Tex and the Nats...

[wpa2629]

that would be awesome.

its from this

Good Gawd

[natsfan4evr]

They are all convinced that Tex chose Baltimore. He will come to them even if they don't have the best offer.
The Nats have ZERO chance

It appears that Belkast's original info was correct...We will get the final word.

Ultimately, when you read between the lines, it does appear that the Orioles are the team Tex wants to go to. Remember what AM said at the winter meetings...that if they don't get Tex this offseason, that it will hurt them. From a man that says very little, that comment carried a lot of weight.

Excuse me Belkast for reading between the lines here, but my sense is that Tex has chosen Baltimore. It seems like they're working on the details, but he has a "handshake" agreement so to speak with the O's.

[DCFan]

^What are you guys, 12? 

[UMDNats]

the remix:

[Air Zimmerman]

would you guys classify Tex as the 2nd best 1b in baseball? i would, behind Pujols. i don't care how many homers Howard hits, Tex is the better ballplayer.

[wpa2629]

lol at tex taking less money than anywhere else to go to baltimore ...

[DCFan]

would you guys classify Tex as the 2nd best 1b in baseball? i would, behind Pujols. i don't care how many homers Howard hits, Tex is the better ballplayer.

Unless I can classify him as a Nat I don't really care. 

[HalfSmokes]

would you guys classify Tex as the 2nd best 1b in baseball? i would, behind Pujols. i don't care how many homers Howard hits, Tex is the better ballplayer.

Miguel Cabera and Prince have to be in the conversation. I personally think Adrian Gonzalez is better, but his numbers are depressed by Petco and horrible lineup context

[natsfan4evr]

would you guys classify Tex as the 2nd best 1b in baseball? i would, behind Pujols. i don't care how many homers Howard hits, Tex is the better ballplayer.

Yeah
Berkman, Morneau, Howard, Miggy, Fielder, Delgado, Lee, Adrian Gonzalez

Those are my top 10. Probably in that order, or close to that order

[eckseid]

Lol, OH made it so you had to be registered to look at the threads?

[spidernat]

Lol, OH made it so you had to be registered to look at the threads?

That's because orioles fans are nages. But their delusional posts are hilarious.

[shoeshineboy]

would you guys classify Tex as the 2nd best 1b in baseball? i would, behind Pujols. i don't care how many homers Howard hits, Tex is the better ballplayer.

Actually, Howard is not his main competition. After Pujols, there are several guys that have to be considered. Berkmann and Youklis are in the mix as well, particularly Berkman from a hitting perspective. Teixiera is a top FA for the reason that he is in the top tier of the best 1B in baseball. Things that make him so appealing are that he is younger, is a switch hitter, and posts the numbers from both sides of the plate. Pujols is the best hitter, but is also a very good defensive 1Bman. The fact that Teixiera has the hitting stats but is not a defensive liability really makes him the cream the of FA crop.

[HalfSmokes]

Wow, they're convinced they got him - If the Sox sign him, I think that's my prediction at this point (I guess optimism regarding the Nats doesn't come easy) will they be fishing these guys out of the harbor?

[natsfan4evr]

Wow, they're convinced they got him - If the Sox sign him, I think that's my prediction at this point (I guess optimism regarding the Nats doesn't come easy) will they be fishing these guys out of the harbor?

I agree with you.
I just don't see how the O's are any more desirable than we are.

If he doesn't sign with the Angels or Sox, I think we get him. If we lose him to the O's, knowing what we know, I'd be stunned.

[shoeshineboy]

I agree with you.
I just don't see how the O's are any more desirable than we are.

If he doesn't sign with the Angels or Sox, I think we get him. If we lose him to the O's, knowing what we know, I'd be stunned.

The O's make sense from a pure hometown standpoint. DC puts him on the east coast, but the O's are his home team and his dad is a ST holder. if they offered him essentially the same type of deal as the Nats, it would make sense for him to go there.

[DCFan]

http://www.boston.com/sports/touching_all_the_bases/2008/12/i_imagine_you_had_the.html

Boston Globe
Chad Finn's Touching All The Bases
As Teixeira turns . . .
December 19, 2008 05:22 PM

I'm guessing you had the same reaction that I did when you took one last peek at Boston.com or the late local news last night before slipping off to bed, only to get clobbered with the stunning news that the Red Sox were "not a factor" in the Mark Teixeira sweepstakes:

You have GOT to be kidding me. (Followed by a string of unprintable words, occasionally and creatively interspersed with "greedy," "Scott Boras," "sheep," and "Teixeira.")

While I do still like to imagine an enraged John Henry having to be restrained from going over the table at Boras the precise moment the Red Sox realized their trip to Texas would be futile, the situation is apparently calmer and still somewhat hopeful the day after, and the Sox are still in the mix, and possibly the favorites, by most educated guesstimates. The rumors are flying from all directions -- the Nationals have secretly made an enormous offer, the Yankees say they're out of it, the Angels are playing it coy, and so on and so forth --

 

[wpa2629]

The O's make sense from a pure hometown standpoint. DC puts him on the east coast, but the O's are his home team and his dad is a ST holder. if they offered him essentially the same type of deal as the Nats, it would make sense for him to go there.

