…if you signed with the Kansas City Royals because of a bow hunting trip in Georgia.
The New York Post has an article saying that Jonathon Broxton was persuaded to sign with the Royals after he was hosted on the 40,000 acre Jeff Foxworthy Farm.
I am sorry to see the meltdown of Broxton after such a promising future that was touted for so long. He had great stuff but seem to lack the killer instinct and focus needed by a closer. Perhaps he will be a lot happier and more effective in the relative quiet of Kansas City.
So far this off season has not yielded very much. As it stands now, the Dodgers have a weaker team going into 2012 than the one they finished with this year. Ken Gurnick reports on the dire prospects the Dodgers face at this weekend’s meetings in Dallas.
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You Just May Be a Redneck if……you think the last words to the Star Spangled Banner are “Gentlemen Start Your Engines”!
…..you think Genitalia is an Italian Airline
LMFAO!! Nice one Tru!!!
Sounds like KC is gonna be a good landing place for Brox. I hope he does well.
You think safe sex is a padded headboard
Good one, tru
Hi Everybody
Right now without Kuroda I have to agree that the Dodgers are a pitcher short of the end of the past season. If he doesn’t come back the Dodgers will have to go into the season in hopes of somehow picking up someone like Capuano.
We can only hope Broxton can clear his head, forget the past and have a new start.
He is certainly young enough. The question is if his arm is 100% and he still throws heat. If not, he better come up with a reliable change up.
Well what diya know? Yesterday (and above) I stated: “If (Kurodo) doesn’t come back the Dodgers will go into the season in hopes of somehow picking up someone like Capuano”. I think this is one of Colletti’s better moves, I can’t think of anyone that was out there that could match Kuroda better. He had a pretty good year for the Mets. Just hoping it all works out.
And, for you, Enchanted & Dodgereric…..the week’s top Redneck Country tunes of the week:
7. I Never Went to Bed With An Ugly Woman, But Woke Up With A Few.
6. If The Phone Don’t Ring, You’ll Know It’s Me.
5. Wouldn’t Take Her To A Dogfight ‘Cause She Might Win.
4. I’m So Miserable Without You It’s Like You’re Still Here.
3. She Took My Ring And Gave Me The Finger.
2. She’s Lookin’ Better With Every Beer.
And, the number one tune of the week is:
It’s Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed My Ass All Day.
Yes TB4ever, those are great, very funny and so true. (ha)
From the Dylan Hernandez Twitter feed:
Former #Dodgers IF Tony Abreu has signed a minor-league deal with the #Royals, the team announced.
One more ex-Dodger prospect that never panned out.
How about, “How Can I Miss You If You Won’t Go Away?”
How about,
“You raised me out the back of a Chevy && washed me at the Car Wash”
“The NASCAR Blues”
“Waking up next to my gun is better than a women”
“Where’s my truckers hat”
&& the Ultimate ballad:
“I didn’t know it wasn’t you, You and your sister look the same with the lights off”
lol..
On a side note, idk if most people on here took the time to listen in to Dodgertalk 790am KABC after the Dodger games this past couple seasons. I did, and for the most part, they did speak the truth about that nights game. But with the new broadcasting flagship changing to 570am, they decided to fire Josh Suchon and Joe Block from their post. To me, that’s a tragedy in its own right, but mainly, it means that someone inexperienced and probably straightnozed will manage the lines. Papadakis or Petros or whoever they have overthere is paltry compared to these two men. I wonder what ya’ll think?
And to comment on the AK signing. WTH?. Thought we were in on signing Jerry Hairston Jr. or something. That’s what I read a couple days ago. Now we sign weak-er hitting Kennedy for less than $1 mil. For that, we could of just left De Jesus Jr. to man that position. Heck, we still don’t have Kuroda back. I say cut him lose already and sign a pitcher because Kuroda is pulling Ned’s leg.
You may be a redneck…
… if you shave Dale Earnhart’s number out of your back hair.
…if you are a MLB general manager and you keep stocking your club with veteran has-beens and never-weres that were picked up from the dumpsters of other teams. http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7304831/los-angeles-dodgers-hands-tied-winter-meetings
(A lot of being a redneck has to do with poverty rather than low cultural values.)
Looks like the Dodgers are going to sign lefty Chris Capuano….I guess the two Tommy John surgeries made him acceptable to Neddie…..it also means no Kuroda.
That is great news, Tru! Why? Is it his 57-64 career W-L record? No. Is it his career WHIP of 1.355? No. Is it his propensity to give up the long ball? No. Is it his two TJ surgeries? No.
It’s because his name rhymes with “Guano”, which improves the song-writing abilities!!!!!!
Cupaguano – I like it!!
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1701&position=P
If Harang could turn his season around in a pitcher park in SD I think Capuano can to. He really had one bad season with the Brewers in term of the 5-12 record back in 2007 but he really hasn’t pitch bad as his 4.55 ERA last year. I’d rather take a proven guy like him over Eveland.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/capuach01.shtml
Capuano has one of the best pickout move in the league and at one time lead the league with 12 PO’s and won’t allowed many SB’s that something Lilly can’t seem to do and just maybe we can trade Lilly and yeah wishful thinking.
