Thursday Night Open Thread
by Frank Campagnola on Dec 8, 2011 8:05 PM EST
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PrintThe Winter Meetings are coming to a close tonight, and if you want to read a review of the chaos, head over to MLB Trade Rumors for their Winter Meetings In Review post.
- Also of note, the bidding for Yu Darvish will end on Wednesday. Teams will have four business days to submit their highest bid. The Yankees, Rangers and Jays are expected to bid on the Japanese phenom.
- MLB Trade Rumors has an Albert Pujols signing reactions post up.
- Scott Boras compared Prince Fielder to Jimmie Foxx. Meanwhile, on the Fielder wagon, teams are skeptical to go above five years.
Questions for the night:
1. Who is the best hitter in the American League now. Is it Jose Bautista, or the Angels' shiny new toy in Pujols?
2. As of right now, which team's rotation would you rather have for 2012: Phillies, Giants, Angels, or other?
3. Is there a specific player left on the open market that you would like the Yankees to target?
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Just lost a lot of height, though.
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by Frank Campagnola on Dec 8, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
are you imagining if you're a Laker and Angel fan today?
Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows
by Rorschach44 on Dec 8, 2011 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
And again.
@AaronCampeauAaron Campeau
My favorite baseball movie pun is still She’s Just Not That Shin-Soo Choo
"in order that you will write correctly of wat you really see if you dint go around with your eyes shut"
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Questions:
1. Best hitter in AL: Miguel Cabrera
2. Rotation for 2012: Angels
3. One of Yu Darvish, Edwin Jackson, Hiroki Kuroda for rotation. Andruw Jones for bench. Jorge Soler for the farm. Adam Miller and Manny Corpas on minor league deals for bullpen.
Angels rotation is amazing. Best in MLB possibly.
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1. Miggy
2. Angels just slightly over the Giants.
3. Darvish and Jones. Possibly Edwin Jackson.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 8:19 PM EST reply actions
Interesting that Miggy is the consensus so far when Bautista had the highest wOBA in the AL last year and parked 54 homers the year prior.
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by Frank Campagnola on Dec 8, 2011 8:29 PM EST reply actions
I just asked who was better, not who you’d rather have for the long haul. Is a legitimate argument, just was a little surprised since nearly everyone here wanted him to be the MVP
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by Frank Campagnola on Dec 8, 2011 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
Joey and Miggy are the two best hitters since the start of 2010 in all of baseball
(174, 173 wRC+ respectively)
Joey more walks, home runs, and strikeouts. Miggy more average and OBP. It is kind of hard to argue against Joey’s .333 ISO during that time but I dunno.
1. Sehwag
2. At the moment, I’d take Australia
3. Ed Cowan
Wait…
"in order that you will write correctly of wat you really see if you dint go around with your eyes shut"
Cricket blog?
by MattF15 on Dec 8, 2011 8:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Lol
The idiot formerly known as pkyankeefan! Now in Technicolour!
by Hasan Paliwala on Dec 8, 2011 11:12 PM EST up reply actions
So I'm watching the Rangers game...
I’m no hockey expert, but I’m guessing that sniping the goalie after you score a goal isn’t nice, being that a Tampa Bay player starter a hullabaloo over it.
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 8, 2011 8:49 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I got an email from our buddy last night.
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by Frank Campagnola on Dec 8, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
Oh boy
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 8, 2011 8:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
He told me he is a stats analyst at ESPN, and I believe him since his email was name.name@espn.com
He wanted to continue our conversation so I emailed him back, but no response yet.
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by Frank Campagnola on Dec 8, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
ESPN
Well that says it all right there
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 8, 2011 8:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
oh yeah!
We went to North Southern University together and both majored in Defense Against the Dark Arts.
by bloppy_ploppy on Dec 8, 2011 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
wow that linked on it’s own…I didn’t type any html
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by Frank Campagnola on Dec 8, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, even as a Rangers fan I’m not a fan of that.
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Oh okay
That IS considered unsportsmanlike conduct in Hockey.
Gotta say though, fantastic passing for that goal. Also, man it’s been a while since I’ve seen Al Trautwig, and he still looks the same
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 8, 2011 9:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, Al’s annoying. That goal was pretty great, despite the celebration, not because of it.
