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rickiep00h posted:That's a funny way to say Max Kepler. Paracaidas posted:e:^ It's easily Dozier unless you hang out at Subway a lot I guess
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A friend took a stab at this one: https://twitter.com/FabGen/status/866020185844613120
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Pancakes posted:Dex or Grichuk. Looks like maybe they didn't. Chicago media reporting Cardinals offered more money. https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/866028335519866880
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Spoeank posted:One part Gold Glove shortstop, one part dream boat  His hair is an industrial grease fire waiting to happen
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Niwrad posted:Looks like maybe they didn't. Chicago media reporting Cardinals offered more money. I took that to mean that the Cardinals offered more money but he signed with the Sox despite it. Hopefully I'm wrong, but I'm too used to the Cardinals losing out on bids at this point. Until Mo tells me differently I'll assume Robert's going to Low Interest Ballpark.
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So, over the past three days I just did a re-read of The Lords of the Realm (which is a must-read for anyone with a passing interest in the history of MLB labor-management relations), but I had forgotten that it just does a cold stop about a month after the 1994 strike began. Are there any books that cover the resolution of that strike, the strike that was averted at the 11th hour in 2002, the transition of power from Fehr to Weiner, etc.?
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Today is my birthday. This is a great present.
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Pancakes posted:I took that to mean that the Cardinals offered more money but he signed with the Sox despite it. Yep. Sounds like the Cardinals offered slightly more but the ChiSox pulled the same thing the Cubs did with Lester a few years ago and put together some kind of video presentation that swayed him to sign with them over more money.
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Sydin posted:Yep. Sounds like the Cardinals offered slightly more but the ChiSox pulled the same thing the Cubs did with Lester a few years ago and put together some kind of video presentation that swayed him to sign with them over more money. Between all this young talent and the fact that Cubs games are god-awful expensive, I might cave and get Sox season tickets at this rate. drat Cardinals, playing in a city I'd rather not live in.
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Sydin posted:Yep. Sounds like the Cardinals offered slightly more but the ChiSox pulled the same thing the Cubs did with Lester a few years ago and put together some kind of video presentation that swayed him to sign with them over more money. Exclusive clip of the leaked video footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpK2FDBe_qs
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Reinsdorf outbidding other teams made me question things. This makes more sense. Seems like the strong presence of Cuban players in the organization held some sway. Sox seem to be making smart moves. I can't remember the last time both the Sox and Cubs were good at the same time. Could be the case in a few years.
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Timby posted:So, over the past three days I just did a re-read of The Lords of the Realm (which is a must-read for anyone with a passing interest in the history of MLB labor-management relations), but I had forgotten that it just does a cold stop about a month after the 1994 strike began. Are there any books that cover the resolution of that strike, the strike that was averted at the 11th hour in 2002, the transition of power from Fehr to Weiner, etc.? I think someone mentioned that there's a newer edition that has a post-strike epilogue but I might be thinking of something else.
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rickiep00h posted:I think someone mentioned that there's a newer edition that has a post-strike epilogue but I might be thinking of something else. The additions to the book are still dated Nov 1994 (I have it) so it doesn't go into the resolution of the strike and what went on into more recent times. I would be interested to know if there's a book that covers the last twenty years or labor relations in some aspect.
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Is there a book thread in this forum? I'd love some recommendations on baseball books from some of you guys. The last one I read that was recommended was "The Only Rule is it Has to Work" was great. Lords of the Realm looks interesting.
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Sydin posted:Yep. Sounds like the Cardinals offered slightly more but the ChiSox pulled the same thing the Cubs did with Lester a few years ago and put together some kind of video presentation that swayed him to sign with them over more money. I assume it was a single slide PowerPoint that just said "We're not in St. Louis".
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Niwrad posted:Is there a book thread in this forum? I'd love some recommendations on baseball books from some of you guys. The last one I read that was recommended was "The Only Rule is it Has to Work" was great. I think we might have had one at some point? If so I'd think it's surely archived by now, I remember guys who haven't posted in forever suggesting things.
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We had an offseason book thread in the 2015-16 offseason. The OP has a list of books that we voted on, we ultimately chose Veeck as in Wreck (which is great) https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3750089
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Lords of the Realm is the best baseball book I've ever read. (I've only read four, though. That, Veeck as in Wreck, Moneyball, and The Book.) I was gonna read RA Dickey's book in the offseason but never did...
