Dodgers Announce 2012 Cactus League Spring Training Schedule
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 11:18 AM PST
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The Dodgers announced their 2012 spring training schedule on Monday. They open Cactus League play on Monday, March 5 at Camelback Ranch with a game against the Chicago White Sox. At the conclusion of their Cactus League schedule, the Dodgers will play at least two exhibition games against the Angels at Dodger Stadium, though those haven't yet been finalized.
Here is the full exhibition schedule (home games at Camelback Ranch in blue, Cactus League road games in gray):
| March/April | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 4 | 5 CWS |
6 SF |
7 Oak |
8 Oak |
9 Tex |
10 Sea (ss) |
| CWS (ss) 6:05 |
||||||
| 11 ChC |
12 LAA |
13 Col |
14 Cin 7:05 |
15 KC |
16 Tex |
17 Col (ss) |
| SF (ss) 7:05 |
||||||
| 18 LAA |
19 Cle |
20 Mil |
21 SD |
22 Off |
23 KC |
24 Cle |
| 25 Mil |
26 CWS |
27 SD |
28 SF |
29 CWS |
30 Mil (ss) |
31 Ari |
| ChC (ss) | ||||||
| 1 Ari |
2 | 3 vs Angels (LA) TBD |
4 vs Angels (LA) TBD |
5 Opening Day in SD |
6 | 7 |
The Dodgers play 16 of their 30 Cactus League games at Camelback Ranch. All times are 1:05pm local time unless otherwise noted (clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 11, but not in Arizona, so the day games on those first eight days are 12:05 p.m. PDT starts), and are of course subject to change. Tickets and more information can be found here.
In 2011, the Dodgers had 30 Cactus League games scheduled in 30 days, including one split-squad day and one day off. In 2012, the Dodgers have 30 games in 28 days, including three split-squad days and one off day.
The Dodgers open their regular season at Petco Park on Thursday, April 5 against the San Diego Padres.
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If the NBA schedule still has the Clippers play in PHX in March, I will be making the trip
by Michael White on Dec 5, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
I’m considering dropping the Thunder and picking up another team. I just can’t get behind em anymore. They just don’t do it for me.
And no, I’m not considering the Grizzlies.
Okay – it is getting crowded but we still have room as we try to make inroads into the Southern region.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I kinda like the Clippers, but Mike White doesn’t like us down here. Not sure how I feel about that!
If it helps any I think the SEC is the greatest conference in the history of mankind
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
His career is at a Crossroads.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Seems like, from an outsider that doesn’t know him, that he is a shitty teammate. appears to have a horrible attitude.
I don’t think you’re alone in the thought that OKC fans will end up taking sides between Durant and Westbrook
by Michael White on Dec 5, 2011 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
If you’re not picking the Grizzlies, the Clippers are the obvious choice.
by Michael White on Dec 5, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
No shit, thought you were full blooded Southern.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Right, changes everything I ever thought I knew about the man
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
You just made it way easier to get hacked :)
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by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 11:38 AM PST up reply actions
or that his wife is not a second cousin
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Is March 5th not at Camelback?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
it is a “road” game for the Dodgers, at Camelback
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
So they have three games against the major league team formerly known as the White Sox as home games, but one on the road? That seems odd. Especially since they have more home games listed than roadies. My guess is that they are technically the road team for one of those games, but they listed is a home game, and forgot to do it for the other. Nobody goes to ST caring about who bats last.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
the Dodgers have 15 home games and 15 road games in the Cactus League
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
It would be cooler if they still played in the Grapefruit league :(
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Yup, makes sense for their overwhelmingly southern california fan base
by Michael White on Dec 5, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
according to that calendar, correct
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
not a home game
anyway
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
should be going
between the 12th and the 18th, but I expect to not go to a game on the 18th as I will likely be super hungover
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
Lakers / Clippers playing two pre – season games 19 and 21st remind me of the White Sox / Dodgers.
Mr White I got four tickets this year if you want to buy any.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Don’t count on a tip from Mr. Pink.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Bard in Black is like, “No worries, The Olive Garden will totally have me covered when Mr. Pink stiffs me.”
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 5, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
By the way
I would like some extra credit on this comment for the phrase “Mr. Pink stiffs me.”
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 5, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Everyone is stiff around now right now
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Would make for an uneventful lunch if this wasn’t the case.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
But the conversation would simply sparkle!
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 5, 2011 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
Hmm, I think I will be taking you up on that.
by Michael White on Dec 5, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Can’t decide if Dave or Delias Man hacked your login
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
526000009… damn
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 5, 2011 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
What are those two bowling balls
doing in her blouse?
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Can’t… resist… the urge…. to motorboat
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Please don’t do this.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 11:43 AM PST up reply actions
Oh God dammit I so did not read it that way before.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
her poor back
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
Looking good fellas
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 12:16 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
not bad
but I remind you straight guys and gay girls to google Sonia Aquino (drops mike)
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
Oh shit
jonmorosi
#Dodgers would still like to upgrade rotation and have interest in Aaron Harang, who prefers to stay on W Coast.
ha ha – is Harang/Capuano > Kuroda/Eovaldi?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
They look about even
on the Scrabble scale
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
At least in 2012.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 11:49 AM PST up reply actions
I’d rather spend a few mil on Harang and fill out the rotation, than spend a few mil on a bullpen arm.
+1
Thought the Capuano signing negated the potential of getting Harang, glad to see that’s not the case
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Aaron Harang has been pretty consistent in his decline since 2007 and there’s no price point where “Dodgers sign Aaron Harang” is a good thing.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe NRI since he won’t get every chance in the world to fail.
