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Heh, bad news gets possibly worse for the Yankees... http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/9062220/mark-teixeira-new-york-yankees-says-wrist-injury-do-tendon

I love home pinstripes and the blue alternates. I was afraid I was the only one. I like the blue alternates as well. My Ramirez jersey is the blue alternate. On an unrelated/random note, I wish MLB would give the "Turn The Clock Forward" day another go, if only for the lulz

Pure sex... http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=25752323&topic_id=&c_id=chc&tcid=vpp_copy_25752323&v=3

Somehow I think Robinson Cano will be better than Brett Gardner

Apparently it's his Twitter profile photo

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IIRC on the WGN broadcast intro that day they did a mashup of each of his home runs with a big "40" scrolling across the screen.

Anthony Rizzo fluff piece by Jerry Crasnick on the front of ESPN's MLB page with a short interview about the WBC experience... http://espn.go.com/mlb/worldclassic2013/story/_/id/9047018/wbc-chicago-cubs-anthony-rizzo-real-deal

Zobrist pretty much being able to play any position, and play them all above average, certainly helps. He doesn't put up superstar numbers by any means, but he's easily one of the best all around and most underrated players in baseball. It's a shame he's overlooked so much in the MVP voting.

I don't wish ill on a player like Greinke, but I will get a lot of personal satisfaction from any Dodgers misery.

30 For 30 did a great short doc on the T-206 Honus Wagner card... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71E_fbTzfFc

If by "fell on his face in his MLB debut" you mean they used him sporadically as a pinch hitter/occasional fill in to give some folks a rest during the last month of the season and never got consistent playing time over his WHOPPING 33 AT-BATS, well then yeah, he fell on his face. You know who else fell on their face in their MLB debut? Jurickson Profar. What kind of [expletive] puts up a .176 batting average over 17AB's AND EXPECTS TO GET AWAY WITH IT WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING?!?!?! Jurickson Profar? More like Jerkison Sofar, amirite? He had a .432 OPS and struck out once every three times to the plate in his only exposure above AA. The point is not that 40 sporadic PA's make Olt a failure, the point is that he didn't do anything at the MLB level, which is important considering his age, zero AAA plate appearances, and his 25% K rate as a professional(which is higher than Jackson's through AA, since you brought him up). When it's over 33 at-bats, no it's not important. At all. Like AT ALL. Especially when everyone and his mother knew he was rushed to the majors for no reason whatsoever. They brought him up at the beginning of August when there was still one more month of minor league ball left to play, skipping AAA all together, and they had zero place for him to play. For all intents and purposes it appeared to be an opportunity to showcase him for trade, and he didn't succeed, because he wasn't ready. It made zero sense for him to be called up prior to roster expansions, and everyone knew it. Also, Brett Jackson's K% through AA was 27%. Olt's was 29%. That's some nitpicky ish. Also, Brett's AA K% was 28.9%, Olt's was 28.5%. So they had roughly the same K% at AA... except Olt had an OPS .154 points higher than Brett Jackson. And played above average defense at a position of extreme need and shallow depth in the Cubs organization. And really? 33 AB's? Since when does this board try and use that small of a sample size to determine the future worth of a players ability? That's some Cubs.com level lunacy.

If by "fell on his face in his MLB debut" you mean they used him sporadically as a pinch hitter/occasional fill in to give some folks a rest during the last month of the season and never got consistent playing time over his WHOPPING 33 AT-BATS, well then yeah, he fell on his face. You know who else fell on their face in their MLB debut? Jurickson Profar. What kind of [expletive] puts up a .176 batting average over 17AB's AND EXPECTS TO GET AWAY WITH IT WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING?!?!?! Jurickson Profar? More like Jerkison Sofar, amirite? Olt has Brett Jackson without the new swing disease. Except Mike Olt has actually improved each year offensively he's been in the minors as opposed to regressing like Brett Jackson.

If by "fell on his face in his MLB debut" you mean they used him sporadically as a pinch hitter/occasional fill in to give some folks a rest during the last month of the season and never got consistent playing time over his WHOPPING 33 AT-BATS, well then yeah, he fell on his face. You know who else fell on their face in their MLB debut? Jurickson Profar. What kind of [expletive] puts up a .176 batting average over 17AB's AND EXPECTS TO GET AWAY WITH IT WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING?!?!?! Jurickson Profar? More like Jerkison Sofar, amirite?

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That is until it isn't BS and we can't move on I'm a little shocked he didn't throw a blanket CYA statement in there.

I haven't really been paying attention to this since about the 23rd ranking or something... but wasn't this supposed to be a Top 30 ranking?

Apparently this is a guy who "broke" the Melky Cabrera suspension a few weeks before it happened. Sometimes that's a guy with a real source, but sometimes it's people on Twitter throwing ish against the wall and taking credit when some sticks. Predicting that specifically Melky Cabrera would get hit with a 50 game suspension for PED's a few weeks before it happens, while apparently not making any other predictions it would seem, is a huge dart on a tiny wall

Marmol could be a good one year fix for them while they give Rondon the year as a set up guy. The Tigers were trying to rush a 22-year old minor league pitcher to the majors and put him in a significant role without any experience? Get right outta town

That "really good offer" must have been subjective. I can't imagine the Cubs turning down a really good offer for Soriano when that's exactly what they're trying to get.

I bet he cried during it, too. Just like a woman and everything.

Heh... http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjkiebus/the-ultimate-fictional-baseball-team

Accidentally posted this in the history thread, whoops. Zack Greinke admits that it was all about the money... http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/jon-heyman/21767425/honest-greinke-who-admits-was-top-consideration-made-texas-offer-before-la-deal Not gonna lie, I kinda respect him more for being honest. This whole "It's not about the money" line every big free agent spews at press conferences is cliché and patronizing. Also, this is funny:

Brett's write up on the Yankees situation... http://www.bleachernation.com/2013/02/25/alfonso-soriano-unsure-what-hed-do-about-a-yankees-trade-proposal-and-other-soriano-rumor-bits/

They can just play it off and blame auto correct. THANKS A LOT STEVE JOBS