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3 minutes ago, RZNJ said:
Good thing we didn't lock the thread so the stale rebuttals had a chance to get in.
This entire thread is one big circle that just keeps repeating. There's nothing new for anyone to post or say at this point I've largely ignored it for weeks, but I'm really just sick of seeing it at the top of my feed. I want to talk about and focus on the actual team and not some bizarre hypothetical based on no facts or even rumors that folks keep bringing up just to tell us how they think Bauer is being black-balled and innocent.
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Just now, Moose Milligan said:
Do we really know he isn’t that good anymore?
No one can definitely say, but there are certainly some pretty big red flags. I also don't buy into the black balled conspiracy theory that all of MLB isn't touching him just for off the field antics. I just think they probably don't think the realistic juice is worth the squeeze.
1. He wasn't even the best pitcher on his (Japanese) team last season. He was also so bad early in the 2023 season that he was demoted to the minors.
2. He's an admitted cheater (i.e., tacky stuff). Pre spin rate increase he was a mediocre / 4.00+ ERA picher.
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Serious question. Why hasn't this thread been locked? At this point there's no rumor or even hint of truth to the possibility of Bauer signing with the Orioles or any other team. And it's evolved into the Bauer fan boys / truthers just bumping it the top to reiterate the same stale points that often have little or nothing to do with baseball.
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2 minutes ago, Dunk35 said:
I dont understand what the Padres are doing? They supposedly dont have any money. They dumped Soto to the Yankees, let Snell walk. They weren't good last year and the Dodgers, Giants, Dbacks all got better while the Pads essentially are staying the same maybe worse on paper.
It's pretty clear to me. They want to shed salary, but still try to contend. The Mariners are doing the same thing. Soto was a salary dump and they knew that Snell would never be a good investment. Cease is a similar high Ks/high walks guy, but much more affordable.
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Oh Lord, about 1/2 of this board is about to be on tilt.
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36 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
I think the snark was deserved because him being ranked that high isn't a WTF! moment. I wouldn't put him that high but it's not like they put Vlad Jr up there. Where would you have put him...6th?
I think folks under recognize just how talented Soto is on offense.
Also Ohtani is better but he isn't pitching this year.
Was the list just for this season? That part was unclear to me. If it wasn't then Ohtani should have been ranked #1. Until he completely abandons pitching or hitting he's the best/most valuable player in baseball and it's not particularly close.
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40 minutes ago, ledzepp8 said:
Why be snarky? It's not about whether he's good or not, he obviously is. But do you honestly think there are only 2 players better than him in the entire league?
I dunno man, what Juan Soto has managed to accomplish by age 25 is pretty damn amazing. I have no issues with him being a top 5ish guy and he might be my favorite for AL MVP this season.
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If any of you Comcast subscribers still pay via monthy checks in the mail you should make them payable to "Comcasst" for the foreseeable future.
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3 hours ago, OsFanSinceThe80s said:
White Sox board right now:
They should be happy. I was assuming the author accidently flipped the ranking numbers for Cease (i.e., it should have been 75th and not 57th).
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It takes next level incompetence and lazy research to put together a list that is not only a terrible real life ranking, but also a terrible fantasy ranking.
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They should, but I don't think they will. I'd personally like to see Elias be a bit less conservative in the trade department. Sure trading a player like Urias or Mateo might backfire if a player gets injured, but it's an educated risk and one that I think is worth taking if there's a market for either player.
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9 hours ago, Malike said:
If only the MLB had something like the RBI program, you know, something that has over 300 programs in over 200 cities with more than 200,000 participants. Then maybe MLB could even provide college scholarships to the kids in the RBI program.
Heck, why stop there, make a Jr. RBI program for younger kids. I wonder why they haven't invested in something like that.
The budget for MLB's entire Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) Program is just over $30M.
The Rays alone just invested nearly $20M for a "facelift" to their Dominican Republic facility.
The population of the DR is just north of 11M. The population of NYC alone is almost 9M.
If you want to argue that there's no hope for MLB to win over the African-American community that's perfectly fine, but they've really done little more than try to use a tiny water gun to put out a blazing fire to try and fix the problem.
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3 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
With the rise of Travel Ball baseball has become even more expensive compared to other sports.
I've known a couple Fathers that were spending a ton.
It is (and has), but that hasn't stopped MLB from developing international talent in impoverished countries. It's just a shame they don't invest the same time and money into the impoverished parts of our own country. It's a completely untapped pipeline of talent.
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5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
Was just a joke
You're a better man than I am. I would have taken the low hanging fruit and posted a GIF of Token from South Park.
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4 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:
What is this supposed to mean?
My point is your "cultural" argument is teetering on the lunacy that got Jimmy the Greek fired in the 80s. Small kids are never going to gravitate to a sport that isn't marketed to them and presented as a viable option for them to play. There's also an economic aspect as MLB is probably only second to hockey in terms of the personal expense it takes to play the game. It's has very little or nothing to do with culture.
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3 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:
The reality is, the sports the kids of different cultures and backgrounds enjoy playing has nothing to do with marketing efforts of the professional leagues of those sports.
Yeah, ok Jimmy The Greek. Whatever you say.
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I'm willing to chalk up the team's lack of diversity (if any) to the Oriole's complete ineptitude in the international market for YEARS. I suspect we'll see things start to balance out over the next five years or so now that we seem to have finally caught up with the other teams in that regard.
All that said, I find it hysterically how many of what I suspect are predominantly white males are getting triggered by a silly little meme. And this is coming from a white male! Loosen up buttercups.
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7 hours ago, DirtyBird said:
Well, most black American kids don't like baseball. So, MLB teams are going to be mostly white dudes, black Hispanics and Asians
The reality of the situation is that MLB does very little if anything to actively market itself to the African-American community. And their annual "celebration" of Jackie Robinson might have started out as something that was genuine, but it's evolved into a self serving "yep, we checked the box again this year" thing. Which is really unfortunately because it's not just holding the sport back from a diversity perspective, but also from a talent perspective. They have an entire pipeline of talent right in their own backyard that they continue to le be monopolized by the NFL and NBA.
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This one's for anyone who's ever gotten socks or underwear for their birthday.
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4 hours ago, Moshagge3 said:
If the Red Sox are going look to the future and sell off pieces, O's should be in on Chris Martin.
I'm not sure I can get behind trading for the lead singer of a band who wrote a song called "Yellow" (and not Orange).
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2 hours ago, Frobby said:I wonder what happened to Wong last year? He was very good in 2021-22, then just fell off a cliff last season. Was he hurt?
I’m a bit surprised he had to settle for a minor league deal, despite his godawful 2023 campaign. Good deal for us IMO.
Right place Wong time maybe?
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Maybe we should make a minor trade with the Royals to acquire Kyle Wright or Beck Way. Then we can have either Wong/Way or Wright and Wong on our roster.
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1 hour ago, Frobby said:
I wish this thread would just go to the MLB section where it belongs. Bauer isn’t coming here, and the fact that he made one comment about the O’s being a “great fit” doesn’t justify a thread on the O’s board that just collects every random thing he says or does.
Or maybe just lock the thread and call it a day? Someone can start a new one if there's every something tangible linking him to the Orioles.
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9 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:
I don't read his stuff anymore but that's kinda disrespectful.
Disprectful and also a bit irrelevant to the point that I was trying to make. I'd also say that Bauer sicking his legal dogs on a "lives in my parent's baseman" blogger after claiming he had turned over a new leaf is even worse.
Bauer interested in O's
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In this case by disengaging. Enjoy the 2024 season, Moose. I'm tapping out of this thread and this forum.