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by Lord Duggan on Jan 9, 2012 5:00 PM EST
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"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 9, 2012 6:09 PM EST reply actions
Someone needs to teach Swisher the proper way to do push-ups. Terrible form...
Just once I'd like someone to call me "Sir," without adding, "You're making a scene."
Questions for everyone!
Since Jeter and Mo are first-ballot hall of famers. What will their % be?
Will there ever be a unanimous first-ballot hall of famer? If so, Who?
BSME
It should be Mo
It probably won’t be though
"WHO WOULD LEAD?! THE CLOWN?!"
by I'mGivingYouARaise on Jan 9, 2012 6:45 PM EST up reply actions
There was an article written sometime this season that Jeter had a chance to be the first unanimous HoF’er
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by Frank Campagnola on Jan 9, 2012 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
Check out the absurdity of some of the percentages. For example, Cy Young 76%? Rogers Hornsby 78%? Really?
Romine!
the voting was a lot tougher back then
its much easier to get in today
by NJ Champ on Jan 9, 2012 7:00 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Jesus Montero
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by Brandon C. on Jan 9, 2012 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Seriously though, I doubt it happens for a long time. Some pitcher on a great team that never misses the playoffs starts pitching at ~20 years old, is immediately a success and has a long career.
Probably a Yankee or Red Sock in this scenario, probably gets a bunch of playoff wins, strikeout pitcher.
Who knows if there will ever be this guy, but that’s what it has to take
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For a hitter, gotta be 5 tool player that the naysayers can’t use any of the main arguments against.
Enters winning team lineup at young age, great power+speed.
Think maybe 500 club, 400 SB club, OBP <.385 Batting Average <.300 probably 3,000+ hits
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Steroids+lack of postseason winning=no Bonds unanimous
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Which is sad
I’m not saying Bonds would get unanimous but it would be a disservice to baseball to keep the best all around player from this generation out of the hall of fame. He’s not a great role model, but the baseball hall of fame is a place for the greatest baseball players of all time to be honored. There is absolutely no way to argue that Bonds is not in that category, steroids or not.
I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.- Kobe Bryant
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The voters don't only look at stats
They were talking about it on the MLB Network today before Larkin’s announcement. The writers DO take into account character, community involvement and how they affected the game beyond their stats. Maybe not with Cobb, but I don’t think Bonds is going to get in for a LONG time.
Maybe so
But just because a person wasn’t a great role model doesn’t mean they don’t belong in the hall of fame. The most important thing is performance on the field, and Bonds’ numbers are top 10 of all time material.
I don’t mean to defend Bonds or condone steroids- I hate Bonds. But as a baseball fan I can appreciate how good he was, and to me it just doesn’t make sense to keep him out. That said, I could definitely see him not getting voted in. I just don’t agree with it.
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by nyyrocks29 on Jan 9, 2012 11:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No.
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by MattF15 on Jan 9, 2012 8:49 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Nick Saban is a douche.
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by MattF15 on Jan 9, 2012 8:53 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
The fact that they chose to play for him makes them all douches by proxy
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by MattF15 on Jan 9, 2012 8:59 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I’m rooting for Bama despite my hatred for Saban. Want to see chaos, maybe it will (though not likely) help us get a playoff system.
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The NFL is going to be equally composed of run/muscle QB’s as it is pocket passers in five-ten years. True or false?
Example: equal Newton’s to Brady’s
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False.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
Interesting. I keep hearing from all the QBs on sports shows that they think that will happen.
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I’m still a skeptic.
"Don't you think it's strange that you'll make more money than President Hoover this year?"
"Why not? I had a better year than he did." - G.H. Ruth
I think we could see a lot more little league teams put their biggest guy at QB instead of LB to Newtonize the QB position, though.
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Then again for every Newton there’s a JaMarcus Russell. LSU had D.C. Jefferson, a huge QB and he transferred to Rutgers to be a TE so he could have a chance at NFL in a different way.
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I'm skeptical as well.
The big, strong pocket passer has been so iconic in the NFL and there have NOT been too many mobile QB’s that have had extended success and won championships. The only guy I can think of is Steve Young. Eventually the defenses WILL come up with a way to neutralize the running aspect of their game and they will HAVE to rely on becoming passers.
they said that when McNabb, Akili Smith and Dante Culpepper entered the league
Vick was gonna revolutionize the league. Yea hah
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he did start a revolution
No QB ever killed dogs the way he did.
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
He kinda stinks
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by MattF15 on Jan 9, 2012 9:09 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
I thought he got it
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it?
I haven’t seen a good angle yet.
