WicketMaiden

1 hour ago, Dtwncbad said:

This is not a dig at Blarg in the least bit.  But I am curious.  Does anybody here actually care who manages the Astros?

 

It would be a bit weird if Mike Scioscia ever managed them, but other than that I couldn't care less.

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19 hours ago, PattyD22 said:

Just another crazy PAC12 game being played between Washington and Oregon.  Two great QB’s, some interesting coaching decisions, and great play calling.

A back and forth game and fun to watch.

Yes, that was a great game. A typical top CFB type of match with both teams going all out for the win on 4th downs and with 2 point conversion attempts. And it wasn't that the defenses were bad, Oregon's in particular rushed the Washington QB time and again to get the ball back quickly, it was that they were facing high quality QB's with some excellent receivers and a tiny little running back with the lowest centre of gravity I've ever seen. Great fun to watch, and I thought whichever team lost could feel a little unlucky. CFB at its best.

The Bruins after that were a bit of a let-down.

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3 hours ago, khouse said:

I take no pleasure is presenting this information that paints a very dismal picture of the person Arte hired as GM. Who, sadly, as this information bears out, has been a glaring misstep & one that any competent owner would not allow to be part of the way forward...

https://calltothepen.com/posts/assessing-2023-mlb-front-offices-perry-minasian-los-angeles-angels

And in the same article, by the same metric, Minasian's regime is tied 22nd along with Friedman and Gomes of the much lauded Dodgers. Interesting, don't you think?

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17 hours ago, Swordsman78 said:

In any corporate position  if you don't have "air cover" from someone higher up the food chain, you will be let go or demoted sooner or later. 

Nonsense. Corporations recognise talent, they spend fortunes acquiring it and even more to keep it in house. If you are good at your job and you perform well, you don't get fired or humiliated with a demotion.

'Air cover' is only required if you're not very good at your job.

With so much doubt around Ohtani's pitching future, I will be amazed if anyone offers him anywhere near a half billion dollars. He has a dodgy UCL and is facing a very great possibility of a second TJ procedure, at just age 29. It would be a reckless gamble to offer any pitcher with that profile a long term deal, let alone a record breaking one.

I can see him signing a 2 year, 'prove you're still a pitcher', deal with the Angels.

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21 minutes ago, Tank said:

you apparently skipped over the part about the smoking hot blonde. 

if you went to geometry for some other reason, good for you. i didn't.

I came here expecting a picture of a smoking hot blonde. Life is such a disappointment sometimes.

15 hours ago, arch stanton said:

They're pretty, round numbers but exactly how valuable are 70 steals on a team that hit 300 home runs?

The answer is 42.

... a leg.

Beard

40+ HR's is a fantastic season. 70 steals is an amazing season. 40 / 70? Bloody hell! It will be a travesty if he doesn't win MVP having done that.

1 hour ago, JAHV76 said:

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Idiot

Next week's poll - which of your ex's would you most like to see married to a millionaire? The harlot, the bitch, or the cheating liar?

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