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[Blzer]

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Also, I think we can kiss the Dodgers' fading chances at a playoff spot goodbye.

Though I don't wish injury on the guy. He's a phenom in every sense of the word.

[TripleCrown9]

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Phillies prospect Matt Imhof has lost his right eye due to a freak training accident.

[PhilliesFan13]

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Phillies prospect Matt Imhof has lost his right eye due to a freak training accident.

Yup. Resistance band attached to the wall snapped and the metal piece came off the wall and hit his face. Crushed his eye like a grape and broke bones in his face.

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[WaitTilNextYear]

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Phillies prospect Matt Imhof has lost his right eye due to a freak training accident.

This is awful. Sad. Terrible. I feel really bad for the kid.

[Scott]

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Yup. Resistance band attached to the wall snapped and the metal piece came off the wall and hit his face. Crushed his eye like a grape and broke bones in his face.

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Wow, that's just terrible.

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[countryboy]

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Yup. Resistance band attached to the wall snapped and the metal piece came off the wall and hit his face. Crushed his eye like a grape and broke bones in his face.

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That is just awful. Feel horrible for the kid.

[Chip Douglass]

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Back injury too...That's not a good sign for a pitcher. Hopefully this won't become an issue for him going forward.

Also, I think we can kiss the Dodgers' fading chances at a playoff spot goodbye.

You mean the team that's currently leading the NL Wild Card race?

The idea that the Dodgers are some kind of mediocre, floundering team continues to be bizarre.

[SPTO]

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Yup. Resistance band attached to the wall snapped and the metal piece came off the wall and hit his face. Crushed his eye like a grape and broke bones in his face.

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OUCH! OMG! I saw a social media post from him at the hospital. He looked to be in good spirits despite what happened.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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You mean the team that's currently leading the NL Wild Card race?

The idea that the Dodgers are some kind of mediocre, floundering team continues to be bizarre.

It'll be interesting to see how they hold up with Kershaw out of the mix for a bit. They've been counting on that near certain win in 20% of their games for quite a while now.

[LambertandHam]

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Bob Walk falling out of his chair in the Pirates broadcast booth is amazing .

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[Speedy]

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Happy Bobby Bonilla day!

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[Speedy]

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A few years back, three MiLB players filed a lawsuit saying their pay violated federal minimum-wage laws. Last week, congress proposed a bill to keep MiLB salaries down...called Save America's Pastime Act. It's basically an act that attempts to preclude MiLB from federal minimum-wage laws.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-...sed&format=txt

MLB's press release on the proposal:

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/187167466

There are approximately 7,500 players in Minor League Baseball. MLB pays over a half a billion dollars to Minor League players in signing bonuses and salary each year. Minor League clubs could not afford these massive player costs. MLB heavily subsidizes Minor League Baseball by providing Minor League clubs with its players, allowing professional baseball to be played in many communities in the United States that cannot support a Major League franchise. Moreover, for the overwhelming majority of individuals, being a Minor League Baseball player is not a career but a short-term seasonal apprenticeship in which the player either advances to the Major Leagues or pursues another career.

Minor League Baseball players always have been salaried employees similar to artists, musicians and other creative professionals who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. Like those professionals, it is simply impractical to treat professional athletes as hourly employees whose pay may be determined by such things as how long their games last, when they choose to arrive at the ballpark, how much they practice or condition to stay in shape, and how many promotional or charitable appearances they make.

Reading thru various articles and opeds on the subject, I thought this tweet from Brandon McCarthy summed it up:

this is like walking up to someone, pissing on their leg and then trying to sell them an umbrella cause of the rain

Ironically, congressperson Cheri Bustos immediately withdrew support due to the backlash after initially introducing the bill.

[jb12780]

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https://mobile.twitter.com/Buster_ESPN/status/748902229210492928

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[The Kid 24]

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MLB Imposes International Signing Ban On Red Sox, Voids Contracts

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/07/red-sox-international-penalties.html

[redsox4evur]

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None of them were guarantees so no problem. Luckily we didn't lose Espinoza, 14 signee. That would've hurt.


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