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Benjamin Grimm
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Yeah, he can't show up in St. Lucie with the appearance of someone who's there because he had no other options, even though that's probably true. His attitude needs to be, "I'm glad to be here! This is what I wanted all along!"
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Jim Fregosi, Angels? -
September 4.
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Yes, it looks that way. $20 million for 2025, $24 million for 2026, plus a $10 million signing bonus.
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How about Duke Snider and the Dodgers? And who unretired Roberto Alomar's number? He was never an Expo.
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It seems almost guaranteed to end up there next year, doesn't it? It depends on how Pete performs this year. If he hits 45 homers, then yeah. But if he hits 22, I'm sure he'll take the $24 million for 2026 and hope for a better free agency after that. If Pete does opt out after 2025, I wouldn't be at all surprised if the Mets said thanks for everything and then pivoted to Vlad, if he's still available.
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It looks more like the Nationals have declined the Expos history. I suspect that if Montreal gets an expansion team, they'd revive those retired numbers. I think something similar (but perhaps not exactly) happened with the Cleveland Browns. The new franchise got the history, the team that's now the Baltimore Ravens is disassociated with its past in Cleveland. It's interesting how when a team changes its name it seems much more like a fresh start than when it relocates and keeps its name. The San Francisco Giants have more of a connection to Bill Terry and Mel Ott than the Minnesota Twins do to Walter Johnson and Sam Rice.
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=batmagadanleadoff post_id=184669 time=1738870149 user_id=68] Rusty Staub, Expos.
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Casey Stengel is another Yankee.
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Not in a Mets uniform guy: Ralph Kiner?
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I think I know who the not-in-uniform guy is, but I can't say it until my Warren Spahn guess has been acknowledged.
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Warren Spahn, Braves?
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I'll start with the easiest one: Wille Mays, Giants.
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Another eight for me. I couldn't think of a Tiger/Mariner, so I went with my usual Hail Mary of LaTroy Hawkins. Looking at the list afterwards, I didn't see anyone who I would have thought of if I had the rest of my life to ponder it. I may have to learn who Fernando Rodney is/was.
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This poll needs a tie-breaker vote.
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Finally!
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=metirish post_id=184513 time=1738781638 user_id=72] I voted Acuna and it shows only one vote
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You'd lose! I include that phrase when filling out Christmas cards every year.
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I think Mauricio will ultimately have the better career, but since the question is specifically about 2025, I voted Acuna.
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I saw something in my Facebook feed that says it's National Catchers Day, and asked users to post the name of their favorite catcher. Two things: 1. This sounds like fake news. I don't believe there's anything called National Catchers Day. 2. There's no way I'm going to post a response to this. Nothing good can come from doing so. However, I was inspired to ask the question here. Who's your favorite catcher? John Stearns has my vote. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdh5kBFkDxuPdrA05giiysFlac_68Aw8spgkrKwTCxXPMNje2gSPDAG1vLZfEHAHv_iGJxmU1X5LoJzDfq4j8596eLOBhGqJWQ-3kI4Zj_Kx02RyRJfaf8Ee4u2QaRj1iqIzk3RPkA30o/s1600/last.jpg>
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Thanks! My best guess had been Black Front Back Sides, but that really didn't make sense.
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We can use a tiebreaker vote in this poll.
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The terms "headspoon" and "placket piping" were unfamiliar to me. But I agree, the uniform looks better without it. UniWatch often refers to the black jerseys as "BFBS" and I have no idea what that means.
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Or he'll be stashed at Syracuse for most of the season, and kept around "just in case."
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I get so many more eights than nines. This time it was Royals/White Sox that tripped me up. I had Hubie Brooks for Royals/Angels and Jerry Koosman for Twins/White Sox.
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