You're right, Fruit.

"Stanton will earn just $6.5MM in 2015, $9MM in 2016 and $14.5MM in 2017 before earning $77MM total over the following three seasons. In other words, should he opt out of his deal, he’ll have received $107MM over six years (an AAV of $17.83MM) and be walking away from seven years and $218MM (an AAV of $31.14MM)."

New MLB commish is open to banning the defensive shift.

Hmmm.

I don't care either way if this happened, but most commenters that I have seen are big time against it. It's still baseball either way.

And I love baseball.

I wish Gam were here so he could say 'I told you so'.

These words have never before been uttered in the English language.

I'd take cadrafter at this point.

Joe Nathan still at odds with Tigers fans.

Oops.

Josh Hamilton will not be suspended for admitting he used coke. Adam Morris Tweeted this one. Not agreeing or disagreeing.

The Angels statement on Josh Hamilton make them sound like a group of asshats who think Josh needs to be publicly shamed.

Forgiveness

I think they are butthurt about $17 million.

Good for Hamilton. Jesus needs more money.

*deep inhale*

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You guys remember when Josh was hitting the shit out of the ball and led the rangers to two consecutive pennants?

Gam doesn't.

Texas is a better Christian nation tham California

Sure I do, and I also remember how wheels off he was even then, mentally, physically and spiritually. With all of the warning flags he threw up regarding his behavior and health, I was surprised at the fan support he had his last year (up until September, anyway).

Every time Josh Hamilton comes back to Arlington he should be hailed as a goddam hero. Anyone who boos him just proves him right about baseball fans in Texas.

Without Josh Hamilton, the Rangers would still be the laughing stock of baseball. No Hamilton, no World Series appearances. Plain and simple. Yes, there are other pieces to the puzzle you could also say that about but none as important as Josh. Cliff Lee got you one World Series, Josh got you the other. Dallas area fans (maybe all Texas fans) are the worst fans in sports.

I don't know too many people who dismiss Josh's contributions to their World Series runs. It is time to stop booing him, though.

don't tell gam that. He doesn't believe in forgiveness which isn't surprising

You gonna take this, gam?

I don't discount what the guy did, but he took a big shit all over the fans before and after he left. He deserves the boos every bit as much as the cheers he gets.

Man, you were making a great point until you dropped this really stupid piece of hyperbole.

Looks like someone can't handle the truth.

I never knew the full story of the Meat Loaf guy yelling, "Fuck you, Cruz!" Thanks for posting that.

I fully admit Dallas area fans are generally terrible and incredibly fair weather. You just look really stupid saying they are the worst when you have soccer games in Europe being played in empty stadiums due to rampant racism by the fanbase.

Should he have said worst in American sports?

Okay. The worst sports fans in North America.

Miami fans might have something to say about that.

Yankees fans would boo the ever loving shit out of Hamilton if he had loafed it for half of a season and went to sign with Boston the next year. Of course, they don't have to worry about losing anyone they want to keep, so that makes them look like good fans, I guess.

Would Giants fans boo Pablo if they played the Red Sox this year? He ripped them pretty good when he left. Guess we won't find out. Convenient.

I generally loathe Dallas area fans, but the self righteousness in this thread. Holy fuck.

Dallas fans are worse than Philly fans.

Leaving via free agency seems to rub fans the wrong way. Yanks fans booed Cano when he returned despite the team making it kinda clear they didn't want to pay him like the M's did.

I recall Steve Nash getting some shit from the more retarded section of Dallas for splitting despite Cuban saying he couldn't afford both Nash AND Dirk so one had to go.

Ian Kinsler gets booed for that remark he made about wanting the Rangers to lose, which is also silly.

Basically, there are a lot of shitheads everywhere. But none here. Except gam.

stuff

I remember Steve Nash getting a standing ovation pretty much every time he came back to play here.

Come to think of it, it may just have been Walt spouting some of his stupid shit that I remember.

My other points still stand though.

Ya I don't remember hearing anyone talk shit about Nash, just about Cuban not resigning him. Same with Tyson Chandler.