MLB - NEWS & NOTES

I've also heard two other versions, one where he wanted CLE to promise to decline his option so he could be a FA, and one where he was worried they would immediately trade him again in the off-season and didn't want to have to move twice in the same year. So obviously all of those stories conflict with one another. But regardless, clearly there was some stipulation that was important to him that he wanted them to meet to waive the no-trade, and they were unwilling to do so. And you could just as easily argue that with the all-in move for Miller, the fact they actually have a rotation that can win in October, and the pathetic .171 combined average they've gotten from their catchers this year, that it should've been a no-brainer on their part to give him whatever he wanted, as well.

 

well it's obvious he didn't want to play in the mistake by the lake for whatever reason he likes. haha

 

I'd rather live in Cleveland the MilwaukeeAt least they have a lake to swim in, Not as cold in the winter either. Rock n Roll HOF, sports teams, etc. The mistake on the lake was dreamed up when the Phillie fans were throwing snowballs at a drunken Santa Claus. If you believe in Santa Claus?

 

Lucrot probably wanted more money as leverage to dismiss the NTC and he wasnt going to play second fiddle to anyone in 2017.

We all know the Indians are a fluke anyway, right?

 

how the hell is Cleveland warmer than Milwaukee? Ever hear of lake effect snow? We would get it from Lake Michigan when i was in college and we were 45 min from the Lake?

yeah im smelling playing time and money was the issue.

 

Rangers aquire Beltran from the Yankees. (prospects)

 

Jay Bruce close to deal with Mets...

 

Bruce deal is stalled and are reworking it. Should go through.

Beltran goes for a ton. He's 39! Wow.

Phils do nothing. Friday night it was rumored to trade Velasquez for 2-3 prospects. By Saturday those rumors were dead.

Nothing on Hellickson, Gomez, Neris or Henderson? Are they kidding me? Teams need arms and this bullshit of a top 5 prospect or nothing is right out of the Ruben Amaro playbook! Total horseshit to not make 1 move!

 

Lucroy to the Rangers.

 

a lot of middle relievers went for big prospects yesterday and the phils couldn't trade one of theirs. unreal. not happy.

 

Tigers stood pat also. They needed starting pitching and didnt do squat... O' well.

 

Pirates swept by the Brewers. Their House of Horrors. They just can't win there no matter what. It's the 1st time in Hurdles tenure with the Pirates that I never saw him smile. I don't know if he was mad at the starting pitching? Locke is supposed to come out of the bullpen, thats how bad it is, or if he was pissed Melancon was traded? Now they are not hitting and McCutchen has been bad all year. Throw in bad starters and you have a loser! *NO*

 

Yer out! Ump asks unruly fan at Phillies game to be removed​

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ? Hey leather lung, yer out!

An unruly fan attending Tuesday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies was escorted from his seat in the sixth inning shortly after a verbal confrontation with an umpire.

Plate ump Bob Davidson stopped the game, walked toward where the fan was sitting and had words with him after the man was yelling loudly in Davidson's direction. The fan was sitting 15 rows from the field behind the visitors' dugout.

Davidson said the fan heckled him for two straight batters, but he halted the game with the next hitter up when Davidson felt the fan made a sexual reference and used foul language.

"You could have your wife, girlfriend, kids; they buy tickets," Davidson told a pool reporter. "They don't have to come here and listen to that."

Shortly after the spat, a Phillies usher approached the fan, who quieted down. A short time later, another Phillies employee approached the man and escorted him out of his seat.

A Phillies spokeswoman said during the game that Davidson complained to team security about the fan's language and, when approached, the fan agreed to leave on his own.

Davidson, though, said afterward he asked to have the fan ejected.

"I didn't know why security just doesn't do that on their own," Davidson said. "There were kids there and young girls there."

Davidson said his actions drew applause from fans ? something he rarely hears in Philadelphia.

"And people cheered me, which is unusual in this town for me," he said.

 

Dee Gordon vs Wilson Contreras finger wag show down

http://www.bleachernation.com/2016/...g-fun-but-willson-contreras-has-the-last-wag/

 

The fan yelled "you suck." then yelled "i have property on 69th street where you suck!"

toss him? i've seen fans yell "fu" to players and umps.

Davidson needs a tampon!

 

now that is good clean fun. unlike these other jerkoffs who caused bean brawls etc. and that nut in the minors who was in the dugout, ran out to the other dugout to cause a fight and then got bodyslammed. total nut.

 

Contreras is a hoot. He gave Hammel a hug yesterday when Madden took him out yesterday after 6 scoreless. Young kid, super athletic, rocket arm. He is a bundle of energy that is probably going to piss off some other teams with his excitement at times, but he can play and after 6 weeks, he's had his catching training wheels removed (this was more a function of the Cubs having injuries in the outfield while carrying 3 catchers, and he can play the outfield, but it allowed him time to work with the pitchers - like catching Chapman's first bullpen session as a Cub) and he and the pitchers are clicking.

 

Cardinals playing better. They now own the 2nd WC spot.

 

and he hit a hr last night too. ugh. have him in 2 fantasy leagues.