2014 MLB Thread

[icehog3]

Maybe the Tigers can use the money they saved by not signing Tanaka and get Prince back.

Guess the WS aren't instant contenders, Nate.

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Maybe the Tigers can use the money they saved by not signing Tanaka and get Prince back.

And maybe they have a better chance of this than of getting Ty Cobb back.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by The Poet

And maybe they have a better chance of this than of getting Ty Cobb back.

Ty Cobb wanted to come back, but we all hated him when he was alive, so we told him to stick it.

Originally Posted by icehog3

Maybe the Tigers can use the money they saved by not signing Tanaka and get Prince back.

Guess the WS aren't instant contenders, Nate.

nope, we probably are still a 70-75 win team next year. Tanaka would have been nice, but I'm glad we didn't offer what the Yanks did. 7 years is too long imo.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

nope, we probably are still a 70-75 win team next year. Tanaka would have been nice, but I'm glad we didn't offer what the Yanks did. 7 years is too long imo.

7 years as instant contenders, Nate!

Originally Posted by icehog3

7 years as instant contenders, Nate!

Not on the Yanks, and 7 years is too long for a pitcher.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

Not on the Yanks, and 7 years is too long for a pitcher.

Well, WS signed Ventura to a multiyear extension, that makes you instant what...mashed taters, maybe?

Originally Posted by icehog3

Well, WS signed Ventura to a multiyear extension, that makes you instant what...mashed taters, maybe?

Don't like Ventura I see, shocking

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

Don't like Ventura I see, shocking

I liked Nolan Ryan giving him a noogie, Nate!

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

Not on the Yanks, and 7 years is too long for a pitcher.

I agree. By the same token, 10 years was too long for Cano. Thus the only beef we have stems from your Yankee-hating bias, not from baseball realities.

Originally Posted by The Poet

I agree. By the same token, 10 years was too long for Cano. Thus the only beef we have stems from your Yankee-hating bias, not from baseball realities.

You didn't answer my question

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

You didn't answer my question

What question? Was Cano a pitcher? What the fark kind of question is that? Don't be obtuse in an attempt to avoid MY point. THAT is the question which is being ignored here, and it is starting to really piss me off. And avoiding my question by accusing me of avoiding your question REALLY pisses me off!

As I have said repeatedly, I have no problem with people having an opinion, but they need to pick one. For meaningful discussion it is best if said opinion is based upon facts, which in this case refers to baseball realities. Contradictory rants based upon prejudices do not constitute rational and logical discussion. I agreed with you that 7 years was too long for a pitcher, but it is no worse than committing $21 million to a 41-year-old infielder in 2024. You faulted the Yankees for being reluctant to do this, then turn around and fault them again for committing $22 million for a 32-year-old pitcher in 2021. And then you can't see any logical discrepancy in this attitude? Or are you just deliberately trying to get my goat, or simply have no valid thoughts to offer?

When I reported the signing of Tanaka, I made it plain I had no thoughts yet as to whether or not this was good for the Yankees. How could I . . . how could anyone . . . when the kid hasn't thrown a single pitch in the majors? This may turn out to be a disaster, but even if so it won't be the end of the world . . . not even for the Yankees, much less a literal end to all existence. I know this. I also know that, if he is anywhere near as good as people think he will be, he could very well earn that 7-year deal. One can hope, or, if one truly hates the Yanks that much, one can hope the opposite . . . as long as he admits it's out of hatred and poor sportsmanship. And THAT'S the question you keep dodging . . . namely, do you have any valid baseball thoughts to offer, or are you merely venting bilious spleen?

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

nope, we probably are still a 70-75 win team next year. Tanaka would have been nice, but I'm glad we didn't offer what the Yanks did. 7 years is too long imo.

Funny. There was a guy around here who looked a lot like you a while back, and he had no problem with a player 6 years older than Tanaka getting a 10-year contract, even to the point of scoffing when I suggested that a 7-year deal might have been better. Gee, I wish there was some way I could go back and re-read those posts to refresh my feeble memory.

Originally Posted by The Poet

Funny. There was a guy around here who looked a lot like you a while back, and he had no problem with a player 6 years older than Tanaka getting a 10-year contract, even to the point of scoffing when I suggested that a 7-year deal might have been better. Gee, I wish there was some way I could go back and re-read those posts to refresh my feeble memory.

Was he a pitcher?