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by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
we’ve been thru this Reg :) You’ve proved to me that he sucks but I’ve always liked him and was slightly encouraged with SOME of his numbers from last year. He’s better than the Scott Erickson NRI’s of the past
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Plus, you know if those few remaining dollars don’t go to Harang they will go to some nothing bullpen arm. I’d rather sign Harang and push Eovaldi into a relief spot.
Rotation depth is a good thing. Just because you have Capuano and Harang doesn’t mean you won’t be getting a little Eveland and Eovaldi too. Billingsley, Kershaw or Lilly could easily get injured.
agreed.
I like coming into the season with 5 capable starters and a couple potentially good younguns instead of relying on the younguns and not having a backup if they fail.
With 5 starters signed, I think Eveland will get non-tendered. They can just sign him to a minor league deal if they want him back.
If it was just 2012, fine whatever, but screwing over 2013 sucks.
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I'm going to just hope that if we sign him its for like 3 million.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
could be.
but still, prepare to be disappointed.
Did he get cut off for bragging about it?
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
Soccer? I’m sorry Josie….I just don’t understand
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
US National team is playing in Phoenix after their January youngun’s camp
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
last year against Chile was pits, but if my US credential gets renewed it’s worth it just to see UofPhoenix Stadium from the inside
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:11 PM PST up reply actions
Because you can't have enough of these stories
A 69-year-old Palm Springs woman was accused of attempting to cut off her husband’s penis with a pair of large scissors this weekend. Her effort failed, although the husband was treated for a non-life-threatening wound in the genital area and released from a local hospital, police said.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/12/husband-penis.html
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
there’s like 12 medical shows on right now, she hasn’t watched one?
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not that, she used Fisher Price scissors
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
by VeroJoe on Dec 5, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Every NBA team will play between 1-3 sets of back-to-back-to-back games
Lakers will have their (possibly only) set right of the bat, per the LA Times:
Dec 25: vs. Bulls
Dec 26: at Kings
Dec 27: vs Jazz
Full schedule official on Tuesday afternoon.
I know the flight’s only an hour, but that’s balls
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
He’ll be serving that with ORL.
:)
/runsfromMike
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 12:30 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I'm reading the earliest published baseball novel I've ever heard of
The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey, from 1911. Very interesting and only about 250 pages. About a college pitcher on the varsity team. Extreme amounts of bunting involved.
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Col. Potter's favorite novelist! But you wouldn't know that bit of trivia. ;)
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
hmm.
So in your opion why do you they think took him off 40 man?
by Dodgerblue8188 on Dec 5, 2011 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Because they need room for another move.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 12:20 PM PST up reply actions
Seems likely. At the very least it gives them some flexibility in case they do want to make a Rule 5 pick.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 12:21 PM PST up reply actions
Ned
getting ready for the Rule 5 draft
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 12:19 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Stan Kasten on MLBN Hot Stove
looks spry, I thought he was older. The Magic Man.
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
Dodgers interested in Harang
I can support this especially on a low-base 1 year deal
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 12:20 PM PST reply actions
Oh God
he’s terrible, worse than Capuano IMO. What’s his asking price?
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
we need to juggle our rotation
to make sure capuano and harang make every start in petco as possible
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
who's worse?
Capuano outside Citi field?
Or Harang outside Petco?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 12:25 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Harang outside Petco: .317/.374/.504
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Harang splits
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/6936/splits
Capuano splits
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7132/splits
Newbie
it’s looking like I won’t make it Friday, I’ve got a family obligation : (
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
unless we think things will still be rolling at 8:30-9
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Dodgers stadium isn't as pitcher friendly as Petco Park
but its up there. Its not like he’s going to Colorado or Arizona. I see him being fairly successful, better than #5 options Eovaldi and Eveland
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Bigger Sample Size alert
Harang wasn’t too bad either and could come fairly cheap. . lets see what the numbers are
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 12:36 PM PST up reply actions
Harang outside Petco: .317/.374/.504
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Aribitrary end point but Aaron Harang in his last 247 innings outside Petco: .849 OPS
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
It is closer than you think.http://twitter.com/#!/JimBowdenESPNxm
Harang put up solid numbers last year
expect that to continue when pitching in the friendly confines of Dodger Stadium
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Matt Kemp over roughly the same time: .860 OPS
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 12:42 PM PST up reply actions
So what you're telling me is
He couldstart throwing left handed and have roughly the same amount of success
Sheeeeiiiittttt
I take anyone’s pitcher they just givin him away
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
now Ned has gone overboard into his dark, dark Nederworld
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
meh.
They needed another pitcher that could start and there’s not really much better out there. I’m ok with this. I think either him or Capuano should start out the season in the bullpen, though. Eovaldi deserves a shot as a starter.
Wouldn’t be unprecedented for Eoalid to work out of the pen this year then start next year. or start out of the pen and move to the rotation if someone struggles.
eventually, if he can't cut it.
but my philosophy is that good young pitchers should get a chance to start. obviously a good starter is more valuable than a good reliever.
no one is suggesting be made a reliever permanently, but there is something to be said for getting your feet wet in lower pressure situations
I would htink he would be better suited
to pitching in the minors and working on his offspeed stuff
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
he can be successful in the bullpen now, and work on his offspeed stuff with major league pitching coaches with major league resources.
We have so many young live arms that are ready for the bullpen
that I don’t really see the need. Would rather he just keep starting
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
yeah but last year was rough
for a bit when everyone went down around the same time
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
and if that happens
then move Eo to the pen. Until then, let him do his thing in the minors.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
kind of what i was thinking.
but i see both sides.
he’ll still get 70ish innings out of the pen. Nothing wrong with that. It’s not like he won’t be getting his work in
I would rather he not be throwing up terrible sliders
to major league hitters.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
and to answer your question
because Jansen’s cutter is unbelievably dominant and that mofo is the next Mariano Rivera.
that seems detrimental to the improvement of his off speed pitches
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
so you don’t think throwing fastballs 85% of the time is a good strategy for long term development and growth?
