Nah, almost got a bat in the teeth last time though.
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Started by Macker, Jan 16 2009 07:29 PM
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Posted 25 August 2010 - 11:14 PM
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Posted 26 August 2010 - 02:30 PM
By ThirdAge News Staff Posted August 26, 2010 2:05 PM
Manny Ramirez, freshly placed on waivers Wednesday, had an RBI and scored a run to help the LA Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4.
The Los Angeles Times reported Ramirez had been put on waivers. He is in the second season of a two-year contract and is scheduled to make $20 million in 2010.
A two-run single by James Loney put Los Angeles in front for good in the fifth and the Dodgers went on to capture their second straight over the Brewers.
The Chicago White Sox are rumored to have an interest in Ramirez. If they claim him, they would be responsible for paying the remainder of his $20 million salary. Los Angeles also has the option of pulling Ramirez off waivers and keeping him, or trading him to a team that makes a claim.
If Ramirez clears waivers, the Dodgers would be free trade him to any team.
The Times reported that Casey Blake, Scott Podsednik and Jay Gibbons had also been placed on waivers by the Dodgers.
Read more: http://www.thirdage....0#ixzz0xk4QCqHo
Manny Ramirez, freshly placed on waivers Wednesday, had an RBI and scored a run to help the LA Dodgers beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4.
The Los Angeles Times reported Ramirez had been put on waivers. He is in the second season of a two-year contract and is scheduled to make $20 million in 2010.
A two-run single by James Loney put Los Angeles in front for good in the fifth and the Dodgers went on to capture their second straight over the Brewers.
The Chicago White Sox are rumored to have an interest in Ramirez. If they claim him, they would be responsible for paying the remainder of his $20 million salary. Los Angeles also has the option of pulling Ramirez off waivers and keeping him, or trading him to a team that makes a claim.
If Ramirez clears waivers, the Dodgers would be free trade him to any team.
The Times reported that Casey Blake, Scott Podsednik and Jay Gibbons had also been placed on waivers by the Dodgers.
Read more: http://www.thirdage....0#ixzz0xk4QCqHo
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 09:53 PM
White Sox awarded claim on Manny Ramirez
Aug 27, 2:55 pm EDT
The Chicago White Sox have been awarded a claim to slugger Manny Ramirez, according to several sources.
The White Sox’s play was rumored, but the Dodgers had expected Ramirez would go unclaimed before the Aug. 31 trade deadline in large part because he has more than $3 million left on his contract with Los Angeles.
Ramirez has spent time on the disabled list three times this season, twice with a calf strain. He returned from the D.L. on Saturday.
The White Sox and Dodgers have until 1:30 p.m. ET Tuesday to work out a trade. Many analysts believe the Dodgers will wait until the last minute to get that deal done because they’re five games back in the N.L. wild-card race. Another factor is Ramirez would have to waive his no-trade clause and give his blessing to any move.
http://sports.yahoo....slug=tsn-166461
Aug 27, 2:55 pm EDT
The Chicago White Sox have been awarded a claim to slugger Manny Ramirez, according to several sources.
The White Sox’s play was rumored, but the Dodgers had expected Ramirez would go unclaimed before the Aug. 31 trade deadline in large part because he has more than $3 million left on his contract with Los Angeles.
Ramirez has spent time on the disabled list three times this season, twice with a calf strain. He returned from the D.L. on Saturday.
The White Sox and Dodgers have until 1:30 p.m. ET Tuesday to work out a trade. Many analysts believe the Dodgers will wait until the last minute to get that deal done because they’re five games back in the N.L. wild-card race. Another factor is Ramirez would have to waive his no-trade clause and give his blessing to any move.
http://sports.yahoo....slug=tsn-166461
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Posted 09 September 2010 - 02:37 PM
I know Jdog loves the White Sox; maybe if I buy a copy of his Rock N' Roll Joe songs he'll mail me the new Manny jersey 
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Posted 26 September 2010 - 10:56 AM
VIP tickets for Yanks and Blue Jays this Tuesday - includes all you can eat and drink, plus your own private waitress
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Posted 20 February 2011 - 01:14 PM
A post at Beerleaguer Feb. 15:
"Did you ever, EVER expect to read this kind of line from an article written about MLB baseball?:
'As spring training camps open this week, the axis of power in baseball for a fifth straight year is the Philadelphia-New York-Boston corridor.'
As a Phillies fan, having suffered through 13 losing seasons in 14 years, I feel like I'm in an alternate universe when I read stuff like that."
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Posted 21 February 2011 - 07:33 PM
Hank Steinbrenner eyes MLB changeAssociated Press
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner says baseball's revenue sharing and luxury tax programs need changes, and that commissioner Bud Selig is open to the idea.
Steinbrenner said on Monday that he doesn't know what the final figure is, but expects the Yankees' 2010 payments for the two to total about $130 million.
