Baseball 2009
 

HEY KIDS ~

Spring training is just 3 weeks away for my boys. Playing in a new location other than DODGERTOWN. Our boy MANNY is still un-signed with an offer for $45 million guaranteed for 2 years...chump change for him I guess. We have lost Lowe and Penny, Kent has retired, our best left-hander reliever Beimel is a free agent. But we did dump Andruw Jones and will pay him for life each year more than I will earn in my entire life and we did sign that awesome :rofl: 218 avg. 3 HR hitter last year Brad Ausmus and another druggie we used to have G. Mota and are looking to sign another loser we dumped last year, Randy Wolf.

How are things in your park going?

I'm counting down the days till Spring training... 2 weeks from today for P/C... Thank goodness the Red Sox finally re-signed Jason Varitek (catcher)... He's is the 'glue'... amazing with rookie pitchers and studying every aspect of the game... I feel pretty secure with the roster so far...

Gary where did Derek Lowe go ? I suppose I could look at the site.. Poor Manny, nobody wants him eh'... are you guys stuck with him ? Was it worth it last season ??

Yay for Varitek
 

Yep, it's good to have Jason Varitek on board.

Making reservations at the Ritz so that SweetCaroline and I can host Gary for the World Series this year.


[Isn't there a rule that you can't talk Baseball until the Super Bowl is done?]

:carrot: :carrot:

Woo-Hoo I was so glad to see this thread, not much longer to go.

So Gary did you hear that Albert Pujols put out word that he would like Manny to play for the Cardinals. He talks to him apparently on the phone :D
The powers that be here have already said they have no interest in signing him. They are really cheap with our money.

Let me think what have we done this off season? Not much of anything. They signed Greene and of course Ring.

We've lost Springer :(, Miles :(, Looper and a bunch of other people that I was glad to see go.

SWEET-C Lowe went to the Braves and finally married the reporter he left his wife for. It was well worth it to have MANNY with us last year....would never have made the play-offs without him. We are not stuck with him, his contract is over (actually the DODGERS didn't pay him anything...just lost a player in the 3-way trade) they have made an offer that is very good...but only for 2 years.

BILL yes...we can discuss baseball before the Super Bowl is over as long as it's under the table.

BIG BIRD ~ Word around here is that nobody is coming close to giving MANNY what he wants. We have the only legit offer on the table right now from what appears to be "truth"...one just never knows!

I'm not sure what my Tigers are gonna do this year. Seems like every prediction is proved wrong within the first few weeks...hopefully they'll gel a little bit better this year.

Haven't heard a lot from the Rockies (but I haven't been looking for the news yet... seems like football needs to be completed before moving on.).
We signed Jimenez to a few more years, so that's a good thing!
I'll miss Matt Holliday, though.

Albert Pujols could eat crackers in my bed any day!

No Manny In Dodgers Uniform
 

Gary - Just read this on the web, supposedly from the Los Angeles Times:

Originally Posted by :
By Tony Jackson on February 3, 2009 12:48 AM

I have no other details, other than that Scott met with Ned Colletti late tonight and told him Manny wouldn't accept the Dodgers' one-year, $25 million offer. Not sure exactly what this means, but it wouldn't shock me if this is the end of it and the Dodgers simply move on. And if that happens, who knows where Manny will end up and when he will get there? More on this tomorrow, I'm sure.

So, are your guys now going to offer him real money?

One year.... $25 million.... unacceptable.....

Hey Manny, explain your logic to all of the people across the country who have lost their jobs. I guess the economy doesn't affect everyone quite the same.

Manny didn't accept the 2 year 45 million offer 2 months ago either.

It's a hrad knock life for Manny these days.....

nobody seems to want him...

what a disgrace....only 25 million for a year....

can't feed a family on that can we TEAM?

I think he's not accepting the deal because he's waiting for another team to want him. It's a shift to win all the time on the Red Sox then go to the Dodgers, who aren't as consistent.

Welcome MARYELLEN....but bite your tongue dear....around here my DODGERS are always winners.....

:mad:

So we dump Brad Penny ~ Derek Lowe ~ Chan Ho Park ~ Joe Beimel and Takashi Saito

then yesterday we sign Randy Wolf ...WHO WE DUMPED LAST YEAR! for

a guaranteed 5 million and a chance to earn 8 million...

makes a lot of sense since he went 12-12 with an era of forever last year :mad:

guess it was just a reward since he went 9-6 with an era of almost 5 when he pitched here last.

I just don't get it...I really don't :mad:

We dumped Adam Kennedy :carrot:

Just one thing who's on 2nd? So far we have traded Miles and Lopez both played 2nd base. Should be an interesting spring training.

Spring training.

Pitchers and catchers report today :carrot:

At least we brought back Randy Wolf, after dumping him a few years back....

he left a 28 million - 3 yr deal on the table with the Astros that was pulled

we signed him for a year for 5 MILLION...

now he can feed his family in these tough economic times....whew!

That will amount to Half A MILLION per win....if we are lucky.....really-really lucky!

First Spring Training game tomorrow against the Marlins.

Should be interesting as they have moved Skip Schumaker to 2nd base from the outfield. He is not a second baseman.

Love it first game of spring training. Didn't win, didn't lose.