/passes Keith Hot Tamales
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
ex·clu·sive·ly/ikˈsklo͞osivlē/
Adverb:
To the exclusion of others; only; solely.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
i lol'd
out of the dickishness of this response
it’s exclusive in baseball terms. Get back to the real point. If Jansen can do it, why not Eovaldi? If you want to make Eovaldi a starter, why wouldn’t you also want to make Jansen a starter?
Interesting read from Bowden from behind the ESPN pay wall.
http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/post/_/id/2691/bowdens-bullets-bourjos-for-wright
He thinks that the Angels are not done.
March 15th Game
I’m not 100% sure, but the CBR website and the original Dodger calendar had the 3/15 game as a home game.
going off press release from Dodgers this morning
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions
understood,
but i think there’s an error. not that it matters much, i just don’t think they’d schedule two road games to KC…..but they might.
What are everybodys thoughts about
Furcal going to the Phillies? It is a possibility, but nothing in the wind as of now.
I hope he makes a crucial error in Game 1 of the NLCS to turn the tide against them.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 12:38 PM PST up reply actions
Out-of-the-blue question:
If MLB expanded and added two more teams (one to each league), which cities do you think would be most likely to get a team? I know I’ve heard Las Vegas thrown out there before, and pipe dreams about a team in Mexico City (which would be awesome, but unlikely, IMO), but off the top of my head New Orleans, Memphis, “Carolina” (Charlotte), and one of the other Texas cities (or maybe even Oklahoma) seem like possibilities…
I get the NFL thinking it’s almighty, but it’s in for a rude awakening competing against CFL or EPL full time as opposed to special event deals
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
It won't happen at all imho
they can’t even sell out the 1 game a year they get now
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I think it’s more likely the Bills move to Toronto than the NFL moves to London, but I think they’re both unlikely
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:51 PM PST up reply actions
god, if the bills moved to toronto i expect mass suicide in buffalo. the people of that city have almost nothing to live for except for their perennially awful football team.
i don't really know how much say the state would have if an owner chose to do it.
do you mean just throw tons of money at the team to convince them to stay?
Yeah, you don't know Buffalo
They like the Bills during football season, but it’s all about the Sabres.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness
I was gonna say, ain’t that hockey country that close to the Queen’s country?
by Josie Becker on Dec 5, 2011 12:59 PM PST up reply actions
Then you know that there’s more to that area than football.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
you forgot
sheet pizza
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Throwin a bunch of shit on a plate and covering it in hot sauce.
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
don’t you dare be mean to garbage plates
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
yes.
there are very few foods that i can get defensive about. the garbage late is one (and i’m a vegetarian).
<3 Nick Tahoe
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
out of curiosity
when and why have you spent time in Rochester?
University of Rochester, class of 2008
GET ON MY LEVEL.
And I have several friends from that area, inclusive of Buffalo. They all have to same “THIS SEASON WILL BE GREAT!!!” to “well, shit” later in the season attitude about the Bills and they all perk up regarding the Sabres.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
OMG.
That’s exactly how I describe Buffalo. I swear to god that city’s motto should be “I’ve got a good feeling that this will be our year.”
I thought it was “Wide Right.”
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
naw.
Not enough desperation in “Wide Right.” “This will be our year” just encompasses every fuckin thing about that city.
oh rly
which one
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
hahahahaha
I believe that is where my freshman roommate and her boyfriend were from!
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
NAMES.
We are roughly the same age and I know many people in that zero horse town.
Erin Fox, Trevor Idont’rememberhislastnameandhesanassholeanyway
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Trevor DiMarco I think.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Yep.
Knew both of them. Had a crush on Erin in the 11th grade (even though she barely knew me). I think they’re married now.
I heard Trevor got married to Libby, the girl he dated after Erin when their relationship exploded sky high
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Erin was really, really cool
Trevor did not like me at all, so living together sophomore year was really fun.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
ok.
im probably totally wrong, i havent seen either of them in years and i wasnt really even friends with them in HS, they were just friends of friends.
that's pretty funny.
small world after all
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
for real.
i didnt even know you lived in Rochester.
you're probably thinking of Taylor.
not the first time we’ve been confused for each other.
yes.
i’m actually getting my master’s at the end of this school year, so to be technical I’m not a “candidate” (which only refers to people that have finished everything but their dissertation), but I am enrolled in a PhD program.
what program/where
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
right!
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
UCLA’s ancient history program is about to die. I mean that almost literally.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
bummer.
you’re at claremont right now, right?
yup
professors keep telling me to apply to chicago. fuck me
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
yr in a masters prog. looking for phd, right?
where are you applying?
Well, it depends if I stay with religion or if I move sideways into history. Chicago, UPenn, Duke, UCSB, maybe Cal, maybe Syracuse, UWashington as a safety…but I have another year until I apply.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
while it’s flattering that multiple professors think I can get into UChicago, it’s fucking Chicago.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Best city I’ve ever visited. Except for the Lake freezing the penoid. You can wear hats:)
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
on my penoid?
isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?
/ducks
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
really top program in history?
you never know. i got into a lot of schools i didn’t thinki had a chance in, UCLA being one.
it’s like top program in everything. It’s UChicago. I long to get on their level.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
i see.
probably top 10-15 in my field too, i applied and only got waitlisted. you should aim high though/ as i ranted in our previous discussion, if you can’t get into a really really great school your chances aren’t that great later on.
/blinks
Uh. No shit?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
?
not trying to be obvious, you had just said “fuck me” that your profs wanted you to apply to a good school and i was adding my 2 cents that i agree with your profs.
