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MLB 2009: whatever
deadonthestreet
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Hello! And welcome to the MLB 2009 thread, in which we discuss:
-Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids
-Manny hasn't signed yet, because he wants to much money
-Pedro hasn't signed yet, because he is old and can't stay healthy
-Dunn hasn't signed yet, because he is a jerk
-Predictions for the upcoming year
-And anything else you want to talk about
But seriously, A-Rod on roids? Hilarious!
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-Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids
-Manny hasn't signed yet, because he wants to much money
-Pedro hasn't signed yet, because he is old and can't stay healthy
-Dunn hasn't signed yet, because he is a jerk
-Predictions for the upcoming year
-And anything else you want to talk about
But seriously, A-Rod on roids? Hilarious!
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Anyway, I'd be down for fantasy baseball. Its not my strongest sport, but I'm bound to do better than I did during football season.
The proof exists because of the BALCO/Bonds investigation, where samples were linked to player names. While its conceivable someone made this up, the fact that at least four sources have confirmed this to both SI and ESPN just when the evidence is being really worked on at Bonds goes to trial make a lot of sense.
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As much as the new MLB Network has helped to tide the depression, I'm glad that real, live baseball is finally coming. Even though the Diamondbacks are probably going to be not good this year, I don't care. Fucking baseball.
And about A-Rod, well, if it's true, it sucks. I can't wait until this whole steroid debacle is just a memory.
Four anonymous sources. Hiding their identites doesn't invalidate their story, but it makes it suspect. You got guys like Radomski and McNamee with their names out there providing evidence and stories to go with it (at least in McNamee's case). Its just fishy to me.
Altogether, I wish they'd end the whole steroid witch hunt and just accept that it was part of the game of baseball for a period and that period has passed.
Yankee fan here, figure that's worth mentioning, invite you all to mention your teams too because I don't recall from last year, makes the discussion rather more interesting.
As an Arizona fan, you're pretty familiar with Randy Johnson. He says that he is back big this year and is going to pitch well for the Giants. You believe him?
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It's funny that pitching was our problem for a long time, and now that the young guys are stepping up and the rotation is probably the best it's been in a long time, the hitting is shit. We can never have both.
I feel bad for Halliday. He'll never win a World Series here and deserves to be on a good team but at the same time if he ever leaves we're really fucked.
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I'm a lifelong White Sox fan, who occasionally roots for the Diamondbacks as they often seem to have more players I like than any other NL team.
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Well, it's baseball so I can't complain too much.
Johnson probably knows more about his condition than anyone, but it would have been stupid for the Diamondbacks to commit money on the good chance he has limited time this year. He doesn't add anything to the Giants; if you could probably win the money pool for "When will Randy first lose 1-0 with the Giants?" if you pick within his first five starts.
Right on! Besides, we have Chris Young (well, and Jon Garland, now) and you guys Carlos Quentin, so the two teams are like a foreign exchange program.
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Well, that and he's probably the biggest name on the list other than arguably Bonds. People don't really care about middle relievers using steroids because they don't matter that much to the integrity of the game or the integrity of the history of the game.
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But hey, they're pros for a reason. Hopefully they get it right.
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That said, kinda worried about the Milton Bradley signing. Cubs haven't been a high-chemistry team the past few years and Bradley could set people off.
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If there's anything to worry about, it's Bradley getting hurt. I don't think he's bad for the clubhouse. Has he ever had an issue with a teammate? There's Jeff Kent, but I don't think that counts.
At least I do have one thing to look forward to, and that is of course finding out how the Cubs will fail to win another world series. I wonder if they'll be the clear front-runners again this season, or if they'll fall into scrappy under-dog status. Will it be swept in the first round, or heart-breaking game 7 loss in the NLCS? Will fault lie with players/coaches or with some mystical outside source? So many questions....I can't wait!
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We're really gonna do it this time.
Mmmhmm. *conciliatory pats on the back*
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He should thank Barry Bonds for showing him what NOT to do when facing steroid accusations.
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But a couple questions are raised from this.
- When did he stop? Looking at his numbers, the first season in NY was a drop off in production in every category but Stolen Bases, but then things jump up again in 2005, drop again in '06, up in '07 and back down in '08. So what's up with that?
- Johnny Oates, Jerry Narron and Buck Showalter were his 3 mangars for those 3 years. How much do they know?
- What about the Rangers GM at the time?
- How many other Rangers players were on them?
There's a whole host of questions here.
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