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and now the yankees get damon, for four years
and 52 million......
and 52 million......
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Originally posted by RIKK
Now, tj was indeed a major cunt. Indeed, he probably still is. -
Uh no he's playing first, not third. The Dodgers have Bill Mueller for third.Originally posted by Eyes
Nomar's going to play 3rd base this year ... he's lost a step ...Comment
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Red Sox are idiots for not signing Damon. Damon is a fucking tool...get a load of this from MLB.com
Thought he was a good guy...one day as a Yankee and he's already getting cocky..."They haven't had a championship since Chuck Knoblauch was there when they had a great leadoff hitter," Damon said. "I think the leadoff role has been under-appreciated. A good leadoff hitter is tough to find and I think New York just found the best leadoff hitter in the game."
"I made contact with them and told [Boston manager Terry Francona] they really need to get going because if not, I'm going to be another team," Damon said. "Unfortunately, Boston had their plans. I'm not sure if they knew I meant it but now I'm a Yankee and hopefully they can go off and get the other center fielders they've been courting for the past month or so."
Apparently, Damon's goals changed over the past eight months, as he told MLB.com in early May that money would not be the determining factor in his decision.
"There's no way I can go play for the Yankees, but I know they're going to come after me hard," he said on May 3. "It's definitely not the most important thing to go out there for the top dollar, which the Yankees are going to offer me. It's not what I need."
Yet sometime in the next week, Damon will don the pinstripes and a Yankees cap at the Stadium, smiling proudly while flashbulbs pop all around him.
Damon, who was one of the major players in Boston's 2004 championship run, is well-known for his long hair and beard, but he knows that by taking the Yankees' money, those will both have to go.
"Without a doubt, George Steinbrenner has a policy and I'm going to stick to it," Damon said. "Our policy with the Yankees is to go out there and win and we're going to try and bring another championship to them."
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What an offseason, no 3rd base no 2nd renteria traded, no CF
since damon left.. epstein had to see this coming..my guess
is a good as yours, bad way to break up a decent team
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Mark Bellhorn: Headed for Padres
RotoWire.com Staff - RotoWire.com
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Update: The Padres will announce the signing of Bellhorn on Thursday, the Union Tribune reports.
Recommendation: Bellhorn, 31, is expected to compete with rookie Josh Barfield and Bobby Hill for the starting job at second.Comment
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Rondell White: Signs with Twins
RotoWire.com Staff - RotoWire.com
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Update: White (shoulder) signed a one-year, $3.25 million contract with Minnesota that includes a club option for 2007, the Associated Press reports.
Recommendation: White will get time at DH and RF for the Twins and should be in the lineup every day (when healthy). The option for 2007 is for a $2.5 million salary, which includes a $750,000 buyout. The option would become guaranteed if White has 400 plate appearances and based on incentives could be worth as much as $8.5 million.Comment
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Cubs going after Tejada?
Cubs after Tejada, could move Prior
The Cubs, aggressively pursuing a blockbuster trade for Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada, are willing to part with a top starting pitcher, most likely right-hander Mark Prior, sources tell FOXsports.com.
Will Miguel Tejada be playing at Wrigley Field in 2006? (Jamie Squire / Getty Images)
The talks are stalled, a source says, over the Cubs' insistence that the Orioles give up left-hander Erik Bedard along with Tejada if they want Prior – and the Cubs' refusal to include top outfield prospect Felix Pie or a top pitching prospect in return.
The Cubs and Orioles also have engaged in three-way discussions with the Red Sox in which Tejada would go to the Cubs and Ramirez to the Orioles, according to another source. The package the Sox would receive is unclear, but conceivably could include Prior, shortstop Ronny Cedeno and center fielder Corey Patterson.
Whatever the details, a three-way deal would appear to be a longshot, and no other deal appears close. The Red Sox would need to give the Orioles pitching along with Ramirez if they wanted Tejada in a straight, two-team trade. The Angels' offers for Tejada have been insufficient, sources say.
The Orioles are concerned that they would be losing too much offense if Prior was their principal acquisition in a Tejada deal. The Red Sox share the same reservation about trading Ramirez for anything other than a hitter of Tejada's caliber.
The Orioles and Cubs have been talking for at least a week. While the teams completed a trade involving outfielder Sammy Sosa last off-season, that deal was essentially a salary dump by the Cubs. A Tejada deal would be more difficult to accomplish.
