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[Mabster]

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Yea it doesn't seem like a long view on his part. Almost like betting you're gonna flame out quick.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Wanna buy stock in a baseball player?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/los-angeles-angels-andrew-heaney-first-in-mlb-to-sell-stock-in-himself-091015

This is the next level, long play of fantasy baseball.

The funny part of this to me is that I originally read the company's name as Fart-nex and thought, who on earth would sign with a company that has fart in its name?

[Speedy]

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Seems like a terrible deal for him. Only $3.34M in exchange for 10% of all future earnings?

Mr. Wonderful would approve.

[ImTellinTim]

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John Elway was drafted by the Yankees and threatened to play with them instead of the Colts if he wasn't traded.

He actually did make some money playing in their minor league system for a summer.

[AC]

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Yeah that isn't nearly enough for Heaney. Still, the removed risk can't be overlooked. It sets an interesting precedent though.

[Majingir]

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This season more than ones in past I can think of,that media is picking up on umpires just doing things they really don't have grounds to do and blowing up at players/managers too. Ejections are main thing that stands out.

A stat I saw today:
Total Ejections:
2015(as of September 10):197
2014:199
2013:180
2012:178

Can't see data from previous seasons,but this will surely be first time in a fair amount of time we'll have over 200 ejections in a season.

Padres with most this year at 15,Marlins with fewest at 4.

[AC]

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Gotta wonder where you find all these stats my man lol

[WaitTilNextYear]

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This season more than ones in past I can think of,that media is picking up on umpires just doing things they really don't have grounds to do and blowing up at players/managers too. Ejections are main thing that stands out.

A stat I saw today:
Total Ejections:
2015(as of September 10):197
2014:199
2013:180
2012:178

Can't see data from previous seasons,but this will surely be first time in a fair amount of time we'll have over 200 ejections in a season.

Padres with most this year at 15,Marlins with fewest at 4.

I'm all for increased ejections, but only if we can increase the percentage of the Phillip Wellman-style ones. There needs to be more faux-army-crawling by managers at the ballpark.

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[Speedy]

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This season more than ones in past I can think of,that media is picking up on umpires just doing things they really don't have grounds to do and blowing up at players/managers too. Ejections are main thing that stands out.

A stat I saw today:
Total Ejections:
2015(as of September 10):197
2014:199
2013:180
2012:178

Can't see data from previous seasons,but this will surely be first time in a fair amount of time we'll have over 200 ejections in a season.

Padres with most this year at 15,Marlins with fewest at 4.

That's interesting...you'd think with replay there'd be less ejections being the umpires are "supposed" to get it right.

[Majingir]

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Gotta wonder where you find all these stats my man lol

I hear them on TV. Jays/SN do great job with their stats guys. I've actually thought about trying to do that(get a job in that area) but have no idea where to start.

That's interesting...you'd think with replay there'd be less ejections being the umpires are "supposed" to get it right.

One of the arguments is that umps ejecting more guys cause the umps don't have anything to say because of replays. Umps can't defend decisions anymore cause more plays are out of their control, so if a manager argues something,instead of explaining something,umps just eject them.

Arguing replays is like arguing balls and strikes, automatic ejection. Or guys might just get upset at a decision in a replay(or the "lack of evidence to overturn the umps call" so the decision just stands with whatever the ump said,even if there's no decisive evidence one way or the other), and players just chirp at the umps during games and umps just hit breaking point so much sooner and eject guys.

[l3ulvl]

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Does that list of ejections break down the number of ejections by each umpire? Gotta believe Country Joe is near the top

[AC]

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I hear them on TV. Jays/SN do great job with their stats guys.

They really don't

[Majingir]

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Does that list of ejections break down the number of ejections by each umpire? Gotta believe Country Joe is near the top

It actually does. I'm guessing "country joe" is Joe west? If so, he's ejected 9! 6 diff teams lol.

[SPTO]

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They really don't

Not a fan of Scott Carson eh?

[AC]

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Not a fan of Scott Carson eh?

He's less statsy and more meaningless facts