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Inspector_666 posted:I wish I knew how to do this. New hobbies are always tough, but I know some guys who might have to take them up, because the astros cheated in the world series and still lost
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The Astros and only the Astros should have to give back half their salaries.
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May 29, 2020 03:36
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Yowza. https://twitter.com/Jacob_Resnick/status/1266182834127089666?fbclid=IwAR1HHU7r2V_EqQMDl9Y5r8pK_T0B05w_1fRIHMju1bfd0t8_pwvd9kgy2qU
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retired from the shame of having to be on a team with tebow
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May 29, 2020 03:41
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I choose to believe a lot of that "to those not dedicated to this game" comments were a thinly veiled "gently caress you" to Tebow amongst others. Like, he made a point to bring him up.
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May 29, 2020 03:51
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Can't believe Tim angered a guy named Church that much
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May 29, 2020 03:54
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They are gonna need Big Mac and Slammin Sammy to do a lot of steroids next year to bring baseball back
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May 29, 2020 04:04
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This hasn't ruined baseball for me, because the owners have always shamelessly been like this Nothing's changed. I am miffed though because we were supposed to have Mookie this year, and who knows how much of a difference that would have made
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May 29, 2020 04:07
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jomboy breaks down joe west calling two balks on mark burhrle and ejecting him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRADU6P-q5g angel hernandez coming from out of nowhere R.D. Mangles fucked around with this message at 04:18 on May 29, 2020 |
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May 29, 2020 04:13
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Inspector_666 posted:I wish I knew how to do this. Agitate, Educate, Organize I'm pretty good at the first two but horseshit at the third because my Team Player ability got destroyed in late elementary school. I let other people do that.
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May 29, 2020 04:27
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May 29, 2020 04:28
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Strelok604 posted:This hasn't ruined baseball for me, because the owners have always shamelessly been like this I grew up rooting for George Steinbrenner's team. I'm hardened to cope with a lot more of this.
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May 29, 2020 04:30
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AsInHowe posted:Can't believe Tim angered a guy named Church that much lol
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May 29, 2020 04:31
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Inspector_666 posted:Yowza. I'm looking at his BBREF and yeah after that AAA outing where he blew out his arm he was never the same.
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May 29, 2020 05:04
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I wonder how many people still mad at players for the 94 strike for "being greedy" will hold crushing the minor leagues against the owne-hahahahaha
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May 29, 2020 05:08
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R.D. Mangles posted:jomboy breaks down joe west calling two balks on mark burhrle and ejecting him I believe that may have been the season where Joe West was paired up with another horrible umpire and their crew had the most ejections by far of any other umpiring crew at the half season mark. I'm not sure if it was Angel and Joe or if it was Joe and someone else that had a quick hook.
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I know this is a selfish viewpoint that probably won’t be shared by most posters here, but I already wasn’t looking forward to this season so I couldn’t care less if we get baseball at all this year. Bring on the inevitable strike, gently caress the owners. Burn down 2020 and 2021 if you have to.
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May 29, 2020 05:23
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I'm starting to take comfort in the idea that Astros Nation will think they skated past the backlash and then Yankee fans will show up on the first day of Spring Training 2021 with their trash cans and crush those hopes. Hell, even if it takes 2022. There's a benefit to having a fanbase filled with loud shameless assholes.
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Oh it has nothing to do with trying to skate past backlash, I’ve become straight up bitter and angry at the team over the last few months. They didn’t just steal a title from the league, they also used the scheme to empty the fanbase’s wallets through increased ticket sales and merch. World Champs jerseys and hats aren’t cheap, and then you consider all the folks who bought into season ticket plans because of 2017. gently caress ‘em.
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May 29, 2020 05:32
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Baseball is over forever, thus is the price of crossing the Astros
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May 29, 2020 05:32
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I know you guys weren't but I was actually genuinely curious to see how it all played out with crowd sizes and responses. Like would there be less fans in Houston? More visiting fans? Would visiting stadiums draw more, boisterous crowds? Would anyone pull out my minor league dreams of mascots with trash cans and banging noises from the sound system? Sadly we lost a lot of that. But it will always be alive in the Bronx.
