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Acronyms 175

Finally, something nm and LCJ can agree on (though I wonder what each of them would make of this) New MLB minimum = $414K This should be cool: MLB Network showing the Maz HR game from 1960 tonight Harden -> A’s for $1.5M + incents (the latter confirmed; and Slusser lays down some quality snark ...

Exhuming McCarthy 3

[Original lyrics here.] Exhuming McCarthy You’re fracturable more fracturable than Lee You’re affordable more affordable than he Royals ask too much for Greinke’s services

Shit! I make DUI. 245

Admit husk iie Aid Muskie hit I hike stadium Hi, timid ukase Id emits haiku UI hid mistake Brandon McCarthy next/first? Rangers going hard after Beltre? Neat This (via ML/v0) seems incredibly stupid

Or a Boras 45

Absent some weird Nats-type incursion, I’m not really seeing how Beltre ends up anywhere but Anaheim. Right? That does seem to present some argument for Beane/Forst playing the role of Boras’s “mystery team” to at least bid the Slegna up. Right? Interesting piece by ML/v0 on the Raiders stadium/site plans Vertigundi I’m going to hell ...

Is no one paying attention to the masthead? 139

The Slegna need a new facility, can’t compete with the other franchise in their market, etc etc Dead-tree Slupdate, mostly wrapping up Slumbeats and Twussers. The only quasi-interesting detail is MLB’s anodyne denial of ballpark-site rumors — why the plural “nor has the Commissioner’s Special Committee recommended any sites or territories“? Yankees go 7 for ...

FK ’em all 183

Cust->Mariners What. The. FK? Cust is a fine DH who I think a lot of us kind of hate. He seems like a prick. But boy do I hate Jack Cust. Boy, you know what? Fuck you, LL. Boy, you know what? Fuck you, Don Nomura. Carlos Pena->Cubs Konerko->White Sox {snerk} Interesting point that’s always ...

Oh for FK’s sake 288

I just … ah, FK it. I give up. The focus is now Matsui, with Nick Johnson and Derrek Lee among the other potential options. Also: Beane continues to blame the facility, even though he’s only ever said that Furcal came right out and said that was a factor — and we since know that ...

Sheeeeeeit. Hey, There’s Always Godzilla and His Porn Stash 130

1. Iwakuma rejects A’s offer. Still no word on how much money separated the two sides. It’s not clear whether Iwakuma would have been worth the money even with the contract the A’s were seeking (when you include the posting fee), but these past couple days have sucked pretty hard for the A’s. Being a ...

I have to change the title of this 145

Gonzalez->Boston. So that takes them out of the running for Beltre — though they still can/may target Werth or Acronym. It’s pretty much down to us and the Slegna for Beltre, right? I’d think that makes it a bit more imperative to get it done … Jeter about to cave. In order to help spur ...

TEH FIX IS IN!!! 21

Given this and this (especially the latter, but note the photo accompanying the Purdy column — that is now the official Merc stock photo for VC, along with the obligatory designation “dead-end”), this with its “money-losing team” looks more and more like intentionally mendacious sandbagging. Add the Merc to the list of dishonest brokers. (Most ...