Burnett Talks Moving Along
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 12:30 PM EST
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http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8921818/Sources:-Braves-talking-to-Burnett;-Yanks-a-factor
Not much new in there, but at least we had his ear through the night. Hopefully CC going to the Yanks, and the new Lowe offer by the Yanks, will help the Braves get this done.
I've changed my mind on Sheets now too. I want one of these two, if not both. I also wouldn't mind hearing a name other than Dye in regards to LF.
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Sheets
I agree….the longer we have to wait on AJ, the more Sheets is sounding like an okay alternative. Plus some of the informed discussion we’ve had here on the board makes me feel all wishy-washy because at first I thought no way on Sheets. I guess I’m getting sick of waiting around on all these people to make decisions, so I’m ready for something to happen!
Patience...
grasshopper. I think things will move a little quicker now that CC got his money.
Yeah, I’ve moved my line on Sheets because of the discussions as well. Just because I’m not commenting, doesn’t mean I’m not reading…
I’m sick of the waiting too. I’m sick of Jake Peavy and Kevin Towers as well. Shit, Towers is my DBofTW because of his tactics.
I guess I should call myself out for saying that Dye is the only LF name we have heard. Jackson should be mentioned too, and I’d rather have him. I don’t see why they would move him straight up for KJ though, when Texiera wasn’t enough to draw him in. Something we don’t know out there? Just like there was a reason the Angels didn’t have any desire at all in bringing K-Rod back?
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Teixeira was a rental while they’d get KJ for 3 years, and Jackson was OPSing like .900 at the time so they probably overvalued him a bit.
The interesting thing about K-Rod is that his agent didn’t go back to the Angels and give them a chance to match the Mets’ offer.
Good point about the rental of Tex.
I don’t think the Angels wanted K-Rod back at all. They didn’t even offer him a contract, did they? Something is fishy when you set the saves record, your team is a constant contender, and they thumb their nose at you. I’m hoping dude fails a piss test next week?
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
The Angels tried
But the feelings of separation seemed to be very obvious from both parties. K-Rod surely didn’t get the Rivera money he was aiming for, and I can’t find the approximate numbers immediately, but the Mets didn’t really blow away the Angels’ offer.
I’m getting the impression K-Rod is going to enjoy being the cross town comparison to Rivera, and might have been one reason to choose the Mets, money aside.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Wild thoughts
This is probably from way out in left-field (pun intended) but I wouldn’t be opposed to signing both. I wonder if Sheets would take a three year deal for less annually (in order to fit him in our budget). Maybe a 3/33 type deal, that way insurance would cover the entire contract. Add in Vazquez 11.5 per and Burnetts potential 16 per and we’ve spent somewhere around 38/39 mil. I’d tolerate Juan Rivera in LF with that rotation on a 3/12 contract. Add in Smoltzy and i’m happy. Of course that would put us over budget.
Ok, i’m done rosterbating for now.
It’s very tempting, but the problem with signing both Sheets and Burnett is that all of a sudden we wouldn’t have room in the rotation for any of Tommy Hanson/Campillo/Morton (assuming we bring Smoltz back). I think we’ve got room for one more pitcher signing.
Why aren’t we more interested in Adam Dunn? It’s gotta be something other than the side of the plate he hits from…
by coldriver10 on Dec 10, 2008 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
Hard to disagree
But as much love as I have for Hanson I am of the opinion he needs to stay in the minors until September. He may well be able to perform at the major league level right now but I doubt there is any downside to leaving him in the minors a while longer for seasoning. As for Morton/Campillo/Smoltz, last year taught me that you can’t have enough pitching. Using these three out of the 5 hole for depth would be my best case scenario.
Honestly though, my original post was more wishful thinking than anything. No way the Braves would consider this plan.
Keep Hanson in the minors next year until September
See if Morton can pull it together this year. I’m sure the braves have at least considered your rosterbation. It’s not a bad idea at all. The only problem is what smoltz will want when he comes back. The man deserves his money but how much will be guaranteed? It might be wishful thinking but I don’t think it’s impossible.
