MLB 2021 Season Thread - Page 17

Ksyrup · 11-02-2021, 09:45 PM

I really feel like Swanson should have tried harder to draw a walk there.

GrantDawg · 11-02-2021, 09:45 PM

Dang it, another two run rally killer by Dansby. When are these guys going to learn?

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GrantDawg · 11-02-2021, 09:53 PM

I am so excited right now, but being an Atlanta fan the only thing running through my mind is "28-3".

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Lathum · 11-02-2021, 09:59 PM

Hard not to like this Braves team, especially when you factor in who they are playing.

GrantDawg · 11-02-2021, 10:45 PM

God, I hope that is not Freddie's last at bat as a Brave.

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GrantDawg · 11-02-2021, 11:10 PM

Is it getting hot in here? I am feeling hot.

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GrantDawg · 11-02-2021, 11:32 PM

This is really happening!!

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Lathum · 11-02-2021, 11:36 PM

Love the pure, unadulterated joy on Freemans face as they get the last out.

GrantDawg · 11-02-2021, 11:44 PM

On July 29th, the odds for the Braves to win the world series was 0.4%. What they have done is just unreal.

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RainMaker · 11-02-2021, 11:50 PM

Really fun postseason. Most improbable champ since the 2006 Cardinals. Hats off to the GM for not selling at the deadline when Acuna went down.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-02-2021, 11:51 PM

Remarkable.
That's the word that comes to my mind most.
For my money, the first name on this particular World Championship should be Alex Anthopolous.

Call it genius, call it shrewd, call it luck, but whatever you call it the impromptu retooling of the roster mid-season worked beyond any reasonable expectation.

Congrats Braves, you may have done it in difficult and improbable fashion but there's no denying you did it.

GrantDawg · 11-02-2021, 11:57 PM

AA on the phone at the trade dead line "what can I get for this ball of balls? Soler? Deal." I mean, just crazy.

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RainMaker · 11-03-2021, 01:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Remarkable.
That's the word that comes to my mind most.
For my money, the first name on this particular World Championship should be Alex Anthopolous.

Call it genius, call it shrewd, call it luck, but whatever you call it the impromptu retooling of the roster mid-season worked beyond any reasonable expectation.

Congrats Braves, you may have done it in difficult and improbable fashion but there's no denying you did it.

Really sucks he couldn't be there to celebrate.

Makes me wonder if teams will do things differently in the future. If you've got a shot to make the playoffs, go for it. You might just get hot at the right time.

Snitker was great too I thought. Also can't believe Jorge Soler of Cubs lore won MVP.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-03-2021, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

Really sucks he couldn't be there to celebrate.

Yeah, I didn't know that until several hours after the game (happened to see an ESPN headline about it)

GrantDawg · 11-03-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Yeah, I didn't know that until several hours after the game (happened to see an ESPN headline about it)

He had tried to keep it quite so it wouldn't be a distraction. He has been doing radio interviews all day today. He says he and his family has been told they will be able to participate in the parade on Friday, but he doesn't know how.

GrantDawg · 11-03-2021, 05:46 PM

Looks like Buster Posey is about to announce his retirement. First ballot HOF.

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kingfc22 · 11-03-2021, 05:50 PM

Aww man. Really going to be strange not seeing Posey behind the dish. Great career and thanks for the memories.

spleen1015 · 11-03-2021, 06:26 PM

Congrats Braves fans. I've always rooted for them since I lived in AL in the late 90s. Had a friend that was a huge fan and we went to tons of games.

Gonna miss baseball. With MLB.tv, this was my go to background noise while playing games at night.

Ksyrup · 11-04-2021, 09:24 AM

Probably need to start an off-season thread but I'm on my phone so I'd probably screw it up.

Nick Castellanos has opted out of his contract with 2 years left and is a FA.

PilotMan · 11-04-2021, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Probably need to start an off-season thread but I'm on my phone so I'd probably screw it up.