Hyde Park is such an isolated enclave
but it is a great school and a pretty campus, I just don’t like their economics legacy :)
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
is that only an upstate NY thing?
I’ve had that so many times in my life I just assumed that everyone experiences it.
We don’t have it in LA.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
wow.
to show how tiny and fragile my mind is, it has just been blown.
San Francisco
could use a team
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Raleigh-Durham might be a better spot than Charlotte.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Durham has a proud baseball history, and the Research Triangle area has almost as many people in it as Charlotte. I think Durham actually likes being a minor league city, it’s part of their identity that they wouldn’t want to lose.
Charlotte already has the Panthers and Bobcats. Raleigh supports the Hurricanes pretty well.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Las Vegas wont ever be able to support a MLB team (nor an NBA team). The only sport Las Vegas could support is the NFL due to the low amount of games.
I’d like San Antonio to get a shot. At the rate of growth between Austin / San Antonio it will their suburbs will start touching soon.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
oh no!
how will we keep Austin weird then!?
I wonder why they dropped Hoffmann instead of Oeltjen. Basically the same player, except for the L/R thing.
Serious issue I need help with….
Wife sends me a text today…..
Christmas, do you want a Cotton Bowl weekend or new golf clubs?
WTF do I do?
your wife is awesome.
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Cotton bowl still exists? Or is this just visiting the actual stadium? Then, I say go for the clubs
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Harang to Dodgers
According to FOX Sports’ Jon Paul Morosi, Aaron Harang’s deal with the Dodgers will be for two years.
The contract is expected to be finalized shortly. Harang, 33, posted a 3.64 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 170 2/3 innings this past season for the Padres while earning $3.5 million on a one-year deal. No word yet on the financials of his agreement with Los Angeles.
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 1:00 PM PST reply actions
Pitch terribly, sign one year deal, continue declining, sign two year deal.
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I don't really like the 2 year deal either
but he’s a better option than Eveland and Eovaldi for the #5 spot this season imo
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 1:02 PM PST up reply actions
I can see Harang with a 4.00-4.30 ERA and close to 200 innings pitched
I don’t think Eo is capable of those numbers. . .not yet at least
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
dear lord
Cody Ross seems like the epitome of a Ned signing
Bowden is saying the contract is backloaded, which implies we are paying him more than 0 dollars.
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Why couldn’t Ned have signed Kuroda to a backloaded contract???
Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.
Guessing
1. Kuroda is tired of future money
2. Ned did want Kuroda this year
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Is he the one
with the long hair, and weird straight-leg delivery?
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Looking at the headshots below
The answer is no
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Source: Aaron Harang’s deal with #Dodgers expected to be for two years.
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FUck
So for at least two years, the following is penciled in:
Kershaw
Billz
Lilly
Capuano
Harang
Someone please help me control my excitement
Exactly!
I realize there are always injuries and DFAs, but signing all those guys through 2013 is basically saying either: We are not going to be competitive the next couple years or are expecting endlessly deep pockets who don’t mind having more dead money
Veteran back of the rotation arms are exactly what I think of when I imagine trade deadline commodities.
Right. Late season playoff push for a team with a depleted starting rotation. Those things still happen.
So fuck Rubby at this point? And pretty much blocking Eo and Webster for 2 years (aside from injuries)?
1 year deals for cap and harang, fine. 2 years? Dumb.
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Rubby might come back from TJ but might have to have his innings limited, right?
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Uh, no one in the rotation is good enough to block a good pitcher. I doubt they got no trade contracts. If Rubby comes back healthy, EO and Webster progress they either get dealt for bats or the tired arms will take a seat for the new blood.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
x
and when i say dealt for bats I mean:
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
His name is Joey
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 1:56 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions 1 recs
I feel like poeple are paying too much attention to length of deal and not to a) the salary
b) the fact that there will be new ownership in place next off season who may say “Fuck these guys” and new GM in place who may say the same and the even more likely event that either Capuano or Harang could be hurt and useless in 2013 if not before. :-/
Doesn’t history show us that we never can assume we’ll have X # of pitchers locked in for this period of time, and shouldn’t assume any young ace pitchers (if someone like Zach Lee turns out that way) will be blocked.
What I don’t like as much is the thought that McCourt + Colletti continue to have to lay more burden on whoever the future ownership is. Hopefully these contracts are indeed drops in the bucket to them.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
by underdog on Dec 5, 2011 1:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I can only hope a new GM jettisons all of them on July 31st so they never see 2013 with the Dodgers. By all of them I mean Rivera, Uribe, Lilly, Guerrier, Harang, Capuano, and Ellis.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Dec 5, 2011 1:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Even if we only won 40 games, I would consider it a very successful season if that were to happen.
by BFDC on Dec 5, 2011 1:59 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Probably too much to ask for ALL of that, but I can definitely see some of that happening
Obviously depends on whether Dodgers are contending in 2012, and of course whether Ned is still around, and when, etc.
And I agree, Humma, that is the one thing I am worried about — the finances of these deals add up when they are backloaded to make 2013 books tighter, even if new owner is Daddy Warbucks they may flinch at that, want to trade these guys and then find they can’t without eating most of the contract anyway.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
All this backloading into 2013 is bullshit and Selig should say so.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Selig is this fucking close to having McCourt out of his hair. He is not about to go and fuck that up. He doesn’t care if the Dodgers are shitty in 2013.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
McCourt is toast anyway and wants his money
…and Selig should care because the Dodgers are still a valued brand in need of rehabbing as soon as possible
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
I agree with this, but only to a point. Every $5 million salary he says fuck it to is still $5 million out of his pocket. He will be able to trade those guys but only by picking up the check.
If he takes the payroll in ’13 to 125 or 130 million or higher, sure, he has a lot of flexibility. But that requires him to open up the wallet.
