Winter Meetings

[spockmaster]

maybe this opens up them getting dirks from us? preferably for murphy?

 

[kalinecountry]

looks like mets and giants.

 

[spockmaster]

that seems likely. i wonder what the other trade mlbtr says the giants are far along on besides torres + ramirez for pagan.

 

[Mitchrapp]

maybe this opens up them getting dirks from us? preferably for murphy?

Is Dirks really a starter in this league?

 

[spockmaster]

*shrug* probably not, but thats what the original rumor was, that it involved dirks.

 

[jmakula87]

Hopefully the Mets think so

I always kind of liked him because I would always see him in the dugout laughing like a little kid. It made me laugh.

 

[buddyboy2121]

god these Winter Meetings suck so far.

 

[thehippo73]

god these Winter Meetings suck so far.

Yeah, it should have been renamed the Miami Marlins Offseason Live.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Miami is offering everyone money and years. CJ Wilson. And Buerhle now. I'm a bit jealous.

 

[buddyboy2121]

Mitch[/color]]Miami is offering everyone money and years. CJ Wilson. And Buerhle now. I'm a bit jealous.

Don't worry they will end up trading everyone anyways

 

[Mitchrapp]

[quote="Mitch":rjf8q4lt]Miami is offering everyone money and years. CJ Wilson. And Buerhle now. I'm a bit jealous.

Don't worry they will end up trading everyone anyways[/quote:rjf8q4lt]

After they win a WS. Would you not want to be them the last 10 years? We had a 119 loss season so its not like we're winning 90 each year.

 

[spockmaster]

id rather win one and stay competitive than blow our load on one year every so often. DD has been trying to go for the former.

 

[buddyboy2121]

Mitch[/color]]
[quote="Maize&blue21":4svpytxm]Don't worry they will end up trading everyone anyways

After they win a WS. Would you not want to be them the last 10 years? We had a 119 loss season so its not like we're winning 90 each year. [/quote:4svpytxm]but truly this isn't the year to blow all your money. If you are going to offer a 10 year contract it better be to Prince not Pujols who is 32 and declining. If you are going to be offering 6 years to a pitcher he better be a #1 guy and CJ is not that while being 31 years old. the 2012/13 classes is the one to spend on

 

[Mitchrapp]

id rather win one and stay competitive than blow our load on one year every so often. DD has been trying to go for the former.

Would you want a WS, sell, win a WS and then sell over 90 wins for 10 years but no WS? Regardless we haven't won 1 and we're not winning games every year. So which team would I want the past ten years, easily Miami. Its not a bad strategy.

 

[Rebbiv]

Mitch[/color]]

id rather win one and stay competitive than blow our load on one year every so often. DD has been trying to go for the former.

Would you want a WS, sell, win a WS and then sell over 90 wins for 10 years but no WS? Regardless we haven't won 1 and we're not winning games every year. So which team would I want the past ten years, easily Miami. Its not a bad strategy.

In the last 10 years, FLA has just 1 WS and 2 times of 85 wins or more, only 1 time in last 6.

DET has been to the WS and again once more in the playoffs. They have 4xtimes with 85 wins or more, all coming in the last 6 years. The missed the one game playoff with MIN, or they would have been in the playoffs 3 times in the last 6.

It is all about being relevant from year to year. Do I want them to win the World Series? Of Course.

Since 1961, DET went through a 12-year (1994-2005) span of not having a winning team. 1974-1977 (4 years) is the only other time in the last 50 years they had 3 or more consecutive losing seasons. FLA has already had 2 working on 3 since 1993. No thanks.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Okay, stretch it out to 14. Btw, Buerhke is now a Marlin.

 

[turok]

The Marlins having BTDT both times that they managed to make a WS appearance, involved at least some good karma and luck, since inexperience, untimely slumps, nervous errors, injuries, aches, and pains can often inhibit, decimate and ruin a teams chances for postseason glory/success, as we know all too well, that the Tigers teams had happen to them in both '06 and this most recent postseason.

 

[Mitchrapp]

BTDT?

 

[spockmaster]

apparently Dmitri Young has un-retired and has lost 70 pounds and is looking to come back either in the majors or Japan.

 

[spockmaster]

****, Kelly Johnson accepted arbitration.