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Thank God they're adding more metal detectors these terrorist attacks at baseball games are getting a little overwhelming as of late
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Jun 30, 2014 22:24
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Fun fact, at a NFL game years back the person wanding people took away a guys metal flask but let him keep his knife.
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Jun 30, 2014 22:28
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holylemon posted:They started using the full-frame metal detectors at the Coliseum this season due to this rule, so I would assume it'll be the same everywhere. The whole system is such a joke, though - no point to making people walk through metal detectors if you're just going to give their bags a 30 second glance. I went to the 2002 World Series, and being at the peak of post-9/11 hysteria, there were armed cops on every corner of downtown SF, regular helicopter patrols, and K-9 units wandering around looking at people's bags. Yet, all they did was lightly grope your bag and jiggle it a bit to listen for any metal, and wave you right in.
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Jun 30, 2014 22:38
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They installed the full frame metal detectors at Minute Maid Park. If you don't have a bag, just hold your keys and cellphone above your head while you walk through. If you have do have a bag, they kind of poke at it with a wand. I feel very safe.
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Jun 30, 2014 23:16
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Florimon is so loving terrible I'm happy to see Eduardo Nunez back in the line up.
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Jun 30, 2014 23:22
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Groucho Marxist posted:Thank God they're adding more metal detectors these terrorist attacks at baseball games are getting a little overwhelming as of late If there ever was a mass killing at a baseball game they would have no choice from a PR standpoint but to do this so might as well do it now and potentially avoid getting caught with their pants down
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Jun 30, 2014 23:31
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holylemon posted:They started using the full-frame metal detectors at the Coliseum this season due to this rule, so I would assume it'll be the same everywhere. I hope. Last time I was at the Cell it was still wands, they were very inadequately staffed, and the wait sucked for anyone not lined up at the front of the gate.
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Jun 30, 2014 23:40
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At least I can still bring my purse (I'm female), I can't even bring my purse to an NFL game.
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Jun 30, 2014 23:45
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You mean you don't own a clear bag? Buy one of our NFL approved ones for $29.99
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Jun 30, 2014 23:47
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If anyone is interested, I went through and compiled as many of the specific deals from the Astros leak as I could, to hopefully make it easier to get a handle on where different front offices value players. e: For clarity, a few of these "rejected" deals (like the Cardinals one) actually indicate teams indicating players that are not available to even begin a conversation on, not an actual request that was made. If something looks crazy to you, it's worth going and checking the context.pre:Houston Player(s) Other Team Other Team Player(s) Result Date Bud Norris BAL Kevin Gausman/Dylan Bundy 1 06/26/13 Bud Norris BAL Mike Wright + Pedro Strop -1 06/28/13 Bud Norris SF Kyle Crick 1 06/28/13 Bud Norris SF Clayton Blackburn + ??? 0 06/28/13 Bud Norris TOR Aaron Sanchez 1 07/19/13 Bud Norris TOR Marcus Stroman + ??? 0 07/20/13 Bud Norris PIT Jameson Taillon/Gregory Polanco 1 07/21/13 Bud Norris PIT Tyler Glasnow/Luis Heredia/Alen Hanson 0 07/21/13 Bud Norris PHI Aaron Altherr 1 07/22/13 Bud Norris + Jose Veras DET Nick Castellanos 1 07/22/13 Jose Veras DET Jake Thompson 1 07/23/13 Bud Norris SF Clayton Blackburn + Adalberto Mejia + Keury Mella 1 07/23/13 Bud Norris BOS Ryan Lavarnway/Deven Marrero -1 07/24/13 Bud Norris BOS Xander Bogaerts/Allen Webster/Jackie Bradley Jr/Gavin Cecchini 1 07/25/13 Bud Norris PIT Tyler Glasnow + Luis Heredia/Nick Kingham 1 07/25/13 Bud Norris PIT Luis Heredia + pick 73 -1 07/25/13 Lucas Harrell WAS Lucas Giolito 1 07/26/13 Bud Norris STL Kolten Wong/Carlos Martinez/Michael Wacha/Oscar Taveras 1 07/26/13 Bud Norris SF Clayton Blackburn + Adalberto Mejia 1 07/29/13 Bud Norris TOR Marcus Stroman + Anthony Gose 1 07/29/13 Jose Veras DET Danry Vasquez + David Paulino/Emanuel Chavez OK 07/29/13 Jimmy Paredes KC Christian Binford/Julio Pinto 1 10/18/13 Jimmy Paredes KC Cesar Ogando/Kenny Diekroeger -1 10/22/13 Jimmy Paredes KC Jack Lopez 1 10/22/13 George Springer + Carlos Correa MIA Giancarlo Stanton -1 11/15/13 Jarred Cosart + Delino DeShields Jr MIA Giancarlo Stanton 1 11/15/13 Jason Castro SEA Dustin Ackley -1 11/22/13 Jarred Cosart + Brandon Barnes COL Dexter Fowler + Rafael Ortega -1 11/24/13 2 of Delino DeShields/Brad Peacock/Max Stassi OAK Brett Anderson -1 12/04/13 ??? Jackson/??? Gonzalez SD Juan Oramas + Donn Roach 1 12/04/13 Lucas Harrell SF Brandon Belt 1 12/08/13 Jose Altuve/Matt Dominguez MIA Logan Morrison -1 12/09/13 Lucas Harrell + Alex Sogard NYM Ike Davis 1 02/27/14 player 1 + player 2 indicates both players included; player 1/player 2 indicates a choice between them Additional items of interest: - Bud Norris was eventually traded on 31 July 2013 to the Orioles for L.J. Hoes, Josh Hader, and a 1st-round sandwich pick. - Lucas Harrell has been completely ineffective in 76.1 innings split between MLB and AAA this season. - Jimmy Paredes was waived by the Astros and claimed by Miami on 4 November. Then he was waived by Miami and claimed by Baltimore on 15 February. Then two days later he was waived again and claimed by...the Kansas City Royals. So they got him for free, congratulations. - The eventual Dexter Fowler/Brandon Barnes trade was made on 3 December; it sent Fowler + PTBNL to the Astros for Brandon Barnes and Jordan Lyles. - Logan Morrison ultimately got traded to the Mariners for Carter Capps on 11 Dec. - Ike Davis got traded to the Pirates for Zach Thornton and Blake Taylor on 18 April. Mornacale fucked around with this message at 00:36 on Jul 1, 2014 |
