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CJ walks, Feliz to rotation, Fielder signed, Yu signed, Ogando closes, $$$$$ 2 22.22%
CJ walks, Ogando to Rotation, Fielder signed, Yu signed, Feliz closes, $$$$$ 0 0%
CJ walks, Feliz to rotation, Feldman/X to rotation, Fielder signed, Ogando closes, $$$ 0 0%
Resign CJ, sign Yu, keep Moreland, Ogando setup man, Feliz closes, $$$$ 1 11.11%
Resign CJ, Feliz to rotation, Fielder signed, Ogando closes $$$$ 1 11.11%
Resign CJ, Ogando to rotation, Fielder signed, Feliz closes $$$$ 0 0%
Safe mode (resign CJ, Ogando/Feliz to rotation, keep Moreland, Ogando/Feliz closes, status quo) $$ 0 0%
Yankee mode (resign CJ, Yu signed, Fielder signed and going for it all in 2012) $$$$$$$ 0 0%
Complete whiff (CJ walks, no Fielder, no Yu and all internal upgrades) 1 11.11%
OTHER (provide description below) 4 44.44%
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Old 01-23-2012, 12:15 AM   #161
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Just before that it was "reported" that Fielder signed with the Nats for 8 years. This is a twitter war at its finest.

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Seriously, twitter is hilarious. There is no better way to spread news/rumors. I want to start some random rumor and see how fast it can spread.
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Lol, indeed.
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I'm seeing more twitter posts about Fielder going to Nats for either 6 or 8 years, and the only person that ever posts anything about Fielder to Rangers is incarcerated bob.

Makes me pretty confident that he will be in DC when all the smoke clears.
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Eh I dont really trust twitter. I'll believe it when I see it
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You see it below. Do you believe it?

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Fielder's agent Scott Boras still insists that his client will get the contract that he deserves. Nobody is quite sure exactly what that is, but Boras is definitely looking at 8-10 years in length and club officials suggested that a guess of $20 million per year is "very conservative."
No. Just, no.
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"Twitter" is a medium for the distribution of information. Saying you don't trust it is like saying you don't trust tv, radio, or the internet.

Just stop following people like IncarceratedBob and you won't have trouble knowing what to trust.
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"Twitter" is a medium for the distribution of information. Saying you don't trust it is like saying you don't trust tv, radio, or the internet.

Just stop following people like IncarceratedBob and you won't have trouble knowing what to trust.
No one should trust everything on tv, the radio, or the internet. That's why we have brains and can select what to trust on those mediums.

Twitter is on the internet medium, technically it is a medium within a medium. Also, I don't follow anyone named incarceratedbob, someone else posted that.

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One of these days, twitter is going to cause what Y2K was supposed to do. lol
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Right, which is why saying you don't trust Twitter doesn't make any sense. Follow the right people and you will get news you can trust.

I'm not sure what you mean concerning the Hawpe signing.
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I'll admit, I find it utterly bizarre when somebody says they don't "trust" Twitter, as if Twitter is some sentient being capable of having credibility issues.
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I'll admit, I find it utterly bizarre when somebody says they don't "trust" Twitter, as if Twitter is some sentient being capable of having credibility issues.
You guys are taking this way too literally. It's not like I think twitter is some secret organization out to fraud me. I just take every tweet with a grain of salt. Its mostly just rumors. If something Really happens I'll see it through a different source.
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You guys are taking this way too literally. It's not like I think twitter is some secret organization out to fraud me. I just take every tweet with a grain of salt. Its mostly just rumors. If something Really happens I'll see it through a different source.
Most of those "different sources" you refer to are themselves on Twitter, and they usually put the information there first before anywhere else.
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Prince to Los Tigres, 9 years, $214 million. I want no part of that. Good lord.
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Mystery team strikes again. So lame.
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9/214. Holy crap.

I don't think anyone could have an issue with the Rangers not being anywhere near that.
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So, uh...

What do the Tigers do in 2013 when their three best hitters are DHs?
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I don't think anyone could have an issue with the Rangers not being anywhere near that.
Nope - not even me.

