Yooooooooooooennis Cespedes: To Oakland pg 44

[Derwood]

who says (or types) Tss?

[ctcf]

For what it's worth, I believe today is day 7 of the estimated 7-10 waiting time for him to come into the US.

[mookie]

He is gonna sign sometime between Friday and Monday.

[ctcf]

He is gonna sign sometime between Friday and Monday.

 

Sounds about right. This is from Levine's most recent post:

 

The plan, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, is still to have Cespedes in a big league camp by the third week of February.

 

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago/cubs/post/_/id/7775/cespedes-awaits-chance-for-talks-in-u-s?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[17 Seconds]

Tss maybe the two C's stand for Contrarian Carl or somethin. Tss.

 

wait, who was the dude that kept saying tss a couple months ago and then disappeared? is that you?

[Sammy Sofa]

Yes, he's also WeGotWood, KingKongvs.Godzilla, Conky and now this newest psycho.

[davell]

Damn, haven't all those guys been here at the same time? Hell, I thought some of them have had arguments with each other. Guess I'm wrong. Oh well, I hope Cespedes gets his tour this week somehow and makes his decision. On the other hand, I really hope Soler isn't far behind in this process(heard a week or so originally, but who knows now if that's changed). He needs to be in minor league camp and available to play an entire season himself. Maybe moreso than Cespedes, since he's much further away from the majors.

[ctcf]

Damn, haven't all those guys been here at the same time? Hell, I thought some of them have had arguments with each other. Guess I'm wrong. Oh well, I hope Cespedes gets his tour this week somehow and makes his decision. On the other hand, I really hope Soler isn't far behind in this process(heard a week or so originally, but who knows now if that's changed). He needs to be in minor league camp and available to play an entire season himself. Maybe moreso than Cespedes, since he's much further away from the majors.

 

When/where did you hear a week for Soler?

[davell]

It was a long time ago, probably as far back as November, because I had hopes we'd get one of these guys during the Winter Meetings. It was some guy on Twitter, one of the typical guys, Heyman, Rosenthal, Knobler, Olney, Stark, Passan, Brown, etc.

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

Yes, he's also WeGotWood, KingKongvs.Godzilla, Conky and now this newest psycho.

 

I'm a very obvious poster so I have no problem admitting to being WeGotWood98, a mostly invisible poster on this board (as in 7 years of nothing) until I switched to the much more kickass KingKongvs.Godzilla on my own accord with full permission from the mods.

 

What is a Conky? Is there anything worse than the person who is so sure of something they're wrong on? Is there anything worse than that combined with knowing it matters not because he's in his little turf that he's marked on for years? Is there anyone more crazy than that type of person when taking a bird's eye view?

 

I was being such a psycho under this name that it took a month to sink in that I pop in once in a while (all of maybe 2 posts a day). The discovery coming because I have been dropping pretense more and more lately anyway...All around yuch.

Edited February 7, 2012 by PriortoTheoIhadWood

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

So anyway, if I may (and I might guess that I may not), what makes Soler a future RFer rather than CF? I've read he'd have to shift from CF despite having sufficient speed for the position. Is it polish? Quick twitch athleticism? A frame that projects to fill out significantly? What kind of player has he gotten compared to? Raul Mondesi?

[17 Seconds]

nice rebound

[Sammy Sofa]

[C.C.]

Tss maybe the two C's stand for Contrarian Carl or somethin. Tss.

 

wait, who was the dude that kept saying tss a couple months ago and then disappeared? is that you?

 

What the hell is Tss?

[Sammy Sofa]

The steam escaping the bodies of the dead animals he's surrounded by.

[C.C.]

The steam escaping the bodies of the dead animals he's surrounded by.

 

Ah! Understandable. You always seem to keep things in perspective.

[davell]

So anyway, if I may (and I might guess that I may not), what makes Soler a future RFer rather than CF? I've read he'd have to shift from CF despite having sufficient speed for the position. Is it polish? Quick twitch athleticism? A frame that projects to fill out significantly? What kind of player has he gotten compared to? Raul Mondesi?

It's hard to get comps on Soler. He doesn't have stats to look at, he didn't play in Cuba's best league, and scouts have been pretty tight lipped on him. For all the hype around him, to my knowledge, there's only ONE picture of him even available and no video whatsoever. At 6'3 and 205, at his age, I see why they think he'd be best suited for RF, based on frame, and a bigtine arm. Mondesi HAS been brought up at some point, but with as little as truly known about him, I think everything seems like a shot in the dark. As much as I want him added to our team, I'll admit that it's a bigtime risk. Probably more of one than Cespedes actually, if it weren't for the difference in money.

[Lefty]

My two cents is that Cespedes isn't going to be nearly worth the money that is being reported.

[Lefty]

My two cents is that Cespedes isn't going to be nearly worth the money that is being reported.

[Little Slide Rooter]

apparently, it's four cents. :lol:

[C.C.]

HAHA!

[ctcf]

He has his visa and is on his way to the US. Marlins up first :?

 

Jayson Stark @jaysonst

Yoenis Cespedes gets visitors visa, flying to Miami this afternoon. Likely to meet with #Marlins tomorrow, sources say.

joe capozzi @joecapMARLINS

Yoenis Cespedes arriving in Miami today to meet with agent. Expected to meet with #Marlins tomorrow with a ballpark tour

[Sammy Sofa]

BEHOLD! The fish tanks! And the home run thing! And Jose Reyes' barely holding together legs! And Jeff Loria eating a pile of babies!

[ctcf]

BEHOLD! The fish tanks! And the home run thing! And Jose Reyes' barely holding together legs! And Jeff Loria eating a pile of babies!

 

*Living babies

[Sammy Sofa]

Well, yeah; he doesn't keep those things like he keeps his fish. D'uh.