tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post4923112825873509054..comments2024-03-15T23:25:52.517-07:00Comments on the joy of sox: Tuesday with Johan Santanaallanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6369848672132225222007-12-05T09:33:00.000-08:002007-12-05T09:33:00.000-08:0012:15 p.m., from Peter Gammons• Don't expect to se...12:15 p.m., from Peter Gammons<BR/>• Don't expect to see a Twins-Red Sox or Twins-Yankees whopper. The sense is now that Minnesota will hold onto Johan Santana.andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080026360873456937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-17488597920631562662007-12-05T07:12:00.000-08:002007-12-05T07:12:00.000-08:00Assuming the Sox and Twins reached a deal last nig...Assuming the Sox and Twins reached a deal last night, there'd still be a 24-hour window to negotiate an extension with Santana himself. So we probably wouldn't hear anything until tomorrow in any event.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421785398444449007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-77387759246727873892007-12-05T07:08:00.000-08:002007-12-05T07:08:00.000-08:00Well, I woke up. And there's nothing :(I woke up i...<I>Well, I woke up. And there's nothing :(</I><BR/><BR/>I woke up in the middle of the night and checked and rotoworld.com reported that talks had ended for the night. Seemed to me like there hadn't been any talks.<BR/><BR/>It's all becoming increasingly <B>un</B>interesting as each hour passes without a deal. The entire league is being stuck in limbo, and it's creating an annoying bottleneck.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-73563632679803793042007-12-05T06:57:00.000-08:002007-12-05T06:57:00.000-08:00Still no news. So annoying.I find football intere...Still no news. So annoying.<BR/><BR/>I find football interesting when the games are relatively close, like this week's Patriots/Ravens game. I find basketball incredibly boring; two hours of running back and forth throwing balls into a hoop, and then a few minutes of excitement in the last few minutes to see who gets the last basket---or alternatively, a blowout that is boring the entire time. I can't even imagine watching hockey. All that skating around for two hours with almost no scoring?<BR/><BR/>Now, give me baseball---always the drama of a pitcher against a batter, always unpredictable, not confined by time, and slow enough that I can see every play if I want to. Gotta love it! I just don't get people who say baseball is boring. But then they same about me and my feelings about the other sports.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-54393226762919327222007-12-05T06:23:00.000-08:002007-12-05T06:23:00.000-08:00I've not seen any discussion of the unintended con...I've not seen any discussion of the unintended consequence of a Santana deal. Our new ace is a guy signed for $10M or $11M /yr. He was Dominant for pretty much the entire year and definitely in the postseason. Guy's got a big ego. I'm curious to see what impact it'll have on him if we bring in Santana.sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173898236166413567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-36888613543353811892007-12-05T06:00:00.000-08:002007-12-05T06:00:00.000-08:00Well, I woke up. And there's nothing :(Well, I woke up. And there's nothing :(Patriots Filmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488862194000042382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-60144051911840727152007-12-04T20:41:00.000-08:002007-12-04T20:41:00.000-08:00I've been enjoying watching the Celtics and Bruins...I've been enjoying watching the Celtics and Bruins and Patriots. They're all playing well and the games are exciting and, most importantly, interesting. But no amount of football, hockey, and basketball can fill the void that a lack of baseball creates.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-6598222637873116752007-12-04T20:28:00.000-08:002007-12-04T20:28:00.000-08:00I am getting really tired of waiting for this deal...<I>I am getting really tired of waiting for this deal to come through or not.</I><BR/><BR/>I think, when you wake up tomorrow morning, there will be some news. Perhaps. But yeah, this is tiresome. Interesting at first, but now it's getting old. Make the deal, or kill the deal and move on.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-43433548136577668802007-12-04T20:24:00.000-08:002007-12-04T20:24:00.000-08:00Amy's right...it's getting harder and harder to co...Amy's right...it's getting harder and harder to cope with waiting for Sunday for football and I dare not bother with the Celtics/Bruins.<BR/><BR/>Fuck! C'mon Red Sox...find a way to make time faster so I can see you in April again!Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298405914319519000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-23538242131137309412007-12-04T20:07:00.000-08:002007-12-04T20:07:00.000-08:00I am getting really tired of waiting for this deal...I am getting really tired of waiting for this deal to come through or not. Looks like the Yankees are also. <BR/><BR/>Is it April yet? The winter hot stove season is not nearly as much fun.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-47212233380050022842007-12-04T18:39:00.000-08:002007-12-04T18:39:00.000-08:00Holy fuck, Tigers getting Cabrera and Willis from ...Holy fuck, Tigers getting Cabrera and Willis from Marlins (tentative deal)... little upgrade there.timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041184236514293677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-12274708505754987752007-12-04T16:44:00.000-08:002007-12-04T16:44:00.000-08:00SOSHer, 7:37 pm:"FWIW, McAdam reported on Sports T...SOSHer, 7:37 pm:<BR/><BR/>"FWIW, McAdam reported on Sports Tonight that the Sox package is Lester, Masterson, and Kalish. No Crisp, No Ellsbury. He explicitly said that, but he must be wrong."<BR/><BR/>Off to watch a movie. <BR/><BR/>Could someone call me if a deal is finalized?allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-21852294112915621502007-12-04T16:30:00.000-08:002007-12-04T16:30:00.000-08:00Crazy to think that the best pitcher over the last...Crazy to think that the best pitcher over the last 4 years and soon to be the highest paid pitcher of all time won't even be starting on Opening Day if he's traded to Boston.