Hamilton "disappointed" by Rangers First Contract Offer

Dundundun

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

by iorange555 on Mar 25, 2009 5:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Oh no!

Hicks is an awful awful owner! This is just what I expect from the worst owner in professional sports.

by JBImaknee on Mar 25, 2009 5:01 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

When you are trying to hold payroll under $50 million

and you have $16 million in a 3B, how much do you have left for Hamilton?

"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris

by DJCahill on Mar 25, 2009 5:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

50 cent

Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.

by BigGuns on Mar 25, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

For some reason

Very funny. It’s like what a little kid would say in a playground argument. Thumbs up, underrated line.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Mar 25, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thank you sir..

you are quite intuitive. That’s exactly what I was doing with it. I would expect nothing less from a man who has my all-time favorite ranger on his avatar.

Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.

by BigGuns on Mar 25, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice to hear

there’s other AO fans out there. Donald Sutherland is the president of the fan club.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Mar 25, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow I thought you were joking..

I was like he can’t be talking about the actor..why on earth would he love our Al.

until i googled their two names…how cool is that!

Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.

by BigGuns on Mar 25, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Isn't it though.

In the parlance of our times, very random.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Mar 25, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

get off our blog

Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
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by Longhorn on Mar 25, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's Cat's fault!

Ceterum censeo Cat esse delendam

by Brett Perryman on Mar 25, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

They're not trying to hold payroll under 50mil. Stop being dumb.

Look what you started, AJM.

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I love you, Marcus Lemon.

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by thedirkatron on Mar 25, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No no no. DJcahill has always been dumb, don't blame AJM for that.

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

by iorange555 on Mar 25, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You are no fun

wouldn’t you much rather go on and on about the $50 mil payroll than Andruw Jones? We need a new dead horse to whip.

"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris

by DJCahill on Mar 25, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah really.

Where is your wife?

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

by iorange555 on Mar 25, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs

if you disappeared, no one would notice

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by ab03 on Mar 25, 2009 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

Well duh I'd be gone.

Wtf?

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by iorange555 on Mar 25, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I can still see you, don't panic just yet.

What I wonder is if you’ll slowly disappear in photos like on Back To Future. Do you own a class of 84 shirt?

When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun"

by Section 339 on Mar 25, 2009 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

snap

Free Frank Catalanotto

by egriffey on Mar 25, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow.

by oc on Mar 26, 2009 2:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

A 5 year contract for Hamilton

Should come in around $40 million total (though he’ll probably get $45). Pedroia and Youklis’s contracts should be reference points.

Anyway, the point is that the first year or two he shouldn’t be getting that much more than, say, $4 million (if the deal spreads out the money he’d normally receive during his later arbitration years). So as much as you want to be grumpy about Young, he shouldn’t affect the deal that much, assuming that Hicks is open to have two bigger contracts in 2011-2013

by JBImaknee on Mar 25, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I bet the sticking point

is more about how many total years. IIRC right now this is year 3 of the team names the contract. Hamilton probably doesn’t want more than a 4 year deal. The team probably would love to get a 5-7 year deal for him. That could well be the sticking point. I can see both sides to this one.

I bet we end up seeing a 4 year deal with a club option for the 5th year. It would be almost tempting to try something like an 8 year deal, but I’m not sure I want to extend that risk at this point.

by JKolar on Mar 26, 2009 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I get the feeling it's the other way around

I’m guessing he wants five or six years and the team went 3/$30 million or something. It’s just a hunch, though.

by Inkara1 on Mar 26, 2009 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would be crazy

for the team to only want 3 years.

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by t ball on Mar 26, 2009 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

disappoinment

And the Rangers are disappointed he didn’t accept thier off.

Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year

by RangerMad on Mar 25, 2009 5:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

This does not bode well...

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by WhipSmart on Mar 25, 2009 5:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wonder what the offer was

This has to be a unique negotiation considering if we buy out any of his FA years it will push him into murky water as to his next contract.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Mar 25, 2009 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

there's no big rush is there?

Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.

by gossamer on Mar 25, 2009 5:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No but...

The closer he gets to arbitration the more the price goes up

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Mar 25, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

eh

at the same time the less money he makes NOW, right?

it’s mutual for both sides to come to an agreement, yes…but i would think that hammy wants to get this done NOW moreso than the rangers. later on the roles would be reversed right?

Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.

by gossamer on Mar 25, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn't think so

If Hamilton goes out and has another season like he had this past year he will get big money in arbitration. Probably somewhere between Prince Fielder and Ryan Howard money their first arbitration cases. Right now you could probably get Josh for 5/60. After the season it would probably jump to 5/70-75

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Mar 25, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

or

if Hammy goes out there and misses two months or wears down as the season goes on, he loses much of his argument that he’s destined for an exponential improvement through his arbitration years. Remember, this contract would likely be through ages 28-32 or so, not 23-28… Can’t really expect the Rangers to price in improvement

It’ll take far less than 5/60 to sign him.

by JBImaknee on Mar 25, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i would wait

until the allstar break. thereabouts. roll the dice. he plays a little worse then last year then his salary drops and you get a better idea of the player he is. see how he does without milton bradley hitting behind him 70% of the time. from april 26 to june 2ndish he was HOT. after that and before that he came back to earth. was it the heat? i don’t know. pitchers get used to him? i don’t know.

i am confident that he can be a .290/.350/.500 kind of guy with 30 homers every year. but i’m not sure about 130 rbi, that mostly depends on ian kinsler.

Omar Vizquel: your starting shortstop for the 2009 AL all-star team.

by gossamer on Mar 25, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In two years we won't have to worry about that anyways

because the line-up will feature Crush ‘N’ Smoak. That will be plenty of protection.

"It takes a big dog to weigh 1000 pounds"

by Heebs on Mar 25, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Arbitration figures

If I remember how it works theres a max number that Hamilton can actually ask for next year based on this years salary. I’d bet that he would likely get more money from us in salary next year than he is likely to get in arbitration.

by JKolar on Mar 26, 2009 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't think so

He can ask for whatever he wants and the club can offer whatever they want. If they don’t work out a deal before the hearing then those are the only two options the arbitrator has to decide between.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Mar 26, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sure

that there is a max amount based on the previous years contract that the player can get a raise from. Other wise you would see a lot of 10-12 million dollar salaries in the first year of arbitration for the best young players, and those are the numbers you see in year 3 of arbitration at the soonest.

by JKolar on Mar 26, 2009 9:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No

I just looked at the CBA and there is no maximum salary you can demand in arbitration. You cannot have your salary reduced by more than 20% but it can go up as much as you wish. The problem, and why more players don’t make more, is that if you demand such an excessive number the club will simply go to arbitration and win their case.

Bryan Smith (12:17:17 PM PT): Justin Smoak and Josh Hamilton. The AL West might just have found their Bash Brothers, v. 2.0.

by bigsteve on Mar 26, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Depends

This is dependent on a lot of factors. If I’m Hamilton, I want to get a contract done now. He is not a kid anymore and is coming off a near MVP quality season. He also knows he has been injury prone. I can’t imagine he wouldn’t want to get a deal done right now.

As for the Rangers, they of course would like to get a deal done as well, however they probably are less willing to budge off their offering price, imho. They know the risk with Hamilton and they of course know that he needs to prove he can be healthy for at least two consecutive years. I wouldn’t overpay for him now. I would if he proves himself later.

"It takes a big dog to weigh 1000 pounds"

by Heebs on Mar 25, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

let's see

“My agent and I were disappointed with their offer,” Hamilton said. “The negotiations have begun.”

would have been worse if he had said the negotiations had ended

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by ab03 on Mar 25, 2009 5:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yes, this.

That is all, they aren’t going to blow him out of the water on the initial feeling-out offer.

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Mar 25, 2009 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

huh? blow him? feeling-out? Rodney!

Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.

by BigGuns on Mar 25, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, my!

by RachelB on Mar 25, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

can you believe it Rachel?

I mean we have to do everything possible to keep him but that may be crossing the line.

Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.

by BigGuns on Mar 25, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

His mind is still in the wanger.

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

by iorange555 on Mar 25, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

WTF is wanger?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Mar 25, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You know the saying.

Get your mind out of the gutter? You all seemed to enjoy talking about wangs so much, so I thought i’d switch gutter with wanger.

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

by iorange555 on Mar 25, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You are

Terminally unfunny and a drain on this blog. I encourage you to make more fanposts so that you’re ridiculed enough to delete your account and ride off into that irrelevant sunset.

by brettgardner on Mar 25, 2009 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Lol what? You make no sense.

Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

by iorange555 on Mar 25, 2009 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Crossing the line?

I don’t know…

But it probably wouldn’t be good for his marriage.

by RachelB on Mar 25, 2009 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yankees feel out Wang

oops wrong thread.

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by Wes Cox on Mar 25, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahaha

Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.

by BigGuns on Mar 25, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hmm

Serenity now, insanity later.

-Lloyd Braun

by Kevin McBrayer on Mar 25, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

heh

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
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by tyd3311 on Mar 25, 2009 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh jeez...

Gimme a break. Should I put quotation marks around common phrases now?

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Mar 25, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol just joking big guy, just joking :)

Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.

by BigGuns on Mar 25, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know...long day,

and I’m sick…and sore as hell from a solid hour workout Monday.

We good!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Mar 25, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm seriously freaking out about this

because no one ever says that they are disappointed with an offer during a negotiation. He’s just counting down the days towards free agency. Stupid JD and his lowballing offers.

by JBImaknee on Mar 25, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

in all fairness

I don’t think the person who wrote the article is insinuating a problem – just reporting

I don’t think Kinslerhomer is insinuating a problem – just reporting

But even discounting the sarcastic comments, it’s amazing that there are some people who actually believe there is a problem

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by ab03 on Mar 25, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm not making fun of them

I’m making fun of the peanut gallery who freaks out over every little innocuous quote that comes out of Arizona. Not that we know any A one J who M has been doing that lately.

by JBImaknee on Mar 25, 2009 6:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

To his credit

This Andruw Jones thing is scary. It indicates to me that Hicks likes to have a business back-up plan when it comes to this team. The team probably won’t make him money by getting to the playoffs so he might as well employee people who will sell tickets and merchandise. It is very reminiscent of the Sammy Sosa ordeal which was good upfront because it garnered a lot of attention. Who knows it the team would be seriously hurt by taking away those at-bats so he keeps Sideshow as the real deal.

If he continues to do this it will continue to jeopardize our younger players development in order to make money now. I don’t care much for that business model but I can understand it.

"It takes a big dog to weigh 1000 pounds"

by Heebs on Mar 25, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hate getting sucked into this

I can’t see the corollary between Jones and Sosa, other than the fact they were both all stars at one point. Sosa was a Superstar, possible/likely Hall of Famer, who was invited to Texas, his first team, to hit some milestones. And, though it is anathema to say, it wasn’t bad that he was on the team. He was an effective player in Texas. Had he been limited to facing lefties, as he probably should have been, he would have been an excellent player to have on the roster. In 2007, the Rangers weren’t stunting anyone’s development other than a mediocre Jason Botts and an odd Nelson Cruz by signing Sosa. He was a special case, not a business model Hicks tries every year.

Jones is completely different. He has no ties to Texas. I can’t imagine that “Andruw Jones in CF” is going to sell more than maybe a handful of tickets to any given game. His being invited to camp is something every team does at one point or another. Bring in the veteran coming off a bad season or two and hope some magic is rekindled. This has worked for Texas in the past (Kevin Elster comes to mind). The only difference is that Andruw Jones is high profile because of the extent of his fall. He was an extremely good player 5 years ago. He was an extremely bad player last year. I’m pretty sure Hicks, JD, and Nolan know all of this. A bad Andruw Jones isn’t going to be playing in Arlington in August.

Jones and Sosa are completely different situations. And while I can understand being wary of Andruw Jones actually making the team, him getting invited to camp is not the same thing as Sosa holding ABs away from Jason Botts.

by JBImaknee on Mar 25, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't sell overreacting short

it’s the overreacting that will get us to pass Bleed Cubbie Blue.

"The idea that the Rangers are going to be a solid contender for a number of years is a fantasy." - Adam J. Morris

by DJCahill on Mar 25, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm pretty sure Cubs fans

have overreacting to an art form by now. We’re not passing them anytime soon based on overreacting alone. When Adam works everyone into a mindless furor about how Teagarden and Andrus rooming together will alienate the working relationship between Andrus and Salty (and I’m pretty sure he could just by saying Sosa did the same thing to Botts and Laird), we’ll have approached Cubs territory.

by JBImaknee on Mar 25, 2009 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

An artform?

