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Dec 8, 2022 20:26
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i had no idea bauer had an academic background in engineering, that definitely makes him the stupidest loving player in baseball in my book
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Dec 8, 2022 20:36
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Poque posted:I wonder how much money Bauer lost in FTX
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Dec 8, 2022 20:39
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maffew buildings posted:i had no idea bauer had an academic background in engineering, that definitely makes him the stupidest loving player in baseball in my book He also put out a bunch of youtube videos where he talked about pitching in technical physics terms, I blamed the media a lot in my initial post but Bauer also absolutely tried to cultivate an image for himself of being uniquely erudite among players. Poque posted:I wonder how much money Bauer lost in FTX lol is he a cryptobro? Hell what am I saying, of course he's a cryptobro.
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Dec 8, 2022 20:42
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maffew buildings posted:i had no idea bauer had an academic background in engineering, that definitely makes him the stupidest loving player in baseball in my book He doesn't have an academic engineering background. He enrolled as a mechanical engineering major and dropped it almost immediately. I was in the same program, at the same school, at the same time. Gorman Thomas fucked around with this message at 20:52 on Dec 8, 2022 |
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Dec 8, 2022 20:50
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Gorman Thomas posted:He doesn't have an academic engineering background. He enrolled as a mechanical engineering major and dropped it almost immediately. I was in the same program, at the same school, at the same time. Well, what’s your four seamer spin rate Also did you have classes with him
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Dec 8, 2022 20:54
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zoux posted:Well, what’s your four seamer spin rate How many times do you think he's asked this question to critics in a huff
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Dec 8, 2022 20:55
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Not loving the Correa to SF rumors. He's a good player, but not an elite hitter or transcendent defender. Not a face of the franchise guy and not worth paying big bucks in his decline years to get him. If we're going to overpay someone it should be Carlos Rodon.
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Dec 8, 2022 20:57
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zoux posted:Well, what’s your four seamer spin rate Nope, I'm a year older but the mech/aero major wasn't that big, we would have crossed paths or I would have known someone who did. He may have taken a couple GE courses like calc or physics but I highly, highly doubt he ever took any 100 level classes.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:04
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In addition to everything else, Bauer was also *openly* cheating at the time.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:10
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The Pussy Boss posted:Not loving the Correa to SF rumors. He's a good player, but not an elite hitter or transcendent defender. Not a face of the franchise guy and not worth paying big bucks in his decline years to get him. If we're going to overpay someone it should be Carlos Rodon. What? He’s absolutely elite defensively
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Dec 8, 2022 21:12
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The Pussy Boss posted:Not loving the Correa to SF rumors. He's a good player, but not an elite hitter or transcendent defender. Not a face of the franchise guy and not worth paying big bucks in his decline years to get him. If we're going to overpay someone it should be Carlos Rodon. We just watched a team of DHs get within 2 wins of winning the World Series Defense is very overrated
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Dec 8, 2022 21:15
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Sab0921 posted:In addition to everything else, Bauer was also *openly* cheating at the time. I mean, yes, but also so was half the league, lol. Tons of pitchers on pretty much every team were using spider tack or other sticky substances to get a better grip and increase spin rates. It's just that Bauer took it to the extreme in 2020 after trying to call out the Astros using it systemically across their whole rotation, but MLB ignored him and he figured alright then guess I'll cheat too. Hell one of the reasons I saw floated for why the Dodgers potentially went after Bauer was because he'd made a special sticky stuff blend that was even better than spider tack he was sharing with the Reds in 2020, and the Dodgers wanted in on it for their guys. It seems like the league's decision to reverse course and start trying to crack down on sticky stuff came as a shock to most, and ironically I think it came about because Bauer so brazenly used it to win the Cy in a walk year and leverage that into a record shattering AAV contract.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:16
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:We just watched a team of DHs get within 2 wins of winning the World Series And they lost to an excellent defensive team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oVHOjQ1pJU https://twitter.com/Chandler_Rome/status/1567632659291193347 The arm that makes Carlos Correa a special shortstop Correa has the best arm at SS in the league, besides maybe Oneil Cruz, and Cruz isn't nearly as polished. He's also deadly on relay throws and very rangey, which is going to be even more important now. He won the platinum glove one year ago???? And he had a 140 OPS+ last year, wtf do you want. zoux fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Dec 8, 2022 |
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Dec 8, 2022 21:19
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The impetus of all that sticky stuff bullshit was Bauer's 13 year grudge against Gerrit Cole lmao.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:21
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Good lord I'm dumb as hell. I spent the last few pages mixing up Mauer and Bauer in my head and was really confused and sad 
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Dec 8, 2022 21:21
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Gorman Thomas posted:He doesn't have an academic engineering background. He enrolled as a mechanical engineering major and dropped it almost immediately. I was in the same program, at the same school, at the same time. he's still possibly the stupidest player, but good for him not doing engineering at least edit: Our Perfect Boy and Teammate Carlos is going to the Cubbies, there's literally no way there's a different outcome
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Dec 8, 2022 21:30
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Sab0921 posted:In addition to everything else, Bauer was also *openly* cheating at the time.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:31
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maffew buildings posted:but good for him not doing engineering at least MODS
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Dec 8, 2022 21:33
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Just loving give Correa 10/320 or whatever already Cubs, who cares. He's only 28 you'll still get 6-7 solid years of him unless the aging curve absolutely hits him like a sack of bricks. The offense needs a shot in the arm something fierce and Correa is the last guy left on the board who can provide it.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:35
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You say this with such a defeated tone as if the Cubs aren’t going to trade the worst prospect on planet earth for Bryan Reynolds
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Dec 8, 2022 21:37
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Getting rid of the team's only good bat to sign a 64 ops+ guy who hasn't hit in 4 years.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:38
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Everyone knows the smartest player in the MLB is Kyle Hendricks, they even made him a professor.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:41
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https://twitter.com/Starting9/status/1600931142194331648 Yeah Jake, about that...
