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Post by arrogantmodel on Jun 23, 2020 20:46:31 GMT -5
Trying to think of a real dickhead 1B. Maybe Will Clark. I don't know if he was a jerk or just looked like he would be one. There's a few options: While with the Red Sox, Jose Offerman trashed the visitors' locker room in Arlington after he found out he was designated for assignment in 2002. Not because he was upset that he was being cut, but because he wasn't notified the day prior when the team was in Anaheim, closer to his home. His reputation grew far more insidious after he left the majors. In 2007, he attacked a pitcher with a bat in the Independent League, injuring the pitcher and concussing another player, ending that player's career. He was charged with second-degree assault. Three years later, he was banned for three years from the Dominican Republic's Winter League for punching an umpire. Pirates first baseman Randall Simon famously was charged with assault after hitting a woman with a baseball bat inside one of the sausage costumes during Miller Park's Sausage Races. Rafael Palmeiro wagged his finger at Congress in March 2005 and emphatically said "I have never used steroids, period." Five months later, he was suspended for 10 days for testing positive for steroids. Oh, and how could I forget Mark McGwire. He destroyed the single-season home run record, then destroyed our memories of the summer of '98 by his admission of steroid use. He also had a pitiful, embarrassing performance in front of Congress in 2005, with "I'm not here to talk about the past," becoming a meme before memes were a thing. He's tried to rehabilitate his image as a coach and on these documentaries of late, but it's too little too late. The Randall Simon one is ridiculous. He didn't assault anybody. He tapped the top of the costume as they ran by, and it threw off the girl's balance. He didn't wind up and smack anybody. Should he have done it? No, but it wasn't some crazy attack. If I remember, the girl even said she didn't feel getting hit, and Randall apologized and took a picture with her as they joked about it.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2020 20:48:21 GMT -5
Season is officially back.
Players have to report by July 1. Season begins July 23 or 24. Trade deadline is August 31. Teams will play their own division a total of 40 games and the opposite league/same division a total of 20 games (so AL East teams will only play AL East and NL East teams, Central/Central, West/West).
On another note, Charlie Blackmon tested positive for Covid, so reality is going to check in over the next few weeks.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Jun 23, 2020 21:18:50 GMT -5
Giants already linked to Puig once the freeze ends.
JUST DO IT. He’d be their best power hitter since Bonds. Lmao
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jun 24, 2020 2:31:33 GMT -5
The trade deadline being a month away from the start of the year is gonna be rough, for scouting and injury purposes.
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Post by häšhtå.gdālėÿ on Jun 24, 2020 3:03:39 GMT -5
The trade deadline being a month away from the start of the year is gonna be rough, for scouting and injury purposes. I cannot imagine anyone doing much of anything... or maybe being such a strange short year will have some wierdness happening in the standings and a usually hapless team decides this is their only shot. This season is going to be bizarre.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2020 10:31:43 GMT -5
Season is officially back. Players have to report by July 1. Season begins July 23 or 24. Trade deadline is August 31. Teams will play their own division a total of 40 games and the opposite league/same division a total of 20 games (so AL East teams will only play AL East and NL East teams, Central/Central, West/West). On another note, Charlie Blackmon tested positive for Covid, so reality is going to check in over the next few weeks. So... no Astros/Yankees during the regular season, sadly, but... we do get Astros/Dodgers.
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Post by fw91 on Jun 24, 2020 10:38:24 GMT -5
seems like my fantasy league really wants to get going. I just don't know how you could run one smoothly in a H2H format in this circumstance.
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Post by sfvega on Jun 24, 2020 11:33:15 GMT -5
seems like my fantasy league really wants to get going. I just don't know how you could run one smoothly in a H2H format in this circumstance. Reddit has tried to come up with an idea to play two match-ups per week, but no major website has the capability of doing it and trying to do the scoring yourself would be a major undertaking. H2H leagues are dead this year.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2020 12:10:33 GMT -5
Frankly, I'm alright with no expanded playoffs; that seems to be more of a benefit for fans than the players, who would feel like it'd reward inadequacy. I'd be more interested in a home and home aggregate for the wild card round, at most, if they want to monopolize the playoffs any further.
