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  1. notin
    Other than Brandon Jennings, what other NBA players have followed this type of path?
  2. notin
    Like Andres Escobar, the Colombian defender who scored an auto goal for the US that eliminated his team from the 1994 World Cup and was then murdered...
  3. notin
    Oh look. A Mad Stork sighting. It’s been months. How about that “lucky to win 85 games” prediction of yours from last year? Hey you were only off by 34...
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    It’s a really safe bet his football contract has a clause about not playing baseball, among other sports, probably with some extra compensation. This is hardly a unique situation. The Cubs had to negotiate a bonus of $10mill into the contract of Jeff Samardjiza in order to convince him to abandon football contractually...
  5. notin
    DFA Josh Smith. He will go unclaimed. (The Sox still have one open spot on the 40 man roster.) Promote Mejia and sign Rodney. Send Velasquez and Lakins back to Pawtucket...
  6. notin
    Add them both. One is available to everyone and we already have the other...
  7. notin
    Dombrowski’s “I can build that bullpen for less dollars” strategy might not be so perfect...
  8. notin
    He still does..,
  9. notin
    They were ranked closely, so it doesn’t change anything. Except add Johnny Ray to my still short Pirates list and give the Guardians Bobby Avila, if you don’t like my Joe Gordon decision...
  10. notin
    Probably done too quickly. I counted Joe Gordon as a Yankee, but he had a great start to his career as an Indian. And the Yankees had Willie Randolph and Gil McDougald, whom I didn’t put anywhere because I had my 3 Yankees, with Lazzeri, Gordon and Cano...
  11. notin
    I looked into it objectively. Pete Runnels ranked 61st in fWAR at 2b, and he earned the honor or “third best Sox 2b”, as he was slightly ahead of Goodman. 11 of the original 16 teams had 3 or more second basemen ahead of Runnels since 1903. Only the Braves (0), the Pirates (1 - Mazeroski), the Phillies (1 - Utley), the Guardians (2 - Lajoie, Alomar), and the White Sox (2 - Fox, Durham) had fewer. I tried to use players for the team they are spent a significant portion of their career with only...
  12. notin
    I think any of the original 16 teams can get me a list of at least 3 better than Goodman/Barrett
  13. notin
    Pedroia vs Doerr for best Sox second baseman is a good argument. But who’s the third best second baseman in team history? Marty Barrett? Billy Goodman? It’s really odd how few really good ones there have been in 116 years...
  14. notin
    Tony Romo dropping the snap on a game-winning field goal attempt in the 2006 NFC wild card game against Seattle. Gary Anderson missing a 39 yard field goal that would have put the Vikings in the Super Bowl. It was Anderson’s first missed field goal in two seasons. But Buckner is the one who got remembered...
  15. notin
    I did earlier on this thread...
  16. notin
    He might get the call before that. He is currently on the 40 man roster...
  17. notin
    Pedroia’s obligation can end with an informal retirement and lengthy stint on the 60 day IL, exactly like Prince Fielder. The Sox are very likely done extracting value from that contract. This is not new territory for MLB. Pedroia will not be the last player to see his playing career end due to injury while still under contract...
  18. notin
    We need HG Wells as the GM!!
  19. notin
    Another undeserving scapegoat. The funny thing is, since I’m in Chicago, I did ask numerous Cub fans what they would have done in the same situation. Universally and without hesitation, every single one answered “I would NEVER go for that ball.” Yet in the picture in every newspaper, all the fans around Bartman were doing exactly what he did. Bartman wasn’t the problem. Dusty Baker made every wrong decision...
  20. notin
    I haven’t seen a single person advocate for sending Chavis or Devers back down. And while Pearce and Nunez are struggling, let’s not pretend Marco Hernandez has some sort of background showing himself to be a proven upgrade. He’ll get a chance, but probably without compromising any depth...
  21. notin
    Fans like loyal players who want to play for their team. Until they can’t play and their contract is an issue...
  22. notin
    The MLBPA isn’t a real union. It’s not like they have sympathy strikes to support, say, the UAW. And really, the “labor struggles” in MLB boil down to about a thousand people fighting on how to divide up several billion dollars...
  23. notin
    The amazing thing was Buckner was hardly alone in this type of play, but even with his great career, nothing he did outshined it. Chris Webber isn’t remembered solely for his phantom timeout in the NCAA title game that likely cost Michigan the title. Mariano Rivera isn’t remembered for throwing away Jay Bell’s sacrifice bunt and probably costing the Yankees the 2001 World Series. Tony Fernandez isn’t remembered for his extremely costly error in the 11th inning of game 7 of the 1997 World Series. The closest comp is the aforementioned Scott Norwood’s missed field goal (which was a 47 yard attempt. When did that become a given?)
  24. notin
    It is NEVER time to release even reasonably productive Major Leaguers to clear a path for Marco Hernandez. Marco will have to wait for an injury to another player before he gets another chance to get promoted to MLB and showcase his ability for season-ending injuries...
  25. notin
    Although not unheard of. The Yankees recently did exactly that with Aroldis Chapman...
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