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Jun 30, 2014 23:52
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I'd trade Springer and Correa for Giancarlo in a heartbeat
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Jun 30, 2014 23:57
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It's kind of funny that they didn't talk to the Cubs. They obviously wanted youth and the Cubs definitely have some prospects. Given that list you would think they'd throw out one of those lopsided deals at Jed but I guess not.
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Jun 30, 2014 23:58
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Crimson Sox posted:e: on a completely different note, Joel Pineiro suspended for 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance For some reason the M's fan in me mentally read that as José Paniagua and I was absolutely shocked that he was still playing somewhere.
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Jul 1, 2014 00:08
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Mornacale posted:If anyone is interested, I went through and compiled as many of the specific deals from the Astros leak as I could, to hopefully make it easier to get a handle on where different front offices value players. This is awesome, thank you
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Jul 1, 2014 00:11
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Houston has Jose Veras, Tigers turn down Jose Veras, Tigers end up with Jose Veras, Tigers turn down Jose Veras, Jose Veras ends up in Houston.
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Jul 1, 2014 00:15
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Groucho Marxist posted:Thank God they're adding more metal detectors these terrorist attacks at baseball games are getting a little overwhelming as of late
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Jul 1, 2014 00:17
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I'm guessing it's more to thwart games of knifey-spoony than terrorist attacks but who knows.
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Jul 1, 2014 00:27
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Crimson Sox posted:I'd trade Springer and Correa for Giancarlo in a heartbeat It wouldn't make a ton of sense for the Astros of last year to do that, though. Stanton's a FA after 2016 and we're not going to be doing anything before then. Springer's clock just started this year and Correa won't be up until late next year at the very very earliest (e: actually I forgot about his injury I doubt even September next year is a remote possibility). Also Springer's pretty good, even if TTO-prone, and Correa still is our #1 prospect.
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Jul 1, 2014 00:29
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quote:Bud Norris STL Kolten Wong/Carlos Martinez/Michael Wacha/Oscar Taveras 1 07/26/13 What the gently caress
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Giancarlo Stanton is a free agent after the 2016 season. In 2014 the Astros are still a 90-loss team. Stanton isn't going to make them win this year, and I wouldn't exactly pencil them in as likely title contenders for 2015 either. So basically they'd be making a trade to hopefully improve the team exactly 2 years from now and with some luck next year. I honestly don't know if that's worth it, unless of course they think they're in a position to offer the kind of balls-out extension that Stanton would require. Maybe the Pirates, whose window includes all of 2014-2016, pull the trigger on a deal like that, but it feels like the Astros just aren't a great match. It's also worth pointing out that Stanton is now having a career year. At the time of trade talks he was coming off a down year and had dealt with injuries in consecutive seasons. Abel Wingnut posted:It's kind of funny that they didn't talk to the Cubs. They obviously wanted youth and the Cubs definitely have some prospects. Given that list you would think they'd throw out one of those lopsided deals at Jed but I guess not. It seems like most of the discussions started with a team calling and saying "hey, we're interested in Bud Norris" not the Astros just making a silly demand. The Cubs would have had absolutely no reason to want Norris, and even less reason to give up prospects for him, so why even bother? e: Also some of the lines on there indicate a team going "yeah these guys are just off the table" without being asked for them, like the Cardinals one just quoted in the previous post. Mornacale fucked around with this message at 00:34 on Jul 1, 2014 |
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Jul 1, 2014 00:31
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Mornacale posted:It seems like most of the discussions started with a team calling and saying "hey, we're interested in Bud Norris" not the Astros just making a silly demand. The Cubs would have had absolutely no reason to want Norris, and even less reason to give up prospects for him, so why even bother? I like the Jameson Taillon/Gregory Polanco offer. I'm sure Neal heard that and was like "the gently caress? I did say Bud Norris right?".
