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Not on the national scale. Cruz will (and has already significantly done so) isolate the moderate/undecided voter, and that's where you win a presidential election.
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As long as he doesn't make any more Austin Powers movies, I'm good with it. He is only 5'4, though.
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And that is why the president and Congress will continue to have issues in our modern politics. You have to be a moderate to win a national election, no way around it, but the Congress is a whole other ball game. Local (read: state) elections are won frequently by partisan candidates. Kristi Noem is a deplorable politician, and I'd not want her anywhere near my family as a person, but she has an "R" next to her name, so unless there's a truly outstanding candidate opposing her, she'll take South Dakota as a Representative for as long as she wants to. Certain states will likely never see a Democrat as a governor, likewise certain states will never see a true, hard core Republican have a chance in a Senate election.
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So, for their Winterfest, the Nationals had a Lip Sync Battle of sorts. Bryce Harper participated, but what he did should win over fans (though the writer of the article did him no favors by attempting to convince readers that Harper was actually singing - which he obviously was not, but this is a great moment for Harper, and yet another reason that I'm becoming more and more a fan of his: http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2015/12/13/159577770/washington-nationals-winterfest-bryce-harper-sings-my-girl
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That's sort of the issue with these deals, though. There's so few teams who can even come to the table that it's tough if you can't work it out with one particular team. The Jose Fernandez one is a great example. They asked the Dodgers for Urias and Seager BOTH. Who else in baseball can even start trade discussion if that's what they're asking?
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Which active players should/will make it to the HOF
biggentleben replied to Hrbowski's topic in Other Baseball
Yet, I think Glavine got a lot of his support because he was able to get to the 300 wins. Sure, there was some "big 3" narrative, but I honestly think without 300 wins, he's watching Maddux and Smoltz give speeches and waiting to get in with Mussina and Schilling. So, I see wins possibly working both ways for HOF voters in the next decade or so until we work those guys completely out of voting population. -
Which active players should/will make it to the HOF
biggentleben replied to Hrbowski's topic in Other Baseball
He's also the type that seems to want to work hard enough to keep improving along the way to end up there eventually. Kershaw's my favorite pitcher to watch in baseball currently, but he's still got a few years before he's worthy of Cooperstown. -
Which active players should/will make it to the HOF
biggentleben replied to Hrbowski's topic in Other Baseball
If they stopped pitching today, no, not locks. As good as they've been, both need a few more years minimum to even be on the Koufax consideration, let alone to start putting up career numbers worthy of consideration. -
Sounds about right in value, though I think Berrios might have a higher floor than Velasquez, even though Velasquez has reached the majors already.
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No, Velasquez was the centerpiece of the deal from the get-go, and he still is. Appel is only in there because Fisher failed a physical, and the two teams had to re-work the deal. I do think the Phillies worked this deal further in their favor after some of the media backlash initially to their original trade package, which truly was underwhelming considering Giles' two years of dominance and relative cheap price compared to Craig Kimbrel and that San Diego got a markedly better prospect package. This deal is now along those same lines in total value, I'd say, though I'm not sure that I'd buy at all on Appel right now. I may be proven wrong, but watching him a few times last year looked nothing different than dozens of journeyman pitchers who wash out in AA. I know he has the pedigree, but perhaps, he just never does achieve it. Sometimes that happens. Wise of the Astros to get out from him before it did, though.
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Sounds like there's some sort of arrangement that's already been made, but it's not been made public at this point, so he's getting some of that $12.5M, just not all of it.
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Michael Cuddyer announced his retirement, per a report on MLBTR. He'll be missed in the game.
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Agree with both. I think that's where some of the analysis on this already is missing the mark. You can think the player is overrated, the deal is crazy, but that the fit is good between player and organization.
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No disagreement there. I think Hoyer has a much stronger voice in the room than he's given credit for, but I don't think either guy works alone on a deal, and honestly, I think that's why they were both better together in Boston than they were apart in Boston and San Diego.
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...and you know that Hoyer is the one making the moves? Just because it says "GM" doesn't mean that he's making the moves. The modern front office doesn't have the same decision-making responsibilities associated with certain titles as it did 10-15 years ago. I know in Atlanta, Coppy is the GM, but Hart is the guy making the actual decisions, and they've come out and said as much.
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I guess I'm not sure why the Cubs version would have any more holes than any other way. What would be the drastic hole? They're backed up on nearly every position in the upper minors with a few good minor league options in the lower levels that could also turn out. Their major weakness was pitching, and they went the route of finding scrap heap guys and creating a rotation and bullpen out of that. Heck, they just re-signed Trevor Cahill for their bullpen. I didn't think there was a hitter in baseball who didn't know exactly what pitch Cahill was going to throw for Atlanta last year, and then he goes to Chicago's bullpen and suddenly he's a 2.00 ERA/0.80 WHIP pitcher. A guy like Jake Arrieta is basically a throw-in for a trade deadline deal on Scott Feldman, and he turns into an ace. Then they use the resources they do have to back up those guys with Lesters and Lackeys of the world to solidify the rotation and give it depth.
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Heyward does have some background (and success) being a very good defensive center fielder as well, however. Crawford was not even a good defensive outfielder in a corner, let alone elite, so it's not exactly even apples to peanuts other than the same GM involved. I will say after years of watching him that, in spite of his Dave Winfield build, Heyward seems most comfortable and performs best out of the leadoff slot in the lineup. His gap power and solid base running will be an asset there even as speed goes down in his career, plus playing the outfield in Wrigley is a much smaller outfield to cover than Atlanta or St. Louis, and he's done well in those stops thus far.
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The Nationals players don't want to play for the Nationals, and I wouldn't blame them, based on the ****show the last few years have been within that organization.
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The thing is that all of baseball is awash in similar money. It's a matter of how it's shared. Local television revenues are a big divide in the sport right now.
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And while that could be true, the Phils moves haven't been toward rebuilding until this last July at all. They were willing to trade guys like Rollins, but only if they got a great return, until it got to the point where they knew their market was about to be eliminated for him and they bit the bullet last offseason.
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So, while I'm a hardcore Braves fan, I'm a baseball fan first and foremost, and I'm the type that'd watch a game between two 100-loss teams because baseball. I really enjoy watching the Mets pitchers right now and the Cubs hitters. Clayton Kershaw is maybe one of my most favorite pitchers to watch work on the mound, so I try to catch quite a few of his starts on mlb.tv. Cardinal fans tend to ruin the great organization they have, whereas Phillie fans recently have matched the quality of their organization. I will say that I probably have more players I cheer for in either league than teams other than the Braves. Guys like Bryce Harper, Kershaw, Andrelton Simmons (now that he's not a Brave), Miggy Cabrera, and Andrew McCutchen are more what i enjoy out of the game than really following another team.
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A couple years ago, the Phillies hadn't yet bought into a rebuild. Heck, they really hadn't until July of this year. Current Twins organization comps don't really work. The Rockies are in a similar spot, but about a year behind where the Twins are. Yet they seem to be diving deeper into a rebuild. The Cubs have some similarities, but once their wave of young guys arrived, they had the money to supplement them with guys like Lester. The Diamondbacks could be seen as a cautionary tale, with two dynamic young position players but some mediocre building around them requiring a ton of spending in money and prospects to build up the team around those "stars".
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It'd be fitting of him to cheat.
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If mine isn't obvious, you're not doing it right.
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Odd, I feel that way about the AL Central.
