Looks like Vizcaino is headed to Cleveland
OK, this may be one of the odder and more dubious sources ever (a very first tweet?!), but if it's good enough for mlbtraderumors, it's good enough for me. Looks like Da Viz is joining DeRo and Woody in Cleveland. I'll try to post another, more trustworthy link in the comments as it presumably arises.
In closing, let me just say that I am completely certain that this will be THE BIGGEST BASEBALL-RELATED NEWS STORY OF THE DAY. I repeat, VIZCAINO SIGNING WITH THE INDIANS IS THE BIGGEST NEWS STORY OF THE DAY!
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Are they Viz’s agent?
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
two press releases in the last 15 months
* Jan 22, 2008 * Phil Mickelson to play in Buick Invitational Pro-Am
* Jan 21, 2008 * Phil Mickelson’s Tuesday press interview postponed
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by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah-HAH!
http://www.gaylordsports.com/baseball.aspx
They ARE his agent. Also, Casey McGhee, and Tom Glavine.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Mystery solved!
And I think the only thing that could top this story is if the Brewers dealt Casey McGhee in some massive multiteam deal.
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Let's see.
McGhee to Baltimore for Pie, Pie to the Mets for Eckstein, Ecktein to LA for Pierre, and Pierre to the Suds.
league rattling changes.
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by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
This has playoff implications, people.
PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONS!!!
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but who
will it benefit the most?
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by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Peavy
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
That is a big story
is there something else going on in baseball today? I dunno…heard about Ankiel going to the DL. I wonder if that’s what the chatter is all about.
Ankiel to the DL
is pretty big ‘round these parts. Who’s gonna write a Fanpost?
One day I hope to come up with something worthy of this space.
Roy Oswalt hurt his pinky the other day.
Otherwise…yeah…not much goin’ on.
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Lee's declining.....
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
If only we had some numbers to back that up.
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3rd vertebrate
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
yes
because only declining players have injuries.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 8, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Clutche is repeating . . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on May 7, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions
infinite loop, man
infinite loop.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder if he has an idea of who the Cubs should play instead?
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by Shanghai Badger on May 7, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Trevor Hoffman?
Bill Hoffer?
Bernie Hoffacker?
Vasil Hoffich!
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Jimmy Hoffa
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
Slow news day (Manny who?)
This is only the beginning....Lou Pinella end of '07 season and Chicago Transit Authority (the band when they were really good).
Peavy
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
LOL...
But you know, seriously, we could sure use an infielder who could lead off…..
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by CaughtInTheVines on May 7, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Technically
Peavy plays in the infield.
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by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn. That's the solution!
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by Shanghai Badger on May 7, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
and once you're through the lineup once,
1 is just the number after 9.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
after 9
yet before 2…..mysteriious math there
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Destiny
Yes, Destiny.
Not Jim Hendry or Lou Piniella or Gaylor Sports could keep Da Viz away from playing the 2009 season with DeRo and Kerry Wood.
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Too bad it wasn't New York
He could have had a promo tie-in with Nobody Beats The Wiz
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by Shanghai Badger on May 7, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, this will save the Cubs about $800,000...
… that’s a pro-rated portion of the minimum salary for this year, plus the Tribe would be responsible for Vizcaino’s $500,000 buyout for 2010.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
about 2.2 from this yaer
Oriole by nurture. Cub by marriage.
no check that 1.8 because it was 3 with the buyout
Oriole by nurture. Cub by marriage.
No, it's about $2.8 million.
It was $3.5 million plus the buyout.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
I'd love to see a roundup of how much teams have eaten in released contracts.
Wait, no, I probably wouldn’t.
i heard a rumor about a hairoids issue earlier
but no clue why anyone would talk about anything other than Vizciano. There should be manny an article discussing his possible signing.
good for Viz, wish him the best thre.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
FWIW...
… the original Twitter about this was removed about half an hour ago, so this may not be true after all.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
those are some
remarkable comments. As in “wow, look at those comments.”
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions
ARGH!!!
CURSE YOU, MLBTRADERUMORS!!!
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you would have been right, too
if it hadn’t been for those darn MLBTRADERUMORS and their dog.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions
This is what I get for trying to scoop the BIGGEST BASEBALL NEWS STORY OF THE DAY.
Now I’m tempted to delete this Fanshot altogether. But we’re having so much fun…and I really don’t want to talk about Manny and his sex drugs anymore…
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I hear
he’s a pretty pretty princess. :P
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by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm on it.
PEAVY!
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by Shanghai Badger on May 7, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Eric Wedge is on death watch in Cleveland
I’ve never understood the high opinions of Mark Shapiro. He’s built a team of DHs surrounded by a paper thin and very overrated pitching staff. Luis Vizcaino can’t possibly be worse than what else they’ve got.
The window for winning a World Series may have waned.
Dero and Wood
are hardly DHs…
Oriole by nurture. Cub by marriage.
wait
is BLou calling Woody overrated this week? Because last month, he called the trade “bad”.
"That’s the great thing about baseball, you never know what’s going to happen till you get the final out." — Lou Piniella
by drewishdrewid on May 7, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Indians = Overrated
The sixth inning at Fenway last night was historic, when Jason Bay hit a 3 run homer it meant Boston had recorded 12 runs before making an out which is a new AL record.
Final score: Indians 3, Red Sox 13
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If the Tribe wasn't going to sign Vizcaino before....
… they really ought to now. He can’t be any worse than what they have.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
any chance Viz brings Fox with him?
we can wish, right?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Fox could just go to the DL, never to return.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
is inability to get an out
considered a disability?
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
Jason Bay seems to be thriving in Boston.
I’m actually kinda happy for him. He probably never would have gotten many accolades playing in Pittsburgh. (And, of course, I’m happy he’s out of the NL Central as well.)
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+1
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
and yet not that long ago, the Indians scored 14 runs in just one inning against the Yankees
Final score: Indians 22, Yankees 4
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
True
… the Indians have a very potent offense. They can pound the best of teams on any given night. Their problem is pitching. Quite a few people picked the Indians to win the AL Central. At this point, albeit early, only the Nationals have a record worse than the Tribe.
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viccaino
and we pay 3.6 million of his salary. not one of hendrys better trades.
Looking at...
…Yahoo!’s transaction wire, I still see no indication that Luis Vizcaino has been signed by the Cleveland Indians. All apologies on the utter and abject FAIL of this Fanshot.
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it's very interesting
did the agent think they could force the issue with the Indians?
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by drewishdrewid on May 8, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe.
Or maybe the agent just got caught up a little too much in the Twitter hype.
“Crap, I’ve got tweeter’s block. Let’s see…let’s see…ooh, we’ve got that Vizcaino deal on the table. I’ll go with that.”
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Note: I just sent a tweet to @gaylordsports asking for clarification.
I doubt I’ll get a response, but we’ll see.
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it's important that we track this down.
It’s a key transaction!
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by drewishdrewid on May 8, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
The keyest!
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