February 26, 201115 yr Phillies/Yankees are on at noon on MLBN. Bartolo Colon on the mound. I gotta see that.
February 26, 201115 yr Author QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 26, 2011 -> 10:46 AM) Phillies/Yankees are on at noon on MLBN. Bartolo Colon on the mound. I gotta see that. You'll see little else. /Obligatory Bartolo joke.
February 26, 201115 yr Author Colon starting off at 89-88 mph on his fastball. Supposedly he's been pitching in winter ball, but that's not terrible for him.
February 27, 201115 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 26, 2011 -> 02:25 PM) Mets took a $25M loan from the MLB? I didn't even know they could do that... Yes. It's similar to the loans the NFL teams take to build new stadiums. They get a loan from the NFL to meet the "matching funds" when the state or city offers money. I believe the Twins owner did this for their new stadium as well but I'm not sure.
February 27, 201115 yr QUOTE (ptatc @ Feb 26, 2011 -> 10:20 PM) Yes. It's similar to the loans the NFL teams take to build new stadiums. They get a loan from the NFL to meet the "matching funds" when the state or city offers money. I believe the Twins owner did this for their new stadium as well but I'm not sure. But the Mets didn't do it for building purposes, they did it because they are getting their asses sued and don't have enough money to honor contracts (or so I hear).
February 27, 201115 yr I dont know if it was posted anywhere but Pods signed with the Blue Jays to a minor league deal worth $1 mill if he makes the team, Im sure this was posted but it's just shocking to me how bad his agent is. After the screw up over getting Pods a good contract last offseason Pods declines a $2 mill guaranteed option from the Dodgers to end up with this deal.
February 27, 201115 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 27, 2011 -> 01:00 AM) But the Mets didn't do it for building purposes, they did it because they are getting their asses sued and don't have enough money to honor contracts (or so I hear). True. I was just giving examples of teams that borrow from the league. Many teams borrow money for various reasons. They usually just do it for the really large amounts to decrease the interest they need to pay back.
February 27, 201115 yr QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 27, 2011 -> 08:58 AM) I dont know if it was posted anywhere but Pods signed with the Blue Jays to a minor league deal worth $1 mill if he makes the team, Im sure this was posted but it's just shocking to me how bad his agent is. After the screw up over getting Pods a good contract last offseason Pods declines a $2 mill guaranteed option from the Dodgers to end up with this deal. Pods also was recently diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and is wearing a boot. Not a good sign for a speed guy making the team out of spring training.
February 27, 201115 yr Author QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 27, 2011 -> 08:36 AM) Didnt the Rangers borrow money last year to pick up Cliff Lee? The Rangers were actually owned by the league at the time. They picked up players last year by convincing other teams to pay larger shares of the contracts.
February 27, 201115 yr Author Chase Utley has had a flare-up of tendinitis in his knee and is missing a few days.
February 28, 201115 yr QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 27, 2011 -> 03:53 PM) Punto is injured. Not sure how bad though. Pretty sure he had hernia surgery and is going to be out until like mid-May. Not that it's a huge deal, he's not a very good player.
February 28, 201115 yr Author Josh Beckett was out in RF in pre-game warmups and was struck in the back of the head by a ball. Reportedly ok. Metropolitans moving Carlos Beltran to RF.
February 28, 201115 yr http://twitter.com/JimBowdenXMFOX/status/42324511504334848 Looks like Twins trying to trade Liriano to the Yank-me's
February 28, 201115 yr Author QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Feb 28, 2011 -> 05:03 PM) http://twitter.com/JimBowdenXMFOX/status/42324511504334848 Looks like Twins trying to trade Liriano to the Yank-me's That would be an awful deal for the Twins.
February 28, 201115 yr Sure, it's possible. There are a lot of things that are possible. Is it likely? Not at that price. Minnesota isn't stupid and the Yankees don't get everything they want for nothing.
February 28, 201115 yr Author QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 28, 2011 -> 06:37 PM) Sure, it's possible. There are a lot of things that are possible. Is it likely? Not at that price. Minnesota isn't stupid and the Yankees don't get everything they want for nothing. Really I think those 2 teams are a terrible match. The biggest value piece the Yankees have to give up is one of their young catchers, and Minnesota needs an MLB-ready young catcher less than almost any team in MLB.
March 1, 201115 yr Liriano is worth Betances and Banuelos. The Twins would be stupid to settle for anything less.
March 2, 201115 yr QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Mar 2, 2011 -> 12:56 PM) Coco Crisp the next to get a DUI. Does he change his name to Sam Adams now?
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