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21 hours ago, Gurn said:

youth is the key.

Time to decide on Bo and Vladdy. 

Sell one, but does that get enough return, to turn around the organization?  Which one?

Who gets more return?

Sell both?

Might need to 'package up' some low performers with Bo/Vlad in order to clear up some deadweight.

 

first get a credible baseball mind in charge, to make these kind of decisions-- then getter dun!

Agreed.  The team can't afford to allow the unqualified baboons in the front office to make any more moves. Hire actual management and start a rebuild, but the priority has to be firing every single one of the idiots in the front office , starting with Shapiro and Atkins.

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If only the Jays could play all their games against the ChiSox....

 

Funny thing is, I remember not long ago, saying the same thing about the Orioles....not so much any more....

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Announcement comes Tuesday.  Negotiated some sort of settlement.  A rare win for MLB and a decent call by Angel for a change. 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/05/27/angel-hernandez-retires-mlb-umpire-stats/73873676007/

 

Much-maligned umpire Ángel Hernández to retire from Major League Baseball

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9 minutes ago, the destroyer of worlds said:

Announcement comes Tuesday.  Negotiated some sort of settlement.  A rare win for MLB and a decent call by Angel for a change. 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/05/27/angel-hernandez-retires-mlb-umpire-stats/73873676007/

 

Much-maligned umpire Ángel Hernández to retire from Major League Baseball

Why can't the NHL do something similar about the problem refs?

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1 minute ago, Northern_Nuck said:

Not gonna lie, I kind of find it amusing when he umps. It’s like a whole sideshow 😂

Years from now we will find out he had a horrible gambling addiction and was winning prop bets left and right with his unpredictable strike zone.

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5 minutes ago, flat land fish said:

To be fair angel hernandez has been making bad calls for a generation.

And Sutherland hasn't?  MLB actually held him accountable while the NHL airlifts Sutherland in to openly rig playoff games.

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2 minutes ago, flat land fish said:

Years from now we will find out he had a horrible gambling addiction and was winning prop bets left and right with his unpredictable strike zone.

That one he missed a couple weeks ago by like 10 inches 😂😂😂 the furthest miss since they’ve been tracking it. 

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1 minute ago, King Heffy said:

And Sutherland hasn't?  MLB actually held him accountable while the NHL airlifts Sutherland in to openly rig playoff games.

That’s the difference between a league being classified as a sport or “sports and entertainment” business. 

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1 hour ago, the destroyer of worlds said:

Announcement comes Tuesday.  Negotiated some sort of settlement.  A rare win for MLB and a decent call by Angel for a change. 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/05/27/angel-hernandez-retires-mlb-umpire-stats/73873676007/

 

Much-maligned umpire Ángel Hernández to retire from Major League Baseball

 

Tommy Lee Jones to play him in the movie.

 

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15 hours ago, the destroyer of worlds said:

Announcement comes Tuesday.  Negotiated some sort of settlement.  A rare win for MLB and a decent call by Angel for a change. 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/05/27/angel-hernandez-retires-mlb-umpire-stats/73873676007/

 

Much-maligned umpire Ángel Hernández to retire from Major League Baseball

 

My favorite response so far:

 

 

Also....some career lowlights:

 

 

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One of my all time favorite responses came after this little temper tantrum by Trevor Bauer:

 

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There were plenty of comments, but the one that stuck with me was, "Angel Hernandez called it a strike".....

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1 hour ago, Wilbur said:

With Green back they optioned Swanson.  Surprised Swanson still had options.

 

Same....but he certainly hasn't been the pitcher he was last year....

 

You have to wonder how much his son's accident has played into it.....

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15 hours ago, Rip The Mesh said:

Inside the park home run !

 

 

 

This play is a perfect example of the difference that playing sound fundamental baseball can make.

 

With 2 outs, Febles has to try and score Springer from first. Even though the left fielder had the ball before George got to third, as a 3rd base coach, you take the risk that the White Sox won't be able to put two perfect throws together and cut him down at the plate.

 

The thing is, if the left fielder doesn't overthrow the cutoff man, Chicago has a real shot at throwing Springer out. That miss turns out to be huge, because not only does George score, two batters later, Davis Schneider hits another double, scoring two more runs.

 

So that's three runs that the Chisox could have prevented....all they had to do was hit the cutoff man.....

 

BTW: Where are you getting the "Inside the park home run" from? :classic_unsure:

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12 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said:
NEWS: MLB will integrate Negro League records into its statistical database on Wednesday.
 
With that change, Josh Gibson will replace Ty Cobb as baseball's all-time batting leader in the official records.
 
 
 

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Great change; integration showed just high the level of competition was in those leagues.  Knocking a shitty human out of the 1 spot and another out of the 2 is a great bonus.

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