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#1231 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 777 weeks ago
A lot of "experts" are calling that deal a steal for the Padres, citing they believe Latos is a 2 or 3 at best and the Reds gave up 3 of their 5 best prospects. Half the time prospects don't turn out though, so I'd reserve judgement. I think Latos is clearly better than Volquez right now. How the rest plays out remains to be seen.
However, in related news. The 1B they got in the deal makes Anthony Rizzo expendable, who they just acquired last year in the Adrian Gonzalez deal with the Red Sox. And since he was a product of the Sox under Theo and Hoyer, speculation is that the Cubs may be interested. And furthermore, Jon Heyman is reporting that they may be willing to trade Matt Garza for him. I know Garza isn't an ace, but he's a solid pitcher. Not sure I would do that deal. Then again, if Theo and Jed really love Rizzo, maybe they see something others don't.
For the Padres though, that'd be a pretty sweet deal in the end. They replace Latos with Garza AND get 3 highly touted prospects for the future. Not to mention, if Volquez can straighten himself out, watch out.
I feel pretty much the same way. I hate that they're giving up a guy with #1 or #2 pitcher potential. Those guys don't grow on trees. The killer is that Latos still has 4 years before he hits UFA. He has great stuff too. The Pads did pick up a pretty good C prospect in the deal though. But man, giving up all those cheap years just bugs me. This is a really interesting trade though. Earlier in the week the A's also traded a young pitcher, Trevor Cahill to the Diamondbacks for P prospect Jarod Parker. Cahill's nowhere near as good as Latos though.
I don't think Volquez will ever be the same. He'll be another victim of Dusty Baker arm abuse.
If I'm the Pads, I consider keeping Rizzo, he's younger than Alonso who they picked up and has more power. Garza only has 2 years (I think) before he hits UFA.
#1232 Re: The Garden » Burger King debuts thicker fries » 777 weeks ago
I just tried today since they were giving them away for free. I had them while they were piping hot. Okay the texture and size of the fry are very good. Bigger than the usual Mcdonald's fry and they felt softer when I ate them.
Here's where they screwed up big time: the fry was too bland and had zero taste. I know they added salt but they just didn't add enough and it just killed it in my opinion. I'd much rather have the fries that BK used to serve in the past.
#1233 Re: The Sunset Strip » Snow White & The Huntsman » 777 weeks ago
Trailer for the movie is ok. I think it gives away a little too much. It is light years better than the Julia Roberts Snow White film that is supposed to come out at the same time.
As for those Twighlight movies Axlin you're so right. I saw the first one and it was literally the worst movie I've ever seen. It wasn't untill a few nights ago that the second one was on tv and I thought I'd give it a shot. I watched 20 minutes and said "fuck this shit" Terrible acting, terrible storyline(movies I don't know about the books). It blows my mind how popular they are when even the most hardcore fans tend to admit the movies and acting in them are shit. It's the books that gave them their popularity. The movies a fucking terrible.
Try reading the plot summary for the 3rd book. It is quite possibly the most retarded thing I have ever read in my life. It boggles the mind how these books and those shitty Robert Langdon books by Dan Brown ever got so popular. Not defending those films, but when the source is garbage there is only so much you can do.
If you ever want to watch one of those "so bad it's good" movies, try watching Angels and Demons. It's supposed to be a thriller but I just started laughing half way throughout the film because it was just so dumb and illogical. I don't know why Evan McGregor and Tom Hanks even agreed to star in that shit is beyond me.
#1234 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 777 weeks ago
To be honest, I prefer the Williamgham deal for the Twins. Similar players but Twins get to sign him for less and get two picks. The signing of Cuddyer puts the Rockies out of the Beltran race. I would have signed Beltran for 2 yrs at the same amount instead of Cuddyer.
Blue Jays have been rumored to have won the Yu Darvish posting sweepstakes. They bid close to 50 million to win the rights to negotiate with Darvish. And they're in on Beltran as well.