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Random thought
If I ever have E.D., I’m going to go on a long sail by myself at dusk before I make any decisions. At some point I might even smile bemusedly off into the distance.
by kinbote on Dec 5, 2011 1:09 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
JimBowdenESPNxm: Dodgers back-load another 2-year deal. Harang, Capuano and Ellis with intent new owners will be on the hook not McCourt
If “brilliant” baseball minds trade for Jeff Mathis, I’m not sure Ned is that much worse than anybody (and I am decidedly not a fan).
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
agreed.
Ned’s not great, but with the ownership situation he’s probably being forced into all sorts of moves that we don’t see.
I don’t think anyone is forcing him to give two year deals to crappy players. Sometimes the best move is to not do anything.
it's nice that you don't think that
but you have no idea what his boss is telling him to do.
Neither do you, since Ned was a tool before “McCourt started telling him what to do” I’m going with the assumption he felt 2010 was a win and is doing it again.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Dec 5, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m just going to pretend we signed Uribe to a two-year deal this offseason. Makes things easier for me. If 2012-2013 is our window, I’m defenestrating immediately.
how no?
what spots will the new owner be able to fill next season besides Ethier’s?
ok.
thanks for answering the question and clarifying your position.
What's your position?
That the owner takes over the team early in the ‘12 season and sits on his/her hands for 2 years while playing out the string with Ned’s castoffs? Who the hell would do that?
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
what other choice do they have?
besides drop a shitload of players they’d have to pay for anyway or try to trade them all off?
Exactly, so why not give the new owners free reign to do what they want? Why does McCourt want Ned to sign guys for two years and complicate matters for ownership that will probably be chosen in April/May? I don’t see his angle, to give new owners as many options as possible by loading up the roster with veteran riffraff?
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
Because he probably wanted players that weren’t absolute bottom of the barrel shit quality and you have to give more than one year contracts to thsoe guys. Potential owners won’t really care about the 2013 season, they’re looking at the team as a long term investment.
I’d think they’d care very much about their first full season and the offseason beforehand to make a big first impression in the LA market with a flagship franchise like the Dodgers…you see Magic/Kasten, Cuban, whoever just biding time and wanting to punt 2013?
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
True.
But I think whenever you buy any billion dollar organization there’s going to be bad money in there somewhere. Between Cap, Ellis, Uribe, Guerrier, and whoever else you want to throw in there, the amount of bad investment over the course of the next two years is pretty negligible compared to the overall value of the team.
Why does McCourt want Ned to sign guys for two years and complicate matters for ownership that will probably be chosen in April/May?
I could be wrong, but I don’t think Ellis/Capuano/Harang are available on one year deals. They are available on two year deals.
Ned is signing these players to try to put a competitive team on the field in 2012. You can think that he is misguided or choosing the wrong guys, but that is what he is trying to do. The second year is the cost of doing business.
What screws the Dodgers is that the deals are backloaded, which kills 2013.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
If you put together a team that should win 84 games and catch lightning in a bottle, you might just win 93 games, which should be enough to win the division. That’s Ned’s M.O.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Is it?
Seems to me his MO is to put together a .500 team, have Manny land in his lap and basically live off that lightening bolt.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Dec 5, 2011 2:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I think Manny qualifies.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Why we wouldn’t have got rid of him?
I still believe a lefty can after a bit master third base
by DodgerofTrolleys on Dec 5, 2011 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Funny in retrospect
That TBLA was arguing who to sign between Harang and Capuano
at least he didn't sign Jeff Francis
making a four lefty rotation.
McCourt should backload a Pujols deal and make the new owners really on the hook
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
That's what's called "punting"
THe next two seasons guarantee a record that probably wont make the playoffs but alos probably wont be a last place team.
Make sure you wear a belt
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 1:11 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
I rode harang to 1st in my fantasy league that year
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
btw
i like yr avatar. my girlfriend photoshopped one with Charles Manson that looked awesome.
my friend casey put it together
it was in an email chain when we were bitching about beiber, kardashian etc being on the signs…
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
Fuck
Now I have to figure out the proper spelling for “Harangatangue”
harang - u rang?
always reminded me of this dude
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 1:26 PM PST reply actions
Clearly. The problem is not enough dudes with facial hair.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
This is my retirement plan. My son is a lefty, so I am looking at just developing a mediocre lefty pitcher….or starting at age 8 force him to practice Field Goals.
KCAL! FTMFW!
by robotmadeofnails on Dec 5, 2011 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
Dude, the juxtaposition between Dee’s head and MEllis’s head is AMAZING
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
College is working Maddz….you’re using words like juxtaposition
"They will never ketchup to all of the energy that I've mustard"
hahaha
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
objection
that presupposes she has actual thoughts to interrupt
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Kristen Stewart Teaches You How To Speak More Good
so it’s not exactly…..if you keep dropping sentences it’s not…like the same….or whatever….but suddenly breaking off your…..like your words or whatever….that’s aposiopesis.
maybe she’s just super, duper stoned
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
Now I see why Ned needed to keep Loney
because otherwise we’d have one ugly group of dudes (with the obvious exceptions)
Lilly needs to buy a chin
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
I guess Ned
will now trade Billz for the big bat he promised everyone a few weeks ago.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That really makes sense at this point
It would just make this offseason perfect (ugh) to trade Bills after a down year for somewhere nowhere near his actual value.
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
Better be Votto or Bautista
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 1:44 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Or Zimmerman
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 1:45 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Surprising Things:
Cap, Harang, Ellis never played for the Giants
Cap, Harang, Ellis do not own a ring
Cap, Harang, Ellis all got two year deals
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
Ellis is a scrappy white guy though, so Sabean was probably on the phone for Ellis before Ned snatched him up
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
You have an extra letter in your comment.
by kinbote on Dec 5, 2011 1:49 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Andre Johnson
Looks like he is out for at least a couple weeks. They hope he’ll be back by the end of the season. They should still win the division and if he’s healthy by week 17 this is no big deal. Still think they are likely one and done in the playoffs.