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871534075617415599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-32856987758111857232007-12-04T16:28:00.000-08:002007-12-04T16:28:00.000-08:00Crazy to think that the best pitcher in baseball o...Crazy to think that the best pitcher in baseball over the past 4 years and soon to be the highest paid pitcher of all time won't even start on Opening Day if he's traded to Boston.Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871534075617415599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-68398404638671204792007-12-04T16:01:00.000-08:002007-12-04T16:01:00.000-08:00I'm reading all this... and just waiting for ESPN....<I>I'm reading all this... and just waiting for ESPN.com to put up a Photoshoped picture of Santana in Pinstrips.</I><BR/><BR/>How about this <A HREF="http://sonsofsamhorn.net/uploads/av-986.jpg" REL="nofollow">SOSH Avatar</A> from a user?timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041184236514293677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-50009989071653274972007-12-04T15:35:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:35:00.000-08:00Sean McAdam is reporting on SportsNight on Comcast...Sean McAdam is reporting on SportsNight on Comcast SportsNet that there are reports that there isn't even a CF in the deal on the table for Santana. It's very confusing. McAdam says it'd be Lester, Masterson, and Ryan Kalish.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't make sense. Too good to be true. That'd be a steal.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-77187834878300060082007-12-04T15:29:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:29:00.000-08:00My head is spinning... but it's fun to try to foll...My head is spinning... but it's fun to try to follow. Thanks for all the updates.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12302687092773014075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80089232448137996422007-12-04T15:21:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:21:00.000-08:00The whole wildcard in this thing is if the Red Sox...The whole wildcard in this thing is if the Red Sox will offer Johann 5 years 100 mill or more...<BR/><BR/>I don't see Theo giving him 6 years or 125 million ...The twins offered him 4 years 80 mil and he turned it right down.....<BR/><BR/>a lot more has to play out here for this thing to be finished.....9caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14214364466933716867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-50509818130881536262007-12-04T15:20:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:20:00.000-08:00Reporters are being used by teams to change the dy...<I>Reporters are being used by teams to change the dynamics of various negotiations and folks like us are reading and debating every word they leak. From a pure media perspective, it's absolutely fascinating.</I><BR/><BR/>That's the reason we're all following this so closely and not just saying hey, see you next March. It's all very interesting, seeing the way these things work and the different developments, etc. It's interesting.<BR/><BR/>Looking around here in southern Maine/southern NH, it's hard to believe there's about six inches of fresh snow on the ground and there are christmas lights all over the place, because it feels like we're in the thick of it, just, without the games.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-69794231337306751122007-12-04T15:17:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:17:00.000-08:00ESPN has breaking news that the Tigers have acquir...ESPN has breaking news that the Tigers have acquired Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis from the Marlins for Andrew Miller, Cameron Maybin, and <B>four</B> other prospects.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-10386767763297144142007-12-04T15:14:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:14:00.000-08:00SoSHer reports on Gammoms comments:- Buchholz has ...SoSHer reports on Gammoms comments:<BR/><BR/>- Buchholz has been untouchable all the way through. If they included him, it would have been a done deal.<BR/><BR/>- 4-6 teams interested in Crisp if he doesn't go in a Santana deal.<BR/><BR/>- Now told the 5-1 with Kalish wasn't true. It's a 3-1 or a 4-1 and Kalish might be a part of one of those.<BR/><BR/>- Buchholz will be in the Sox rotation at some point during the year.<BR/><BR/>- We learned a lot from resting pitchers during the ALCS. Sox are great at keeping their pitchers strong. <BR/><BR/>*****<BR/><BR/>SoSHer Grubbery: "From a press-watching perspective, I love this portion of the program. You've got dozens and dozens of reporters all trying to get the scoop, and talk radio and blogs completely fueling an overheating engine. Reporters are being used by teams to change the dynamics of various negotiations and folks like us are reading and debating every word they leak. From a pure media perspective, it's absolutely fascinating."<BR/><BR/>He's got a point.<BR/><BR/>Now to dinner .....allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04673233312198832937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-73318906473807894702007-12-04T15:06:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:06:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.s1chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012981832351433952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-16875120042795646652007-12-04T15:02:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:02:00.000-08:00From the ESPN Blog, Oleny says the Angels deny bei...From the ESPN Blog, Oleny says the Angels deny being in on Santana.Zenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06040836002694584468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-80190055324148876312007-12-04T15:01:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:01:00.000-08:00No name for the CF???Fuckers...<I>No name for the CF???</I><BR/><BR/>Fuckers...Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298405914319519000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730822.post-11464457427227688732007-12-04T15:00:00.000-08:002007-12-04T15:00:00.000-08:00Edes: "Angels GM Tony Reagins just told reporters...Edes: "Angels GM Tony Reagins just told reporters that there was no truth to Angels being involved in Johan Santana negotiations. Said he never talked to Twins."<BR/><BR/>5:54 PMRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809080115678512743noreply@blogger.com