Nine homers for Chase Headley this month. Only had four homers last year. Must be the steroids!!!
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
Nine homers for Chase Headley this month. Only had four homers last year. Must be the steroids!!![/quote]
Actually, he was another name that came to mind.
Melky’s bust was suprising to me, but BartoloColon getting caught doesnt suprise me one bit. It seems obvious now when you look at his recent revival.
Yes! PEDs are back in baseball!
Oh man I’ve been waiting for this day since Bonds stopped jacking up 50+ HRs a season. So far it looks like only the old guys are the main users in an effort to reinvigorate their careers (Melky and Colon). These guys need to be gettin’ the ‘youngins’ on that magic juice and then we’ll have party.
Adrian Beltre’s monstrous jump in performance between yesterday and today is clear evidence that he took some hardcore PEDs.
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
Adrian Beltre’s monstrous jump in performance between yesterday and today is clear evidence that he took some hardcore PEDs.[/quote]
lol I know you’re joking, but I’ve been suspicious of Beltre since he busted out with 48 hr with the Dodgers in a contract year. He hasn’t come close to that number since.
[quote]Maiden3.16 wrote:
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
Adrian Beltre’s monstrous jump in performance between yesterday and today is clear evidence that he took some hardcore PEDs.[/quote]
lol I know you’re joking, but I’ve been suspicious of Beltre since he busted out with 48 hr with the Dodgers in a contract year. He hasn’t come close to that number since.
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I’m serious. He hit three homeruns yesterday, which is 3 more than he hit the day before, so obviously he took something between games.
I’m going to the Brewers Pirates game at PNC park on Sunday.
Will also be at the Sox O’s game at Camden.
Haven’t been to PNC since 2006, was the nicest I’ve been to at this point in my life.
Red Sox put AGon on waivers. Dodgers are looking at him, hmmm. Can’t stand either team.
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
Red Sox put AGon on waivers. Dodgers are looking at him, hmmm. Can’t stand either team.[/quote]
Unbelievable how he was an MVP candidate just a year ago. He’s still good, but not performing anywhere near the value of his contract.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
Red Sox put AGon on waivers. Dodgers are looking at him, hmmm. Can’t stand either team.[/quote]
Unbelievable how he was an MVP candidate just a year ago. He’s still good, but not performing anywhere near the value of his contract.[/quote]
He seems to be having a great 2nd half. Maybe they were expecting more power out of him.
Apparently the LAD are about to acquire Not only AGon but Crawford, Beckett and Punto.
Im beginning to undersea why people hate LA teams. And oh yeah apparently the deal is imminent.
I think Beckett is done though, albatross contract.
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
[quote]therajraj wrote:
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
Red Sox put AGon on waivers. Dodgers are looking at him, hmmm. Can’t stand either team.[/quote]
Unbelievable how he was an MVP candidate just a year ago. He’s still good, but not performing anywhere near the value of his contract.[/quote]
He seems to be having a great 2nd half. Maybe they were expecting more power out of him. [/quote]
I think a lot of people put too much emphasis on portions of the season to justify a POV. It happened last year w/ respect to Bautista. You are correct in saying his 2nd half is much improved but by his standards it’s been a terrible year.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Apparently the LAD are about to acquire Not only AGon but Crawford, Beckett and Punto.
Im beginning to undersea why people hate LA teams. And oh yeah apparently the deal is imminent.
I think Beckett is done though, albatross contract.[/quote]
Yes, LA teams suck, specifically the Dodgers and Lakers. I can’t believe the Dodgers are willing to pick up Beckett and Crawfords salary to get AGon. I’d like to see who they would have to give up.
DB will like what his Giants players are saying. “We must have really scared them if they had to go pick up those players.” “Aren’t those the same guys from the team that collapsed just last year?”
I’m pulling for you guys to take the division over them.
[quote]strungoutboy21 wrote:
DB will like what his Giants players are saying. “We must have really scared them if they had to go pick up those players.” “Aren’t those the same guys from the team that collapsed just last year?”
I’m pulling for you guys to take the division over them. [/quote]
I kinda like this trade. I mean, Josh Beckett is quite possibly the biggest piece of lazy shit in the majors and the thing I’m most curious about with him is what his average blood-alcohol level will be on the days he pitches. Carl Crawford looks like he’ll never be healthy again, let alone an impact player. Adrian Gonzalez? Eh, he’s another cancer-type who spent most of the 2010 season talking about his impending free agency rather than the pennant race the Padres were in at the time.
The bottom line is that the Dodgers just picked up two players who the Red Sox simply did not want around the clubhouse anymore because they’re fucking diseases, and Crawford will probably never play a full season again. I know the Dodgers are now loaded with cash, but they aren’t the Yankees and these acquisitions are definitely going to end up hampering them financially at some point.
You’re wrong about A-Gon, he’s going to kill you over the next few years. Dodgers have the financial resources to spend like the yankees especially now that they’re under new ownership.
Pretty much everything else you wrote is correct.
Yeah raj I agree A-Gon will be a monster with the dodgers. A lot of talk about how his power will suffer moving from fenway to dodger stadium, but he sure didnt have a problem putting up big numbers in Petco. Hes having an off year this year (still hitting over .300 though) but otherwise has been consistently very good. Beckett, just don’t know what you will get from him from year to year. Back and blister problems as well. He seems to be one of those guys that can step it up in the postseason though, but they gotta get there first. Crawford, I would not count on. If he becomes 80% of what he was with the Rays it will be a bonus.
[quote]therajraj wrote:
Im beginning to undersea why people hate LA teams. [/quote]
Heh. Doyers fans have been pleasantly surprised at all this spending as well.
But let’s not forget, there’s always two sides to every deal:
[quote]Buster Olney wrote:
If you want some insight into how at least a couple of major Red Sox star players are feeling about the situation in Boston, think about this: Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett both have the power to blow up the biggest salary dump in baseball history by just saying no and exercising their veto power, yet both are going along with the deal without asking for anything in return.
The MLB Players Association always encourages/nudges/pushes agents to never give away something for nothing, but, in this case, both players went along with the deal faster than a couple of guys exiting a burning building… [/quote]
Josh Beckett has peaked and expectations of being a top rotation are still on him in Boston.
His reputation only has a chance to sink in Boston while possibly rise in LA. Dodger stadium is also pitcher friendly which will especially benefit him since he’s homer prone and has a high fb%
The fans have already turned on Crawford since he has provided only negative value during his time in Boston.
I don’t think this is about fleeing a burnIng building rather their individual careers can no longer prosper in Bos