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
You want an angle to see it?
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Uh?
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by MattF15 on Jan 9, 2012 9:14 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
these two teams look like shit
It’s like if the World Series was played in March.
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 9:22 PM EST reply actions
What they are lacking in offense they have in defense. This was sort of expected.
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No one ever just says in the middle of a conversation “you wanna get married?”
Commercials suck.
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false
Me: Hey, you’re Kim Jones! I love your work on YES. What’s the best part about being a sports broadcaster?
Kim Jones: Thanks! The best part -
Me: Wanna get married?
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Is that why she wanted a restraining order, or was it the Kim Jones blow up doll you showed her on the first date?
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the blow up doll doesn't talk
I mean, if there was a doll, she wouldn’t talk.
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
oh, it's so hard to hold back
on a comment about good manners (not talking with one’s mouth full)… grits teeth, waits for urge to pass…
in baseball-related news, is there any chance that texas doesn’t reel in darvish? it would certainly be interesting if he went all this way only to make a “statement” by not agreeing to terms… more so in light of the fact that, even with the posting system, he’s going to be offered more than he could ever hope to get playing in japan (where the recent news was a second pitcher, rakuten’s tanaka, joining the 300 million yen a year club: less than 4 million even with the super-strong yen)…
by sing_or_die_1818 on Jan 9, 2012 10:06 PM EST up reply actions
you don't bid that high if you don't want to sign the guy
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
oh, i'm sure that they want to sign him
my question had more to do with what the PLAYER has in mind than what the TEAM has in mind. frankly, i’d be shocked, too—but there’s still this idea in the back of my mind that darvish really could be just the guy to do the dramatic, virtually unprecedented thing… of course, that voice might also be my wishful thinking that darvish re-emerges on the market next year (or the year after) and the yankees make a serious run… 99.9% of me says it’ll go down as you say, but… well, wishful thinking is part of what makes fans fanatics…
by sing_or_die_1818 on Jan 10, 2012 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
Wrote my goodbye to Posada. Preview: I ramble and sound sad, but thankful.
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You are hurtful I hope you know that.
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Does that bother you?
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Am I the only one noticing that the Alabama QB looks like he wants to throw deep every play, then just throws short passes?
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x
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this is the number one team in the nation
And they can’t score any points? I know Alabama has a good defense, but this is pathetic.
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 10:28 PM EST reply actions
Yep, not surprising. I wish Oklahoma St. could play
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…so that their lesser defense could maybe let LSU score? Cause Alabama is sure looking deserving of being there and if OK State made it, they’d be playing LSU.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 9, 2012 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
No no, I don’t mean instead of LSU. I mean a playoff system where Oklahoma St. could possibly play one of the two before the Championship Game.
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Why? Do you really think they are a better team than Alabama or LSU? I don’t think the BCS is a great system, but these are pretty clearly the 2 best teams in the nation and deserve to be playing for the championship.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 9, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
I think Richardson would run all over OK St, but I think Oklahoma St could score on LSU, and LSU’s offense wouldn’t score much.
As crazy as it sounds, I think OK St. could beat LSU in a head to head.
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maybe
But I’d like to see them earn their way in. And maybe if they didn’t have a month off they’d be sharper (not that the first edition of this game was all that great).
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
I’d argue that these 2 did kind of earn their way in. One is undefeated and the other only lost to the undefeated one by a field goal in overtime. They also play in the SEC, which I think is more competitive than than Big 12.
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by WhatwouldJeterdo on Jan 9, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
Did Bama miss the extra point?
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you know who could replace Kim Jones any day
That girl in the McDonald’s (?) commercial who’s all excited about her breakfast sandwich and her friends don’t want to tell her that it’s really healthy. Someone snag her number for me.
by long time listener on Jan 9, 2012 11:33 PM EST reply actions
That’s my wife.
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Curious, what would you do to pork chop man from the Twins game?
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I’m listening
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Maybe I’m not a real football fan, but that game sucked to me.
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I like football a lot, but that was terrible.
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by Frank Campagnola on Jan 9, 2012 11:40 PM EST up reply actions
I think the only people it didn't suck for were Crimson Tide fans
There are a lot of words for what that was, but “Championship” shouldn’t be one of them.
Usqueadbaugham! Anam muck an dhoul ! Did ye drink me doornail?
Paul Maholm signed with Cubs. I really like what Theo’s doing with the Cubs.
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king of the offseason moves, that one is.
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whoever wins the offseason wins the regular season
by bloppy_ploppy on Jan 9, 2012 11:52 PM EST up reply actions
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