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Game Thread - Twins v Nationals, 9/12 @ 6:40pm

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obtusebanter
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As all on these boards are aware, Justin Verlander’s third no-hitter was a pretty big deal. He joined a short list of all-timers. Nolan Ryan’s seven remain the benchmark. Sandy Koufax’s four had sat i

rkevin
rkevin

Can we just skip ahead due to time constraints?

LaBombo
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... good buddy.  

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oh please, If he’s so sick he shouldn’t be out there

Those are two very different things. Seriously. But sure, he lost all kinds of weight and strength, and he's gutting it out for his teammates, instead of cheating and being suspended... And he's the bum.....

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Those are two very different things. Seriously. But sure, he lost all kinds of weight and strength, and he's gutting it out for his teammates, instead of cheating and being suspended... And he's the bum.....

there can be more than one bum. And cheating is a little harsh , MLB , trying to make up for allowing steroid use for years , now has a ban list that’s more ridiculous than serious, pretty soon bananas will be banned
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Otto von Ballpark

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I took a paycut to move to a place I wanted to live. I think a lot of people would rather be happy in a place they love than live in a place they don't like to make more money.

 

 

??!?

Andrew Luck falls into the set of “every other person”;

You hear about players going for “fit” all the time;

 

I should have left the "every other person" part out, but FWIW, Corbin's contract has little or no effect on where he will live. So it's not really comparable to you or me taking a paycut to live in a particular place.

 

Andrew Luck walked away from money to preserve his health, which is a very, very different thing.

 

I don't think every player takes the top offer, but most players probably don't take less than ~5% less than the top offer either. It's not like there are many guys in Corbin's position taking $80 mil contracts with the Yankees or Dodgers instead of $140 mil with the Nationals (as much as the Yankees and Dodgers would like them to!).

 

And aren't there quite a few players who have rejected NY because of "fit"? Because they don't want to be under that media microscope? How do we know that doesn't apply to Corbin too, and he was fortunate that Washington is *also* a winner and *also* offered the most money?

 

This is a really weird guy/decision to criticize.

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Gibson doesn't inspire much confidence from fans or fear in opponents. And yet he's a top 20 starter by xFIP and 37th in WAR among qualifiers. 

 

It's partly that his career had a rough start, partly that the bar for what constitutes a good starter is lower now than in the past, and partly that intangible Gibby thing that just makes him look like he's gonna get Charlie Brown'ed every time he takes the mound.

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