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    • Ripken
      Elias and Hyde address the media today

      By Ripken · Posted

      Welcome.  Hard to hear and it goes fast but I think I got it for the most part.
    • Just Regular
      Elias and Hyde address the media today

      By Just Regular · Posted

      Great job @Ripken with the on the fly transcribing. I think "Jacob" gets the open-ended question award - at least that was the only one in the part I got to hear where Elias chose to name the individual questioner in his answer.     I assume that's Jacob Calvin Meyer. Question was like "When FA opens November 5th, if things go according to plan, will the payroll be higher next year?" Elias used his aplomb to say some stuff about the uncomfortability of "dancing for Jacob", but got to "Yeah".    Then added word salad "upward slope".
    • Sessh
      Elias and Hyde address the media today

      By Sessh · Posted

      Rivera performed way above his normal level. I'm sure there's other examples, I was sticking with the Yankees in the example. Your body functions and works differently when it is and isn't under the influence of an adrenaline rush to the point that I would say you're in an altered state where the way your body works and reacts changes and you have to get it under control and adapt to it. Failure to do so means you end up shaking like a leaf and almost lose your motor control. Being able to manage it adequately means you can function pretty much the same as you do any other time and for some people, it takes them to a whole other level. I've experienced all of these personally though not in the circumstances of a professional athlete trying to perform in front of thousands of people as I'm sure many people here could also say. Adrenaline is powerful stuff and is also released with cortisol. They are stress hormones. I think I would define "clutch" as your ability to perform while in the midst of such a state. It's a whole different ballgame pardon the pun. Perhaps it's odd, but that's how I see it basically. I'm used to being odd, so I feel right at home. 😎
    • Sports Guy
      Adley shares tough health admission

      By Sports Guy · Posted

      Yep.  Just total bs. If he can’t handle that, which is less than previous years, we have a real problem.
    • Fiver6565
      Jorge Mateo 2024

      By Fiver6565 · Posted

      Completely agree on Mateo and his value overall. Hopefully people remember this next season when the inevitable calls for him to not make the roster out of ST, or to be DFA at some point, will be set to begin.    Same with Urias. The value of guys like this has always been clear to anyone who looks beyond one or two stats. Not saying they will hold that value interminably, but there should be a lesson here. There won’t be, but there should be. 
    • Aristotelian
      Wait Till Next Year

      By Aristotelian · Posted

      I absolutely love Rooker. If Oakland is open to trading him we should be all over it. 
    • Ohfan67
      I would not pick up O'Hearn 8m option

      By Ohfan67 · Posted

      The Orioles handling of players like Mayo is very frustrating. It was pretty clear that his future was not at 3B and yet they played him very little at 1B. They keep doing this with prospects and it is really stupid. Mayo should already be an experienced first baseman. 

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