MLB Season 2010

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:19 pm

I can't find a 2010 thread, if there is one, please move this!

I just got back yesterday from Cardinals 2010 Spring Training in Jupiter, Florida - I went with my brother and father and we had a GREAT time!

A few things:

The jerks - Pujols, Molina, Penny, Oquendo and Gibson to name a few

The most friendly - Brendan Ryan #1, then Carpenter, Wainwright, Rasmus, Schumaker and rookie pitcher Lance Lynn

Everyone down there were really nice people, of course most were from St. Louis.

A few pics!

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:32 pm

No problem but you should rename it MLB Season 2010 or something like that so we don't think it has to do with The Show.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:55 pm

Rodster wrote:No problem but you should rename it MLB Season 2010 or something like that so we don't think it has to do with The Show.

I too thought you were referring to the show. Great pics! Looks like you had a beautiful weather. Was that your first time going to spring training?

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:04 pm

attractive pics.

too bad, re: Bob Gibson. When on TV, he does come off that way

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 3:23 pm

I think I vomited a little looking at those pics.

I edited the thread title to avoid confusion.

Gangrel · Post by **Gangrel** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:32 pm

Go Nats Go!

Oh wait, have they won a ST game yet?!?!?

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:09 pm

Pretty much sums up my thoughts on this year's Tribe...

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:00 pm

Best Baseball movie eva..."Major League".

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:19 pm

sportdan30 wrote:
Rodster wrote:No problem but you should rename it MLB Season 2010 or something like that so we don't think it has to do with The Show.
I too thought you were referring to the show. Great pics! Looks like you had a beautiful weather. Was that your first time going to spring training?

Yes, I was a definite n00b!

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:20 pm

Gangrel wrote:Go Nats Go!

Oh wait, have they won a ST game yet?!?!?

Yes they have, on Sunday when I was there!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:43 pm

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fletcher21 · Post by **fletcher21** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:41 pm

Joe Mauer signed an 8 year 184 million dollar deal with the Twins. I'm sorry, but he's not worth that much jack. He's the best contact hitter in baseball (Pujols is probably better overall) but he plays the most demanding position in the game. The Twins better move him to 1st or 3rd if they want to save his body. He won't last 8 more years behind the plate and keep up these numbers. I think this was a bad move on the Twins` part. Let the Yankees and Red Sox make these big moves. They have a lot of other needs at pitcher that will not be met now. So much for him wanting to play for a winner. Twins will be in the cellar in 8 years just like the Royals are now.

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:50 pm

fletcher21 wrote:Joe Mauer signed an 8 year 184 million dollar deal with the Twins. I'm sorry, but he's not worth that much jack. He's the best contact hitter in baseball (Pujols is probably better overall) but he plays the most demanding position in the game. The Twins better move him to 1st or 3rd if they want to save his body. He won't last 8 more years behind the plate and keep up these numbers. I think this was a bad move on the Twins` part. Let the Yankees and Red Sox make these big moves. They have a lot of other needs at pitcher that will not be met now. So much for him wanting to play for a winner. Twins will be in the cellar in 8 years just like the Royals are now.

thank you for the heads-up. Didn't have TV on today

thankful Minn signed him. The wonderful New York media had started connecting him with yankees last week. As a NYY fan, it gets tired seeing every player connected with the Yankees. We have 4 top tier catching prospects in the system. And Joe Mauer with the Twins is better for baseball. Ditto, Pujols with the Cardinals. End of story

as for the signing. This was much better then a Santana signing. I very much believe Minn did the intelligent thing. The same for Mauer, in taking a hometown discount. With a new ballpark, the Twins had to retain their hometown superstar.

I agree, Fletch. Mauer is big. They will have to move him from the position sometime before the contract ends. As for the Twins pitching needs, in the past no franchise have been better filling needs from within. Very efficient team/franchise. I don't believe signing Mauer will adversely interfere with their model. Their future depends on Bill Smith, at this time

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jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:40 am

Mets are coming to play a 3 game series in Puerto Rico vs the Marlins on the end of July. Can't wait!!!

