MLB '11 off-season Thread (Hot Stove!)

Hey! Hey! Where's the fantasy baseball league!?
 
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- Pettitte retires.
- Vlad signs with the O's.
- M. Young looks like he's going to be traded to the Rox.
- Football's over.
- Pitchers and catchers report in a couple of weeks.
- Fuck yes.

:D
 
Sik Pony said:
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Weird...works fine for me. :dunno: The site seems to be fluctuating in and out of service...

Here are a couple of the images...

New Rays Stadium concept in St. Petersburg.


https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/rays10.jpg
https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/rays8.jpg

New Fenway

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/Newfen.jpg
https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/Newfen2.jpg
https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/Newfen7.jpg

Tropicana Field concept from 1980


https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/trop_51308.jpg

1968 Concept for a new Tiger Stadium

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/Detroit68.jpg

Concept to retrofit Yankee Stadium with extra seating and a dome.

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/newyankee.jpg
https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/newyank3.JPG

One of the original design ideas for Toronto Skydome, which looks a lot like the current stadium for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the Nippon League.

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/Skydome_model1.jpg

Early Three Rivers concept in 1965

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cl/clockwerk/2011/02/09/3riversprototype2.jpg
 
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Ok....I'm double posting like a fool here... Here is a fun baseball game... You need to make a team to win a 7 game World Series. Pick any player from any year to make an 11 man roster...

C- Johnny Bench (1970)
1B- Albert Pujols (2003)
2B- Jackie Robinson (1949)
SS- Honus Wagner (1903)
3B- Mike Schmidt (1981)
LF- Ted Williams (1941)
CF- Mickey Mantle (1956)
RF- Roberto Clemente (1966)
DH- Babe Ruth (1920)
SP- Pedro Martinez (1999)
RP- Mariano Rivera (1999)

Batting order...
1. Jackie Robinson
2. Honus Wagner
3. Mickey Mantle
4. Babe Ruth
5. Albert Pujols
6. Ted Williams
7. Mike Schmidt
8. Johnny Bench
9. Roberto Clemente
 
the Rays need to build that St. Pete waterfront stadium, badly. They fucking won't though.
 
location, location, location

its very clear that aside from the people in St pete, nobody wants that stadium there. its a stupid place. Another thing about the "sailboat" stadium is the hurricane factor, just think about it.

most people i know want the stadium to be build either at the Florida State Fairgrounds where as you can see it is at the "crossroads" of west florida. its the main intersection of the entire area and includes an ampitheater, a casino and lots of parking.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=florida+state+fairgrounds&aq=&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=56.856075,135.263672&ie=UTF8&hq=florida+state+fairgrounds&hnear=&ll=27.989475,-82.352743&spn=0.062755,0.132093&t=h&z=14

The Channelside area which sits at a cruise port with plenty of restraunts and clubs within walking distance, an entire new residential area with brand new high end condo's in one of the best areas of the city. it would sit within 2 or 3 blocks of the hockey arena so we know they could handle the traffic and the parking for 35-40,000
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sou...412,-82.444636&spn=0.007848,0.016512&t=h&z=17

or even in near by other areas like lakeland that is just between Orlando and Tampa. this is what the argument is, st pete is a shitty drive from anywhere but the st pete/clearwater area. the locals here have been asking for this for years and i think they are listening. thats why the first sailboat concept was shot down. Oh, and cuz the dome is kinda crappy to have in Florida. we need a retractible roof. IMO
 
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Putting in Lakeland would be rad for folks in Orlando, but if people in Tampa wont drive 30 minutes west to go to St. Pete, I doubt they'd drive 30 minutes east to go to Lakeland.
 
Or they should just go ahead and build it in Portland, OR...:p
 
Whappeh said:
Putting in Lakeland would be rad for folks in Orlando, but if people in Tampa wont drive 30 minutes west to go to St. Pete, I doubt they'd drive 30 minutes east to go to Lakeland.
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i live in casselberry AND Tampa and i will tell you that the drive from tampa to lakeland is CAKE compared to the drive from tampa to st pete. st pete is just a terrible location.
 
This makes my pickle tickle.

All-Star first baseman Albert Pujols has rejected a contract proposal from the St. Louis Cardinals, and unless a dramatic change is made, will announce Tuesday he's ceasing contract talks for the duration of the season, a person close to Pujols told USA TODAY.

Pujols, 31, eligible for free agency after the World Series, is seeking a 10-year contract, according to the person who requested anonymity because of the sensitive state of the negotiations.

Pujols, trying to avoid distractions, has no intention of addressing the contract talks when he reports Wednesday to the Cardinals' spring-training camp in Jupiter, Fla. Manager Tony La Russa told reporters Sunday he will also encourage his players to avoid the issue.

"This is a spectacular distraction potentially," La Russa said. "We won't allow it to be."

Even if Pujols continues his silence about his future, it won't squelch the firestorm that has already been created in St. Louis. Newspaper columnists are picking sides. The phrase "#Albertageddon" is gaining popularity on Twitter. And a Web site ? albertcountdown.com ? is counting down to when he arrives at spring training and terminates negotiations.

"I read that he's looking for $30 million a year, and I just can't see how that's going to happen," said Andy MacPhail, Baltimore Orioles president of baseball operations, during a Q&A at the Baltimore School of Law Sports Symposium.

Pujols, a three-time MVP and perhaps baseball's best player, also could have an effect on Milwaukee first baseman Prince Fielder and the rest of the upcoming free-agent class. Pujols will make $16 million this season in the final year of his eight-year, $111 million contract.

"Alex Rodriguez to Texas was the worst signing in the history of baseball in my view," said MacPhail, referring to the 10-year, $252 million deal signed in December 2000. "There is this assumption that because this guy got (a huge contract) and this guy got (an even bigger contract), Albert Pujols has to get (more than both). Well, what if there are no bidders? What if the music stops and there are no chairs?"

Then again, Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt says, there is no one quite like Pujols. "He's one of the greatest players to play the game," DeWitt said last month. "You can't go out and find an Albert Pujols."
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It's not often you see an organization paint themselves into a corner quite like this...
 
Albert will be on the White Sox. You heard it here first.
 
What are the Cardinals supposed to do? Obviously if anyone is worth the money, its Albert. But if you were running things would you really want to lock up a "31 year old" for 10 years and 300 million? Its a tough call. Pujols is great, but how will he hold up in the last 3 or 4 years of the deal? Risk v. reward.
 
Whappeh said:
Albert will be on the White Sox. You heard it here first.
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I hope you're joking... there's just so much wrong with this. :p

Phila said:
What are the Cardinals supposed to do? Obviously if anyone is worth the money, its Albert. But if you were running things would you really want to lock up a "31 year old" for 10 years and 300 million? Its a tough call. Pujols is great, but how will he hold up in the last 3 or 4 years of the deal? Risk v. reward.
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The problem is that they basically handcuffed themselves and now can't afford their 4 best players. Couple that with an abysmal farm system and you have a disaster.
 
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