Mike Matheny will be named manager of the St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow

The new enemy has been identified.

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Oh and Jose Reyes is about to become a Miami Marlin

"Wait, you think I'm being mean to the pretend orangutan?" -- battlekow

by jch24 on Nov 13, 2011 6:31 PM EST reply actions

That decreases the possibility that Pujols will sign with them. Dang.

On the plus side, it prevents the Brewers from signing the one premier free agent they were rumored to be interested in.

by FordhamRam on Nov 13, 2011 7:15 PM EST up reply actions

you don't think the Marlins will go for broke?

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think they can afford both of them, no.

If they do, they’re going to end up having an oft-injured infielder, an aging Pujols, and 23 AAA scrubs three years from now.

by FordhamRam on Nov 13, 2011 7:55 PM EST up reply actions

Reyes / HanRam / Albert

with that pitching staff?

They’ll go back to their old ways of build up, win, blow up.

And they’ll still enjoy more postseason success than the Reds

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions

who the heck is going to buy Pujols' or Reyes' contract when they're 34

and still on the books for 5 more years?

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Nov 13, 2011 9:22 PM EST up reply actions

Yankees? Red Sox? Phillies? Cubs?

Angels? um….

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2011 9:28 PM EST up reply actions

no, he won't

He’s the one who wants Reyes on the team. They’re best buds. He told the Marlins he’d be happy to move for his best friend.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Nov 13, 2011 8:12 PM EST up reply actions

We'll see how long that lasts.

Hanley gonna… Han?

by sexsalad on Nov 13, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions

good point

A-Rod and Jeter used to be best friends. Now they don’t have sleepovers any more.

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by BubbaFan on Nov 13, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

Chad Ochocinco lobbied hard for TO to come to Cincinnati, offering to play the Y spot saying that he would "be the Robin to TO's Batman."

By the end of the 2010 season they were having petty fights on Twitter.

by sexsalad on Nov 13, 2011 8:22 PM EST up reply actions

To be fair, Jeter didn't move for A-Rod, which Hanley has said he'll do

That’s at least a better start

by DerekH91 on Nov 13, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions

they would have been better friends had ARod had the stones to tell Jeter he shouldn't play SS anymore

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah, and egos have never clashed before in the history of professional athletes.

Ramirez already has a track record of being a PITA to manage and be around. I give him until June before he starts complaining about how his talents aren’t being appreciated by the Marlins.

by FordhamRam on Nov 13, 2011 8:42 PM EST up reply actions

it is going to take a bit to get use to the Miami Marlins

"Life is such a vapid world pool of nothing"-Eddie Pepitone

by Yossarian22 on Nov 14, 2011 10:45 PM EST up reply actions

Francona was supposedly the first runner up

I suppose this means he’s more likely to join the Cubs now.

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by BubbaFan on Nov 13, 2011 7:47 PM EST reply actions

as if he was going to go any place else....

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2011 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

Dusty will go back to the Cubs

And we’ll get Francona. And Hanley. And David Price.

"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville

by bbjones on Nov 14, 2011 12:59 AM EST up reply actions

oh, when you put it that way....

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 15, 2011 10:19 PM EST up reply actions

I never minded Matheny.

But he can suck my left one now.

by crolfer on Nov 13, 2011 7:55 PM EST reply actions 3 recs

How about your knob?

by Joe Nolan's Neckbeard on Nov 13, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs

I have a feeling that picture is going to become an RR favorite.

by sexsalad on Nov 13, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

Looks a lot like that one time at band camp....

"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"

by Ewok on Nov 13, 2011 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

You must have been at a different band camp than me.

by crolfer on Nov 13, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions

where's Raven Riley when we need her?

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2011 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

busy!

there are 29 other teams’ knobs out there!

That's what she said!

by Raven Riley on Nov 13, 2011 10:23 PM EST up reply actions

whatevs

don’t give us excuses missy, give us solutions

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2011 11:00 PM EST up reply actions

He'll eat a knob during the day

But what about at night?

Mgr., Red Reporter

"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Nov 13, 2011 10:48 PM EST up reply actions

He's from Reynoldsburg

His high school team ran a baseball camp that I attended several times.

by Neuge on Nov 13, 2011 8:38 PM EST reply actions

Cowboy up?

MLB Trade Rumors suggested that Grady Little might be hired as the Cards’ bench coach. They think the inexperienced Matheny will need an experienced bench coach.

Don Zimmer is probably too old now for the grind of daily baseball, but he was a great bench coach. Torre could nap on the dugout bench when Zim was his bench coach (and the team was better for it). Once Zim left, Torre couldn’t nap any more.

