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LionYeti posted:So after the whole Nolan Arenado fiasco, I have decided that the Rockies are officially Dead to Me till the Momforts sell, I am in the market for a new baseball team. Please sell me on yours. I like competitive teams with cool guys that make stuffy baseball writers mad. I am leaning Yankees because the 27 rings thing is so obnoxious it boomerangs all the way around to become endearing and Desus and Mero are awesome. All of these things you have said about the Yankees are true and good and also several of the guys on the current roster are no-poo poo fun and cool and even several jaded Yankees-hating people on the internet have had to admit that. Also you may get to see Mike Tauchman so that's some fun Rockies continuity, right?!
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LionYeti posted:So after the whole Nolan Arenado fiasco, I have decided that the Rockies are officially Dead to Me till the Momforts sell, I am in the market for a new baseball team. Please sell me on yours. I like competitive teams with cool guys that make stuffy baseball writers mad. I am leaning Yankees because the 27 rings thing is so obnoxious it boomerangs all the way around to become endearing and Desus and Mero are awesome. the Mets are one of the approximately 4 teams who are actually trying to win this year we have arguably the best pitcher in the game, arguably the best shortstop in the game, and a whole bunch of cool young guys who are good, and cool, and young and even though our owner is a hedgefund dickhead he's still probably in the top half of MLB owners we don't have any former Rockies though unless I'm missing them
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bawfuls posted:It is especially dogshit that he's been hired at Fangraphs, when Meg Rowley has had repeated and lengthy discussions on the podcast she co-hosts regarding the importance of diversity in baseball, not giving the same old white guys endless second chances, and the simple things organizations should do to avoid the appearance of impropriety. While I'm sure she has some influence over writer hiring decisions, I assume it's Appelman making the calls.
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elentar posted:I can't in all honesty recommend the Braves because of all the racist baggage but they are a competitive team with lots of cool young talent, some of which (Ronald Acuña) regularly makes stuffy columnist types indignantly beshit themselves. Yeah Braves were on the list but the white flight stadium combined with the tomahawk chop is a bridge too far Ronald Acuna rules though.
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Banning the shift would be like when zone defense was illegal in the NBA. Everyone knows Jordan's going to the basket/ Brandon Belt is hitting a liner between first and second, but you can't put a defender there, because reasons.
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Rooting for the Yankees to own the Rockies
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For the love of God do not get sick of your franchise being dysfunctional and decide to take up being a Met fan as a means of fixing that.
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If you're looking for a team that will never win poo poo, like the Rockies, but also would never trade away their best player let alone pay a team 50 million dollars to take him, unlike the Rockies, then the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are right there just waiting for you.
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RCarr posted:For the love of God do not get sick of your franchise being dysfunctional and decide to take up being a Met fan as a means of fixing that. No, that's exactly what they should do. C'mon in! The water's fine - just stay away from the Mets medical staff.
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Isn't this kind of a conflict of interest? Can MLB execs own a stake in MLB teams? https://twitter.com/Anthony/status/1356215092438839297
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Sydin posted:Isn't this kind of a conflict of interest? Can MLB execs own a stake in MLB teams? Oh god that’s horrible
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Sydin posted:Isn't this kind of a conflict of interest? Can MLB execs own a stake in MLB teams?
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bawfuls posted:just another in a long line of tacit admissions that the commissioner's office is little more than an extension of owners that's....exactly what all pro sports league commissioners are, by legal definition
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The MLB commissioner position was originally created to keep owners from destroying the league with their in-fighting, to act as an impartial advocate for the sport itself. It evolved over time to be a representative of the owners, but that was not the original intent and they still try to pretend Manfred isn’t simply the owner’s guy.
