Random Baseball Musings

[Clem Fandango]

Champagne celebrations have been going on how long? And NOW he wants to do something about it?

[Guest]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-bud-selig-qa-20121014,0,3052419.story

 

McCourt's last lifeline was a television contract with Fox that you rejected, in part because he intended to use $173.5 million for purposes unrelated to the team. You said television revenue belonged to the team and should remain invested in the team. Yet, when John Moores sold the San Diego Padres this year, you let him keep $200 million in revenue from a new television contract, one that was not approved until after he put the team up for sale. Is that not a double standard?

 

"The San Diego thing was different. John Moores was going. A new group was coming in, with beautiful credentials. They found, in their projections, they could live with what had been done. And so they and John Moores worked that out.

 

"They knew what part of the sale price was. They felt that, even with that lack of television money, they could run a very good operation. They were themselves very well-financed. With what John Moores took out — because he thought it was part of the sales price — they feel there's enough other television revenue and enough other income that they can live with it."

 

But why didn't you tell Moores that television money belongs to the team — not to him — and then let him sell the Padres for the best price he could get?

 

"It didn't matter. It was part of the sale price. The buyer has to make that determination. They made the determination that they like the deal, even with that money gone.

 

"The analogy of the Padres did not apply to L.A. That was a far different situation."

[J.R.]

The gargantuan club section at new Yankee Stadium looks empty even when it's full. The energy that thrived in the old park has been lost.

[Guest]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-bud-selig-qa-20121014,0,3052419.story

 

McCourt's last lifeline was a television contract with Fox that you rejected, in part because he intended to use $173.5 million for purposes unrelated to the team. You said television revenue belonged to the team and should remain invested in the team. Yet, when John Moores sold the San Diego Padres this year, you let him keep $200 million in revenue from a new television contract, one that was not approved until after he put the team up for sale. Is that not a double standard?

 

"The San Diego thing was different. John Moores was going. A new group was coming in, with beautiful credentials. They found, in their projections, they could live with what had been done. And so they and John Moores worked that out.

 

"They knew what part of the sale price was. They felt that, even with that lack of television money, they could run a very good operation. They were themselves very well-financed. With what John Moores took out — because he thought it was part of the sales price — they feel there's enough other television revenue and enough other income that they can live with it."

 

But why didn't you tell Moores that television money belongs to the team — not to him — and then let him sell the Padres for the best price he could get?

 

"It didn't matter. It was part of the sale price. The buyer has to make that determination. They made the determination that they like the deal, even with that money gone.

 

"The analogy of the Padres did not apply to L.A. That was a far different situation."

Basically, the Javier Baez answer.

[Brian]

I don't really care about the Cubs vs. Sox stuff, but this will probably rile up some Sox fans. Quotes from Youkilis

 

"There were little (things) here and there that are way different than Boston," he said. "Boston, you are use to sold-out crowds every night. It was very surprising that when we were winning, we were still second fiddle to the Cubs. I thought we brought a lot of enjoyment to the fans. There is a great fan base that was there.

 

"It seemed like the same ones would come out to cheer us on every night. That was the only surprising part, to still be that second team in Chicago. They do have great fans, but you wish more would come out. As players, you can't worry about that and you go about doing your business."

[ManCrushOnNomar]

I don't really care about the Cubs vs. Sox stuff, but this will probably rile up some Sox fans. Quotes from Youkilis

 

"There were little (things) here and there that are way different than Boston," he said. "Boston, you are use to sold-out crowds every night. It was very surprising that when we were winning, we were still second fiddle to the Cubs. I thought we brought a lot of enjoyment to the fans. There is a great fan base that was there.

 

"It seemed like the same ones would come out to cheer us on every night. That was the only surprising part, to still be that second team in Chicago. They do have great fans, but you wish more would come out. As players, you can't worry about that and you go about doing your business."

Petitioning for the Cubs to bid on him this offseason.

[Guest]

I don't really care about the Cubs vs. Sox stuff, but this will probably rile up some Sox fans. Quotes from Youkilis

 

"There were little (things) here and there that are way different than Boston," he said. "Boston, you are use to sold-out crowds every night. It was very surprising that when we were winning, we were still second fiddle to the Cubs. I thought we brought a lot of enjoyment to the fans. There is a great fan base that was there.

 

"It seemed like the same ones would come out to cheer us on every night. That was the only surprising part, to still be that second team in Chicago. They do have great fans, but you wish more would come out. As players, you can't worry about that and you go about doing your business."

Petitioning for the Cubs to bid on him this offseason.

Can he still play 3rd?

[Clem Fandango]

I don't really care about the Cubs vs. Sox stuff, but this will probably rile up some Sox fans. Quotes from Youkilis

 

"There were little (things) here and there that are way different than Boston," he said. "Boston, you are use to sold-out crowds every night. It was very surprising that when we were winning, we were still second fiddle to the Cubs. I thought we brought a lot of enjoyment to the fans. There is a great fan base that was there.

