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Sydin posted:Honestly I'm at the point where the bulk of my annoyance the Astros cheated isn't about the integrity of the game or their fraudulent 2017 title, but rather that every time it comes up it makes this thread largely unreadable for a full day. Which is unfortunate because SAS is like the one place I've found on the internet where you can discuss sports in a way that doesn't immediately devolve in to rampant racism, sexism, and death threats. This.
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Nov 19, 2022 00:37
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They have to trade IKF. He doesn't make sense as a backup AT ALL since his defense is bad and he's not good baserunner to pinch run with. I could see him hanging around on the roster and Boone playing him all the time next year though.
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Nov 19, 2022 00:42
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The astros are cheaters, gently caress the yankees, Boston is racist, even year bullshit, best fans in baseball etc are all fundamental truths so I'm not sure why they upset anyone
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Nov 19, 2022 00:42
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Even year bullshit is unfortunately over, I guess the Cubs really did kill it.
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Nov 19, 2022 00:43
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mcmagic posted:They have to trade IKF. He doesn't make sense as a backup AT ALL since his defense is bad and he's not good baserunner to pinch run with. I could see him hanging around on the roster and Boone playing him all the time next year though. He's easy to trade like most defence first shortstops to a tanking team that wants to fake trying.
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Nov 19, 2022 00:43
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Popete posted:Even year bullshit is unfortunately over, I guess the Cubs really did kill it. Too bad we didn't get the inexplicable odd year bullshit that appeared ready to happen last year
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Nov 19, 2022 00:44
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Intruder posted:Too bad we didn't get the inexplicable odd year bullshit that appeared ready to happen last year It's just waiting until Buster Posey takes over as Giants manager.
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Nov 19, 2022 00:50
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Popete posted:Even year bullshit is unfortunately over, I guess the Cubs really did kill it. To this day I'm still convinced EYBS would still be a thing - or at least would have continued on through 2016 - if Bochey had just taken a deep breath and trusted Derek Law to get three outs before giving up three runs. He blew through like five relievers that inning and nobody could find a rhythm.
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Nov 19, 2022 00:51
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The 3 batter minimum is probably saving a lot of managers from making a bunch of big brain moves in the playoffs.
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Nov 19, 2022 00:54
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Didn't save Thomson from himself. Did Wheeler even give up a single hard hit ball before being pulled?
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Nov 19, 2022 00:55
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Sydin posted:Honestly I'm at the point where the bulk of my annoyance the Astros cheated isn't about the integrity of the game or their fraudulent 2017 title, but rather that every time it comes up it makes this thread largely unreadable for a full day. Which is unfortunate because SAS is like the one place I've found on the internet where you can discuss sports in a way that doesn't immediately devolve in to rampant racism, sexism, and death threats. Yeah this. I beg of you, make a new thread for the Astros cheating circlejerkery and shut up about it here. It's always the same handful of posters too.
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Nov 19, 2022 01:00
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STAC Goat posted:Naturally Peter Gammons is now in on the rewriting of history in Houston. Five years later “yeah, they are very remorseful. And innocent.” I mean, baseball wants any bad press to all go away - it's bad for business. Baseball writers protect their meal ticket. It's not complicated.
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Nov 19, 2022 01:02
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Intruder posted:Didn't save Thomson from himself. Did Wheeler even give up a single hard hit ball before being pulled? I think you can argue the Wheeler pull, but you can't justify putting in Alvarado at all. It was clear for the longest time he was going to get torched in a high pressure situation, especially with inherited runners. The correct move was Brogdon, regardless of matchup.
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Nov 19, 2022 01:03
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https://twitter.com/dougherty_jesse/status/1593748476986380290
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Nov 19, 2022 01:04
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Red posted:I think you can argue the Wheeler pull, but you can't justify putting in Alvarado at all. It was clear for the longest time he was going to get torched in a high pressure situation, especially with inherited runners. The correct move was Brogdon, regardless of matchup. To be fair to Alvarado, there aren't a lot of guys who are going to catch up to 99 right below the knees e: also Brogdon righty beep boop matchups beep Teams keep forgetting Yordan hits against both equally well Intruder fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Nov 19, 2022 |
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Nov 19, 2022 01:12
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In not-Astros thoughts I’m really curious to see what kind of market there is for Mitch Haniger. If he ended up at like 3/$40 with a club option for another year after that I’d feel good, that’s a good personal deal for him and the kind of deal the Mariners can walk away from and it be a good decision.
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Nov 19, 2022 01:14
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I'm anxiously awaiting to see which player the A's trade away first, we have some great options this off season 
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Nov 19, 2022 01:17
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Honestly surprised Laureano is still an A
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Nov 19, 2022 01:17
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It'll be Sean Murphy.
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Nov 19, 2022 01:18
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https://mobile.twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1593759727166672897 Heyman trying to run up the price
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Nov 19, 2022 01:27
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https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/1593759727166672897 I still have a hard time buying this for the same reasons I always have. Judge just does not fit the profile of guys Friedman is willing to break the bank for. At best the Dodgers will probably offer him some wild-high AAV on a shorter term deal, but there's no way they'll go 8+ years or whatever it is he's looking for.
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Nov 19, 2022 01:27
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Ammat The Ankh posted:Yeah this. I beg of you, make a new thread for the Astros cheating circlejerkery and shut up about it here. I've purposely stayed out of it as I'm sure people are sick of me talking about it. Hopefully the other guilty parties are self aware going forward. Edit: Real talk, fellow Astros posters? We got our non trash can banging title, shut up about it.
