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  1. Vanimal46
    Absolutely agree. I don't blame you for not caring what a 23 year old athlete has to say. 10 years from now when Randy Johnson Jr gives his 2 cents I'm going to feel the same way you do today. The reality is players like Harper and Fernandez are the future of the sport. And they could bring a lot of new fans and attention to the league if their personalities were allowed to shine on the baseball field. I hope players my age break the mold of accepting when another player succeeds against them, instead of retaliation like they've been doing the last 100+ years. It's absolutely a generational thing too. It's funny how a guy like Gossage glosses over the fact that Rickey Henderson and Reggie Jackson during his era were notorious showboaters... no matter the era, there's examples of it.
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    I think you're in the vast minority on this. There's a reason that the NFL's revenues have grown exponentially over the last 5 years.... Up more than 50% and expected to surpass $16 billion... The NFL has perfected their marketing of always keeping the league in the news, and knows first and foremost it's in entertainment.. MLB still needs to figure that out in order to get more people in my age bracket interested in the sport.
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    Goose Gossage is a irritable old man who needs to stay away from microphones... He certainly did his best to offend the Latino community by throwing Cespedes and Bautista under the bus. His comment about "nerds ruining the game" - maybe he should check into the backgrounds of the best GMs in the game, including the guy that's writing his checks... I could rip into more of his quotes, but at the end of the day, it's just an old man trying to put his era of baseball on a pedestal compared to these young whipper snappers today, so nothing new to see here.
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    A few decent holidays to end the week on.... Today is National Promposal Day! A day where high school kids come up with their way to ask their friend/crush to the prom.. Let's just say I wasn't very smooth with my ways of asking girls to the prom. The one that sticks out is I asked a crush of mine who played on the volleyball team.. I wrote "Will you go to the prom with me?" on a volleyball, met up with her at a mutual friend's house, dressed up in volleyball attire, and spiked it at her. Not sure why I spiked it at the time, probably just nerves I suppose. Either way she said yes! What's your memorable prom proposal story? Today is also National Worship of Tools Day! Considering I live in an apartment, I don't really have the opportunity to do much of handy person work... Though I'd love to get more crafty and handy in the future. Today is also National Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day! Never thought of that combination before, but I'm sure it's tasty! Finally, today is National Johnny Appleseed Day! For a long time I thought that he was an urban legend, but he's actually a real person!
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    Good to hear that I have things to look forward to 10,15,20 years down the road!
  6. Vanimal46
    So........ see you bright and early on Monday, boss? I'll bring the coffee!
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    I agree the tweet is overblown. He was immature to tweet back "So do I!!!!!!!!!!!!!" in response to the Dodgers fan, and us fans are immature for reading into a tweet in the first place.
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    I made that same mistake when I caught the gamecast when Nolasco was pitching. They do count the number of pitches thrown, but don't separate balls and strikes yet. When I was watching it they said Nolasco threw 15 strikes in a row, which wasn't the case...
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    The perceptions of these two players from a fan's point of view couldn't be further apart. Perkins has always embraced the state, fans, and opportunity to play for this team. He also gives back to the community and an overall good person. Nolasco, OTOH, doesn't seem like he's ever embraced being a Minnesota Twin. Even when he started here he made the mistake of tweeting that he'd rather be with the Dodgers hasn't done anything on the field to justify the contract, and most everything in the news from him is a complaint about something. If the roles were reversed, the fans wouldn't like Perkins either, and Nolasco would be loved. Why would we cheer for Nolasco when it's clear he doesn't want to be here?
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    The MLB can't have it both ways though... They've promoted big time celebrations, bat flips, fist pumps, etc. on their social media feeds to get the conversations going about baseball. At the same time, they can't penalize players for celebrating.
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    That's a good point ash.. Your happiness will peak at different ages depending on the factors. From a physical standpoint, we're probably happiest from the mid-20's thru mid-30's. Financially, probably in your 50's.. overall quality of life, probably retirement years..
