SB Nation User Blog: cowsarecool220

Japanese team used Dice-K's posting fee for plush potties

cowsarecool220 — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:17:15 -0000

Japanese team used Dice-K's posting fee for plush potties

Since things have gotten a little heated on the site the last couple of days, I thought everyone could use a good laugh.

Apparently, the Seibu Lions used much of the $51 million posting fee they received from the Red Sox to improve their stadium, once one of the worst in Japan. Now they have some of the nicest bathrooms in the country and apparently that is important in Japan. Wonder what they think of the bathrooms at Wrigley when Japanese tourists come to see Fukudome?

Say, to raise money to renovate Wrigley, who do you propose the Cubs "post" to a Japanese team?

Chien-Ming Wang will start against Cubs on 4/3

cowsarecool220 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:14:11 -0000

Chien-Ming Wang will start against Cubs on 4/3

Chien-Ming Wang will start for the Yankees in the first exhibition game against the Cubs (the first time major leagers will play at the new Yankees stadium) on Friday, April 3rd.

Cubs Offer College Discount Games

cowsarecool220 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:29:32 -0000

Cubs Offer College Discount Games

The Cubs are offering local College students up to 50% off for select April and May games. They are putting ad in college newspapers with coupon codes which you enter on cubs.com in the coupon box to get the discount.

Bob Costas joins MLB Network

cowsarecool220 — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:44:09 -0000

Bob Costas joins MLB Network

Costas will serve as the lead play-byplay commentator for the MLB Network on select games.

Cory Provus Expected to Join Uecker in Brewers Radio Booth

cowsarecool220 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 05:54:20 -0000

Cory Provus Expected to Join Uecker in Brewers Radio Booth

Congrats to Cory if this is indeed accurate.

Any ideas on who might replace him?

Juan Uribe signs minor league deal with Giants

cowsarecool220 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:09:10 -0000

Juan Uribe signs minor league deal with Giants

Looks like Juan Uribe is off the market, he singed a minor league deal with the Giants.

Wrigley North (Milwaukee) Ticket Lottery

cowsarecool220 — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:51:39 -0000

Wrigley North (Milwaukee) Ticket Lottery

If anyone is planning on buying tickets for Cubs vs Brewers games, Milwaukee is offering a lottery for opening day (vs Cubs) and "Marquee games" which includes both Cub and White Sox dates.

The lottery allows fans who "win" to purchase tickets for these select dates before all of the single game tickets go on sale.

You can register until Feb. 17th. The drawing will be on Feb 20th (my B-Day) and emails will be sent out by Feb. 23rd notifying anyone entering the lottery.

The date and time the tickets will be on sale for lottery winners will be included in the email sent to the "winners."

Soriano rated best left field arm in 2008

cowsarecool220 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:00:41 -0000

Soriano rated best left field arm in 2008

Soriano was rated as having the best left field arm in MLB in 2008.

I thought this was a very interesting article measuring the arms of MLB outfielders.

Troy Glaus out 12 weeks after shoulder surgery

cowsarecool220 — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:09:03 -0000

Troy Glaus out 12 weeks after shoulder surgery

How does this change the NL Central race and the ability of the Cardinals to contend?

Free agency after 4 years?

cowsarecool220 — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:57:13 -0000

Bruce Miles mentioned an interesting idea at the end of his blog today.

"LINK":http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1267

He suggested doing away with the arbitration process and have players become free agents after 4 years. I haven't heard this suggestion before and I am intrigued.

What's in it for the owners? The free agent pool would be larger, thus the possibility of driving down the price (supply and demand theory, I imagine).

What's in it for the players? They would get to cash in on a long term contract 2 years earlier.

I was wondering everyone's thoughts on Bruce's suggestion.

Also, does anyone else have any creative suggestions? Remember to have any chance of being implemented; both sides (players and owners) would have to benefit from the change.