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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 31, 2019 5:35:07 GMT -5
*sigh* Sorry, but this pisses me off. This guy was living his dream, playing on a good team with probably the best player, had a wife, and was making money. So one night, his dumb ass goes, "Hey, I KNOW how stupid and dangerous this could be, and I know of hundreds of people who have died doing this...but f*** it...I'm going to go ahead and pop some pills, do drugs, and chase them with alcohol. Surely, I'll be ok." After all the emotions and tributes this guy got, to find out he got drugged up and choked on his own vomit really just really doesn't sit well with me. There is a well known opioid crisis going on, and more than ever, there are ways to get help. And especially if you're a professional athlete, you can get treatment very easily. And who cares if an Angels' employee gave him the drugs? That person should be arrested and dealt with, but ultimately Skaggs chose to down pills known to be dangerous and chase them with alcohol. Just flat out f***ing stupid. I have known a lot of people with addictions, including my own sister, who realized they needed help, and sought it out. And I know addiction doesn't care if you're rich, poor, famous, or not...but Skaggs had way more opportunities than most to get help. And if this was the first time he did it, than he's even dumber than I thought. Sorry if this offends anybody, but opioids are killing a lot of people everyday. This shit isn't new. I just can't feel bad for somebody who seemed to have it all, and kills himself with pills and alcohol. Wake the f*** up. This just makes me angry. Now Skaggs' friends and family have to play out a bunch of "What ifs" and shit and try to see if there were any warning signs. Again, I've experienced this personally a few times. You can only do so much and feel so bad for so long. And the people I know aren't major leaguers. Skaggs should and probably did know what he was doing was reckless and dangerous, and he did it anyways. Way to let a lot of people down, jackass. Addiction is not something that is easy whether you’re rich or poor. It doesn’t change the fact a young man lost his life over this so while I get you’re upset calling him out his name is uncalled for. His family is still going to grieve and so are his teams. Now they are going to wonder why they didn’t see it and why they couldn’t help him. This is even more tragic because drugs has taken another life and now their will continue to be a fight against it and bring awareness Because he is a major leaguer doesn’t make him any better than you nor should he be held to that standard because he has money. His death can only be a lesson learned and one I’m sure his family and the angels will rally around so this doesn’t happen to anyone else
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Post by arrogantmodel on Aug 31, 2019 5:43:51 GMT -5
*sigh* Sorry, but this pisses me off. This guy was living his dream, playing on a good team with probably the best player, had a wife, and was making money. So one night, his dumb ass goes, "Hey, I KNOW how stupid and dangerous this could be, and I know of hundreds of people who have died doing this...but f*** it...I'm going to go ahead and pop some pills, do drugs, and chase them with alcohol. Surely, I'll be ok." After all the emotions and tributes this guy got, to find out he got drugged up and choked on his own vomit really just really doesn't sit well with me. There is a well known opioid crisis going on, and more than ever, there are ways to get help. And especially if you're a professional athlete, you can get treatment very easily. And who cares if an Angels' employee gave him the drugs? That person should be arrested and dealt with, but ultimately Skaggs chose to down pills known to be dangerous and chase them with alcohol. Just flat out f***ing stupid. I have known a lot of people with addictions, including my own sister, who realized they needed help, and sought it out. And I know addiction doesn't care if you're rich, poor, famous, or not...but Skaggs had way more opportunities than most to get help. And if this was the first time he did it, than he's even dumber than I thought. Sorry if this offends anybody, but opioids are killing a lot of people everyday. This shit isn't new. I just can't feel bad for somebody who seemed to have it all, and kills himself with pills and alcohol. Wake the f*** up. This just makes me angry. Now Skaggs' friends and family have to play out a bunch of "What ifs" and shit and try to see if there were any warning signs. Again, I've experienced this personally a few times. You can only do so much and feel so bad for so long. And the people I know aren't major leaguers. Skaggs should and probably did know what he was doing was reckless and dangerous, and he did it anyways. Way to let a lot of people down, jackass. Addiction is not something that is easy whether you’re rich or poor. It doesn’t change the fact a young man lost his life over this so while I get you’re upset calling him out his name is uncalled for. His family is still going to grieve and so are his teams. Now they are going to wonder why they didn’t see it and why they couldn’t help him. This is even more tragic because drugs has taken another life and now their will continue to be a fight against it and bring awareness Because he is a major leaguer doesn’t make him any better than you nor should he be held to that standard because he has money. His death can only be a lesson learned and one I’m sure his family and the angels will rally around so this doesn’t happen to anyone else I agree. I just can't feel as bad when people do this dumb shit to themselves. I would feel the same way if he had died drunk driving or doing something else stupid, dangerous, and/or illegal. It's terrible that he's dead, but it could have been avoided. He was in a position where he could have came out as needing help, and THAT could have helped others. What's the lesson here? Hey, kids...don't take dangerous pills and drink alcohol with them. Like, no shit.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 31, 2019 6:05:51 GMT -5
Addiction is not something that is easy whether you’re rich or poor. It doesn’t change the fact a young man lost his life over this so while I get you’re upset calling him out his name is uncalled for. His family is still going to grieve and so are his teams. Now they are going to wonder why they didn’t see it and why they couldn’t help him. This is even more tragic because drugs has taken another life and now their will continue to be a fight against it and bring awareness Because he is a major leaguer doesn’t make him any better than you nor should he be held to that standard because he has money. His death can only be a lesson learned and one I’m sure his family and the angels will rally around so this doesn’t happen to anyone else I agree. I just can't feel as bad when people do this dumb shit to themselves. I would feel the same way if he had died drunk driving or doing something else stupid, dangerous, and/or illegal. It's terrible that he's dead, but it could have been avoided. He was in a position where he could have came out as needing help, and THAT could have helped others. What's the lesson here? Hey, kids...don't take dangerous pills and drink alcohol with them. Like, no shit. It's not dumb, it is an addiction. I don't understand your reasoning, you'd rather he had put someone else life in danger by drunk driving and potentially killing more people than himself. There is no lesson in that, that would have been a bigger tragedy because his own destructiveness took other lives. He was destructive to himself and ultimately it cost him his life Being in a position doesn't mean you are going to seek or get it. He was 27 years old, i'm only slightly older than him. This is a "babies age". He's young and depending how long he was on the shit, he probably felt he had it under control he did not. Addicts don't always see reasoning in things. Look how long it is taking Doc Gooden to get clean and he was on the shit at an even younger age than Skaggs and yet we still hear stories about him relapsing. The life lesson is don't take things for granted. Your dreams and your life can be snatched away from you in an instant. He just got married and was looking to finally find his place in MLB. Now his wife is a widow and you got a bunch of grieving people asking why. The lesson here is whoever you are GET CLEAN. Same way it scared people a few years ago when Jose Fernandez died and he actually took other lives in that boating crash driving under the influence and it killed him and his friends. There is never any simplicity as no shit, when it comes to this.
