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Brilliant

Some of his longtime rivals, observing from a distance, believe that Pelfrey would benefit from pitching in a new city, free of the expectations of a fan base that often expresses its displeasure with him. �Pelfrey has good stuff,� said an NL East player who has faced Pelfrey for years. �But you wonder if he just needs to get out of New York and start over.� bullshit Mr. NL East player who has faced Pelfrey I think our expectations for Pelfrey are quite modest in fact

Cliff Floyd called PSL the "black hole" and apparently a whole lot of people agree. I remember at the time it was cause for some embarrassment to the Mets/Wilpons that he said that, it may have been around the time they were changing names down there to sill things like The Town of Tradition. and here's the sales pitch.....Christ http://www.traditionfl.com/

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Wasn't he MFY property lately? yeah, last season wasn't it?, never made it to the Bronx though , shocked really because of the MFY's history of rehabbing bum pitchers...

Yeah that was great, Lewin linked to it yesterday on twitter.....

duan wrote: and live on demand here in a different continent again. we're headed for extras. Ha!, you and how many others throughout Ireland are watching I wonder.

Ceetar wrote: and not freaking on TV. how lame and un-american is that? Gonna gameday Audio on the way to work in the car via my phone for my fix. really fucking lame indeed......

And McCourt makes out like a King, he must be chuffed to say the least.

WOW Magic Johnson�s group to buy Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion, according to Major League Baseball The long and contentious sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers ended Tuesday night when the iconic but troubled franchise announced that a group led by basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson would purchase the team from owner Frank McCourt for a staggering $2 billion. Johnson and his partners in Guggenheim Baseball Management LLC, which includes controlling partner Mark R. Walter, Peter Guber, Stan Kasten, Bobby Patton and Todd Boehly, beat out several of the wealthiest businessmen in the country in an auction for the team, including New York are hedge fund manager Steven Cohen, who recently purchased a $20 million minority share of the New York Mets. Cohen, who runs SAC Capital Advisors LP, was considered the frontrunner to win the bid, followed by Stan Kroenke, who owns the National Football League's St. Louis Rams and Arsenal of English soccer's Premier League, and Guggenheim. The agreement, announced by the Dodgers about five hours after Major League Baseball owners approved the three finalists for the auction, is subject to approval in federal bankruptcy court and is expected to close by the end of April, when McCourt must pay $131 milllion to his ex-wife Jamie in what became a bitter divorce settlement leading to the sale of the team. The Guggenheim group landed one of Major League Baseball's historic franchises, and the $2 billion figure, which will immediately inflate the value of New York's Yankees and Mets franchises, easily tops the record sales price for a U.S. sports team -- the purchase of the Miami Dolphins for $1.1 billion in 2009 by Steve Ross. The Dodgers' announcement said that McCourt and "certain affiliates of the purchasers will also be forming a joint venture, which will acquire the Chavez Ravine property for an additional $150 million." The Chavez Ravine parking lots had been a bone of contention in the sale, with McCourt angling to keep control of them and the bidders insisting they must be included in the sale price. "This transaction underscores the Debtors' objective to maximize the value of their estate and to emerge from Chapter 11 under a successful Plan of Reorganization, under which all creditors are paid in full," said the Dodgers' statement. "This agreement with Guggenheim reflects both the strength and future potential of the Los Angeles Dodgers, and assures that the Dodgers will have new ownership with deep local roots, which bodes well for the Dodgers, its fans and the Los Angeles community," said McCourt, who took the Dodgers into bankruptcy following a nasty divorce battle with his wife, Jamie McCourt. "We are delighted that this group will continue the important work we have started in the community, fulfilling our commitment to building 50 Dream Fields and helping with the effort to cure cancer." Johnson said he is "thrilled to be part of the historic Dodger franchise and intend to build on the fantastic foundation laid by Frank McCourt as we drive the Dodgers back to the front page of the sports section in our wonderful community of Los Angeles." The Guggenheim group will now have an opportunity to launch a potentially lucrative regional sports network in the country's second largest market, or sign a new local broadcast deal with the current broadcaster, News Corp.'s Fox unit, which has already offered the team a 17-year extension valued at nearly $3 billion. McCourt put the Dodgers into bankruptcy in June and engaged in a battle with commissioner Bud Selig, who he said forced the team into a cash crisis by rejecting a new contract with Fox Sports, which holds the team's television rights through the 2013 season. � with Wire Services Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/magic-johnson-group-buy-los-angeles-dodgers-2-billion-major-league-baseball-article-1.1051841#ixzz1qPcby2Ve

avi

His last appearance in MLB was 2001 for Christ's sake , and he was 36 then. Desperate for money I suppose, IIRC he only got something like $25,000 for his book.

Canseco has become such a parody of the parody he was.

" Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane"

Vic Sage wrote: the guy reveals being sexually abused as a child and you guys are criticizing the writing style? really? I didn't read that, shit......

Yeah , probably some of that going on alright, can't blame the guy if that's the case, he needs to work. I remember at the time his daughter was very sick with a rare blood condition and Jim stating how grateful he was to the Mets and Wilpon's for their support.

Not sure this is powerful as kind of funny and not in a ha ha way. In the bathroom one day before a game, I turn to get a towel after washing my hands and notice something underneath one of the stall partitions. I take a step closer. It is a syringe. The sight of it makes me cringe, the shiny thin needle lying randomly on the tile floor. My mind races with thoughts about how and why it got there. I know as much about needles as I do about jewelry, but I'm pretty sure this isn't a sewing needle. it reads like a bad novel.

Good stuff there JCL I thought the Mets docs never even viewed Zambrano's x-rays and Peterson was behind the Kazmir thing with his view on bad mechanics? The Vlad thing IIRC was a smoke screen from the Mets.

More stints on the DL than home runs. No idea what happened in 2010 but I just don't see that happening again. 2 HR - .220 - bench player come July

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Interesting. Usually when a player is that washed-up the Mets sign him. remember all the agony when the Mets didn't sign him after the 2003 season?, something about an X-Ray and Fred's wallet.

Surely with these numbers from last season he'd have a job, are salary demands too high I wonder? http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/guerrvl01.shtml

TheOldMole wrote: something good about Jason Bay. Haven't clicked on the link yet but I'm guessing the something good is not him forfeiting his contract?

attgig wrote: not enough flashing lights. I thought it would be more gaudy than it really was. me too, but like LWFS says I'm sure when it's fully dicked out it will be spectacular in it's awfulness.

Jon Heyman ? @JonHeymanCBS #mets sign chris young, the pitcher, to minor-league deal. Mccullough from star-ledger 1st suggested

Edgy DC wrote: Biggest game of the year and Acosta on for the save. in a must win game?

Double D obviously doesn't want to peak early.