Northern Star
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I'm in agreement with you, especially since rosters across the majors are skewing younger as GMs realize the value of cost certainty and building from within. On the other hand, you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs, but I want at worst a balance between the youth movement and value for money for any big contracts. We know they've been burned, but we also know the environment in which MLB operates; if you want the top guys, you've got to offer a lot of years. It's beyond counter-intuitive but that's the reality we're living in.
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I don't know to what extent leadership (or lack thereof) affects the win column, but the fact is we have no natural leader among the players. Pedroia seems to think he is when in actuality he threw his teammates under the bus and sided with an opponent. Price - I don't know if he thinks he's a leader but he's been a douche with a fragile psyche. Farrell, the actual leader, allowed these to happen, seemingly without repercussion. I tend to believe having a player who will marshal the troops is a more positive thing than not, irrespective of results.
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It's plenty of jack that would buy plenty of Jack...
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I know this is way too much to hope for, but if the Astros could beat them 22-0 in Game 1 that would be more awesome than can be conveyed by mere words. I'd settle for an Astros sweep, though.
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For Game 1 I'll be ready with my Astros jersey, Astros cap, Astros flag and Astros foam hand.
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If you were, there's plenty of opportunity as a MLB umpire.
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It actually helps me too, even with my reading glasses on.
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Devers is untouchable in my book. But I'm very much against trading for Stanton. The contract is insane, even if Miami pays some of the freight. A power bat would be nice, but not at any price. I think you need to add one or two position players, but as for the heart of the order I'm willing to roll the dice on Betts/Devers/Hanley. Unfortunately, for DD potential is a currency with which to buy experience. At the extreme of this philosophy you get idiocy like Steve Philips saying he'd trade Strasburg for Oswalt.
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Sorry to hear that. I wasn't suggesting it was a bad thing at all, just wondering.
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What kind of ace goes >200 IP and
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So was Kluber's back problem to blame for his ineffectiveness?
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They don't stop playing when the season ends, pat everyone on the back and go home. Just curious - why do you bold the font of your posts?
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This game is giving me a headache.
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The reduction of so many aces to ashes this postseason is mindboggling.
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Definitely a shock after the Guardians comeback. They really needed to steal Game 3 and stop this in its tracks.
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As always, the caveat is that dollars do not necessarily equate to quality. We've already seen that with some of the big contracts handed out.
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If this turns into a blowout, I don't see how Francona can stay.
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Not really about baseball, but still....
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I hate CC so much, I hate the f***ing Yankees so much. I'm sure my blood pressure goes up whenever they win.
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It's an absolute mountain we've fallen off from the lofty pinnacle of "haha, Yankees choked."
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another epic choke job from the Guardians. Fire Francona?
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While FIFA's rankings are debatable, I reckon that's about right for the U.S. It's going to go down after this loss though.
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In the real Fourth Reich, you'd be the first to go.
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To quote from countless movies: "I've got a bad feeling about this."
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So that's what this was? Seems pointless. But it's worked out for them so far.
