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| Hey, the national league has an MVP too you know! |
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Dusty extension is official: https://twitter.com/brianmctaggart/status/1590402134213742593?s=46&t=GPtA5hgTsp4BxY5HkIxGSQ Crane’s still giving standard noncommittal answers on Click and JV, but mentioned Montero specifically as someone to try and re-sign.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:18
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:Did you forget about the Mickey Callaway stuff or???  Back to the hate!
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Nov 9, 2022 20:21
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secular woods sex posted:I did Well if it helps, the Mickey Callaway stuff infects at least 3!!! front offices currently (including the Jays front office who basically refused to address it)
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Nov 9, 2022 20:30
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Props to California for rejecting a proposition to allow sports betting, if only so you don't have to watch the same DraftKing commercial 700 times every game.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:31
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Sydin posted:Sharma put out an article on The Athletic that implies that Cubs have gradually shifted their philosophy to preferring defensive-oriented catchers who can game call and work well with pitchers, none of which Contreras is highly regarded for. It was the reason they got Gomes last year and it sounds like they plan this year to get another catcher in a similar mold. Honestly it kinda sounds like the Cubs have wanted to move on from Contreras for a while. This is also the often-given reason the Astros didn't try very hard to get him, namely, that Maldonado's rapport with the pitching staff, which was the strength of the 2022 Astros anyway, was too important to risk
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Nov 9, 2022 20:32
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Dusty extension is official: https://twitter.com/JuliaMorales/status/1590407121908035589?s=20&t=dSMcsjcITfvzjihBC-Xh3A That sounds pretty committal to JV. Click on the other hand....
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Nov 9, 2022 20:38
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Some good news from last night https://twitter.com/marcuspwhite/status/1590217874446069761
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Nov 9, 2022 20:39
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Lol that winning the World Series only gets you a one-year contract extension from Jim Crane.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:40
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Popete posted:Props to California for rejecting a proposition to allow sports betting, if only so you don't have to watch the same DraftKing commercial 700 times every game. That doesn’t mean anything. I kept getting Fetterman ads during the World Series and I’m slightly out of his state.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:41
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Ammat The Ankh posted:Lol that winning the World Series only gets you a one-year contract extension from Jim Crane. There’s been rumors that Dusty, Click, and Crane all don’t really get along with each other. If they hadn’t won the WS Crane probably wouldn’t even be talking to either of them about coming back.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:42
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https://twitter.com/AroIdisChapman/status/1590419415073710083 verified so it must be true.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:43
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Popete posted:Props to California for rejecting a proposition to allow sports betting, if only so you don't have to watch the same DraftKing commercial 700 times every game.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:43
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It should be illegal to advertise sport betting during a sporting event, it seems particularly predatory to get people addicted.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:44
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Ammat The Ankh posted:Lol that winning the World Series only gets you a one-year contract extension from Jim Crane. Would hate to be his kid
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Nov 9, 2022 20:44
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Not really sure what more Click could do. He gambled on Peña and won big. He chose right between McCormick and Siri. He got assets for guys that didn’t fit like Siri, Odorizzi, Toro, etc. Good bullpen pickups with Graveman, Montero, And Neris. It has to be something personal because objectively he’s been nearly perfect at his job.
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Nov 9, 2022 20:58
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fast cars loose anus posted:This is also the often-given reason the Astros didn't try very hard to get him, namely, that Maldonado's rapport with the pitching staff, which was the strength of the 2022 Astros anyway, was too important to risk It's also why I'm skeptical that the Cardinals are actually going to go in on Contreras. Like don't get me wrong I'm not trying to poo poo on the guy: he's a fantastic dude and a great hitter and a perfectly middling defensive catcher these days, but he's also kinda infamous for bad framing, game calling/planning, and has never gotten much in the way of praise from pitchers outside of Hendricks and Lester. Having him replace Molina of all people feels like it would be way too much of a shock to the system.
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Nov 9, 2022 21:07
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Has a GM ever been canned the offseason they won the World Series? I guess Dombrowski was fired the season after the Red Sox won it all.