Doesn't matter countdown to opening day is on :cheer2:

So exciting to hear a game on the radio! Even though it is just exhibition!

There he is
 

Been wondering where Manny was hiding. It's right in today's paper:

Originally Posted by :
PHOENIX (AP) -Manny Ramirez has rejected yet another offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Dodgers announced Thursday night the star outfielder's agent Scott Boras had declined a $25 million, one-year contract with a $20 million player option for 2010. It was the club's fourth offer to Ramirez this offseason.

"We want Manny back, but we feel we are negotiating against ourselves," Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said in a statement. "When his agent finds those 'serious offers' from other clubs, we'll be happy to restart the negotiations."

So, Gary, when are you guys gonna get with the serious money?

Bill that's crazy.

Does he not know what is going on in the country at the monent.

It would be poetic justice if he didn't get any deal. With the economy the way it is and what ordinary people have to live through, I'm sure he is not getting much sympathy from anyone. But I am also sure that he isn't too concerned with what people think about him.

Anyone else have MLB network?

I'm watching the Cards/Mets game just now.

Manny is Home
 

Congrats Gary (as well as the Dodgers management) for bringing Manny back Home, per:

Originally Posted by :
Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers finally agreed on a deal to bring the mercurial slugger back to Tinseltown.

Following a meeting with team management early Wednesday morning, Ramirez agreed to a two-year, $45 million deal to return to the Dodgers, according to numerous reports.

Ramirez needs to pass a physical before he can officially rejoin the Dodgers, who are expected to formally announce the deal Wednesday.

Hope you guys have a slugging year.

(We'll see you in Boston for the World Series; you're still invited to have tea with SweetCaroline and me before the games.)

Glad to see the Manny issue settled for you Gary.

What can I say about my Rockies? They have a perfect record right now. Perfect and awful. Maybe they are saving their good stuff for the games that count. Yep... let's go with that.

I hear that the Cardinals are going to be HOT this year!

Originally Posted by Slashnl:
I hear that the Cardinals are going to be HOT this year!

You did!

Who did you hear that from?

I listen to a ridiculous amount of sports talk radio. It was on one of those programs.
What do you think, Clyde? I'd trust your judgement more than the talking heads!

I have no idea Diane.

We are not strong in pitching. A lot is being put on Chris Carpenter being healthy and the bullpen could be better.

We have moved an outfielder to 2nd base, have to see how that goes.

Spring training has been pretty good so far.

Of course we have Albert which is :carrot: :carrot:

Ask me after the season starts.

I have my fingers and toes crossed.

Thanks TEAM....yep we got MANNY...still no pitching....

HEY "TEAM"

MANNY has a HAMMY....but all is well in Dodgerland...what's new with you all?

BUMP!

Sympathy
 

Originally Posted by EZMONEY:
MANNY has a HAMMY...

You certainly know who to look to for sympathy, LOL.

Maybe SweetCaroline will pop in and say something consoling like a good sport.

Methinks that March Madness was just invented to keep real sports fans from going bonkers waiting for opening day.

Chris Carpenter looking good.

Opening day getting close :carrot:

Hey y'all....I live within an hour of SEVEN training venues and at this point it doesn't look like I'm gonna get to see a single game :( Hoping that will change!!

The five teams I could see are the Mets, the Marlins, the Nationals, the Cards, the Astros, the Tigers, or the Braves.

I never saw this thread... until now. :o

Another Sox fan here. I'll be rooting with Bill and Sweet Caroline. ;)

Originally Posted by BillBlueEyes:
You certainly know who to look to for sympathy, LOL.

I know who my real friends are BILL!

Maybe SweetCaroline will pop in and say something consoling like a good sport.

I miss her :(

Methinks that March Madness was just invented to keep real sports fans from going bonkers waiting for opening day.

Hoping for big things from my UCLA and USC....but....not betting money ;)

Originally Posted by Clydegirl:
Chris Carpenter looking good.

Opening day getting close :carrot:

It sure is...hope we find a pitcher!

Originally Posted by Jen415:
Hey y'all....I live within an hour of SEVEN training venues and at this point it doesn't look like I'm gonna get to see a single game :( Hoping that will change!!

The five teams I could see are the Mets, the Marlins, the Nationals, the Cards, the Astros, the Tigers, or the Braves.

Nice to see you here JEN! :hug:

Originally Posted by PearFreak:
I never saw this thread... until now. :o

Another Sox fan here. I'll be rooting with Bill and Sweet Caroline. ;)

WELCOME over here PEARY! We will be here until October!

Gary, thanks for the welcome. I gotta root for my Sox. Atleast they have their things together... and aren't still sorting things out. Heeheehee... sorry had to do that. I hope that your team does well, but not as well as mine. Oh yeah, you'll see a different side of me on this thread.
Gotta show my love for my Sox.

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Hi guys... My ears were ringing...

I'm here Bill....
EZ... Manny 'is' a hammy :D
Hi to all... there are a few more Sox fans here this year !
14 days
16 hours
14 seconds till opening day...
ARE WE READY ??

I have a new computer and FiOS connection it's crazy fast...it was worth the wait...

Caroline good to see you :wave:

I'm all ready for the season. The first game I have tickets for is against the Astro's on the 10th of April.