Try something like a religion, especially with that attention whore Al running the show over there.

by FirebatM3 on Mar 25, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That BCB guy is such a horrible douche.

I’m pissed his blog is doing well.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

I love you, Marcus Lemon.

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by thedirkatron on Mar 25, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stop copying my outrage

poser.

by FirebatM3 on Mar 25, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why can't we both hate?

There’s enough suckiness in that tool for the both of us to hate.

The 40 Trumps All!!!

I love you, Marcus Lemon.

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by thedirkatron on Mar 25, 2009 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wasn't he the guy that posted over here last spring during the Byrd/cubs rumors?

She was a grand old lady...

by lonestarJon on Mar 25, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He was the guy

that created that uber shit storm about CJ’s myspace page. That was lame.

by FirebatM3 on Mar 25, 2009 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You mean the first uber shit storm about CJ's myspace.

She was a grand old lady...

by lonestarJon on Mar 25, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nah

the other was a shitstorm about LSB posting.

The first shitstorm was that asnine shit about racism.

by FirebatM3 on Mar 25, 2009 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, steal home/stevoo started a shit storm the other week over a quote he pulled of of CJ's myspace.

http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/3/13/796365/c-j-wilson-unhappy-about-n

So there’s officially been two now.

She was a grand old lady...

by lonestarJon on Mar 25, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

glad we cleared that up

"He will not coddle them. Nolan Ryan doesn’t coddle." - Jeff Passan

by Dirk Diggler on Mar 26, 2009 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No problem

If he said he was blown away by the Rangers offer, we’d all be whining that the Rangers overpaid for him.

by WyoRanger on Mar 25, 2009 6:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So true

The only time first offers aren’t turned down, is when they’re from beautiful women.

"I saw your act, just didn't make it for me. Just a lot of fluff."

by scoop16 on Mar 25, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zactly!

"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008

by Rodney on Mar 25, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't understand.

Do the Rangers not know they’re dealing with the second coming of Matt Wieters? There should be no negotations, just the part where they pay him what he asks for.

Geez, not the kind of force of nature you want to piss off.

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by philkid3 on Mar 25, 2009 6:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

thank you!

and then “are you sure that’s enough Hammy?”

Josh Hamilton puts his pants on one leg at a time just like you but once he gets his pants on he hits baseballs 420 feet.

by BigGuns on Mar 25, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who cares

Not to be callous, but from a business view it makes sense to just control this guy for a few years and resign him later — if at all. There’s just no precedent for how Hamilton will age and it makes no sense to hand him a giant contract right now.

G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....

by t ball on Mar 25, 2009 6:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

This.

She was a grand old lady...

by lonestarJon on Mar 25, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

As someone said earlier, it makes more sense for Hamilton to talk extension than the Rangers.

If Hamilton were also an average-plus defensive CF, then, I could see the urgency to try to extend him. But now that it seems like he’s more of a RF, while it’s better to have the bird in hand, his skill set is not irreplaceable.

Especially, if his prior health issues led to missed playing time or a more pronounced dropoff in his post-peak years.

R

by Requiem on Mar 25, 2009 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's a ranger he should get used to disappointment

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Mar 25, 2009 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

lol

classic

by kumizi on Mar 25, 2009 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kind of like your weak ass fantasy team.

BURN!

The 40 Trumps All!!!

I love you, Marcus Lemon.

"I don’t have any respect for anybody on here. Everyone on here is a fucking asshole who thinks they’re god compared to everyone else." -iorange555.

by thedirkatron on Mar 25, 2009 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

damn.

"My mother always taught me that if the only thing you have to say is,
‘(Expletive) Dave Samson,’ then don’t say anything at all.
So I’m not going to say anything at all.
Is my mother the greatest or what?"
- Mariners GM Bill Bavasi, after signing Ichiro to a $90 million contract

by tyd3311 on Mar 25, 2009 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This is gettin' dirty.

When I see a solar eclipse I think "oh no, is the moon eating the sun"

by Section 339 on Mar 25, 2009 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what she said.

"Either we need to re-calibrate our rectangle, or Alfonzo Marquez is not having a good night." - Josh Lewin

by utlonghorn24 on Mar 25, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hamilton

I think he’s a guy you just sign to one-year contracts or go to arbitration with every year, and if you lose him in four years at age 31 you deal with it then.

by Darrell McKown on Mar 25, 2009 7:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs