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  1. Hugh2
    lol
  2. Hugh2
    My rule is they have to be closer to my age than my daughters, but I'm also a 41-year-old male at his sexual market value peak; so that gives me a slim window of 27-34. I won't go younger or higher. There also seems to be something about the number 15. Two of my ex-girlfriends dated men (they were 34 and 29) who were 15 years older than them and even my ex-wife dated a guy who was precisely 15 years older than her both before our marriage and currently.
  3. Hugh2
    That's fine, and that's fair, sometimes context and tone get lost through text so perhaps my own bias read that as someone who is just very skeptical and always thinks women and men make up false sexual assault allegations. This does happen, but the majority of the time that is not the case. I think everyone is due justice, and a chance to defend themselves, but the former actions are just an insult and a slap in the face to people who have been traumatized.
  4. Hugh2
    Why? Because you don't want something to be true doesn't make it so, also the fact that there are multiple accusers makes it much more likely that they're telling the truth, as sexual assaulters often strike often. Studies have shown that 92% of all sexual assault claims are legit, and that number increases when there are multiple accusers.
  5. Hugh2
    Yeah, it’s probably more than that, and they play the field as well. Strain on the human body isn’t all about abundance. You could run back and forth and be fine for one hour. Conversely you could exert yourself at full force for 30 seconds and sustain an acute injury. Load isn’t everything.
  6. Hugh2
    I'm not sure how much exhausting has to do with it. Maybe more so on any particular given day, but not on the day to day basis. There are different types of exercise and modes of physical activity. Yes, playing baseball isn't particularly demanding from an aerobic point of view, which is what you are getting at. But the act of swinging at a pitch, or going from standing still to darting to your rleft and diving with full force is very anaerobic, and that max level of effort can still be very taxing on the body. Particularly joints and ligaments. Rest can be very beneficial to people putting their bodies through that even if they're not sweating profusely from exercise.
  7. Hugh2
    He's also a lefty, maybe he crushes righties at the next level and a ref/Wil platoon = the same production as an all-star corner outfielder. Hey, the Gomes/Nava platoon was a wonderful thing. He can also back up other positions on top of the platoon too.
  8. Hugh2
    yeah you're right no point in even discussing him, but for only $3 million dollars there are a whole lotta more bad ideals out there. If he gave us 200 at bats this year this team might have won a few extra games and be in the playoffs right now.
  9. Hugh2
    I don't see him as a regular either, but I could be wrong, as can be everyone else. I like your assessment, a bench guy who gets 400 at-bats a season backing up all outfield positions and pinch-hitting. He's the type of guy that when you have on your roster you don't have to go out and throw money at Adam Duvall.
  10. Hugh2
    That's fair, it's true that sexual assaulters are more than ONE-time offenders so when multiple accusers step forward it is logical and probably increases the odds that the victims are telling the truth AND also true that people who are wealthy can be targets of false allegations. It's a weird situation to be in where a woman should get the benefit of the doubt, believe, and be treated like a victim but at the same time a guy's life shouldn't be ruined and he should receive due process (the later often does not happen). People seem to look at those two things as being mutually exclusive. I say this as a father to a boy, a girl, and as a survivor myself.
  11. Hugh2
    Or how about just don't touch children in general? Seems like a fair enough concept for most people. I know women lie about their age A LOT, it's happened to me before, although not such a stark difference, but I feel like you should be able to tell a 14 year old girl is underage.
  12. Hugh2
    I'm all for a buy low, but some things you just don't touch.
  13. Hugh2
    Yeah, that's definitely sexual predator status then if there are many coming forward. If it was just one I'd say there's a chance the allegations are false, but the odds of that dramatically drop when there are multiple accusers.
  14. Hugh2
    I mean, I wouldn't call him a pedophile, but certainly a predator, and enough of an age gap to make me think twice about signing him.
  15. Hugh2
    Yeah, that's a little bit more inappropriate for my comfort level. But how old was he at the time?
  16. Hugh2
    How old was the woman in question? Franco is 22, she could have been 17. Now, while I consider that inappropriate, that certainly doesn't make someone a "pedophile" and I find it highly inappropriate to just liberally use such a term.
  17. Hugh2
    I think for that package maybe you can get another Pivetta type, maybe flip Pivetta as well and save a few dollars.
  18. Hugh2
    You're not wrong BUT. Aren't many of the scenarios we come up with here on this board based on assumptions? maybe the odds are low, but not astronomically, people who fit Hernandez's profile take one-year deals all the time. Even if it's more likely than not he does not, it's not a terribly unlikely scenario either. And while I agree with your plate discipline, I try to look at that as the totality of the team. If Verdugo could bring in a guy who makes your pitching staff better, and Hernandez/Rafeala push Yoshida to DH I think the team is overall better.
  19. Hugh2
    I think it all comes down to the player. This could be right up his alley, or he might opt for the long term security, even if it's much less than what he may get with a bounce back year. Neither is right or wrong and to be fair, we really have no ideal what he would be open to at this point. Also, it's not like a player ever signed a 1 year deal with Boston after playing in Seattle to rebuild his value and had a really good year or something.....that NEVER happened (sarcasm, not a serious comp).
  20. Hugh2
    You would think, but he could probably substantially raise his value with a bounce-back year, which leads me to think he may open to a bigger one-year payday in 2024 to rebuild his value. This is the whole premise of this scenario that I believe to be very plausible.
  21. Hugh2
    There's also a difference between paying a guy 20 million for one year vs. dishing out a long term contract. Verdugo likely declines, if he doesn't great, the outfield market is very thin anyways and in a year they are built to blow past the tax line a 1 year bridge is fine to pave the way for a guy like Roman Anthony. It just keeps on making sense. come to my side.....come to the dark side.
  22. Hugh2
    eh, but I'd rather get a guy like Hernandez who may be willing to take a 1 year deal and deal Verdugo for starting pitching and allow someone like Abreu and Refsnyder to provide that depth. Add pitching, a more balanced L/R lineup. Better overall outfield defense. A resurgent Hernandez might have a better year than Verdugo, the back or your rotation gets solidified, and you still might be able to offer a guy like Hernandez a QO anyways.
  23. Hugh2
    Yes, if my scenario of starting Hernandez over Verdugo in RF for 2024 doesn't materialize I'd be ok with Alex out there next year and offering the QO after next season.
  24. Hugh2
    You're probably right, but that means Verdugo leaves for a QO (which I'm actually fine with) and Yoshida is still killing your defense in LF instead of maximizing his value as a DH.
  25. Hugh2
    You have to add another outfielder to that mix, There are way too many unproven guys in that mix. If I'm not adding someone like Hernandez, I'm not trading Verdugo.
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