Nick Castellanos has opted out of his contract with 2 years left and is a FA.

And the Reds cycle begins anew....good enough to make noise, but not good enough for good players to want to hang around be part of the solution.

JPhillips · 11-04-2021, 09:41 AM

Nick will stay if Bob wanted to pay him. After the past two years, though, it's pretty clear Bob is more interested in profit than winning. After the GM's galling statement yesterday about aligning payroll to resources, I expect a number of players are going to be let go this off-season.

albionmoonlight · 11-04-2021, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Swaggs

Always been a fan of Morton. It seems like he's been flirting with retirement the last few seasons. If the Braves win it all and this was his last appearance, you can't do much better as far as leaving a legacy behind.

It will be interesting to see how this is remembered. He does not have the Boston media machine or Curt Schilling's stadium-sized ego to continually pump the "this is the most heroic thing anyone has ever done in sports" narrative a'la the sock.

But I hope that the moment itself was simply gutty enough that people remember it for that.

Lathum · 11-04-2021, 02:39 PM

Top 10 Buster Posey moment pic.twitter.com/K6z0DQ4ORW
— Angelina Martin (@angewrites) November 4, 2021

Ksyrup · 11-04-2021, 06:31 PM

Posey was amazing in college. He used to catch 8 innings and close as the pitcher. He once played all 9 positions and hit a grand slam in the same.

Swaggs · 11-04-2021, 11:23 PM

…and Pirates fans will always recall Posey as the runner up choice for them for the #2 overall pick in 2008. Instead, they got six legendary years of Pedro Alvarez - best known for leading the league in HR’s & K’s in 2013, permanently forgetting how to throw from 3B to 1B the next year, and waking up manager Clint Hurdle in the middle of the night on a road trip in Milwaukee because he was afraid of ghosts.

JPhillips · 11-05-2021, 03:02 PM

The Reds just waived Wade Miley and his 6 WAR rather than pick up his option for 10 mil.

It's so hard to root for a time that is actively trying to get worse.

GrantDawg · 11-05-2021, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

The Reds just waived Wade Miley and his 6 WAR rather than pick up his option for 10 mil.

It's so hard to root for a time that is actively trying to get worse.

Ummmmm..what? Did he have a no trade clause? Or could they not take the option and then trade him?

JPhillips · 11-05-2021, 03:23 PM

They just wanted to get the payroll off of the books in the most efficient manner possible.

GrantDawg · 11-05-2021, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JPhillips

They just wanted to get the payroll off of the books in the most efficient manner possible.

Quick maybe, but efficient? Unless I am missing something, a pick up of the option would cost them nothing if they trade him. A year of the player at that price point has to be worth at least a solid prospect or two. I don't know the history of the player here, so maybe I am just not getting some information. I can't help but think a team would offer the Reds a decent return, heck even cash, for a 6 war player at that price point.

GrantDawg · 11-05-2021, 03:41 PM

Nevermind. Now that I have looked, the Cubs picked him up off waivers.

cuervo72 · 11-05-2021, 04:13 PM

$10M for a guy who gives you 160IP and has a lifetime ERA+ of 101? I am really out of touch with MLB value/contracts.

edit: and a guy who will be 35

GrantDawg · 11-05-2021, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuervo72

$10M for a guy who gives you 160IP and has a lifetime ERA+ of 101? I am really out of touch with MLB value/contracts.

edit: and a guy who will be 35

Let's put it this way, he is three years younger than Charlie Morton, is coming off a much better year than Morton, and that is half of Morton's extension for next year.

RainMaker · 11-05-2021, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cuervo72

$10M for a guy who gives you 160IP and has a lifetime ERA+ of 101? I am really out of touch with MLB value/contracts.

edit: and a guy who will be 35

It would be very hard to get a pitcher of that caliber at that price in the free agent market. Miley is a solid #3 or #4 starter. Had a 6 WAR last season.

