2025 Major League Baseball Thread

[timhollerbach]

Originally Posted by 3DForLife

You got to be kidding me.

http://www.mountedmemoriesshows.com/...&criteria=1294

Nope, scroll down to Saturday, he is the third one down on the left....

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

It's possible that is authentic because the autographs were obtained individually at various events. What Darren Rovell was referring to was that there wouldn't be an official World Series ball signed by the entire team that was sold by MLB or the Cardinals because the cost is too high due to the price certain players demanded.

Stupid greedy players and alumni. Fans come from all over and you want to fleece them for more money. Haven't you made enough already? Even worse now is that some players sign autograph exclusivity contracts.

Pacioretty tried the same thing in montreal last year (well not those prices but still $50+) and many people who lined up unaware of the fees were pissed. His signature isn't even worth the ink from the pen.

[ChadFL]

I'm a bit surprised about Pujols when it comes to money. Everything from a new contract to signing baseballs he seems to want a fortune. He never struck me as a player "all about the money" until recently. The amount he was askign the Cards for was just ridiculous.

[Hi-Def Steve]

I love that the ballplayers can't sign on the sweet spot of the ball if you're waiting in the stands at a stadium or such. Eric Karros taught me that when I was young.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

I love that the ballplayers can't sign on the sweet spot of the ball if you're waiting in the stands at a stadium or such. Eric Karros taught me that when I was young.

Glad to see you back in the baseball thread bud! hopefully the new Dodgers owner is better than the last

[Hi-Def Steve]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Glad to see you back in the baseball thread bud! hopefully the new Dodgers owner is better than the last

Thanks buddy, and Snookie could do a better job than that lazy eyed bastard.

[timhollerbach]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def Steve

I love that the ballplayers can't sign on the sweet spot of the ball if you're waiting in the stands at a stadium or such. Eric Karros taught me that when I was young.

Yeah, all the "free" ones I have, they never sign in the sweet spot....pisses me off....if I'm standing there with a dozen balls, ok, you know what I'm trying to do, but if I'm standing there with my kid and one ball, they know what its for......when I raced, and a little kid wanted my autograph, I did whatever he wanted me to do....if some little kid thought of me enough that he wanted my autograph, I did it, and then would thank him for coming and we even gave them pictures all kinds of stuff....I signed my name so many times, its not even funny......but these guys these days are a bunch of d*cks....all about the money.

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Glad to see you back in the baseball thread bud! hopefully the new Dodgers owner is better than the last

Mark Cuban

He said he'd bid as long as the asking price doesn't exceed 1 billion. They again the owners probably don't want a renegade to join their country club. Steinbrenner was enough for them.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Hatter

Mark Cuban

He said he'd bid as long as the asking price doesn't exceed 1 billion. They again the owners probably don't want a renegade to join their country club. Steinbrenner was enough for them.

I've never understood the criticism of Cuban. Granted he occasionally says some things that are inappropriate but at least he truly cares about his team and has put the money into the team and facility to take them from a cellar-dweller to the NBA champions. Would the NBA prefer he be more like the Suns owner who can't afford to own a team and sells his first round picks most years? If I'm MLB I'd love to have an owner that you know is going to truly care about the team and not view it as an investment.

But as a side note, I think the price is going to end up exceeding $1 billion. LA has too many vain rich people that view owning a team as the ultimate status-symbol and I see a bidding war happening. You could also argue that with it's TV deal almost up that the team is worth more than $1 billion.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by timhollerbach

Some of these guys are getting a little too greedy.....=( I collect baseball autographs.....its sad how much I have to pay for someone to put their name on something.....its usually twice what its worth....I'm skipping out on a show in Chicago next month, Willie Mays will be there, I'm working on a Hall of Fame bat, he wants $470 to sign a bat..... $695 to sign a jersey Just to write his freaking name!! Luckily I already have a Mays jersey, (I didn't pay that much, not far though), but I'm not gonna spend that much for him to sign my bat......bad thing is, there will be a bunch of people standing there who did.

And at those prices they are leaving like a few bucks of profit (if any)


You can find good sellers online (EBAY who stock the MLB tagged gear, without adding in the price so Willie Mays can get his).

