BigEd76 wrote:Jung Ho Kang was charged with leaving the scene of a DUI accident

BigEd76 wrote:New MiLB top 100 prospect list revealed tonight. Here's the top 10 and some other notable names, including players near Moniak in last year's draft:

1 = Benintendi
2 = Moncada
3 = G.Torres
4 = Swanson
5 = Amed Rosario
6 = Alex Reyes
7 = JPC
8 = V.Robles
9 = Glasnow
10 = Meadows
11 = Albies
12 = Giolito
19 = Moniak
26 = Senzel
29 = Kyle Lewis
30 = Corey Ray
33 = De Leon
34 = Vlad Jr
41 = Groome
51 = Pint
69 = Puk
72 = Alfaro
75 = Almora
86 = Ian Anderson
97 = Quantrill

rolex wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:charles kushner lol

Since he is a convicted felon, can he own a team?

in 1974, Steinbrenner pleaded guilty to making illegal contributions to Nixon's re-election campaign, and to a felony charge of obstruction of justice.[

“Although the Kushners have made substantial progress in discussions for us to purchase the Marlins, recent reports suggest that Mr. Loria will soon be nominated by the President to be Ambassador to France,” the statement reads. “If that is true, we do not want this unrelated transaction to complicate that process and will not pursue it. The Kushners remain interested in purchasing a team and would love to buy the Marlins at another time.”

Rockinghorse wrote:Does the ambassador to France have some sort of influence over MLB?

swishnicholson wrote:Is it legit? I dunno. Pretty funny and well done even if not.

"Sound guy" Greg Maddux pranks Kris Bryant.

702 wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:Is it legit? I dunno. Pretty funny and well done even if not.

"Sound guy" Greg Maddux pranks Kris Bryant.

100% legit

"For the president of the Yankees to say the things he said is totally unprecedented in salary-arbitration history, an absolute disgrace to the arbitration process and to all of Major League Baseball. The only thing that has been unprecedented in the last 36 hours is that a club official, after winning a case, called a news conference to effectively gloat about his victory – that’s unprecedented. To suggest that Dellin Betances was used or misled by his representatives – meaning both his agents and his union – is a categorically false statement. Dellin Betances, his agent and his union collectively decided what his filing number would be. He himself was fully involved. That is one of the great parts about it. In 30 years of doing this, what happens is that either nothing is said about an arbitration award, or the losing party will say, ‘We respect the process, respect the arbitrator’s opinion. We may disagree with it, but we move forward.' "

"As you know, it’s not my style or our style as a company to comment to the media on anything. However, we are not going to be bullied by the Yankees team president. His statements are reprehensible and outright false. His desire to conduct a press conference today amounts to nothing but grandstanding and trying to mislead the media. I certainly don’t need to defend our reputation or the reputation of our company. Just ask any GM, including the GM of the New York Yankees, and they will tell you how much they respect how we go about our business and advocate for our players. With regards to Dellin, it was very ironic to hear the Yankees’ president express his love and affection when he spent the only portion of the hearing, to which he contributed to, was calling this player by the wrong first name. It is Dellin, for the record. He then proceeded to blame Dellin for the Yankees’ declining ticket sales and their lack of playoff history while trying to bully the panel, saying something to the effect that the sky will fall if they rule for the player. He is not going to bully this player. After that he turned it over to the lawyer the Yankees hired to argue the case and the Labor Relations Department for everything else. Bottom line, they had very little good to say about a player who grew up as a Yankees fan and contributed more than virtually any other relief pitcher in baseball. This guy was a 3-time All-Star. He is a unique pitcher that the arbitration system had never seen. He is about as unique as they come. We all knew it was going to be a landmark decision because of what this player has done. The panel decided for the club and it could have ended at that. While we wholeheartedly disagree with their decision, we respect it and we were prepared to move on.

I have not spoken to Randy Levine in several months. I know he said that he told us how many times our number was unrealistic when he spoke with the media earlier … the FACT is that we have not talked about Dellin’s salary ONCE.

We have a great working relationship with Brian [Cashman] and [assistant GM Jean Afterman] and have nothing but respect for both of them. Knowing where this thing was heading, I approached Brian and Jean in December to try to amicably work out an agreement. We talked again earlier in the week and we even made an attempt to settle before we sat down at the hearing. I understand that two sides can see the same thing differently. We were willing to accept that and move through this process amicably – that is, until today’s press conference.

The only person overreaching in this entire situation is Randy. He might as well be an astronaut because nobody on earth would agree with what he is saying. Even the others in the room would disagree with him.

Nonetheless, as Dellin has done throughout his career, he will continue to be a professional and an outstanding member of the community no matter how the Team President values him."

702 wrote:

swishnicholson wrote:Is it legit? I dunno. Pretty funny and well done even if not.

"Sound guy" Greg Maddux pranks Kris Bryant.

100% legit

BigEd76 wrote:Bob Davidson, John Hirschbeck, Jim Joyce and Tim Welke have retired

BigEd76 wrote:Bob Davidson, John Hirschbeck, Jim Joyce and Tim Welke have retired

Bill McNeal wrote:It's a stupid change, I don't get how it will speed up the game, intentional walks take what a minute? And most games don't even have one of them.