Yeah, but fuck if I'd sign with the Des Moines Dorks just because they want to pay me more.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:14pmThe MLBPA takes a jaundiced eye towards discounts, especially involving star players. Him raising the rate does have a cascade effect to raise everyone's salaries down the line.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 6:59pmThere's a limited number willing to pay that money sure but plenty more who would pay a little less and basically any of those 10 teams are competing. Would I accept a few million less to possibly play on a championship team? Absolutely.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 12:49pmNo opt outs. He's only a couple years away from having 10/5 no-trade rights.
He might genuinely love playing in front of tepista, plus there are a limited number of clubs that'll shell out that kind of cash, even for one of the best ballplayers of time.Again I don't understand why you dont try to get on a contending team?
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Even the Des Moines Dorks have no use for a middle-aged guy flailing away at three straight pitches while the infield laughs.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:49pmYeah, but fuck if I'd sign with the Des Moines Dorks just because they want to pay me more.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:14pmThe MLBPA takes a jaundiced eye towards discounts, especially involving star players. Him raising the rate does have a cascade effect to raise everyone's salaries down the line.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 6:59pmThere's a limited number willing to pay that money sure but plenty more who would pay a little less and basically any of those 10 teams are competing. Would I accept a few million less to possibly play on a championship team? Absolutely.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 12:49pmNo opt outs. He's only a couple years away from having 10/5 no-trade rights.
He might genuinely love playing in front of tepista, plus there are a limited number of clubs that'll shell out that kind of cash, even for one of the best ballplayers of time.Again I don't understand why you dont try to get on a contending team?
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I find the Des Moines Dorks mascot offensive.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:56pmEven the Des Moines Dorks have no use for a middle-aged guy flailing away at three straight pitches while the infield laughs.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:49pmYeah, but fuck if I'd sign with the Des Moines Dorks just because they want to pay me more.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:14pmThe MLBPA takes a jaundiced eye towards discounts, especially involving star players. Him raising the rate does have a cascade effect to raise everyone's salaries down the line.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 6:59pmThere's a limited number willing to pay that money sure but plenty more who would pay a little less and basically any of those 10 teams are competing. Would I accept a few million less to possibly play on a championship team? Absolutely.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 12:49pm
No opt outs. He's only a couple years away from having 10/5 no-trade rights.
He might genuinely love playing in front of tepista, plus there are a limited number of clubs that'll shell out that kind of cash, even for one of the best ballplayers of time.
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I dunno, I thought it captures Wolter's likeness pretty well.tepista wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 8:30pmI find the Des Moines Dorks mascot offensive.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:56pmEven the Des Moines Dorks have no use for a middle-aged guy flailing away at three straight pitches while the infield laughs.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:49pmYeah, but fuck if I'd sign with the Des Moines Dorks just because they want to pay me more.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:14pmThe MLBPA takes a jaundiced eye towards discounts, especially involving star players. Him raising the rate does have a cascade effect to raise everyone's salaries down the line.
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I think I'd do as well as or better than most 50 yosDr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:56pmEven the Des Moines Dorks have no use for a middle-aged guy flailing away at three straight pitches while the infield laughs.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:49pmYeah, but fuck if I'd sign with the Des Moines Dorks just because they want to pay me more.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:14pmThe MLBPA takes a jaundiced eye towards discounts, especially involving star players. Him raising the rate does have a cascade effect to raise everyone's salaries down the line.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 6:59pmThere's a limited number willing to pay that money sure but plenty more who would pay a little less and basically any of those 10 teams are competing. Would I accept a few million less to possibly play on a championship team? Absolutely.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 12:49pm
No opt outs. He's only a couple years away from having 10/5 no-trade rights.
He might genuinely love playing in front of tepista, plus there are a limited number of clubs that'll shell out that kind of cash, even for one of the best ballplayers of time.
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What if he were an obnoxious Christian backup catcher who promised to be witheringly abusive to brown guys in the clubhouse and through anonymous press quotes for lack of hustle?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:56pmEven the Des Moines Dorks have no use for a middle-aged guy flailing away at three straight pitches while the infield laughs.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:49pmYeah, but fuck if I'd sign with the Des Moines Dorks just because they want to pay me more.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 7:14pmThe MLBPA takes a jaundiced eye towards discounts, especially involving star players. Him raising the rate does have a cascade effect to raise everyone's salaries down the line.revbob wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 6:59pmThere's a limited number willing to pay that money sure but plenty more who would pay a little less and basically any of those 10 teams are competing. Would I accept a few million less to possibly play on a championship team? Absolutely.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Mar 2019, 12:49pm
No opt outs. He's only a couple years away from having 10/5 no-trade rights.
He might genuinely love playing in front of tepista, plus there are a limited number of clubs that'll shell out that kind of cash, even for one of the best ballplayers of time.
Pay...that...man.