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Nov 19, 2022 01:54
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Popete posted:I know you're doing your normal shtick and trying to say the Cubs acquiring Chapman means nobody can criticize the Astros for picking up Osuna. Whatever you need to do to justify it to yourself forums posters Sab. I’m going to be eternally donating to RAINN thanks to that Chapman trade.
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Nov 19, 2022 02:08
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people really gotta chill about the Astros
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Nov 19, 2022 02:08
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nothing against gio urshela but the angels needing infield depth (particularly at SS) and getting gio urshela is some quality Angels poo poo. at least it wasnt like rougned odor? i guess??
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Nov 19, 2022 02:09
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https://twitter.com/EvanPetzold/status/1593770362659119105 Between this and Gleyber supposedly being on the block the Cubs could put together one hell of a prospect throw back team (that would be very bad, lol)
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Nov 19, 2022 02:11
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Popete posted:It'll be Sean Murphy. This is an obvious candidate but I'm betting Tony Kemp because we the fans love Tony Kemp and it will cause us maximum pain
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Nov 19, 2022 02:11
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Johnny Bravo posted:nothing against gio urshela but the angels needing infield depth (particularly at SS) and getting gio urshela is some quality Angels poo poo. Especially since I saw a ton of people speculating Correa to the Angels
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Nov 19, 2022 02:12
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maffew buildings posted:This is an obvious candidate but I'm betting Tony Kemp because we the fans love Tony Kemp and it will cause us maximum pain My first thought was Kemp for pretty much that reason. Anyone remotely fun or promising has to go. A's are one of my favourite AL teams, their games look like a lot of fun when they draw a crowd. John Fisher should be forced to sell, it's awful.
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Nov 19, 2022 02:13
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Kemp either goes first or right before opening day because Fisher wants the fans to hate him as much as possible. Losing Kemp would be proverbially soul crushing us fans, as well as literally soul crushing.
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Nov 19, 2022 02:15
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I predict baseball fans arguing about the Astros peters out when their window closes. A season or two at the bottom of the division will reset everything.
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Nov 19, 2022 02:17
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Deals deals deals deals deals https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1593761169969451009
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Hand Knit posted:people really gotta chill about the Astros The problem is no one ever says “people have to chill about the Yankees”. Or as a Phillies fan put it during the playoffs some drunk assholes threw batteries in Philly generations ago and they’re still getting shut about it. But when it comes to the Astros that a few years of them being hated because of a systematic series of choices and actions they made? We need to forgive and forget while I’ve been eating poo poo from everyone here for like a decade. STAC Goat fucked around with this message at 02:27 on Nov 19, 2022 |
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Nov 19, 2022 02:24
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https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1593774982882025473 Davis Ross absolutely losing his mind trying to figure who he's going to give a ton of inexplicable starts to now that Ortega is gone. Sucks about Marquez, dude looked like he could have been the real thing a few years ago but the injuries just keep rolling and apparently he's hosed up his shoulder again. Maybe he comes back on a minor league deal but he's most likely gone.
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STAC Goat posted:The problem is no one ever says “people have to chill about the Yankees”. Or as a Phillies fan put it during the playoffs some drunk assholes threw batteries in Philly generations ago and they’re still getting shut about it. But when it comes to the Astros that a few years of them being hated because of a systematic series of choices and actions they made? We need to forgive and forget while I’ve been eating poo poo from everyone here for like a decade. I don't even really understand it anymore. People know the 90s were 20 years ago right? Yeah they won a random one in 09 but it's not like they're the "evil empire" people railed against. That you could explain away as jealousy. Now... I don't even get it.
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Nov 19, 2022 02:29
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Intruder posted:To be fair to Alvarado, there aren't a lot of guys who are going to catch up to 99 right below the knees Brogdon was probably their most reliable reliever throughout the playoffs, whereas Alvarado had definitely been overexposed.
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Red posted:Brogdon was probably their most reliable reliever throughout the playoffs, whereas Alvarado had definitely been overexposed. I would have gone w/ Ranger. He was rested and a better lefty option imo.
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ChesterJT posted:I don't even really understand it anymore. People know the 90s were 20 years ago right? Yeah they won a random one in 09 but it's not like they're the "evil empire" people railed against. That you could explain away as jealousy. Now... I don't even get it. You can hate the team if you want. That’s fine. Sports have rivalries and dumb blind hatred of teams. And people can go “gently caress the Yankees” all day. I just don’t get why that’s ok but the Astro stuff isn’t. Why it’s ok for pointers to imply I’m a racist and a nazi. For it to just be nonstop from all corners. But then the Astros stuff has run it’s course and gone too far or something? See it’s because the Yankees are SUPPOSED to be hated. They’re the bad guys and I’m the bad guy because I grew up in the shadow of their stadium. But the Astros weren’t supposed to be the bad guys. No one hated them five years ago. So even though they actually did stuff to cause this reaction it’s confusing and unfair and wrong. Because Astros fans matter. Jose Altuve matters. Yankees don’t. I don’t. I’m less than human to most here. At least that’s how this place makes me feel.
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https://twitter.com/BSmile/status/1593599205850882051 I think if I could magically undo one baseball injury it would be Koufax's elbow. He pitched for such a short time and in unbelievable discomfort if not outright agony in his last few years. Can you imagine what kind of stats he would've put up over a 20 year healthy career. Every pitching record would be untouchable. JR Richard is another one, there's nothing worse than generational talent stolen by injury. I know UCL tears are much more common these days because dudes throw so hard because they don't expect to go nine (or two), so how common were those injuries when guys were expected to go nine? I was reading about it the other day, and one of the hypotheses about this is that because pitchers of old had insane workloads, their bodies just became accustomed to it and they don't have as many injuries. Koufax didn't even think he tore his UCL, he thought he hosed it up diving into a bag. zoux fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Nov 19, 2022 |
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