Also, I almost laughed out loud when I heard that we were talking with Burnett “through the night.” What can you possibly talk about for 8 hours while you should be sleeping?
“So AJ, that’s our offer.”
“Ok, I’ll go sleep on it.”
“No you won’t. Let’s play Scrabble for the next 7 hours.”
“Uhh, ok.”
Hookers, blow, chips, and hummers
Remember, the winter meetings are in Vegas. It’s never impossible for baseball execs. to jet around and bring someone in for negotiations, or you can be like Omar Minaya, whom I’m convinced must be homeless based on the fact that he spends his holidays with a Latin free-agent every year.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Damn you...
I thought your comment was going to be about hookers, blow, chips and hummers? Very disappointing…
I think Omar is going home. I read today that after adding K-Rod they are out of jack to spend. Good.
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
That reminds me
Burnett’s wife is apparently an ex-stripper. I can’t find a picture of her though (keep getting some other chick named Brandy).
CONFIRMED
Karen Burnett. Ex-stripper, from Annapolis, Maryland.
Click the link for the photo. They’ve disallowed hotlinking. Bastards.
Small thumbnail, but the evidence is there. CONFIRMED. We need to sign (Karen) Burnett. Give him six years if necessary.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
by royhobbs on Dec 10, 2008 1:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Figures you of all people would be able to find her.
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 10, 2008 1:42 PM EST up reply actions
What can I say, I rule at this whole internets thing?
Apparently, she’s a head case that doesn’t like flying. And she looks like a saucy gal that would cause some dissension in the Braves Wives’ club. Oh man, the thought of such tawdry instances could lead to seasons of entertainment.
SIGN BURNETT!
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I’d bet against it. She looks like she belongs on reality tv as the bitchy one who starts, and uses the word “drama” as much as she breathes. Catie’s the begrudging #2 starter being Mrs. Huddy, but Karen Burnett would walk into the clubhouse gunning right for the top. No way they’re friends.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
They had a clause in A.J.‘s contract that gave he limo rides to Toronto for like 8 games. If they Braves do that, they’ll need someone to keep her company on her way to Turner Field…
From Baltimore, no less
That’s about a 14-15 hour trek, each way. That’s certainly a lot of time for, activities.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
This is amazing
So if go through that album you’ll see the full picture of the one that royhobbs linked and the label is “coppertonegirl” with that stuffed doggy pulling down her shorts.
Royhobbs is my new best friend. Good work, sir.
I’m all for strippers of any sort, be them ex-strippers or current ones. Skills that pay the bills?
You know what is the best? Tipping a stripper with a Sacagawea dollar.
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
haha
i’m on board if wren confirms that he’d be paying for her prime years. wouldn’t wanna pay for that backside descent into cougardom.
WHAT
is wrong with cougars???
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Yeah, Cougars rule
I’m not going to say anything else. Okay, one thing. If you have never been hunted by a Cougar, you are missing out.
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
nothing
but there’s a big difference between paying for ages 26-32 as opposed to 32-38. and who’s to say when those cougar years kick in? maybe she does a lot of blow and by the time she’s 28 she already looks like a mean 40, trying to recreate the faded boundaries of her lips with out-of-style lipstick, pretending like the sudden 15 mph drop in velocity is just a fluke and the pain in her elbow only coincidence. wait, what were we talking about again?
no seriously, in real life i agree, yes, cougars are awesome. but it’s all about the nature of the relationship and less about the nature of the ass (which is almost always better at 25).
by brndn on Dec 10, 2008 2:50 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
This thread?
I’ve been touting the importance of hot wives/girlfriends, cougars, and milfs since I started posting here!