Without AJ we still shoved the ball
down the throats of the #2 rushing D in the league. Our defense once again kicked ass. Doubt us at your own peril.
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
The Harang signing will put the 2013 Dodgers payroll up above 100 million. Holes left to fill include starting 1B, starting RF, three bench spots (OF/IF/C) and a couple of relievers.
Just to fill the voids, the payroll will have to increase or the new owner/GM will have to do salary dumps.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
Or Package Andre/Billz for a cheap, studly, right fielder.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
ah fuck it
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
How’d your afternoon delight go?
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
I’m old and married
we had lunch
played with the dogs
cleaned up dog shit’
went back to work
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
That is old.
Even I am not THAT old. I know what to do with Bride when no children are begging for my attention.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
We fold it all night long.
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
If the spirit hold ya
Lemme fold ya
Awww
Let’s get it on… The laundry, I mean…
Let’s get it on
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quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
by Humma Kavula on Dec 5, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
yeah I was just thinking I wonder if they will infact trade Bills for a bat now? and if so, what kind of bat could we even get?
Wright would come at 1 yr 15 million, and would certainly void his team option for 2013 (which he gets to do if traded). Meanwhile Bills’ deal is for 3/35. Who gets thrown in?
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
This phrasing...
RT @dylanohernandez Dylan Hernandez
Source: #Dodgers and Harang are “very close.”
…made me think this: Like, the way me and my ex g/f are still very close?
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
I should point out that this means "good friends" and not friend with benefits or whatever.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
/grabs keith
OVER HERE DUDE
I pitched to Matt Kemp, and all I got was this stupid earned run.
@maddzgoesrawr @arenafitness @madeleine_arena
So I can still hang out with her and shoot a gun off next to her head.*
*in Alabama
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Dodgers invited Harang over to clean some dog shit.
by Eric Stephen on Dec 5, 2011 2:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
For real?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 2:16 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
I’ve got to assume that’s an either/or type of deal.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Boom
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 2:22 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Exactly, its not either or, its both. Wether it happens or not remains to be seen, but Lakers want both
The Lakers are reportedly prepared to make offers for Dwight Howard and/or Chris Paul.
Both players are backing their teams into a corner and they may be forced to move their superstars instead of losing them for nothing after the season. The Lakers are possibly willing to part ways with Andrew Bynum, Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol, which could potentially land them both superstars. Brace yourselves for endless rumors until Paul or Howard are moved.
Dammit let me dream Phil!
I think the Lakers can end up with Howard, he wants to play in LA, we have a center, I could see that happening. I don’t see Paul coming to the Lakers. JMO
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I also think Howard is more likely
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 2:35 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Is DeAndre Jordan really worth the 13-14 mil a year he is rumored to be getting
I don’t really understand why teams are enamored with him. Sure he is young and has a ton of potential, but he has absolutely no offensive game outside of a dunk
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
None at all, which is why
I am baffled that he is looking for a max deal.
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
Knowing literally nothing about the finances of basketball owners
I hear there’s no hard cap, who cares how much you spend right now, get Howard and Paul if you have the pieces to get them, regardless of money.
Now I shall be taught why this is not something you do.
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
Luxury tax
Luxury tax and revenue sharing alone will cost the Lakers close to $100 mil (that’s with current salaries with max fines which takes a couple years to get to).
$100 mil out the door before you even start thinking about paying your payroll makes you think twice.
maybe a 3 way? 3 way was talking about with Bucks, since Orlando I guess rather have Bogut then Bynum. Maybe Bucks like Gasol instead? Anyways, just fun to read… But not like im really expecting anything to happen…. by the way I wouldnt deal Bynum for Paul if im not getting Howard in a seperate trade. Gasol’s too soft in the middle IMO.
I think Lakers can beat the Nets' offer for Howard
but I can’t see them getting Paul as well
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
In 2013, the last year of the contract, the Dodgers are to receive $38.8 million.
From this NYT article. While the Texas Rangers get twice that.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Yep. Inflation and the fact that McCourt was forced into a deal as part of the sle have certainly done a number on our financial fexibility
Well, there are a few sacrifices you have to make when you buy a baseball team at a sign and drive event. (No money down and no first payment! $30,000,000 personal loans!)
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
Just realized that after the 2013 season we’ll have a new TV deal and potential holes at rotation spots 2-5.
the new gm will have to be aggressive about filling those holes
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
Haranguers
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
in San Diego. In the era where offense is dead. Harang’s ERA+ was 98 to go with that 3.64.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
Well, yes, but still
That’s not even beginning to mention that the 2012 Dodgers are going to give up a shitload of HR. Capuano’s peripherals look a hell of a lot like Lilly’s (his fastball velocity is even similar), and Harang gave up 1.1 HR/9 in PETCO. Which translates to like 1.4 HR/9 in DS.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Jason Marquis should sign with the Padre’s so we can sign him to a two year deal next winter.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Dec 5, 2011 2:23 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Can't we just
Extend Lilly for two more years?
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
Anyone know anything about Alberto Castillo?
I still believe a lefty can after a bit master third base
by DodgerofTrolleys on Dec 5, 2011 2:28 PM PST reply actions
He’s a left handed piece of shit who is old and shitty. He was so bad he could not even crack the Diamondback bullpen. Other then that, he’s just what we need.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
YAY!
Both of the previous ones are just the reason why everyone likes Ned. Right? Right? Uh, anybody? Oh… man.
