Time For the Hypo Trade Talks to Begin ?

[mvp 78]

Are you saying that the fenway faithful are fair weather fans and didn't root for the team in 2001?

 

The only time I saw them live that season was in OAK. Didn't get to Fenway that year. Nomar only playing 21 games helped tune people out.

[5GoldGlovesOF,75]

I cheered for Cone in 2001, but beyond a singular “hot parking lot” joke, I’m not calling out McGuire either.

 

See, that’s called consistency. Not hypocrisy…

 

You mean like only posting on a rival forum when your team's having a good regular season, and not when they choke in the last three postseasons they met?

[Jasonbay44]

Chapman is right there.

 

Domingo Germán as well

[Jasonbay44]

Also if we’re going to act like Reese Mcguire is some kind of star we openly root for. Yankees fans must’ve been huge fans of Sergio Mitre (facing 50 years for a brutal rape and murder of a 22 year old girl).

[JDavis76]

You mean like only posting on a rival forum when your team's having a good regular season, and not when they choke in the last three postseasons they met?

 

I only joined this site in April.

 

Do you think I have a crystal ball and knew the Yanks were going to have the season they are having?

[JDavis76]

They were both caught red-handed and both used their status and financial leverage to their legal benefit….

 

Incorrect, pee wee, er, I mean, mcguire was actually caught by a policeman while Cone situation was completely different. Cone was accused of rape in 1991, but within 72 hours the police found the claim to be without merit. In 1991, three women accused Cone of having threatened their lives at the ballpark. Cone said he had cursed them out for harassing the wife of teammate Sid Fernandez, but never threatened them. The three women later amended their lawsuit against Cone, accusing him of having lured them into the bullpen area at Shea Stadium in 1989 and masturbating in their presence.Two of the women's claims were unsuccessful. One of the women settled her claims out of court based upon Cone calling her a "groupie"; all sexual accusations were dismissed

[Bellhorn04]

Domingo Germán as well

 

German hit his woman in a public place, didn't he? He got a stiff sentence but the details were kept kind of quiet.

 

Doesn't stop most Yankee fans from hoping he does well, I'm guessing.

[mvp 78]

Incorrect, pee wee, er, I mean, mcguire was actually caught by a policeman while Cone situation was completely different. Cone was accused of rape in 1991, but within 72 hours the police found the claim to be without merit. In 1991, three women accused Cone of having threatened their lives at the ballpark. Cone said he had cursed them out for harassing the wife of teammate Sid Fernandez, but never threatened them. The three women later amended their lawsuit against Cone, accusing him of having lured them into the bullpen area at Shea Stadium in 1989 and masturbating in their presence.Two of the women's claims were unsuccessful. One of the women settled her claims out of court based upon Cone calling her a "groupie"; all sexual accusations were dismissed

 

So what Cone did was like a million times worse, got it.

[Bellhorn04]

Wasn't McGuire by himself at the time? Kind of a victimless crime, wouldn't it be?

[mvp 78]

Wasn't McGuire by himself at the time? Kind of a victimless crime, wouldn't it be?

 

Seems to be.

[dgalehouse]

Here is my take on the deadline : If you had to win the division , it would be over . Sell. If there was one wild card , it would be about over , Sell . But , as much as I hate having three wild cards , that is the situation right now. Why not take a shot at it ? The competing teams all are flawed . It is not all that impossible. And even if you don't think the post season is a total crapshoot , you have to admit that anything is possible. Don't sell off . Pick up a couple of guys who can help to grab a spot in the playoffs. Let the team know that you believe.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

He got a defensive-minded catcher, who bats lefty, for someone who should have been DFA'd (Diekman). Apparently, McQuire does well with pitchers and has 2 more years of team control, but is out of options.

 

His .646 career OPS is about 50 below Vaz's and 10 below Plawecki's.[/b

 

The Vaz deal may work out well, for us, but it's hard to know, right now.

 

The Pham deal is puzzling, even if we give up nothing.

 

Let's see what Nate & JD net us.

 

I wonder if Strahm has any value.

 

The SOX need 12 angry men. With the addition of Pham they're still short 11.

[Jasonbay44]

Wasn't McGuire by himself at the time? Kind of a victimless crime, wouldn't it be?

 

Still an odd thing to be doing

[Bellhorn04]

Still an odd thing to be doing

 

Oh, I'm certainly not questioning that!

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

The SOX need 12 angry men. With the addition of Pham they're still short 11.

 

After rethinking this post I would say the SOX are short by about 7.

[JDavis76]

So what Cone did was like a million times worse, got it.

 

Except there's actually zero proof that Cone did anything. Those women kept changing their story, not very credible, doesn't sound like anything more than a cash grab to me.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

You're in good hands with McGuire...

 

You know where that post would really be much funnier? On the Yankem forum. Oh, that's right; you've been banned from there.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

You know where that post would really be much funnier? On the Yankem forum. Oh, that's right; you've been banned from there.

 

BTW, McGuire would be a much better fit for the Yankems.

[Kimmi]

Mancini to the Astros. Dodgers reportedly all in on Soto. Yanks get Montas and Trevino.

 

I really like Mancini to the Astros. It's hard not to root for him and it's nice to see him getting a legitimate shot at a WS. Good for the Astros and good for Mancini.

[Kimmi]

Atlanta signs Riley to a 10 year deal.

 

Nothing from Hang’em Chaim yet.

 

I'm not liking the 10 year part, but the $210M, IMO, is a fair starting point for Devers. These kinds of deals get done when the player is willing to leave some money on the table.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

I really like Mancini to the Astros. It's hard not to root for him and it's nice to see him getting a legitimate shot at a WS. Good for the Astros and good for Mancini.

 

As the O's ownership gives the O's fans the finger.

[Bellhorn04]

As the O's ownership gives the O's fans the finger.

 

Yes, that is what bad owners look like.

[Kimmi]

As the O's ownership gives the O's fans the finger.

 

I can see that.

[JDavis76]

BTW, McGuire would be a much better fit for the Yankems.

 

I think he will prove to cum in handy for the sox

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

Yes, that is what bad owners look like.

 

 

I hope you're not putting JH in the same basket with the O's ownership.

[Bellhorn04]

I hope you're not comparing JH with the O's ownership.

 

Only favorably.

[Bellhorn04]

What McGuire did, you can joke about.

 

What Chapman and German did, you can't joke about.

[mvp 78]

As the O's ownership gives the O's fans the finger.

 

They should have mildly pretended to go for it this year. I think the fans would have eaten it up.

[SPLENDIDSPLINTER]

What McGuire did, you can joke about.

 

What Chapman and German did, you can't joke about.

 

But they're so clean-shaven on the outside.

[Bellhorn04]

But they're so clean-shaven on the outside.

 

Yes, excellent for mug shots.