Baseball offseason, let's get ready for 2014.
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There's no question he'll get in tomorrow the question is will his percentage be higher than Tom Seaver's all time high of 98.84%.
Yes I completely agree that he's a lock for tomorrow, but I don't expect him to pass 98.84%. My guess would be 94.2%.
Maddux, Glavine and Thomas are first ballot HOF'ers. Maddux with 97.2% of votes didn't break Seaver's record. Craig Biggio missed being a second ballot inductee by .2% garnering 74.8% of votes.
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And 16 morons who should have their memberships in the BBWAA revoked passed on Maddux. Go figure.
This latest story shows that the HOF voting process has become a farce, with some writers attempting political statements and others apparently trying to draw attention to themselves:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10263950/dan-le-batard-gives-baseball-hall-fame-vote-deadspin
I think that you have to vote for guys who are on the ballot, or you have to have voting privileges removed.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10263950/dan-le-batard-gives-baseball-hall-fame-vote-deadspin
I think that you have to vote for guys who are on the ballot, or you have to have voting privileges removed.
This is such a mistake..all those years in Houston
3000 hits
Catcher, second baseman, outfielder
The whole package
Would have loved to see him in Queens !!
Best Regards
Smuler
Wow!!!, the Blue Jays have had multiple conversations with Tanaka's camp already, reports Jon Heyman of CBS sports, it definitely looks like the Jays will put in a very serious run, it will be fantastic for baseball in Canada if they land him, especially the way the fans embraced Munenori Kawasaki, I hope they get him.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/01/tanaka-in-united-states-to-meet-with-teams.html
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/01/tanaka-in-united-states-to-meet-with-teams.html
Yup, the Blue Jays are one of about 20 teams who have had multiple conversations with Tanaka. If I were you, Joe (and thanks be to god I'm not), I'd be calling my bookie and plunking down a few grand to try to get back some of those enormous football losses.
By the way, it's gonna take a LOT of those 92¢ loonies to get him to Canada.
By the way, it's gonna take a LOT of those 92¢ loonies to get him to Canada.
Sounds like you are jealous that the lucky Red Sox(lucky in the fact that they won the World Series last year with the team that they had)do not have a chance in hell in signing him and are destined to their rightful place in 2014, the cellar(My prediction), god do the Red Sox look terrible on paper, but hey, you never know, they could pull another fluke season like they did last year(highly unlikely), in other words.:help:
Actually, Joe, the Red Sox have more than enough money to sign Tanaka thanks to all the young cheap talent they have and theei astonishingly deep farm system. The simple fact, however, is...well, they really don't need him.
In English we say "their" astonishingly deep farm system, but I got the message anyways.
Well, you're a whole lot smarter than your illiterate little round friend, that's for sure.In English we say "their" astonishingly deep farm system, but I got the message anyways.
In English we say "their" astonishingly deep farm system, but I got the message anyways.
Hahahaha...classic Joe.t!!! :lol::thumb:
In English, we say "anyway" but I got the message anyway.In English we say "their" astonishingly deep farm system, but I got the message anyways.
Vernon Wells Designated For Assignment
http://nypost.com/2014/01/10/yankees-release-vernon-wells-to-clear-roster-space/
There is a report out of Toronto that the hobbyist Doc Holliday, sympathetic with the plight of the now unemployed Vernon Wells, whom he grew fond of during his days with the Blue Jays, has offered him a full time job as Butler, duties to include serving Holliday drinks during telecasts of Blue Jay games while collecting the remaining contract payments owed by the Angels. It's unknown if Wells will accept the offer.
http://nypost.com/2014/01/10/yankees-release-vernon-wells-to-clear-roster-space/
There is a report out of Toronto that the hobbyist Doc Holliday, sympathetic with the plight of the now unemployed Vernon Wells, whom he grew fond of during his days with the Blue Jays, has offered him a full time job as Butler, duties to include serving Holliday drinks during telecasts of Blue Jay games while collecting the remaining contract payments owed by the Angels. It's unknown if Wells will accept the offer.
This is gonna be hard for Joe.
Giants To Sign Dontrelle Willis To Minor League Deal
John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that left-hander Dontrelle Willis will sign a minor league deal with the Giants (Twitter link). Willis is a client of Sosnick/Cobbe sports.
Willis, who turns 32 on Sunday, initially began the 2013 campaign pitching for the Atlantic League's Long Island Ducks but found himself in the Angels' Triple-A rotation to close out the season. Willis posted a 2.57 ERA in 87 2/3 innings for the Ducks but struggled to a 6.43 ERA in a small, 21-inning sample size with the Halos' Triple-A club. He's consistently battled command issues over the past several seasons and did so again last season, walking 14 batters in his 21 Triple-A innings.
Giants To Sign Dontrelle Willis To Minor League Deal
John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports that left-hander Dontrelle Willis will sign a minor league deal with the Giants (Twitter link). Willis is a client of Sosnick/Cobbe sports.
Willis, who turns 32 on Sunday, initially began the 2013 campaign pitching for the Atlantic League's Long Island Ducks but found himself in the Angels' Triple-A rotation to close out the season. Willis posted a 2.57 ERA in 87 2/3 innings for the Ducks but struggled to a 6.43 ERA in a small, 21-inning sample size with the Halos' Triple-A club. He's consistently battled command issues over the past several seasons and did so again last season, walking 14 batters in his 21 Triple-A innings.
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