If the Cubs are bad again, they can trade him at the deadline.

RainMaker · 11-05-2021, 04:49 PM

I am enjoying this Braves parade. The bus going way too fast and Matsek may have been arrested (although I hope another cop pointed out who he was).

Swaggs · 11-05-2021, 05:01 PM

Lots of little signs that we are headed for a brutal winter of owners vs players. I read that the percentage of revenue that the players are currently receiving is typically +/-1:5% of 50%, but the owners don’t consider the BAMTech and some of the other, more modern revenue sources as part of the pie that should be shared.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-05-2021, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

is coming off a much better year than Morton,

Huh?

Miley: 12-7, 3.37, 1.33 WHIP, .729 OOPS,163 IP
Morton: 14-6, 3.34, 1.04 WHIP, .591 OOPS, 185 IP

Definitely not "a much better year" ... unless (hopefully) you meant Morton's 2020 that the Braves initially signed him from.

RainMaker · 11-05-2021, 05:25 PM

Morton is a much better pitcher. I still think Miley is a solid MLB starter and those aren't cheap if you're going through the free agent market. Especially on one year deals.

JPhillips · 11-05-2021, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Ummmmm..what? Did he have a no trade clause? Or could they not take the option and then trade him?

Both the owner and the GM have made it clear they aren't trying to win. They are primarily concerned with matching payroll to resources. Really no fun to root for the owner getting richer.

GrantDawg · 11-05-2021, 05:53 PM

I was baseing off war numbers, 6 versus 4.

Edit: and I have guess those numbers are different because Morton was pitching in front of a much better defense. I wasn't getting that deep, just Miley's value is not half of Mortin's, but that is what he is getting paid next year.

tarcone · 11-07-2021, 09:51 PM

5 Cardinals win a gold glove. First time in history a team has 5 players win.

The winners are Goldschmidt, Edman, Arenado, O'Neill, and Bader. 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, RF

Yadi finished 2nd.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-15-2021, 07:01 PM

Damn, suspected heart attack.
Rest in peace.

Julio Lugo, shortstop for 2007 champion Boston Red Sox, dies at 45

miami_fan · 11-22-2021, 04:49 PM

Doug Jones, five-time MLB All-Star relief pitcher, dies at 64 - CBSSports.com

miami_fan · 11-29-2021, 01:48 PM

Sources - New York Mets, Max Scherzer agree to three-year, $130 million contract

BYU 14 · 11-29-2021, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

Sources - New York Mets, Max Scherzer agree to three-year, $130 million contract

Apparently the new ownership is still practicing tried and true ways of the past. Can't see this being a great return on equity, even if it is Scherzer. We will see.

Atocep · 11-29-2021, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BYU 14

Apparently the new ownership is still practicing tried and true ways of the past. Can't see this being a great return on equity, even if it is Scherzer. We will see.

If I was given the choice between Gausman on a 5 year $110 mil deal and Scherzer on this deal I'd take the Scherzer deal. The old Mets ownership would have done something like give Gausman a 7 year deal to get him to New York.

It's a lot of money, but on a 3 year deal the risk is fairly minimal. It's unlikely Scherzer falls off a cliff so he should bring value even if the return isn't the full $130 mil. The added benefit here is the Mets don't have to give up the 14th overall pick either.

spleen1015 · 11-29-2021, 02:21 PM

If I'm Mad Max, at this point in my career it would be about winning rings and that ain't happening with the Mets.

BYU 14 · 11-29-2021, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atocep

If I was given the choice between Gausman on a 5 year $110 mil deal and Scherzer on this deal I'd take the Scherzer deal. The old Mets ownership would have done something like give Gausman a 7 year deal to get him to New York.

It's a lot of money, but on a 3 year deal the risk is fairly minimal. It's unlikely Scherzer falls off a cliff so he should bring value even if the return isn't the full $130 mil. The added benefit here is the Mets don't have to give up the 14th overall pick either.

