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Everything posted by notin

  1. notin
    Don’t fall into that trap. There is a big difference between theorizing Hanley was a problem and taking any statement to the contrary as a personal effront...
  2. notin
    I like to think I’m above boring, pedantic insults. I’m not. Not even close. But I still like to think I am...
  3. notin
    You didn’t get my card? Lousy Canadian post office 😉
  4. notin
    I think a lot of fans try to put way too much on all of this clubhouse stuff. People are people. Some are irritated by everything; some by nothing. But as fans we all try to make it very “cut and dry” and put every player into one of two camps. Everyone is either a leader or a cancer. But if you look around, it’s easy to see that the overwhelming majority of people fall into neither category...
  5. notin
    Also, we have. “Babe Ruth was fat” joke.
  6. notin
    I don’t trust him. I just hoped his greed exceeded his *******ry...
  7. notin
    I do think Joe McCarthy might deserve some praise here...
  8. notin
    Exactly. Although Ruth, given his pitching prowess, was closer to being a better well-rounded ball player. Also, his enormous gut made him a more well-rounded player. Yes. I went there...
  9. notin
    I wanted to call him Nostra-Dumb Ass, but 1) it felt mean in reply to a post where he was being congratulatory, even if it was sarcastic, and 2) it’s pretty hack...
  10. notin
    You were only off by 30 wins there, Nostradamus...
  11. notin
    But does someone need to be an all-around player to be the best of all time? If I asked who the best baseball player of all time was, I’m sure there would be plenty of mention for Babe Ruth or Ted Williams. Was either one known for his defense?
  12. notin
    This team has won 115 games so far. Clearly something is working. No need to mess with it...
  13. notin
    Also possible, although difficult since his agent is Boras. I just bring up this possibility because there has been interest in Machado in the past and DD might still have some. But he also might be less interested in a competitive bidding process. Although he did show us all he will get his man that way if need be (Price, for example)...
  14. notin
    Good call. Dirk Nowitzki was another one I thought of, but honestly, for a 7 footer, he's actually pretty weak on the boards and defensively and therefore a questionable center at best.
  15. notin
    The one reason not to worry about this is, Machado is a free agent after the World Series with an immense payday coming, and he is well aware of this. The one thing he doesn't want is some sort of horrible injury that makes him less marketable, whether he gets that injury through aggressive/asinine play or retribution for that type of play. But he's also probably an insane competitor with an air of invulnerability, so maybe he will continue to be Machado. Hopefully not...
  16. notin
    Even during all of the softlaw calls for him as the best player ever?
  17. notin
    Magic is definitely underrated. How many players in NBA history were cable of playing any position?
  18. notin
    And doesn't it allow for contrary opinions/theories?
  19. notin
    But when it comes to the transipiration of events or the events/things out of a person's control, you're really not dealing with an opinion as much as you are a theory. Because unlike an opinion (or viewpoint), it can bee incorrect. you positied one theory. I posited another, and unlike you, I provided a reason. Whether or not you think Hanley's actions created a universal disturbance in the clubhouse, it either did or did not. When something unknown happens, you don't get to call a theory fact based on whether or not anyone can disprove it, and you don't get to label a theory an opinion just so no one can ever say it's wrong.. The most likely scenario is it created a partial disturbance of unknown size, which as my counter-theory to your theory, because it is easier to get a number smaller than 25 to agree on soemthing that it is to get 25 people to acgree on something. There's a good chance neither of us is right. You just seem less willing to acknowledge this...
  20. notin
    But AZ played almost all of their games without a DH. They didn't play him n RF until they got to an AL park and then suddenly switch him to, say, third base...
  21. notin
    Examples?
  22. notin
    And Turner is the guy who always seems up with big hits. He's become the hitter I fear the most on that team...
  23. notin
    Zero? No. There was zero chance he was going to be on the Red Sox in 2018 because the Sox had very little to offer in a trade. But as a free agent, it all depends on how interested Dombrowski still is and if he cna make the money work. The chances he isn't in Boston are certainly greater than the chances he is, but if past reports are true, DD was certainly a fan at one point and might still be. I think Machado most likely ends up on one of the Chicago teams, who both have clear needs and more money available...
  24. notin
    I do worry about the latter because DD has reportedly shown interest before...
  25. notin
    Most definitely. Unless you live in Chicago...
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