March 24, 201412 yr Sign that I've spent too much time looking at advanced baseball statistics: There is a headline on espn.com that reads, "Silver, James to talk sleeves at season's end" My first thought was, "WTF could Nate Silver and Bill James possibly have to say about the impact of sleeves on baseball jerseys?" Turns out the story is about LeBron James and NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
March 24, 201412 yr Author Ben Badler @BenBadler 1h Correction: Four of the Rays' top 10 prospects have been suspended for drugs.
March 24, 201412 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 01:47 PM) Ben Badler @BenBadler 1h Correction: Four of the Rays' top 10 prospects have been suspended for drugs. Almost sounds like a "culture". Makes me wonder if their big leaguers are just going about it more intelligently. Though the game wants it all to just go away, we REALLY need to learn more about what Tony Bosch was trying to tell us regarding the ease with which the testing can be beaten.
March 24, 201412 yr QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 05:02 PM) Almost sounds like a "culture". Makes me wonder if their big leaguers are just going about it more intelligently. Though the game wants it all to just go away, we REALLY need to learn more about what Tony Bosch was trying to tell us regarding the ease with which the testing can be beaten. To be fair...the MLB was supposed to have fundamentally changed their testing procedures at the start of last year including long-term monitoring and blood testing/HGH testing. By my count, on the previous testing regime about 25% of the Biogenesis guys actually tested positive (including Braun, Melky). If that is the case, then the old version caught some...and hopefully the new version is a lot tighter.
March 25, 201412 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 02:47 PM) Ben Badler @BenBadler 1h Correction: Four of the Rays' top 10 prospects have been suspended for drugs. Small market teams have to find any market inefficiencies they can find.
March 25, 201412 yr Author QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 24, 2014 -> 08:43 PM) Small market teams have to find any market inefficiencies they can find. Well it would explain a lot of one year wonders who don't replicate once they leave Tampa...
March 26, 201412 yr Starlin Marte extends with Pittsburgh for 6/31M @Jim_Duquette: Source confirmed that the Marte deal is for 31 million - over 6 years. @Ken_Rosenthal: Marte deal with #Pirates likely would cover one pre-arb year, three arb years, two FA years. Will be for $31M, per @Jim_Duquette.
March 27, 201412 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 26, 2014 -> 09:13 PM) Now the Kershaw deal looks a bit worrisome. ?
March 27, 201412 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 26, 2014 -> 08:30 PM) ? Scratched from start, back inflammation. Once the back starts acting weird, it becomes worrisome.
March 27, 201412 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 26, 2014 -> 09:31 PM) Scratched from start, back inflammation. Once the back starts acting weird, it becomes worrisome. Still, "inflammation" after a start in the middle of ST on the other side of the world, might not be the most stunning thing. If it's really just inflamed muscles that's not big time scary.
March 27, 201412 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 26, 2014 -> 08:33 PM) Still, "inflammation" after a start in the middle of ST on the other side of the world, might not be the most stunning thing. If it's really just inflamed muscles that's not big time scary. Middle of ST? Their season started, everyone else's starts in 5 days.
March 27, 201412 yr Author MLB Trade Rumors @mlbtraderumors 3m Mariners To Sign Chris Young, Designate Bobby LaFramboise http://dlvr.it/5Fc0lP #mlb
March 27, 201412 yr Tigers have extended Miguel Cabrera Hell, now that I see the dollar value that gets a thread.
March 28, 201412 yr Author Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 41m More bad news for #DBacks: MRI shows that RP David Hernandez has torn UCL, according to his agent, Jason Hoffman. Will get second opinion. If second MRI confirms torn UCL, Hernandez will require Tommy John, costing #DBacks valued reliever. Was up to 95 mph in most recent outing.
March 28, 201412 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2014 -> 10:59 AM) Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal 41m More bad news for #DBacks: MRI shows that RP David Hernandez has torn UCL, according to his agent, Jason Hoffman. Will get second opinion. If second MRI confirms torn UCL, Hernandez will require Tommy John, costing #DBacks valued reliever. Was up to 95 mph in most recent outing. The Tommy John is contagious this year
March 30, 201412 yr A magnitude 5.1 earthquake gets about 7 seconds of on-air discussion from Vin Scully before he goes back to PBP.
March 30, 201412 yr http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseba...on-ticket-sales Reds owner blames media for lower ticket sales....maybe our marketing dept. should try this one? http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseba...ith-knee-injury Surprise, surprise, Carlos Quentin to begin the season on the DL with knee injury Edited March 30, 201412 yr by caulfield12
March 30, 201412 yr In MLB, there's no such thing as "runaway" spending...Paul Sullivan (tribune.com) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-pr...,0,517316.story http://www.bringmethenews.com/2014/03/17/twins-ticket-sales/ Despite hosting the All-Star game, Twins might have fewer tickets sold this year than in their final Metrodome season in 2009. Edited March 30, 201412 yr by caulfield12
March 30, 201412 yr I may have misread but did someone here say that when you get MLB.TV you can get Extra Innings as well at no further charge? I have Comcast and that would be cool
March 30, 201412 yr I may have misread but did someone here say that when you get MLB.TV you can get Extra Innings as well at no further charge? I have Comcast and that would be cool I think it's the other way around. If you buy Extra Innings, you get MLB.tv free.
March 30, 201412 yr Author JIM BOWDEN @JimBowdenESPNxm 54m Colletti #Dodgers told us that Kershaw injury is NOT the shoulder NOT the labrum NOT the elbow...just a back muscle Sirius 209 XM 89
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