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MLB - Official 2012 Season Thread: Where Curt Schilling & Marlins will never find us.
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vas_a_morir
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10 year, 225 mil is ridiculous. Bye bye Brandon Phillips.
Dominican Power
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Everyone needs to get their kids into baseball.
:jangocube
Ninja Beagle
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Wonder how many fans in Toronto are bummed over the Votto deal.
More than one, i.e. too many.
$8 for a domestic/$9 imported beer at the new marlins stadium.....
/booo
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-marlins-food-prices-20120330,0,484168.story
/booo
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-marlins-food-prices-20120330,0,484168.story
Yeah, just the dreamers. I'm sure nobody was ever serious about realistically seeing Votto in a Jays uniform.
Blue Jays only shop at the discount stores and do a little dumpster diving. Player development is the real talent source.
Loria is the worst.
Still cheaper than yankee stadium smh
tyguy20204
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Votto is one of the best players in the game but that's not a good deal for the Reds.
How much is beer in your third world country?
I figured they would just serve fresh cocaine.
goldlion054
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Lets not rule that out
regular domestic draft beer (aka bud light) at Yankee stadium is $6. That said, it is a meaningless comparison without more detail on the size and selection
Really? I could have sworn it was $10.
It's $9.75 for microbrew at AT&T.
lol, it was $10.25 for a keith's at skydome last i checked. probably more this year.
acheron_xl
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I wonder where Everett Teaford's suspension is?
Oh, that's right, he plunked a nobody like Bourjos, not a saint like Tulo.
Ninja Scooter
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jesus christ @ Votto's deal. And I was hoping the Mariners might emerge as a Dark Horse for him if he hit free agency, but not at that money. I wonder if Matt Kemp will end up kicking himself for not holding out if he has another great year. New Dodger ownership could have given him a $250 million contract.
might have gone up since the last time I was there (2010), but I'm fairly certain the bottles are $9 and the regular drafts are tiny and cheaper unless you upgrade. Also any draft other than the domestic light beers are really expensive.
There is the slimmest of hopes that they could keep BP, but yeah... he's likely a goner. I'm glad Votto is staying.....
I can't help but think of the A-Rod / Rangers signing. Hopefully the Reds start writing more cheques.
vas_a_morir
Banned
Yep. Even if it hurts the team, I'd rather lose with guys I like than win with guys I don't know. I get so much more enjoyment as a Reds fan than a Kentucky fan for that reason. I'm glad he's here to stay, until they get desperate and trade him.
One can only hope.
We are thankfully past the Lindner days, and what we are witnessing is hopefully the beginning of something new. The team showed promise in 2010, but unfortunately stumbled in '11. Lindner would have already piecemeal'd the team if he were still in charge.
Little Green Yoda
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Holy cow at the Votto extension. He may be the best 1B in the game at this point in time but I don't know if it would be prudent to give him $200+ million, 10 years right now if he was a free agent, much less 2 seasons before free agency. The fact he's getting this kind of money before other teams can bid on his services is mind boggling to me.
Made a Jays avatar if anyone wants,
Anyone else looking for one, let me know. Bored tonight.
If you're still bored, could I ask for a Cards hat on my squirrel?
My Photoshop skillz = gonevas_a_morir
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You know, the happiest person I know about this is my sister. She thinks Joey Votto is the hottest man on the planet, lol.
He's the MVottoP of her heart....
BFIB
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Holy shit at that Votto extension. Who would have thought four months ago that the Cards would lose Pujols but the Reds would be the ones to sign Votto to $200 mil plus?
Reds aren't messing around, but they need to win it all this year. Unless they plan on raising payroll significantly.
Reds aren't messing around, but they need to win it all this year. Unless they plan on raising payroll significantly.
If you're still bored, could I ask for a Cards hat on my squirrel?
Corran did it for you a while back, not sure if you saw the post.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=36222597&postcount=11956
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Just saw the Bailey news. Wow...
:trollface.
:trollface.
Dominican Power
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Hook it up with a Yankee's logo avi
vas_a_morir
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Little Green Yoda
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The funny thing is, unless the extension somehow defers money from the original contract, this commitment does nothing to improve their odds to win the WS this year. Or next year. For the next two seasons, it's only a break even or lose situation for the Reds. And although the circumstances are different, we all saw how risky it is to extend a player years before free agency with Ryan Howard.
Ninja Scooter
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the best thing about the crazy Votto deal is that it can now be added to the "MAN THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR A 1B...BUT STILL NOT AS BAD AS RYAN HOWARD!" list.
Oh, sweet! You're right, I didn't see it. Need to thank him, and thank you for bringing it to my attention.
God dammit another one of my fantasy players on the dl.
BFIB
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Its a good point. I do think Votto will perform better than expected. But, yeah, they basically gave money to the man when they didn't have to, and more often than not, that can hurt down the road.
I know a few people who are very upset about this. Still not sure why. :S
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