IBC

To the league for holding off on the whole trading thing...I mean, this has only been insanely fun being able to watch playoff baseball AND work on my team.

Why am I starting controversy when none exists?

"Why not?" is my simple response.

Z, are you bitching?

Nah, don't think so at least. I think I'm trying to raise the ire of various individuals...

Z, you aren't working enough.

Give the guy a break, he's in mourning.

It's actually mid-afternoon right now. I'm not gonna lie either - this year was the most fun I've had rooting for the Yanks in the past few year - a ton more likeable characters, so I'm buoyed by that, looking forward to retaining our players and giving it a run next year.

Go Indians!

Donnie Baseball or Bobby Valentine to lead your scrappy plucky 200 million dollar team next year?

As a Mets fan, I'd puke if I saw Bobby V in pinstripes.

I'd love to see Dusty Baker do it...but there's a reason Tony LaRussa hasn't re-up'd with the Cards, and it's not the GM situation.

Rockies wrote:As a Mets fan, I'd puke if I saw Bobby V in pinstripes.

I'd love to see Dusty Baker do it...but there's a reason Tony LaRussa hasn't re-up'd with the Cards, and it's not the GM situation.

100% incorrect.

Astros wrote:

Rockies wrote:As a Mets fan, I'd puke if I saw Bobby V in pinstripes.

I'd love to see Dusty Baker do it...but there's a reason Tony LaRussa hasn't re-up'd with the Cards, and it's not the GM situation.

100% incorrect.

I've gotten that reaction from every Cards fan. They better hire the right GM or Tony L. will be avoiding DUI's by riding the Subway to the Bronx every day.

Rockies wrote:

Astros wrote:

Rockies wrote:As a Mets fan, I'd puke if I saw Bobby V in pinstripes.

I'd love to see Dusty Baker do it...but there's a reason Tony LaRussa hasn't re-up'd with the Cards, and it's not the GM situation.

100% incorrect.

I've gotten that reaction from every Cards fan. They better hire the right GM or Tony L. will be avoiding DUI's by riding the Subway to the Bronx every day.

Listening to the NY media and reading everything that I've read, TLR isn't really much of a candidate for the Yankees. His brash personality is barely tolerable in a one-paper low key media town such as St. Louis and it would not fit in at all in NY with all the spotlight, tabloids etc.

LaRussa is waiting for the GM candidates to be narrowed down before he makes his decision. St. Louis is his #1 choice and he's stated as much, but he's not going to work under somebody that doesn't want him to be their manager. If the candidates all agree that TLR should be the manager in St. Louis then he'll be back. In fact he stated that he wishes to return to St. Louis just yesterday so it's increasingly likely that he'll be back, whereas last week I would have agreed with you that he was out of St. Louis.

And for the record the same situation LaRussa was in occured when he was with the White Sox so that's why he wants to avoid it again. Re-signed as a manager, they hired a new GM that didn't like him and it was bad for everybody and he was canned halfway through the next season.

Rockies wrote:As a Mets fan, I'd puke if I saw Bobby V in pinstripes.

I'd love to see Dusty Baker do it...but there's a reason Tony LaRussa hasn't re-up'd with the Cards, and it's not the GM situation.

Little late now but I'd have loved to see Dusty Baker run the Yankees too. As someone who saw his handiwork through my entire childhood with the Giants I love the idea of unleashing Dusty on that young Yankee pitching staff, it could have set them back a decade.

Wang getting pulled after 5, and Joba going 8 every game...would have been great.

as a reds fan I'm pissed. if I had bailey or cueto I'd be looking to deal em now.

Reds wrote:as a reds fan I'm pissed. if I had bailey or cueto I'd be looking to deal em now.

Man, am I glad to have sold high

Reds wrote:as a reds fan I'm pissed. if I had bailey or cueto I'd be looking to deal em now.

... thereís a bit of steam to blow off from Cub-land since Dustyís non-rehiring (which is apparently different than getting fired).

As a public service to the fine residents of Cincinnati, hereís a few quick suggestions on how to prepare for Dusty Baker:

- Buy stock in toothpicks.
- Trade Adam DunnÖyíknow since ìwalks clog the basesî
- Trade Homer Bailey. Get some value for him before he starts throwing 130 pitches a game. The Cubs yearn for the much discussed Mark Prior trades of 2004.
- Of course, make a locker for Neifi Perez, because heís coming to town next season.
- Cancel all post game press conferences. Trust me, your sanity is worth it.
- Change the listed age of all young players, Keppinger, Encarcancion, Votto, etc. to at least 30. Otherwise, theyíll never see the field.

As much as I hate Dusty, this move can only be good for my beloved Cubs who now share the division with some of the dumbest and most inexperienced managers in baseball. Plus, this has to piss off Marge Schott.

thanx to Bugs and Cranks

John Farrell should (and by some reports very well might) come to the bronx. Then Farrell and Mangini can face Belichek and Francona in a tag team match.

and La Russa is back w/ STL for 3 years without the GM and with the NYY vacancy.

Good for Tony L.

I guess this means Dave Duncan will stay too, so it's time to pick up 2008 15-game winner Joel Pineiro