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Post by Citizen Snips on Aug 31, 2019 7:48:11 GMT -5
This line of discussion on the thread will probably be halted soon, so I'd like to say that "Well, this person was in this situation so they shouldn't have done that" or "I knew this person that was in the same boat as that person and they didn't do that" shows all the nuance of a fourth grader arguing geopolitics.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 31, 2019 12:09:22 GMT -5
C.C. to the IL
He is washed, he's done. Yanks really should throw him in the BP when he comes back. He can get lefties out but he can't last past 3 innings with that knee
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 31, 2019 16:47:57 GMT -5
Big win for the Yankees, you can't go 0-5 to the Oakland A's, they are a team we might play in the first play, until today, it got to a point that it was mental they couldn't beat this team. The A's are good team that doesn't do anything great, but everything good or above average, so they are not bad, but they are not 4-0 against the Yankees good.
Tomorrow is a big game fot the Yankees, they have not lost a home series since April, the streak is on the line tomorrow. And I would love for the Yankees to go into the playoff without losing a home series since April, and the A's is the last big threat to that, looking at the remaining home schedule, are the Rangers, Angels, or Blue Jays going to go the Bronx and win 2 out of 3, I don't think so.
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Post by andrew8798 on Aug 31, 2019 20:50:55 GMT -5
How in the hell do you hit 6 home runs in a game and still lose
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Post by horsemen4ever on Aug 31, 2019 22:00:29 GMT -5
How in the hell do you hit 6 home runs in a game and still lose Simple no pitching. The Twins really going to have to get lucky to get out of the first round against the Yankees or Astros.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Sept 1, 2019 14:22:33 GMT -5
Someone tell Aaron Boone, this is not spring training, you just don't throw away games like this. This is in excusable managing as far as I am concerned.
Edit: Wow what a win for the Yankees. Can we say team of destiny. These types of wins are the types of wins the Red Sox had last year. Anyway the A's were 6 outs away from ending two Yankees streaks that I am very proud of. The shutout less streak and the home series unbeaten streak.
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Post by S-Chrome on Sept 1, 2019 15:37:31 GMT -5
I won't say team of destiny or anything like that, but this team doesn't give up.
Ford should be in the lineup as DH/1B at least four times a week until Encarnacion and Urshela come back.
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Post by darbus alan on Sept 1, 2019 15:49:54 GMT -5
Go figure Happ had a good start for once.
Also, uh, Verlander pitched a no-hitter.
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Post by Greer on Sept 1, 2019 16:31:34 GMT -5
Someone tell Aaron Boone, this is not spring training, you just don't throw away games like this. This is in excusable managing as far as I am concerned. Edit: Wow what a win for the Yankees. Can we say team of destiny. These types of wins are the types of wins the Red Sox had last year. Anyway the A's were 6 outs away from ending two Yankees streaks that I am very proud of. The shutout less streak and the home series unbeaten streak. Came back to this thread just to see what you'd say after the win lol
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Sept 1, 2019 16:38:57 GMT -5
The Brewers may be ass, but at least we don't have Craig KimbreLOL.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2019 17:27:18 GMT -5
The Yankees have yet to lose a series at home this season.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Sept 1, 2019 18:19:08 GMT -5
Dat Harrison Bader diving catch today tho. WOW.
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Post by horsemen4ever on Sept 1, 2019 19:25:42 GMT -5
Of the prudcential first round opponents for the Yankees, let me rank of who I rather play and who I rather not.
1) Rays
2) Twins
3) Indians
4) Athletics
5) Red Sox
Even though Sale is not there, I take my chances with teams with no championship experience.
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Post by hashtagdaley/JudasDay on Sept 1, 2019 20:41:51 GMT -5
Kevin Pillar hit his 20th home run today. The first Giant to do such a thing since... 2015!
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Post by horsemen4ever on Sept 2, 2019 10:46:12 GMT -5
What do the Yankees have to do to get some respect around here. Again they are not number 1 on the ESPN power raknings, it is a joke, just anti Yankee bias.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 2, 2019 12:13:55 GMT -5
What do the Yankees have to do to get some respect around here. Again they are not number 1 on the ESPN power raknings, it is a joke, just anti Yankee bias. Why does it matter? Nothing matters until playoffs come, everything else is just filler Yankees are prone to their flaws, as you are one to point out when they lose a game
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Sept 2, 2019 12:15:16 GMT -5
Kevin Pillar hit his 20th home run today. The first Giant to do such a thing since... 2015! Has Belt been injured over the years, what the f***
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