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Definitely
My friend was apparently on the jumbotron tonight
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 8, 2011 9:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Now that’s ridiculous.
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Indeed
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 8, 2011 9:17 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
1. Cano
2. Mariners
3. Yu Darvish, or anyone with a hilarious name
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Dec 8, 2011 8:57 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Brandon, how is your iPhone?
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:25 PM EST reply actions
Very nice! Can’t figure out why it keeps vibrating twice when I get texts, but other than that no issues.
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Twice, like, you didn’t check it so it vibrates again? Or like 2 vibrations when a text comes in?
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
The former. I turned “repeat alert” off, but nothing.
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You went to Notifications and Messages and beside Repeat Alert it says Never?
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:33 PM EST up reply actions
Yep, other than that I see no option to end that.
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Yeah, I have no idea other than that. Try turning it off and back on or doing a reset and seeing if that fixes it, I guess.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
Good idea, I’ll try that.
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Did you get any of the games I recommended?
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:49 PM EST up reply actions
Words With Friends yes, what other games?
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Temple Run! So addicting. Also, Hanging With Friends.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
What are those two?
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Hanging With Friends is exactly like Words With Friends but Hangman instead of Scrabble.
Temple Run is kind of hard to describe. You have to run through this temple collecting coins while jumping over things and ducking under other things. It sounds stupid, but it’s a really cool use of the accelerometer on the iPhone.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
So you were
the one Alec Baldwin was playing Words with when he got kicked off the plane.
"I don't want one of those guys who'll drive in two but let in three every game." Casey Stengel
by tnredneckyankeesfan on Dec 8, 2011 9:52 PM EST up reply actions
Ahhh, I just got the new Twitter. Weird.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:39 PM EST reply actions
Same, didn’t expect the major change.
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I’m left handed, so it’s more suited to that, but it’s a pretty big adjustment for it to all be flipped like that.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 8, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
a little off topic but...
I just realized that the biggest losers in the Pujols deal are the poor Astros, the only team playing in the same division as Pujols for his entire career except for one year, he is going to have amazing numbers against them when all is said and done
"in order that you will write correctly of wat you really see if you dint go around with your eyes shut"
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Rough rough translation, but apparently we offered Kuroda 3/36M
http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2011/12/09/kiji/K20111209002202700.html
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 9, 2011 12:29 AM EST reply actions
Axisa says it’s 1/12, but I can’t really tell. The article is so confusing from the translation.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 9, 2011 12:33 AM EST up reply actions
If the Yankees sign Kuroda to a 1/12 deal I would be one very happy person. Still think the best direction to go is sign a placeholder then get someone next off-season. Or Darvish.
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I don’t know why it would mention 36 million at all if it’s just for 1 year.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 9, 2011 12:40 AM EST up reply actions
Perhaps that’s what he wants? I lean towards they offered 3/36. I’d be surprised if that’s true, though. Yankee Source’s David P. said (he also said don’t take this that seriously) that Hiroshima Carp scouts think the Yankees are close to signing him.
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I’d have to think that would put them out of the Darvish running, right?
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 9, 2011 12:49 AM EST up reply actions
Right now they don’t seem very interested at all to me. Almost like a fallback option.
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by Brandon C. on Dec 9, 2011 1:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’d like to get someone for 1 year because I’m hoping we’ll have ManBan ready for ‘13. I’m also hoping Phelps and Warren finally get some starts this coming season. We may not need to do anything after next season in the pitching department, wouldn’t that be nice, and can hopefully add a good bat.
Romine!
Which position for the bat?
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by Brandon C. on Dec 9, 2011 1:05 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
What worries me is
“Kuroda has almost disappeared.”
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I’ve been around, no one’s talking.
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Pavelski needs to score me some goals
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by Jedi Master A-Rod on Dec 9, 2011 12:45 AM EST up reply actions
Sorry
My computer alerts me when a girl on the internet makes a comment so I can hurry up and agree with her.
by Briceratops on Dec 9, 2011 1:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously. Everyone here does what I want because they think I’m cute. Duhhhhh.
/Gelatin’d
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Dec 9, 2011 1:45 AM EST up reply actions
picks
1. Pujols
2. Tampa
3. Darvish — doubt the Yankees will get him. Rangers, Blue Jays, Cubs will likely be more aggressive in posting.
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