Pro Baseball

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-Former number 1 draft pick contributing to society:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ex-yank...mt-container-b

[IronSheik]

[Tecknowledgist]

AL East got a problem!!!! JAYS BABY

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A Rod needs another hip replacement, yet he has 5 years left on his contract? The Yankees might be looking at a last place finish this year with the schleps on their team.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/alex-ro...213227255.html

[Dirty Knowledge]

Yanks need to get rid of that fucking bum. If there's a true Yanks fan on this board and they like A-Rod they need their card revoked. No Yankee fan like this loser. We were lucky to win ONE with his bum ass. And that's cuz the porn God Matsui started busting nuts all over the Phillies.

I'm not die hard Marlins fan but that's my city too and I hate how they used our money to fund the stadium... just to use it for a Triple A ball club. That's the type of politics that goes on down here. Rich rich poor poor.

[IronSheik]

Halos are like the west coast Yanks signing all these big $ stars

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-Former Braves star Andruw Jones accused of dragging wife, saying he wanted to kill her


..ATLANTA - Police say the wife of former Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones accused him of dragging her down a staircase, grabbing her neck and saying he wanted to kill her.

A police report obtained by The Associated Press says the fight happened around 1:30 a.m. on Christmas Day, after Nicole Jones asked her husband to help her prepare their home for Christmas morning.

Andruw Jones was free on bond after being arrested in Duluth on a battery charge, according to Gwinnett County Jail records. It wasn't known Wednesday whether he has an attorney.

Nicole Jones told officers she tried to escape upstairs, but her husband grabbed her by the ankle and dragged her downstairs, got on top of her and said, "I want to kill you," according to the report.

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Which of these players should make the 2013 Hall of Fame?


http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/baseb...328660666.html

[IronSheik]

5 years & $114 million remaining following allegations that he used PEDs.



With new allegations arising that Alex Rodriguez has been using performance-enhancing drugs (via Miami New Times), the Yankees are reportedly attempting to void the veteran slugger's remaining contract.


The news comes from ESPN's Wallace Matthews and Andrew Marchand:

According to an industry source, the Yankees "are looking at about 20 different things," including whether Rodriguez breached the contract by taking medical treatment from an outside doctor without the team's authorization, and the possibility that he may have broken the law by purchasing controlled substances from a Miami "wellness clinic" run by nutritionist Anthony Bosch.

If you're a Yankees fan and your ears just perked up a little bit, don't go removing him from the roster just yet. Matthews and Marchand added these details:

According to several baseball sources who spoke to ESPNNewYork.com on the condition of anonymity, Rodriguez may be in little danger of having his contract voided, even if the charges turn out to be true.
"(The Yankees) can't do anything until the MLB investigation is concluded and they take action, if any," the source said.

Rodriguez, who could potentially miss the entire 2013 season due to hip surgery, is playing under what is easily one of the worst contracts in baseball, as he still has five years for $114 million remaining.


The massive contract obviously didn't look so bad when A-Rod was blasting 54 homers and bringing in league MVPs, but in the past few years, his production has tailed off considerably.
In 2012, the highly criticized third baseman hit .272 and saw his slugging percentage dip to a career-low .430 (for a season in which he played at least 50 games).



Not only that, but he also once again struggled in the postseason, going 3-for-25, striking out 12 times and even getting benched. It marked his third straight disappointing playoff performance.


A-Rod is on a massive downslope in his career, and his hip injury, recent performance-enhancing drug allegations and this newest development, which serves as further alienation from his own team, are making matters worse.


The Yankees—and their fans—are clearly growing tired of Rodriguez, and if there is any possible way they can rid themselves of the increasingly large cancer at the hot corner, you can bet they will do everything in their power to make that happen.

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^^^and the best news is, they can't get rid of him.

[BrokenWrists]

a rod is here to stay and will break Sadaharu Oh home run record and go into the hall of fame

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Sadaharu Oh does not hold the home run record. In any way, shape, or form. Japanese baseball is inferior, therefore does not count. Otherwise, Josh Gibson would hold the record for the 900 or so he hit in barnstorming competitions and the negro leagues.

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Who is Sadaharu Oh?

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Marlins fans in line to pick up tickets