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Excerpt from an upcoming book about the current Yankees:
https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-th ... ton-heist/
There's more there, including Judge's enthusiasm for the trade (and contrast that to how Jeter treated ARod).Cashman, like the three or four masters of his craft, is one part diplomat to two parts pickpocket. He can politely boost your watch and wallet and leave you thinking the heist was your idea. Jeter’s style, by contrast, is to dictate terms and expect you to glumly accept them. His first act after buying the Marlins was to pointlessly freeze out Stanton. He didn’t book the obligatory get-to-know-you dinner with his star at a stuffy rooftop steakhouse in Miami. He declined to call Stanton and offer congratulations when he was named the league MVP. And he never phoned Wolfe, one of the powerhouse reps in baseball, to ask about his client’s choice of destinations. “I was ready for the worst, which it was,” Stanton confided, looming at his locker in a pair of gold spikes after a workout in spring training in 2018. Like Judge, Stanton is one of those physical freaks you can’t properly appreciate on TV. It isn’t only his mass or stone-cut proportions, but the taper of chest and back to a tiny waist. There’s a quality about him that you sometimes find in art: grace and violence merged in random gestures. “If that’s how you want to treat someone, then there’s no playing nice,” he said of Jeter. “I had had more than enough.”
https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-th ... ton-heist/
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Are you throwing shade on Saint Jeets again?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑20 Mar 2019, 12:28pmExcerpt from an upcoming book about the current Yankees:
There's more there, including Judge's enthusiasm for the trade (and contrast that to how Jeter treated ARod).Cashman, like the three or four masters of his craft, is one part diplomat to two parts pickpocket. He can politely boost your watch and wallet and leave you thinking the heist was your idea. Jeter’s style, by contrast, is to dictate terms and expect you to glumly accept them. His first act after buying the Marlins was to pointlessly freeze out Stanton. He didn’t book the obligatory get-to-know-you dinner with his star at a stuffy rooftop steakhouse in Miami. He declined to call Stanton and offer congratulations when he was named the league MVP. And he never phoned Wolfe, one of the powerhouse reps in baseball, to ask about his client’s choice of destinations. “I was ready for the worst, which it was,” Stanton confided, looming at his locker in a pair of gold spikes after a workout in spring training in 2018. Like Judge, Stanton is one of those physical freaks you can’t properly appreciate on TV. It isn’t only his mass or stone-cut proportions, but the taper of chest and back to a tiny waist. There’s a quality about him that you sometimes find in art: grace and violence merged in random gestures. “If that’s how you want to treat someone, then there’s no playing nice,” he said of Jeter. “I had had more than enough.”
https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-th ... ton-heist/
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Merely doing my civic duty of spreading truth and virtue to the world.revbob wrote: ↑20 Mar 2019, 1:39pmAre you throwing shade on Saint Jeets again?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑20 Mar 2019, 12:28pmExcerpt from an upcoming book about the current Yankees:
There's more there, including Judge's enthusiasm for the trade (and contrast that to how Jeter treated ARod).Cashman, like the three or four masters of his craft, is one part diplomat to two parts pickpocket. He can politely boost your watch and wallet and leave you thinking the heist was your idea. Jeter’s style, by contrast, is to dictate terms and expect you to glumly accept them. His first act after buying the Marlins was to pointlessly freeze out Stanton. He didn’t book the obligatory get-to-know-you dinner with his star at a stuffy rooftop steakhouse in Miami. He declined to call Stanton and offer congratulations when he was named the league MVP. And he never phoned Wolfe, one of the powerhouse reps in baseball, to ask about his client’s choice of destinations. “I was ready for the worst, which it was,” Stanton confided, looming at his locker in a pair of gold spikes after a workout in spring training in 2018. Like Judge, Stanton is one of those physical freaks you can’t properly appreciate on TV. It isn’t only his mass or stone-cut proportions, but the taper of chest and back to a tiny waist. There’s a quality about him that you sometimes find in art: grace and violence merged in random gestures. “If that’s how you want to treat someone, then there’s no playing nice,” he said of Jeter. “I had had more than enough.”
https://nypost.com/2019/03/20/inside-th ... ton-heist/
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Scioscia retires and all the discipline goes to fuck. Good luck getting down an effective bunt in the first inning this season.
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Trout naturally like to swim in waters with a strong current and high oxygen levels. This is achieved in an aquarium through fast moving water. ... As a cold freshwater fish, the trout aquarium must have a chiller to maintain a water temperature of at least 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
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I like the idea of Trout devoting, like, $250M to build a special airplane that can keep his trout alive. Like benign supervillain stuff.tepista wrote: ↑20 Mar 2019, 6:22pmTrout naturally like to swim in waters with a strong current and high oxygen levels. This is achieved in an aquarium through fast moving water. ... As a cold freshwater fish, the trout aquarium must have a chiller to maintain a water temperature of at least 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Which 007 was the one where the guy wanted to destroy all land and live in an ocean lair? I always wondered how he convinced his henchmen to go along with it.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑20 Mar 2019, 6:30pmI like the idea of Trout devoting, like, $250M to build a special airplane that can keep his trout alive. Like benign supervillain stuff.tepista wrote: ↑20 Mar 2019, 6:22pmTrout naturally like to swim in waters with a strong current and high oxygen levels. This is achieved in an aquarium through fast moving water. ... As a cold freshwater fish, the trout aquarium must have a chiller to maintain a water temperature of at least 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
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