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Diablo Negro
Join Date: Sep 2003
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#197 |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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Greatest QB Duo of 2015
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Or are we going to continue to roast him and DeWitt for this mediocracy. |
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#199 |
Has a particular set of skills
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: On the water
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#200 |
Consuming CP souls
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: U.S.A.
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#201 |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Jabip
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#202 |
Greatest QB Duo of 2015
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#203 |
What's up braj?
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Placencia, Belize
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Except Gray has already been hurt, and now Matz is hurt with zero depth behind him. Maybe wait more than 4 weeks before you start singing the praises of the nursing home starting rotation.
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#204 |
MVP
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: East Jabip
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Through the 1st month the rotation looks better than last year. Unfortunately there was almost no way it could have looked worse. As Rabbi said though, these guys are all pretty seasoned and one or more of them will spend significant time on the DL (it will always be the DL to me)
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Matz wasn’t signed this off-season.I still think they should have gotten someone who can play CFin the off-season. Age is a huge concern with the rotation. Doesn’t mean that the moves haven’t worked out so far. Quote:
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#206 |
Consuming CP souls
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: U.S.A.
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The team is garbage, so yes I will still say he's failed and he gets zero praise for anything.
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#207 | |
Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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And if you can find anyone that had a bad word to say about the Gray signing, I'd be surprised. Gray was a great get. The issue was that I think that's a guy you want taking the ball on Game 2 after you've had a power pitcher at the top of your rotation speeding guys up. I'm not sure what you can reasonably expect from Gray in September/October as power pitching starts to become more and more important. |
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#208 | |
Greatest QB Duo of 2015
Join Date: Mar 2010
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I think spending on two higher end starters would have been ideal. Personally prefer Montgomery to Snell based on their BB/9 the past 2 seasons and would have signed Gray to pair with him. Doesn't give you a true ace, but gives you two guys who are solid #2s. Bring in Gibson and you've raised the floor of the rotation by a lot. The BP structure is something I would've done, too. Have a bunch of inexpensive guys with no long-term commitment that didn't profile as starters in AAA (bunch of strikeouts but some endurance/walk issues). Maybe throw in a guy who is a stud and give some commitment, but aside from 1 contract, nothing else should be prohibitive for future seasons in terms of additions. |
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#209 |
Diablo Negro
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Calling anything a success or failure one month into the season is ridiculous. Baseball doesn't and has never worked that way.
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Diablo Negro
Join Date: Sep 2003
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Can someone explain to me how MLB got itself into a scenario where its a total pain in the ass for most people to access their product without spending a fortune?
The Cardinals' popularity came from a massive radio audience across the Midwest and center western US. The Cubs gained popularity even when terrible being on WGN all over the country. The Braves had TBS. Now its a ****ing pain in the ass to figure out how to get access unless you want to devote yourself to Direct TV or buy a streaming service just to watch the games. Its insane. Quote:
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