Baseball - Showdown coming between Soriano and Nationals - The Orange Mane

MadCity · 03-21-2006, 12:04 PM

Alfonso Soriano refused to play the outfield for the Washington Nationals in what was supposed to be his spring training debut Monday night, and general manager Jim Bowden said his biggest offseason acquisition will go on the disqualified list if he doesn't agree to switch positions this week.

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"We told him if we get to Thursday, and he refuses to play left field, we told him at that point we will request that the commissioner's office place him on the disqualified list, at that time -- no pay, no service time," Bowden said.

"If he refuses to play and goes home, and the commissioner's office accepts our request to place him on the disqualified list, then at that point, if he were to sit out this year, he would not be a free agent, he would stay our property because his service time would stay the same."

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2377395

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10 million this year and to top it off he's not exactly a gold glover at second. I hope they do sit his a$$.

Smiling Assassin27 · 03-21-2006, 12:04 PM

Paging Mr. Cashman...trade soriano for cano straight up.

DBroncos4life · 03-21-2006, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MadCityBroncoFan

Alfonso Soriano refused to play the outfield for the Washington Nationals in what was supposed to be his spring training debut Monday night, and general manager Jim Bowden said his biggest offseason acquisition will go on the disqualified list if he doesn't agree to switch positions this week.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2377395

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10 million this year and to top it off he's not exactly a gold glover at second. I hope they do sit his a$$.

Maybe the retards should have thought about him not wanting to play outfield before they made the trade.

MadCity · 03-21-2006, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DBroncos4life

Maybe the retards should have thought about him not wanting to play outfield before they made the trade.

I can't argue that. If he wouldn't switch when he was with the Yankees or the Rangers I don't know what made them think it would be different this time.

-Slap- · 03-21-2006, 12:24 PM

He's got like the worst fielding percentage for a second baseman in the last 50 years.

MadCity · 03-21-2006, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by -Slap-

He's got like the worst fielding percentage for a second baseman in the last 50 years.

Yep, and led all second basemen in errors for the last 5 years.

Drek · 03-21-2006, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Smiling Assassin27

Paging Mr. Cashman...trade soriano for cano straight up.

The Yankees would have to be morons to do that. Cano is a much better all around player than Soriano because he can actually field and is a much more balanced offensive player.

As a Sox fan, I hope the do it though. Soriano could never hit top level pitching, and over the last few years has progressively gotten worse against all pitching.

Bronco LB 59 · 03-21-2006, 10:45 PM

Soriano is an idiot for trying to pull this **** on Frank Robinson. This is a battle he cannot win.

Hogan11 · 03-22-2006, 12:29 AM

I'm laughing my ass off over this.

To hell with the Nationals and everyone associated with them.

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03-21-2006, 12:04 PM	#2
Smiling Assassin27 STOP! KIPER TIME! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a van down by the river Posts: 10,957 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	Paging Mr. Cashman...trade soriano for cano straight up.

03-21-2006, 12:24 PM	#5
-Slap- Ring of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 31,895	He's got like the worst fielding percentage for a second baseman in the last 50 years.

03-21-2006, 10:45 PM	#8
Bronco LB 59 Ring of Famer Keep your head up dog Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leucadia CA Posts: 6,068	Soriano is an idiot for trying to pull this **** on Frank Robinson. This is a battle he cannot win.

03-22-2006, 12:29 AM	#9
Hogan11 Rock-N-Roll Historian Let's take these SOB's out!!!!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: W.NY.B.C. Posts: 21,300 Adopt-a-Bronco: Floyd Little	I'm laughing my ass off over this. To hell with the Nationals and everyone associated with them.