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Title: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 16, 2009, 07:57:52 PM
Im too lazy to go find the link but Im sure you cats can do it yourself.  But yea they're working hard for a deal
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Chamillitary Click on December 16, 2009, 08:12:24 PM
i hope not, although; without Bay, it won't do anything.
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on December 16, 2009, 09:08:26 PM
heres the thing


san diego is only paying dude 6 or  7 mill a year


so boston better be trading something of major value for him
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: J.D. Wykid, Esq. on December 16, 2009, 09:15:25 PM
putting gonzo in any type of capable lineup and this dude has 130+ rbi every year.  fucking beast that gets looked over cause of the team he plays on. 
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 16, 2009, 09:21:20 PM
i hope not, although; without Bay, it won't do anything.

Huh... Gozo is a much better player than Bay.  And Bay is on the decline.  I don't understand what Bay has to do with anything.
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 16, 2009, 09:25:13 PM
heres the thing


san diego is only paying dude 6 or  7 mill a year


so boston better be trading something of major value for him


Even less... 4.75 million this season and an club option in 2011 for 5.5.  And I know the Sox would be giving up Bucholz and Ellsbury.
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on December 16, 2009, 09:49:52 PM
heres the thing


san diego is only paying dude 6 or  7 mill a year


so boston better be trading something of major value for him


Even less... 4.75 million this season and an club option in 2011 for 5.5.  And I know the Sox would be giving up Bucholz and Ellsbury.


and the thing is, that ain't shit lol


bucholz = a #3 pitcher at best

ellsbury = white DExter Fowler


lol
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 16, 2009, 10:08:19 PM
heres the thing


san diego is only paying dude 6 or  7 mill a year


so boston better be trading something of major value for him


Even less... 4.75 million this season and an club option in 2011 for 5.5.  And I know the Sox would be giving up Bucholz and Ellsbury.


and the thing is, that ain't shit lol


bucholz = a #3 pitcher at best

ellsbury = white DExter Fowler


lol

If Bucholz can work on his concentration problems he has the stuff to be a number 1. 
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on December 17, 2009, 07:53:39 AM
i think Bucholz can do better in the NL West than the AL East - this is for sure


but I still don't see why Red Sox fans have such a hard-on for him and try to raise his value because of one no-hitter he threw as a rookie lol



and Ellsbury's 2007 was clearly an aberation...he's a .300 hitter who can't walk to save his life - but plays solid D and is a great base stealer
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 17, 2009, 10:47:15 AM
i think Bucholz can do better in the NL West than the AL East - this is for sure


but I still don't see why Red Sox fans have such a hard-on for him and try to raise his value because of one no-hitter he threw as a rookie lol



and Ellsbury's 2007 was clearly an aberation...he's a .300 hitter who can't walk to save his life - but plays solid D and is a great base stealer

The only people that try and downplay Bucholz talent are Yankee fans.  Which is funny because they had a plaque in Cooperstown for Joba before he even started a game.
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on December 17, 2009, 12:11:41 PM
i think Bucholz can do better in the NL West than the AL East - this is for sure


but I still don't see why Red Sox fans have such a hard-on for him and try to raise his value because of one no-hitter he threw as a rookie lol



and Ellsbury's 2007 was clearly an aberation...he's a .300 hitter who can't walk to save his life - but plays solid D and is a great base stealer

The only people that try and downplay Bucholz talent are Yankee fans.  Which is funny because they had a plaque in Cooperstown for Joba before he even started a game.


LMAO you fool - what talent?  his 4.91 career ERA, his 1.495 WHIP or his losing record on one of the MLB's premier teams?



or are you talking about his amazing skill of pitching for the Portland Sea Dogs?  ::)
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Chamillitary Click on December 17, 2009, 12:15:33 PM
i hope not, although; without Bay, it won't do anything.

Huh... Gozo is a much better player than Bay.  And Bay is on the decline.  I don't understand what Bay has to do with anything.

obviously lol.

but that offense is weak without Bay & Gonzo.

forget Bay, he was just someone i expect to be resigned; bottom line is they need another bat besides Gonzo.
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 17, 2009, 04:36:57 PM
i think Bucholz can do better in the NL West than the AL East - this is for sure


but I still don't see why Red Sox fans have such a hard-on for him and try to raise his value because of one no-hitter he threw as a rookie lol



and Ellsbury's 2007 was clearly an aberation...he's a .300 hitter who can't walk to save his life - but plays solid D and is a great base stealer

The only people that try and downplay Bucholz talent are Yankee fans.  Which is funny because they had a plaque in Cooperstown for Joba before he even started a game.


