Interesting Baseball News Items That Do Not Warrant Their Own Thread

[Ram Man]

Melky reinstated, but on the ALCS roster. Has it seriously been 50 games already? The hell?

He's back on the 40 man roster but the Giants are not going to reinstate him for the postseason.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs/2012...ed-50-game-ban

[sweet_lou_14]

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS k-rod was arrested for domestic violence in september, as channel 58 in milwaukee reported. no charges filed yet.

That wasn't easy to imagine or predict, at all.

[JL25and3]

Melky reinstated, but on the ALCS roster. Has it seriously been 50 games already? The hell?

Yes, the 50 games extended through the first five games of the postseason. But as Ram Man said, the Giants had already announced that they would not put him on the roster for any postseason series.

[RenoHightower]

Yes, the 50 games extended through the first five games of the postseason. But as Ram Man said, the Giants had already announced that they would not put him on the roster for any postseason series.

That's kind of dumb, but whatever.

[Mr Coffee]

I'd like to work for his boss.

[ruthianblast]

I'd like to work for his boss.

Yeah; that's a pretty dumb move by the Reds organization. They'll still be a playoff team, but I'm not sure how long the window is and they're wasting it with Baker in the dugout.

[Mr Coffee]

Yeah; that's a pretty dumb move by the Reds organization. They'll still be a playoff team, but I'm not sure how long the window is and they're wasting it with Baker in the dugout.

Forget extended. He should have been fired for the fifth inning of the deciding game 5 loss in the NLDS. Grady Little had a quicker hook.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/playby...incinnati-reds

[EvanJ]

If Detroit wins the World Series, Miguel Cabrera will join Frank Robinson and Mickey Mantle as the only hitters to win a Triple Crown and World Series in the same season.

[Jax Teller]

Rodney and Posey named comeback players of the year

[effdamets]

Rodney and Posey named comeback players of the year

I wonder why Posey......

[JL25and3]

I wonder why Posey......

Probably because he had his leg shattered last year.

[RenoHightower]

Probably because he had his leg shattered last year.

Don't be stupid.

[Mr Coffee]

Don't be stupid.

Is that really necessary?

[RenoHightower]

Is that really necessary?

Yeah, that one didn't really land.

This might help: http://www.hark.com/clips/wbbpfcwdsw-no-dont-be-stupid

[Mr Coffee]

Yeah, that one didn't really land.

This might help: http://www.hark.com/clips/wbbpfcwdsw-no-dont-be-stupid

That page is down. I take it you were joking and I missed it.

Sorry. My bad.

[awy]

that's like a fumble on the 5 yard line.

[The Comic Book Guy]

A's get Chris Young for Cliff Pennington and someone named Yordy Cabrera. DBacks flip Cabrera to Marlins for Heath Bell.

Team acquires INF Cliff Pennington and INF Yordy Cabrera from @athletics for OF Chris Young @cy24_7 and cash considerations

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 20, 2012

Team acquires RHP Heath Bell and cash considerations from @marlins for Yordy Cabrera

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 20, 2012

[BroadwayBomber55]

A's get Chris Young for Cliff Pennington and someone named Yordy Cabrera. DBacks flip Cabrera to Marlins for Heath Bell.

Team acquires INF Cliff Pennington and INF Yordy Cabrera from @athletics for OF Chris Young @cy24_7 and cash considerations

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 20, 2012

Team acquires RHP Heath Bell and cash considerations from @marlins for Yordy Cabrera

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) October 20, 2012

I think the A's win this deal.

[Donnybaseball72]

Why are you allowed to make trades during the playoffs?

[JohnnyDamonfan]

I think that sort of seals the deal that out of the whole roster who can be traded it looks like A-rod will probably be a Yankee in 2013.

[spikeowenfan]

I don't understand how Young doesn't command a hell of a lot more than that. I imagine the Yankees would have given up more than that.

[philleotardo]

I think the A's win this deal.

Unquestionably. All the Marlins got was salary relief.

[flymick24]

Unquestionably. All the Marlins got was salary relief.

so now they can get arod

[just-blaze]

I suppose the A's won that but its hard to call them winners when their prize is a guy with a career OPS+ 95 and declining power numbers.

Then again, Beane's desire for power in that park they play in is a good strategy and couple that with the good defense he'll provide, I guess he is worth the 10 million the A's normally don't pay their players.

[pleasepassthesoup]

I suppose the A's won that but its hard to call them winners when their prize is a guy with a career OPS+ 95 and declining power numbers.

Then again, Beane's desire for power in that park they play in is a good strategy and couple that with the good defense he'll provide, I guess he is worth the 10 million the A's normally don't pay their players.

It says they got cash in the deal, too. Not sure how much, but they won't be paying his whole salary.