Funniest Baseball Related Quote I've heard in a While

After the Nationals gave Werth his HUGE (7 years 126 Million) payday GMs started talking.  Here is what new Mets GM Sandy Alderson had to say:

"Makes some of our contracts look pretty good.  That’s a long time, and a lot of money. I thought they were trying to reduce the deficit in Washington."

A New Card Blog Go See!!!!

Earlier in the year The Real DGF announced he bought a collection consisting over a million cards.  He has started a new blog The Real DFG's Card Garage.  He is going to document some of the interesting stuff he finds as he attempts to go through the collection.  His first find is a cool old tobacco card.  Stop by his garage and check it out.

Cards From Cardsplitter

When I moved to Missouri as a kid the first kid I met my age was named TJ.  He was one of my very best friends up until his dad got a job at the college in Zanesville OH right after we graduated.  Every time I see a post or a Group Break that Chris or (Cardsplitter as he is better known) it reminds me of my friend.  Here are some cards from Zanesville.

1982 Donruss Dwight Evans - This card finished off my 82 Donruss team set.  It was also a card on my top ten list.  (Actually it still is but only because I now have to download a new picture editor after my computer crashed)

2009 Finest Kevin Youkilis - Notice how he doesn't have his hands held apart?  Topps used an old picture for this card because he changed his batting stance prior to the 09 season. 

1995 Topps Embossed - It took me awhile to figure out what this card was.  It doesn't say Embossed on it anywhere.  I couldn't even tell it was embossed because I didn't take it out of the top loader it got shipped in.  I  only figured it out when I did a search of my Red Sox checklist for 64 Mike Greenwell.  I don't know if I ever mentioned it before but I always like getting Greenwell cards because he was one of my favorite players as a kid. 

Thanks for the cards Chris!!

It's Begining to Look Alot Like Christmas

There is a new present under the tree.  About two years after the first rumors Adrian Gonzalez is about to be a Red Sox.  He is costing 4 minor leaguers.  I guess that is not too bad.  I really thought it was going to cost a few players ready for the majors.  After all the doom and gloom when we didn't resign V-Mart, it turns out Theo had a plan all along.  We have the whole starting 9 in place and didn't give up a draft pick to do it.  Not only that but we will gain 4 picks with V-Mart and Beltran leaving.  That is if we don't sign Werth or Crawford.  Personally I don't want to see either of them come to Boston.  I think our OF is fine the way it is.  If I had to pick between the two though I would pick Werth.  Crawford is a little faster but he gets slower every year and will want paid for at least 6 years.  I say pass.  All we need to do now is shore up the bullpen and we can win with this lineup.  The only question is where to bat Gonzalez?  Personally I like:

Ellsbury
Pedrioa
Gonzalez
Youkilis
Ortiz
Drew
Kalish
Scutero
Salty (abbreviated cause I don't have all day to type his name)


But you could put 3, 4, and 5 in about any order and be productive.

Contest Time

Want to win a sketch card.  Head over to Pack War and enter.

I Guess I'm Never Going To Get Around To Posting Those Trades Now

I have gotten probably 20 packages in the last few months that I never did a trade post on.  I was just never feeling it.  I did however scan a few cards from each package and save them so I could get around to it eventually.  Well last night I found out my computer is fried so all those trade packages I scanned but never got around to posting will never get done.  So to all that have traded with me that I never posted; I'm Sorry!!!  Oh and if you are waiting on an e-mail from me I haven't been able to check it since Wednesday because my work computer blocks my hotmail account.  Hopefully I will be up and going again this weekend.

Welcome Back Jason Varitek

One more year at 2M.

Significantly less than what another team captain in the backside of his career is about to get.

I would have hated to see him anywhere else.