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Post by RKTaker on Jun 24, 2020 13:07:00 GMT -5
Frankly, I'm alright with no expanded playoffs; that seems to be more of a benefit for fans than the players, who would feel like it'd reward inadequacy. I'd be more interested in a home and home aggregate for the wild card round, at most, if they want to monopolize the playoffs any further. I don't think expanded playoffs is just for the fans you know how hard it is for teams to get past teams like the Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers, Astros, Nats, maybe the Braves if only 5 teams per league make the playoffs in the new realignment?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2020 13:18:13 GMT -5
Frankly, I'm alright with no expanded playoffs; that seems to be more of a benefit for fans than the players, who would feel like it'd reward inadequacy. I'd be more interested in a home and home aggregate for the wild card round, at most, if they want to monopolize the playoffs any further. Expanded playoffs is a benefit mostly to the owners, which is why the MLBPA didn’t include it for 2020. They’ll likely use it as a bargaining chip for the next CBA fight. It will benefit the fans too, though. MLB needs to make their 162 games mean something, especially if going head to head with the NBA starting next summer. More playoff teams = more meaningful regular season games which in theory translate to more fan interest.
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Post by Cyno on Jun 24, 2020 13:28:30 GMT -5
Can we get an all douchebag team for the modern era? Based purely on stories and reputation, of course (suggestions welcome): 1B: Mark McGwire, Jose Offerman 2B: Jeff Kent 3B: Wade Boggs SS: Manny Machado OF: Barry Bonds OF: Albert Belle OF: Milton Bradley, Elijah Dukes C: A.J. Pierzynski SP: Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Yordano Ventura RP: John Rocker CL: Roberto Osuna You could slip in Aubrey Huff at 1B, 3B, or DH.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jun 24, 2020 13:56:40 GMT -5
Can we get an all douchebag team for the modern era? Based purely on stories and reputation, of course (suggestions welcome): 1B: Mark McGwire, Jose Offerman 2B: Jeff Kent 3B: Wade Boggs SS: Manny Machado OF: Barry Bonds OF: Albert Belle OF: Milton Bradley, Elijah Dukes C: A.J. Pierzynski SP: Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Yordano Ventura RP: John Rocker CL: Roberto Osuna You could slip in Aubrey Huff at 1B, 3B, or DH. Huff could be a captain.
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Post by BRV on Jun 24, 2020 14:11:27 GMT -5
Can we get an all douchebag team for the modern era? Based purely on stories and reputation, of course (suggestions welcome): 1B: Mark McGwire, Jose Offerman 2B: Jeff Kent 3B: Wade Boggs SS: Manny Machado OF: Barry Bonds OF: Albert Belle OF: Milton Bradley, Elijah Dukes C: A.J. Pierzynski SP: Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Yordano Ventura RP: John Rocker CL: Roberto Osuna Did anyone really have a cross word to say about Curt Schilling during his playing days? Or did he just become vile as soon as he hung up his cleats? Because all I see when I look through his resume as a player is a sterling reputation, winning the Roberto Clemente Award (given to a player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team") the Branch Rickey Award (given to a player in recognition of "his exceptional community service"), the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (to recognize a player's exemplary contributions in "both his community and philanthropy"), and who made huge contributions towards ALS research and organizations during his career. There have to be better options for starting pitchers who were D-bags during their playing days, either as bad teammates (Kevin Brown, Scott Olsen), bad people (Brett Myers, Domingo German, Kenny Rogers), or cheaters (Michael Pineda).
