MLB N/V Offseason: Little Movement and Totally Dominated by Gravity

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Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

GalacticAcid posted:

Marlins Man does suck poo poo, it's ridiculous seeing him hogging attention at every major game for the better part of a decade now.

He's fine

# ¿ Oct 31, 2018 16:43

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 01:47

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Wasn't Machado also the guy that threw his bat at someone years ago?

# ¿ Oct 31, 2018 22:55

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

ElwoodCuse posted:

Can't wait for the owners to offer free agency a year earlier in exchange for the ability to void contracts like that NFL-style

and the MLBPA in its current state would eat it up because they get to hit free agency earlier

# ¿ Nov 5, 2018 15:50

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Sydin posted:

I think it'd be a change for the better, but OTOH labor relations are still testy and I wonder if the union will try to play hardball.

lol

# ¿ Nov 5, 2018 20:24

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

the popes toes posted:

Let's not get too carried away here

It's a pretty good rule to live by

# ¿ Nov 13, 2018 16:31

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

I like my hot dogs just to be meat and bread. I don't think I'd call it a sandwich, though.

# ¿ Nov 13, 2018 23:08

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

ChiTownEddie posted:

https://twitter.com/ThreeTwoEephus/status/1064896555478589445

A sad day for all of us.

Bartolo encompasses another career. Too bad, Beltre is awesome.

# ¿ Nov 20, 2018 16:08

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

I wish the players would push for the most obvious signaling of "we see what you're doing" by changing to having a labor lawyer head up the MLBPA instead of the wet fart they currently have.

# ¿ Nov 26, 2018 15:49

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Inspector_666 posted:

I am kind of talking myself into wanting the Yankees to make a serious run at him, but it all comes down to the price the Giants want.

With the way Cashman seems to walk away from any deal glowing like a god, the Yankees could probably get him for a fruit basket that looked really nice in the Giants' clubhouse.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2018 18:48

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Intruder posted:

I thought they all closed

Almost

# ¿ Nov 29, 2018 03:48

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

You know you married right when your wife sends you a text with "LaStella, huh?" before you even know about the trade.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2018 22:56

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

N: Basically exactly what we expected to happen has happened.

V: faaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt

# ¿ Nov 30, 2018 21:25

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Sydin posted:

Just loving cut him what the actual gently caress, Cubs.

e.

https://twitter.com/ArchieTex/status/1075238275701460992

I'm going full embargo until he's off the team. I know it's not even a drop in the bucket, but it's all I can do. I'm just done.

e: told my wife and sent the team a tweet, for all the no good it will do

Explosionface fucked around with this message at 16:11 on Dec 19, 2018

# ¿ Dec 19, 2018 16:01

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

mikeraskol posted:

I may be too sports psychology here but I call it nibbling because it felt like, to me as an observer, that Gray was so scared of getting too much plate and being shelled that he ended up trying to paint corners too much and missing because his command is not good enough for that. Then he ended up in bad counts and was constantly putting men on base, either through walks or meatballs because he had to throw it over the plate.

I would never call Maddux a nibbler because he just put the ball where he wanted it with confidence.

I can't say I've watched the guy pitch much at all throughout his career, but it should also be noted that Larry Rothschild loves encouraging nibbling, regardless of whether or not a particular pitcher is skilled at it or not.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2019 23:07

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Popete posted:

So some Cubs fans are doing a cool thing.

The Pink Slip Fund

I need to talk with my wife and see how she feels about donating.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2019 23:18

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

It's more about the straight money for us. Things are a little tight, but she was cheering me on when I told her about my boycott over Russell.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2019 23:32

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

bewbies posted:

Its this. I hate to admit it but the NHL and NHLPA hammered the nail with this one. Teams get predictable salary expenditures, players are reasonably sure that they're being compensated fairly, and guys are generally paid pretty close to what they're worth after the entry level period expires. The only things they really have to debate in a CBA is what constitutes "revenue" and how much of a percent of that the players should get.

Man that sounds like a hell of a deal. Maybe baseball could use a union negotiator like that.

# ¿ Jan 14, 2019 17:20

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Pancakes posted:

I tried to think of a BATNA joke but the YES Network thing was staring me in the face.

