Re: 5/31 - 6/12 Game Discussion Thread
And now taken the lead 13-12! Long way to go but this is crazy!
And now taken the lead 13-12! Long way to go but this is crazy!
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Re: 5/31 - 6/12 Game Discussion Thread
16-12! WTFComment
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Re: 5/31 - 6/12 Game Discussion Thread
If you guys are not watching this Mariners/Padres game I have no idea what you are doing with your lives!Green Bay PackersSeattle MarinersNew York Rangers
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Re: 5/31 - 6/12 Game Discussion Thread
Mariners win 16-13. Unbelievable game.Comment
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Re: 5/31 - 6/12 Game Discussion Thread
Well they had Greinke for the last few seasons and that didn't turn into any championships, should they just have signed both Greinke and Price? It's not that simple. The Yankees are learning this now, you can't keep signing guys to huge long term deals and then rinse and repeating every 5 years. You give the wrong guy a deal and suddenly you've got a team with no mobility until the contracts run out. At some point, you have to take some time to start over.Originally posted by G PericoComment
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On a completely unrelated note to signing guys that aren't worth the money for long term deals and crippling your franchises short and long term mobility...Ellsbury has a slash line of .262/.321/.368 in his last 162 and is signed for 21 mil through his age 36 season in 2020, with a 5 mil buyout in 2021.Originally posted by G PericoComment
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Wade Miley on the Mariners game last night: "I knew going in if I could hold them to 12, we'd have a chance." HilariousOriginally posted by G PericoComment
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Saying that the Dodgers should "just go for it" implies that they can't win now or aren't trying to win now, both of which aren't true.
The projection systems had them penciled in as one of the best teams in the league entering the season and they've still actually played quite well even though it's not showing up in their overall record. And as you keep pointing out, they still have a massive payroll, so they clearly are putting their resources to use.
Again, as you already pointed out, they have. There are just better ways to spend the money than locking up the decline years of aging pitchers or lighting it on fire by getting bad closers and outfielders. Just because a team is wealthy doesn't mean they shouldn't find ways to find the best value with their money. People just need to adjust their expectations of how a high payroll team is going to build their team. We're using the resources to build a deep team with a bunch of above-average guys instead of buying the best 30 year olds around.Stop beating around the bush and put that limitless payroll to use.
Oh, and this is probably where I should mention that the Dodgers are looking ahead to 2018, when Clayton Kershaw and Bryce Harper are simultaneously going to be free agents. The $300 million they didn't spend on Price or Greinke will go a long way to helping them get one or the other...or both.
The Dodgers have been rolling up division title after division title with the largest payrolls in the game's history...and they're letting Kershaw twist in the wind?The Dodgers are really no better than the Angels in the sense of letting their superstar sort of twist in the wind until everything hopefully works out someday. By the time the payroll works out, Clayton Kershaw will probably be on the wrong side of 30.
Yeah, I'd say they're nothing like the Angels, who are the real team in LA who aren't doing enough to help their superstar. It's basically Trout and the 24 dwarves there. They're one of the worst teams in baseball if it weren't for him.I write things on the Internet.
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Strangely enough, they actually have put together a competent offense this year. 4th in MLB in runs, 1st in homers, 8th in average, 5th in OBP (!), 5th in slugging, 4th in OPS. Mostly excited about the OBP. They were 5th in home runs last year but hit what seemed like tons of solo home runs, likely due to being 22nd in OBP. So it's pretty nice to see a lineup that can string together some hits, get on base, hit home runs, and not get shutout every other game. Been a nice couple of months.Comment
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