Tabe Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 That all sounds great except Joe never managed the Angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Also, the Angels won a title in 2002, so wouldn't have any 60s/70s curse been ended by now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I guess this can go both here and the Raw thread later, but there was an audible De-rek Je-ter chant during both the Brie Bella/Summer Rae match and whatever that was with El Torito and Hornswaggle gator. The Rock just made that even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 We haven't discussed it yet, but there's been some coaching changes for the Cubs and Red Sox. Last week, the Red Sox hitting coach resigned and Bill Mueller resigned from the Cubs as hitting coach today. So Mueller could be headed to Boston, while Manny, if he can be convinced to retire, could be headed to the Cubs major league coaching staff as the assistant or head hitting coach. Of course, Manny could head to Boston as well. Normally a hitting coach wouldn't matter that much, but Manny worked wonders with Baez and Bryant loves Manny as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Qualifying offers will be $15.3 million So yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 We haven't discussed it yet, but there's been some coaching changes for the Cubs and Red Sox. Last week, the Red Sox hitting coach resigned and Bill Mueller resigned from the Cubs as hitting coach today. So Mueller could be headed to Boston, while Manny, if he can be convinced to retire, could be headed to the Cubs major league coaching staff as the assistant or head hitting coach. Of course, Manny could head to Boston as well. Normally a hitting coach wouldn't matter that much, but Manny worked wonders with Baez and Bryant loves Manny as well. This is like Screech becoming assistant principal of Bayside High. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Josh Beckett is retiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Dan O'Dowd is stepping down as GM of the Rockies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 Josh Beckett is retiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 My World Series boycott I had during this time of my life returned. 2000: Subway Series was of no interest. 2001: Withholding comment, but seemed fixed. 2002: Enjoyed the Rally Monkey. 2003: Stabbed in the fucking heart, too painful to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 If 2001 WS was fixed, wouldnt the yankees have won, post 9-11 and duch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubbymark Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Everything leading up to it seemed set up to have the Yankees in the World Series at minimum. Byung Yong Kim suddenly forgetting how to pitch seemed suspicious to a cynical eye looking from afar. My Yankee hatred as a youth probably had a lot to do with my boycotting back then. Moving onto another subject, the Astros do have one bright spot: their mascot Orbit will be making a trip to Japan for the All-Star series vs the Japanese National Team. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/97971214/astros-mascot-orbit-will-join-mlb-all-stars-for-japan-series I really enjoyed these matchups growing up because it seemed more like a true "World Series" than the actual World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I remember calling Olbermann's radio show in 1994 and asking if he thought someone would show the Jspan Series in the US since the season had been canceled. He politely called me a dope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Os and JJ Hardy apparently came to an extension agreement 3 years, north of 40 million with an option year That is per Ken Rosenthal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Ryan Dempster also officially retired. I have to say, I was totally wrong for being annoyed at Demp vetoing the trade to Atlanta. Had he not, the Cubs wouldn't have Kyle Hendricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Lucia Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I love the Hardy deal for Baltimore. Short-term, money is lower than a QO, locks up the position for three years...ideal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I'm somewhat leery of the deal just because it's a guy in his mid-30s with a history of some recent back issues. And I can talk about being an old guy with a bad back. Would I have minded him going to the Yanks? Absolutely not but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 John Mallee is the new Cubs hitting coach. He is coming from the Astros - where he held the same job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Followup on the Hardy deal - per the Baltimore Sun JJ Hardy's contract breakdown acdg to source: $11.5M in 2015, $12.5M in 2016; $14M in 2017. Also $14M club option in 2018 w $2M buyout ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Yanks extend Brian Cashman for 3 years. And then promptly fire hitting coach Kevin Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raziel Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I'd like to have let Cashman walk too, but there's dick all GM's out there, so yeah, devil you know and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig H Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Kevin. Towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Guy Eddie Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Kevin. Towers. If Kevin Towers was the other best available option, I'm fine with the Yankees sticking with Cashman. Ideally, I'd like to see some players from the late 90s- early 2000s dynasty get a chance in coaching and management positions. From listening to him on broadcasts, I think David Cone would be a great choice as the next pitching coach. Tino Martinez is a scout in the Yankee organization. He would be my choice as the next hitting coach. The Yankees also need Willie Randolph back to be groomed as the next manager after Joe Girardi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Tino's issues as the Rays hitting coach will probably keep him from being a hitting coach in the bigs again for awhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabe Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Tino's issues as the Rays hitting coach will probably keep him from being a hitting coach in the bigs again for awhile Well, that and the fact that he was still berating the players eight months later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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