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| Shohei Ohtani |
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| Hey, the national league has an MVP too you know! |
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I loved the yoshida signing but even with that, I can’t remember the last time I had lest vested interest in the Red Sox. The championships over the past 20 years have been great but I’m kinda sick of rooting for lovely free agents and lottery ticket pickups. Can’t help but notice we seem to be the only team on the block that won’t pay their homegrown talent.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Does the GM get fired after this debacle or is he doing exactly what the owners want now I assume it has to be what ownership wants, why hire the guy from Tampa Bay if you are going to let him throw stacks like he was Dombrowski
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Dec 9, 2022 13:43
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Saw this on the back of some cheese I bought:
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Dec 9, 2022 15:28
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I see the cheese has been checking out some historical advanced defensive metrics
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Dec 9, 2022 15:30
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Paper Tiger posted:Odd choice for them to only include one hour of parking when the average game is three hours long. Also I like that they're specifically adult-sized hats, implying the parents get em and not the kids. Sorry kids, you don't get programs either and mommy and daddy are eating two hot dogs each.
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Dec 9, 2022 15:45
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It's fine if the Cubs are going to tread water for another season but don't open your mouths about how THE CHECKBOOK IS OPEN and WE'RE GOING TO TRY NKT TO BE DOGSHIT and then sign young Jason Heyward, a decent pitcher, and let Contreras go to the loving cardinals.
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Dec 9, 2022 15:45
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R.D. Mangles posted:It's fine if the Cubs are going to tread water for another season but don't open your mouths about how THE CHECKBOOK IS OPEN and WE'RE GOING TO TRY NKT TO BE DOGSHIT and then sign young Jason Heyward, a decent pitcher, and let Contreras go to the loving cardinals. They're not done yet. Bound to be a few other reclamation projects out there for cheap.
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Dec 9, 2022 15:54
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FlamingLiberal posted:Does the GM get fired after this debacle or is he doing exactly what the owners want now Keep in mind this is always who the Red Sox ownership has been. They let Pedro and Lowe walk after winning in 04, they let Ellsbury walk after winning in 13. The Mookie trade just broke everyone's brains (I think because they signed Sale to that terrible idea of an extension last then cried poverty) and they're now under a closer spotlight. Well that and the fact that Bloom really seems like his was genuine in his desire to bring Xander back and was blindsided by the Padres' offer.
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Dec 9, 2022 16:07
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Niwrad posted:Cubs and Red Sox seem to be on eerily similar paths. Big market teams that have realized they can fill up their historic ballparks because it's a tourist attraction. Throw in a big local TV deal because of their loyal fanbase and you can print money winning 75 games a year. Sell fans on some A ball guys who might be good in 5 years. I have noticed that the Red Sox have been doing a lot of "we tried" this offseason. https://twitter.com/r_j_anderson/status/1600251313786277890?s=20&t=QPbldhLNyUh0E_MKUgzbqQ https://twitter.com/r_j_anderson/status/1600316685038235648?s=20&t=QPbldhLNyUh0E_MKUgzbqQ Eflin in particular was funny because he used the Red Sox as leverage to get a bigger contract offer from the freaking Rays.
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Dec 9, 2022 16:18
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howe_sam posted:
See I thought so too but if the offer that was printed is true at like 6/160 then he really is unsuited for this gig. That was never ever ever going to get it done.
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Dec 9, 2022 16:26
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zoux posted:Owners association calling up John Wick dudes about Steve Cohen Without adding (or getting rid of) anyone else, the Mets are expected to be paying luxury tax penalties (~$60M) higher than the entire payrolls of the Pirates, Orioles and A's.
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Dec 9, 2022 16:42
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Yeah, including penalties their payroll is gonna be north of $400m
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Dec 9, 2022 16:43
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ihatepants posted:Without adding (or getting rid of) anyone else, the Mets are expected to be paying luxury tax penalties (~$60M) higher than the entire payrolls of the Pirates, Orioles and A's. Including the A's in there almost isn't fair because they are openly tanking out of spite
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Dec 9, 2022 16:44
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NiceGuy posted:See I thought so too but if the offer that was printed is true at like 6/160 then he really is unsuited for this gig. That was never ever ever going to get it done. The thing is 6/160 was relatively in line with the consensus for what it would take to sign Xander going into the offseason, though granted on the low end of the spectrum. So I don't entirely blame Bloom for not predicting how nuts the market was going to be. I do blame him for not making that 6/160 offer last off-season, but that's a whole other kettle of fish.
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Dec 9, 2022 16:46
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:Also I like that they're specifically adult-sized hats, implying the parents get em and not the kids. Sorry kids, you don't get programs either and mommy and daddy are eating two hot dogs each. they’ll get a beer each and like it
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Dec 9, 2022 17:05
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I don't love the way the Mets' roster is constructed. They are way too reliant on old pitching and their lineup just seems kinda "fine" for a team with that level of payroll?
