Thank you. Being a Nats fan pays off, for once. Baseball is made to break a fans heart and it is really, really good at it. -- Al
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Ah, the one real fly in the soup, Rodney. As well as being part of the arsonists in the bullpen, he can't wear his hat straight, a affliction that absolutely drives me insane. Never have cared for him but he did get an important out or two in the series, so I guess I can live with him as part of the team. Oh, and down here in Maryland (at least my part of Maryland), I go face down in grits (butter and pepper only) and not that glop called oatmeal.:wink2:^&grin -- Al
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Read a few articles on free agents, specifically the top 50 and where they'll likely end up.
Cole is as good as gone, either the Angels or the Padres, Rendon looks like he's Rangers bound, Strasburg looks like he'll be with the Pirates.
Enjoy that championship Al, this is what happens when your team wins a title, it gets gutted and teams throw stupid money at players who shine in the post season.
Yup, enjoy it....................
Cole is as good as gone, either the Angels or the Padres, Rendon looks like he's Rangers bound, Strasburg looks like he'll be with the Pirates.
Enjoy that championship Al, this is what happens when your team wins a title, it gets gutted and teams throw stupid money at players who shine in the post season.
Yup, enjoy it....................
Understood. Rendon may well be gone as he will get huge money. I'd be willing to bet that Strasburg stays in DC, although it will take a contract renegotiation. There is a chance Rendon can be retained by upping the number of years that has been offered, 7, in the initial offer. We shall see. And I will enjoy the title as it was a long time coming. Sad fact of FA that players leave with such regularity but that's the way the game has developed since that whole Curt Flood thing.:rolleyes2: -- Al
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Yup, 2019 is over, time to put this to bed...………...
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Rendon seems the most difficult to predict. He could head back or elsewhere. Boras will look to maximize.
Cole could be headed to LA. Which team is open to doubt.
Strasburg is probably staying put with a year or two extension, which would probably make him a life long Nat. He likes the area and his previous contract negotiations were not extensive or acrimonious.
The usual suspects are predicted as 2020 Champs: Astros, Dodgers and Yanks.
Yeah, Nats are 14-1, which is right about where they like it.:wink2: -- Al
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Interesting stat about the Dodgers, in the last four years they have either lost in the World Series or been ousted from the playoffs by the eventual World Series winner.
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I just read that in the last 5 years the following ex-Tigers have all won a ring:
[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]David Price, Rick Porcello, Ian Kinsler, JD Martinez, Justin Verlander, Cameron Maybin, Omar Infante, Joba Chamberlain, and now Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez, and Fernando Rodney. [/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]David Price, Rick Porcello, Ian Kinsler, JD Martinez, Justin Verlander, Cameron Maybin, Omar Infante, Joba Chamberlain, and now Max Scherzer, Anibal Sanchez, and Fernando Rodney. [/FONT]
The just completed WS ended up as the third least watched series in terms of TV ratings. The two that rank below it were a 4 and 5 game series so this was the lowest ranked 6 or 7 game series. Oh well, you can't have everything, so I'll just have to live with the fact that a lot of people missed out on a fantastic achievement by the World Champion Nationals.:wink2:^&grin -- Al
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Al, that’s what I’m hearing too but the Mets said they have no comment. It’s rumored that Terry Collins would be his bench coach, which I think is great. A lot of Mets fans are mad. I heard some people cancelled their season tickets.
A lot of fans were not happy that Girardi wasn’t picked but Brodie wanted his guy, a younger guy who he could somewhat control, as is the trend.
Are you shocked because they didn’t pick Tim Bogar?
Shocked because I thought that they would go for experience with a record as opposed to another first time manager with no record. At least Beltran knows the Mets. -- Al
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Brodie didn’t want someone with experience. Girardi wanted the job but I don’t think there was chemistry there. The fan base wanted Girardi; he would have been perfect but the Mets were never going to hire him, sadly.
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In this game of managerial musical chairs it seems like the Giants are the ones without a set right now.
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Mike, I'm really hoping that Stras is just after a raise for services rendered and that he wants that raise from the Nats, say maybe another $50 mil ({eek3}) and that he wants to stay in DC. I know, there is that word again, hope. The opt-out was expected. One thing for sure, the WS title is going to cost the Lerner's some BIG bucks just to try and keep Rendon and Stras. The Nats have already declined the $4 million option on 1B Adams. So it begins. As for the ears, no one, as far as I know, has ever witnessed 'Dumbo' Stras flying around DC.:wink2: -- Al