Damn you Victor Martinez!
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Well thank god this crap is over so I dont have to hear from you guys wanting prince fielder for the next few months. We all agree that it would be a huge mistake to sign him for that kind of a deal. All is well ! lol
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wow...........glad Texas did not do that....... I still remember payrod
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I expect Roy Oswalt to sign with the Rangers any day now. Don't really see our reasoning behind getting him, as we will now have to move another starter to the BP along with Ogando. And I'm seeing that would be Harrison. He had a great 2011 as a starter and I was looking forward to seeing him try to match that success this season. Plus Oswalt's injury issues concern me.
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I'm going to bet Oswalt goes somewhere else. Taking harrison out of the lineup would leave Texas with just one left handed pitcher in their starting rotation. Not. Gonna. Happen.
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Oswalt only wants the Cards or Rangers. And the Cards aren't even going after him. Plus Oswalt already has a good relationship with Nolan and Mike Maddux. So Oswalt is very likely coming here IMO.
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http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/...cardinals-soon

Good, looks like Oswalt to STL after all.
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Texas signs a 25 year old left handed center fielder to minor league. Hmm!

Cards deny that Oswalt deal is in the works
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Harrison, who was a guest on 103.3’s The Ben and Skin Show [KESN-FM] on Tuesday, said the addition of Oswalt could lead to the 26-year-old left hander asking for a trade.

“That could be an option,” Harrison said. “I feel like I proved myself last year, that I could be a consistent starter in the big leagues. I’m not saying the bullpen is a bad thing but I think I’m better suited for the rotation because pretty much at the beginning of the game I’m a little bit of a slow starter and I kind of acclimate as the game goes on.”
Please don't sign Oswalt. I don't want Harrison to ask for a trade or leave.
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oh boy...

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It must be tough to have to pay someone to be your best friend. I mean that's what he needs, not some Ranger representative babysitting him the whole time. He needs an old buddy that actually cares whether or not he boozes out, and isnt in it for personal gain (see: profit).

That said, if he just had a beer or some wine in moderation it might be alright. If he got whiskey hammered however that's a big concern.
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That said, if he just had a beer or some wine in moderation it might be alright. If he got whiskey hammered however that's a big concern.

Don't kid yourself, either scenario is a huge concern.

Also, the "accountability partner" he had up until recently was someone he'd known since he was a child.
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Don't kid yourself, either scenario is a huge concern.

Also, the "accountability partner" he had up until recently was someone he'd known since he was a child.
Yeah, any drink is too much when you are an alcoholic. Just very glad the reports of Ian drinking with him were blown out of proportion (appears Kinsler was there merely to get him out of there).

Sad that he can't manage this better, but it's also not all that surprising. Alcoholism is a disease - you can't always just kick it cold turkey and never have a setback. I'm not a huge Passan fan, but he said the following pretty well:

"Sobriety for those who struggle the most is merely a moment between relapses – hopefully a moment longer than the last, one that eventually lasts forever."
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Heard Hamilton is having a 1pm press conference to speak about this - just as an FYI.
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As someone from a family of alcoholics and who doesn't drink because I know I would be one, too, there is no "alright" level of alcohol consumption for an alcoholic. For someone who is also a drug addict, it's even worse (insofar as alcohol -> bad decision-making -> worse relapse).
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No, it isn't. I know people with real diseases; don't lump lack of self control in the same category.
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No, it isn't. I know people with real diseases; don't lump lack of self control in the same category.
I don't know that I'd lump it in with true "diseases", but chemical addiction is not even close to simply "lack of self control". That's stupid.
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I don't know that I'd lump it in with true "diseases", but chemical addiction is not even close to simply "lack of self control". That's stupid.
Then call it an addiction. I'd say that I'm pretty hooked on caffeine at the moment. I wouldn't begin to call it a disease. Calling it a disease is just giving yourself an excuse.
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I like my caffeine as well. I don't think its really comparable to what an alcoholic or drug addict goes through.
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Then call it an addiction. I'd say that I'm pretty hooked on caffeine at the moment. I wouldn't begin to call it a disease. Calling it a disease is just giving yourself an excuse.
If you'll notice in my post, I said I wasn't real comfortable with calling it a disease. But comparing it to "lack of self control" is idiotic.
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