Barry Jive wrote:that doesn't surprise me but what's strange (or expected, depending on how you feel about defensive metrics) is that Soriano's UZR has been really good since he went to Chicago. Wrigley Field must be really beneficial to LF defensive stats

FTN wrote:http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=26719070

just a 91 mph changeup for the strikeout

FTN wrote:well thats interesting.

because it was a video of stras when i copied/pasted it last night.

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FTN wrote:well thats interesting.

because it was a video of stras when i copied/pasted it last night.

it was a video of some guy named kiln or something when i didn't watch it.

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the wang injury makes lannan "tougher to move'' #nats gm mike rizzo said

Monkeyboy wrote:I don't get why they want to trade Lannan. He's not that bad and he's entering his prime. He could be a decent back of the rotation starter on a good club, though I guess he's going to hit free agency before their window will most likely open.

FTN wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:I don't get why they want to trade Lannan. He's not that bad and he's entering his prime. He could be a decent back of the rotation starter on a good club, though I guess he's going to hit free agency before their window will most likely open.

nah, he pretty much blows. soft tossing lefties without an out pitch are a quarter a dozen

td11 wrote:

FTN wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:I don't get why they want to trade Lannan. He's not that bad and he's entering his prime. He could be a decent back of the rotation starter on a good club, though I guess he's going to hit free agency before their window will most likely open.

nah, he pretty much blows. soft tossing lefties without an out pitch are a quarter a dozen

so more expensive than a dime a dozen?

But many of the people who worked alongside Samson during his quick rise from venture capitalist to baseball hot-shot weren’t nearly as reticent. Combined, their accounts paint a portrait of a sharp, driven executive who has a long history of burning bridges with his blunt, take-no-prisoners style.

Even in his formative years, Samson — the former stepson of Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, who has remained close to Samson even after splitting with his mother, Sivia — made a habit of doing things his way.

Loria, an art dealer, bought a stake in the Montreal Expos in 1999, and a series of power plays ultimately gave him controlling interest. One of Loria’s first moves: naming his stepson the team’s executive vice president.

The team claimed it was losing millions, until confidential documents were made public showing the team netted $52 million in operating income in 2008 and 2009, thanks to MLB’s revenue-sharing program, which has rich teams subsidize the weaker clubs.

By 2008 Samson had convinced the majority of Miami and Miami-Dade’s elected leaders that if they didn’t vote for the ballpark, the two-time World Series champs would depart to some other city, and the public would blame the politicians.

Result: The city and county voted to help build the Marlins their new ballpark, a vote that would cost some elected officials their jobs. Among the casualties: Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, target of a recall drive by billionaire Norman Braman.

In the end, Marlins’ ownership would invest $120 million, leaving taxpayers to foot the remaining $514 million for the futuristic bubble that has risen in Little Havana, and its four parking garages. Despite the lopsided cost allocation, the Marlins will receive almost 100 percent of any revenue produced at the ballpark, including money paid for naming rights.