OT: Redsox World Series Champions thread/MLB 2014 Thread

[qc]

Go **** yaself, Bill Maher.

"I also saw, so the Red Sox won the World Series, congratulations Red Sox," Maher said to Weiner. "So the parade, they go to the place where the marathon bombing took place, they put the World Series statue there and they sing 'God Bless America' and they say 'Boston strong' and they chant 'U-S-A,' you know. It was again, a bad day, three people died, that's terrible. More were maimed, that's horrible, but unfortunately that happens every day, in car accidents and everything else. I mean, your city was not leveled by Godzilla."

http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyl...ed-godzilla/iwLjvki6anb87RpnhimwsL/story.html

 

[acr*]

Bill Maher being an absolute piece of **** is well established. Just more reason to despise that jackass.

 

[qc]

He's making it sound like it was a single tragic event. There was a bombing on Boylston, an assassination at MIT, a high-speed chase/ shootout in Watertown, and an unprecedented citywide lock-down and manhunt. All of these occurring over the span of a few days.

FFS, Bill. Surely you can do better!

 

[EverettMike]

Doesn't feel like the right thread for this. Just my opinion.

 

[SPV]

Doesn't feel like the right thread for this. Just my opinion.

agreed! I think it's a non-topic anyway. Idiots will be idiots.

Does anyone have any thoughts on the rest of the free agent crop?? edited because I read that Coco Crisp was a free agent, but I don't' think he actually is!! LOL

 

[Nose Face Killah]

If Wilson was on the team during the whole Get Beard thing his beard would be down to his feet

 

[Johnnyduke]

bill maher is a moron. i didn't need to read his recent comments to know that...

 

[2ka RasK*]

Pretty sure he is a nosferatu.

 

[Mione134]

Pretty sure he is a nosferatu.

It would have been perfect. I need Brian on the team stat.

 

[2ka RasK*]

No silly, I meant BM. I shall not say his name here.

 

[Mione134]

No silly, I meant BM. I shall not say his name here.

Oop haha.

But I agree. However that man has ALWAYS been a DB. This statement by him is nothing to me. He's an idiot.

 

[2ka RasK*]

On a much more pleasant note, I agree, I'm down with bringing in Wilson.

 

[EverettMike]

No thanks to Brian Wilson.

 

[Shaun]

Mike Napoli ‏@MikeNapoli25 30s
Gravy RT @carlom79: @MikeNapoli25 do you call it sauce or gravy?

really need to bring him back

 

[robert terwilliger]

if you've espn insider or fangraphs+ there's a great read on ellsbury's value going forward that dave cameron wrote.

 

[Avs_19]

Ruiz goes back to Philly. 2 years would have been okay but I'm glad Cherington didn't offer 3 years to a 34 year old catcher.

Abraham guesses they'll trade for a catcher now.

 

[Ten Thousand Hours]

Does nobody else think Ross and Lavarnway is a good enough tandem?

 

[Johnnyduke]

Ross is around the same age as Ruiz, right? Ideally, I don't want both catchers in their mid 30s.

 

[BostonBob]

Cano still looking for $ 310 million deal.



from sportsnet.ca:

Robinson Cano still wants to become the best-paid player in MLB history. The free agent second baseman hasn’t budged from his asking price of $310 million, a source told Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com.

There’s no debating that Cano is the top free agent available. The 31-year-old finished the 2013 season with 27 home runs, 107 RBI, a .314 batting average and 7.6 wins above replacement.

But reaching the $300 million threshold will not be easy even at a time that baseball teams are flush with cash. A $300 million contract would surpass Alex Rodriguez’s 10-year, $275 million contract as the richest in MLB history, and it’s unclear which teams will compete with the New York Yankees for Cano’s services.

The Los Angeles Dodgers aren’t expected to sign the second baseman despite the fact that they have been among the game’s most aggressive spenders since 2012.

“You already know that guy in New York is going to be paid,†Dodgers owner Magic Johnson told USA TODAY last month. “Not by us. But he’s goig to get paid.â€

 

[Johnnyduke]

Giants signed Tim Hudson to a 2 year deal

 

[Avs_19]

Does nobody else think Ross and Lavarnway is a good enough tandem?

I have no faith in Lavarnway and wouldn't want him calling games.

 

[N o o d l e s]

From Mlbtr

"ESPN's Jayson Stark reports that the Red Sox were in on Ruiz until the very end, which is what caused Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. to guarantee the third year and give a slight boost in terms of average annual value (Twitter link)."

 

[Ten Thousand Hours]

I have no faith in Lavarnway and wouldn't want him calling games.

There's no magic to calling games. It's just preparation. What makes you think Lavarnway can't even get by? Also, no matter what (well, unless he's concussed) Ross will be involved in that preparation. And all we really need in a second catcher is someone to play enough games in the regular season to keep Ross rested for the playoffs and not be a complete black hole offensively.

 

[N o o d l e s]

If Napoli ends up not coming back, and I hope he does, I really like the idea of Corey Hart on a one year deal.

 

[Shaun]

bill james' projections for 2014

http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/red-sox/post/_/id/33512/james-sox-projections-were-on-mark