RIPPA Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 This story keeps getting better and better Also - the Cards wanted to fire Shildt so badly that they got special permission from the league to make the announcement instead of waiting till the end of the postseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Cubs have hired Guardians Assistant GM Carter Hawkins as their new GM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 6 hours ago, RIPPA said: Cubs have hired Guardians Assistant GM Carter Hawkins as their new GM This could give them an inside track to grab Jon Lester in the off-season. Too soon???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 On 10/14/2021 at 12:10 PM, RIPPA said: This story keeps getting better and better Also - the Cards wanted to fire Shildt so badly that they got special permission from the league to make the announcement instead of waiting till the end of the postseason I'd be curious to know the exact differences that they had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 18, 2021 Author Share Posted October 18, 2021 14 hours ago, Tabe said: I'd be curious to know the exact differences that they had. Trade Rumors summary from a few sources - https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/10/details-on-the-cardinals-firing-of-mike-shildt.html Quote According to Woo, tensions began to grow between Mozeliak and Shildt around midseason, when the Cardinals were still hanging around the NL Central race but struggling to stay above .500. Other factors contributing to the rift may have included the Cardinals’ lack of major moves at the trade deadline, the front office’s desire to incorporate more analytics into the team’s day-to-day operations, and “growing controversy between Shildt and his coaching staff over his leadership tactics and communication.” Shildt will release his first public statement about his firing tomorrow, though he did send a text message to Woo discussing some of these reported issues. There is “no merit” to the idea of discord with the coaches, Shildt said, though as for the other factors cited, “There is merit (to those factors) but not the entire picture.” Of course the part I really want to be true Quote Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch adds another possible factor to the list, perhaps based around how “The Cardinal Way” has long been a backbone of the organization’s practices. “Internally, there had been concern about the absence and ongoing leak of Cardinals-rooted presences,” Goold writes, with some internal dismay over what one source described as “losing tradition” to other clubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Maybe they could trade for Randy Arozarena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 10:03 PM, odessasteps said: I grew up near Fosse's hometown (Marion, IL). So, I'm guessing everyone here knows that Fosse's career was ostensibly ended when Pete Rose ran over him at the plate in an all-star game. Cut to years later, Rose ends up going to prison. Where does he do his time? The federal penitentiary Marion, IL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 19, 2021 Author Share Posted October 19, 2021 So of all the ways the Yanks could have handled Aaron Boone's status - the give him 3 more years with an extension for a 4th was my least favorite. Yet here we are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 So we're sticking with analytics then, oh boy, 3 more years of winning nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 the los angeles dodgers have entered the chat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dolfan in NYC Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I'm convinced one day Junior will be declared Emperor of Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 Well business is about to pick up 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paintedbynumbers Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Astro's in 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 "Who gives a shit who's in town? How about. 'the White Sox are back in Chicago after a long trip.' Even my wife told me Minnesota is coming to town. I said, 'Good, you dating somebody from there?' Who cares?" - Ozzie Guillen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BobbyWhioux Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 half expecting the A's latest cheapskate-ass Sabotage The Team So We Can Move, "Major League" style cost-cutting move to be not replacing Melvin at all and to try just simply Not Having A Manager 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirFozzie Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Fuck, RIP Jerry Remy. Was half expecting it this offseason when I had seen him throw out the first pitch at the WC game needing oxygen tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 1, 2021 Author Share Posted November 1, 2021 Seattle will decline Kyle Seager’s $20 million option I mean they should but I also have to imagine it isn’t gonna be that popular locally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyWhioux Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 tell me all 30 owners have already decided on a lockout without saying all 30 owners have already decided on a lockout, etc etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 As a reminder - the current CBA expires Dec 1 So these are the things that will still happen with not knowing what the new CBA looks like Quote November 3: The beginning of a five-day period where teams and players must decide whether to exercise or decline contract options and opt-out clauses for the 2022 season. Eligible free agents cannot sign with anyone but their current team for five more days. November 7, 4:00 pm CST: The deadline for teams to issue qualifying offers (one-year, $18.4MM contracts) to eligible free agents. November 8: Free agency officially opens. November 8-11: General managers’ meetings, hosted in Carlsbad, California. November 17: Deadline for players tagged with a qualifying offer to accept or reject the QO. November 19: Deadline for teams to add players to the 40-man roster to keep them from selection in the Rule 5 draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 HOT STOVE~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, RIPPA said: HOT STOVE~! Good glove, terrible bat. Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Buster Posey is retiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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