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Nov 9, 2022 21:15
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speaking of post-election baseball things  https://twitter.com/LennyDykstra/status/1590407856435576832
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Nov 9, 2022 21:16
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Big Mean Jerk posted:There’s basically zero chance of Whitley ever figuring things out in a meaningful way. He’ll be another long relief guy at best. Whitley is one year older than Hunter Brown. He may never figure poo poo out but he's the same age as Framber when Framber still sucked. He's just been in the system so long everyone feels like he 35. The behind-the-scenes thing with Click is, imo, simply friction between two dudes who don't match up well personality-wise. Jim Crane swears up and down - whether you believe it or not - that he was completely in the dark about 2017 and whether or not he's lying about that he has taken a much, much more hands on role in baseball operations which is always going to lead to clashes with the FO staff (especially since he straight up vetoed the Urquidy for Contreras deal). We've also been shedding FO dudes like crazy, just this year we lost key guys like Oz Ocampo (new Marlins GM) who is a big reason the Astros find so many gems in the Dominican and Cuba and Pete Putila - another bigtime player development guy - got hired away to be GM at SF. Now, it's not that surprising that other clubs want to poach guys from a front office that appears to have wedged the window open, and they were all taking big time promotions to boot. It's not impossible that everything is perfectly copacetic over there but it sounds like some dudes are chafing over the boss sticking his nose in everywhere. I'm split on it, I think Click was fine but he didn't make any huge marquee moves and I don't think he's irreplaceable. But I am concerned about finding a good candidate when the standard is "A ring isn't enough to save your job"
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Nov 9, 2022 21:16
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bawfuls posted:speaking of post-election baseball things Lol I don't trust a single twitter account right now. Head on a swivel for Hot Stove Season, buddies!
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Nov 9, 2022 21:18
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Nails shooting his shot
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Nov 9, 2022 21:25
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Alright, I wrote a whole lot of words on the Phillies and figured a separate thread would be good for armchair GM'ing and roster predictions and such, rather than posting like 2000 words here: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4017143
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Nov 9, 2022 21:25
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Popete posted:It should be illegal to advertise sport betting during a sporting event, it seems particularly predatory to get people addicted. The FanDuel ads talking about how all of life's decisions are just bets actually feels like the gambling equivalent of a beer commercial saying "come on, I know you're at work, but if you just have a couple to take the edge off you'll be in good shape. a lot of people actually drive better after knockin' back a few"
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Nov 9, 2022 21:26
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The GM meetings are starting and you know what that means https://twitter.com/ByMcCullough/status/1590437872955707392 https://twitter.com/ByMcCullough/status/1590440808339341312 https://twitter.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/1590441167287513088
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Nov 9, 2022 21:40
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bawfuls posted:speaking of post-election baseball things Wait Boebert lost?! gently caress yeah!
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Nov 9, 2022 21:42
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Kirios posted:Wait Boebert lost?! She maybe lost. Currently down ~2,000 votes with 95% reporting.
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Nov 9, 2022 21:50
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I wish Boras was on Cameo so I could have him do a recording for me to play during my yearly performance review.
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Nov 9, 2022 21:51
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mcmagic posted:https://twitter.com/AroIdisChapman/status/1590419415073710083
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Nov 9, 2022 21:52
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https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1590446201299533825 [img - Moneyball meme] Edit: Just checked Richie Sexson and oof
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Nov 9, 2022 22:05
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Sydin posted:It's also why I'm skeptical that the Cardinals are actually going to go in on Contreras. Like don't get me wrong I'm not trying to poo poo on the guy: he's a fantastic dude and a great hitter and a perfectly middling defensive catcher these days, but he's also kinda infamous for bad framing, game calling/planning, and has never gotten much in the way of praise from pitchers outside of Hendricks and Lester. Having him replace Molina of all people feels like it would be way too much of a shock to the system. Contreras desperately hoping for robo umps to boost his value
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Nov 9, 2022 22:06
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Red posted:https://twitter.com/jonweisman/status/1590446201299533825 Universal DH delenda est.
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Nov 9, 2022 22:08
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Sydin posted:Universal DH delenda est. I don't speak latin but I assume that just means Universal DH rules, because it does
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Nov 9, 2022 22:13
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It means the new market inefficiency is old short DHs
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Nov 9, 2022 22:14
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zoux posted:It means the new market inefficiency is old short DHs The smallest DH I can think of is Edgar Martinez, who was 6 feet tall. Molitor was 6' too.
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Sydin posted:She maybe lost. Currently down ~2,000 votes with 95% reporting. Still funny even if she squeaks it out because her district is supposed to be very safely red
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Nov 9, 2022 22:43
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Red posted:The smallest DH I can think of is Edgar Martinez, who was 6 feet tall. Molitor was 6' too. Eddie Gaedel
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Nov 9, 2022 22:48
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Ammat The Ankh posted:The GM meetings are starting and you know what that means When did this knowingly over-the-top hypeman deal become Boras's gimmick? I know he's been doing it for several years now, but was he secretly doing this back in 2000 when he was negotiating A-Rod's record contract, or did he suddenly go "gently caress it, I'm too powerful to fail, let's get weird with it" at like age 65?
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Nov 9, 2022 23:19
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Popete posted:It should be illegal to advertise sport betting during a sporting event, it seems particularly predatory to get people addicted. you would be shocked at what an ad break on UK TV during sports is like
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Nov 9, 2022 23:52
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Julio Cruz posted:you would be shocked at what an ad break on UK TV during sports is like Just walk around in any city in the UK or Ireland and there's gambling houses basically everywhere. It's weird.
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Julio Cruz posted:you would be shocked at what an ad break on UK TV during sports is like I have watched some UK streams and yeah it's non-stop SkyBet ads.
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