1. 02-15-20 09:27 AM #1
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    Bartolo Colon signs with Mexican Baseball League

    The right-hander, who will turn 47 in May, has signed with the Monclova Acereros of the Mexican Baseball League.
    The Acereros, defending champions of the Triple-A circuit, announced the signing of the Dominican right-hander Friday. The team didn't provide details of the contract.
    "Bartolo Colon would be an important piece of the pitching staff of the current champions, becoming one of the bigger signings in our baseball history,'' the team said in a press release. "The 'Big Sexy' show would be something the Monclova fans will be able to enjoy."
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  2. 02-15-20 10:46 AM #2
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    Does this league allow steroids?
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  3. 02-15-20 12:09 PM #3
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    Incredible. Love this guy. Gives hope to every portly unathletic middle-aged dude.
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  4. 02-15-20 12:25 PM #4
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    What a warrior
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  5. 02-15-20 12:29 PM #5
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  6. 02-15-20 12:31 PM #6
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    He is working his way back to the majors
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  7. 02-15-20 12:48 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sam Odom View Post



    I came into this thread to post this picture or one very similar.

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  8. 02-15-20 12:48 PM #8
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    Barto is a winner
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    He is working his way back to the majors
    Somehow I doubt that.
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  10. 05-18-20 04:51 PM #10
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    Just days shy of his 47th birthday, Bartolo Colon isn’t quite ready to step away from the game. The big righty spoke to ESPN’s Marly Rivera this week, telling her that he’s holding out hope for one final run in the Majors — ideally with the Mets. “Big Sexy” praised the organization from top to bottom, lauding everyone from the front office to the clubhouse staff while delivering some heartfelt memories of the Amazins’ fanbase:

    Mets fans are the best. In the beginning, when they laughed at me every time my helmet fell off, at first I felt uncomfortable. But when I saw how much the fans enjoyed it, I asked for a bigger batting helmet so that it would fall more because it was so much fun for them!

    That said, Colon made clear that he’s willing to pitch with any team, in any role, so long as it means one more run in the Majors. The well-traveled righty has already suited up for 11 clubs to this point in his big league career: the Indians, Expos, White Sox, Angels, Red Sox, Yankees, Athletics, Mets, Braves, Twins and Rangers.

    Seeing Colon back in the big leagues is a long shot at this point, but teams will need more depth than ever as rosters expand to accommodate a shortened ramp-up period to the 2020 season. And Colon was already set to play in the Mexican League prior to the pandemic shutting down pro sports around the globe, so perhaps he’d explore alternatives if a deal with a big league organization can’t come together.
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  11. 05-18-20 04:53 PM #11
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  12. 05-18-20 05:15 PM #12
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    yes

    Is he pitching?
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  13. 05-18-20 07:40 PM #13
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    free tacos?
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  14. 05-18-20 08:09 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by cincinnatikid513 View Post

    It took him like 5 minutes to round the bases.
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    What's his salary?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hawkeye 16 View Post
    It took him lik
    e 5 minutes to round the bases.
    One of my all time favorite moments as a Mets fan
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  17. 05-18-20 09:58 PM #17
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    lol he needs to give up the dream
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  19. 05-19-20 05:39 AM #19
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    Colon comes from and I believe still lives in a small town in the DR called Altimira. When he won the Cy Young in 2005 he spent $500,000 US of his own money to give every one in the town cases of beer. There were beer trucks lined up and you just took all you could carry until there was no more.

    Then he spent $3,000,000 more to build this stadium for the city he lived in. And in the off season he would sit outside a small colmado and listen to people in need of money. And never refused anyone. He never cared about money.

    https://www.godominicanrepublic.com/...colon-stadium/
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    I hope I still have this much ambition in 15 years
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  21. 05-19-20 08:43 AM #21
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    Big sexy will be back in the majors by Sept.
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