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RAGTOP wrote:As much as I despise the Yankees ( and I can't stress despise enough) George is playing by the rules that MLB set up . Can't really blame him.

I don't blame Steinbrenner. I blame Bud Selig.

iuparrothead wrote:So now it looks like the Yankees aren't going to try for Beltran,

http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3294948

which is very cool, but that means he's most likely to end up with the Mets or back with the Astros.

Which doesn't leave the Cubs with a lot of options and that waste is still probably going to be in right field.

Beltran has until the end of the week to sign with Houston, or he CAN'T resign with them until May 1st. Time to get it done, Houston!

CaptainP wrote:

iuparrothead wrote:So now it looks like the Yankees aren't going to try for Beltran,

http://msn.foxsports.com/story/3294948

which is very cool, but that means he's most likely to end up with the Mets or back with the Astros.

Which doesn't leave the Cubs with a lot of options and that waste is still probably going to be in right field.

Beltran has until the end of the week to sign with Houston, or he CAN'T resign with them until May 1st. Time to get it done, Houston!

Shut up! I don't want him in the Cubs division!!!

2005 HALL OF FAME class announced!!!

Wade Boggs Red Sox, Yankees, Devil Rays
Ryne Sandberg Phillies, Cubs

Excellent! Way to go Ryno!

Boggs and Sandberg definatley deserve to be there. Congratulations.

I got to see Wade Boggs' first career start. Carney Lansford had been injured, and he took over. Never gave the job back, and Lansford was in Oakland the next year.

I also managed to collect 6 copies of his rookie card!
$$$

LET JIM RICE IN THE HALL

parrothead338 wrote:LET JIM RICE IN THE HALL

Although Rice was a dominant player in his era, he is being hurt by the current "home run happy" era, which makes his numbers pale in comparison. His numbers are very average next to a lot of todays players, and people forget how great he was.

plus his relationship with the media back then wasn't the greatest

he deserves to be in!

RAGTOP wrote:plus his relationship with the media back then wasn't the greatest

That's what held his induction up at first. Now its the inflated numbers everyone puts up.

A few moves from the last few days:

Pokey Reese signs with Mariners
Milton Bradley resigns with Dodgers
Yankees resign Tanyan Sturtze

The Sturtze signing is critical, because with 3 starters in their late 30s to early 40s, and two other guys with injury filled careers, he's likely to get 25-30 starts....

METS SIGN CARLOS BELTRAN


Met sources: 'We got Beltran'
Two separate sources within the Mets organization are telling New York Fan Sites that the team and prized free agent Carlos Beltran has reached agreement on a seven-year, $112 million contract to bring the All-Star to Flushing. The team would not confirm this report!

http://mets.nyfansites.com/

CaptainP wrote:

parrothead338 wrote:LET JIM RICE IN THE HALL

Although Rice was a dominant player in his era, he is being hurt by the current "home run happy" era, which makes his numbers pale in comparison. His numbers are very average next to a lot of todays players, and people forget how great he was.

LOOK AT HIS NUMBERS AND COMPARE THEM TO TONY PEREZ.ALSO LOOK AT LUIS TIANT AND CATFISH HUNTERS NUMBERS

[quote="BottleofRum"][size=14][b][color=orange]METS SIGN CARLOS BELTRAN[/color][/b][/size]


[b][size=18][color=blue]Met sources: 'We got Beltran'[/color][/size][/b]
Two separate sources within the Mets organization are telling New York Fan Sites that the team and prized free agent Carlos Beltran has reached agreement on a seven-year, $112 million contract to bring the All-Star to Flushing. The team would not confirm this report!

http://mets.nyfansites.com/

:-?[/quote]THAT WOULD BE AWSOME,BUT I CAN'T SEE BOROS NOT GOING BACK TO THE YANKEES AND THE ASTROS BEFORE COMMITTING TO THE METS.I HOPE I'M WRONG ON THIS.

tequilatom wrote:

CaptainP wrote:

parrothead338 wrote:LET JIM RICE IN THE HALL

Although Rice was a dominant player in his era, he is being hurt by the current "home run happy" era, which makes his numbers pale in comparison. His numbers are very average next to a lot of todays players, and people forget how great he was.

LOOK AT HIS NUMBERS AND COMPARE THEM TO TONY PEREZ.ALSO LOOK AT LUIS TIANT AND CATFISH HUNTERS NUMBERS

No need to yell. I'm not saying he doesn't belong, I think he does. I'm trying to explain why he isn't. Borderline guys can't afford to have bad relations with the media, and he did. Now his numbers don't look as good as they were, because we are in an era of inflated offensive numbers.

tequilatom wrote:

BottleofRum wrote:METS SIGN CARLOS BELTRAN


Met sources: 'We got Beltran'
Two separate sources within the Mets organization are telling New York Fan Sites that the team and prized free agent Carlos Beltran has reached agreement on a seven-year, $112 million contract to bring the All-Star to Flushing. The team would not confirm this report!

http://mets.nyfansites.com/

THAT WOULD BE AWSOME,BUT I CAN'T SEE BOROS NOT GOING BACK TO THE YANKEES AND THE ASTROS BEFORE COMMITTING TO THE METS.I HOPE I'M WRONG ON THIS.

[/quote]

Boros will. The Mets have made a great offer, but I doubt it's in the bag. For one thing, Beltran is not a big fan of big cities. He liked Kansas City, Houston was even too big for him. New York could be overwhelming, and he's hinted that he'd rather not go there. But in the end, money usually talks.

I can't imagine anyone wanting to play 81 games a year at Shea. It's a disgrace to baseball.

RAGTOP wrote:I can't imagine anyone wanting to play 81 games a year at Shea. It's a disgrace to baseball.

You'd think it'd be called a "Classic". It IS the 4th oldest stadium in baseball!!!! 44 years old, only Yankee, Wrigley, and Fenway are older.

RAGTOP wrote:I can't imagine anyone wanting to play 81 games a year at Shea. It's a disgrace to baseball.

David Wells is going to Boston After his comments about Fenway.I guess anything is possible.The Capt'n is right(small town guy) it will come down to MONEY,MONEY,MONEY.I think he goes to Houston.My question is do the players have any say on where they want to play?or do the agents have that much control and the final say.