I know none of you care but ........ (the Baseball thread)

[UK Redsox]

The Braves are leaving Turner Field (aka the 1996 Olympic stadium) and moving to a new ballpark in the Atlanta suburbs from 2017

http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/braves-plan-to-build-new-stadium-in-cobb/nbpNQ/

[UK Redsox]

One of the reasons that the Braves gave for wanting to move from Turner Field was that they needed a ballpark with more parking. Therefore, they're moving to a ballpark with 2500 less parking spaces

[UK Redsox]

In the first big deal of the off-season the Tigers have traded Prince Fielder to the Rangers in exchange for Ian Kinsler.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/columnists/tim-cowlishaw/20131120-cowlishaw-adding-durable-proven-clean-up-hitter-puts-texas-rangers-a-step-closer-to-world-series-return.ece

The Tigers can now move Miggy back to First Base and sign someone to improve their defense at Third

[Dave Cooper please]

Prince Fielder is a grat name for a baseball player.

[UK Redsox]

Player's Association head Michael Weiner, dead at 51

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10015217/mlb-players-union-leader-michael-weiner-dies-51

[The Left Side]

Ellsbury has gone to the Evil Empire, hmmm!

[UK Redsox]

Ellsbury has gone to the Evil Empire, hmmm!

For the years and money that the Highlanders offered, they can have him.

Why would they want to pay that much for his decline years ?

What happens with Cano now ?

[UK Redsox]

Looks like Cano to the Mariners for $240m

[UK Redsox]

Retired managers Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox have been unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/10108269/joe-torre-tony-la-russa-bobby-cox-elected-hall-fame

With so many former executives on the election committee, there was no way that the late Players' Union leader Marvin Miller was going to make it.


The player vote will come soon. Anyone who doesn't vote Greg Maddux should have their voting rights revoked.

[UK Redsox]

One for our Cubs fans, Mark Prior has retired at age 33

http://mlb.si.com/2013/12/10/mark-prior-retires-cubs/

If only Dusty Baker hadn't have blown out the arms of Prior and Wood

[The Left Side]

Can't help but think... "what if" with him.

[UK Redsox]

The Rangers have taken Russell Wilson in the "Rule 5 " Minor League Draft.

I'm surprised that his contract with the Mariners allows him to return to baseball but apparently he's already told the Rangers that he intends to be at spring training.

[Toronto Villa]

The Rangers have taken Russell Wilson in the "Rule 5 " Minor League Draft.

I'm surprised that his contract with the Mariners allows him to return to baseball but apparently he's already told the Rangers that he intends to be at spring training.

the Seahawks

He'll be the first two sport player since Deion Sanders I believe if he actually plays.

[UK Redsox]

Yep, you spotted my deliberate error.

I suspect that Wilson will just attend Spring Training and not play any actual games. However, the fact that this was a Rule 5 pick might mean that he has to start the season on the roster.

Brian Jordan was after Prime.

However, neither of them compare to Bo Jackson, an All Star in both sports.

[UK Redsox]

Jerry Coleman dead at 89

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/jan/05/jerry-coleman-died-padres/