JSngry Posted February 23 Report Posted February 23 Rangers are undefeated! Unis are a problem! Boras clients are still unsigned! Obstruction calls are sure to increase! You can't say Rangers without saying "are". Speak now, later, or never, but ball are being played! Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 24 Report Posted February 24 Highly-touted Yankees prospect Spencer Jones hit a 470-foot home run in his spring training debut today, so I’m happy about that. The new uniforms are an aesthetic disaster. And I strongly suspect the Boras Four are all going to have to lower their asking prices significantly. Quote
soulpope Posted February 25 Report Posted February 25 6 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Highly-touted Yankees prospect Spencer Jones hit a 470-foot home run in his spring training debut today, so I’m happy about that. The new uniforms are an aesthetic disaster. And I strongly suspect the Boras Four are all going to have to lower their asking prices significantly. True 🧐 .... Quote
Dan Gould Posted February 25 Report Posted February 25 Glad to hear Bellinger is headed back to the Cubbies, I think they now have a strong shot at the playoffs if not the Division. And if I haven't said it in so many words, John Henry is losing every bit of good will that 4 WS championships brings. Another last place finish seems inevitable and there if they sniff a .500 record it will be in the 81-83 win range. Pathetic. Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 26 Report Posted February 26 Bellinger was reportedly seeking $150-200 million, so he ended up settling for roughly half of that. I wouldn't be surprised to see similar short-term, high-AAV deals with opt-outs being taken by the remaining members of the Boras Four. In any event, happy for Cubs fans that he landed back with them--seems like a good fit for both team and player. Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 11 Report Posted March 11 Sorry Yankee fans but when you're ticketed for last place after finishing there two times in a row already, hearing that Gerrit Cole is himself ticketed for an MRI is music to my ears. Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 14 Report Posted March 14 Anyone excited about "Spring Breakout" in which organizations field teams of top prospects in official spring games? I am somewhat curious to see some of the young prospects the Sox have coming up (no pitchers, of course) against the Braves future stars on Saturday. Quote
JSngry Posted March 19 Author Report Posted March 19 Grant Brisbee speaks some truth: https://theathletic.com/5350735/2024/03/18/sf-giants-renel-brooks-moon-departure/?source=thewindup_newsletter&campaign=9299880&userId=14372387P Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 I don't know about y'all but I had Montgomery signing sooner than Snell. Really wondering where he goes. Quote
JSngry Posted March 19 Author Report Posted March 19 15 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: I don't know about y'all but I had Montgomery signing sooner than Snell. Really wondering where he goes. Same. Quote
felser Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 Yes. Still expecting Montgomery to somehow end up back with the Yankees, but thought someone would grab him up. His price tag must be even more of a Boras overreach than the others. Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 42 minutes ago, felser said: Yes. Still expecting Montgomery to somehow end up back with the Yankees, but thought someone would grab him up. His price tag must be even more of a Boras overreach than the others. I thought Snell was ticketed to NY after the Cole injury even if the medical consensus was "no surgery". But at $30 million a year equating to additional $33 million in tax, would the Yankees really go that way? The Red Sox have room and Montgomery is a better bet to perform, IMO, then Golito ever was. Quote
felser Posted March 19 Report Posted March 19 45 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: Montgomery is a better bet to perform, IMO, then Golito ever was. This Quote
JSngry Posted March 21 Author Report Posted March 21 More gambling, please! https://theathletic.com/5357619/2024/03/20/shohei-ohtani-translator-theft-gambling/ Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 A big whiff of b.s. about the changing “story” here, via ESPN: >>Initially, a spokesman for Ohtani told ESPN the slugger had transferred the funds to cover Mizuhara's gambling debt. The spokesman presented Mizuhara to ESPN for a 90-minute interview Tuesday night, during which Mizuhara laid out his account in great detail. However, as ESPN prepared to publish the story Wednesday, the spokesman disavowed Mizuhara's account and said Ohtani's lawyers would issue a statement. "In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft, and we are turning the matter over to the authorities," read the statement from Berk Brettler LLP.