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7 hours ago, JSngry said:

So Chris Martin is a Ranger now? I am happy enough to but not excita-thrilled, correct?

Martin was about the most effective/consistent option out of the Red Sox bullpen for the last few years.  He's not young by any means but should instantly slot into the 8th inning mix with the potential to close on an emergency basis.  Excellent control, still strikes out a lot of hitters.

Put it this way, I would have been pleased if the Sox had re-signed him. Whether that makes you excita-thrilled depends on the other high-leverage relievers you have.

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R.I.P. 

He made it to 90 -- a long and fulfilling life, but the world will be a far less funny place going forward without him. There was only one of those! If you haven't watched his Hall of Fame induction speech, please set aside time to do so. So many hilarious lines, but two I particularly love:

"My kids used to aggravate me too. I'd take 'em to a game & they'd want to come home with a different player."

Gene Mauch to Uecker: "Grab a bat and stop this rally."

 

 

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Am I gonna be expected to get sentimental about the Dodgers now because of the fires, like about the Yankees after 9/11?

Didn't happen then, ain't gonna happen now.

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Was it some butt-hurt NY writer who denied Ichiro a unanimous ballot?

Because let's be honest, Ichiro is equivalent to (and defensively, light-years ahead of) Jeter as HoF candidate.

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On 2/2/2025 at 6:51 PM, JSngry said:

Sad announcement, I thought he did a good job. What followed has been a disaster for MLB. Bud Selig in the ultimate hypocrite, making bank off the PED crisis, no one can ever convince me he didn't know what was happening. He get in the Hall of Fame, while the players, who did the heavy lifting during that era, are left out. Imagine being a puppet for Jerry Reinsdorf! I'm convinced that Manfred hates baseball and has no idea what's in MLB's best interest.  

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Another Boras bust: Pete Alonso, who turned down a seven-year, $158 million extension offer from the Mets a year and a half ago, has now signed a two-year $54 million deal with them that includes an opt-out clause after 2025. If this is the best the market is going to offer Alonso at age 30, how does it get better in a year, even if he has a monster 2025 season? 

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17 minutes ago, ghost of miles said:

Another Boras bust: Pete Alonso, who turned down a seven-year, $158 million extension offer from the Mets a year and a half ago, has now signed a two-year $54 million deal with them that includes an opt-out clause after 2025. If this is the best the market is going to offer Alonso at age 30, how does it get better in a year, even if he has a monster 2025 season? 

Yeah, he doesn't seem like a player who is going to age well, and he has already regressed some the past two seasons.  Of course, we in Philly are haunted by the ghost of the Ryan Howard extension, where he averaged about a game below replacement WAR per year over the five years.

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