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Post by swingingbunt on May 13, 2019 0:47:00 GMT -5
That was stupid.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 28, 2019 23:06:42 GMT -5
Crazy, but too f'ing dark for my liking
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 24, 2019 13:22:49 GMT -5
I expected this episode to go about like it did. It tried to tie up as many loose ends as possible before next week's blood bath. I just hope next week doesn't disappoint.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 17, 2019 18:45:15 GMT -5
Useless
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 16, 2019 12:19:11 GMT -5
Hate this. Can't even put it into words how much I hate this.
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 6, 2019 1:17:10 GMT -5
Drinks were free so all 9
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 5, 2019 22:47:10 GMT -5
Well that sucked
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Post by swingingbunt on Apr 5, 2019 11:56:40 GMT -5
Company I work with provided us with tickets for tonight so I'll be in the house. Hopefully the Sox offense decides to show up as well.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 30, 2019 0:19:43 GMT -5
Mitchy 2(squared) bags!
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 29, 2019 23:58:10 GMT -5
Welp
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 29, 2019 19:13:04 GMT -5
No. It's really not.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 29, 2019 14:46:25 GMT -5
Kill me please
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 29, 2019 13:04:44 GMT -5
The league is coming together with the sole purpose of, and rewarding teams for, depressing salary for players. I don't know how that's NOT collusion. The person deciding the outcome is an arbitrator, not the owners. Generally speaking, you're supposed to act in your own self interest in these cases. Again, not arguing or disagreeing. Just not understanding. I can't see the whole article, but the excerpt appears to be more indignation about the handing out of a belt and the callousness that implies rather than the actual symposium on arbitration. I'm assuming that the symposium is normal course of business and no real point of contention with anyone involved, or the article would read differently. I don't know if this meets the legal standard for collusion, and I don't think the article goes there either. To me, it's just more smoke that the league actively engages in discussions on how they can depress the marke and I doubt it stops with arbitration.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 29, 2019 9:55:32 GMT -5
Smells like collusion to me How exactly to you collude in an arbitration hearing? I'm not an arbitration expert or fully versed in how collusion applies to baseball, but I'm not seeing it. I'm not condoning the behavior, just trying to find the proper word for describing it. The league is coming together with the sole purpose of, and rewarding teams for, depressing salary for players. I don't know how that's NOT collusion.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 29, 2019 9:37:35 GMT -5
Smells like collusion to me
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 25, 2019 9:12:02 GMT -5
I don't think it was bad planning at all. In this market the Sox had very little chance of getting anything of value for Sandy, so they determined his value was to be ready to play in case Vazquez or Swihart got hurt. Now that they're healthy and the season is about to start, he's served his purpose and they can save a bit of money by releasing him.
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 22, 2019 21:06:13 GMT -5
I'm not in favor of this deal. Loved that Sox traded for him. But don't like giving him 5 years starting in 2020. Have fun on your island I guess
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Post by swingingbunt on Mar 6, 2019 19:58:55 GMT -5
In addition to the 80 games, it also makes him ineligible for the postseason
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Post by swingingbunt on Feb 6, 2019 8:59:20 GMT -5
I approve. Let's get it done
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Post by swingingbunt on Jan 23, 2019 20:06:01 GMT -5
Yeah man I don't know. I wouldn't trade one of my favorite memories for anything and besides, unless I'm missing something here, Schilling's biggest crime might be that he has an opinion that you disagree with strongly. It's not like he's a rapist like Kobe Bryant or Ben Roethlisberger. But you do you I guess. I mean, his opinion that I disagree with strongly is that my wife should be lynched. We're not going back and forth over whether a hot dog is a sandwich here. Because it's not. It's absolutely not a sandwich.
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HOF Talk
Jan 22, 2019 22:25:57 GMT -5
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Post by swingingbunt on Jan 22, 2019 22:25:57 GMT -5
It’s a good thing if it stops the nonsense of leaving guys off the ballot because it’s the first ballot. It’s a bad thing if people start to think he was better than he was because of this. There are countless players, most recently Griffey and Pedro, who should have been unanimous. True! And it preempts Jeter from being the first unanimous guy, which would have led to all manner of insufferable commentary. This a million times! Rivera, I think, was easily the best at his position to ever play, and he seemed like a stand-up guy. Also, some of my favorite Red Sox moments happened with him on the mound, so that was nice. I just knew if Rivera didn't get 100% then Jeter would - and he's a prick that wasn't even the best shortstop to play on his corner of the infield.
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Post by swingingbunt on Jan 9, 2019 20:15:57 GMT -5
What a crappy individual.
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Post by swingingbunt on Jan 1, 2019 15:12:58 GMT -5
Certain minor league players can receive opt-outs throughout the year. Is an invite to big league camp a requirement for that?
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 31, 2018 19:06:43 GMT -5
There was a massive thread last year blaming Boras, and the players themselves, for the slow market. I'm glad people are finally coming around to the fact that the problem stems from greedy owners wanting to pocket as much money as they can.
Now we just need to get on the same page when it comes to owners also being too greedy to pay minor leaguers a living wage (but that's for another thread).
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Post by swingingbunt on Dec 28, 2018 18:32:07 GMT -5
And this is how well people know baseball players. Is this supposed to prove some sort of point? Except for Gronk and Tom Brady I wouldn't know a single other NFL player if they introduced themselves and the position they play.
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