Fair point and you are right about Gausman LOL

GrantDawg · 11-29-2021, 04:58 PM

The Rangers are spending stupid money.
The Texas Rangers have committed more to Corey Seager and Marcus Semien ($500m) in the last two days than they committed in total payroll over the last four seasons ($410m). — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) November 29, 2021

Swaggs · 11-29-2021, 05:04 PM

I love this stuff.

Imagine earning $42M per year to pitch, at best, 30 to 35 times a year.

Also, strange to see the Dodgers lose star players. It seems like they just kept piling them up, on top of one another the past few years.

Lathum · 11-29-2021, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spleen1015

If I'm Mad Max, at this point in my career it would be about winning rings and that ain't happening with the Mets.

So are you saying this because its, lol, the Mets, or are you basing this on their roster?

11-02-2021, 09:45 PM	#801
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I really feel like Swanson should have tried harder to draw a walk there. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-02-2021, 11:44 PM	#809
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	On July 29th, the odds for the Braves to win the world series was 0.4%. What they have done is just unreal. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Last edited by GrantDawg : 11-02-2021 at 11:46 PM.

11-02-2021, 11:51 PM	#811
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Remarkable. That's the word that comes to my mind most. For my money, the first name on this particular World Championship should be Alex Anthopolous. Call it genius, call it shrewd, call it luck, but whatever you call it the impromptu retooling of the roster mid-season worked beyond any reasonable expectation. Congrats Braves, you may have done it in difficult and improbable fashion but there's no denying you did it. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-03-2021, 05:50 PM	#817
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Aww man. Really going to be strange not seeing Posey behind the dish. Great career and thanks for the memories. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

11-03-2021, 06:26 PM	#818
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Congrats Braves fans. I've always rooted for them since I lived in AL in the late 90s. Had a friend that was a huge fan and we went to tons of games. Gonna miss baseball. With MLB.tv, this was my go to background noise while playing games at night. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

11-02-2021, 09:45 PM	#802
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Dang it, another two run rally killer by Dansby. When are these guys going to learn? Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

11-02-2021, 09:53 PM	#803
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I am so excited right now, but being an Atlanta fan the only thing running through my mind is "28-3". Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

11-02-2021, 09:59 PM	#804
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Hard not to like this Braves team, especially when you factor in who they are playing.

11-02-2021, 10:45 PM	#805
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	God, I hope that is not Freddie's last at bat as a Brave. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

11-02-2021, 11:10 PM	#806
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Is it getting hot in here? I am feeling hot. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

11-02-2021, 11:32 PM	#807
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	This is really happening!! Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

11-02-2021, 11:36 PM	#808
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Love the pure, unadulterated joy on Freemans face as they get the last out.

11-02-2021, 11:50 PM	#810
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Really fun postseason. Most improbable champ since the 2006 Cardinals. Hats off to the GM for not selling at the deadline when Acuna went down.

11-02-2021, 11:57 PM	#812
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	AA on the phone at the trade dead line "what can I get for this ball of balls? Soler? Deal." I mean, just crazy. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

11-03-2021, 05:46 PM	#816
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Looks like Buster Posey is about to announce his retirement. First ballot HOF. Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk

11-04-2021, 09:24 AM	#819
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Probably need to start an off-season thread but I'm on my phone so I'd probably screw it up. Nick Castellanos has opted out of his contract with 2 years left and is a FA. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-04-2021, 09:41 AM	#821
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Nick will stay if Bob wanted to pay him. After the past two years, though, it's pretty clear Bob is more interested in profit than winning. After the GM's galling statement yesterday about aligning payroll to resources, I expect a number of players are going to be let go this off-season. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

11-04-2021, 02:39 PM	#823
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Top 10 Buster Posey moment pic.twitter.com/K6z0DQ4ORW — Angelina Martin (@angewrites) November 4, 2021