He needs to have a good pick-off move seeing as how there’s always men on base.
He also in his career averaged giving up a HR every 7 innings.
Maybe his name should be Crapurano.
This really rounds out the team. Now we have:
Guano in the starting rotation – Capuano
Guano in the bullpen – Guerrier
Guano in the starting lineup – Loney, Uribe
Guano on the bench – Kennedy
Guano on the coaching staff – Bunnynuts
Guano in the front office – Ned
Guano in the owners box – nuff said
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Nedcompoop strikes again! Another pitcher signed off the scrap heap! Too much money for a pitcher that’s below mediocre.
Where does Kuroda go now?
I believe I read that there’s a mutual option for 2014 too.
I think Kuroda will be with the Carp
I won’t be surprised if Kuroda ends up with the Angels, D’Backs, or Padres. I don’t think he’s going back to Japan just yet. His wife and especially his kids are said to be very happy in LA.
And, for a mere cost of about $10m for 2 years.
How is it we have $10M for this guy, $8+M for Ellis, $4M for Rivera and nothing for Kuroda?
Financial wizards, aren’t they?
Here’s what I don’t get Tru – its not going to be Frank’s money they’re paying these guys anyway, so why not sign someone worthwhile? Wouldn’t a better team sell for more money? Wouldn’t a better team increase ticket sales and wouldn’t that be something a buyer might be interested in?
As it is, not only does the potential buyer have to contend with Frank’s bullshit about the parking lots and media rights, and an outdated albatross of a stadium, they’ll have to totally rebuild the farm system AND (save for Kersh and Kemp) put an entirely new major league team on the field.
It may cost the buyer $1B for the team, but it’ll probably cost an additional $500M just to fix everything that needs fixing. I don’t see much hope for this team for the next 5-6 years.
Ned probably got too patience with Kuroda decision.
I’ve seen worse than this…….
“[Magic] Johnson announced Friday that he had joined forces with Guggenheim Baseball Management, an arm of a financial services firm that controls more than $125 billion in assets, in hopes of buying the Dodgers.
“With Johnson serving as the point man for a group that will be backed by the prestigious Guggenheim brand and led by respected veteran baseball executive Stan Kasten, it’s a potential dream team.
“The complete list of bidders hasn’t emerged, but at this early point it would be difficult to find a group with a stronger combination of deep pockets, a deep Los Angeles connection, and deep affection for the Dodgers.
“I am so hyped, I’m ready to start right now,” said Johnson in a phone interview Friday morning. “The Dodgers have been so important to this community for so many years, for so many reasons. I’ve lived through it all like everyone else and I want to make them great again.”
“The Dodgers are my next big thing,” Johnson said. “This is not just millions of my money, this is dear to my heart. This is bringing back the brand for the people of Los Angeles.”
“Johnson said his investment is based on memories from 30 years ago, when the Dodgers were bigger than even his beloved Lakers.
“When I first got to town, the Dodgers were on Page One of the L.A. Times and the Lakers were on Page Three,” Johnson said. “I’ve seen how the Dodgers can be as big as the Lakers, and I want that to happen again.”
“In searching for the right fit for his Dodger dreams, Johnson researched six prospective Dodger bidders, then interviewed each of them, beginning each session with one question.
“I asked them, ‘What is your play here; do you want this team for the baseball or the real estate?”’ Johnson recalled. “I wasn’t interested in anybody who wasn’t going to make baseball the priority.”
“If they answered the first question correctly, Johnson asked them a second question.
“I would then ask them, ‘OK, once you buy it, do you have enough money to turn them into champions?”’ Johnson said. “There are groups that will spend everything just to buy the team, and I didn’t want that.”
“When Johnson met Mark Walter, Guggenheim’s CEO, he was convinced.
“The first thing I asked Walter was, ‘Do you want to win, and do you want to put money in?”’ Johnson said. “He said, ‘Absolutely.”’
“Johnson said the interview with Walter reminded him of discussions with another owner.
“Listening to Walter talk about winning, it was like listening to Jerry Buss,” Johnson said. “He told me three times, all I want to do is get to the World Series. I know great owners, and this guy can be a great owner.”
http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-1203-plaschke-magic-dodgers-20111203,0,5578186.column
Hi’Ya Dad/Eric. Thanks for the link. I’m totally on board with this group. Sounds almost too good to be true.
It (meaning the sale to someone relevant) can’t happen soon enough but me thinks Frank will find a way to drag this out in hopes of wearing down suitors.
Stan Kasten was the president of the Braves during the period from 1991 to 2003, when the Braves won 12 straight division titles, 5 National League pennants, and the World Series championship in 1995. Of course he had John Schuerholz as GM making all the baseball decisions, not Ned Colletti. Maybe the Magic team will come in with winning baseball management and set this team on the right track again.
That would be so sweet. I hope we can say the WS drought is over within a few years.
Unfortunately, it has everything to do with who puts the most coin in Frank’s pocket, and absolutely nothing to do with who would be the best owner.