"We've got to do a little something about that, and I know Bud wants to correct it in some way," Steinbrenner said. "Obviously, we're very much allies with the Red Sox and the Mets, the Dodgers, the Cubs, whoever in that area."
"At some point, if you don't want to worry about teams in minor markets, don't put teams in minor markets, or don't leave teams in minor markets if they're truly minor," Steinbrenner said. "Socialism, communism, whatever you want to call it, is never the answer."
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In case I've not said this before, let me say it now.
Hank Steinbrenner is super duper smart. It takes a real genius to deride the socialism found in MLB revenue sharing. After all, most people would look at this and realize that, as a collection of privately owned organizations, MLB can't possibly be socialistic since there is no state ownership. Others might be fooled by the government giving MLB an anti-trust exemption and say "This is among the LEAST regulated capitalism we have today!"...but not Hank Steinbrenner. Hank is a smart man. He rightly points out that the problem isn't the Yankees high payroll. It's the existence of small market clubs. I say we join with Hank to ensure that the teams from Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore, Minnesota, Cleveland, Kansas City, Texas (which isn't even a city...stupid Texans), Oakland, Seattle, Florida (again...not a city!), Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Colorado (not a city...is this on repeat), and Arizona (and...again) simply MOVE their clubs to bigger markets where they can make more money and, thus, raise their salaries. I propose the following new alignment of baseball teams.
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
The New York/Boston Division
* The New York Devil Rays
*The New York Yankees
*The Boston Red Sox
*The Boston Bluejays
*The New York Orioles
The Chicago Division (I)
*The Chicago White Sox
*The Chicago Twins
*The Chicago Indians
*The Chicago Royals
*The Detroit Tigers (because they have the Lions and that's enough suffering)
The Los Angeles Division
*The LA Rangers
*The LA As
*The LAoA Angels
*The LA Mariners
...similar plans for the NL.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner says baseball's revenue sharing and luxury tax programs need changes, and that commissioner Bud Selig is open to the idea.
Steinbrenner said on Monday that he doesn't know what the final figure is, but expects the Yankees' 2010 payments for the two to total about $130 million.
"We've got to do a little something about that, and I know Bud wants to correct it in some way," Steinbrenner said. "Obviously, we're very much allies with the Red Sox and the Mets, the Dodgers, the Cubs, whoever in that area."
"At some point, if you don't want to worry about teams in minor markets, don't put teams in minor markets, or don't leave teams in minor markets if they're truly minor," Steinbrenner said. "Socialism, communism, whatever you want to call it, is never the answer."
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In case I've not said this before, let me say it now.
Hank Steinbrenner is super duper smart. It takes a real genius to deride the socialism found in MLB revenue sharing. After all, most people would look at this and realize that, as a collection of privately owned organizations, MLB can't possibly be socialistic since there is no state ownership. Others might be fooled by the government giving MLB an anti-trust exemption and say "This is among the LEAST regulated capitalism we have today!"...but not Hank Steinbrenner. Hank is a smart man. He rightly points out that the problem isn't the Yankees high payroll. It's the existence of small market clubs. I say we join with Hank to ensure that the teams from Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore, Minnesota, Cleveland, Kansas City, Texas (which isn't even a city...stupid Texans), Oakland, Seattle, Florida (again...not a city!), Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Colorado (not a city...is this on repeat), and Arizona (and...again) simply MOVE their clubs to bigger markets where they can make more money and, thus, raise their salaries. I propose the following new alignment of baseball teams.
THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
The New York/Boston Division
* The New York Devil Rays
*The New York Yankees
*The Boston Red Sox
*The Boston Bluejays
*The New York Orioles
The Chicago Division (I)
*The Chicago White Sox
*The Chicago Twins
*The Chicago Indians
*The Chicago Royals
*The Detroit Tigers (because they have the Lions and that's enough suffering)
The Los Angeles Division
*The LA Rangers
*The LA As
*The LAoA Angels
*The LA Mariners
...similar plans for the NL.
Sister burn the temple
And stand beneath the moon
The sound of the ocean is dead
It's just the echo of the blood in your head
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 08:23 AM
A year since anyone posted on the national passtime? What the fuck is wrong with you people! Have a hot dog, an ice cold Budweiser, and enjoy a ball game.
Sister burn the temple
And stand beneath the moon
The sound of the ocean is dead
It's just the echo of the blood in your head
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 10:27 AM
I got my Manny Ramirez collection in rotation, don't you worry, Freedom'.
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Posted 18 May 2012 - 08:57 PM
Kerry Wood, Kid K, retired from baseball today, and I found it appropriate to post this vid of 20 of his filthiest strikeouts...and did I mention that all 20 were from the same fuckin' game? If you wanna find something nastier than this, you'll have to google for some DVDA vids:
Sister burn the temple
And stand beneath the moon
The sound of the ocean is dead
It's just the echo of the blood in your head
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