MLB 2008 Off-Season Transactions starring Wesley Ray Helms

by **FTN** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 15:20:35

heilman blows.

good trade for the M's

by **FTN** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 19:31:14

Wednesday, January 28, 2009; Page E02

New Nationals television commentator Rob Dibble just finished up a conference call with local media members and bloggers, and, well . . . this is going to be an interesting ride.

Dibble, who has been in broadcasting for 12 years but has never worked as a full-time team commentator, vowed he won't attempt to tame himself. That tattooed, goateed, outspoken and sometimes outrageous persona you either loved or hated on "The Dan Patrick Show" (ESPN Radio) and "Best Damn Sports Show Period" (Fox Sports)? That's who you're going to get on your Nats telecasts on a nightly basis from April to September, according to Dibble.

"I'll always be as outspoken and honest as I've been for the past 12 years," said Dibble, who will be paired with play-by-play man Bob Carpenter. " . . . What I bring is a fairness, openness. And I will never hold back on a player. The players aren't paying me. I won't assassinate a guy's character. I won't be critical of a guy who doesn't deserve it. I won't rip on a guy because he's making $20 million.

"[But] I'm never going to be a homer. I didn't like that when I played."

by **jerseyhoya** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 19:39:29

Well thank god.

by **kruker** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 20:07:46

Yea, Dibble.

by **Woody** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 20:08:10

Rob Dibble is my anti-Wheels

by **GM-Carson** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 13:12:48

Marlins signed Kiko Calero and Jason Standridge to minor league deals.

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 13:18:38

Bakestar wrote:
my cousin mose wrote:
CFP wrote:
1 wrote:heliman to the cubs!

For Ronny Cedeno and Garrett Olson

this makes me laugh when i think about the analysis i'd hear on xm when the cubs dealt for olson, and how they may be still trying to load up on prospects for peavy.

they've turned felix pie, who at one point was their number one prospect, into aaron $#@! heilman

$#@! the cubs

The Cubs always have the BEST PROSPECTS EVER (or so they believe and/or would like you to believe), but at the end of the day, everything they touch turns into a fiery wreck with a sobbing, dirty child sitting in the middle.

I don't wish them ill (as long as the Phillies aren't involved)... it's just depressing and entertaining, like tonguing a sore tooth (apologies to John Updike).

Oh wow I thought the Mets had the BEST PROSPECTS EVER

by **CFP** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 17:24:03

Ruiz changes his mind and decides to play in the WBC for Panama and/or Venezuela

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 17:52:52

Panazuela!

by **Bakestar** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 19:06:00

ek wrote:they got to him

THE LIBYANS?!!?!?!!!?

by **JFLNYC** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 20:50:56

General Juma.

by **Barry Jive** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 21:58:23

gonna be tough to beat out Dioner Navarro for that starting job.

by 1 » Thu Jan 29, 2009 22:01:39

mlb network tells us that hinske signed with the pirates for 1-year and paul maholm (oh god, not paul maholm) signed a multiyear deal with the pirates.

by **CFP** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 13:41:40

Was on the main page but I deleted it and moved it here:

Rich Hill acquired by the Orioles for a PTBNL

by **BigEd76** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 23:17:29

1 wrote:mlb network tells us that hinske signed with the pirates for 1-year

the CBP crowd should give him a standing ovation

by **Squire** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 23:36:40

Cubs also dealt RHP Mike Wuertz to the Athletics for OF Richie Robnett and INF Justin Sellers

SQUIRE

by **CrashburnAlley** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 00:50:47

Is the Cubs' player development system really bad? Most of their prospects either fizzle out or get injured. Time is drawing near for Geovany Soto.

I remember just a few years ago when Felix Pie and Rich Hill were the future of the Cubs... now they're Orioles.

by **stevemc** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:41:40

Looks like Ty Wigginton is off the market:

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Orioles have agreed to terms with Ty Wigginton on a two-year contract.

by **Bill McNeal** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:53:15

I saw the Dodgers offered Manny 1/25 mil. and Manny turned that down. so yeah.

by **BigEd76** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 21:37:33

-- Javier Valentin and Alex Cintron signed minor league deals with Washington

-- Eddie Guardado heads back to Texas after being traded to Minnesota last year

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