Double Whammy!!!!
Losing Kuroda already weakens the Dodgers. How much more will it be in our face if he is pitching against us in the NL West race.
Way to go Nedcompoop!!!!
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/rockies-quietly-pursuing-hiroki-kuroda.html
Kuroda in Coors Field….kaboom!
LOL!!! Just about everyone not named Kershaw is Kaboom at Coors Field. If I’m the D’Backs GM, I’m going hard after Kuroda. Same with the Angels.
I think the biggest trouble is the Dodgers were beginning to hit and score runs in support of Kuroda after he refuse to leave and if he gets on a team that scores a lot he’ll be trouble against everybody.////////We’ll just have to see about Capuano.
I don’t know about you all, but, Kuroda matching up against Lilly, Billz, or Capuano doesn’t exactly make me feel optimistic.
I’m hoping he’s past his prime
Hell, all of our pitchers, except for Kersh are way past their prime!
And that is using the term “Prime” very loosely. LOL!!!
By the way Tru, you are definately the Queen of the OTD double wide trailer.
LMAO!!!
Time for another holiday tune. Carol of the Bells:
[Untitled]
Frank! please do sell, PVL’s swell
Bad players stay, good go away
Meetings are near, nothing to cheer
Too many old, team’s still not sold
Same song, same song, Ned gets it wrong
Years since a ring, ooh that one stings
Our biggest fear, nuther lost year
Club everywhere in disrepair
‘Ribe is round, paid by the pound
Over the hill, pitching is ill
Old ding-a-ling, its Larry King
Pain in my rear, Ned’s boys are here
Capuano be another Ned mess
Capuano be another Ned mess
Downwards the trend. When will it end?
Bud’s on the phone, throw us a bone
All parking lots, certainly not
Fans always say Ned over-pays
Wisht he weren’t here out on his rear
Into the fold, Treanor we’re told
Sing song, sing song, need us King Kong
Jamie’s lil’ fling started this thing
Words that were feared, divorce is here
From everywhere, fans in despair
Andre has frowned, hopes have all drowned
‘Roda is gone, but we’ve got Juan
Oldies we bring, dreading next spring
Reasons to sneer, A.K. is here
Capuano be another Ned mess
Capuano be another Ned mess
Frank! please do sell, PVL’s swell
Bad players stay, good go away…
©NedCo Broken Records 2011
Absolutely fabulous Enchanted!!!
Ditto!
It’s sure to go platinum! Another classic by Enchanted!
Bravo!!! LMAO!!!!
I don’t know how I feel about Kuroda going to the Red Sox?
http://www.weei.com/sports/boston/this-just-in/21159536/sources-kuroda-play-red-sox
Be quite hypocritical of him don’t ya think? He wouldn’t accept a trade which could’ve brought us a decent prospect, then flip-flops when its about money?
I have a feeling Kuroda’s trying to stick it to Ned, while Ned’s trying to stick it to Kuroda for not accepting last year’s trade.
I’d like to stick something very unpleasant to Ned! Use your imagination
LOL!! Get in line.
I agree, it certainly makes you wonder about Kuroda if he does a complete 180 and goes to the east coast after all the “Love LA” and his family is happy here crap.
However, with Ned involved, if there was a bungling of the situation, you can pretty much figure it was on his part.
I look for Kuroda to end up with the Angels.
If I were a betting man I’d say you’re right about the Angels. He could go a long way towards helping them get into the playoffs.
Uh-oh…..Manny is filing for re-instatement.
Good Grief!! What a piece of work……
After all his garbage do you really think someone is going to want to sign him? I sure don’t.
He still have to serve his suspension. The Rays probably could’ve used him in the playoff.
What team will touch him? A two time loser like him is poisonous.
Remember, Neddie loves dumpster diving…and, he promised us a “Big Bat”
We’re already paying him.
Right..I forgot.
I’m reading the Dodgers could be in for a barren winter.And, I said who the hell is he!
And, Jose Reyes is a Marlin.
And a way overpaid one at that. As injury prone as he is, it’s a huge risk.
Yep, I agree.
Going to look weird to see Reyes in a Marlins uniform.
My daughter Claudine called me about two hours ago and said, “The deal is done.” She tried to be strong but I could tell it in her voice, she was hurting. “He’s a Marlin.” All I could do is remind her why I don’t wear shirts or jerseys with current players names on them. Somehow I thought of Ethier, whose rumored in a few trade talks. His number’s coming up. I sure hope he can make it to the new ownership and they can afford to keep him.
MLB is such a farce – cutting Manny’s suspension time in half is an equal farce. The only thing they ought to cut on this perpetual cheater is his balls off – then throw him out about a hundred miles offshore for shark bait. FU, Manny, if you don’t remember me from a couple of years ago.
Dear Bear,
There’s a job opening on the next thread I think you may be qualified for. I’d apply for it myself, but feel you have a better way with words than I. Besides, I’m waiting for the GM spot to open up.
Sincerely,
E.
Some Harangue to go with your Cupaguano?
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/12/dodgers-aaron-harang-making-progress-on-deal.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter