MLB 2014: I paid the $20 mil posting fee for the right to start this thread

[Hammer]

There. Pitchers and catchers report in 2 weeks. Sorry to lead with such a crappy story, but...

Curt Schilling has cancer

[JF_Gophers]

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I was getting set for the new season and started a 2014 team grid. Here's the AL.

	MLB.Com	MLB.TV
American League
East
Team	Print	Video
Baltimore Orioles	Baltimore Sun	MASN
Boston Red Sox	Boston Globe	NESN
New York Yankees	NY Daily News	YES
Tampa Bay Rays	Tampa Bay Times	SUN
Toronto Blue Jays	Toronto Sun	RSN
Central
Team	Print	Video
Chicago White Sox	Chicago Sun Times	CSN Chicago
Cleveland Indians	Cleveland Plain Dealer	FSOhio
Detroit Tigers	Detroit Free Press	FSDetroit
Kansas City Royals	Kansas City Star	FSKC
Minnesota Twins	Star Tribune	FSNorth
West
Team	Print	Video
Houston Astros	Houston Chronicle	CSN Houston
Los Angeles Angels	LA Times	FSWest
Oakland Athletics	Inside Bay Area	CSN Bay Area
Seattle Mariners	Seattle Times	ROOT Northwest
Texas Rangers	Dallas News	FSSouthwest

[Hammer]

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Swap out the Detroit Free Press with the Detroit News and you're fine there. Outside of John Lowe, the Freep isn't fit to wipe my *** with it. Here's the link:

http://www.detroitnews.com/section/sports0104

[JF_Gophers]

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RIP Ralph Kiner

Played from 1946-55. Lead the NL in HR from 46 to 52 for the Pirates. Also the voice of the Mets for many years.

[bigblue_dl]

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Subscribed. The Hunt for 1-Hun is Back!

[JF_Gophers]

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Yankees say Tanaka has #3 potential. Umm what? When did #3 starters gets $155 mil for 7 yrs?

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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Yankees say Tanaka has #3 potential. Umm what? When did #3 starters gets $155 mil for 7 yrs?

When they play for the Yankees...

[JF_Gophers]

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When they play for the Yankees...

The question is, did they know that when they signed him? I get that overpaying is their "thing". But you'd think they would overpay for better than a #3. Especially when their #1 is a fossil in baseball terms.

[jmh]

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Yankees say Tanaka has #3 potential. Umm what? When did #3 starters gets $155 mil for 7 yrs?

Wow, really? That's horrible even for the Yankees.

[jmh]

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Speaking of Yankees making a lot of money, A-Rod dropped his lawsuit.

[Fighting Sioux 23]

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Speaking of Yankees making a lot of money, A-Rod dropped his lawsuit.

Probably a smart idea given that he had about a 0.00% chance of winning his lawsuit.

Here's to him never playing major league baseball ever again...

[MountieBoyOz]

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Yankees say Tanaka has #3 potential. Umm what? When did #3 starters gets $155 mil for 7 yrs?

The problem they faced is what happens if he's lights out like Darvish? Having is better than not having him. (This is coming from a Yankee hater.)

[hockeyplayer1015]

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While the Yankees have said they are projecting him as a solid, consistent #3, they also added that he could end up being better than that. Hard to say for sure how he will handle the transition from Japan to the MLB.

And, it was also a factor of supply and demand. The starting pitching market was bone dry, and they kind of had to sign a pitcher.

[Dude Love]

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Twins GM Terry Ryan diagnosed with treatable skin cancer. No word on if he's going to try to trade it to the Yankees for a pick and cash considerations.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-...th-skin-cancer

[MavHockey14]

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Well let's see if the Twins can get to .500 this year..