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2009 MLB Thread, Part II: Claimed Off The Waiver Wire

Re: 2009 MLB Thread, Part II: Claimed Off The Waiver Wire

The Paragon of Virtue said:
There goes any reason to watch ESPN's baseball coverage.

I do dispute the article's contention that the firing of Steve Phillips contributes any tangible amount to the "whole lot of inner-circle knowledge the World Wide Leader's certainly gonna miss." The breakdown is something like Gammons 99%, Phillips 1%.
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COMON! How could any Yankee or Red Sox fan (not assuming you are one) NOT like ESPN's coverage?

Maybe Peter Gammons left ESPN to pursue an opportunity to report on ALL teams, not just big market ones.

NAH.
 
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redwing77 said:
COMON! How could any Yankee or Red Sox fan (not assuming you are one) NOT like ESPN's coverage?

Maybe Peter Gammons left ESPN to pursue an opportunity to report on ALL teams, not just big market ones.

NAH.
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Yankees fans hate ESPN coverage.
 
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J.D. said:
12 million for Pettitte?
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For one year. Worth it for the Yankees as he earned that much last year hitting all of his incentives. Add to that that he manned up huge in the playoffs and he fills out the rotation ideally... It's fine. They're taking care of one of their own guys and not dicking with him the way they did last year.
 
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redwing77 said:
Do explain. It seems like they alternate between Red Sox and Yankee coverage and give everyone else what's left of the time slot.
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My completely biased view here is that ESPN lives to play the part of mouthpiece for the Sox organization. You can see why that would work against their coverage of the Yankees. Sure they talk about the Yankees a lot but its generally to punch holes in them and talk crap.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
My completely biased view here is that ESPN lives to play the part of mouthpiece for the Sox organization. You can see why that would work against their coverage of the Yankees. Sure they talk about the Yankees a lot but its generally to punch holes in them and talk crap.
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I concede to your viewpoint. After a while Yankees this and Red Sox that all seems to blend together.


Until the comedic break to point out the Cubs. Then its back to Red Sox, Albert Pujols lovefest, and then how awesome is the Red Sox going to be next year if it isn't going to be this year? And then the Yankees pointing out how they'd love to carry Jeter and A-Rod's love children....if they can't get one from LeBron James or Albert Pujols.
 
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redwing77 said:
I concede to your viewpoint. After a while Yankees this and Red Sox that all seems to blend together.


Until the comedic break to point out the Cubs. Then its back to Red Sox, Albert Pujols lovefest, and then how awesome is the Red Sox going to be next year if it isn't going to be this year? And then the Yankees pointing out how they'd love to carry Jeter and A-Rod's love children....if they can't get one from LeBron James or Albert Pujols.
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This is why the MLB Network will make them irrelevant... And also probably why the coverage at ESPN will get worse because they'll keep falling back on former players to give analysis.
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
My completely biased view here is that ESPN lives to play the part of mouthpiece for the Sox organization. You can see why that would work against their coverage of the Yankees. Sure they talk about the Yankees a lot but its generally to punch holes in them and talk crap.
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From the Boston side of Bristol, I would agree that they rip on the Yankees more than on the Sox, but they certainly seem to heap their fair share of praise on the Yanks, too. I can understand why Yankees fans would hate that, though; ESPN has become a joke. This was obvious when Dan Patrick (who could be entertaining/funny without being a clown) left.
 
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Rays to acquire Rafael Soriano from the Braves for Jesse Chavez. Rays to pay 100% of Soriano's salary :eek:

Things are shaping up nicely for Tampa:

C: Shoppach/Navarro
1b: Pena
2b: Sean Rodriguez
3b: Longoria
SS: Bartlett
LF: Crawford
CF: Upton
RF: Zobrist
DH: Burrell

SP1: Shields
SP2: Garza
SP3: Niemann
SP4: Price
SP5: Wade Davis

Closer: Soriano
SU: JP Howell
SU: Dan Wheeler
MR: Grant Balfour
MR: Lance Cormier
LR: Andy Sonnanstine

Now if only they could play in any other division in baseball...
 
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Maybe they can ask Uncle Bud to give them the Brewers treatment and switch them to the NL.
 
Re: 2009 MLB Thread, Part II: Claimed Off The Waiver Wire

redwing77 said:
Until the comedic break to point out the Cubs. Then its back to Red Sox, Albert Pujols lovefest, and then how awesome is the Red Sox going to be next year if it isn't going to be this year? And then the Yankees pointing out how they'd love to carry Jeter and A-Rod's love children....if they can't get one from LeBron James or Albert Pujols.
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That was a chillingly accurate summary of all of ESPN's baseball coverage since 1997. :eek:
 
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GreatLakerMohawk said:
TAnd also probably why the coverage at ESPN will get worse because they'll keep falling back on former players to give analysis.
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With horrible taste in women. Don't forget that.
It's interesting: I dislike ESPN because they don't care about hockey. That's pretty much it for me...
 
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