Originally Posted by timhollerbach

I like how it says "lifetime guarantee of authenticity"......huh? Does it become fake over time? =p

My guess it means if you buy it and in 2 years you send it to Beckett, JSA, PSA/DNA, exc. and they say it isn't real (you might have a shot at getting your money back lol)

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

I've never understood the criticism of Cuban. Granted he occasionally says some things that are inappropriate but at least he truly cares about his team and has put the money into the team and facility to take them from a cellar-dweller to the NBA champions. Would the NBA prefer he be more like the Suns owner who can't afford to own a team and sells his first round picks most years? If I'm MLB I'd love to have an owner that you know is going to truly care about the team and not view it as an investment.

But as a side note, I think the price is going to end up exceeding $1 billion. LA has too many vain rich people that view owning a team as the ultimate status-symbol and I see a bidding war happening. You could also argue that with it's TV deal almost up that the team is worth more than $1 billion.

The Dallas Mavericks were about as bad as the Clippers when he bought them. He turned the franchise from a celler-dweller with an empty arena into a team that wins 55+ games every season and an NBA champion. And that's in a sport with a salary cap.

Some owners don't even go to their own team's games, and when they do they hide out in their luxury box. Cuban goes to every game, cheers on his team the whole game and chats with the fans. I've always liked the guy.

[timhollerbach]

Originally Posted by ChadFL

Some owners don't even go to their own team's games, and when they do they hide out in their luxury box. Cuban goes to every game, cheers on his team the whole game and chats with the fans. I've always liked the guy.

Thats what owning a team should be all about.....I was glad to see Ryan in the stands at all the WS games.....didn't look like he was talking to anyone, but at least he was sitting with the "common folk"....

[Hatter]

Originally Posted by timhollerbach

Thats what owning a team should be all about.....I was glad to see Ryan in the stands at all the WS games.....didn't look like he was talking to anyone, but at least he was sitting with the "common folk"....

Cuban is an ideal and true sports team owner, but I think the whole old money, new money plays a part. Cuban was in line to buy the Cubs and the owners said no. Even though he had more money than Ryan's group, he basically had no chance of winning the bid for the Rangers either. They just don't want him. It's a sad reality.

[Waboman]

Cubs fan finds signed Cardinals hat.

[ChadFL]

Originally Posted by timhollerbach

Thats what owning a team should be all about.....I was glad to see Ryan in the stands at all the WS games.....didn't look like he was talking to anyone, but at least he was sitting with the "common folk"....

What's really amusing is the fact that MLB let the Japanese buy the Mariners many years ago. Nintendo still owns them, and they've been deadbeat owners ever since. I've read that before that none of the executives of Nintendo have EVER attended a single Mariners game. Apparently MLB would rather have foreign deadbeat owners running a franchise than allow Mark Cuban, who loves sports like a diehard fan, to buy a team.

[Navster]

Giants acquire Melky Cabrera

The Royals traded outfielder Melky Cabrera to the San Francisco Giants for left-hander Jonathan Sanchez on Monday

Cabrera hit .305 with 44 doubles, 18 home runs and 87 RBIs in his first season in Kansas City. He was the first Royals player with at least 200 hits in a season since 2000.

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Love the move, we needed to trade Sanchez a while, especially with the emergence of Surkamp & Vogelsong, Hope Cabrera has a repeat of last year, great start to our off season

[TylerDurden]

Originally Posted by NavsterKing

Giants acquire Melky Cabrera



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Love the move, we needed to trade Sanchez a while, especially with the emergence of Surkamp & Vogelsong, Hope Cabrera has a repeat of last year, great start to our off season

Great news! With Freddy and Buster back in the line up as well we should be an offensive powerhouse.

[Navster]

Originally Posted by TylerDurden

Great news! With Freddy and Buster back in the line up as well we should be an offensive powerhouse.

Thats a bit of a stretch, but much improved from last year!

[Waboman]

Smith fired as Twins GM; Ryan named as interim.

After losing 99 games this season something had to change.

In a surprising move, the Twins have announced that Terry Ryan will take over as interim general manager in place of Bill Smith, with team president Dave St. Peter citing "philosophical differences" within the team's leadership.

The move is effective immediately.

[Dexter Morgan]

Incarcerated Bob is reporting on twitter that Jose Reyes is signing with the Marlins, and that the announcement will be made next week.