Tear it down

[brooksfrankjim]

If you can't contend for a playoff spot, tear it down.  Trade Machado, Jones, Bundy, Gausman, Schoop, Brach, Givens, anyone and everyone that can bring back young prospects.  There is really no reason to keep any of them because by the time the rebuild takes hold none of these guys will be here.  Shift spending to international market, get more draft picks, stock the farm.

[MDtransplant757]

6 minutes ago, brooksfrankjim said:

If you can't contend for a playoff spot, tear it down.  Trade Machado, Jones, Bundy, Gausman, Schoop, Brach, Givens, anyone and everyone that can bring back young prospects.  There is really no reason to keep any of them because by the time the rebuild takes hold none of these guys will be here.  Shift spending to international market, get more draft picks, stock the farm.

Tell that to the 88 year old who owns the team

[gmelson26]

3 minutes ago, MDtransplant757 said:

Tell that to the 88 year old who owns the team

I would have included the word prideful as well.  = )

[MDtransplant757]

1 minute ago, gmelson26 said:

I would have included the word prideful as well.  = )

I did forget about that

[interloper]

6 minutes ago, MDtransplant757 said:

Tell that to the 88 year old who owns the team

He'll be 91 this year I believe.

[brooksfrankjim]

If you don't tear it down, then go sign Darvish, Cobb, and Arrieta.  There really is no middle ground.

[Frobby]

10 minutes ago, interloper said:

He'll be 91 this year I believe.

No, he’s 88, born 7/4/29.   Life expectancy for someone that age is 4.74 years.

[interloper]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

No, he’s 88, born 7/4/29.   Life expectancy for someone that age is 4.74 years.

Hmm, my mistake, had some bad info. Thanks!

[MDtransplant757]

16 minutes ago, interloper said:

Hmm, my mistake, had some bad info. Thanks!

It's ok. 

 

[Moose Milligan]

They can tear it down, that'd be the ideal move.

Looks like they're going to let it crumble away bit by bit though.  Decay could be a better word.

[MDtransplant757]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

They can tear it down, that'd be the ideal move.

Looks like they're going to let it crumble away bit by bit though.  Decay could be a better word.

It will be accelerated once the old man goes way of the dodo

[wildbillhiccup]

Agree 100%. And someone seriously needs to figure out a way to embed GIFs on this message board, because this one sums it up. 

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-burning-hell-gif-4808980

[Moose Milligan]

4 minutes ago, MDtransplant757 said:

It will be accelerated once the old man goes way of the dodo

You're hoping.  I am, too.  No evidence of that, though.

[MrOrange82]

3 minutes ago, MDtransplant757 said:

It will be accelerated once the old man goes way of the dodo

Not trying to throw stones from my very glassy house, but, IMO, if we're making jokes about someone's eventual death because he won't spend hundreds of millions on a game in ways we like, then maybe we should all find new/better ways to spend our time. That's basically why my attention has dropped off dramatically. 

[MDtransplant757]

2 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

You're hoping.  I am, too.  No evidence of that, though.

He's 88. Father time is coming. 

1 minute ago, MrOrange82 said:

Not trying to throw stones from my very glassy house, but, IMO, if we're making jokes about someone's eventual death because he won't spend hundreds of millions on a game in ways we like, then maybe we should all find new/better ways to spend our time. That's basically why my attention has dropped off dramatically. 

I literally have nothing better going on in my life. I'm trying to throw bricks at this house. I have a ton of gripes with Angelos outside of baseball too.