I want you to know I appreciated the YES joke.

# ¿ Jan 16, 2019 20:35

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Der Meister posted:

I had forgotten the Red Sox won.

Me too. I was trying really hard to remember on my own the other day and all I could remember was "not Dodgers, not Astros"

# ¿ Jan 17, 2019 04:53

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Popete posted:

[preface]
gently caress the Yankees
[/preface]

^^^ Those jerseys are cool.

Agreed on all counts.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2019 22:45

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

If Fenway and/or Wrigley had naming rights sold, they'd probably be like "Verizon presents Wrigley Field" or something obtuse like that.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2019 17:57

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

euphronius posted:

The historic value of keeping the Wrigley chewing gum advertisement name.

Point taken, but the family owned the team for a long rear end time.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2019 18:07

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

euphronius posted:

Wrigley named it Wrigley when he bought it.

Correct. I lay no claim that Wrigley is the only name the place has ever had, just that the family owned the team for a long time and are as much a part of the team history (for better or worse) as the field itself.

# ¿ Jan 22, 2019 18:56

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

I'm in the apparent minority that likes that jersey. Again, have to look at it on the guy, not against a bright red background.

# ¿ Jan 23, 2019 22:23

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Kevlar v2.0 posted:

I need to buy this for Poque

Holy poo poo that's perfect

# ¿ Jan 29, 2019 06:31

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

KICK BAMA KICK posted:

The one year I had MLB.tv for one of those cheap half the season deals I was disappointed they didn't produce a daily ~20 minute news and highlights show themselves, seems like an obvious way to add a little value.

That's basically what MLB Network is for

# ¿ Jan 29, 2019 17:36

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Easy Diff posted:

I moved away from South Florida and my beloved Marlins in 2012; however, the team I grew up loving didn't love me anymore, so I said that if my team wasn't loyal to me, I owed them nothing in return. I asked around, and signed a 4-year deal with my buddy STFU_KG8T to cheer for the LA Dodgers.

When that deal expired, I signed a new 4 year deal thanks to Skaboomizzy to cheer for the Pirates, a scrappy up-and-coming team with a lot of heart and fun players. However, their window is rapidly closing, so I elected to opt-out of my deal and test the waters.

I am formally announcing my free agency as a fan, and am available to cheer online, shitpost memes about our bad players and blindly support a sports franchise for 3 years, with a fan option for a fourth

Please submit offers as to why I should cheer for your team. Requirements:

-Not the Braves or Yankees

-Preference given to NL teams who actually have their pitchers hit

I offer replacement-level cheering but have plus shitposting and a 70-grade snark tool that flashes plus-plus

Currently I'm considering the Reds, because their pitchers hit dongs, and the Rays (who I had a cup of coffee with, cheering in 06-08 when I lived in Tampa) since I live in Durham and can go see future Rays with the Bulls.

I would try to sell you on the Cubs, but that would require ignoring how they've been presenting themselves for the past several months. Best of luck, you crazy free agent fan, you.

# ¿ Feb 5, 2019 18:44

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Vertical Lime posted:

https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1093619730076835840?s=21

this feels wrong

I'm actually okay with this. Like, is MLB actually showing some compassion for people? That's the most positive uptake of this whole loving offseason.

# ¿ Feb 7, 2019 22:32

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Man, I must have blacked out when Ausmus was announced to head the Angels because I don't remember that at all.

# ¿ Feb 14, 2019 20:59

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

fawning deference posted:

I think I missed his logic of perpetual one-year deals. Does he simply have faith in thr market and his skill to keep moving his value up each season?

I think it is more of he doesn't want to be held down by the man with a long-term contract over his head. I think he had his feelings hurt in arbitration or something.

# ¿ Feb 19, 2019 17:35

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

It's a miracle!

# ¿ Feb 19, 2019 18:28

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 01:47

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

Angry Grimace posted:

I thought they owned Wrigley itself too?

The Cubs and Wrigley are basically the "baseball company" they own. External to that, they own most of the property surrounding Wrigley, so they're double dipping (for lack of a better term) on the revenue streams.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2019 15:47

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