Some of their division rivals, on the other hand, don't really understand that concept. I won't name names but the city starts with C, ends in O and in the middle is the word Hicag

 

[IRISHDODGER]

LOL. All these owners were crying poor not long ago.

Was Cohen crying poor too? Honest question as he’s new to the game. I’m no Mets fan but from what I can tell he’s been committed to turning around that franchise since he purchased it.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Trea Turner turns down a lot more from the Padres to be a in Philly. Good call on his end. Gets to go back east & Spring Training in his home state. It was fun to watch him as a Dodger for a year & a half.

 

[ACamp1900]

Was Cohen crying poor too? Honest question as he’s new to the game. I’m no Mets fan but from what I can tell he’s been committed to turning around that franchise since he purchased it.

They were talking about how going over 300 million is a real expectation for the Mets last night on MLB Tonight,… so if true they may not be close to done yet

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Best of luck to the Cubs w/ Belli. I truly hope the kid can find his swing and he can regain his 2017-2020 form. If he can regain that, he’s a 5-tool player and a lot of fun to watch. Boras got him a one-year deal b/c even he knew he couldn’t get big long-term money for Belli w/ his last two years of performance.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

They were talking about how going over 300 million is a real expectation for the Mets last night on MLB Tonight,… so if true they may not be close to done yet

Maybe he can get Bobby Bonilla back in uniform since he’s signing all these ageless wonders like Scherzer & Verlander & he’s still paying Bobby Bo.

 

[luckofirish8]

Cubs are probably landing one of the big 3 remaining SS.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Love the Guardians pick up of Josh Bell.

I like that dude. Still young but has bounced around the past two years. He should thrive w/ Francona

 

[IRISHDODGER]

Cubs are probably landing one of the big 3 remaining SS.

They friggin need to. Be funny if they got Correa & he was on the same team as Bellinger. They’d have to make nice pretty quick.

 

[ACamp1900]

The Cleveland signing makes me less optimistic about a Rosario trade with my Halos,…

 

[IRISHDODGER]

The Cleveland signing makes me less optimistic about a Rosario trade with my Halos,…

I was impressed how he found a home in Cleveland. Thought he may end up being a bust.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Was Cohen crying poor too? Honest question as he’s new to the game. I’m no Mets fan but from what I can tell he’s been committed to turning around that franchise since he purchased it.

It feels like a rhetorical question. Obviously, he's the kind of owner quite a few fanbases wish for. He's also the kind of owner the other owners are afraid of. Cohen all but admitted he enjoys seeing shade getting thrown at his fellow MLB owners. Especially during the lockout.

 

[IRISHDODGER]

It feels like a rhetorical question. Obviously, he's the kind of owner quite a few fanbases wish for. He's also the kind of owner the other owners are afraid of. Cohen all but admitted he enjoys seeing shade getting thrown at his fellow MLB owners. Especially during the lockout.

Judging by his tweets (the few I’ve seen), I saw an owner who was trying to shake things up and make his team better. I didn’t want to presume all that based on a few tweets only to have some Message Board weirdo swoop in and inform me how horribly wrong I am in my judgement. Thus…the honest question.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Judging by his tweets (the few I’ve seen), I saw an owner who was trying to shake things up and make his team better. I didn’t want to presume all that based on a few tweets only to have some Message Board weirdo swoop in and inform me how horribly wrong I am in my judgement. Thus…the honest question.

The question was "Was Cohen crying poor too." The answer is obviously no.

He's owned the Mets for two years and in terms of what he's done during that time, he's one of the exceptions as opposed to the rule when it comes to that group of owners. The majority sang a far different tune than what we're seeing now, but they've controlled the narrative pretty well to the point that a lot of fans thought the lockout was another "strike". Significant difference.