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[countryboy]

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Opening Day of the 2020 season will be March 26th.

[dubcity]

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I also realized that Will Clark and Barry Bonds were teammates in 1993 for one season. And that surprised me because I always thought Clark was gone by the time Bonds made his way to San Francisco. Both good players, but neither one a very likable person.



Getting his jersey retired will be quite a thrill for Will Clark.

Yeah I started watching baseball well after he had been traded to Texas, so I feel like I am one of the few people who thinks of him as much as a Ranger as a Giant. That 1996 Rangers team was pretty dope.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Yeah I started watching baseball well after he had been traded to Texas, so I feel like I am one of the few people who thinks of him as much as a Ranger as a Giant. That 1996 Rangers team was pretty dope.

I think a lot of baseball fans also probably forget about Clark's time in Texas even though he played about half his career in SF and half in TEX. For me, that 1989 playoff series between the Cubs and Giants has forever seared him into my brain as a Giant and Cub-killer. He had one of the best postseason series that I think anyone ever has. He made that series a total bummer for a very fun Sandberg/Grace/Dawson/Maddux/Sutcliffe/RoY Jerome Walton team. Didn't carry over to the World Series so the Giants ended up getting thrashed by the A's. But still

[PhilliesFan13]

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Yeah Renteria did a really good job reversing the regression the Cubs saw in Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo the year before (that was under either Mike Quade or Dale Sveum....so seriously it can get A LOT worse than Maddon).



I just don't see any really attractive alternative options for the Cubs. They could go the trendy route and hire a young(ish) recently retired player (Mark Loretta is currently the bench coach so he'd likely be considered), but for every Craig Counsell and Aaron Boone there is a Gabe Kapler and a Mickey Callaway (I don't mean to trash those guys there's just been a decent amount of disappointment there).

Kapler is horrendous. Trash away.

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[PhilliesFan13]

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John Mallee is fired as Phillies hitting coach and replaced by Charlie Manuel. Hell yes.

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[Caulfield]

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John Mallee is fired as Phillies hitting coach and replaced by Charlie Manuel. Hell yes.

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forget about Mallee, this isn't good for Kapler

[DieHardYankee26]

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Yeah Renteria did a really good job reversing the regression the Cubs saw in Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo the year before (that was under either Mike Quade or Dale Sveum....so seriously it can get A LOT worse than Maddon).

I just don't see any really attractive alternative options for the Cubs. They could go the trendy route and hire a young(ish) recently retired player (Mark Loretta is currently the bench coach so he'd likely be considered), but for every Craig Counsell and Aaron Boone there is a Gabe Kapler and a Mickey Callaway (I don't mean to trash those guys there's just been a decent amount of disappointment there).

It's worth mentioning people hated Boone last year so even if it seems like the guy you hire is terrible you might change your mind.

[ShowTyme15]

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https://www.12up.com/posts/new-york-state-might-ve-just-ruled-yankees-facial-hair-policy-illegal-01dj5xtkt108

[kehlis]

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https://www.12up.com/posts/new-york-...l-01dj5xtkt108

I want my four years of college back when I was required to shave....

[TheMatrix31]

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But they're not being "denied" the job. They're just being told the policy if they do sign with the team.

A little different than McDonald's saying they're not gonna hire someone because they've got pink and green hair.

[Caulfield]

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I think the Yankees also ought to shy away from tattooed players, players with long hair, I mean, if they're serious about image. Also, they should avoid players with personality. Preferably they'd only sign robuts.
/sarcasm

[kehlis]

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But they're not being "denied" the job. They're just being told the policy if they do sign with the team.

A little different than McDonald's saying they're not gonna hire someone because they've got pink and green hair.

Oh I know, I don't see that changing anything.

I don't see any MLB player taking them to court over the policy.

[Majingir]

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That hair rule imo is so outdated. Not just Yankees wise, but in general.

I can understand not wanting someone walking around looking like Brent Burns(google him), but being strict on it when you're not working in the food industry is weird.

Same with piercings and tattoos. As long as it's not overboard, is it a problem?

In this day and age, its becoming more common seeing workplaces let up on these types of rules. Even clothes wise, some places becoming more casual (more the smaller startup companies, where you can come in with a tshirt and jeans)

[TripleCrown9]

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At one point, the Reds had the same policy.

They were so serious about it, they took the mustache off Mr. Redlegs.

[Blzer]

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In-N-Out Burger has that policy with their employees. Hell, girls can't even wear their hair down or have earrings on.

But of course, that is a different workplace than a baseball field, much like a credit union is as well.