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  1. Vanimal46
    If the security people are true baseball fans, they’ll give the nod of approval as you walk through with that trash can!
  2. Vanimal46
    The only thing I can think of is Boudreau’s contract expires at the end of this season and it’s a mercy firing to start bottoming out.
  3. Vanimal46
    This is now, what, the 4th HC since Sutter and Parise were signed? Quite the legacy they’re leaving in Minnesota.
  4. Vanimal46
    The race to the bottom starts now.
  5. Vanimal46
    I have a PS4 as well. I don’t think I’ll be an early adopter of the PS5 or new Xbox this time... I used to have more time to game, but these days I’m lucky to get a couple hours of free time during the week to play. As far as type of video games I play, it’s role play/campaign mode games, or sports games. Red Dead Redemption 2 has been the role play game of choice lately... The first person shooter games have advanced beyond my skill set. Especially online multiplayer games like Call of Duty. The 10 year olds ate my lunch the last time I played that at a friend’s house.
  6. Vanimal46
    My faith in humanity will be restored if there are people dressed up as Oscar the Grouch banging trash cans whenever the Astros come to town.
  7. Vanimal46
    He should legally change his name to Flip Flop Crane.
  8. Vanimal46
    Altuve’s excuse for holding his jersey tight while rounding 3rd never sat well with me. Your girlfriend doesn’t want you to be shirtless on National TV? Dohkay. I’m pretty sure any player on the planet that just hit a series clinching HR wouldn’t care if the team ripped off his jersey, pants, and undies in celebration!
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  10. Vanimal46
    There’s 2 apologies so far. Is Altuve next?
  11. Vanimal46
    That’s the hope, RB. Where more teams try to improve a .500 team to be just a tiny bit better and make the playoffs. I don’t think it will actually happen, because it’s easier to sell than it is to buy. Let’s look back to the 2015 Twins, whom, if this rule were implemented then would be a playoff team. Did they feel like a playoff team with one brilliant month of May, and the rest of the time .500 or below? Would more fans advocate trading Kepler+ for Troy Tulowitzki? I know I was ready to push the chips in then, and most likely regret it now. It’s the easy pitch to say the .500 team doesn’t have a chance against the 90+ win teams. That’s the safe bet. Analytics tells us not to take the chance and build for a future strike...
  12. Vanimal46
    6 is a good number if expansion is inevitable. One thing I don’t see as an advantage at all is the top seed(s) getting a bye week. When is taking time off from baseball ever a good thing? IMO, a bye week puts the team at a disadvantage. This isn’t football where a late season bye week is a godsend for players to heal from injuries.
  13. Vanimal46
    All Manfred has to do is call up the NCAA... They vacate wins and championships all the time!
  14. Vanimal46
    I wouldn't implement any of it. By the way, I'm just a minion and don't get that sweet, sweet Front Page exposure... But we already have 5 pages worth of discussion on this topic here.
  15. Vanimal46
    Timely article, because I just saw this on Twitter:
  16. Vanimal46
    We also have an apology problem in the US, where half-assed statements of “remorse” are blindly accepted by the public. I think Comcast is more sincere when they “apologize” during times when my internet is acting up.
  17. Vanimal46
    No. But I’m not a college basketball fan! I don’t see the value adding an 82 win team to the playoff mix when they’re going to lose 9 times out of 10.
  18. Vanimal46
    Not really, no. 1 out of 10 times maybe the 82 win White Sox make it interesting. The other 90% of the time New York destroys the 82 win White Sox.
  19. Vanimal46
    Finally a player speaks out about this. Glad Marwin is taking the heat now. Better than pretending like it never happened *cough* Bergman and Altuve *cough*
  20. Vanimal46
    Would you like a job as the Commissioner of MLB? Your idea makes way more sense than the idea he pitched. NFL does so many wrong things PR-wise, but they have nailed the ideal playoff format. When 6 out of 16 teams make the playoffs, it's still a privilege to make it in the first place. That's the balance baseball needs to learn. If they go too far, then they're like NBA and NHL where half of the teams make the playoffs. Then it's actually more impressive to MISS the playoffs!
  21. Vanimal46
    After sleeping on this, the thing I disagree with most on this proposal is 7 teams making the playoffs. If they want to manufacture DRAMA by having a live TV event to select the playoff matchups, fine. At the end of the day it’s not a big deal. Expanding to 7 teams, however, takes drama away from the regular season. Specifically the pennant race in September. I’m not excited about watching 2-3 82 win teams fight for the last playoff spot.
  22. Vanimal46
    This is a good point. Baseball has a tanking problem right now after Houston and the Cubs perfected the tear it all down rebuild to a championship. As much as I’d like to see more teams trying to win, I don’t know if I want to see more teams make the playoffs. There’s something to be said about being a top team in the league/conference. I think making the playoffs is a privilege, and should be difficult to make. In other sports like NBA and NHL, where you need to be better than 50% or less of your opponents? There’s not much excitement making the playoffs... Out of the 4 major sports, it’s the most difficult to make the playoffs in baseball, with only 5 out of 15 teams earning the right. I think 7 is too many teams, but maybe 6 is a good compromise?
  23. Vanimal46
    It’s sad, RB. You’re right and this all happened out of his control. He didn’t ask to be traded, nor did he ever want leaked information his medical report, whatever it contained, that caused Bloom to get cold feet...
  24. Vanimal46
    I don’t like any of it to be honest... Especially 7 teams. Just imagine how many 80-85 win teams make the playoffs in that format. Gross.
  25. Vanimal46
    What is this, The Bachelor? Will the Yankees give the Twins a rose every year in the playoffs? This is a bad idea.
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