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
haha
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 10, 2008 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think you were here
During the advent of these.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Haha
I remember seeing those once, but I guess I wasn’t here for the creation. Hopefully there’ll be some of Burnett’s stripper wife
Seeing as how the creator is me, I guarantee that if the Braves sign Burnett, those shirts will be available before Opening Day.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
There were no profits to be made on them, since 1, it was a hijacked image to begin with, and two cafepress shirts are already pricey enough.
In other words, zero, to my knowledge. I purchased one for myself, but I highly doubt anyone else did.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
This thread needs more free agent wives
Lowe, Sheets, Garland, Dunn, Ibanez, Burrell, Griffey, Abreu, etc.
Sigh. I need to start a hot baseball player thread.
But inevitably, it would be overrun by guys posting pictures of Randy Johnson and Aaron Harang and I just don’t want to risk it.
Worst?
Tom Gorzelanny. I saw him come up to bat, and his mug got put on the big screen, and was like “WTF when did the pirates sign SLOTH from the Goonies??”
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Hahahahaha
Oh man that is scary. The last picture I saw of him must have had a hell of a lot of photoshop to fix that.
Best thing is
http://bp2.blogger.com/_g5-bZ38yOUE/Rl0EzezuH0I/AAAAAAAAAPE/eoUC-Hb29Qo/s1600-h/gorzysloth.jpg
I’m clearly not the only one out there that thought this comparison.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Nah
Most us fellas are decent enough to know that you put up with our hot baseball wives/girlfriends nonsense, that we don’t bat an eye at the girls who wish to discuss which baseball players have the best asses.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
speaking of baseball players with hot asses…
o wait am i on the wrong side of that one..ok
well here http://mopupduty.com/index.php/baseballs-hottest-wives/ i found a list/pictures of some potential FA
"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."
we need an OF here we go he has speed, he is a decent fielder i nomate Scott Podsednik… if he brings his wife
"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."
by Swo12bv on Dec 10, 2008 3:51 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
This thread is quickly becomming unsuitable for work…
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 10, 2008 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
I'll agree on that
Even the bs I post stays somewhat PG-13.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
How does that old wives' tale go...?
All women are two drinks away from being…um, really good friends.
NO!!!
No hot baseball player thread, just a hot baseball WIVES thread…
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
okay then
as long as there is a lady in the room…
Victor, I sent you that in good faith.
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
Fair is fair, dude. Respeck the ladies aboard here, I for one do not wish this internet “web site” to be a sausage-fest, even if it means having some sausage posted to appease the few actual internet girls on the site.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Agreed. I’m a big fan of having ladies around. Beats having dudes around, that is for sure.
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
try again.
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 10, 2008 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
New Burnett Content
I’d make a new “Fan Post”, but whatever.
Braves have upped the offer to Burnett. You heard it from me first. I heard it from Ken Ros?
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8921818/Source:-Braves-make-$80M-offer-to-Burnett
The longer this goes on...
and the higher the offer, the less I want him, and the more I want Sheets.
I don’t know exactly how it digressed to this, but yes, this is a great thread. I take zero credit, as it certainly steered clear of the Burnett issue?
I’m not pimping my blog (right now), but I try to do entries with hot ladies when I can connect them to sports. And also when FHM and Maxim put out lists.
A hot baseball wives entry would be fantastic, and I would love as many names and links as possible?
I’ll give you some names if you run in the Krispy Kreme Run in February. Your avatar says you know where NC State is just fine.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I don’t know what that is, and I live in Philly. I got names, and links, and pictures, I just want more!!!
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
Ah...
Sucks to be you.
Krispy Kreme Run is a NC State annual charity marathon – runners run 2.1 miles from NCS to a Krispy Kreme, eat 12 donuts, and run 2.1 miles back in under an hour.
Jamie Kotsay, the queen. Podsednik, Nick Swisher, just a start
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
He is...
and the Braves do. Take it from someone who watches the Phils a lot… Burrell’s defense will make you long to see Bob Horner in centerfield. I know, I know, Bob played first base…
I like Pat, but he is way too streaky. I think he winds up a DH in the AL, but I’m an idiot so take it for what it’s worth.
