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MLB 2020
- Thread starter biggie
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lol at MLB.com for saying the Mets have a better lineup than the Reds. Who do the Mets have to provide offense not named Pete Alonso?
Uh... McNeil? Conforto? But I agree the Reds offense is slightly better especially if Votto can have some sort of renaissance.
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i'll double down on this: barry bonds not being a first ballot hall of famer combined with the obama admin's refusal to investigate or prosecute bush admin officials for iraq / torture / the patriot act meant america's descent into fascism was predictable back around the turn of the previous decade.
Barry Bonds is my #1 player of all time
I too like Barry, so I'm going to leave this here again because it might be the most amazing thing in sports.
The fact that Bonds isn't a hall of famer by now is sad man. Sosa and McGwire should be in too.
Side note on this conversation. If Curt Schilling does not get in because of his political views and for bankrupting the state of Rhode Island, I'm going to lose my shit. He is objectively in the top 5 of his pitching era. Pedro, Randy, Clemens, Halladay and Schilling. There's no one else in that class besides Johan Santana. He has a higher career war than Smoltz, Jim Palmer, Don Sutton, Bob Feller, Whitey Ford, and others. He has substantially higher wars than fringe HoF candidates like Andy Pettitte and CC Sabathia. He has the post season pedigree with 3 World Series rings that he was a substantial part of.
If you're in the camp of wanting Bonds, Clemens, Rose, Sammy, and Mac in the hall but you think Curt shouldn't be in, you're a dick and a hypocrite.
If you're in the camp of wanting Bonds, Clemens, Rose, Sammy, and Mac in the hall but you think Curt shouldn't be in, you're a dick and a hypocrite.
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Laugh at both, but also check up on how ButteredToast is doing.
i'm done. sick of trying to watch something where everyone who has any power to make decisions actively tries to ruin it at every possible opportunity.
e: to clarify i did not mean that i was going to stop watching or anything else, i'm just mad lol
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I'm fine with it. I think I put a realistic chance of Mookie coming back at like 20% after the trade. I'm just happy he did not end up going to the Yankees or another American League team in free agency and this allows me to still a big fan of his.
I'm ecstatic about the expanded playoffs though because I think the Red Sox can sneak in and the Yankees have a good shot to get eliminated in that first round 3 game series.
i've come around a little bit on expanded playoffs for this year, but it better not stay after this year. not at all thrilled about the possibility that september playoff chase baseball (easily my favorite part of the season) would frequently be between below .500 teams and in general the regular season would be way less fun to follow.
on a brighter note, yay opening day for most of the league!
on a brighter note, yay opening day for most of the league!
Just need to be the 2nd best 3rd place team buddy.
Give Nick Castellanos the NL MVP award after his 7th homer of the year and for carrying the Reds offense. Starting pitching has been great. Bullpen's been bad. Typical Reds stuff
the astros are a true class act. what a model organization.
Fernando Tatis Jr has entered the chat.
Can we at least agree that Sonny Gray and Trevor Bauer are co NL Cy Youngs?
It's the Cardinals. There's no fixing the Cardinals
It's going to be awesome seeing Bauer finally win a World Series with the Red Sox in 2022.