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No Safe Word posted:I like the Jameson Taillon/Gregory Polanco offer. I'm sure Neal heard that and was like "the gently caress? I did say Bud Norris right?". Yeah, that's another example of players being off the table. If you read the leak, it's actually NH going "yeah there's no way you're getting Taillon or Polanco; these other guys, on the other hand, are at least worth our time to discuss." I thought the information that the Pirates value(d) those two prospects on a higher tier than Glasnow et al was interesting enough to note. Probably I should go through and make a different result code for "yeah don't even ask about these guys" but 
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I am very disappointed that at no time did Luhnow call fleece-magnet Kevin Towers. EDIT: Also if I'm reading this right, Billy Beane offered to take Stassi and/or Peacock back from the Astros along with Delino Deshields for Brett Anderson? Rand alPaul fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Jul 1, 2014 |
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Jul 1, 2014 00:48
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Having Stanton right now sets you up better for contention better than theoretical Springer and Correa in 2 years
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Jul 1, 2014 01:31
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quote:@Buster_ESPN 2m At a winter meetings a few years ago I was noodling around on Mets staff laptop that they left: unguarded, open, turned on, unpassworded, connected to network drives. I left my USB thumb drive at home so I couldn't borrow all their arbitration files that I was looking through but I did snag an email directory of everyone in baseball. So yes, it could have happened to anyone, especially bad teams like the mets.
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Jul 1, 2014 01:32
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http://m.astros.mlb.com/hou/video/t...t_id%3D34178203 RIP this baseball, brutally murdered by George Springer. Seriously just close your eyes and listen to the crack.
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Jul 1, 2014 01:46
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zakharov posted:Seriously just close your eyes and listen to the crack. Man you are not kidding  That's like, one of the best pure bat-sounds I've ever heard.
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Jul 1, 2014 02:16
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Tony Phillips posted:For some reason the M's fan in me mentally read that as José Paniagua and I was absolutely shocked that he was still playing somewhere.
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Jul 1, 2014 02:32
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http://www.twitch.tv/hunterpence So this is a thing!
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Jul 1, 2014 02:43
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zakharov posted:http://m.astros.mlb.com/hou/video/t...t_id%3D34178203 Altuve's expression at the end 
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Jul 1, 2014 02:45
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Hey great Gattis has a bulging thoracic disc and is getting an epidural tomorrow. It'll never get better and will nag him until he retires  Also cortisone is the most common treatment and it's degenerative as well!
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Jul 1, 2014 02:55
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zakharov posted:http://m.astros.mlb.com/hou/video/t...t_id%3D34178203 Funny time for this to happen given the current discussion (I'd still have made the Giancarlo trade)
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Jul 1, 2014 02:57
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FizFashizzle posted:Hey great Gattis has a bulging thoracic disc and is getting an epidural tomorrow. I got an epidural for a bulging thoracic disc and it didn't do jack poo poo but give me a numb spot on my back about the size of a quarter
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Jul 1, 2014 02:59
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zakharov posted:http://m.astros.mlb.com/hou/video/t...t_id%3D34178203 Hearing it live was crazy impressive. The one he hit to centerfield about a week ago was even louder off the bat.
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Jul 1, 2014 02:59
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So the Jake Arrieta trade from Baltimore to Chicago is looking like an awesome move by the Cubs.
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Jul 1, 2014 03:02
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Cubs-Orioles trades forever.
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Jul 1, 2014 03:05
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ZenVulgarity posted:http://www.twitch.tv/hunterpence What is even going on here?
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Jul 1, 2014 03:07
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Popete posted:So the Jake Arrieta trade from Baltimore to Chicago is looking like an awesome move by the Cubs. I don't think I'm going to get excited about a pitcher in the year 2014.
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Jul 1, 2014 03:13
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Hunter Pence is crazy good at making a card game sound cool
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FizFashizzle posted:Hey great Gattis has a bulging thoracic disc and is getting an epidural tomorrow. Eh cortisone has been a magic drug for like 50ish years. I wouldn't be too excited.
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