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Post by Cyno on Jun 24, 2020 14:15:03 GMT -5
Chad Curtis and Dave Wetteland can be on there, too, thinking about it.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Jun 24, 2020 14:16:41 GMT -5
Can we get an all douchebag team for the modern era? Based purely on stories and reputation, of course (suggestions welcome): 1B: Mark McGwire, Jose Offerman 2B: Jeff Kent 3B: Wade Boggs SS: Manny Machado OF: Barry Bonds OF: Albert Belle OF: Milton Bradley, Elijah Dukes C: A.J. Pierzynski SP: Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Yordano Ventura RP: John Rocker CL: Roberto Osuna Did anyone really have a cross word to say about Curt Schilling during his playing days? Or did he just become vile as soon as he hung up his cleats? Because all I see when I look through his resume as a player is a sterling reputation, winning the Roberto Clemente Award (given to a player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team") the Branch Rickey Award (given to a player in recognition of "his exceptional community service"), the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (to recognize a player's exemplary contributions in "both his community and philanthropy"), and who made huge contributions towards ALS research and organizations during his career. There have to be better options for starting pitchers who were D-bags during their playing days, either as bad teammates (Kevin Brown, Scott Olsen), bad people (Brett Myers, Domingo German, Kenny Rogers), or cheaters (Michael Pineda). Schilling is a complete D-Bag, post baseball. But if we're talking during their career as being the parameters for the list, then he doesn't belong here.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 24, 2020 14:20:20 GMT -5
Can we get an all douchebag team for the modern era? Based purely on stories and reputation, of course (suggestions welcome): 1B: Mark McGwire, Jose Offerman 2B: Jeff Kent 3B: Wade Boggs SS: Manny Machado OF: Barry Bonds OF: Albert Belle OF: Milton Bradley, Elijah Dukes C: A.J. Pierzynski SP: Curt Schilling, Roger Clemens, Yordano Ventura RP: John Rocker CL: Roberto Osuna Did anyone really have a cross word to say about Curt Schilling during his playing days? Or did he just become vile as soon as he hung up his cleats? Because all I see when I look through his resume as a player is a sterling reputation, winning the Roberto Clemente Award (given to a player who "best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual's contribution to his team") the Branch Rickey Award (given to a player in recognition of "his exceptional community service"), the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (to recognize a player's exemplary contributions in "both his community and philanthropy"), and who made huge contributions towards ALS research and organizations during his career. There have to be better options for starting pitchers who were D-bags during their playing days, either as bad teammates (Kevin Brown, Scott Olsen), bad people (Brett Myers, Domingo German, Kenny Rogers), or cheaters (Michael Pineda). His teammates on the Phillies didn't like him, media didn't like him. All those awards are great but he was an asshole He's shitty enough to be included post career anyway. That's not even including his comments this week
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Post by BRV on Jun 24, 2020 14:26:06 GMT -5
His teammates on the Phillies didn't like him, media didn't like him. All those awards are great but he was an asshole He's shitty enough to be included post career anyway. That's not even including his comments this week Not just Schilling, but in general, I think we're finding that there's no more sanctimonious, self-serving group than baseball media. You want to talk about assembling a group of all-time d-bags? You could put together a 40-man roster with members of the holier-than-thou BBWAA. Look at the way they completely railroaded one of their own during the summer of 1998 because it was "ruining the story" of Mark McGwire's chase of Roger Maris' home run record, even though the bigger story was staring them square in the face. Look at how they claim to know every nuance of the game, down to how a pitcher's arm angle has been altered because he's tiring, but didn't notice players in the 90s and early 2000s were showing up with an extra 40 pounds of muscle and asking how that happened. Look at how they'll keep legitimate Hall of Famers off of their ballots because "He didn't talk to me that one night after he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts." So you'll have to excuse me if I take "the media didn't like him" with a Pacific Ocean-sized grain of salt.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 24, 2020 14:26:23 GMT -5
Chad Curtis and Dave Wetteland can be on there, too, thinking about it. Shouldn't Johnathan Papelbon be on it for relief pitchers?
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Jun 24, 2020 14:28:55 GMT -5
His teammates on the Phillies didn't like him, media didn't like him. All those awards are great but he was an asshole He's shitty enough to be included post career anyway. That's not even including his comments this week Not just Schilling, but in general, I think we're finding that there's no more sanctimonious, self-serving group than baseball media. You want to talk about assembling a group of all-time d-bags? You could put together a 40-man roster with members of the holier-than-thou BBWAA. Look at the way they completely railroaded one of their own during the summer of 1998 because it was "ruining the story" of Mark McGwire's chase of Roger Maris' home run record, even though the bigger story was staring them square in the face. Look at how they claim to know every nuance of the game, down to how a pitcher's arm angle has been altered because he's tiring, but didn't notice players in the 90s and early 2000s were showing up with an extra 40 pounds of muscle and asking how that happened. Look at how they'll keep legitimate Hall of Famers off of their ballots because "He didn't talk to me that one night after he went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts." So you'll have to excuse me if I take "the media didn't like him" with a Pacific Ocean-sized grain of salt. I'm not going disagree that the media can be shitty but Curt really isn't in the feel sorry for me territory with his attitude and can't really fully absolve him and put it all on the media. Two shitty people make for a shitty situation
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