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    Bryce Harper is going to have a detailed piece written in ESPN the Magazine, and the article is online now. He goes in-depth about the unwritten rules of baseball, how baseball is a "tired sport", and needs more self-expression from ball players. I'm still in the middle of reading it, but so far it's a good read. Here's the link.
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    This isn't a hypothetical per say, but just a good question overall. There's studies done all over the place that say "When you're X years old, that's when you're the happiest you'll be in your life." Some say it's mid-twenties, some say mid-thirties, some say early retirement age. So, at what age do you feel like you are (or were) at the peak point of happiness in your life?
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    On the radar gun, I've increased the velocity in words per minute from 86 to 93, increased the alcohol intake from 3 beers per GT to 5, and in very average shape. So yeah, I'm ready.... If management goes against what I believe my role will be, well, you'll be reading a prepared statement from my agent and "explore the options".... I hear DiamondbacksDaily.com is hiring!
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    Didn't we think the same way about Pelfrey last year?
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    What's the minimum amount of game threads needed last year to earn 1 year service time? Just curious if 2 game threads means I get to keep my rookie status heading into this year....
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    The good vibes keep on going today.... Today is National Blueberry Popover Day! Don't believe I've ever had these, but I'm more than willing to try them. "Popovers are light, airy rolls that puff up when baked, popping over the edge of the tin. They can be filled with custards, creams and fruits for a sweet treat, especially blueberries." Sounds de-lish to me! Today is also National Mario Day! Mario's one of those classic video games that brings generations together! I have fond memories of playing Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo and Nintendo64 with my childhood friends... Even kept the tradition going in college with a drinking game called "Drunk Racing" clever title I know. The premise of the game was you needed to finish your drink before crossing the finish line... Today is also National Pack your Lunch Day! Ironically this is the one day where I didn't pack my lunch for work.... Finally today is National Women HIV/AIDS Awareness Day! Hopefully sooner than later this disease will be a thing of the past....
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    This fruit is hanging so low it's touching the ground... I'll sit back and enjoy the entertainment coming up in this thread.
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    Eventually we as fans need to let Buxton spread his wings and fly here.. I'd pencil him in as the opening day CF in the #9 hole and see what happens. If he's putting up 2013 Aaron Hicks-like numbers through the first month and change, then it'd be time to re-evaluate and mess with the 40 man to get Sweeney added.
  20. Vanimal46
    Thank you for this. Not a fan of the pictures either.
  21. Vanimal46
    Just popping on the Gamecast.. SSOfOne beat me to it. Something called Cameron Rupp with 2 solo bombs? Other than that, from the box score it looks like Milone had a 3 Snapper Mow 'em Down innings. Good to see.
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    The increase in price for tickets isn't great.... But one positive is at least they're still going with paper tickets, instead of the paper-less ticket route that the Yankees, and some NBA teams (Timberwolves are one of them) are doing.
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    Who would you bump off the 40 man to add Sweeney?
  24. Vanimal46
    You're right, this is 2016. Nothing wrong with any gender collecting Barbies... I will GET OVER IT! I grew up with a brother, so they just weren't on our radar as kids.
  25. Vanimal46
    Jesus we're getting some good national holidays this week.... Today is National Crab Meat Day! Are you folks fans of crab cakes? I do enjoy that, but my favorite is steamed crab... Today is also National Meatball Day! I'm not sure why they would have crab meat and meatball on the same day, but if you want to get your fill of meat, today is your day apparently. Today is also National Get Over It Day! So with the mods permission, I'd like to yell GET OVER IT to everyone who hasn't accepted that Sano is going to play RF Today is also National Barbie Day! ChiTown and Always, were you collectors of Barbies? One of my younger cousins (I think they're still cousins when your cousin has a baby, right?) is 7-ish and she loves them. For the love of God though, please don't get plastic surgery to look like Barbie.. That's one of those clicks I wish I could take back. Terrifying!
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