Starting their quest for the 2013 World Series early, the Cubs make a splash in the free agency market and sign Scott Baker to a 1 year, $5.5M contract, plus incentives.

forsberg_us wrote:

Starting their quest for the 2013 World Series early, the Cubs make a splash in the free agency market and sign Scott Baker to a 1 year, $5.5M contract, plus incentives.

This really isn't a bad sign. Of course, it would be better if they had planned on Baker to be their #5 starter instead of a top/middle of the rotation guy.

Max wrote:

That's ridiculous.  If MLB can take over the Dodgers, they can do something about this affront.

I think we ought to start a "Free Giancarlo" petition. He'd look OK in Cardinal red ...

"it's the morons in Miami-Dade County who allowed Loria and MLB to get their way on public funding. They should've slapped it down and never even allowed a debate."

True, there's a caveat emptor quality to this shenanigan, but it's dwarfed by Loria's unrepentant malice. This is duplicitousness of the Bernie Madoff/Anna Nicole Smith/Enron variety.

"MLB then refused to allow the Expos any September call-ups, leaving them wildly short-handed compared to their opponents and exacerbating their fade. "


Did that really happen? and how so?

APIAD wrote:

"MLB then refused to allow the Expos any September call-ups, leaving them wildly short-handed compared to their opponents and exacerbating their fade. "


Did that really happen? and how so?

Yes. MLB was running the team. It made all personnel decisions.

artie_fufkin wrote:

True, there's a caveat emptor quality to this shenanigan, but it's dwarfed by Loria's unrepentant malice. This is duplicitousness of the Bernie Madoff/Anna Nicole Smith/Enron variety.

For sure, but something I read earlier basically described what Loria is doing as the endgame of 20 years of Bud Selig's policies, which is to use the respective cities as an ATM. I'm no longer surprised at this stuff because it's exactly what Selig wanted to see.

tkihshbt wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

True, there's a caveat emptor quality to this shenanigan, but it's dwarfed by Loria's unrepentant malice. This is duplicitousness of the Bernie Madoff/Anna Nicole Smith/Enron variety.

For sure, but something I read earlier basically described what Loria is doing as the endgame of 20 years of Bud Selig's policies, which is to use the respective cities as an ATM. I'm no longer surprised at this stuff because it's exactly what Selig wanted to see.

I think you're giving Bud too much credit for intelligence and a vision. Baseball and Miami ought to go together like peanut butter and jelly. Only the combination a coward like Selig and a sociopath like Loria could screw it up. And in spite of a haplessly dim owner followed by an historically-avaricious one, it's not like the Marlins have been without success. They've won two more championships than the Cubs in the last 100 years. They should be drawing 30K-40K fans a game. Next year, they're going to be lucky to draw 1 million fans to watch Stanton and bunch of minor leaguers.

artie_fufkin wrote:

I think you're giving Bud too much credit for intelligence and a vision. Baseball and Miami ought to go together like peanut butter and jelly. Only the combination a coward like Selig and a sociopath like Loria could screw it up. And in spite of a haplessly dim owner followed by an historically-avaricious one, it's not like the Marlins have been without success. They've won two more championships than the Cubs in the last 100 years. They should be drawing 30K-40K fans a game. Next year, they're going to be lucky to draw 1 million fans to watch Stanton and bunch of minor leaguers.

Well surely Loria didnt actually believe that a new ballpark and a couple of big free agent singings and he was going to make up for years of putting a poor team on the field.  Fan bases are not bought in one season.

Melky Cabrera to Toronto. 2 years, $16M.

I wonder if Colby's going to have a job with Toronto in 2013?

He hasnt hit righties that great either. 


The Blue Jays are making some waves.

Last edited by APIAD (11/17/2012 6:44 pm)

"Fukuoka"

Is this the name of a city or a term you use when you're trying to solicit a Geisha?