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Friday, April 12, 2013

ESPN: MLB Pays For Biogenesis Documents

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posted on April 12, 2013 at 01:20 AM by The Yankee Clapper to legal, miami, peds, stupid ideas | 79 comment(s)

Major League Baseball has taken an unprecedented step in the Biogenesis of America investigation, paying a former employee of the South Florida anti-aging clinic linked to performance-enhancing drugs for documents on athletes named in the case, the New York Times reported Thursday night.

The move, according to the newspaper, came after at least one player linked to the clinic bought documents from a former employee there in order to destroy them. The Times, citing two unidentified people ...

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1. Textbook Editor posted on December 17, 2011 at 04:26 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm trying to imagine what a Red Sox offer would consist of.

2. Slivers of Maranville (SdeB) posted on December 17, 2011 at 04:39 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm trying to imagine what a Red Sox offer would consist of.

Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota?

3. Lassus posted on December 17, 2011 at 04:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

BRING ME MY LAWN CHAIR AND POPCORN.

4. cercopithecus aethiops posted on December 17, 2011 at 04:56 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Seems to me the lineup card could be a useful tool in manager/player communications.

5. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) posted on December 17, 2011 at 05:27 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Given his attitude, his lousy D at short, and his lousy year at the plate, his value is probably less than what the Marlins want for him. He ain't going anywhere unless the Marlins are willing to take a lot less than they want for him.

6. Wilhelm's Floating Lebenswelt posted on December 17, 2011 at 06:11 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I don't have particular sympathy for Hanley's plight, but, jeez, this appears a counter-productive approach to constructing a smooth seduction to a new position or the boosting of a trade card; it's aggressively alienating without much exposed logic for anycb. plan. Don't get it at all.

7. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) posted on December 17, 2011 at 06:17 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I don't think there's anything for the Marlins to do but write his name into the lineup playing 3B and batting third.

Sure, have one respectful conversation where you say all the right things. "You're our best hitter. You're very valuable" etc. But you end with, "This is best for the team, and that's what matters."

Then you just stick to your guns, and eventually he'll accept it.

8. BDC

posted on December 17, 2011 at 06:26 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Play him motivational tapes of Michael Young being introduced at the World Series :)

9. Misirlou is bad, he's nationwide posted on December 17, 2011 at 06:34 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Sure, have one respectful conversation where you say all the right things. "You're our best hitter. You're very valuable" etc. But you end with, "This is best for the team, and that's what matters."

Then you just stick to your guns, and eventually he'll accept it.

So what does the Marlin's lineup look like?

Reyes
Infante?
Hanley
Stanton
Sanchez
Morrison
? CF
Buck
P

That's not a bad top 6.

10. Bitter Calculus Instructor posted on December 17, 2011 at 06:37 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Soriano "refused" to move to the outfield as well when he got traded to Washington. But ended up moving. No play, no pay, simple as that.

11. Dale Sams posted on December 17, 2011 at 07:04 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

"Well, you're welcome to retire, and at the end of your 'contract', you can become a free agent and make less than what we were paying you. Or you can dog it and we'll suspend you without pay."

12. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on December 17, 2011 at 07:25 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Bryan Petersen or Chris Coghlan are slated to play center.

13. Boxkutter posted on December 17, 2011 at 07:44 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Reyes
Infante?
Hanley
Stanton
Sanchez
Morrison
? CF
Buck
P

Bryan Petersen or Chris Coghlan are slated to play center.

If Coghlan can start this coming season luckier than he did 2011, and stay healthy, I think he would be an ideal 2-hitter for them . I always thought that hitting him lead-off was a mistake. He is a contact hitter without a ton of power or speed. But he can hit double digit homers and steal 20 bases. Ideal 2-hitter.

14. Bob Evans posted on December 18, 2011 at 05:46 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Or you can dog it and we'll suspend you without pay.

Ah, for the good old Muggsy McGraw days.

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