a700hitter
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And it shouldn't have been worth your commenting about initially.
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So, you prefer the way that we deal with the issue in the U.S.A. as opposed to China or the Philippines?
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It worked in China. Opioid addiction is no longer a problem there and the Philippines is taking the same approach.
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I will respond if I disagree with the premise that it matters.
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He clearly doesn't have anorexia.
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You are going down a rabbit hole here and I am not following you there. With regard to how the U.S. approaches drug addiction as compared to other countries, I favor the way China handled it and currently the Philippines -- a bullet to the back of the head.
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Of course it is a health problem, but it is a health problem brought about by voluntary actions. What is your point? Should I weep for this donut eating $90 million third baseman who is eating himself out of baseball? Count me out. His actions. His fault. No sympathy from me. It is a nice first world problem to have -- eating your way out of a $90 million job. My real opinion is that he is a big fat fool. Edit: No one is talking about crimes. It is not a crime to be a fat slob in America, although the government would like to outlaw if is it could.
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The guy's trades usually help his team. He is pretty good at separating the wheat from the chaff.
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And I wasn't addressing you in my post.
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His last trade for the Tigers he got Michael Fulmer.
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I don't see the obsession to defend his attitude. I don't attack or care about his attitude. That is all that I am saying. I don't really care to assign blame, but I don't sit by and listen to lame excuses for problems. Pablo's problem is in his mirror.
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I don't care if it is classified as a disease by the Shrink community. He should get full blame, just as he should if he was addicted to an opioid or if he was an alcoholic.
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I don't give a hoot about Pablo's attitude, but I will not accept that there is nothing that he can do about his weight. Eating himself out of baseball is on him, and it is something that was completely within his control. This isn't an injured knee or arm or other body part. This isn't a product of wear and tear from aging. He eats too much and got too fat to the point where he couldn't perform on the baseball field. Whether or not he feels bad about it means nothing to me. The fault lies with him. Period. The fates haven't intervened to give him a bad break. He gets full blame.
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Cain is through. He is not worth the investment of time and a roster spot. Go in a different direction. I'd rather give away Pablo.
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Give away Pablo and eat everything except $30 million. Same thing.
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I want no part of Matt Cain.
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2016-2017 Offseason Trade Speculation Thread
a700hitter replied to Dojji's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
He is one of a long line of pitching prospects that got everyone excited and then flopped. -
All the writers that voted for Joe Gordon over Ted Williams are dead. There was an outcry then about the disparity in statistics, and generations of sportswriters have come and gone and it is still a popularity contest. The intangible that is at play is not what most people think it is. The X factor is not about being a leader or a winner. It is about giving the writers access and be accommodating. If a guy is good copy and accessible, he will have the advantage. It is human nature, and it is a popularity contest by the people whose job it is to cover the players. That will never change.
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Sure. Stats are good reading... real headline material.
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Maybe so. We can hope, but writers are usually not good with numbers and they are always looking for a story angle.
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You are stuck with sportswriters.
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We really need to do that radio show.
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I have never met one, but if I did I might ask for an autograph.
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It has always been a popularity contest. Advanced statistics will not make a difference. Statistics have been disregarded since the forever.
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Rick Porcello Wins the Cy Young Award
a700hitter replied to a700hitter's topic in Boston Red Sox Talk
i enjoy watching all baseball, but I hate the WBC because it takes many of the best players away from Spring Training.
