Move along Paulo's boss. Nothing to see here.
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Pisscubes wrote:Curt Schilling is on the show today, co-hosting
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I'm glad we got our only sub 4.00 ERA pitcher backPirates, LHP Maholm avoid hearing
Left-hander Paul Maholm avoided an arbitration hearing by agreeing Friday to a $14.5 million, three-year contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who also finalized a $1.5 million, one-year deal with free-agent utilityman Eric Hinske.
Maholm's agreement locks him up through his remaining arbitration years and includes a club option for 2012. He was the most effective starter on a 95-loss Pirates team last season, going 9-9 with a 3.71 ERA in 31 starts.
He receives $3.5 million this season, $4.5 million in 2010 and $5.75 million in 2011. Pittsburgh holds a $9.75 million option for 2012 with a $750,000 buyout, and the option price can escalate to $11.05 million based on his performance.
Pittsburgh had offered Maholm $2.65 million in arbitration and he had countered with $3.8 million. Maholm went through a mandatory physical on Friday.
The 26-year-old Maholm, a first-round pick in the 2003 amateur draft, is 30-35 with a 4.30 ERA in 96 career games -- all starts, and all with Pittsburgh
Wrong ThreadPisscubes wrote:Cassel was just franchised. This is a lot earlier than I thought would happen. I thought they'd take a week or two to get the vibe for what was out there as far as trades go. Maybe this means they have a very good idea of what they can get and from whom...
You've been making mistakes like this a lot lately. Something wrong? Fat Bitch at Work getting to you?Pisscubes wrote:jakebonz wrote:Wrong ThreadPisscubes wrote:Cassel was just franchised. This is a lot earlier than I thought would happen. I thought they'd take a week or two to get the vibe for what was out there as far as trades go. Maybe this means they have a very good idea of what they can get and from whom...
Oh, yes, you mentioned that...Pisscubes wrote:Honestly? Someone stole my ADD meds out of my bag and I won't be able to replace them until I meet again with my doc.jakebonz wrote:You've been making mistakes like this a lot lately. Something wrong? Fat Bitch at Work getting to you?Pisscubes wrote:jakebonz wrote:Wrong ThreadPisscubes wrote:Cassel was just franchised. This is a lot earlier than I thought would happen. I thought they'd take a week or two to get the vibe for what was out there as far as trades go. Maybe this means they have a very good idea of what they can get and from whom...
Actually, if we're calling spades "spades" here... you noticed it a lot more LOCALLY, as well, since 2004. I can't tell you how many fucking assholes around here jumped on that bandwagon... the Red Sox where always big, but never even close to this big. Every shithead who absent mindedly roots for New England sports because they are from here went out and got themselves 2 jerseys and a hat and acted like they'd been fans all along. I mean, have you ever seen this many fucking PINK BASEBALL HATS in your life?Pisscubes wrote:DifferentPlanet wrote:People actually like the Red Sox? I thought all they had were bandwagon douchebags that didn't know baseball existed before 2004. Thats been my experience, anyway. Whenever they play here in Toronto, all of the douchebags in Boston seem to follow.
Baseball has always been religion here. You just noticed it nationally when they won and a ton of idiots jumped on the bandwagon. Ever notice how many more Yankees fans seemed to "come out of the wood work" in the 90s? That doesn't mean New York wasn't already a huge baseball town.
Are Luke and Mollester Stallone co-teaching a "Boston Pro Sports Ad Hominems and Strawmen 201" class up there in Canada now?? Jesus Fucking Christ.DifferentPlanet wrote:People actually like the Red Sox? I thought all they had were bandwagon douchebags that didn't know baseball existed before 2004. Thats been my experience, anyway. Whenever they play here in Toronto, all of the douchebags in Boston seem to follow.
I hate the Yankees. Everyone with a brain does. I don't hate Boston. I DO hate the new Boston bandwagon fans as well as Cap'n Crunch or whatever the fuck his name is. I'm standing behind my Devil Rays. It will be interesting to see how all that money they spend up there in the northeast does against honest hard work and good coaching.Pisscubes wrote:I get why people hate the Red Sox, I just can't see how you can hate them MORE than the Yankees.Molester Stallone wrote:Hahahahaha.. I feel the exact same way. I can't explain it except for I just hate the Red Sox more.krudmonk wrote:I hope the Yankees win even though I hate them.
So with that, do you also hate more than 3/4 of your new bandwagon fanbase brethren in Tampa/St. Pete?? The Rays couldn't bring in 40k fans for a 3 game series at the Trop in September against the Angels pitting the top 2 teams in MLB, record-wise. And now, its as if the second Game 5 of the WS ended, everyone put away their Rays gear until April. And since you're probably new and all, they're not the Devil Rays anymore. You owe the team $1.Caverjection wrote:I hate the Yankees. Everyone with a brain does. I don't hate Boston. I DO hate the new Boston bandwagon fans as well as Cap'n Crunch or whatever the fuck his name is. I'm standing behind my Devil Rays.Pisscubes wrote:I get why people hate the Red Sox, I just can't see how you can hate them MORE than the Yankees.Molester Stallone wrote:Hahahahaha.. I feel the exact same way. I can't explain it except for I just hate the Red Sox more.krudmonk wrote:I hope the Yankees win even though I hate them.
Caverjection wrote:It will be interesting to see how all that money they spend up there in the northeast does against honest hard work and good coaching.
Oh, without a doubt. There have always been die-hard Red Sox fans that watched or listened to the radio for every single game of the season, my grandfather and great uncle being some of them, and my great uncle lived in Texas. There are a lot more die-hards now, and I'd even say that most of these bandwagon jumpers are life-long fans. I wasn't always a die-hard Sox fan, I'll admit. I followed them always, and was excited in the 90s when they had a few good runs, but I didn't become really obsessed with them until I was about 17 or 18, and baseball seemed a lot less boring to me around that time, too. I think baseball requires a lot of patience and maturity. I was about 17 when they got Manny, and I've been a die-hard since then, pretty much, and it's not like I'm going to stop watching them when they suck.Pisscubes wrote:I agree 100%. You also have to back me up on this: This has ALWAYS been a baseball town. I think it's totally unfair to invalidate a huge tradition of baseball in this town just because now there are also bandwagon fans.godofdeadlydeath wrote:'Cubes is right about the baseball and the football thing. I was always a Patriots fan since I was a kid, hell, I got enjoyment out of watching them blow big games and lose on a consistent basis. Once Bledsoe entered the fold, I noticed a lot more bandwagon fans, and they dropped off once Parcells jumped ship. Slowly throughout the 2001 season people started acting as if they'd been Pats fans their whole lives, which irritated me to no end, but I don't really care. It's a fucking sports team. It's not like the team "sold out" by winning championships, and it's not like people aren't allowed to follow them if they're winning. It's a lot more fun to watch a winning team, for sure, but it's even better when you've been following them losing for so long (see also: Celtics of 2006/07 to 2007/08. If you followed both seasons, then obviously 2007/08 was far more rewarding).
Molester Stallone wrote:
The Cubs have similar douchebag "fans" across the country.
Molester Stallone wrote:Dude, you cannot deny this.The Schwartz wrote:Molester Stallone wrote:
The Cubs have similar douchebag "fans" across the country.
The "bro" factor at the games I've been to at Wrigley are off the charts. They think it's some kind of party, but I've never even seen anyone puke outside the stadium ever.
