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| Shohei Ohtani |
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| Hey, the national league has an MVP too you know! |
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15 | 17.86% |
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I'm so glad the Cubs have yet another free-swinging shortstop who hates getting on base and can't help himself from swinging at pitches that are in Schaumburg. I've been watching that poo poo ever since I was a kid and Shawon Dunston was getting on base at a .296 clip for his entire career (even though Dunston was fun to watch most of the time). I'm even happier they're going to pay him $177 million with a full no-trade instead of paying $88 million to Willson Contreras, who by all accounts never wanted to leave but ultimately got pissed-off that the team refused to even tender him an offer because they were more concerned with getting a lottery ticket draft pick. loving Rickettses. loving Cubs.
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Dec 19, 2022 06:49
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Timby posted:I'm so glad the Cubs have yet another free-swinging shortstop who hates getting on base and can't help himself from swinging at pitches that are in Schaumburg. I've been watching that poo poo ever since I was a kid and Shawon Dunston was getting on base at a .296 clip for his entire career (even though Dunston was fun to watch most of the time). 
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Dec 19, 2022 06:52
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Intruder posted:Looking forward to seeing what Brantley can do without the shift He’s gonna be hitting like .350 all year
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Dec 19, 2022 06:53
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Sab0921 posted:https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/1604582751319064579?t=6icOCX865NEvEh8McH-2Hg&s=19 Praise Jebus. And we didn't have to wait till 2023 after all, whew... Intruder posted:Yessssssss MrMidnight posted:gently caress YES. Off-season goals complete! Our lineup is straight sick lobster shirt posted:gently caress yeah So good. Such a relief. Kirios posted:gently caress yeah I was getting nervous they weren't going to do this. Peña hitting 2nd was pretty magical with Uncle Mike out... but now that he's back, something like that seems good. Maybe swap Bregman and Abreu?
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Dec 19, 2022 06:57
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zoux posted:Hmmmm, according to this, the contract stipulates we have to start calling him "Uncle Smooth" So stipulated! Big Mean Jerk posted:Santa is real and he’s an Uncle Mike fan And an Astros fan. What an excellent Xmas present this is for us. Sab0921 posted:Post ur favorite Uncle Mike memory here is mine. Quality. Intruder posted:Looking forward to seeing what Brantley can do without the shift fast cars loose anus posted:im satisfied Big Mean Jerk posted:He’s gonna be hitting like .350 all year Yeah, Yordan won't benefit quite so much since he's just liable to hit it to the wall or over it. But Brantley's gonna reap the benefits and it's gonna be sweet!
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Dec 19, 2022 07:00
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Intruder posted:I'm kind of assuming they're done making moves aside from maybe a lefty for the pen. Leon takes over the Diaz role, they keep some tax room for a midseason trade yeah much as I love Yuli sometimes you gotta move on
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Dec 19, 2022 07:00
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I seem to remember people losing their ever loving minds at Wrigley in '95 when that sign hit .300. What the Cubs are doing, by focusing on defense, is the cheapest way to build a lineup and it never works. This was the strategy the Mariners tried under Jack Z at one point and that the A's managed to follow to a .500 record about a decade ago. They could have kept Baez and Contreras, probably saved a little money, and wouldn't have to give up a draft pick for Swanson. Center field is a different story since they don't have anyone ready to play there for some time (I'm not sure if Davis is a "true" center fielder even after he recovers from surgery - meaning I just don't believe it until I see evidence of it). I hope they are one of the 29 teams who should be trying to trade for Bryan Reynolds.
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Dec 19, 2022 16:08
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To be fair to that strategy it failing was primarily because it was Jack Z steering the ship. Not that it’s a guaranteed winning strategy. Just that nothing the Jack Z Mariners did would have worked because of their organization and a lot of fundamental things relating to how they structured the team from the top down. This is all personified in their highest pick of the entire regime deciding he didn't trust any of the coaching he received at any level of the system. Is Dustin Ackley an rear end in a top hat? Probably! Did the Mariners suck rear end at developing talent and have zero plan to keep the organization cohesive from rookie ball all the way to the big league club? You betcha. Penisaurus Sex fucked around with this message at 16:37 on Dec 19, 2022 |
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Dec 19, 2022 16:35
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https://twitter.com/countericconner/status/1604864550129479681 This is a nice thread about nice dudes being nice, but I had no idea LaFleur had passed away. 
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Dec 19, 2022 17:06
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Red posted:This is a nice thread about nice dudes being nice, but I had no idea LaFleur had passed away. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die
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Dec 19, 2022 17:14
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mcmagic posted:This guy is a hedge fund ghoul right? Aren’t all Yankees fans at this point?
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Dec 19, 2022 17:40
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Bismack Billabongo posted:Aren’t all Yankees fans at this point? A Yankee fan with a Rangers hat on? lol
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Dec 19, 2022 17:57
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I can’t be expected to actually pay attention.
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Dec 19, 2022 18:19
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Ugh I’m seeing some of the Royals fan base push for a reunion with Hosmer. I’ve seen enough weak groundballs to the second baseman to last a lifetime, thanks.
