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Just now, Moose Milligan said:
Anyone know what the Game Score for this is?
It’s an A+. No numbers necessary!
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Oooo, hell yeah! First individual one of my life. Congrats Means!
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Fight the good fight. Get well soon.
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8 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:
Had he gone six full all season? Does anyone think he could go CGSO?
Had he gone longer than 73 pitches all season? Only 11 times including every start in the playoffs. It’s very reasonable to think he could have given them 8 innings of scoreless ball without going over his season pitch count high.
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On 9/9/2020 at 7:34 PM, owknows said:
That death rate has been racked up over the last eight months, and of course is currently on an extreme downward trajectory. The number of deaths nationwide dropped by half over the course of just the past week.
We are on a pace to close the year with less than 200K deaths attributed to COVID. Let's hope we are that lucky. And if we are, the 54.8 deaths per hundred thousand will have climbed to a little over 60.
And if that remains true.... then the COVID related death rate will still be less than the normal variability in the per capita death rate over the last 20 years...
192,064 according to JHU. And we’re on pace for less than 200k for the year?
We had 183,068 on Sept 1. 167, 277 on Aug 14. 154,860 on Aug 3. - all from JHU.
We aren’t getting out of September under 200k.
And the deaths haven’t stacked up over the past 8 months. We had less than 5k at the end of March. 185k+ in a little over 5 months.
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I don’t know too much about hockey. But on the radio, they indicated that there was a rift between Ovi and Reirden and that he wants a more accomplished coach as he closes out his career.
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This talks about Beal for Wiggins and the number 2 overall. The article indicates that it is lopsided to GS. But they do hold Minnesota’s 2021 pick. Add that in there and I’d be tempted.
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How do you see that playing out? Who do you think GS can land with that pick?
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8 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:
Well, 4 really good players is a hell of a start, especially Tatum looking like he could ascend into top 10 NBA player status.
Haywood may be gone after this year though.
I do think they need to put together a lot of these assets and add a big star...maybe even Beal.
I didn’t realize Heyward’s contract is up this soon. I thought it was a longer deal.
So make a proposal from Boston that would be enticing to the Wizards for Beal. I dont think I’d get excited about the 14th and two picks at the end of round 1.
Tatum is a stud. You could make an argument that he is top 10 now. I don’t think he is yet either, but he and Brown are a good tandem.
I haven’t followed the NBA closely in a long time. So I don’t know what the labor arrangement is now. But isn’t the salary cap expected to decrease next year? So would that make Beal more valuable to the Wizards than the rest of the league? Bird rights and all?
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59 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:
Boston is better than you are giving them credit for and they may have more assets right make moves with. They have 3 first rounders just this year. I think they beat all of those teams you mentioned.
Toronto is good.
You have some teams on the rise as well.DC is going nowhere in all likelihood though. I think they could get a 3/4 seed but then what? Maybe win a playoff series and then get bounced? Rather start over.
Who do you like on the Celtics outside their top 4? Theis and Smart are good role players. Smart is a good piece on a playoff team. I think they are actually better off with him getting more minutes with Heyward out. Though they lose a scorer. But who else? I like Grant Williams as a guy they can bring along slowly. But their reserves as a group aren’t better than Robinson, Bonga, Brown, and Smith, IMO.
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23 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:
The East is a lot better than you are giving it credit for. Sure, if Giannis leaves and goes to Dallas, that could hurt things. But the East is getting better.
And sure, you don’t want a bunch of picks in the 20s but you can get picks from say, New Orleans, that will be higher picks because of what they have acquired.
Either way, Beal can walk away relatively soon..DC needs to deal him before then and signing him to a max deal won’t be that helpful to them.
Man, if Giannis went to Dallas. Good night. That would be an unbelievable trio.
i just don’t see it in the East. Boston has a good PG, and two/three exciting wings. But not much else. Do they beat OKC, Dallas, Portland, Memphis in a best of 7? I don’t know. Does Toronto?
I like Miami and Indiana. But I believe Washington competes with those teams with a healthy Wall, a developing Rui, Beal, and a top 10 pick.
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54 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:
They can’t win in the East. They should be looking to move Beal for picks and players. They are likely stuck with Wall for most of the rest of his contract.
The East is not strong. Brooklyn will be good. Giannis May be out west after a year.
I’m open to trading anyone, but I don’t see how collecting multiple high 20s picks makes the team better.
Throw out a scenario, and I’ll take a look.
How did the Celtics end up with high draft picks in back to back years to get Brown and Tatum?
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41 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
I'm just saying that barring a huge stroke of luck they have no avenue to contention.
I think a lot depends on Rui’s development. How many team’s are “in contention” at a given time? This year, are any teams in contention besides LAL, LAC, and Milwaukee?
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9 hours ago, Sports Guy said:
Probably not a franchise altering talent in this draft.
Its a deep euro draft..picking 9th may not be a bad thing this year. There is no clear cut top guy.
I like Rui’s potential. If they can get a starter that can compliment him, Beal, and Wall that would be a win. Someone who doesn’t have to have the ball in his hands. With Bryant showing 3-point capability, he doesn’t necessarily have to be a stretch big.
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11 hours ago, Can_of_corn said:
Ninth? Sounds like the Wizards are back in that no-man's land where you can't make noise in the playoffs but you aren't bad enough to get a franchise altering talent without a lot of luck.
I guess they could do a “Trust the Process” scenario for half a decade like the Sixers and one day end up as a 6th seed.
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Wizards end up with the 9th pick. There have been good players available at nine over the years: Kemba Walker, Gordon Heyward, Demar Derozen, Stoudemire, Marion, and Nowitzki.
Hopefully some talent falls their way. I like the kid from USC who played high school with the Balls and Wiseman’s teammate at Memphis. They’d be good picks at that slot, IMO.
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On 8/3/2020 at 4:29 PM, VaBird1 said:
In college our coach was asking all the pitchers who had an inning in them that day. I told him “My arm is fresh, I haven’t pitched in a year. “. He didn’t think it was funny
Did he say, “Watch your mouth, VaBird1, or I’ll cut your playing time in half.”
And did you respond, “Zero divided by two is still zero, coach.”
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1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:
Profar and Tatis have started doing a baby crying HR celebration.
Better be careful. Joe Kelly may let them know they can get a lengthy suspension for that.
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On 8/18/2020 at 1:40 PM, webbrick2010 said:
Uh oh, Manny hitting .200 with a .719 OPS, .620 OPS in last 7 games, wonder where he ranks in WAR for MLB 3B, he's running away with the $$$/WAR title.
https://twitter.com/cordellclary7/status/1296305580869660674?s=20
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Nelson Cruz for DH.
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1 hour ago, Can_of_corn said:
Yea that wasn't the first time he said that in his life.
It’s not who he is. He said so.
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Orioles knew he had leverage with the reds job opening up tonight.
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Woodward suspended one game. The pitcher three games.
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John Means 2021
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Struck out a guy who reached on WP. Then he got caught stealing.