<< I strongly suspect that the first account was accurate—it came from Ohtani’s spokesperson, and they then put the interpreter on ESPN to elaborate on it… then realized that that narrative was going to be problematic for Ohtani in some legal and/or PR way. But changing the story looks even worse, IMO. In any event, I’m sure the Dodgers and MLB will do anything they can to protect Ohtani’s image, given his enormous fan appeal. Ohtani interpreter fired Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 (edited) Former pitcher Dallas Braden’s tweet sums it up pretty well: A rough timeline: - Ohtani rep goes on record W/ESPN stating Ohtani transferred $4.5MM himself to bookmaker on behalf of Ippei. - Spokesperson for Ohtani delivers Ippei to ESPN for statement. Ippei says Ohtani NEVER bet & felt bad for him & paid off his debt so he’d never do it again. -Spokesperson for Ohtani says Ippei is lying after he gives his 90 minute statement to ESPN. -Ohtani’s lawyers claim “massive theft”. -Ippei then says Ohtani had zero knowledge of his debt or his gambling habit in general. That about right? Edited March 21 by ghost of miles Quote
JSngry Posted March 21 Author Report Posted March 21 Keep the A's on Oakland and move the Dodgers to Vegas. And then move the Raiders back to Oakland, under house arrest Quote
soulpope Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 10 hours ago, ghost of miles said: A big whiff of b.s. about the changing “story” here, via ESPN: >>Initially, a spokesman for Ohtani told ESPN the slugger had transferred the funds to cover Mizuhara's gambling debt. The spokesman presented Mizuhara to ESPN for a 90-minute interview Tuesday night, during which Mizuhara laid out his account in great detail. However, as ESPN prepared to publish the story Wednesday, the spokesman disavowed Mizuhara's account and said Ohtani's lawyers would issue a statement. "In the course of responding to recent media inquiries, we discovered that Shohei has been the victim of a massive theft, and we are turning the matter over to the authorities," read the statement from Berk Brettler LLP.<< I strongly suspect that the first account was accurate—it came from Ohtani’s spokesperson, and they then put the interpreter on ESPN to elaborate on it… then realized that that narrative was going to be problematic for Ohtani in some legal and/or PR way. But changing the story looks even worse, IMO. In any event, I’m sure the Dodgers and MLB will do anything they can to protect Ohtani’s image, given his enormous fan appeal. Ohtani interpreter fired Shoot the messenger for bringing bad news .... Quote
soulpope Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 Yoshinobu Yamamoto in his first game vs a MLB top line-up = 1 IP 4 H 5 R 5 ER .... Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 13 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Former pitcher Dallas Braden’s tweet sums it up pretty well: A rough timeline: - Ohtani rep goes on record W/ESPN stating Ohtani transferred $4.5MM himself to bookmaker on behalf of Ippei. - Spokesperson for Ohtani delivers Ippei to ESPN for statement. Ippei says Ohtani NEVER bet & felt bad for him & paid off his debt so he’d never do it again. -Spokesperson for Ohtani says Ippei is lying after he gives his 90 minute statement to ESPN. -Ohtani’s lawyers claim “massive theft”. -Ippei then says Ohtani had zero knowledge of his debt or his gambling habit in general. That about right? Where is Judge Landis when you need him? Would be an incredible story if Ohtani is gambling ... and this is his interpreter? What kind of assets does he have to support such a debt? Here I am pretty sure bookies don't let you get to 4.5m - assuming any exist anymore since its all legal. Quote
felser Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 And if the interpreter is taking the bullet to cover for Ohtani's gambling, does he realize he's likely headed to jail with the way the public story currently stands? Gets interesting here with a shame/honor culture slamming up against a truth/facts culture. Wonder how the Dodgers are feeling about their billion dollars worth of FA signings (Ohtani and Yoshinobu) at the moment? So much more to come on all of this yet. Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 @felser Agreed on all of this. MLB has an interest in keeping Ohtani protected and "innocent" but are we sure he's not? And if not, what do they do? Maybe we don't need Judge Landis but Bart Giammati died a while back too, and its not like the Commish is an independent actor anymore. Quote
felser Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 1 hour ago, JSngry said: The feds are involved, correct? Yep. Quote
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