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  1. TheLeviathan
    Are you just not aware of what are done to trophy bucks?
  2. TheLeviathan
    Deer populations are high because of us. We orchestrated the situation that makes them overpopulated, justifying our own slaughter. Deer are every bit as "majestic" and killed in every bit as cowardly a fashion. Almost every country in Africa allows this hunting, endangered or not. Doesn't make him right, but it does make his particular case rather insignificant.
  3. TheLeviathan
    Most of the baseball world falls into some laziness about this. Farm system rankings are probably the best organized trolling system known to sports.
  4. TheLeviathan
    The problem is that we make a bigger deal out of this because of this absurd idea that these other animals are more "majestic" than the ones in our own back yard. We don't think twice about shooting a duck. Or a deer. Or a pheasant. Why? Because they aren't exotic or "majestic". There is no aura of mystery about them because we see them every day. But something pretty or exotic from somewhere else in the world? Holy schnikes - then the world is coming to an end. Do I like this? No, I don't. I personally find no interest in gunning down anything for sport. (That goes for deer too - who, by the way, are only a population problem because we annihilated their natural predators. So we killed all their predators to justify our own ability to slaughter them. That's...better, somehow...I guess) But the emotion fueling most of this is misguided. It's the same one that freaks out when it hears that dogs are food in another country. Or horses. It's this silly picking and choosing of what is ok for human consumption and use based on how pretty, or smart, or exotic, or "majestic" the animal is. I just find that preposterous and annoying.
  5. TheLeviathan
    So just because they keep some meat that makes it ok? The point is that's not the intention of going out to hunt for most people - it's the act of shooting something. I know a lot of hunters and the vast majority of them hunt for the act of finding and shooting an animal. The meat is just the bonus.
  6. TheLeviathan
    Molitor's fault again I'm sure.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Bullpen. Fix the freaking bullpen.
  8. TheLeviathan
    I couldn't personally hunt and find no joy in it, but the truth is most people don't hurt for meat or anything other than the act of shooting something. That goes for most anything we shoot at.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Papelbon also insisted on staying the closer, do you think the Twins were going to demote Perkins? I can't believe the Nats are doing that to Storen.
  10. TheLeviathan
    The problem is that African countries are handing out permits for it, I don't get crucifying people that go and do it. In general I think most outrage focused on these matters does tend to be more about the perception of the animal than the state of the population or the value of hunting as a practice.
  11. TheLeviathan
    Except my point is that we, as baseball fans and observers of farm systems, DO think of them in a linear way. We do it both for the good and the bad. I mean, we've been predicting the demise of the Tigers for a decade because of this thinking. The Royals had 10 straight championships a few years ago because of their "OMG Prospects!" hype. My point was just that the Royals have achieved success in a way completely unpredictable a few years ago by doing a variety of things that involved both patience and aggression. Too often (and you see it plenty on this board) we just assume patience is enough. Or that aggression is enough. And we make ham-fisted arguments for both.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I can't speak to the laws over there or any of that, but I do think some reactions on this are kind of silly. We kill cows and chickens in droves, we hunt deer and ducks and many other things, but so help you god if you kill something "pretty" or "exotic" from somewhere else. Then we get all crazy and weird about things.
  13. TheLeviathan
    You're mistaking this as a knock on the Twins, it's a knock on how we perceive prospects. We think something along the lines of "Since the team has X players it should take Y time for them to develop and we can punch that in to get Z - when they start winning" Except Hosmer and Moustakas most of last year were crashing and burning offensively, Gordon is a LF because he long flamed out on his hype as a third baseman, Cain has become a better player than anticipated, Davis an elite reliever, etc. Things didn't really work out as you might have anticipated 5 years ago, but the Royals were savvy about how to be aggressive with their assets and patient through struggles. But they hardly followed the path people were hyping when the pipeline was full and everyone was gushing about their future. Best laid plans and whatnot....
  14. TheLeviathan
    I'd also suggest there are strong indications from those that see Polanco that he may not be a shortstop long term.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Except their farm didn't manifest in the way that was expected and they came about becoming one of the best teams in the AL in a bit of a strange way. We make assumptions about how talented players are supposed to develop and debut and theirs did nothing of the sort. And then we assume that teams have "depleted" systems all the time and they find all kinds of ways to add assets and improve. We make way, way too much out of prospect rankings as a way to predict future success.
  16. TheLeviathan
    This move is like pursuing Cliff Lee in 2010. Royals were right to do this, just as the Twins should have found a way to get that done. I could care less how "depleted" their farm is. Kansas City has been the ultimate example the last decade on how ridiculous our entire process is for rating and following farm systems to begin with.
  17. TheLeviathan
    They could seriously help this team without mortgaging the future by adding a few bullpen pieces. That said, I do think there is too much "have to make a deal" talk - that's a bad way to operate a team. Do things that make sense, but focus on trying to make your team better. However, if the market doesn't bear fruit, there are options in the minor leagues right now that Brock was right about. The roster needs to be changed, that's what has to happen. Not necessarily a trade.
  18. TheLeviathan
    I don't understand the Rockies wanting Reyes - I think he's basically little more than a salary dump, so I agree the Jays definitely upgraded at a substantially lower cost than expected. But holy schnikes can we stop underselling just how huge the red flags are on Tulo's health? I'd still do this deal in a heartbeat but his health profile is as scary as any elite player in the league.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Royals add Zobrist, be sad if we do nothing.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Sean Manaea and Aaron Brooks is what I just read.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Be interesting to see if the return to Oakland matches what they paid to get him in the first place. Love the idea of it by KC.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I don't see how they get anything for him of significance. It almost feels like they want to still pretend they are competing rather than reloading to build around Arenado. That's the only thing I can think of.
  23. TheLeviathan
    His health risks were a huge factor for me, but I'd give up more than what the Blue Jays did in a heart-beat for him. The risk was well worth the cost IMO. The biggest mystery to me is why the Rockies seem to have wanted Reyes at all.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I'm reasonably certain your confusion is Paul Molitor's fault.
  25. TheLeviathan
    Yeah Berrios is a good comp for Hoffman but May is an awful comp. Its far closer to Hu. I dont get why they wanted Reyes. It seems like we could have easily beat that package.
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