*2010 MLB Thread*

[MedicCook]

Mets are not paying for him though.

[kelmac07]

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Well the Mets traded for one of the most over paid, under achieving players in the game and acquired Gary Matthews Jr

I don't know why, but I like this pick-up. I think he will fit in well and he has something to prove coming off a sh@tty year.

Originally Posted by MedicCook

Mets are not paying for him though.

It's about time!!! We pay for everything else.

[VirtualSmitty]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

I don't know why, but I like this pick-up. I think he will fit in well and he has something to prove coming off a sh@tty year.

He hasn't had a good year since he played in Texas. Which was a few years ago. It isn't a bad move for the mets since the Angels are picking up most of his salary (I think the mets only have to pay him 2 mill) but still I don't see a guy who has spent the last few years warming the bench making much of an impact.

[BigAsh]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

I don't know why, but I like this pick-up. I think he will fit in well and he has something to prove coming off a sh@tty year.

Mac....The eternal optomist....I think its kinda cute

[VirtualSmitty]

Yankees signed Randy Winn today, which I guess officially closes the door on Johhny Damon. Guess they just want a stop gap till Craw ford becomes a free agent in 2011.

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Yankees signed Randy Winn today, which I guess officially closes the door on Johhny Damon. Guess they just want a stop gap till Craw ford becomes a free agent in 2011.

I am pissed. Like a lot of Yankee fans, I wanted them to keep both Matsui and Damon, and to hell with the pricetag. What if Godzilla can't play the field? He's proven to be clutch at the plate, and never caused a problem. And what if Damon wasn't great in the field either? He could hit for decent average and power, make more plays than he missed, steal a few bags when needed, and turned out to be a better guy than I expected when he came to us from Baastun. But the word was they'd keep only one or the other, yet it seems we'll have neither. I like Nick Johnson well enough on the bench, but do I have faith in him every day? Nope. Damon proved he can handle the pressure in NYC. Will Curtis, or would a hypothetical Crawford? Who knows?

Shoot, Hank, take a lesson from your daddy . . . it's only money.

[kelmac07]

Originally Posted by BigAsh

Mac....The eternal optomist....I think its kinda cute

With the Mets last few years...I gotta be an optomist!! Crawford a Yankee? I hope not...he would look better in blue and orange.

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by kelmac07

With the Mets last few years...I gotta be an optomist!! Crawford a Yankee? I hope not...he would look better in blue and orange.

What's that $#!+, Mac? I like you, but WTF? Everybody looks better in pinstripes! Even you!

[TheTraveler]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

Mets are not paying for him though.

I don't understand? How is he playing for them but they're not paying him?

Oh, I should go ahead and admit that I know almost nothing about the behind-the-scenes stuff .... and as for salaries, well, I stopped following the game after the big strike in the nineties and I'm only coming back to the fold because I've developed an ability to avoid thinking about the money while I watch a game.

[MedicCook]

I think Matthews will do good with the Mets. He is an excellent fielder and with the size of CitiField he is not going to be expected to hit HR's. Plus the Mets are not paying him so it is a great deal for them.

[MedicCook]

He is only there to fill in while Beltran is on the DL to start the season. Before this trade they had really no options for a centerfielder.

[Starscream]

This may be old news, but Randy "The Big Unit" Johnson has officially retired. Truly a great career and one of (if not the) the best southpaws in the game.

[MedicCook]

I do not want to see Crawford as a Yankee. He is past his prime and would be a bad signing to a long term big money contract.

[VirtualSmitty]

Not MLB news exactly, but did anyone else catch some of the Caribbean World Series last night? Watched the Mexico/ Venezuela , was a pretty good game. Vinny Castilla was back in uniform for team Mexico!

[Whynot]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

I do not want to see Crawford as a Yankee. He is past his prime and would be a bad signing to a long term big money contract.

? He turns 29 towards the end of the season. For a hitter, he is entering his prime years. Six stolen bases in one game. He can afford to lose a step over the next 5 years or so. That said, I don't want to see him on the Yankees either.

[MedicCook]

The Royals have 1 good pitcher.

[TheTraveler]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

The Royals have 1 good pitcher.

Greinke?

[MedicCook]

Originally Posted by TheTraveler

Greinke?

Yup. Can you imagine how his stats would look if he had a team that could score runs for him?

[TheTraveler]

Originally Posted by MedicCook

Yup. Can you imagine how his stats would look if he had a team that could score runs for him?

I just watched the game from 2009 (on MLB dot com) where he broke the Royal's record for K's in one game. That was a good baseball game to watch. It was funny because there's some fan that puts up little signs that spell his first name 'Z' 'A' 'C' 'K' and then another 'K' for every strikeout he gets. The fan ran out of 'K' signs and had to write two on paper! (not laughing at the fan, laughing with pleasure at the 15 K's)

Originally Posted by VirtualSmitty

Doubt that. Royals don't have as good starting pitching, offense, or bullpen. I see the Tigers finishing third behind the Twins and the White Sox.

The Royals bullpen is a mess. As well as the offense, but I think the Royals starting pitching could hold their own to the Tigers. With that said, both teams look bad this year.