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Dec 9, 2022 17:10
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The Mets are spending $400M to get bounced in the NLDS and hell I dig it
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Dec 9, 2022 17:19
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probably makes for a better fan experience than spending zero dollars and losing 90-100 games
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Dec 9, 2022 17:20
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https://twitter.com/Joelsherman1/status/1601186171492610048?s=20&t=sheD3jljzK4N75euIdM4JQ
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Dec 9, 2022 17:21
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ihatepants posted:Without adding (or getting rid of) anyone else, the Mets are expected to be paying luxury tax penalties (~$60M) higher than the entire payrolls of the Pirates, Orioles and A's. Sometimes I daydream about painful ways Bob Nutting could die. It doesn't fix anything but it's mildly cathartic at least
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Dec 9, 2022 17:23
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mcmagic posted:I don't love the way the Mets' roster is constructed. They are way too reliant on old pitching and their lineup just seems kinda "fine" for a team with that level of payroll? There are a lot of weaknesses and signing guys like Verlander/Robertson/Quintana that you will need to rely on seems risky
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Dec 9, 2022 17:36
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FlamingLiberal posted:I agree
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Dec 9, 2022 17:47
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run me over with a snowplow https://www.theplayerstribune.com/posts/willson-contreras-mlb-baseball-st-louis-cardinals
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Dec 9, 2022 17:50
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It does warm my heart a little to see big name free agents still get paid megadeals after the past few offseasons had the owners colluding to keep FA prices down that led to stuff like the lockout earlier this year. I just wish that my team's owner realized earlier that his "friends" weren't going to try and freeze players out again and actually loving spent money beyond $1.2 million on Trevor Gott and no one else.
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Dec 9, 2022 17:52
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howe_sam posted:The thing is 6/160 was relatively in line with the consensus for what it would take to sign Xander going into the offseason, though granted on the low end of the spectrum. So I don't entirely blame Bloom for not predicting how nuts the market was going to be. I do blame him for not making that 6/160 offer last off-season, but that's a whole other kettle of fish. My only pushback on this is that 6/160 was in line for what you and I, joest of schmos, thought what the market was. The number one baseball decision maker of one of the biggest markets in the game should really have better insight than that, especially after turner got 300 mil.
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Dec 9, 2022 17:58
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I don't buy that anyone saw this market coming. People were like "hmmm dunno about that third year in the Abreu deal" and now we got Nolan Ryan coming back to the Padres on a 10 year, $250m deal
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Dec 9, 2022 18:00
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the A's were willing to drop 14m on a 2 year deal. this market is all gas no brakes
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Dec 9, 2022 18:01
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R.D. Mangles posted:run me over with a snowplow lol the first line quote:First things first: No one could ever replace Yadier Molina. We all know that. zoux posted:I don't buy that anyone saw this market coming. People were like "hmmm dunno about that third year in the Abreu deal" and now we got Nolan Ryan coming back to the Padres on a 10 year, $250m deal Yeah that Abreu deal looks great now. I wonder if he's kicking himself for signing so quickly
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Dec 9, 2022 18:03
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Pungry posted:It does warm my heart a little to see big name free agents still get paid megadeals after the past few offseasons had the owners colluding to keep FA prices down that led to stuff like the lockout earlier this year. I just wish that my team's owner realized earlier that his "friends" weren't going to try and freeze players out again and actually loving spent money beyond $1.2 million on Trevor Gott and no one else.
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Dec 9, 2022 18:06
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R.D. Mangles posted:run me over with a snowplow Asbolutely disgusting quote:First things first: No one could ever replace Yadier Molina. Well you could start spitting on Umps. Popete fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Dec 9, 2022 |
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Dec 9, 2022 18:06
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How many neck tattoos is Contreras obligated to get
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Dec 9, 2022 18:07
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Would you trade Willson Contreras for Mike Trout?
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Dec 9, 2022 18:10
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Intruder posted:Would you trade Willson Contreras for Mike Trout? I'd ask the angels to toss in a couple of prospects
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Dec 9, 2022 18:24
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R.D. Mangles posted:run me over with a snowplow gently caress my life.
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Dec 9, 2022 18:30
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Cubs fans look away. https://twitter.com/jmjones/status/1601266162683510784?s=20&t=ASIZpTbBuEBxeYVL4Vs4Dg
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Dec 9, 2022 18:35
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He's cutting a promo on the Cubs lol
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Dec 9, 2022 18:38
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Inspector_666 posted:Cubs fans look away. 
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Dec 9, 2022 18:44
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drat Contreras, the Cubs fans dead body is still warm
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Dec 9, 2022 18:56
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Inspector_666 posted:Cubs fans look away. 
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Having watched Contreras all these years this is the only way it could have gone, he's gonna lean hard into the rivalry. Having said that I think he'll still get a nice cheer his first time back at Wrigley. We should have just paid the dude I don't think there will be much ill will.
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