MLB 2012-13 off-season notes & transactions

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anyone into this World Baseball Classic? or is it more about nothing to most of you?

True World Series amongst countries. I find it funny and interesting that all our professional sports call the champion a "world champion" when no one outside the US compete.


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True World Series amongst countries. I find it funny and interesting that all our professional sports call the champion a "world champion" when no one outside the US compete.


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I agree, but it's always been that way, so were use to it.

The MLB would be kinda bland if ONLY players from the USA and Canada were allowed in. :(
 
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Here's a 10$ bet. I net you in the next 2 season, Loria will pull a "bring your dog to the park" promo. He did it in Montreal once.. 500 canines showed up for the game along with their owners.

I read the Marlins have the worst TV contract in MLB. Yeah you'd think the genius behind that team would have learned when he pulled the plug on the Expos tv contract back in the day.

Not to mention the new stadium. I would think you would want more eyes on the team during this time.
 
I agree, but it's always been that way, so were use to it.

The MLB would be kinda bland if ONLY players from the USA and Canada were allowed in. :(

It would certainly have a lack of talent in most instances.
 
Not to mention the new stadium. I would think you would want more eyes on the team during this time.

Between the new stadium profits and "luxury tax" teams like the two LA teams, the Yankees, Braves, Red Sox, Rangers and now the Blue Jays... Have to pay, I read that Marlins get about $50 million a year. So why should he care.

The rule, and I could be wrong here, is that money is supposed to go BACK into the team in FA and the Farm system. Whether Loria is really doing that is anyone's guess but even if he told the media and was obvious as the nose on his face he was sticking the money his pocket... the commissioner would not have the balls to do or say anything....ESPECIALLY after bailing that SOB out of Montreal.


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Between the new stadium profits and "luxury tax" teams like the two LA teams, the Yankees, Braves, Red Sox, Rangers and now the Blue Jays... Have to pay, I read that Marlins get about $50 million a year. So why should he care.

The rule, and I could be wrong here, is that money is supposed to go BACK into the team in FA and the Farm system. Whether Loria is really doing that is anyone's guess but even if he told the media and was obvious as the nose on his face he was sticking the money his pocket... the commissioner would not have the balls to do or say anything....ESPECIALLY after bailing that SOB out of Montreal.


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What I don't understand it why MLB let him buy another team? I just don't understand.
 
Mark Teixeira out 8-10 weeks Mark Teixeira will miss eight to 10 weeks due to his injured wrist, manager Joe Girardi said Wednesday.
 
What I don't understand it why MLB let him buy another team? I just don't understand.

Old Bud was part of the scam errr sale

Controversial sale of the Expos
In 2002, as part of an orchestrated move with Bud Selig and then-Marlins owner John W. Henry, Loria sold the Expos to "Expos Baseball, LP," a partnership of the other 29 major league clubs, for $120 million. In effect, the Expos were sold to the commissioner's office. Henry then sold the Marlins to Loria for $158.5 million, including a $38.5 million no-interest loan from MLB. The deal was approved by the other owners before Loria and Henry even signed a contract, and paved the way for Henry to buy the Boston Red Sox.[5] Loria moved the Expos' entire front office staff, on-field staff, office equipment and computer equipment to Florida.[6] MLB's plans to contract the Expos and Minnesota Twins failed, though, as the Twins were compelled through legal action to fulfill the terms of their lease at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.


Basically Bud didn't care because he thought he'd contract the Twins and Expos. Funny how after this whole thing went down the Twins got good and "his" Brewers sucked
 
Anyone who thinks these WBC games are glorified exhibition games are sadly mistaken. Forget the brawl in the Mexico-Canada game...the emotion I have seen is these games have been intense. Almost game seven-ish of a playoff series type of intensity. Now that team Puerto Rico has advanced to the 2nd round HERE in Miami, I am definitely going. To see the emotion of the players from my little island eliminate favored Venezuela was awesome!

Wepa Puerto Rico!


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I have a question/thought on the whole every day there is a inter-league game

So Houston is the reason we have to do this BS.....why is it THEIR first interleague game isn't until the middle of May? I understand they want to start against Texas but they should have been the example and had their 2nd series be against a NL team

One other thing I saw was Texas and Arizona play a day night DH on Memorial Day in Arizona????
 
Anyone who thinks these WBC games are glorified exhibition games are sadly mistaken. Forget the brawl in the Mexico-Canada game...the emotion I have seen is these games have been intense. Almost game seven-ish of a playoff series type of intensity. Now that team Puerto Rico has advanced to the 2nd round HERE in Miami, I am definitely going. To see the emotion of the players from my little island eliminate favored Venezuela was awesome!

Wepa Puerto Rico!


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Venezuela is OUT ?
I didn't see that ....

Thats cool, while I enjoyed seeing the the players play in the games and still watching the USA and Canada at the moment, with V going down, the Tigers get Cabrera and Infante back. :)

Wait a minute, Venezuela WON today, and they are eliminated ?
 
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Venezuela was eliminated with the 2nd loss. I will see all the games involving Puerto Rico here in Miami.


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