2014-15 MLB Offseason Thread

[Philaflava]

It's troubling with the lack of support Raines gets. After Rickey there has never been a more dominating leadoff hitter.

[Joe Pesci]

Zobrist and Yunel Escobar to Oakland

[Tommy Bunz]

Beane has got to be the most unpredictable GM in all of professional sports

[Kid That's Lifeless]

Breaking: Longoria traded for left handed pitchers mound and a Ricky Nolasco to be named later.

[jredd109]

i feel comfortable in saying the rays are really gonna suck this year. i say it every year. but this year for sure.

[Tommy Bunz]

Breaking: Longoria traded for left handed pitchers mound and a Ricky Nolasco to be named later.

As much as this probably sucks it was the right move. Zobrist will be 34 at the start of the season and the Rays weren't going to pay him in free agency.

[peanut butter]

Cant wait for the 2015 edition of this article to be written about Longo:
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/artic ... leid=19297" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



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[Joe Pesci]

i feel comfortable in saying the rays are really gonna suck this year. i say it every year. but this year for sure.

Tampa's depleted roster coming in last place is the only thing I feel comfortable predicting about the AL East for 2015.

[Kid That's Lifeless]

Breaking: Longoria traded for left handed pitchers mound and a Ricky Nolasco to be named later.

As much as this probably sucks it was the right move. Zobrist will be 34 at the start of the season and the Rays weren't going to pay him in free agency.

Oh, I completely agree I'm just saying that the team is blowing shit up right now and nothing at this point would surprise me.

[jredd109]

i feel comfortable in saying the rays are really gonna suck this year. i say it every year. but this year for sure.

Tampa's depleted roster coming in last place is the only thing I feel comfortable predicting about the AL East for 2015.

as it sits now, it looks like any one of the other 4 teams can win the division. just depends on who gets the breaks.

[Philaflava]

This is why he is a HOF

[alpha]

he def wins the twitter HOF criteria.

[Kid That's Lifeless]

Scorpion is such a shitty ride.

[peanut butter]

Max Scherzer and James Shields ever gonna pick which teams they wanna play for next year or nah?


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[jredd109]

scherz wants that 200 mill deal which i think is absolutely crazy, and obviously most teams do too. shields is probably waiting for scherz to sign so his value goes up a couple mill.

[peanut butter]

Saw a report recently that a Tigers official said they really wanted Scherzer back. I wonder if the owners desperation to win a title in the face of impending doom, plus the decline of Verlander and the older roster built to win now will be enough cause for the Tigers to re-sign him.


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[Tommy Bunz]

lookout landing having a bad baseball card tournament, on day 2 of voting, pretty great

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2015/1/13 ... ment-day-2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[peanut butter]

I've been following too. I really enjoy Patrick Dubuque, and his writing makes the tournament much more enjoyable.



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[Tommy Bunz]

my hatred for those oversized Bowman cards knows no bounds.
really looking forward to tomorrows insert card edition

[Philaflava]

sportflicks were kinda dope but i agree '89 donruss was atrocious. my griffey rc never got the proper protection.

[Dan]

I stopped collecting cards at the end of the 1988 season, so those oversized Bowman's weren't on my radar. I did, however miss out on Upper Deck's entrance into the market. Started collecting again 1990 and bought a few packs of the '89 UD when I could afford them, but never touched those Bowman's.

Sportflics were cool, even though you only got 3 cards in a pack. They were practically indestructible.

[peanut butter]

Is the Griffey Upper Deck RC the greatest baseball card of all time (excluding the Honus Wagner, of course)


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[Philaflava]

top 3

[Philaflava]

value aside, that canseco '86 donruss rated rookie will always be one of the GOATS

[peanut butter]

Upper Deck Griffey RC is definitely the Illmatic of cards. Classic debut of a prodigious talent, featuring a simple design, which changed the game forever.



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[Philaflava]

no question but to declare it #1. i mean the '52 mantle is a beaut.

henderson 80 topps, ryan 68 topps, rose '63 to name a few.

[peanut butter]

Yea I'm kinda backin off of that. Probably the best of my lifetime, but not the GOAT


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[Gregg Popabitch]

[Tommy Bunz]

^ they had that in last season of P&R too, although without the Gritt and a few others

[peanut butter]

Yunel Escobar in Oakland for 15 minutes, before being redirected to Washington in return for Clippard. I wonder if this means that Desmond is available from the Nationals.

Regardless, I actually think I kinda like what Beane is doing this offseason. It's totally batshit crazy, but at least its fun


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