General FA: Beinfest Says Rotation Set

[jOOj]

Eggs Bonifacio.

[Fritz]

I wanted to make the Eggs Benedict joke.

[jOOj]

That's so Whitney.

[Fritz]

Haters gonna hate.

/live studio audience laughter

[jOOj]

"Usually I'm the one with hollandaise sauce over my bumps!"

/live studio audience laughter

[Metes]

Whenever I see people quoted on twitter where everything is all truncated ("he said u r 2 crazy N we'll b singin ppl") I imagine a 12-year old girl saying it, every time

[Beef]

Me too. That last twat was sent out by CapozziQT69

[Erick]

I've seen longer tweets than that one. Pretty sure the e in come would've been well within the character limit, at least.

[MiamiHomer]

I've seen longer tweets than that one. Pretty sure the e in come would've been well within the character limit, at least.

Sandro didn't quote the whole tweet.

[Ramp]

South Florida media hates Hanley

Three Things to consider on this sports Thursday:

Thing 1: Here’s an idea: If the Marlins sign free-agent shortstop Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez balks at moving to third base, why not offer Hanley to the Mets for third baseman David Wright?


The Mets are reportedly willing to listen to offers for their franchise player, who is under contract for an average of $15.5 million the next two seasons (including a club option for 2013). Hanley, a year younger than Wright, is due the same annual average over the next three years.

Both players are coming off injury-plagued down years. Both could probably use a change of scenery. Both have disappointed ownership to varying degrees. And Wright, for all his problems hitting at Citi Field, remains a formidable threat in road ballparks.

Plus, in Wright, the Marlins would be getting a five-time All-Star and two-time Gold Glove winner who (if healthy) plays the hot corner as well as anyone in the game. Hanley would be a work in progress over there, even if his heart were in the move, and he wouldn’t have infield guru Perry Hill (who retired) to help speed the transition.

The more I think about this, the more sense it makes. In essence, the Marlins could swap their mercurial shortstop for the entire left side of the Mets infield, and you know they think highly of Wright. Back during the height of Dontrelle Willis’ powers, the Marlins reportedly offered him straight up to the Mets for Wright.

And remember that interview Bill James did with “60 Minutes” back in 2008? Asked to name the one player in baseball he would choose to start a franchise, the Red Sox consultant didn’t name Albert Pujols or Alex Rodriguez. He chose Wright.

http://blogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports...ee-things.html

[jOOj]

That article is culturally bias towards David Wright's people.

[emkayseven]

New Yorkers?

[jOOj]

Yes.

[lou]

I like how support for his argument was Bill James saying in 2008, i.e. 4 full seasons ago, that he would take Wright to start a franchise. This matters now because? A few things have happened since then.

[Swifty]

I am a big fan of Wright. I've stated many times I'd love for the Marlins to make a run at him. I would rather have him than Reyes. I would not rather have him than Hanley.