 

"It seemed like the same ones would come out to cheer us on every night. That was the only surprising part, to still be that second team in Chicago. They do have great fans, but you wish more would come out. As players, you can't worry about that and you go about doing your business."

Petitioning for the Cubs to bid on him this offseason.

Can he still play 3rd?

 

As far as I know. He just has trouble staying on the field for a full season at this point

[Clem Fandango]

Oh, and hitting. He has trouble hitting. And for someone who was called "The Greek God of walks" I always wondered why he was never the best in the league at drawing walks. He drew 91 walks in 2006, then never drew higher than 77 in any other year... and he only did that twice (77 in 2007 and 2009).

[Cubswin11]

Oh, and hitting. He has trouble hitting. And for someone who was called "The Greek God of walks" I always wondered why he was never the best in the league at drawing walks. He drew 91 walks in 2006, then never drew higher than 77 in any other year... and he only did that twice (77 in 2007 and 2009).

I think he got the nickname because he drew a crazy amount of walks in his minor league and/or college career.

[El Duderino]

It was from the minors. In his first minor league season he drew 73 walks in 64 games. Over the next two years he drew almost 200 in around 240 games.

 

Also, his great-great-great grandfather changed the family surname to Youkilis from Weiner. Good move, gramps.

[ManCrushOnNomar]

It was from the minors. In his first minor league season he drew 73 walks in 64 games. Over the next two years he drew almost 200 in around 240 games.

 

Also, his great-great-great grandfather changed the family surname to Youkilis from Weiner. Good move, gramps.

He definitely looks like a Weiner.

[Guest]

http://deadspin.com/5951776/cranky-columnist-writes-anti+stats-column-that-reads-like-parody-of-anti+stats-columns

 

lol

[XZero771679666304]

I'd sign Youk if he'd take a 1-year, "re-build value" deal. Maybe a 1 year deal with a mutual option. We've got nothing else at 3B and he couldn't be much worse than what we ran out there in 2012.

 

He'll never be a 4-6 WAR player again, but the peripherals seem to indicate he may not be done being somewhat productive.

[Guest]

I love Brandon McCarthy.

 

This is his current Twitter profile pic

 

http://files.upit.me/1350384376.jpg

[Cubswin11]

I love Brandon McCarthy.

 

This is his current Twitter profile pic

 

http://files.upit.me/1350384376.jpg

He needs to be a Cub this offseason

[Tracer Bullet]

Lame.

 

“This is something I am not happy about: spraying champagne all over,” (Selig) said. “I'm not a fan of that.”

 

Would he like to put a stop to it?

 

“I don't know that we can,” he said.

 

You're the commissioner, he was reminded. Of course you could.

 

“We could,” he said. “I understand that. It is something I have talked to the clubs about and will continue to talk to the clubs about. You want to have great celebrations, fine. But spraying each other with champagne is not that.”

 

So would he want the clubs to celebrate without champagne, or in some other way?

 

“It has been a conversation amongst clubs and club owners,” he said. “I'm not saying we will do anything. But it is something we have talked about."

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/20557626/bud-selig-doesnt-like-champagne-celebrations

 

hahhahaha, i love that selig now apparently has a monopoly on deciding what constitutes a great celebration.

 

The man has a point.

 

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/2008/9/30/17/d78a897d6c49a4cdb12aa8f1ce90dff1.jpg

[Clem Fandango]

Matt Holiday makes a clean play at 2nd...

 

http://cjzero.com/gifs/HollidayScutaro.gif

[MWV]

Scutaro's arm was definitely moving forward when Holliday jarred the ball loose. Should've been ruled an incomplete pass.

[TruffleShuffle]

Matt Holiday makes a clean play at 2nd...

 

http://cjzero.com/gifs/HollidayScutaro.gif

 

jeez i know holliday is kind of clumsy, but come on, that's ridiculous. he barely hits the base and lands PAST second base. it's really fortunate that scutaro wasn't seriously hurt on that play. holliday needs to learn how to make a clean take-out slide, rather than just running into second base and stumbling into the fielder's legs.

[Cubswin11]

Oh A-Rod

 

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/report-rod-flirts-female-fans-during-alcs-game-132046254--mlb.html

[El Duderino]

The man has a point.

 

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/imagebuzz/2008/9/30/17/d78a897d6c49a4cdb12aa8f1ce90dff1.jpg

 

I would have been very happy if I had gone through the rest of my life not seeing that picture again.

[Clem Fandango]

In light of the Matt Holiday slide, someone posted this on Reddit of Joe Morgan in the 72 World Series, playing the game the right way and stuff...

 

[sneakypower]

that Morgan play is (hilariously) more egregious, but Holliday's slide still seems much more dangerous; i keep expecting Scutaro's ankle to get separated from the rest of his leg every time that gif loops

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Paul Sullivan ‏@PWSullivan

Jack Morris has an MLB press conference but no one really has any questions or any idea why he's talking.