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Personally really looking forward to our first Torii Hunter Dale Scott gif.
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At the end of the offseason, pour out a line of shots, one for every veteran player Ruben Amaro fails to trade.
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Dec 2, 2014 21:23
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Groucho Marxist posted:Fail implies that they were seriously trying Care to source the claim that a front office is operating in bad faith, or is this just repeating a stupid meme with no basis?
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When you keep "just missing" on signings, and when a player signs with another team for $68 mil when you were reportedly offering $90-100 mil.
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Groucho Marxist posted:When you keep "just missing" on signings, and when a player signs with another team for $68 mil when you were reportedly offering $90-100 mil. And the rep keeps calling you trying to push season seats citing those very efforts as if I owe him or the franchise something.
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thompson posted:And the rep keeps calling you trying to push season seats citing those very efforts as if I owe him or the franchise something.
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Dec 2, 2014 22:09
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Did a rep really call you and say we almost signed this Cuban ballplayer named Yasmany Tomas, please buy some tickets? That's amazing if you got that phone call.
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what else do they have really? "hey remember 1998? man that was some team, with Gwynn, Caminiti, and Kevin Brown...so how many tickets should I put you down for?"
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"Come down to the park early and spend some nice family time in the new Bud Selig Padres Hall of Fame Plaza!"
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our foul pole looks like a drat golf club that's cool. wait do we still do that??
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We'll be memorializing Tony Gwynn all year. Tony Gwynn dying is a good excuse for having a lovely team, right?
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Thom P. Tiers posted:Did a rep really call you and say we almost signed this Cuban ballplayer named Yasmany Tomas, please buy some tickets? That's amazing if you got that phone call. My girlfriend had a rep call too and she said that they were really pushing a Pablo Sandoval signing as well as some "international power hitters." loving retarded. She picks up her phone and I never do so there ya go. I'm sure I would have been fed the same crap at which point I would have told him that it's cheaper to buy from stubhub than from the ticket office. Such bullshit. thompson fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Dec 2, 2014 |
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The idea that the Friars are desperate enough to get butts in the seats that they're timing sales calls with MLBTR news cycles is comedy gold.
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thompson posted:My girlfriend had a rep call too and she said that they were really pushing a Pablo Sandoval signing as well as some "international power hitters." loving retarded. She picks up her phone and I never do so there ya go. I'm sure I would have been fed the same crap at which point I would have told him that it's cheaper to buy from stubhub than from the ticket office. Such bullshit. Hahaha I didn't think teams went that far with it
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bawfuls posted:I get multiple calls from Padres reps each season now, simply because I buy tickets for ~6-8 people once each time the Dodgers are in town. They are pretty aggressive about calling people. When the Yankees were in Atlanta a few years ago, I signed up for ticket info for those games specifically. They called me repeatedly trying to sell me a plan and apparently "No, you see, I live in New York this would be a fun trip I am not interested in a Tuesday game versus the Marlins in April" isn't a thing that registers to them. I wound up not going because they insisted on only selling the tickets through these dumb mini plans until very close to the games. Anyway, after that they then called me multiple times over the next two years to try and sell me season tickets.
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My boss has Yankees season tickets so they just sent a hot chick to our office to try and talk him into getting a suite. It's the New York Islanders that we're constantly getting phone calls from. Probably because we have tickets to every NY team except them. Monday_ fucked around with this message at 23:24 on Dec 2, 2014 |
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Monday_ posted:My boss has Yankees season tickets so they just sent a hot chick to our office to try and talk him into getting a suite. 
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Abner Assington posted:Reminds me of this great ad campaign: The first time I saw that billboard I actually stopped and laughed out loud.
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leokitty posted:When the Yankees were in Atlanta a few years ago, I signed up for ticket info for those games specifically. They called me repeatedly trying to sell me a plan and apparently "No, you see, I live in New York this would be a fun trip I am not interested in a Tuesday game versus the Marlins in April" isn't a thing that registers to them. I wound up not going because they insisted on only selling the tickets through these dumb mini plans until very close to the games. I worked for the Clippers in a sales capacity at the very beginning of my career some 6 years ago. You have to feel for some of these kids as they're making somewhere from $8-14 an hour tops ($8 is what the Clippers paid, $14 is what the Padres pay) along with 2% commission, all on the dream that they can make it into the front office. They have to make 75 calls a day (they yell at you if you don't) and when you quantify the lead base and take away that most teams have 8-12 people it's no wonder people get called so much. But yeah, tough gig for a bad team. I made a season seat sale my first day and they treated me like I was the second coming. 3 days later I left and quit over the phone.
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Groucho Marxist posted:Daniel Descalso nontendered Cardinals signed Matt Belisle, too. Am I missing something or is he basically just an older version of Seth Maness? Which I'm fine with.
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Braves non-tendered the corpse of Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy
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Belisle is probably a depth signing to get Carlos Martinez out of the bullpen but Cardinals Magic will make him 2015's version of Pat Neshek
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FlamingLiberal posted:Braves non-tendered the corpse of Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy I know they won't be ready for opening day but if you asked me what fulll-on tanking might look like from the Braves, this is it.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Braves non-tendered the corpse of Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy Medlen might not be completely cooked. I think it would be worth taking a flier on for any team. If he doesn't work out it's a neglegible cost.
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Mets non-tender Eric Young Jr. If your team needs a one dimensional base stealer you're in luck!
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Braves apparently making a push for Markakis. Somebody should explain to Frank Wren what "rebuilding" means.
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Vernacular posted:Braves apparently making a push for Markakis. Somebody should explain to Frank Wren what "rebuilding" means.
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Harlock posted:Medlen might not be completely cooked. I think it would be worth taking a flier on for any team. If he doesn't work out it's a neglegible cost.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Frank Wren got fired. Ah that's right. It just felt so right to pin the act of trading Heyward but also signing Markakis under the umbrella of rebuilding on Wren.
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FairGame posted:Cardinals signed Matt Belisle, too. Am I missing something or is he basically just an older version of Seth Maness? Belisle was a pretty solid 7th/8th inning guy. Until Jim Tracy having him pitch 85+ innings in like three consecutive years finally caught up with him the past couple of years.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Twins signed Torii Hunter to a 1 year deal for $10.5 mil Thank goodness they're taking that bullet. Appreciate you, Twins 
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Ok why did we trade Matt Magill for Chris Heisey, ANOTHER outfielder? Help me wise ones. Guess they expect to be trading away several other outfielders over the next couple months.
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Tetrix posted:Ok why did we trade Matt Magill for Chris Heisey, ANOTHER outfielder? Help me wise ones. Guess they expect to be trading away several other outfielders over the next couple months.  Chris heisey walks less than Matt Adams yet strikes out like a quarter of the time
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TheIncredulousHulk posted:Thank goodness they're taking that bullet. Appreciate you, Twins Thank god. I was already beginning to accept that we'd have to have him, but now I don't. I wanted literally anybody else.
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Tetrix posted:Ok why did we trade Matt Magill for Chris Heisey, ANOTHER outfielder? Help me wise ones. Guess they expect to be trading away several other outfielders over the next couple months. An outfielder is certainly gone and the only guy on the roster really capable of playing CF is Puig since you aren't gonna put Pederson on the bench. Heisey is a strange target for backup center fielder but he's better than the current options. Ed>> Also Heisey still has options left and with how many position players the Dodgers have this makes a big difference. regfairfield fucked around with this message at 03:45 on Dec 3, 2014 |
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