LMAO you fool - what talent?  his 4.91 career ERA, his 1.495 WHIP or his losing record on one of the MLB's premier teams?



or are you talking about his amazing skill of pitching for the Portland Sea Dogs?  ::)

He's still a kid and basically every big trade that has the Sox named involved, his name is at the center of what the other team wants.  And outside a rough August the kid pitched pretty well last season.  If he can get over his concentration problems he'll be at least a number 2.  The kid has ace like stuff.  The only people that don't think this kid has the talent to be a front line pitcher are Yankee fans.
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on December 17, 2009, 05:17:35 PM
the giants don't trade tim linceum

the yankees don't trade phil hughes

the dodgers don't trade clayton kershaw



clay bucholz? he's touchable in deals.
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: J.D. Wykid, Esq. on December 17, 2009, 05:21:27 PM
yeah...i dont see the hype around buchholz.  sure he could live up to the hype but so far he aint showed us shit besides his one amazing outing. 
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 17, 2009, 05:24:30 PM
the giants don't trade tim linceum

the yankees don't trade phil hughes

the dodgers don't trade clayton kershaw



clay bucholz? he's touchable in deals.

I don't understand your point.  The Sox have made it very clear they don't want to move Buchholz unless they get wowed with a deal.  So thay would make him untouchable.  And besides this year Phil Hughes was straight ass cheeks.  And his nice season was out of the bullpen, not starting.  While Buchholz showed stretches this season where he proved what the hype is about.  I really don't understand your point.  Would it be too much trouble to ask you do a better job of conveying it more effectively ?
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 17, 2009, 05:27:51 PM
You know who didn't have a good season until they were 25 ?

Tom Glavine and I would say he went to have a half way decent career.

Chris Carpenter also says hello.  He didn't tap into his potential until he was 29  :o
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 17, 2009, 05:30:47 PM
BTW when did a 4.75 ERA, 1.544 WHIP, and several miles off your fast ball become whats hot in the streets ?
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on December 17, 2009, 06:18:18 PM
if you want to sit there and wait on the "prospects" to develope, go ahead


the yankees got it right - you go after what you need in FA to win NOW, not 5 years from now
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 17, 2009, 06:42:57 PM
if you want to sit there and wait on the "prospects" to develope, go ahead


the yankees got it right - you go after what you need in FA to win NOW, not 5 years from now


Buchholz showed signs this season.  And the Sox signed Lackey and are going hard for Gonzo right now.  I would call that going for what you need to win.  And the Yanks can get whatever player they want in free agency because they can outspend every other team in Baseball by a large margin in a broken economic structure.  And I don't see what any of this has to do with what the Sox and other teams see in Clay Buchholz.

Really Hack you are doing a horrible job of conveying whatever message you're trying to get across.    Are you trying to say the Sox should just buy it year in and year out like the Yanks do ?  When it's proven no other team can.  Every team in Baseball can't afford to gut the farm system for a season or two rental like the Yanks can because the Yanks have endless resources and Seligs blessing to do whatever they want.   Are you trying to say Buchholz has no talent even though the Sox and many other teams in Baseball feel he will be a star considering every big trade that is talked about involving the Sox, Buchholz name is the center piece of the trade.  The initial argument was Buchholz has no talent, which has been proven false by his demand in every trade talk the Sox are involved with. 
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on December 17, 2009, 08:56:05 PM
i guess we can agree to disagree


i say Gonzalez > bucholz + ellsbury


any day of the week
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Boss Tweed on December 17, 2009, 09:40:19 PM
i guess we can agree to disagree


i say Gonzalez > bucholz + ellsbury


any day of the week
Without a doubt... I would say Gonzo >>> Pretty much any two prospect combo in Baseball.  Can you imagine the numbers he could put up in a decent hitters park with a decent line up around him ?
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: OG Hack Wilson on December 17, 2009, 10:13:02 PM
if you had a lineup of Pedroia/Youk/Gonzo/Vic-Martinez?



that'd be a great top 4


(granted not nearly as good as Jeter/Granderson/Arod/Tex
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: Twentytwofifty on December 18, 2009, 10:19:41 AM
i think Bucholz can do better in the NL West than the AL East - this is for sure


but I still don't see why Red Sox fans have such a hard-on for him and try to raise his value because of one no-hitter he threw as a rookie lol



and Ellsbury's 2007 was clearly an aberation...he's a .300 hitter who can't walk to save his life - but plays solid D and is a great base stealer

Quite the opposite last year.  By the numbers he was the worst defensive center fielder in baseball with a UZR of -18.6.
Title: Re: Red Sox close to deal for Padres 1st basemen Adrian Gonzalez
Post by: J.D. Wykid, Esq. on December 18, 2009, 11:02:55 PM
right now gonzo is the main reason people go to padres games. and not many people at that....so i cant wait to see san diegos attendance if/when they deal gonzo. 

peavy - gone
gonzo - pretty much gone (sooner or later)
fans - gone since 2000 lmao