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MLB 2015 Regular Season |OT3| Only 187 More Days Till Opening Day 2016

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zroid

Banned
at least give us some damn innings Hutch

yeah this isn't going to work

making a hungover meatball thrower pitch in the rain is a recipe for success
 
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bonesmccoy

Banned
zroid said:
at least give us some damn innings Hutch

yeah this isn't going to work

making a hungover meatball thrower pitch in the rain is a recipe for success
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'Went for that high fastball'

Even Buck had trouble with that one.

edit: Yea, this needs to be called.
 
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Parch

Member
They won't cancel. They have to try and get this game in because it could affect playoff home field advantage.

Maybe the Jays and Orioles can find the time to fly to Toronto to finish the game at the Rogers Center. They'd sell it out as a celebration game for Jays fans. .
 
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ShaneB

Member
criesofthepast said:
Tomorrow should be the last day the Jays rest the entire lineup due to the hangover. Going into the playoffs on a 5 game losing streak and cold doesn't seem like a great idea.

It is baseball. Unless injured, you shouldn't be resting. Never been a fan of this practice.
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Same. Never really liked it, keep rolling. Rest a guy here and there this week, but there is a small break before the playoffs start, that's the time to rest everyone.
 
The Elite

The Elite

BOSS
Parch said:
They won't cancel. They have to try and get this game in because it could affect playoff home field advantage.

Maybe the Jays and Orioles can find the time to fly to Toronto to finish the game at the Rogers Center. They'd sell it out as a celebration game for Jays fans. .
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This is so crazy it just might work.
 
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Loco4Coco

Member
Frozenprince said:
Easily. Best stuff, best mechanics, most MLB ready.

Nola is a nice piece but he's a soft throwing control pitcher.
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He pitched I think 3 times against the Mets and always seems to have a good outing.

And Collins double switches Conforto out of the game, no point in watching now.
 
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Beckx

Member
Cubs, I'm expecting you to do your part to make sure the 3 best records in baseball this year are in the NL Central.
 
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Parch

Member
zroid said:
with the rain delay, Sportsnet is showing the '92 ALCS right now. So many feels.
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Surprising how much of these classic Jay games I still remember vividly. I know a lot of current fans weren't around or old enough to remember, but for me it doesn't seem that long ago.
 
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yankeehater

Member
Frozenprince said:
Yeah uh.

Don't be. There'll be some nice young players sure, but you're gonna be really, really bad.
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We will see but I doubt it. The NL East is terrible, Braves and Marlins are going to be really bad, I wouldnt be surprised if the Nats try to really shake things up after what a fucking trainwreck they were this year. Basically the Mets are the only team that will be good, hopefully the Phils can make some moves this offseason to compliment the good core of young players they now have.
 
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Frozenprince

Banned
yankeehater said:
We will see but I doubt it. The NL East is terrible, Braves and Marlins are going to be really bad, I wouldnt be surprised if the Nats try to really shake things up after what a fucking trainwreck they were this year. Basically the Mets are the only team that will be good, hopefully the Phils can make some moves this offseason to compliment the good core of young players they now have.
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You really don't understand how talent deprived your team is. Altherr, Franco, Crawford when he gets there are really the only pieces offensively worth building around right now. Pitching is a hot mess with no marquee prospects coming to save it.

You need to rebuild. Not do what RAJ did and continue to put it off and claw through mediocrity. Three years of sucking for six plus of being good is what needs to happen.
 
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Windu

never heard about the cat, apparently
Coppolella promoted to GM by Braves...in title only.

http://m.braves.mlb.com/news/article/152659872/braves-name-john-coppolella-general-manager
ATLANTA -- After watching John Coppolella do most of the heavy lifting that encompassed the massive reconstruction process their organization has undergone over the past year, the Braves will reward him by naming him their general manager.

A formal announcement will be made during a Thursday afternoon news conference at Turner Field. Braves president of baseball operations John Hart will continue to oversee the department, but Coppolella will now have the title for the role he has essentially filled for the past year.

When the Braves dismissed Frank Wren as their GM on Sept. 21, 2014, they opted not to fill his position immediately. Hart was given his current title and the assignment to help mold Coppolella as he served as an assistant GM, performing many of the same duties as a GM.

Coppollella did much of the legwork to arrange the trades that sent Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, Evan Gattis and Craig Kimbrel elsewhere and the mega deal that brought Hector Olivera from the Dodgers to the Braves on July 30. As he manufactured those deals, which helped reshaped the farm system, compiled Draft picks and created financial flexibility, he worked hand-in-hand with Hart, who served as an accomplished advisor.
Along with providing guidance, Hart was the authoritative figure who provided final approval of those trades and harnessed the actions of the tireless and aggressive Coppolella, who has been a part of Atlanta's front office since leaving the Yankees at the conclusion of the 2006 season.

The Brewers and Mariners both expressed interest in Coppolella as they moved toward filling their GM vacancies earlier last month. But the Braves recognized Coppolella's value and made sure to keep him by providing him the same distinguished position with their organization.

Coppolella, 37, served as Atlanta's director of baseball operations from 2006-10 and then was promoted to director of professional scouting in 2011. The Notre Dame graduate was elevated to the assistant GM position near the conclusion of the 2012 season, when the Astros were recruiting him to fill the same role in Houston.
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lastflowers

Banned
yankeehater said:
We will see but I doubt it. The NL East is terrible, Braves and Marlins are going to be really bad, I wouldnt be surprised if the Nats try to really shake things up after what a fucking trainwreck they were this year. Basically the Mets are the only team that will be good, hopefully the Phils can make some moves this offseason to compliment the good core of young players they now have.
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time to pull an Astros, and by that I mean suck for three years
 
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DoktorEvil

Banned
Frozenprince said:
A lot of money if you're the Royals maybe. For the Mets? A team that plays in New York City? Come on they should be able to afford $160M over five years.
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Are we forgetting who's managing the team? Alderson is gonna implement Moneyball as long as he can to avoid paying top dollar salaries.
 
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Frozenprince

Banned
DoktorEvil said:
Are we forgetting who's managing the team? Alderson is gonna implement Moneyball as long as he can to avoid paying top dollar salaries.
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Alderson is using WAR/$$ because he has no choice. If the Wilpons open up the vaults of the money they probably don't have we'd probably retain Yo easily. You don't just let a guy with that skill level go.
 
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TheSecondSpitter

Member
DoktorEvil said:
What room? Cespedes will be asking for a lot of money.
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Do you think an organisation run by sabermetricians is gonna go nuts over Cespedes?

Sure they may have paid overs to get Grandy & Cuddy here, but that was "rebuilding team" tax and Wright was "ownership doesn't want an empty stadium" tax.

That said, Muffy and Bart are both coming off the books next season, so they could front load a contract with a good margin.
 
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Frozenprince

Banned
The Second Spitter said:
Do you think an organisation run by sabermetricians is gonna go nuts over Cespedes?

Sure they may have paid overs to get Grandy & Cuddy here, but that was "rebuilding team" tax and Wright was "ownership doesn't want an empty stadium" tax.

That said, Muffy and Bart are both coming off the books next season, so they could front load a contract with a good margin.
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SABR or no I'm pretty sure Sandy doesn't want a platoon of Captain Kirk and Juan being our CF next year.

Maybe he tries to leverage Harvey for Betts but if he can't then we need to keep Yo.
 
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