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 10, 2008 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Bob Horner
Bob played the majority of his games at 3B and that’s always where I will always picture him in my mind……you know…when I picture him…..which is not that often.
Really? I have to get up on my Bob Horner trivia!
by TheSportsIdiot on Dec 11, 2008 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
haha the hilarious thing is that my friend dated him for a while a few years back. Nice body…too much hair.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Too much hair? What the hell is wrong with hair? Some women (especially my wife, thank God) like the hair. Have you ever tried a furry man? We’re much warmer in the winter time. It’s like sleeping with a bear skin rug.
Posted four hours too late
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Oh, I see how it is
People can talk about asses until the cows come home, but I speak out on behalf of those of us with body hair, and suddenly the blog is going to hell in a handbasket. Thanks a lot.
by buzzdeadwax on Dec 10, 2008 5:22 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs
I'm just saying...
I was all for this until I read your comment and thought, oh wait this is a baseball blog. Maybe it says something about me.
I feel stupid…where do the replies go when it turns green?
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 10, 2008 5:42 PM EST up reply actions
Just like all dogs…
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 10, 2008 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
Depends on where the hair isn't
I have a couple guy friends who shave their legs. Something about “biking” yada yada yada. They’re pretty hot, but that’s definitely a turn off.
ill admit playing football i shaved my legs… taking the tape off (i had my ankle wrapped)… hurts like a motha when u have hairy-ish legs… looks kinda weird, but u get used to it.
"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."
Pat Burrell: Gentleman
He took her back to his hotel room, and a make-out session ensued until she alerted Pat that she would NOT do him. Not fazed by this, Burrell seemed to respect her chastity, and rather than force himself on her or fly into a blueball rage, he asked a simple question, glancing down at his engorged pants: “Mind if I take care of business?”
Link.
Ok here is one for you guys. He’s not a free agent, but when Cole Hamels said at the WS that his wife was turning 30, I was a bit surprised (he’s like 24? 25?). Now I understand.
great contribution from one of the members with a pair of X chromosones (i think if i remember biology correctly)
"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."
Major Respeck
Accept my E-equivalent of a fist bump.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Who has the fugliest wife?
The hotness of the wife should correlate to onfield performance. Chipper should get to have Kotsay’s wife.
Agreed
Perhaps a Constitutional amendment is in order?
see thats actually an instance where congress should get involved…not that i have anything against Kotsay…i actually think we should leave his wife alone and donate podsednik’s wife to chipper
"We win today, that's two in a row... if we win tomorrow, that's called a winning streak. It has happened before..."
+1
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 10, 2008 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
Good question
Wives will be distributed thusly:
1 super hottie for every MVP or Cy Young award.
1 cute girl for every Rolaids Relief award, ROY, or Gold Glove
Mike Hampton gets to marry Rosie O’Donnell.
That’s rough, even for Hampton…
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 11, 2008 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
yanks gave him 5 years
i don’t know about you but i hate the yankees they have way too much money and i dont know if the Braves can/will go any higher? and if they do is AJ worth over 100 million
Wasn't there....
…someone surprised about a thread with over 100 posts, and several assurances that once the wrong turn was made, that this was very common? Felt kind of like a bad (read: amusing) game thread.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
I saw how many posts there were...
I was like man, where were all these people during the season when there was like 5 of us in the game thread posting our asses off to reach 150 posts!! Ridiculous!
what are YOU talking about? when the game was close, we’d crack 150 without breaking a sweat. near the end of the season though…yeah, then it was rough
I probably care about sports way too much. Like, waaaaaaaaay too much.
yeah...most days we would.
But there were some days, even early in the season, when we struggled. Hell sometimes we needed the opposite teams fans to help (DBacks fans)!
Good times.
I guess I should be one to talk.
There's nights that I can't even walk.
There's days I couldn't give a fuck.
And in between is where I'm stuck.
by Smoltz's Beard on Dec 11, 2008 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
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