Is it true that the Orioles are looking into acquiring Soriano? That's hilarious to me. Guess they didn't learn from the Sammy Sosa trade. Typical Orioles--overspend on a guy who used to be good. They'll be in last place for a while.
Cubs are close to signing Paul Maholm, LH starter who used to pitch for the Pirates. As long as he has a good defense around him, he'll be a good #3 or #4 starter. If their defense stinks, he'll have a losing record. Curious about how much he'll get, Pirates as usual released him because he was supposed to make 9+ million dollars this year. If Theo gets him for like 3 years and 21-27 million that's pretty good. He's not an all star but just a competent pitcher who'll get 10+ wins and eat up innings.
#1235 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 778 weeks ago
Despite what i'm saying it's actually a good deal for the Brewers and the Cubs, both. Ramirez actually took a pay cut going to Milwaukee, as the Cubs offered him a 2012 option worth $16 million (his new deal with Milwaukee only pays him around $12mil a season). But Ramirez wanted a contender and longer terms due to his age. He saw this as a last chance opportunity to get a multi-year deal, and he was right. The Brewers also have a deeper bench, in case of injury or lack of ability with Ramirez, unlike the Cubs.
The Cubs can now not worry about paying an aging 3B $16mil a year. BUT if the Cubs DO NOT get Prince Fielder, they will have a HUGE hole offensively. Rumor has it the Cubs will not give Fielder a deal worth more than 6 years, nor will they give Carlos Pena a multi-year deal, as well as trying to trade Soriano on a daily basis.
A 2012 Cubs team without Ramirez, Pena & Soriano, and with no real replacements to their power, will be a guarantee Houston Astros/Cubs rivalry for last place in the NL Central.
The Brewers however NEEDED Ramirez. Losing Fielder, and now Braun assumingly for the first 50 games of the 2012 season will be a BIG BLOW to their offense.
I gurantee you on top of that Ramirez starts slow. Despite the fact that the Brewers will be the favorite in the NL Central, I expect them to get off to a VERY slow start offensively, unless a Christmas miracle happens and MLB overturns Braun's positive test.
Ramirez was the best remaining guy for the Brewers to get. I think they overpaid a little for a 33 year old who is declining a little. But they were up against it with the Braun suspension.
I think the Cubs screwed the pooch last year when they didn't trade Sean Marshall and to a lesser extent Carlos Marmol. Marshall would have probably gotten the package that the Padres got for Mike Adams. Actually I think he would have gotten more since he still had a year to go on his deal. Marmol would have been trickier as he has these bouts of shittiness that drives his value down. Marmol's salary also jumps from 3 million in 2011 to 7 million in 2012.
To be honest, I have no idea who the clear favorite in the NL Central is going to be. I think the Reds could sneak in there assuming Dusty doesn't blow out the remaining pitchers on the Reds staff.
That Braun test isn't going to get overturned. From what I read, he got flagged on the 1st test. They sent it to another independent lab to get tested a second time. The second test came up positive as well. Those excuse he is using are pretty much just CYA.
If you want a bat for the Cubs, Carlos Beltran is still out there and isn't gathering that much interest.
They traded for Ian Stewart of the Rockies but that seems like a reclamation project and he's looking at a pay raise since he close to arbritration. It's not like they gave up a lot for him. I guess Stewart will start because they really don't have that many options at 3b.
#1236 Re: The Garden » 2011-2012 NFL Season Thread » 778 weeks ago
Bears are in a shitty situation. Basically have to win all their games and even then arent guaranteed a wild card spot. One of those games against the packers, & one of the teams fighting for a wild card is a division rival.
They really shouldn't have blown that game against the sorry ass Chiefs. The only saving grace here is that the Lions are pretty much sucking as well and have to play the Packers at the end of the season.
Don't count on the Falcons choking down the stretch. They got the Jags and Bucs. They'll lose to the Saints.