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News: Fatass loving Matt Adams has been traded to Atlanta. Views: Can somebody please post Mt. Adams dot jpeg, because I need to text it to a close personal friend who is legit distraught. Also, now is probably a good time to tell my Matt Adams story. So I live in Springfield, MO, where the Cardinals AA affiliate is located. Great, small stadium, and it's a fun time. Anyway, Big City played here briefly, and a coworker of mine was sleeping with his roommate, which is weird because she's usually into chunky hick dudes. Anyway, in case it wasn't completely obvious, she said Mt. Adams was a huge slob and had multiple garbage bags filled with junk lying around his room. The End, No Moral. Will miss Fat Adams.
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Other baseball books that always come up in these discussions include: Baseball Between the Numbers Moneyball (both a little outdated but worth reading if you haven't yet) Ball Four A Well-Paid Slave The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America
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rickiep00h posted:Lords of the Realm is the best baseball book I've ever read. (I've only read four, though. That, Veeck as in Wreck, Moneyball, and The Book.) I was gonna read RA Dickey's book in the offseason but never did... I've never actually read it but everyone in the world seems to recommend Ball Four if you ask about baseball books. I should cross that one off the list. Your post made me think of that since I've read about 4 baseball books too.
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bawfuls posted:Other baseball books that always come up in these discussions include: Recently read Ankiel's book The Phenomenon and it was really good. Pretty heartbreaking in parts but a really good read. I'd be all for a new baseball/sports book thread.
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thrilla in vanilla posted:News: Fatass loving Matt Adams has been traded to Atlanta. Is Yuan Yepez poo poo? He's poo poo, isn't he... Between this and the Sox sniping Robert, this is a lovely day to be a Cards fan.
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ROCK THE HOUSE M.D. posted:Is Yuan Yepez poo poo? He's poo poo, isn't he... Yepez is a tweener with raw power who's not a great defender at 3B but probably doesn't have the bat to play 1B in the majors. He's only like 18 though so he's certainly got the potential to still be interesting.
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bawfuls posted:Other baseball books that always come up in these discussions include: As the resident Curt Flood obsessive fan, this cannot be emphasized enough. It includes a really good postmortem on Flood v. Kuhn, which is one of the worst-written SCOTUS opinions in the last 50 years. Please note I only say "one of", because it doesn't hold the show "24" up as a basis to deny people their civil rights. I'm also a fan of "The Art of Fielding", from a fiction standpoint. ROCK THE HOUSE M.D. posted:Is Yuan Yepez poo poo? He's poo poo, isn't he... Meh, I'm not too broken up about trading away Adams. Trading him away may be good protection against Mathenaging.
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bawfuls posted:Other baseball books that always come up in these discussions include: Book that never comes up but always should: Palmer & Weaver - Together We Were Eleven-Foot-Nine. Edit: Still one of the funniest passages I've ever read in a book: quote:His language goes from colorful to off-color to only words that rhyme with duck. Timby fucked around with this message at 00:44 on May 21, 2017 |
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Aaron Sanchez back to the DL with his finger issue. I can't remember the last time the Jays were hit this hard by injuries
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Matt Adams fat jokes are pretty 2014, yall
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I get the Braves trading for Adams as a Freeman replacement, but why bother? It's not like they were going into the season expecting to compete (and they definitely won't without Freeman), just slot a minor league filler guy into first and call it a day.
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what happened to adams? he showed signs of crushing but just sort of sputtered out? trouble against lhp too much?
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Ammat The Ankh posted:I get the Braves trading for Adams as a Freeman replacement, but why bother? It's not like they were going into the season expecting to compete (and they definitely won't without Freeman), just slot a minor league filler guy into first and call it a day. Yeah, I care less about the past fatness then the complete organizational pointlessness. Play Ruiz and Camargo and be done with it.
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Abel Wingnut posted:what happened to adams? he showed signs of crushing but just sort of sputtered out? trouble against lhp too much? he literally cannot hit LHP, yes
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MOVIE MAJICK posted:Who is the most handsome player on your team? Robert Gsellman, and it's not even close.
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Grittybeard posted:I've never actually read it but everyone in the world seems to recommend Ball Four if you ask about baseball books. I should cross that one off the list. Ball Four is fantastic. The Larry Dierker story Bouton goes to the Astros stands out. I have a copy of the book on my shelf and need to reread it. The sports book thread always fizzles out quickly, but it's a joy for the week or so anyone cares.
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MOVIE MAJICK posted:Who is the most handsome player on your team? That would be JD "Just Dingers" Martinez, who is currently rocking a 71.4% HR/FB rate.
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MOVIE MAJICK posted:Who is the most handsome player on your team?  Kiermaier 
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The Mets have shut down David Wright's rehab program for the time being, which is not a good sign. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/05/david-wright-suffers-another-setback.html
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