The orioles at the very least would have to have the highest offer or at least match the Nats offer - and by all indications -baltimore hasn't even upped their initial offer, which was lower than everyone else -it's inconceivable to me that Tex would take less money to go to baltimore -- if that was the case, this deal would have been done last week

[wpa2629]

http://www.boston.com/sports/touching_all_the_bases/2008/12/i_imagine_you_had_the.html

 

and who are the educated ones making these guesses exactly? certifiable boston homer gammons and notorious non-media approved destination hater olney?

[DPMOmaha]

http://www.boston.com/sports/touching_all_the_bases/2008/12/i_imagine_you_had_the.html

 

Also from that article at the bottom:

Is Scott Boras the really anti-Christ? No, Drew Rosenhaus is -- anyone who has T.O. as a client automatically gets that designation. But Boras is definitely in his cabinet. Also, Rosie O'Donnell has an argument.

[DCFan]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3782228

One executive familiar with the meeting said the Red Sox were told that in order to get Teixeira, they would have to offer about $24.3 million a year over eight years -- or a deal for about $195 million. The Red Sox walked out, and Henry issued this statement to the AP: "We met with Mr. Teixeira and were very much impressed with him. After hearing about his other offers, however, it seems clear that we are not going to be a f

Boras, in an interview with ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick, said the report of a $195 million contract demand over eight years is "inaccurate.'' He declined to elaborate over specifics of the negotiations.

"This falsely portrays what occurred there that night,'' Boras said. "The primary purpose of this event was that it was the first time John Henry met Mark Teixeira. There was a very limited discussion of economic considerations.''

This is getting screwier by the minute.  We have Michael Lynch of Boston TV5 saying that Henry was "infuriated" when told of Boras' demand of 8/195 and now Boras is steadfastly denying he said any such thing. Who to believe??  Maybe it'll all be settled when I wake up tomorrow. 

[HalfSmokes]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3782228

This is getting screwier by the minute.  We have Michael Lynch of Boston TV5 saying that Henry was "infuriated" when told of Boras' demand of 8/195 and now Boras is steadfastly denying he said any such thing. Who to believe??  Maybe it'll all be settled when I wake up tomorrow. 

My wife is going to kill me- we're driving to her family's house tomorrow and I'm going to be surfing trying to find sports radio the whole way

[Evolution33]

This just has the feeling of something that will never end. That somehow we will still be talking about this this time next year.

[wpa2629]

Roch



It doesn't appear that anything major is going to happen in the Mark Teixeira derby tonight. And the Orioles don't seem to think he'll sign with anybody over the weekend, though that can easily change.

The Orioles aren't preparing for a major announcement. They apparently have not increased their offer to blow away all the others. They're not in "blow away" mode. They're not going to bid against rumored proposals from other clubs.

Once agent Scott Boras tells them what it will take to get a deal done (assuming he's not going to accept the one they've got on the table, believed to be seven years for $140-$150 million), the Orioles can react.

Not everyone agrees with his approach. Many fans detest it. It comes with the obvious risks. But if Teixeira really wants to play here, the Orioles figure he'll allow them to counter any firm offer that he's considering. If he doesn't, well, so much for wanting to play for the hometown team.

We can only assume the Red Sox are offering eight years for around $180 million. If Boras has a better offer, maybe it's coming from the Angels.

I also can't imagine the Orioles giving Teixeira an opt-out clause after three years. They might not contend for at least two. Why would they give him the chance to bolt that soon? If he signs, they want to decide whether he stays or goes.

One thing is certain: You won't find Teixeira and Peter Angelos dining in one of the Texas Stadium suites tomorrow night. And I won't be walking around the club level trying to find them.

[JeffCMSB]

Look Chad Finn is usually a very good, smart write...hell he was a Maine Guides fan so right there!!! He as with most of Sox Nation just can't accept that the Sox were not the high bidders. I don't understand it and can't agree less with a notion. I would love Tex in a Sox uni...but you know what...they were a fastball being 1" more toward the barrel of down Dustin Pedroia's bat from going to back to back World Series. Yes Ortiz is getting older and yes Mike Lowell is breaking down, beut the Sox don't NEED Tex. i trust tis ownership group to draft or trade or sign a good to great hitter 2 or 3 years down the road. I don't understand the irrationality of us Sox fans...I really really don't.

By the way...we'll be talking more of this tomorrow night 6 - 8 PM as a Saturday Night Football preview

[tomterp]

My wife is going to kill me- we're driving to her family's house tomorrow and I'm going to be surfing trying to find sports radio the whole way

You need XM - Christmas perhaps?