Interesting Baseball News Items That Do Not Warrant Their Own Thread

[MonteroSmash]

Korea just won the Asian Game baseball title. Which means that Shin Soo Choo is now free of his military obligations. Good for Indians fans

[BronxYanks45]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_16...-10391697.html

Japanese team paying players based on performance. hey its one way to keep from risky contracts. Would never fly here in the US though

[Blazer]

Korea just won the Asian Game baseball title. Which means that Shin Soo Choo is now free of his military obligations. Good for Indians fans

Future RF for the Yanks.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

Korea just won the Asian Game baseball title. Which means that Shin Soo Choo is now free of his military obligations. Good for Indians fans

What's the connection between winning that and Choo being freed of military obligations?

[Blazer]

What's the connection between winning that and Choo being freed of military obligations?

The Korean gov't dangled military deferments for winning the Asian Cup.

[Sharona1975]

What's the connection between winning that and Choo being freed of military obligations?

It was an offer he was made by the powers that be. Play in the Asian Games and play a part in winning the Gold and he would get an exemption. Weird but true.

[delv]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_16...-10391697.html

Japanese team paying players based on performance. hey its one way to keep from risky contracts. Would never fly here in the US though

Pitchers get a million yen (about $12,000) per win, while position players get 100,000 yen ($1,200) per hit.

By this genius system, Melky would've been paid more in 2008 than Gardner would have in 2010.
---And in 2007, Cano more than A-Rod.

[Tribefan]

Korea just won the Asian Game baseball title. Which means that Shin Soo Choo is now free of his military obligations. Good for Indians fans

I'll take it--we get so little good news.

[awy]

no wonder ichiro hits like he does LOL

silly japan.

[Eldee5]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb

CLEVELAND -- Hall of Famer Bob Feller's continued battle with leukemia has led to another hospital stay, this time because of a bout with pneumonia.

Feller, who turned 92 earlier this month, has been in the Cleveland Clinic the past week getting treatment for pneumonia, according to Indians vice president of public relations Bob DiBiasio, and is said to be getting stronger.

I hope he can recover from this.

[ny]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/column...e=MLBHeadlines

Kevin Correia and what he went through last summer with the death of his younger brother

[4bronxbombers]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/column...e=MLBHeadlines

Kevin Correia and what he went through last summer with the death of his younger brother

Wow, what a very sad story. It sounds like alcohol played a part in why he "fell" off the cliff too. Very sad....

[delv]

Shouse calls it quits

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/R...seasons-120110

JVIS cries

[Yankeesfan924]

Bobby Jenks non-tendered.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/1...medium=twitter

[Tifoso]

Bobby Jenks non-tendered.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/1...medium=twitter

Who else thought about the mouse in that Tom Hanks movie? Be honest.

[fredgmuggs]

Who else thought about the mouse in that Tom Hanks movie? Be honest.

Probably no one else thought about Mr. Jingles

[4bronxbombers]

Probably no one else thought about Mr. Jingles

Who is Mr. Jingles?

[Yankeesfan924]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big...urn=mlb-292970

Luke Scott is a birther.

[delv]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big...urn=mlb-292970

Luke Scott is a birther.

Heh. Interesting interview. I disagree with some of it*, but it's always good when people are open to discussing politics and power. A lot of people think it's ridiculous when celebrities (not that Scott is one) discuss politics, but then turn and tout our democracy. The more open this stuff is, the better for the country.


*this part, for example, is ridiculous:

Eighty years ago, 50 years ago, a man would walk up to another man and go in for loan. He'd extend his hand, he'd shake it and he'd look at the man and he'd say, "I'll pay this back." He would do it. You couldn't even ... to even mention that [scenario] today ... is that a cartoon fantasy? That's how far we are removed.

[Yankees13]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big...urn=mlb-292970

Luke Scott is a birther.

He's always struck me as a dumbass ever since he went nuts that one time when he hit a game-tying HR against the Yankees in the 4th inning of a game in May.

[delv]

Cust to the Mariners.

[NYYDragoon]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big...urn=mlb-292970

Luke Scott is a birther.

Orilols!

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big...urn=mlb-292970

Luke Scott is a birther.

Probably not a good way to stick around on a team owned by a well known Democrat.

EDIT: I see that Scott was born in this county. Explains a lot.

[smr15]

what a buffoon.

[nnysiny]

he must be relieved that he will never get the chance to meet him