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I don't approve of the expanded playoffs because it means the Angels will have to throw even more games in order to stay out of them
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LionYeti posted:So after the whole Nolan Arenado fiasco, I have decided that the Rockies are officially Dead to Me till the Momforts sell, I am in the market for a new baseball team. Please sell me on yours. I like competitive teams with cool guys that make stuffy baseball writers mad. I am leaning Yankees because the 27 rings thing is so obnoxious it boomerangs all the way around to become endearing and Desus and Mero are awesome. Why not the Cardinals since Arenado is going there anyway? Best thing is since I assume you dont live in Missouri you can still poo poo on those that do even if they are Cardinals fans! You get the joys of rooting for a good team, and the benefit of distancing yourself and making GBS threads on the majority of the fanbase because you arent from that garbage hell state. DurosKlav fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Feb 2, 2021 |
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I think cheating should be like it is in wrestling, and if the ump catches a team cheating the manager comes out to distract him and the team cheats even harder
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https://mobile.twitter.com/KatieJStrang/status/1356412975050084354 The Mets! Not sure how Alderson is allowed to run them after this but
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Details on the Alex Cobb trade. The prospect the Angels are sending doesn't seem that great but then, neither is Alex Cobb. https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1356311223156043779
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The Pussy Boss posted:Details on the Alex Cobb trade. The prospect the Angels are sending doesn't seem that great but then, neither is Alex Cobb. Yeah Jones is kind of whatever. He was drafted forever ago and hasn't really made any strides towards making the roster. My expectations for Alex Cobb aren't exactly high but the Angels do have a good IF behind him even with the loss of Simmons and getting Dylan Bundy away from Baltimore seems to have worked out. As is the case with any pitcher the Angels acquire, all he really needs to do is eat innings.
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I have literally never heard of Gil, Locey or Sommers.
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https://twitter.com/jonmorosi/status/1356445608089972737?s=19 Literally free year of Arenado
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https://twitter.com/suss2hyphens/status/1356452463616946177 and hell, i like it
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https://twitter.com/J_McPherson1126/status/1356448137020399616 So barring any further negotiation the season will start on time for a full 162 games, and we revert back to 2019 rules. No universal DH, no runner on second in extras, no seven-inning double headers, no expanded playoffs.
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Sydin posted:https://twitter.com/J_McPherson1126/status/1356448137020399616 You can just feel the desperation through that press release. I think it goes a long way towards strangling the golden goose, but realistically what would (Or could) the owners deal for agreeing to the expanded playoffs aka the aforementioned free money and downward salary pressure? Salary floor? Would they have to give up the CBT? I’d also like to see the numbers they’re working with that says the expanded playoffs are popular.
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The players told the owners to go gently caress themselves with the 154 game season. There is almost definitely not going to be a 2022 season. The well is completely poisoned.
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If you need a team on the side, I suggest the Mariners. They won't win poo poo but at least they're fun and make silly hype commercials.
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LionYeti posted:So after the whole Nolan Arenado fiasco, I have decided that the Rockies are officially Dead to Me till the Momforts sell, I am in the market for a new baseball team. Please sell me on yours. I like competitive teams with cool guys that make stuffy baseball writers mad. I am leaning Yankees because the 27 rings thing is so obnoxious it boomerangs all the way around to become endearing and Desus and Mero are awesome. You can probably catch a direct flight to Minneapolis. The Twins have a really talented organization right now thT combines some of the previous front office's knack for prospect talent evaluation with new school roster building. I think (or hope) they have some good years ahead of them. I kind of feel like they coild be like the A's with a little more payroll flexibility in that they might have to retool every once in a while but they'll never be truly out of it.
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GoatSeeGuy posted:Salary floor? Would they have to give up the CBT? I’d also like to see the numbers they’re working with that says the expanded playoffs are popular. Probably total viewer numbers lol
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Doctor Teeth posted:https://twitter.com/suss2hyphens/status/1356452463616946177 "Hold my beer!" Jeff Birdich
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General Dog posted:The sensible compromise for extra innings, if eliminating marathon games and avoiding ties are both of critical importance for some reason, would be to play innings 10,11,12 the normal way and then implement the runners in the 13th. This 100%. It's a great compromise and iirc the majority of extra inning games end before 12/13 anyway.
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I’ve found it, the most beautiful encapsulation of American sports fandom and political illiteracy in one tweet https://twitter.com/peterjo93477435/status/1356638277848064001?s=21
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