MLB 2011 season

manofmystery wrote: Marlins withdraw their bit for Pujols and sign... Mark Buehrle?   I could be biased, because Buehrle is completely useless in fantasy baseball (and that's the only thing that keeps the sport alive), but that's not someone you throw a bunch of money at.    Pujols to the LAA Angels!  So, he goes from playing for my most hated manager (La Rusa) to maybe the next most so (Scioscia).  Knowing the eye Scioscia has for talent Albert will probably be on the bench for half the year .

Buehrle is actually somewhat useful if you use him the right way and have the right team around him... He had an ERA way under 3 at home this year, so if you streamed him against weak teams and at home he could have helped moderately with wins and pretty well with ERA. You just have to have a few high-K relievers to even out his absolutely atrocious lack of K's.

Personally I hate using pitchers with K/9 under 7 if I can help it, but every now and then, assuming you get them cheap, they can be sneakily decent.

JJLehto wrote: Yeah seriously, but these baseball players are the worst. Guess I can understand why, without any cap limits you are free to sign em for....well  lets say $254 million. Outrageous. Buehrle isn't a terrible pick up, as you said can be useful just not greatly. I know the Yankees faithful floated his name around but ultimately came to the same conclusion, wasn't worth it. Almost a shame to see Pujols go, I'm a random fan of the St Louis teams but watcha gunna do? Random: Glad to see that Symph X being played man :D

Yeah, baseball is a ridiculously lucrative business... Part of me wishes I would have tried to take a shot at getting drafted somewhere... I didn't have hardly any scouts come see me in high school, but when one season of MINIMUM salary in the majors is as much as what I make in 9 or 10 years at my current job... Ridiculous!

With his new contract, Albert Pujols will make more in one single at-bat than I'll have made this entire year. I would say that for that kind of money you can't really blame him for leaving St. Louis, but heck, they offered him just about as much. My guess is that he's thinking that by going to an AL team he can DH the last few years of his contract to stay healthy and keep his offensive numbers up.

And yeah, Symphony X's Facebook polls about what songs fans want to see live from each album have got me in a Symphony X mood lately. Usually Symphony X is mainly reserved for my car because it gets me pumped on the way to work, but it's good pretty much any time of day.

Yeah it's insane. As for the moving...well this is just my personal opinion but I dont NEED a lot of money.
In general.
So, if I was Albert Pujols, (or lets say CC Sabathia since he really loved Cleveland) I'm already making a sh*t ton of money. Sure, they are offering me $30 million more, how can you not take it? Or the classic "business/family decisions" line but you already make more in year than I can even dream of in my life....I wouldn't go solely because "well how can I turn down that much more?"   Now I would go to Yanks for the history and all that, but just me.


Never know Catcher. The biggest payrolls in 2010 were who? Yanks, Sahx and Phillies. How well did they all do?
Or look at my Yanks the last decade or so. All I ever hear about is "waaaaaaaaaaaaaah baaaaaaaaahh they got so much money" but it never does any good. Playoffs every year? Yeah like you need $500 million to do that. Especially just to lose first round every time?
I'll take my 90s Yankees over this "team" one million times.
We are stuck with him...but in fantasy land I'd drop A rod in a heartbeat.

If anything WE got the raw end of the deal he used to be a great player. Perhaps even a 5 tool player.
He may have been better at the start of his NYY career but he never "wowed" any of us and now...he doesn't hit for average, he doesn't steal, he's a pure power hitter which means 7 times out of 10 its a long hit...caught at the wall. He certainly isn't clutch and I'd say a distraction.

Being the class act he is, Jeter says "all is good" and that stuff but Alex created a huge rift with him, and just brings so much negative attention off the field, as never gelled with the team I do think.


Edited by JJLehto - December 09 2011 at 11:40

Oh absolutely. You also are talking about us real life folk
If I'm a baseball player and making $50 million, and am offered $75 million.....well that's huge, but 50 mill is a damn lot for me. If I loved where I was I'd stay. 
Now like I said, if I was playing in Tampa Bay and got an offer from the Yankees, even for the same money (hypothetically) I'd go for the history they have and the city of New York. I assume I'm biased

Yeah, it's been talked about endlessly in this area and like it or not...we are stuck with him. He's not the only problem of course but still.....

Very true Scott, and maybe for a lot of players an issue but.....$254 million. I don't think any cost of living adjustments is hurtin his wallet. 

True, but at one time I had heard St. Louis had offered a similar contract and then I heard that they didn't, so I don't know what they actually offered him.

All true gents, just most talks are pointless for the A rods, CCs (and now Pujols) that even for baseball have insane loads of money.
No doubt sports are as much business for them as entertainment for us.

My point was just I dont care about money THAT much. I'd be content with 20mill and wouldn't feel obliged to move. Esp if I won a WS. Now....St Louis vs LA? IDK which city I'd prefer though obviously much "more" in LA.

One major earthquake and California could be an island sometime in the next 10 years.

Braun tests positive for steroids......do they strip him of the MVP award?

^ Its MLB.........the front office will make an excuse for him.