The Lions have an interesting schedule down the stretch. They get to play the up and down Raiders, and SD which seems to be making a late push as usual. They get GB at the end of the year.
Chicago finishes up with MIN.
Smoking Guns wrote:If Marino had Jerry Rice and Taylor vs. Duper and Clayton, he wins the 4 superbowls
No way. Their issue was no RB & shitty defense. Marino was overrated but no legit RB is what killed that team.
Correct again. I started watching in 1990 and I can't even name any good RB he played with in MIA. Maybe Keith Byars but that's only because he could catch alot of passes.
In 1992, Dolphins reached the AFC Championship game. They were playing at home and got roasted by the Bills by a score of 42-21 (or something like that). They had a few good defenders (Offerdahl and Louis Oliver) but never a good overall defense.
Bears are just the latest victim at the hands/feet of Tim Tebow. No lead is safe against that team apparently, unless it's more than 2 TD's since they are offensively challenged.
I didn't see the highlights, but I heard it was a pretty bad loss for the Bears today. Some critical mistakes down the stretch, namely by Marion Barber, who otherwise had a very good game.
The Tebow hype is getting out of hand. The guy is awful for like 3 quarters and suddenly turns it on? I've seen this movie before and I know how it ends. A few years down the line the Broncos will be searching for their QB of the future. Mark that down.
Barber basically ran out of bounds with like less than 2 minutes to go and allowed the Broncos to conserve a time out. In OT he fumbled the ball away as the Bears were driving into GW field goal range.
Two coaches got canned today: Tony Sparano of Miami and Todd Haley of KC.
#1237 Re: The Garden » Fantasy Wrestling IV Draft » 779 weeks ago
Evan Bourne
#1238 Re: The Garden » Fantasy Wrestling IV Draft » 779 weeks ago
slashsfro wrote:Dolph Ziggler
Already taken by myself slashfro, pick again.
Sorry about that--wasn't really closely enough.
Kofi Kingston.
#1239 Re: The Garden » Fantasy Wrestling IV Draft » 779 weeks ago
Dolph Ziggler
#1240 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 779 weeks ago
I would absolutely be stunned if the Cubs don't end up with one of the premiere 1B options in the Free Agency market this offseason.
The Cubs can't bellyache about how they need a regular option at 1B, beyond giving 1-2 year deals to journeymen like Carlos Pena, or a Jim Thome (who's already signed), and NOT break their backs trying to grab a Pujols or Fielder away from their main NL Central rivals.
The Cubs are also not very deep in the farm either.
Like discussed earlier, it's gonna come down to dollars and age vs. productivity.
But truely?
It's gonna come down to "the cut of his jib".
The Cubs want one of them, and frankly NEED one of them, and are one of few who can SPEND for them.
In a dream world, the Cubs sign Fielder to play 1B, and Pujols to play 3B.
Not gonna happen though, considering they'd be committing nearly a half a billion both to those players for the next decade.
It's probably easier to obtain Pujols as weird as that sounds. There are more suitors for Fielder and he has Boras as an agent who always gets the most money out of a contract that he can.
I think they've played it pretty well to this point on Pujols. They've let the market develop for Pujols and didn't overpay in an effort to make a splash. They know theoretically how much it should cost to land Pujols. It'll just come down to whether or not they make an offer that beats the Cards and whether or not he accepts.
Fielder will cost less but there are more teams interested and you have Boras lurking. He favors no teams as long as you have the best offer at the end of the day, Fielder will sign.
Brewers have allegedly offered 6yr and 120 million dollar deal. So Fielder is going to get at least 20 million dollars a year. The Rangers are also lurking in the weeds waiting to jump in.
You haven't mentioned this but the 2012 FA class is very poor on hitters. Josh Hamilton is the marquee guy but he'll probably resign with the Rangers. The 2012 FA class is loaded in pitching though. It makes a lot of sense for the Cubs to sign an impact hitter now and fill the pitching void next year in FA.
