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CubsWoo posted:Are there any mandatory MLB penalties/suspensions for drunk driving convictions like they do for domestic violence or is Kang OK to play now?
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FlamingLiberal posted:It's unclear if he's going to get suspended by MLB over this. I looked up the statutes and there doesn't seem to be any kind of alcohol/DUI provision in the drug or conduct policy and that's going to get a ton of scrutiny if MLB is fine giving out 30+ game suspensions for domestic violence allegations (whether or not they end in arrests or convictions) but then have no league punishments for multiple DUI convictions.
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CubsWoo posted:I looked up the statutes and there doesn't seem to be any kind of alcohol/DUI provision in the drug or conduct policy and that's going to get a ton of scrutiny if MLB is fine giving out 30+ game suspensions for domestic violence allegations (whether or not they end in arrests or convictions) but then have no league punishments for multiple DUI convictions. Or that Alex Reyes (  ) got 50 for pot as a minor leaguer. Good priorities, baseball.
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Kind of late to the party but is the coaching box rule "change" just a clarification of existing rules? Is it there to make existing coaching habits allowable (like leaving the box to run down 3rd base line to let players better see the coach as they round third)?
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Bud Selig thinks Marvin Miller should be in the Hall of Fame. I actually agree with him on something.
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N: Brett Lawrie's getting released. V: 
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John Wilkes Booth posted:Bud Selig thinks Marvin Miller should be in the Hall of Fame. I actually agree with him on something. Given that Miller actively disdained the Hall of Fame, and always swore he'd boycott the induction ceremony if he were ever voted in, it would feel a little weird to put him in posthumously.
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John Wilkes Booth posted:Bud Selig thinks Marvin Miller should be in the Hall of Fame. I actually agree with him on something. Agreed. Now endorse Curt Flood for the Hall, Bud.
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Timby posted:Given that Miller actively disdained the Hall of Fame, and always swore he'd boycott the induction ceremony if he were ever voted in, it would feel a little weird to put him in posthumously.
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bawfuls posted:I thought he did this in reaction to the hall's initial resistance towards his induction. It was more that he thought it was ludicrous that management / ownership types, who have a long, sordid history of attempting to gently caress over labor at every opportunity, should be involved in the Veterans Committee, which exists to recognize labor.
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He's more important to baseball history than any of the commissioners currently enshrined there, so put him in already
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make a new hall across the street with Barry, Rocket, and Marvin only Arod can come too I guess
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FlamingLiberal posted:He's more important to baseball history than any of the commissioners currently enshrined there Yes and no. Miller changed how baseball works in a big way because he was a cranky bastard (and it's a shame that the union has become so toothless after Don Fehr left to rescue the NHLPA from its own ineptitude), but the MLBPA wasn't a one-man operation when it was making waves in the '60s and '70s and I think it's wrong to lionize Miller when guys like Dick Moss and even Peter Seitz had as much or more impact on the game, yet are largely forgotten in the sands of time.
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tadashi posted:N: Brett Lawrie's getting released. I read the breaking news on Daily rear end Bible
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Sad to see a Canadian player going out of the game, regardless of whether he was any good or not
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And exhale https://twitter.com/bradfo/status/837775007531036673
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Kalenn Istarion posted:Sad to see a Canadian player going out of the game, regardless of whether he was any good or not Not really. I'd rather just see, like, you know, good players.
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Kalenn Istarion posted:Sad to see a Canadian player going out of the game, regardless of whether he was any good or not Someone will sign him.
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mpaarating posted:Not really. I'd rather just see, like, you know, good players. He was good enough to be the centerpiece of the Donaldson trade!
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I stand by my statements about Price and his contract  (Please please please prove me wrong, if John Lackey can do it so can you)
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LonesomeCrowdedWest posted:He was good enough to be the centerpiece of the Donaldson trade! Yeah he's not a terrible player but his body is falling apart
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Kalenn Istarion posted:Sad to see a Canadian player going out of the game, regardless of whether he was any good or not Man the Athletics Lawrie/Donaldson trade looks so incredibly terrible. A's you dumb cheap bastards.
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That Donaldson trade was so bad at first and has gotten worse over time. Angels are like 7-0 in spring training with a ton of 1 run wins, setting up for an 8-20 start in April like they usually do. +11 run differential with several walkoffs Good Dog fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Mar 4, 2017 |
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The team record in Spring Training means nothing. The Cubs went 11-19 last year in Spring Training.
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The Donaldson trade was basically one of those 4-for-1 trades you receive in Fantasy Baseball that you immediately reject.
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Good Dog posted:That Donaldson trade was so bad at first and has gotten worse over time. But moneyball guys
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NiceGuy posted:I stand by my statements about Price and his contract Stick to your guns, it doesn't matter if the Sox win a world series this year. A bad contract is a bad contract. It's just like paying 180 million dollars for someone who can't hit. http://deadspin.com/jason-heyward-rebuilt-his-butt-swing-from-scratch-1792937777 Jason's swing is in the best shape of it's life.
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David Price is a mutant?quote:They’re like, ‘Your elbow is extremely unique. It’s found a way to kind of heal itself.’ So it’s pretty neat.” Oh good, his elbow fixed itself, i'm sure that will turn out fine 
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howe_sam posted:They’re like, ‘Your elbow is extremely unique. It’s found a way to kind of heal itself.’ So it’s pretty neat.” 
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Salvor_Hardin posted:__________________________________________/ "Science tells us that if your UCL is already torn, it drastically reduces the chance of it tearing."
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Statcast is going to have "hit probability" and "catch probability" based on historical launch angle/exit velocity data. Sounds like a less sloppy way of measuring luck than BABIP. Cool.
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That's the kind of thing I'd hoped to see when they first implemented statcast so that's cool. Will be interesting to see if/how that stuff evolves over time
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howe_sam posted:David Price is a mutant? quote:Price said he felt some soreness while warming up for Tuesday’s sim game, though this isn’t out of the ordinary, since he typically hears a “pop” at the start of spring training that tells him his arm is loose and ready for the season. The soreness increased that night. Uhhh that doesn't sound good
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God I'm so ready for baseball to start. I've been phone recording my own swing in the apartment because it's too cold to hit off a tee outside. The pseudo spring we had in Chicago the past month has made this recent cold unbearable.
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My 94 year old grandmother recently asked me to go through some large bins full of stuff that she has from long ago, and throw away what she didn't want anymore, and in the process of doing so, I stumbled on this pennant from the year 1944. This is rad as hell and i'm thinking about having it framed.
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Gonz posted:My 94 year old grandmother recently asked me to go through some large bins full of stuff that she has from long ago, and throw away what she didn't want anymore, and in the process of doing so, I stumbled on this pennant from the year 1944. This is rad as hell and i'm thinking about having it framed. drat, Tim Wakefield had a hell of a career.
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