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Hello, can someone answer these questions? 1. Why Josh Reddick is an everyday player? 2. Statistically, should Reddick be an everyday player? 3. Firing Joe Maddon seems dumb, but I don't watch enough Cubs games to offer an informed opinion on whether he has managed the Cubs well or not. Is this a bad decision by dumb owners, or is Maddon/Theo/Ricketts just a thing that needs to end? 4. Gabe Kapler, should, in my opinion, be tossed out like Jazz by Uncle Phil. To be fair, the Phillies were destroyed by injuries and a lack of tools (namely, reliable bullpen arms and starting pitching). Still, watching the Phillies every day, you could see him mismanage the bullpen, misplay defensive assignments, and (appear to) ignore statistical guidance. Am I missing good things Kapler did? 5. Once Ben Zobrist disappears, who becomes the best swiss army knife in the majors? 6. How the hell did the Yankees do this? Thanks, it's been a great season of horrible disappointment. (edit: I know #3 is discussed a lot in this thread, and recently very well just above this post, but just curious if it's more a chemistry thing or a performance thing)
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Joey Freshwater posted:All you Braves haters should be informed that thIs Braves team is cool and fun I’m in my 40s and am tired of Atlanta. I need them to go back to being punching bags for a decade or so. And no more new stadiums!
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Intruder posted:I kind of wonder if the reason racism against natives is the acceptable kind for so many people is because they've never met one It’s just ignorance. You’d be surprised how many people think the “Redskins” name honors Native Americans.
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bewbies posted:It is unbelievable to me how emotionally invested people get in the names and mascots and whatnot of their sports teams. A small part of it might be unfortunate tattoo choices.
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/jcmccaffrey/status/1178678671789449216 Things that would’ve been a better catcher than Andrew Knapp this year: - a scarecrow - Joe West’s groin - one of those old clown punching bags - a cardboard Frank Thomas ad for Nugenix - a skeeball ramp
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Sep 30, 2019 18:06
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Joey Freshwater posted:I meant before last year you weiner! They made the playoffs 11 times since 2000, including this year.
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Sep 30, 2019 18:08
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Squall posted:Make the third-place wild card teams in each league play each other in the World Series of not being good enough. Counter: Make the two worst teams play a single game and they all have to wear sad clown makeup
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Joey Freshwater posted:Yeah but what I said was haven't won a playoff series. Idk what point you're trying to make but the Braves haven't been relevant for a long time, which is what I also said. They're a competitive franchise who haven't experienced the crushing depths of failure like, say, half of baseball has in the last 20 years. Here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Atlanta_Braves_seasons#Record_by_decade You can see their win percentage by decade (last time they lost 100 games was 1988! 88!) - they've been winners overall each decade since the 80s, and even then, they weren't so bad they got a movie about their historic failure. The Braves are one of the teams that, in recent history, has done well and generally been successful. I dig that you love the team, though.
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