Jose Abreu Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Yes it's fake. All this thread is is false tweets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Why dont we post what incarceratedbob has to say about this while we are at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian310 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 C'mon Hahn! Option for a 7th year plus opt outs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:12 PM) wang chu @nflnbainsider 20m sources saying #Yankees sign #tanaka 6 year 130 mil Retweeted by AP III Expand 129 followers for @"nfl"nba"insider, who is now breaking stories from Japan... yeah ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:12 PM) wang chu @nflnbainsider 15s #Tanaka decision coming around 9am Tokyo time. 3 1/2 hours from now he's going to #yankees for 6 years 130 million as its been reported Everybody have fun tonight Everybody wang chu tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:15 PM) Yes it's fake. All this thread is is false tweets. Then why are you posting them!?!??!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:16 PM) Everybody have fun tonight Everybody wang chu tonight THIS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:16 PM) Then why are you posting them!?!??!?!?! Because they're funny. Only 5% of the tweets on here are really legitimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:16 PM) Very true. Irabu was at least serviceable until he ate and drank himself into severe depression. For those who don't know, he was brought over in '97 saying, "I will only play for the Yankees." Probably due to the fact that it was the most popular American team, at least at the time, in Japan. He never lived up to expectations, Steinbrenner and NY media crucified him, and he eventually became very depressed and killed himself. That has to be something that has at least crossed the minds of Tanaka's team. I am sure Tanaka watched it unfold as Irabu was probably a childhood hero of Tanaka. Of course I am speculating, but he was the man in Japanese baseball when Tanaka was growing up. Probably the biggest name aside from Hideki Matsui and Ichiro. Not a deciding factor but an arbitrary thought I'm sure. He was basically a 5th starter at best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) Because they're funny. Only 5% of the tweets on here are really legitimate. Make a point that this thread is only 5 percent serious by continuing to post more junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Baron @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:18 PM) Make a point that this thread is only 5 percent serious by continuing to post more junk Nah. Have at it yourself if you please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) Because they're funny. Only 5% of the tweets on here are really legitimate. Well go post funny s*** somewhere else. I want to know what is going on and seeing stupid like what you have been posting is annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosoxtim Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 this person is fake because this person just changed his name it something different before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (timbo @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 04:25 PM) this person is fake because this person just changed his name it something different before I have an urge to post a "tanaka signs with Cubs" message on the feed of the geology-based twitter I participate in to see if we get a good boost of followers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 @jaysonst: Now hearing Tanaka decision could go all the way till Friday. Clubs not in bidding hearing rumblings he took physical while in LA this month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosoxtim Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:28 PM) I have an urge to post a "tanaka signs with Cubs" message on the feed of the geology-based twitter I participate in to see if we get a good boost of followers. what wrong these people that can make a lot of people piss off when they found your trolling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Abreu Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:28 PM) I have an urge to post a "tanaka signs with Cubs" message on the feed of the geology-based twitter I participate in to see if we get a good boost of followers. Or make it some crazy dark horse like the Royals or the Phillies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (Knuckles @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 05:30 PM) @jaysonst: Now hearing Tanaka decision could go all the way till Friday. Clubs not in bidding hearing rumblings he took physical while in LA this month Man, sports media are really phoning it in on this one. We knew that FOREVER ago. I don't even think it was a secret. Clubs want their individual physicals with him, which is why the Wednesday date has been bandied around. Edited January 21, 2014 by ScottyDo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian310 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Knuckles @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:30 PM) @jaysonst: Now hearing Tanaka decision could go all the way till Friday. Clubs not in bidding hearing rumblings he took physical while in LA this month Old news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosoxtim Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 lol that nflnbainsider is such joke now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:34 PM) Man, sports media are really phoning it in on this one. We knew that FOREVER ago. I don't even think it was a secret. Clubs want their individual physicals with him, which is why the Wednesday date has been bandied around. Guessing, false info, the internet. Pick your poison. The Sox have heard jack s***, so I assume everyone else is in the same boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShandyMan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:40 PM) Guessing, false info, the internet. Pick your poison. The Sox have heard jack s***, so I assume everyone else is in the same boat. much better than them hearing that they are no longer in contention haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) Darvish Iwakuma Kuroda Hideo Nomo Tomo Ohka had a couple good years but sucked more often than not. Then a glut of relievers Tazawa Uehara Hasegawa Kaz Sasaki Otsuka Saito The obvious failures are Dice-K, Igawa, Irabu. I'm talking starters here, I should have specified, as relievers don't make a fraction of this sort of money and won't even if they are good. Nomo I agree. Darvish so far too, but he's at 2 years now basically - so this next year will tell the tale IMO. Those are the ones I thought of. Kuroda I forgot, good call, he's been good. Iwakuma, like Darvish, is at the 2 year mark, so we'll see. Basically, we've got two starting pitchers who have come over and had successful careers more than 2 years: Nomo (which was a long time ago) and Kuroda. Two more guys appear on the verge, but the jury is still out. Then there are the failures, a number of them. We are talking about 6 years for this guy. I am not saying 100% he won't succeed long-term - I am saying the odds are very slim he will do so. Is that worth a gamble? Sure. Is it worth a $120M gamble? Not to me, no. Though I admit I haven't seen him pitch in person like (I'd hope) the Sox scouts or other reliable sources of theirs have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Tanaka camp could be floating amounts to jack the price up. 6/130 seems like a number that can go to 7/150 real quick from an interested party when in actuality the best offer is 5/100 which he could take and say he took that to renegotiate at a younger age 30, as opposed to 31. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (oldsox @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 03:04 PM) MLB Network keeps talking about the smaller ball in Japan. I did not know this until the Tanaka deal came up. I have heard in the past that they have larger seams than MLB. Wonder if size counts. In Japan, size doesn't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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