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May 29, 2020 05:37
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STAC Goat posted:I know you guys weren't but I was actually genuinely curious to see how it all played out with crowd sizes and responses. Like would there be less fans in Houston? More visiting fans? Would visiting stadiums draw more, boisterous crowds? Would anyone pull out my minor league dreams of mascots with trash cans and banging noises from the sound system? Sadly we lost a lot of that. I honestly can’t tell what the general vibe here is. You’ve got some homers who just don’t give a poo poo and will always support the team no matter what of course, but it seems like maybe most people are either largely indifferent or just don’t want to bring it up. I know there’s a (pending?) lawsuit some season ticket holders are trying to push through for the team defrauding folks by increasing ticket costs based on the championship but that’s the only really vocal “go gently caress yourself” contingent of locals I’ve heard about.
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May 29, 2020 05:40
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I'm still a fan of the team, I mean hell I've been pulling for them for over 30 years, but I've taken a step back from being so into it But hell, every fanbase experiences disappointment in their players at some point 
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Intruder posted:I'm still a fan of the team, I mean hell I've been pulling for them for over 30 years, but I've taken a step back from being so into it I think this is how I’d normally feel if it had just been ownership, managers, and a select few players. But man the stats and analysis seem to indicate it was drat near everyone, and that really stings. I don’t hate any of the players and I’ll watch the occasional game from my couch, but the emotional investment for this current era is mostly gone.
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Yeah, I didn't expect you guys to stop being fans or boo your team or anything. And I've long preached that us fans of hated teams just need to harden our skins and accept that we're gonna take some hits and its justified. But it was a tough one for you guys since it wasn't one player or the front office but just like the whole package. That poo poo's complicated and I was curious to see how MLB crowds treated a guy like Altuve and how he handled it. Especially since those early Spring Training stories made it seem like the first time someone said something really mean the Astros were gonna go all Bad News Bears on them.
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Intruder posted:I'm still a fan of the team, I mean hell I've been pulling for them for over 30 years, but I've taken a step back from being so into it I’d actually forgotten about that with the world grounding to a halt past couple months. You monster. 
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May 29, 2020 06:51
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gently caress Mike Ilitch and his incompetent son
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Dinosaurs! posted:I’d actually forgotten about that with the world grounding to a halt past couple months. You monster. Burn Trump's O face into your memory
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RE: The Minor league bloodletting and other assorted owner-related horseshit The best thing that could possibly happen to baseball would be if the major pro sports leagues lost their blanket antitrust exemptions. I can't think of any good reason they should have them. Also, who knew that essentially being allowed to buy a sports team on margin like it's a stock could lead to problems?!?!?!?!?!? Crazy Ted fucked around with this message at 13:17 on May 29, 2020 |
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May 29, 2020 13:11
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R.D. Mangles posted:jomboy breaks down joe west calling two balks on mark burhrle and ejecting him Not sure if this one has been posted here before, but it was my favorite baseball fight of all time https://twitter.com/jomboy_/status/1243224506795266048
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May 29, 2020 13:52
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https://twitter.com/FrancysRomero10/status/1266196246353633280 David Price is a good dude. But this is also obscene that these workers need to rely on his charity because their billionaire employer is making GBS threads on them.
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May 29, 2020 15:45
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Got in an argument in the family group chat over this, where the "greedy players are ruining baseball" side offered such arguments as "Gerrit Cole wouldn't answer questions after the World Series, so why does he deserve $300 million" 😒
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Inspector_666 posted:I wish I knew how to do this. Come visit Minneapolis. We have such sights to show you.
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May 29, 2020 15:50
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So how is it going to work if MLB plays games this year but there's no minor leagues? I'm guessing everyone will be allowed 40 man active rosters for the entire season?
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General Dog posted:So how is it going to work if MLB plays games this year but there's no minor leagues? I'm guessing everyone will be allowed 40 man active rosters for the entire season? Expanded rosters plus a taxi squad that travels with the team is what's been reported. For example: quote:Rosters will reportedly be expanded to 30 available players per game — the number was already going to be bumped up from 25 to 26 for 2020 — and there will be a taxi squad available, giving the teams a total number of players possibly available per game of around 50. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb...ym1m5ilijxiqncv
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In pretend baseball news: The Mariners have the best record in the AL 59 games into the season. https://www.baseball-reference.com/sim/daily.fcgi#all_standings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0EZobdiJ4M
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Tony Phillips posted:In pretend baseball news: The Mariners have the best record in the AL 59 games into the season. Cubs in last place 
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Twins and Royals paying their minor leaugers.
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Pancakes posted:Cubs in last place
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