Orioles owner Peter Angelos is a difficult negotiator who routinely procrastinates on major personnel moves. He also is a stickler for players with clean medical records, and Prior has been injured in each of his three full seasons with the Cubs. Any deal involving Ramirez would require him to waive his no-trade clause, an issue that could further complicate discussions.
The Cubs are believed to be more willing to trade Prior, 25, than right-hander Carlos Zambrano, 24, who has emerged as the team's workhorse and ace. The Orioles likely would not be interested in right-hander Kerry Wood, 28, who is coming off shoulder surgery.
If the Cubs acquired Bedard along with Tejada, they would gain a ready replacement for Prior and keep their rotation at full strength. But the Orioles need to add pitching, not trade it, which is why they would want the Cubs to include a top prospect. Cedeno, Patterson and second baseman Todd Walker are among the other Cubs who could attract the Orioles' interest.
Tejada, 29, said he wanted to be traded in an interview with the Associated Press earlier this month, stating his desire to play for a winning organization and his belief that he would benefit from a "change of scenery."
He later softened his remarks publicly, but did not back off his position in talks with club officials. He has four years and $48 million remaining on the six-year, free-agent contract he signed with the Orioles prior to the 2004 season.
Rather than move Tejada, the Orioles could attempt to improve the team around him. They've signed free-agent catcher Ramon Hernandez, 29, to a four-year, $27.5 million contract and free-agent outfielder Jeff Conine, 39, to a one-year, $1.75 million deal. They also are talking to free-agent outfielder Jeromy Burnitz, 36, and are one of several clubs pursuing free-agent right-hander Kevin Millwood, 31, who seems most likely to sign with the Rangers.
While the Cubs appear to be the team pushing hardest for Tejada, the Orioles have maintained steady dialogue about a possible deal with the Red Sox. If the Orioles could swing a deal for Ramirez and pitching, they then would seek to trade for a shortstop or sign one as a free agent.
The Angels, meanwhile, continue to view the addition of a slugger like Tejada as their top priority. Their talks for Ramirez have not advanced, and like the Cubs, they have numerous young players who would appeal to the Orioles, starting with right-hander Ervin Santana and first baseman Casey Kotchman. The Orioles also could take back high-priced veterans like shortstop Orlando Cabrera and first baseman Darin Erstad in a trade.
The White Sox, willing to move right-hander Jon Garland or right-hander Jose Contreras, appear more of a longshot for Tejada. Both Garland and Contreras, however, are eligible for free agency at the end of the season. Under Angelos, the Orioles have routinely balked at acquiring potential free agents without the assurance of signing them long-term."Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."Comment
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Conine and Burnitz?
Kind of old to be calling it "building around" Tejada.
Angelos trying to save his own ass?Comment
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lmfao...Conine and Burnitz...
both have been "done" for years...
Sure...Burnitz had a flash a couple of years ago...but the guy had 500 at bats last year...and 521 K's..."Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."Comment
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36 and 39 ...
If a team ever needed to make a Manny deal ... it's the O's.
Seems like should at least get a serviceable bat in return with some pitching for Tejada.
If they deal him, they better not fuck up.Comment
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No way would I deal fucking Tejada...for anyone...
including MRam..who's 5 years older I believe...
unless you get a Clement with him..."Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."Comment
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Yeah, you'd have to get a good 2 for 1 ... and giving up Bedard in the deal doesn't sound like the best idea for them.
Better off keeping him and kissing his ass ... getting him some help.Comment
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Bedard is damn good...
getting Prior...and getting rid of Bedard...is idiotic...unless you got a top prospect...than you are looking at a 3 on 2 deal...
again...I don't see it..."Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."Comment
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Like the article says ... both Prior and Wood ... too many injuries to take the risk ... would have to be both and a bat to even think about Tejada and Bedard.
Still wouldn't happen.Comment
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It's funny...two years ago...Prior AND Wood would probably get you Tejada, Bedard...and their two top prospects...
and the Cubs would have gotten murdered for the deal..."Van Halen was one of the most hallelujah, tailgate, backyard, BBQ, arrive four hours early to the gig just for the parking lot bands. And still to this day is. It's an attitude. I think it's a spirit more than anything else is."Comment
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