Cano, stupid idiot

[Docwaukee]

45 minutes ago, Blarg said:

I guess pride is the driving force for a player that already has a guaranteed contract to continue to use steroids to maintain competitive play. But, Cano is a douche for continuing to use and cheat himself and the team. There should be an ownership opt out for guys like Cano and be able to walk out on the contract. 

pride or wanting to keep his career going so he could have 3000 hits with an outside chance of getting into the HOF?  If they let other roid guys in, there could be an argument for him to make it.  

[Bronson]

6 hours ago, Lou said:

Because he's not a piece of shit. 

Too bad.

[Bronson]

6 hours ago, ScottT said:

Unlike Pujols, Cano was productive this year.  Sure, the Mets have more money to spend, but they also have production to replace.

Ummm... he was roided up... of course he was productive. Now they're probably gonna sign LeMahieu and have way more production than Cano would have given them.

[Taylor]

I hope Pujols goes on roids next season for the lulz.

[Bronson]

Just now, Taylor said:

I hope Pujols goes on roids next season for the lulz.

I mean.... does he really have anything to lose at this point? 

 

Unless making the HOF is a big deal to him. I'm gonna guess it is. 

[eligrba]

8 hours ago, Taylor said:

I hope Pujols goes on roids next season for the lulz.

I would prefer to have Walsh play and have a productive season.  At this point. Pujols is simply a tax on the Angels for being stupid.

[Duren, Duren]

You have asterisks in the record books. Why not the equivalent for the Hall of Fame? 

Maybe a second section/category that takes a full revisionist look at current members as well as those excluded for various infractions (legal, rules violations, undetected cheating etc.). 

Apply current analytics to all members/candidates and factor in era, ball park, popularity, reputation and so on. Then you have a relatively objective set of criteria for comparison and evaluation. The vast majority of current HOF members would remain. But some would be demoted to a second tier. 

You could then re-evaluate close contenders who fell slightly short and add them to the Hall as replacements if their numbers and reputation are better than fringe members. That way the HOF would be an ongoing process, not something settled forever. It would be more interesting for fans and bring a renewed interest to the past. 

Also, add an 'outsider' tier. For those whose notoriety cancelled their actual baseball careers. Joe Jackson, Pete Rose, the steroid abusers, and so on. Even demote those like Gaylord Perry, who bragged about his various methods of doctoring the ball. 

In this day and age fans are less naive and could differentiate between the categories. 

Cooperstown has many displays and memorabilia from players not actually in the HOF. Items from historic games, from one season accomplishments, artifacts from different eras and ball parks, etc. Why not a second tier of players and the reason for their exclusion? It would be educational as well as generate discussion and interest in the history of the game. 

And it would be fun too if every year they revoted on the members with the lowest votes and made the process more dynamic. 

[Junkballer]

AO, I know its off-season and all but please review your AngelsWin thesaurus.  Cano is an Idoit.  Losing out on 24m deserves the proper depth of the AW meaning.

[JustATroutFan]

13 hours ago, Taylor said:

I hope Pujols goes on roids next season for the lulz.

Won’t be a shock because he was on them when he was with the Cardinals, in my opinion. Being around a well-known juicer in McGwire makes it very possible that Pujols was on steroids. Pujols has never been suspend for steroids but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t on steroids them. Some players just know how to beat the system. #McGwire

[Lou]

21 minutes ago, JustATroutFan said:

Won’t be a shock because he was on them when he was with the Cardinals, in my opinion. Being around a well-known juicer in McGwire makes it very possible that Pujols was on steroids. Pujols has never been suspend for steroids but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t on steroids them. Some players just know how to beat the system. #McGwire

This shit again?

stfu

[ten ocho recon scout]

15 hours ago, Bronson said:

I mean.... does he really have anything to lose at this point? 

About 60 pounds.....

[kevinb]

If only all professional sports contracts were like the NFL. Easy Peasy.