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    While Oakland may resemble a AAA team, the desire to not go to AAA is probably more about the level of competition, which is not what the A's will be facing this year in the Rangers and Angels.
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    They also got Bryan Morris (meh) and Andy Laroche, who was the best prospect in that deal, from the Dodgers.
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    If there's no case, why did Walker lose his grievance when SD cut him for hitting poorly in spring training? I'm in agreement that it would be difficult, but the link shared above suggests comments like "there really is no case that can be made" are bit too strong.
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    1. I'm not talking about salary cap relief. 2. Wasn't aware of that. The article I read just indicated they could be cut, and the duration of the termination pay was dependent upon when the player was cut relative to 16-days before opening day. Have you got a link to something that describes this in more detail?
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    Not if they release him after arbitration. I can't find a link right now, but I recall reading that they can still DFA him for a nominal cost relative to the arbitration award. I don't think there's a realistic chance of this happening, but it's not impossible.
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    Not only that, but you can't steal first. Iglesias stuggles getting on base, so of course he doesn't steal a lot of them. Most SR's I've read state he has above average speed, which is kind of what you'd expect for a guy touted as a defensive wizard at a middle of the field position.
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    While his numbers with men on may have been good, I think many who feel he is no longer "clutch" do so because he doesn't grab victory from the jaws of defeat like he did during his insane stretch from mid-2003 through 2007. Now, to expect that to have continued is beyond unrealistic, but I'm certain that where comments like that come from.
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    Heed your own advise, hypocrite. Read the thread. I was not nasty when I entered this thread. The nastiness started when you called me OCD and accused me of "hit and run", followed by chummy back patting, obnoxious emoticons, and snarky comments by you and iortiz. You are a real piece of work to behave like you have and then start pointing fingers at me. To the mods who want this dropped, I refuse to allow this guy to continue to start s*** only to suddenly back-pedal and start pointing fingers. Everytime he takes the BS line with me, I will call him out for it.
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    I have a question, why the mixed thread? Is it because they are both on PPV? On the one hand, you have a legitimate form of competitive fighting. On the other, you have a soap opera of primarily men with speedo's on. On the topic of MMA, there have been quite a few good fights since Rampage/Evans and there are some very entertaining fighters to follow. Jon Jones is crazy entertaining. The heavyweight division was a little boring for a while, but the Overeem title bout with Jr Dos Santos that is on the horizon should be a good one. What Dana White needs to do for the fans is get Anderson Silva and JPP in the octagon together. PPV gold.
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    I know this will only add to your zeal to chase me around the forum and argue with me about everything, but, f*** it, this observation is so ironic I can't let it pass. You just described 90% of your posts. :lol::lol: :harhar::harhar: :dunno::thumbdown:thumbsup::D
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    And my post, which you quoted, stated a circumstance that has not existed in over 40 years, a winning baseball team in Washington, in questioning the definitive nature of that statement. Thus, you ignored my caveat. Quit jumping in half-cocked in your zeal to argue with everything I say. You're making yourself look foolish.
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    Yeah, ignore my caveat, and argue the point I didn't make. Please try and stick to what I actually said.
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    At this point, since you seem to struggle with the concept of "perspective" what argument are you talking about that I refused what you meant? Are you talking about the definition you posted on the first page? If so, my issue with it is that you misread what it means. That isn't "perspective" no matter how many times to try to excuse it as such. It's just wrong. Wrong is wrong. I don't think revenues are the only determinant of big vs small market team, but I do think they are very important. I think the size of the local media market is very important too. In terms of revenues, they were #15, in the upper half.....definitely not small. In terms of media market, they are #8. I've said before, I think they are mid-market, but if forced to choose between big and small, based on their revenues and media market, I put them in the big category.
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    The lack of African American interest in baseball is nationwide, not a DC issue. Traffic is going out of the city in the evening. I think these issues, while legitimate, will be overcome by a competitive team. We'll find out soon. If Strasbourg stays healthy and Harper is the real deal, they'll have the star power (with Morse and Zimmerman) to attract the fans.
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    It's not an insult, but it is an accusation. When you say my argument is going in circles, you are saying that it is not consistent. It starts in one direction, makes many changes in direction, even to the point where it is going in the opposite direction, and makes more changes to where it gets back to the original direction, like a circle. If this is not what you meant, then I'll drop it. If it is what you meant, you should have the good character to explain where my argument has lost consistency if I ask for it. If you lack to good character to provide this explanation, then I have no interest in discussing with you further, on any topic.
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    No, that's how you posted it. Of course you can fail, that's in the saying "nothing ventured, nothing gained". Ventured means "risked", as in you could lose it and fail. It goes without saying. However, the saying is meant to convey that you lose the opportunity to gain by doing nothing. In other words, you do not win every bet that you do not make. It is not meant to convey that you could fail if you try. You got it backwards.
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    Not clear at all. Spending, like UN suggests, represents the "venture", getting fans is the "gain". You have it backwards. You are essentially saying, "You will not succeed if you try". The correct perspective is, "If you do not try, you will not gain".
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    No, I'm not. Explain, in detail, one circular argument I've made. If you are going to make this kind of accusation, you better be able to back it up, or you should retract it.
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    I get it, nothing ventured, nothing gained. How does this apply to the conversation?
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