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  1. TheLeviathan
    We're a long way from solid much less sugar plums.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Is Bremer allergic to saying that's Torii's fault? It's not "on the outfield" - it's on Torii.
  3. TheLeviathan
    Every time Smith comes up I point this out: If Wilson Ramos hadn't gotten hurt (a refrain that has continued by the way), there was strong talk that we were about to package him and Aaron Hicks as part of a deal for Cliff Lee. A) That's a deal TR would've NEVER even been strongly rumored to make and Regardless of whether that move would've gotten us a World Series, I'd go back and make that deal 100 times out of 100 knowing what I know now. Just goes to show how radically things can change.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Then he should've better communicated that plan to his successor.
  5. TheLeviathan
    I have a hard time blaming Smith for the Santana deal, that situation is 90% on Ryan for the crappy position he left it in. Smith had better options, true, but that's a crappy spot to be stuck in a month into a high profile job you have no experience at. Ryan should've handled that before he resigned.
  6. TheLeviathan
    That is one of the funniest things I've read in awhile. Awesome.
  7. TheLeviathan
    I think there is reason to be suspicious of his PED use last year given the injury and I'd venture to guess there have been many career year, soon to be free agents that likely had similar benefits. I understand your concern with how teams might react to having the power to void contracts, I agree that shouldn't go unchecked. Step one needs to be more testing and I agree that drug testing should be a part of every FA physical. Those are good first steps.
  8. TheLeviathan
    That would be an awfully hard thing to do and it is a little far-fetched to be taken seriously as a flaw with the argument. It's far more likely that many players are deliberately orchestrating situations like Santana's where they dope up knowing they won't be tested in order to cash in big time at the expense of their team and other players. I think one of the things that might help avoid the unlikely situation you're talking about, though, is more frequent testing. If players are tested more frequently by independent agencies they'll be better able to narrow the window in which their test was dirty, thereby allowing them to raise a grievance if they think there was some Belicheckian plot with a towel guy in the weight room. And, going further, even if there was a sudden pile of aging, bad contract guys magically testing positive - that would raise the red flag the other direction. But right now that's not the problem, the problem is we have guys knowingly cheating their way into contracts that hurt the teams they sign with. There needs to be something teams can do to counter that to punish those offenders.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Well it could be fairly easy, a failed drug test is administered by the league so the league is in charge of the entire process. It's not like a team can dig dirt on a player and use that against them, but there could be a rule in the next CBA that all contracts are subject to being voided in the event of a failed drug test. It'll never happen because the players association talks a tough game about drug abusers but has fought the process tooth and nail despite many of their own members agreeing with changes. But I think the option should be on the table for teams in an event like this. Other than preposterous conspiracy theories there is really no way for a team to know, with certainty, a guy is cheating but for league drug screenings. There should be some sort of protection on the backend against that risk given that players aren't screened nearly as regularly as they should be.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Their value isn't merely a function of their profit margin. Yes, they're making money, but that doesn't mean you want your seats empty and your home market becoming indifferent to your product. They should be driven by improvement to keep fan interest, but it's certainly arguable that they've gone about doing that poorly.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I think we'll see better baseball, but in one of the toughest divisions in baseball so the record might not reflect the improvement.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I hope we get a nice, long look at a variety of our impact talents to come. We've got some in the lineup already, but hopefully more to come. (The sooner the better if they're ready)
  13. TheLeviathan
    Well, at least you don't have heart worms!
  14. TheLeviathan
    I was behind the signing at the time, but man this story torpedoes my optimism simply because of the injury angle.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Man I'm so behind this. Vargas has quickly become a favorite of mine, i hope he maintains his trajectory the last year or so.
  16. TheLeviathan
    True, but it would then wrap the team more in the mess than they currently are.
  17. TheLeviathan
    And players a route to accuse the team trainers of sabotage.
  18. TheLeviathan
    It's my same beef with the "look at all the great depth" argument. These guys are only good depth and ready for opportunities if the friggin team bothers to call them up. Man I hope this is the low point for this team.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Pfft, competent 25 man rosters are for suckers. Smart teams only use like 10 of those spots for good players.
  20. TheLeviathan
    I project that much like our feelings about Hunter at the initial time of his signing mirrored those of the Garnett trade....our feelings a month or so later might also be parallel.
  21. TheLeviathan
    I've always wondered what tree that apple fell from. Total reversal in skill sets, pretty amazing.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I'm going to go out on a big limb here and guess Gwynn's dWar was not kind to him....
  23. TheLeviathan
    You're making this awfully personal when my initial rebuttal had nothing to do with you or your argument. You interjected yourself into a reply to another poster, so don't project my reply to him to you. That's a bit ridiculous. I didn't feel tobi's argument was great as stated, even though I agreed with his thesis. Perfect context isn't necessary, but comparing one guy's 23-31 seasons to another's 23-39 seems a bit unfair. I wouldn't want anyone to do that against Mauer either, so fairness in discussion should be important. Plenty of ways to poke holes in the case against Mauer without stacking the deck.
  24. TheLeviathan
    No, I'm really not. I get the point. I agree with Tobi's thesis. Go look at the above section I quoted and then re-read what my beef is. Tobi cleaned up that argument much more and it still reinforces the point he was making and I agree with. It's just not as dramatic. Even when you assume Mauer's last few years in the league dragging down his career slash line it'll still be in line with those HOF players.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I figured it would be pretty close, it just helps the argument to be accurate.
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