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by BubbaFan on Nov 13, 2011 8:45 PM EST reply actions

Just had the weirdest fucking reading dsylexic moment

I read “MLB Trade Rumors suggested that ~~Grady Little~~ Lady Gaga might be hired as the Cards’ bench coach. They think the inexperienced Matheny will need an experienced bench coach.”

I need sleep.

"Life is such a vapid world pool of nothing"-Eddie Pepitone

by Yossarian22 on Nov 14, 2011 10:56 PM EST up reply actions

I'm just glad they didn't hire Francona

I love Tito, and would have hated to have him manage a team I despised

Joey Votto on Colin Cowherd: "I don’t know who he is"

by UncleWeez on Nov 13, 2011 9:01 PM EST reply actions

Do you hate the Cubs?

Tito is shopping for a Bach pad in Lakeside

"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"

by Ewok on Nov 13, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions

is he leaving his wife and four kids in Boston?

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Nov 13, 2011 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

all they did was watch movies and drink beer, anyways.

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Nov 13, 2011 9:27 PM EST up reply actions

actually

his kids are probably grown up now, or close to it.

He just has to worry about the wife.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Nov 13, 2011 9:30 PM EST up reply actions

kids gotta start sometime

The ends justify the means

by Highlifeman21 on Nov 13, 2011 9:36 PM EST up reply actions

speaking of,

some dude with too much time on his hands found a way for Northwestern to have a killer lakefront football stadium.

Shades of U-Dub’s Husky Stadium, which I rowed by when I was in Seattle. All hail waterboard tailgating!

"You said 'walks' twice."
"I like walks."

by Cy Schourek on Nov 13, 2011 9:28 PM EST up reply actions

I thought Obama outlawed that.

by MatthewH on Nov 13, 2011 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Oh, 'Bama didn't

Mgr., Red Reporter

"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Nov 13, 2011 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

So, Ryan Madson, 4 years, $40M. Yes or no?

by MatthewH on Nov 13, 2011 9:48 PM EST up reply actions

I don't think I saved up enough

For the BoSox?

Madson was supposedly offered 4/$44M by the Phillies but it fell through. The Mets and Dodgers need closers but they’re both in a weird place financially and competitively. The fact that the Phillies are out now and there’s a lot of closers on the market probably means Madson won’t be getting much more than 4/40.

Incidentally, there’s gonna be a post on closers tomorrow morning.

Mgr., Red Reporter

"Bootsy, you're a superstar right?"
"Twinkle, twinkle, babble."

by RijoSaboCaseyWKRP on Nov 13, 2011 10:44 PM EST up reply actions

That's not incidental at all...

This is incidental:

If we sign a Type A free agent, do we lose a first round draft pick or a second round pick?

by MatthewH on Nov 13, 2011 11:19 PM EST up reply actions

2nd rounder. Our 1st round pick is protected bc we finished in the bottom half in MLB standings.

by ken on Nov 14, 2011 8:22 AM EST up reply actions

I didn't know Francona was a classical music lover.

It feels so nice to be back to normal

by nycredsfan on Nov 13, 2011 10:00 PM EST up reply actions

Mike Metheny - better baseball player or jazz flugelhornist?

by ken on Nov 13, 2011 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Pat Metheny - better jazz guitarist or better Cardinals manager?

by Cuetotally Amazing on Nov 13, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions

toot.

"The USA despite its flaws and corruption and overall messiness is still a great and powerful instrument of freedom and hope for the entire world." - Madville

by bbjones on Nov 14, 2011 1:01 AM EST up reply actions

The Patriots

are just sad these days.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Nov 13, 2011 10:01 PM EST reply actions

That makes me happy

expectations are premeditated resentments - cheshirecat

by kcgard2 on Nov 14, 2011 12:04 PM EST up reply actions

Patriots looked unsad yesterday

"the only place they lost was the scoreboard"

by Ewok on Nov 14, 2011 3:37 PM EST up reply actions

Huh.

I’m surprised because Jose Oquendo really looked like he had the inside track. He’s been the thirdbase coach there forever, and Metheny has no experience coaching at the big or minor league level. Like Robin Ventura, his recent job was serving as the GM’s special assistant, whatever that means. Interesting because Moz and TLR had been rumored as having a tense relationship, so a bold move away from the TLR ticket. Also interesting because Pujols was said to be tight with Oquendo. I don’t think it’d have any bearing on his Decision, but you never know.

by ken on Nov 13, 2011 10:13 PM EST reply actions