MLB Off-Topic

[NYJets]

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I've seen worse calls, but that's really bad.

I know that's kind of fangraph's deal....but I feel like this summed it up just as well as 2,000 words + gifs, videos, and charts did.

[Master Live 013]

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Manfred, say it with with me: relocation, not expansion.

[kehlis]

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Manfred, say it with with me: relocation, not expansion.

I'm not generally a fan of expansion but for the MLB I wouldn't mind two more teams, I'm tired of interleague play every day and would love to see it go away.

[Majingir]

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Manfred, say it with with me: relocation, not expansion.

That's probably why he said the Rays/A's stuff needs to get solved before expansion talks do. So they know if they have enough locations to expand to depending on if relocation happens.

[CMH]

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That's probably why he said the Rays/A's stuff needs to get solved before expansion talks do. So they know if they have enough locations to expand to depending on if relocation happens.

I'm sure expansion will eliminate a city that both teams will use in negotiations as potential exits.

Pulling one or two off the market throws the leverage right back at the city and MLB can't have that.

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[TheMatrix31]

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I know that's kind of fangraph's deal....but I feel like this summed it up just as well as 2,000 words + gifs, videos, and charts did.

I stopped reading fangraphs because of that.

[Jr.]

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I disagree.

The Falcons weren't good at all. I can be wrong but I don't recall any NFL team having a foothold here like the Braves have in baseball?

The Redskins did. At least in my part of town. Most of the kids I went to elementary/middle school with had a Washington starter jacket. It wasn't as dominant a fanbase as what Atlanta has/had in Charlotte, but it was pretty strong.

[Majingir]

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It was mentioned in the NBA thread so I'll bring that topic here:
What is the most successful first name in baseball? Variations of spellings I think count as 1(so ones like Shawn,Sean count in same category).

Common name like Mark(McGwire,Buehrle,Teixeira,Trumbo) is a good one I can think of right away. Mike is another one too(Schmidt,Trout,Mussina,Piazza). And Joe(DiMaggio,Morgan,Jackson,Torre,Mauer).

I'm sure expansion will eliminate a city that both teams will use in negotiations as potential exits.

Pulling one or two off the market throws the leverage right back at the city and MLB can't have that.

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That's why they're getting the Rays/A's stuff sorted out first. If something needs to happen, one or both of them could end up being relocated. If both end up getting new stadiums and no relocation is needed, then MLB could be looking at expansion.

[TripleCrown9]

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It was mentioned in the NBA thread so I'll bring that topic here:
What is the most successful first name in baseball? Variations of spellings I think count as 1(so ones like Shawn,Sean count in same category).

Common name like Mark(McGwire,Buehrle,Teixeira,Trumbo) is a good one I can think of right away. Mike is another one too(Schmidt,Trout,Mussina,Piazza). And Joe(DiMaggio,Morgan,Jackson,Torre,Mauer).



That's why they're getting the Rays/A's stuff sorted out first. If something needs to happen, one or both of them could end up being relocated. If both end up getting new stadiums and no relocation is needed, then MLB could be looking at expansion.

Gotta be Mookie

[jvalverde88]

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Gotta be Mookie

[SPTO]

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OMG! LOL! Please tell me that's not doctored in any way.

[WaitTilNextYear]

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Hands down the most inspirational quote of all human history. Although fake..lol

[dubcity]

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It was mentioned in the NBA thread so I'll bring that topic here:
What is the most successful first name in baseball? Variations of spellings I think count as 1(so ones like Shawn,Sean count in same category).

Common name like Mark(McGwire,Buehrle,Teixeira,Trumbo) is a good one I can think of right away. Mike is another one too(Schmidt,Trout,Mussina,Piazza). And Joe(DiMaggio,Morgan,Jackson,Torre,Mauer).

I might go Willie (Mays, Stargell, McGee, McCovey, Randolph)

[TripleCrown9]

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I might go Willie (Mays, Stargell, McGee, McCovey, Randolph)

How dare you forget Hayes.

[Sportsforever]

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Braves promote Ronald Acuna to AAA Gwinnett...the kid is 19 and started the year in A ball. If he keeps it up, we could see him get a call up in September!

Austin Riley was also promoted to AA, which is odd to me since he's been slightly underwhelming at A+ this year.