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Inspector_666 posted:How can he refuse a bullpen assignment? Does his contract specifically stipulate a starting role? http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2015/09/06/matt-garza-refused-to-pitch-out-of-the-bullpen/ Basically they told him he was going to pitch out of the bullpen and he threw such a baby shitfit that they just sent him home early and he didn't play the rest of the season. I don't think it was ever reported how his contract came into things. But the guy will only start and he sucks at it and takes space that new pitchers could be using to learn the big leagues so gently caress him.
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Inspector_666 posted:How can he refuse a bullpen assignment? Does his contract specifically stipulate a starting role? Ask Tommy La Stella though this makes me realize that the only real spring training battle for the Cubs this season is if Tommy or Matt Szczur makes the 25 man (possibly also the last RP slot but that's almost certainly Brian Duensing). IMO it should be Szczur but TLS has infield flexibility that gets Maddon hot and bothered.
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I would absolutely have Szczur over La Stella but we already have a bajillion outfielders so it's likely not gonna happen.
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If it means anything I cut out NBA league pass this year because of the Reddit free streams and have been pleasantly surprised. Rarely any problems finding one and consistent quality while watching them. 8/10 would save 100+ dollars again
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Poque posted:The Nats sure do love deferred money It's a consequence of MASN rights being tied up in court for the last several years. I just hope in 2025 we're not hearing excuses about how tight payroll is because we still owe Max Scherzer $14million.
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Poque posted:Ask Tommy La Stella Don't forget that he's a ~lefty bat~. In any case it's not that simple though, because TLS has options left but Szczur does not. While I think the claims of Szczur being everyday material are overblown, he's a quality bench bat/fourth OF and there's no way he clears waivers, which means if he doesn't make the 25-man he's probably trade bait. Meanwhile there's a gamble that TLS might fly the coop if he's left in Iowa to start the season and after last year's episode I severely doubt any other teams are interested in trading for him. My hot take is that at least one of them is no longer a Cub by opening day.
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Inspector_666 posted:You're trusting your ad blocker to hold back the tide of malicious poo poo that any streaming site is likely firing at you out of a digital howitzer. i've been running reddit streams consistently for years without any hints of breaches. are these sites really throwing that much malware out?
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Abel Wingnut posted:i've been running reddit streams consistently for years without any hints of breaches. are these sites really throwing that much malware out? Agreeing with this. The upvote/downvote system they have helps weed the bad ones out. Also if you go to a teams specific subreddit, sometimes they have streams that are only posted there. These usually have the announcers of the team you like.
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Abel Wingnut posted:i've been running reddit streams consistently for years without any hints of breaches. are these sites really throwing that much malware out? I guess it depends which one you end up with. The Youtube links are fine and I vastly prefer those, but there are definitely some hinky ones that get linked. It's a general internet issue, not something specific to sports streams or the Reddit threads or anything.
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bewbies posted:Are "reddit streams" just streams posted on reddit? Yes.
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The Pussy Boss posted:Free streams are great until they freeze at a key moment and it takes you 5 minutes to load another one
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Is unblock-us still considered a good VPN? Or have MLB.tv caught up to them?
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bawfuls posted:lol like the mlb.tv stream never does this The delayed stream with all the DVR functionality isn't bad but god help you if you want to watch the loving live stream. Some days it is loving unwatchable, and the support is a joke:  : "The stream is constantly freezing and skipping." : "Go to settings and uncheck standard video.": "That puts me on a ~30-45 second delay though, I want the live stream.": "Okay I'll make our support engineers aware of the issue in the meantime you can resolve the issue by unchecking standard video. Have a nice day!" e. Also what's doubly insulting about it is the old player let you select the quality level you wanted which helped a lot, but the new version dynamically sets it based on bandwidth. So every loving time it starts skipping and finally gets down to a quality level where it plays smoothly, it lasts for all of 10 seconds before it bumps the quality back up and immediately starts buffering again. 
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seiferguy posted:Is unblock-us still considered a good VPN? Or have MLB.tv caught up to them? Unblock-us is not a VPN. It's a DNS thing. You set your DNS on your browser, device, etc. When MLB.TV checks your location, the DNS thing tells it that it is somewhere other than where you actually are. Another similar service is adfreetime. It's cheaper but I've had issues with it not working in the past.
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Oh Rick....  http://www.12up.com/posts/4603000-rick-ankiel-admits-he-drank-alcohol-before-starts-to-calm-down?a_aid=40030 Anxiety is a bitch.
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This is awesome: http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/741771...dbpr=3058150694 Home movie footage of Ted Williams coaching a young Mike Piazza on hitting.
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I was able to watch the playoffs using unblock-us last fall and share my account with any friend or family member who wants it. The ban hammer is definitely being exaggerated. The WBC is streaming in the US on MLB.tv this year even without a VPN or DNS spoofing service, which is a loving awesome sign for the future.
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cis autodrag posted:the guy will only start and he sucks at it and takes space that new pitchers could be using to learn the big leagues so gently caress him. But enough about Tim Lincecum
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Inspector_666 posted:The entire Levine quote isn't quite as inflammatory as the juicy bits, The moron Steinbrenner kids never fire anyone or enforce any accountability but Levine should really be fired for this. (He won't be)
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mcmagic posted:The moron Steinbrenner kids never fire anyone or enforce any accountability but Levine should really be fired for this. (He won't be) I doubt Levine did that without the OK from above. Cashman should go flip his loving desk over and beat him within an inch of his life though.
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YeahTubaMike posted:But enough about Tim Lincecum I dunno what you're talking about, Tim Lincecum retired in 2012 and spends his days skateboarding around Seattle smoking that dank Pac-NW weed. He chose to go out on top and I respect that.
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Inspector_666 posted:I doubt Levine did that without the OK from above. Cashman should go flip his loving desk over and beat him within an inch of his life though. He's above Cashman. Hal and Hank have to deal with it. (They won't)
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tadashi posted:This is awesome: This owns. Also Mike Piazza's forhead is so big (Steroids???!?!??!)
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tadashi posted:This is awesome: Ted Williams is my favourite player to listen to talk about hitting, he was so ahead of the curve for his time and really laid the foundation for more modern hitting analysis. If you haven't read his short book "The Science of Hitting" I highly recommending it even if you don't play. There is ton's of good information in that book about being an educated and thoughtful hitter. The end of that video is pretty funny when the 3rd guy is talking about how he met Tony Gwynn and the advice he gave him was "take the knob to the ball" which is a classic hitting cliche that is total garbage. He even says how after talking with Gwynn he went to the cage and tried "knob to the ball" and fowled 9 balls straight up into the air haha. Lesson is not every great hitter is a great teacher. Popete fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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mcmagic posted:He's above Cashman. Hal and Hank have to deal with it. (They won't) Oh I know, which is why I think Hank and Hal at best don't give a gently caress about what he said or at worst told him to say it. But he's only hurting Cashman when he does it.
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N: https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/834147670377713664 https://twitter.com/BillShaikin/status/834148180115681280 V: Suck it Manfred.
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Sydin posted:N: I mean that's a lovely place for the PA to finally put their foot down.
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Wow, really? Does the MLBPA care that much about trips to the mound?
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ROCK THE HOUSE M.D. posted:Oh Rick....
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The other side of the story is likely that the MLBPA wanted some things and the commissioner wouldn't budge.
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New Concept Hole posted:Wow, really? Does the MLBPA care that much about trips to the mound?
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nmfree posted:Slippery slope, my friend. Today it's trips to the mound, tomorrow it's a salary cap. That's it! Slippery Mounds!
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