I still believe a lefty can after a bit master third base
by DodgerofTrolleys on Dec 5, 2011 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
NRIs are not worth worrying badmouthing GMs over. Harang or Capuano or Ellis are fair game. Castillo is just a guy.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
Usually, but I learned my lesson after “don’t freak out, there’s no way we’d actually let Russ Ortiz play”
Minor League Central @mlcentral @andrewngrant
by regfairfield on Dec 5, 2011 3:13 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
What about the Ortiz Twins
I think that was a good one to say something about, lol.
TBLA 2011 Postseason Prediction Champion
putting the 'uh' in buehrle
Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Rangers, Marlins and Nationals have all offered Mark Buehrle a three-year deal in the $36-39 million range.
do not want
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 2:30 PM PST reply actions
probably
Wilson’s got a much better K rate and HR rate but Buehrle has a really nice low walk rate. And 11 straight seasons of 200+ IP looks good too. I think he could age decently, but 3 yrs seems about right. Wilson for 6 yrs seems too long.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Buehrle should sign with either the Marlins or Nat’s. Amazing how much money the Marlins are throwing around, agents must be ecstatic
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
I think the money they’re paying Reyes was just revenue sharing money they’ve been hoarding for the last few years. They can pay Pujols with the half billion plus they got from Miami that’s being investigated by the SEC.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
they're also not offering no-trades
in case the bottom falls out of their grand Ponzi scheme
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
I could only make them go so far. In yer ear? Her fear? Der rear? The mind boggles.
magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.
quis enim, consortes mei, non fateatur
A limerick about Guerrier
Requested by him over here
Is wholly unneeded
And shan’t be repeated
Any more than one time per year
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
by Nolij on Dec 5, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Wot about 'im?
I still believe a lefty can after a bit master third base
by DodgerofTrolleys on Dec 5, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
"Lefty C.J. Wilson has six-year offer in hand"
So which would be worse, committing 2 years of less money to Harang and Capuano, who are not as good as CJ Wilson (but he’s not that good) or tying up a ton more money + years on CJ Wilson?
Maybe they are both equally crap options, tbh.
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for wilson is kinda meh.. I wouldnt want to sign him to a huge deal for 6 years..
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
sss
and he sucked in the playoffs.. but it was because he was walking everyone and anyone like I mentioned above
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
Last thing I’d want is to tie money into CJ WIlson
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Just wondering
why did people not like a 4-year deal with Pierre?
I still believe a lefty can after a bit master third base
by DodgerofTrolleys on Dec 5, 2011 2:37 PM PST reply actions
I would have loved it
Because the 4 year deal was what the Giants offered him. LA topped that with 5 years.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
He was also named after Juan Marichal.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:44 PM PST up reply actions
That is Dodger Great Juan Marichal to you.
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He did do that
And retired as a Dodger.
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His final game
was a terrible start that ended with a Dodger win thanks to a grand slam in the bottom of the 7th by the Toy Cannon as well as a walk-off single by Steve Garvey.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:50 PM PST up reply actions
It was five
Because he was already regressing
Because his head size appeared to defy the rules of nature
Because
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I disagree
Grins to self, while attempting to think of another trollish question to ask
by SeanMillerSavior on Dec 5, 2011 2:43 PM PST up reply actions
x
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
by nolander on Dec 5, 2011 2:50 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Is he pointing to a ball pitched by Aaron Harang? Because that looks about right.
by StolenMonkey86 on Dec 5, 2011 2:54 PM PST up reply actions
and are already attractive. Fedoras on ugly dudes make you look like a clown. Fedoras on already good looking dudes make you charming
If you have to ask if you’d look good in a fedora, you wouldn’t.
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Only chafeurs can wear them?
I always thought you could pretend you were a detective, or some other shady character by wearing one.
Most people don't wear suits to work anymore
If you wear a suit to work feel free to wear one. Don’t be the guy wearing shorts a fedora and a trench coat
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Knowing which one was a home game would be nice. You knew they would not skip this series. This probably means the Clips get the Heat, since they might as well play two games in LA if they come.
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whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 2:57 PM PST up reply actions
He would be an instant upgrade at two of our infield positions.
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Dodgers with a higher OPS than Hairston in 2011: Kemp, Ethier, Loney, Ellis.
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Ned is a fookin' genius
We’re winning 95 games next year and 65 games in ’13
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 5, 2011 3:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yea, someone who can actually play 2nd, SS, 3rd.
Now we got this
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stockpiling a bunch of infield guys
hope some of them don’t suck
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I feel bad for you
since you’ve been pining for Scott all this time and we finally get a Hairston but it’s a different one.
No problem, in my mind Jerry has been getting better with age, while brother Scott is not
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One has power and plays all three outfield position but is always hurt. Used to kill LHP
The other has no power, some OB Skills, speed, plays 2nd,SS,3rd and all the outfield positions.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
As IvDown said, we got Jamey Carroll back, but the one with the family pedigree.
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It's not really a bad thing to me
If he can be near productive as Jamey was. I’m just not so sure.
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this is so stupid
its like when youre in the last 1-2 rounds of a fantasy draft and you look at versatile dudes.. oh look this guy plays all the positions!@ oh wait, he fucking sucks nevermind.
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 3:03 PM PST up reply actions
$0.5 million in 2012
$5.5 million in 2013
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If you keep making comments like this, the Dodgers will keep using them as a stick to beat you with.
OF COURSE it’s gonna be obscenely backloaded.
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Essentially at this point
And from what it looks like worse fielding and doesn’t play SS?
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None at all last year though
I checked his page and I thought the SS play was from 2007 or so when I posted.
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hairsje02.shtml
Right, none last year. Not like Jamey Carroll had even played SS before we snagged him.
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Less average, much less discipline but decent pop for a middle infielder.
