Kolek planning to go pro
I kinda wish MLB would stop trying to relate to the casual fans--who still won't like baseball that much anyway-- at the expense of the fans who really love the sport. You can't have a reliever come in for one batter?
I love baseball, but September can be almost unwatchable. I was at a game last season where the manager made 8 pitching changes in a game where his team was losing by 5 runs. Probably added 45 minutes to an hour to the gametime, at least. Even diehards don’t enjoy sitting through that.
MLB also needs a salary floor.
Deferred salary is a problem, too. This year's Tiger Roster is going to be another rebuild. However, their payroll is still going to be skewed as they are still paying Prince Fielder and Justin Verlander.
Completely with you on this.
I am still a voter, and voted this year.They are slowly weeding out us oldsters. Maybe this will turn out to have been my last year to vote, maybe not.I do look at voting for the Hall as a privilege, and I take my responsibility seriously.
And yet 4 of the top 5 free agents are still on the market. And many others.
82, maybe you can't answer this out of a sense of integrity to not talk about potential players, but what do you think of CC Sabathia's chances at the Hall? I read an article this morning that said he's probably going to be the 17th player to get 3000 strikeouts, plus he will likely reach 250 wins and has a 3.70 career ERA. As a Brewer fan, I remember his two months in Milwaukee fondly.I just don't see Sabathia talked about much when people write articles about active potential HoFers.
Bobby bonilla! Still getting paid by the Mets.
Brewers are still paying Aramis Ramírez - though not as bad Bobby - still made me double take when I saw that.
https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates/aramis-ramirez-159/Are you sure? It looks like a settlement was made in 2015.
Sure, 15 teams incorporating their 1st DH in the next month or so sounds doable, why wait another year?
Still on the books as 2019 deferred salary here:https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/milwaukee-brewers/payroll/
Yeah, that was the point I was trying to make. And Realmuto to the Phillies seems like it is done.
A universal designated hitter- It was going to happen eventually. Would rather see it wait a year.
From the Detroit Free Press in 1973:
Frank Robinson passes. Truly a legend of the game. One of the best ever.