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[Jr.]

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I did, and I can. I know what you're talking about regarding the illusion.

I'm saying that the object doesn't look like that of something you could snap from a RHP at that angle. Everything would look a bit skewed. The pitcher would look like it's going to throw right into the third base dugout to me.

What I mean is when this illusion was "made," it is my belief it was made from a left-handed pitcher, no matter whether you cut a silhouette out of it or not.

It looks okay to me, maybe because I've seen a lot of pitchers from that angle.

[Sportsforever]

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So...did anyone see the exchange between Dan LeBetard (sp?) and Rob Manfred? That was...heated. You don't see a journalist go after a commissioner of a sport like that very often.

[SPTO]

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I read the story about it. It's not surprising Le Batard went after Manfred considering he's a Miami guy. You don't usually see sports journalists grilling top executive brass like this. Unless you're Ron MacLean or Bob McCown absolutely grilling Gary Bettman once or twice a year.

[DieHardYankee26]

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I don't even know why Manfred would go on a radio show with a guy like LeBatard if he wasn't going to answer any questions. They knew he was at least going to ask why they approved an ownership group that was going to tear down the team again. If he was going to play dumb, there was no need to schedule the interview.

He kept saying we don't ask about individual moves, but the question was about the whole firesale. Then he says they told him they were committed to winning longterm in Miami...well unless that's literally all they told you, there must have been a plan as to how they were going to get there.

Does anyone have footage of Manfred making a good impression? I've yet to see any lol.

[Blzer]

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With the way Manfred stalled to answer the first question directly, I want to somehow make a time limit rule joke. I just can't think of a good one.

[kehlis]

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LeBatard had fair questions but 100% went the wrong way about asking them. Not that we would have gotten different answers but this interview was doomed to fail from the first five seconds.

[Mabster]

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Yes or no Rob! Yes or no?

Made me want to take Manford's side before anything had even been said on his part.

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[kehlis]

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Yes or no Rob! Yes or no?

Made me want to take Manford's side before anything had even been said on his part.

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That and the constant interrupting. No way to actually have a meaningful conversation.

[DamnYanks2]

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You can't invite someone on your show and just start out being a straight up dick to them from the word "go"

I'm not a fan of Manfred. But why was Le Batard acting like he was a victim? lol.

I remember watching him and his dad on whatever show that was on ESPN. Just absolute garbage. That show was cringe worthy.

But what I really can't figure out is why Manfred would go on that particular show. Seemed like an odd choice.

Can we just wait and see what Jeter and company's five year plan is? These people are acting like he dismantled a championship contender. Yes they had a pretty strong core. But they weren't contending next year.

At least give this group a chance.






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[Blzer]

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You can't invite someone on your show and just start out being a straight up dick to them from the word "go"

With the way Le Batard put it, it almost sounded like Manfred was privileged to be on a segment of his radio show, lol. I'm surprised he didn't just hang up after one of the interruptions.

[DamnYanks2]

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With the way Le Batard put it, it almost sounded like Manfred was privileged to be on a segment of his radio show, lol. I'm surprised he didn't just hang up after one of the interruptions.

So am I. Like I said not a fan of Manfred by any means. But you don't treat someone like garbage like that.

Maybe Manfred knew about the teardown before hand. But would it really be a good thing if Manfred intervened and vetoed trades like David Stern.

For me it's simple. Hell no. Manfred shouldn't have to put a cape on and dictate what happens in South Florida.

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[DieHardYankee26]

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And if there had been any doubt...

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article190802589.html

A source directly involved in the Marlins sales process, after hearing the Le Batard interview, said, via text: “Commissioner said was not aware of [Jeter] plan to slash payroll. Absolutely not true. They request and receive the operating plan from all bidders.

“Project Wolverine [the name for Jeter’s plan] called on his group to reduce payroll to $85 million. This was vetted and approved by MLB prior to approval by MLB. Every [Jeter] investor and non investor has the Wolverine financial plan of slashing payroll to $85 million. Widely circulated.”

[Blzer]

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This was vetted and approved by MLB prior to approval by MLB.

Am I misreading, or is this a paradoxical statement?

[l3ulvl]

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first of all "project wolverine", considering Derek's Michigan ties, is great.

2nd, I love the Le Batard show, but the last time Manfred was on didn't they propose an idea about a "magic bat" rule change? They don't exactly take sports talk seriously, which is what makes them great.

I'm a few days behind on the show, I love the podcast and it takes me awhile to catch up, but they were trying to get hold of some Bruce Sherman guy who I think is a majority owner of the Marlins? Not entirely sure. They couldn't get him and were directed to Jeter, which was an obvious dead end.

I'm surprised any time the show has a segment that is taken seriously, they exist for jokes, outside of actual serious segments about race they're 90% jokes, which again is why I like them

[TheMatrix31]

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Rob Manfred is the biggest piece of ****.