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is it time to finally just say ned didn't really want kuroda back?
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why sign one free agent when you can sign them all
except the good ones, of course
by hee came hee seop'd he choi'd on Dec 5, 2011 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like Ned is trolling the entire fanbase now
This a joke. I wouldn’t even wish this guy on UCLA football at this point.
I feel like he is doing favors for a bunch of guys
Like he wanted to give them big money in the past but couldn’t get approval and now he is making good on some past dealings.
Its as if Ned thinks the reason the Dodgers suck is because Justin Sellers is on the bench, and not Jerry Hairston…
or because juan uribe would have to play a lot next year
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Ned didn't really want Kuroda back
so that he could indulge in his middle infielder fetish
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Who needs Eovaldi and Webster
Joquian Beniot, here you come!
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also from Darren Rovell
darrenrovell: Foley’s in NYC is offering Mets fans a free beer, champagne or appetizer in exchange for their Jose Reyes jersey.
Not sure what one has to do with the other. He allows us to pinch hit for Ellis in the 4th.
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I have no idea what they intend to do with him.
He’s 35 and has never made more then 2.3 million in one season. The baseball agents of old players loves Ned Colletti. I wonder if he and Barajas had the same agent.
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by Phil Gurnee on Dec 5, 2011 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Ned having one last Nedgasm
he’s going out like a Peckinpah film
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 5, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
If he moves
Sign him
It's not what you look like, when you're doin' what you're doin'
It's what you're doin' when you're doin' what you look like you're doin'!
MLB Network looks like they’re in the pool area of that hotel.
"It's a five letter word, S-T-R-I-K-E."
Individually they all suck, add them up and you have the making of Ned’s Pantry of Veteran Goodiness. I call them the Tomato Paste of the team.
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in all seriousness
If i was a role player in the Dodger organization, i’d want out as soon as possible.
I just dont understand why the team wouldnt give a cheap youngster the chance to be a utility player, rather than go pay a premium for it.
It’s kind of like me trying decide between a gourmet European sandwich for around $10, or a $3 sandwich, $1 chip, $1 drink, and $1 dessert. Then I still have money left over for tomorrow’s $3 sandwich and either chips or a drink.
whose the 3 dollar sandwich in this metaphor?
i think it’s more like buying 8 dollars worth of bulk candy for 10 dollars, then feeling sick for an entire season.
by court168627 on Dec 5, 2011 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This season on the Los Angeles Dodgers?
Can a team win games if they only sign backup infielders and fourth starters? Ned Colletti will find out.
Not fair, he started with Kemp / Kershaw.
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true.
he’ll probably go break their kneecaps and hire Jeff Francis and Rick Ankiel to replace them.
by court168627 on Dec 5, 2011 3:26 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I think I can write Jonah Keri's article for him after today
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
Hahaha Rosenthal saying Harang is getting more than Capuano. 2/12.
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LOLerskates
I don’t mind the Harang signing, but at 2 years and for this much I’m so, just dumbfounded at this point.
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Reminder that the Padres had a five million dollar option on Harang and declined it.
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WHAT THE FUCK.
That actually really pisses me off.
Did Harang decline it, or did the Padres decline it? I’ve seen that both ways.
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Harang is going to make more than Capuano accoring to Rosenthal.
"It's a five letter word, S-T-R-I-K-E."
so apparently we didn't sign capuano because of his x-fip
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So
Are we all just riding off Uribe for 2012 for being productive? I just refuse to believe he will have a repeat of 2011 in 2012. In my mind we should see an offensive line of .260/.310/.425 with some good 3B defense. Nothing earth shattering, but being a somewhat productive bat and a definite productive fielder will be a nice boost to the team.
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Anyone watching the team hoping they will win?
Which may be going further down every time someone is announced having signed here.
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Rosenthal just said
2 years 12 M for Harang
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Dec 5, 2011 3:28 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
0.5 million in 2012
11.5 million in 2013
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yeah, doesnt get old.
id like to see matt kemp’s break down
$10 million in 2012.
Goes up to $22 million in 2013.
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i was hoping for something like...
.5 mil in 2012
31.5 mil in 2013.
I've defended some of Neds moves
but this has been a train wreck of an offseason
Watch me all in flames, on a butterfly I ride
I dont understand all the 2yr nonsense.
Its one thing to sign some junk.
Its another thing to secure the junk for 2yrs.
I was in the “everyone is overreacting” crowd prior to today. Now I’m just dumbfounded by the stupidity of it all.
if Kuroda signs with the Dbacks
I won’t even be angry anymore
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Harang was a brief pause and an eyeroll. Combining that signing with the completely unnecessary Hairston signing and I am flabbergasted, nay, gobsmacked.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
THANKS NED
"I'm telling you, y'all created a monster."
by Pure Azure on Dec 5, 2011 3:30 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
KC Royals trying to get Gio Gonzalez.
Any one want to take the bet the Royals have more wins then the Dodgers in 2011?
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Hairston official
Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal
Sources: Hairston is done with #Dodgers. Passes physical. 2 yrs, 6M plus incentives. #MLB
It’s almost as if Ned is trying to lower how much the team will sell for. Watch for it. He’s behind some secret group to buy the team for cheap!
Take the Frankenstein, the Deer Shit, the Bling, and the Bling Bling; And roll it all into one joint
Time to go to the looney bin with Ned
We now take you to the future
Late October, 2012.
Colletti:
“Well, Magic, it’s been nice getting to know you this season. Sure things didn’t work out the way we planned, but those are the breaks. I’m sure you guys will have better luck next year… What do you mean, ‘We?’…. What do you mean, I’m not fired?…. Well, fuck, how am I supposed to build a winning team with all of these dead weight contracts?”
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Get Winter shopping done in first three hours, rest of the week is mojito time.
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