General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread

[David]

apparently this is still going on

 

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[Sammy Sofa]

Maddon should start taking notes.

[Sammy Sofa]

Cespedes also bought a prize hog!

 

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[Banedon]

Cespedes also bought a prize hog!

 

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Terry Collins declares that fun time is over.

 

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[UMFan83]

 

Terry Collins declares that fun time is over.

 

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[jersey cubs fan]

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

It looks like they basically landed on 'what's the most games we can suspend him without giving the Yankees another year of Chapman as a reward'.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

This hits close to home.

 

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Royce Harper

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

Brett Anderson out 3+ months with back surgery. This means that someone like Bolsinger or Zach Lee is going to be in the Dodgers' rotation to start the year.

[UMFan83]

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Starlin must have vouched for him

[Post Count Padder]

For anyone who cares

 

 

Maicer Izturis has announced his retirement from baseball.

Izturis was back in camp with the Blue Jays on a minor league deal, but he said that his body just couldn't handle the grind anymore. The 35-year-old was limited to just five rehab games last season and 11 contests the year before that due to injury. Izturis was a pretty solid player before injuries took hold, hitting .269/.331/.372 across parts of 11 big league seasons while playing all over the infield.

 

Are there anymore Izturises in baseball or that it? That Maddux for Cesar Izturis trade still irrationally angers me.

[Rob]

Something's up in the Cardinal's camp. Peralta was apparently sighted leaving the camp in street clothes, and the GM is expected to make an announcement in the next half hour.

 

Another PED bust?

[Banedon]

Something's up in the Cardinal's camp. Peralta was apparently sighted leaving the camp in street clothes, and the GM is expected to make an announcement in the next half hour.

 

Another PED bust?

 

 

Injured hand.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

Something's up in the Cardinal's camp. Peralta was apparently sighted leaving the camp in street clothes, and the GM is expected to make an announcement in the next half hour.

 

Another PED bust?

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[Rob]

Something's up in the Cardinal's camp. Peralta was apparently sighted leaving the camp in street clothes, and the GM is expected to make an announcement in the next half hour.

 

Another PED bust?

 

 

Injured hand.

 

Oh, that's anti-climactic.

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[Cubswin11]

So does this mean Gyorko is their starting SS?

[Banedon]

Torn ligament in the left hand, similar to Molina's. Headed for 2nd opinion. Absence could be lengthy.

[BrockLanders]

We're going to run away with the division.

[Banedon]

Initial read is that it could be 2-3 months.

[jersey cubs fan]

is this peralta guy somebody important?

[MWV]

Now it'll be like they made a big move at the deadline without even giving up any talent!

They're always a step ahead.

[Sammy Sofa]

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

That's basically the one spot(aside from C where Molina is already hurt) where they don't have a decent contingency. Gyorko might hit a bit but he's a slightly below average career defender at 2B to say nothing of SS, and the other alternatives(Diaz and Garcia) are not certain to be MLB bench caliber, nevermind start at SS on a contender.