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Dec 19, 2022 18:27
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Exodor posted:Ugh I’m seeing some of the Royals fan base push for a reunion with Hosmer. It's not just you.... https://twitter.com/Matt_Winkelman/status/1604517708455940096
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Dec 19, 2022 18:50
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Cubs will probably pick up Hosmer
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Dec 19, 2022 19:02
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Popete posted:Cubs will probably pick up Hosmer I loving hope not. I've always seen him as overvalued and I hate looking at his dumb evil-looking face
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Dec 19, 2022 19:39
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Hosmer has Angel written all over him. When you can get a proven leader like Eric Hosmer to join your team, it gives you options to trade your all-star first baseman Jared Walsh for something. Nothing good, of course, but definitely something. Plus, the Padres are paying his 39 million. Arte will love that.
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Dec 19, 2022 19:41
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https://twitter.com/BlockClubCHI/status/1604906980979646464?s=20&t=WwH0KDj3PxyhnT6ujl-qVg
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Dec 19, 2022 19:42
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Glad that Olson is generally healthy because otherwise Hosmer would be nailed on as AA’s failed reclamation project of the year
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Dec 19, 2022 19:59
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https://twitter.com/FabianArdaya/status/1604921014097301504 Also he's gonna start.
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Dec 19, 2022 20:35
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Are there any sites that people would recommend for baseball news/analysis? The only site I really know of is fangraphs but are there any other good ones? Also what about baseball podcasts? Are there any that are good?
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Dec 19, 2022 21:01
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Baseball Savant is good if you really want to dig in
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Dec 19, 2022 21:03
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aw damnit. Lugo was such a consistent arm in the Mets bullpen. Sad to see him go.
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Dec 19, 2022 21:05
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Intruder posted:Baseball Savant is good if you really want to dig in Cool thanks I'll check it out.
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Dec 19, 2022 21:43
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AlbertFlasher posted:Are there any sites that people would recommend for baseball news/analysis? The only site I really know of is fangraphs but are there any other good ones? I'm biased but I like Pitcher List (although there is a lot of fantasy focused stuff if that's not your thing.)
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Dec 19, 2022 21:51
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Some Baseball Podcasts: Effectively Wild - Ben Lindberg (The Ringer, formerly Baseball Prospectus) and Meg Rowley (Fangraphs), sort of the "OG" baseball nerd podcast I guess? A good archive episode to start with would be #762 (featuring the Cespedes BBQ boys as guests) Tipping Pitches - somewhat labor focused podcast famous for their "Unionize The Minors" merch which then actually happened this year Baseball Bar-B-Cast - current incarnation of Cespedes Family BBQ boys, if you're not familiar it's hard to explain but they are fun and I enjoy their perspective on baseball culture The Athletic has a bunch of podcasts in one feed, I tend to listen to the one they now call The Roundtable because I like the writers who host it (Andy McCullough, Grand Brisbee, Marc Carig) Joe Posnanski also talks plenty of baseball on his podcast (The PosCast) with Mickael Schur but a lot of other sports and random bullshit too bawfuls fucked around with this message at 22:22 on Dec 19, 2022 |
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Dec 19, 2022 22:13
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Dan should start a podcast with the posters of SAS for fangraphs.
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Dec 19, 2022 22:14
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Dan already hosts the Fangraphs podcast now I think
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Dec 19, 2022 22:16
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Just need a rotating cast of our best+worst posters on it
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Dec 19, 2022 22:17
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do an entire team preview series in the spring with a different poster representative for each team mcmagic's yankees rants need a full episode to really breath
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Dec 19, 2022 22:20
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dan I am available to provide an audio version of cubs posting send me a pm
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Dec 19, 2022 22:23
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bawfuls posted:do an entire team preview series in the spring with a different poster representative for each team Hell yeah, I nominate mangles to rep the cubs fans
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Dec 19, 2022 22:23
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can you imagine Dan trying to explain this premise in the first episode? "hello Fangraphs listeners! This year we're doing something different with team previews. Shamefully I sometimes post on an ancient internet forum, the name is not important please don't google it. I will be inviting posters from that dead husk to co-host team segments. I hope you enjoy the rantings of these anonymous, completely unvetted fans over the next 15-30 episodes!"
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Dec 19, 2022 22:31
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bawfuls posted:do an entire team preview series in the spring with a different poster representative for each team I would participate.
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Dec 19, 2022 22:33
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bawfuls posted:can you imagine Dan trying to explain this premise in the first episode? Hey we're 25% more vetted than Twitter Blue users
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Dec 19, 2022 22:34
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let's just say it's the A's of internet forums cause there's a low chance of them being in the tax 
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Dec 19, 2022 22:39
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I'm not sure words can appropriately capture the sadness of being a lifelong A's fan. Well, the sadness really just occurred recently, but WOW is it bad.
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Dec 19, 2022 22:42
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Intruder posted:let's just say it's the A's of internet forums cause there's a low chance of them being in the tax 
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https://twitter.com/boomer_humor/status/1604900781026643987 What in the hell (Brooklyn Cyclones Seinfeld giveaway - it's a... "figurine") Red fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Dec 19, 2022 |
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