mvp 78

That’s putting it nicely.

Ewwwwwe

Heyman: Dodgers will try to keep Mookie Betts longterm. Talks may not start immediately but they hope this isn’t a one-year thing. They love Mookie, who was unable to come to a multiyear agreement with Boston despite its many tries.

f*** this s***.

Former #Rays ace David Price and OF Mookie Betts headed from #RedSox to #Dodgers, per multiple reports tonight. #MnTwins reported to be 3rd team in deal. @Ken_Rosenthal also has Joc Pederson going to #Angels assuming main deal goes through

Sources: #MNTwins had talks with #RedSox, #Dodgers in Mookie Betts and David Price deal. Unclear if they’re the third team involved.

A third team is indeed involved in the deal, per the Boston Globe’s Alex Speier (Twitter link). Verdugo and a player from the third team will go to Boston Better not be Wil...

My heart hurts over this one.

He gone

If it turns out that the Yanks cheated too, we will need a year long mea culpa from Jacko.

Seems like it.

https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2020/02/boston-red-sox-manager-search-carlos-febles-ron-roenicke-have-interviewed-for-opening.html The Red Sox have interviewed two internal candidates — third base coach Carlos Febles and bench coach Ron Roenicke — for their managerial opening, sources confirmed Tuesday. Febles and Roenicke are the third and fourth candidates known to have interviewed to replace Alex Cora, who was let go last month after being implicated in the league’s investigation into the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal. Diamondbacks bench coach Luis Urueta and Athletics quality control coach Mark Kotsay have also spoken with Sox brass in recent weeks, though the San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday that Kotsay is no longer in the running for the position. If the Red Sox choose to hire an internal candidate, Febles and Roenicke appear to be the top two options. Special assistant Jason Varitek is considered a longshot. Any internal hire might be delayed by the league’s ongoing investigation into alleged electronic sign-stealing by the Red Sox in 2018. Though new chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom said the investigation would not have a direct impact on his search, it stands to reason that he Bloom will want to make sure his choice is not implicated in any wrongdoing. “Given that we don’t really know exactly when that process is going to wrap up, it’s not something we’re trying to connect with this,” Bloom said on Jan. 23. “Obviously, it’s a really important process. The findings will be really important. But it’s not something we can control other than facilitating it fully. So we’re trying not to have it have bearing on this." Boston is likely considering other candidates, with Nationals first base coach Tim Bogar, White Sox bench coach Joe McEwing and Phillies executive Sam Fuld among the potential other external candidates. It’s unclear when a decision will be made, though team brass has said it would be “ideal” to have a manager in place before pitchers and catchers report to spring training next Wednesday.

@PeteAbe Hello from Fort Myers, where David Price, Nate Eovaldi, Matt Barnes, Ryan Brasier, Heath Hembree and Marcus Walden were among the pitchers who worked out today. Much like a caucus winner in Iowa, nobody knows who the new manager will be.

Manager then Betts then Caucus. Ed: twitter is saying I'm backwards on this.

Agree. Other GM: Oh, so you're trying to trade Betts and Price?!?!? I wonder why?!?!?

No political talk in here!!!!!! It's probably Betts though.

Look, it's a deal that needed to made! We have too much history with Dodgers and their nefarious invasion of TalkSox 12 years ago. We had to deal with the Padres board. There was no other way.

You have a tendency to drive your Ford Model T in very dangerous situations but always come out unscathed.

We did have a poster that gave Larry a ride home. I believe he also played frisbee with Damon (or someone) on the Boston Common.

That's only because we no longer have posters who give uber rides to Larry Lucchino.

Harrumph!

I'm currently Agnostic about mods.

We traded them for ambivalent Padres mods and a future 2nd round mod draft pick.

Why do we need another thread about the Mookie trade?

How about CEO's that get guaranteed golden parachutes?