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Dec 8, 2022 21:44
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Poque posted:I wonder how much money Bauer lost in FTX Not as much as Tom Brady lost
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Dec 8, 2022 21:44
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it's incredible that Touches Down Tom did such a divorced dad speed run and still isn't even CLOSE to being in the running for first or second with Elon and Kanye having their incredible showings
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Dec 8, 2022 21:49
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bravesword posted:They’ll probably drop below within the next few years though. Could be this year - over 60 wins needed to stay above .500
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Dec 8, 2022 21:51
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Sydin posted:I mean, yes, but also so was half the league, lol. And by half the league, you mean 100% of pitchers
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Dec 8, 2022 21:51
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zoux posted:Correa has the best arm at SS in the league, besides maybe Oneil Cruz, and Cruz isn't nearly as polished. He's also deadly on relay throws and very rangey, which is going to be even more important now. He won the platinum glove one year ago???? The only knock I have on Correa is hasn't he missed time with a bad back? That's the sort of injury I get nervous about because they tend to only get worse over time. Other than that his age and production have him as clearly the best available SS all off-season.
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Dec 8, 2022 21:58
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MLBTR reporting on the asking price for Sean Murphy when the Cardinals tried to get it done prior to signing Contreras. The A's wanted Nootbar, Donovan, and the Cards #3 prospect (#79 overall).
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Dec 8, 2022 21:59
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Sydin posted:MLBTR reporting on the asking price for Sean Murphy when the Cardinals tried to get it done prior to signing Contreras. The A's wanted Nootbar, Donovan, and the Cards #3 prospect (#79 overall). The A's aren't a good team to make trades with. They screwed over the yankees pretty good last year.
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Dec 8, 2022 22:02
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/Starting9/status/1600931142194331648
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Dec 8, 2022 22:03
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https://twitter.com/_andrewwiley/status/1600954935797219328 THANK YOU
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Dec 8, 2022 22:06
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bawfuls posted:just once I want one of these guys to drop the bullshit a little and say “yeah I’m here cause this was by far the most money, I wanted that stability. This team still has some work to do but I believe we can compete within the timeframe of my contract”
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Dec 8, 2022 22:07
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Sydin posted:I mean, yes, but also so was half the league, lol. Tons of pitchers on pretty much every team were using spider tack or other sticky substances to get a better grip and increase spin rates. It's just that Bauer took it to the extreme in 2020 after trying to call out the Astros using it systemically across their whole rotation, but MLB ignored him and he figured alright then guess I'll cheat too. Hell one of the reasons I saw floated for why the Dodgers potentially went after Bauer was because he'd made a special sticky stuff blend that was even better than spider tack he was sharing with the Reds in 2020, and the Dodgers wanted in on it for their guys. Is Bauer getting paid right now?
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Dec 8, 2022 22:10
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*Bryan Alvarez voice* BECKHAM TURNER
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howe_sam posted:The only knock I have on Correa is hasn't he missed time with a bad back? That's the sort of injury I get nervous about because they tend to only get worse over time. Other than that his age and production have him as clearly the best available SS all off-season. He's played 280 games in the last 2 years. It's absolutely an ongoing issue but he has a treatment plan that has worked, but yes I understand that as a concern and that's probably a big reason we didn't offer him a big time deal. But he could have 10 more great years, or he could avg. less than a 100 starting next year. But he's absolutely a transformative player and his leadership and team presence is +++. Like I know it pissed all y'all off but Houston fans loving loved him going full villain gently caress y'all mode and maintaining his swagger when everyone else was miserable and hangdog. It was a miserable time! and he was the only guy sticking up for us - whether you think that's good or not is beside the point, the point is he was the undisputed team leader in '21 and the whole Astros fanbase loved it. He's a six four Adonis with a thousand watt smile. He stands tall in the box coiled like a cobra, he makes eyepopping defensive plays every day and repeatedly came up big time for the Astros in huge spots throughout his career. I get why people hate him but if he's on your team you will not hate him Red posted:Is Bauer getting paid right now? I don't think so and the uncertainty about how much the club is gonna end up owing him, I've read, is a big reason why the Dodgers haven't made any big time moves as they wait to see what happens.
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Dec 8, 2022 22:15
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:So are the Cubs just giving up on Nico at short or are they planning on moving him to 2B because SS is one of the few positions with good free agents this year? Hayden Wesneski looked good for them and I have to think he'll get a shot at making the rotation. They also still have Killian in AAA. Since the team is going nowhere, I'd prefer them in the rotation over Sampson. But the Cubs have a weird rebuilding formula of giving 30+ year old career minor leaguers a ton of playing time over young guys.
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Dec 8, 2022 22:17
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bawfuls posted:just once I want one of these guys to drop the bullshit a little and say “yeah I’m here cause this was by far the most money, I wanted that stability. This team still has some work to do but I believe we can compete within the timeframe of my contract” he has plenty of money and he clearly wants to win a championship, why else would he leave a team that won 101 games for a team that won... 68??????
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Dec 8, 2022 22:20
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The Twins should throw everything they have at Correa lol.
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