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Sad to see that Pedro Gomez passed today. Don't know anything about him personally but I appreciated his reporting.
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The only thing I remember about Pedro is that he was endlessly searching for the gyroball but maybe that was Passan regardless
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Dog Faced JoJo posted:Sad to see that Pedro Gomez passed today. Don't know anything about him personally but I appreciated his reporting. He was to Bonds during the home run chase as Ahmad Rashad was to Jordan in the 90’s. Also: We’re up next!* *Offer may not apply if a billionaire can save a nickel.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-05/steve-cohen-makes-mets-fans-among-wall-street-s-bond-analystsquote:And next week, the Mets plan to take advantage of surging demand for lower-rated municipal bonds to refinance $540 million of debt issued to fund the construction of Citi Field more than a decade ago. The deal will reduce debt service payments by about $50 million over the next three years -- giving the ball club breathing room to weather the risks of reduced attendance because of the pandemic. Mets are in better financial shape then were 3 months ago, independent of the pandemic. Hopefully the savings can be rolled back into the team and not used to make up losses incurred during failed shorts on garbage stocks.
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Feb 8, 2021 18:17
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Popete posted:Was reading this Ringer article on the Bauer signing and they were talking about some of his controversial Tweets one in which he challenged if humans really where contributing that much to climate change and when I clicked the tweet the top reply stood out. 
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Feb 8, 2021 18:31
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I should have highlighted the last sentence cause all three sentences is too much to expect him to read. He responded to me of course with a graphs saying "welp looks like previous warm periods to me"
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Feb 8, 2021 18:54
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How long has he had his name in Japanese on Twitter?
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Feb 8, 2021 20:04
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blossommirage posted:How long has he had his name in Japanese on Twitter? He did it sometime this offseason to "troll" everybody into thinking he was gonna go to Japan.
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Feb 8, 2021 20:08
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https://twitter.com/TheAthleticMLB/status/1358853420199862286 I'm here for this.
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Feb 8, 2021 20:12
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mcmagic posted:https://twitter.com/TheAthleticMLB/status/1358853420199862286 At least they're being honest about it this time
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Feb 8, 2021 20:33
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Less dingers is good. I can't believe how ridiculous the 2010s were with the juiced ball and how much it changed the game. Bring back small ball.
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Feb 8, 2021 20:40
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Less homers No shift More contact Imho
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Feb 8, 2021 20:41
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Can't wait to see what unexpected consequences this has lmao
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Feb 8, 2021 20:43
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Popete posted:Less dingers is good. I can't believe how ridiculous the 2010s were with the juiced ball and how much it changed the game. Bring back small ball. Shame this man
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Feb 8, 2021 20:46
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Cool, next move the mound back.
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Feb 8, 2021 20:53
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euphronius posted:Less homers Sure
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Intruder posted:Shame this man Launch angle is dumb and striking out every other at bat is boring. Also bring back base stealing and pure speed guys.
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Feb 8, 2021 21:01
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can't wait to see what kind of killer plan rob manfred gots for these balls. gonna get a new form of three true outcomes in the post-modern deadball era - strike out, walk, or fly out
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Feb 8, 2021 21:05
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Imagine being excited for fewer dingers just imagine that level of shame
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Feb 8, 2021 21:16
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I still can't process I live in the "we want less home runs" era. I blame people trying to justify no DH.
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Feb 8, 2021 21:18
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The current game of baseball, both economically and on the field is the worst it's been in my lifetime. This can't be that negative compared to current state. More contact, less homers.
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Feb 8, 2021 21:19
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i feel like a lot of you don't remember how much fun smallball can be
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Feb 8, 2021 21:20
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I like base hits but if you think people only strike out because they're trying to hit home runs too much I have some news for you.
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bewbies posted:i feel like a lot of you don't remember how much fun smallball can be i love dingers but i do miss having guys stealing loving stupid numbers of bases, like any time they get on everyone knows they're going and they're daring you to stop them. we need a new Rickey Henderson or at least a new Vince Coleman. edit: I could not love Acuña more and I hope he does get a 40-40 season but he has no business leading the league with 37 measly steals like in 2019.
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mcmagic posted:The current game of baseball, both economically and on the field is the worst it's been in my lifetime. This can't be that negative compared to current state. More contact, less homers. I mean just look at this, you sickos have mcmagic on your side.
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Feb 8, 2021 21:28
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Juiced balls but only for pitcher abs.
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Manfred saw mcmagic's top 10 hitter in baseball post about Lemahieu and was so disgusted he decided to change the ball.
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Feb 8, 2021 21:32
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Popete posted:Launch angle is dumb and striking out every other at bat is boring. This guy gets it. I enjoy dingers as much as the next guy. But this is getting out of hand. Also yes, gently caress strikeouts. Steals and hit and runs are awesome. So is stringing together a bunch of hits in a row instead of just waiting for one of your bombers to hit a 3-run homer.
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Inspector_666 posted:I like base hits but if you think people only strike out because they're trying to hit home runs too much I have some news for you. Yeah, I think this is it. I'm not sure I buy into the idea that hitters are hitting HRs and striking out because they can't manage to not hit into the shift or because they think the ball travels a little farther. I imagine it has more to do with strength training, launch angle, and a change in stat analysis and coaching. I don't really care if they mess with the baseballs as long as everyone is using the same ones. And if the NL really wants to play with a handicap then so be it. I think the "no shift" thing is stupid and lame punishing defenses for being better at their jobs than hitters. but I also don't think its really gonna change guys going for HRs.
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Feb 8, 2021 21:39
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If there's one thing I miss it's seeing a guy get bunted over to second and then stranded by a popout
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Intruder posted:If there's one thing I miss it's seeing a guy get bunted over to second and then stranded by a popout It's almost as exciting as the guy who hits .220 and strikes out 200+ times per year.
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Feb 8, 2021 21:41
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Bunt singles are more exciting than home runs, it's a truth you all know deep down inside but are too afraid to admit
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Popete posted:Bunt singles are more exciting than home runs, it's a truth you all know deep down inside but are too afraid to admit Idk about MORE exciting but it's pretty drat awesome watching a speedy guy lay down a perfect bunt and end up on first.
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if you sickos really want more contact and fewer strikeouts then the mound needs to move back. Pitches are too good at the current distance to be able to do anything against them except make feeble and useless contact
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Feb 8, 2021 22:17
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I guess Nick Madrigal is SAS's favourite player then.
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Tony Campana is the ideal ball player
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Carlosologist posted:if you sickos really want more contact and fewer strikeouts then the mound needs to move back. Pitches are too good at the current distance to be able to do anything against them except make feeble and useless contact Or the mound has to be lowered. There's a school of thought that moving the mound back might actually make things worse because you are able to add even more movement to your pitches.
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Banning the shift is stupid e: I don't care for guys hitting 200 who strike out 200 times either, but I definitely dont want to watch guys hit an empty 290 with no power and OBP but they are fast Nodoze fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Feb 8, 2021 |
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Nodoze posted:Banning the shift is stupid No, the shift is strategic and if a guy can't figure out how to hit the other way that's his problem.
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Inspector_666 posted:Or the mound has to be lowered. There's a school of thought that moving the mound back might actually make things worse because you are able to add even more movement to your pitches. I thought part of it was just that pitcher mechanics have been repeated tens of thousands of times and now you’re asking them to throw further? Wasn’t injury risk a thing that makes moving the mound further a non starter?
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