MLB 2014 Season Thread

In hindsight, it could be worse. They had a good 10-12 year run and things will turn around. It just sucks when your team is enduring one of the worst stretches in the history of a sport.

Also in hindsight, fuck the 1998 Padres and Kevin Brown.

The dumbest contract in Sports history was just given to Miguel Cabrera, grats dude.

The Tigers have been playing chess with themselves in some of their recent negotiations. They just offered Scherzer a 6-year, 144 million dollar contract (he's an imbecile for rejecting that) and now this. Did they think teams were going to line up to pay Cabrera 40 million a year once he reached free agency? The Fister trade is even more puzzling in light of this because people assumed he was moved for financial reasons.

Alex_sl said:

Astros should be a bit better this season right? I mean, they'll still be terrible but they could maybe possibly finish better than the Mariners right? Minute Maid is such a nice ballpark too. I went to the Astrodome as a kid and thought it was the worst stadium experience ever. Place was silent. It was like cheering was frowned upon.

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They will be slightly better. Profundis already talked about Singleton and Springer. I guess I'll talk about Appel and Foltynewicz. They are the two closest starting pitchers that will come up in from the system. Both of them project to have #1, #2, to no worse than #3 stuff. They may arrive in August or September, so I guess we will see if they can actually hack it at the major league level.

One player I am very excited about is Carlos Correa. He is looking much like a Cal Ripken type of SS with speed on the base paths. He has already a great eye for the plate and is already displaying good pop. I hope they bring him up in September as well, but I doubt it we will see him until next season... at the earliest.

So what the hell is Mike Trout going to get when it's his time? 10 years/$400 million?

It'll make me feel so poor in 25 years when billion dollar contracts are the norm.

Tarrant_sl said:

And while I'm happy Cabrera is now a Tiger for life (probably) a 10 year contract for any player is fucking stupid. I'm glad a Rangers fan (Man0warr) though who is an expert on spotting dumbest contracts ever was able to give his 2 cents though since they have first hand experience with them.

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The A-Rod deal was a stupid contract too, but at least he was age 25/26 when it happened so you knew for a fact you'd get 5-7 good years out of it.

6 years for 140 is a damn steal for Mike Trout.

Can't wait to be disappointed by the Rays and Braves in the postseason yet again

Buccos on pace to win 162 games.Local boywins game 1-0 in extra innings with a walk off homer.

Reds carrying last season's offensive ineptitude into this season.

Hitting with RISP is for chumps.

Tea_sl said:

Hitting with is for chumps.

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Fixed for the Mariners fans out there.

opiate82_sl said:

Fixed for the Mariners fans out there.

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Why bro? Why?

opiate82_sl said:

Fixed for the Mariners fans out there.

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Mariners are on pace to win 162 games AND the world series! SUCK IT OPIATE!

And don't forget scoring 1620 runs this season!

In all fairness, I am on the M's bandwagon this year. I made the most optimistic wager in my family Mariners bet with 81 wins. So anything above 81 (well, 79 technically) and I don't ever have to get my own beer for a year. Go M's!

Yeah... I will be happy if they finish 500. It sucks to see a pitcher of Felix's caliber waste away on a team that probably won't win him a series