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:06 am

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Mets are coming to play a 3 game series in Puerto Rico vs the Marlins on the end of July. Can't wait!!!

kewl. I like their stadium

hopefully Beltran will be ready, for the homecoming

vinny-b · Post by **vinny-b** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:07 am

Badger_Fan · Post by **Badger_Fan** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 10:57 am

fletcher21 wrote:Joe Mauer signed an 8 year 184 million dollar deal with the Twins. I'm sorry, but he's not worth that much jack. He's the best contact hitter in baseball (Pujols is probably better overall) but he plays the most demanding position in the game. The Twins better move him to 1st or 3rd if they want to save his body. He won't last 8 more years behind the plate and keep up these numbers. I think this was a bad move on the Twins` part. Let the Yankees and Red Sox make these big moves. They have a lot of other needs at pitcher that will not be met now. So much for him wanting to play for a winner. Twins will be in the cellar in 8 years just like the Royals are now.

That whole statement is idiotic. Contact hitter? Twice in the last four years he finished in the top 10 in OPS, plus he led the league in Slugging Percentage last year when at age 26 his power started to come on.

He's already one of the best catchers of the last 20-30 years, and with a few more years will start to put himself in the pantheon of great catchers in history.

Chances are that they'll have to move him out from behind the plate later in the contract a la Biggio, but they just have to monitor his body to see how he handles the wear and tear of catching full time.

And none of this even mentions what would have happened from a fan standpoint if the Twins had let Mauer go one year after moving into a publicly funded stadium. There would have been a mutiny and the Twins knew it. You can't take the face of your franchise, who grew up in the town you play in, and let him go for money reasons after getting a new park to play in. That would just be bad business.

The side effect of the signing is that it gives them less margin for error with other moves, but that's a risk they had to take on to keep him in Minnesota.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:15 am

I just bought tickets for my first trip to Fenway (Wednesday of the first week) to see a game...and Yankess/Red Sox to boot! I can't wait!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 11:52 am

In honor of Jason Heyward officially being named the starting right fielder...avatar change. Holy crap I cannot wait for this season to start. Gonna be a ridiculous division with the Phillies as well (top to bottom one of the better teams I've ever seen on paper)...but I think the Braves actually have a chance this year.

Jackdog · Post by **Jackdog** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 12:49 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:In honor of Jason Heyward officially being named the starting right fielder...avatar change. Holy crap I cannot wait for this season to start. Gonna be a ridiculous division with the Phillies as well (top to bottom one of the better teams I've ever seen on paper)...but I think the Braves actually have a chance this year.

Jason is one of the reasons I'm interested in the Braves this year. I gotta be honest,I'm not a big Braves fan. That being said I'd like to see Bobby Cox go out with a pennant. As a baseball fan I'll miss Bobby. One of the best managers in baseball history IMO.

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 2:25 pm

Leebo33 wrote:I just bought tickets for my first trip to Fenway (Wednesday of the first week) to see a game...and Yankess/Red Sox to boot! I can't wait!

Nice!

Fenway's at the top of my list of ballparks I'd like to see a game in. One of these years...

lexbur · Post by **lexbur** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:59 pm

JackDog wrote:That being said I'd like to see Bobby Cox go out with a pennant.

He'll be fine, he got his ring.

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 4:03 pm

lexbur wrote:
JackDog wrote:That being said I'd like to see Bobby Cox go out with a pennant.
He'll be fine, he got his ring.

LOL...don't be angry. It only was the last time the Indians had a sniff of the big time.

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 2:24 pm

dbdynsty25 wrote:
lexbur wrote:
JackDog wrote:That being said I'd like to see Bobby Cox go out with a pennant.
He'll be fine, he got his ring.
LOL...don't be angry. It only was the last time the Indians had a sniff of the big time.

Naw... 1997 7th game loss to the Marlins in extras after Jose Mesa blew a 1 run lead in the 9th.
3-1 series lead on the Red Sox in the 2007 ALCS with CC, and Carmona{the year he won 19 games}going in the next 2 games,only to drop 3 straight...and then the Browns in "the drive","the fumble"..."Red Right 88",and so on

Hey maybe LeBron can end the futility

Jackdog · Post by **Jackdog** » Sat Mar 27, 2010 4:53 pm

snaz16 wrote: Naw... 1997 7th game loss to the Marlins in extras after Jose Mesa blew a 1 run lead in the 9th.

I was at that game. I was visiting an Army friend and he had tickets. 2nd row CF right next to the tarped section. I couldn't have been more pissed. The bandwagon Marlin fans were asses the whole night. I really wanted the Tribe to pull that one out. We went to a strip club in Hallandale Beach to get over the loss. It helped.