11-04-2021, 06:31 PM	#824
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Posey was amazing in college. He used to catch 8 innings and close as the pitcher. He once played all 9 positions and hit a grand slam in the same. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

11-04-2021, 11:23 PM	#825
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	…and Pirates fans will always recall Posey as the runner up choice for them for the #2 overall pick in 2008. Instead, they got six legendary years of Pedro Alvarez - best known for leading the league in HR’s & K’s in 2013, permanently forgetting how to throw from 3B to 1B the next year, and waking up manager Clint Hurdle in the middle of the night on a road trip in Milwaukee because he was afraid of ghosts. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

11-05-2021, 03:02 PM	#826
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	The Reds just waived Wade Miley and his 6 WAR rather than pick up his option for 10 mil. It's so hard to root for a time that is actively trying to get worse. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

11-05-2021, 03:23 PM	#828
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	They just wanted to get the payroll off of the books in the most efficient manner possible. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

11-05-2021, 03:41 PM	#830
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Nevermind. Now that I have looked, the Cubs picked him up off waivers.

11-05-2021, 04:13 PM	#831
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	$10M for a guy who gives you 160IP and has a lifetime ERA+ of 101? I am really out of touch with MLB value/contracts. edit: and a guy who will be 35 __________________ null Last edited by cuervo72 : 11-05-2021 at 04:13 PM.

11-05-2021, 04:49 PM	#834
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	I am enjoying this Braves parade. The bus going way too fast and Matsek may have been arrested (although I hope another cop pointed out who he was).

11-05-2021, 05:01 PM	#835
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Lots of little signs that we are headed for a brutal winter of owners vs players. I read that the percentage of revenue that the players are currently receiving is typically +/-1:5% of 50%, but the owners don’t consider the BAMTech and some of the other, more modern revenue sources as part of the pie that should be shared. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

11-05-2021, 05:25 PM	#837
RainMaker Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Morton is a much better pitcher. I still think Miley is a solid MLB starter and those aren't cheap if you're going through the free agent market. Especially on one year deals.

11-05-2021, 05:53 PM	#839
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I was baseing off war numbers, 6 versus 4. Edit: and I have guess those numbers are different because Morton was pitching in front of a much better defense. I wasn't getting that deep, just Miley's value is not half of Mortin's, but that is what he is getting paid next year. Last edited by GrantDawg : 11-05-2021 at 05:56 PM.

11-07-2021, 09:51 PM	#840
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	5 Cardinals win a gold glove. First time in history a team has 5 players win. The winners are Goldschmidt, Edman, Arenado, O'Neill, and Bader. 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, RF Yadi finished 2nd. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

11-15-2021, 07:01 PM	#841
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Damn, suspected heart attack. Rest in peace. Julio Lugo, shortstop for 2007 champion Boston Red Sox, dies at 45 __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

11-22-2021, 04:49 PM	#842
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Doug Jones, five-time MLB All-Star relief pitcher, dies at 64 - CBSSports.com __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

11-29-2021, 01:48 PM	#843
miami_fan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Land O Lakes FL	Sources - New York Mets, Max Scherzer agree to three-year, $130 million contract __________________ "The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasn’t. I have a voice on the radio, he hasn’t. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I haven’t the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I don’t own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946

11-29-2021, 02:21 PM	#846
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	If I'm Mad Max, at this point in my career it would be about winning rings and that ain't happening with the Mets. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

11-29-2021, 04:58 PM	#848
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	The Rangers are spending stupid money. `The Texas Rangers have committed more to Corey Seager and Marcus Semien ($500m) in the last two days than they committed in total payroll over the last four seasons ($410m). — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) November 29, 2021` Last edited by GrantDawg : 11-29-2021 at 04:59 PM.

11-29-2021, 05:04 PM	#849
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I love this stuff. Imagine earning $42M per year to pitch, at best, 30 to 35 times a year. Also, strange to see the Dodgers lose star players. It seems like they just kept piling them up, on top of one another the past few years. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?