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Pretty disappointing, but the Dodgers could still totally fail to even make the World Series in the next decade. It's just not very fun to see a team get this stacked.

Zithers posted...

it still counts as ~45m against the CBT even if he is only being paid 2m fwiw. also there is no limit on deferred money. it is completely within the rules.

seeing a lot of people say this sets a bad precedent but i seriously doubt many players would be willing to go for something like this.

Yeah this doesn't seem like something many players would want to do. Ohtani is going to be getting paid a bunch in endorsements to supplement the $2 million per year.

I don't really like it though. Seems way too game-y. It's gonna be lame as hell if the Dodgers get Yamamoto as well.

I don't really see how either MLB or the PA would approve of something that wacky.

Well there's the Ohtani signing we've been waiting for. Dodgers, as many of us expected.

10 years, $700 million. Pretty crazy.

Yeah I wasn't expecting Soto to get traded. Good deal for the Yankees I think even though they'll only have him for a year. The Verdugo trade was nice too.

Zithers posted...

the mariners also sent cash to atlanta lol.

they really do need to fire dipoto if they aren't going to lift the budget constraints on him. just doesn't seem like he's good enough to succeed with these parameters.

All their ownership sees is that they were just shy of making the playoffs again. It's funny that this is the second time Kelenic has been part of a highly questionable trade. Hopefully the change of scenery helps him.

Wendle I kinda get. They still don't know if Baty or Vientos will actually amount to anything. I think there's a good chance Mauricio will earn the spot as the everyday 2B, and I imagine they'd rather have Mcneil in the outfield than at third.

Hummel I'm not sure about, but I guess they like the versatility he could potentially provide.

Zithers posted...

cubs and braves reportedly trying to get tyler glasnow

also that shitty dubai league started today. 50 year old bartolo colon started.

I just saw a clip of Pablo Sandoval hitting a 3 home run homer, but it was doubled to 6 runs because it was a golden baseball. Some real wacky shit going on in that league.

First major piece off the board. Nola signs with the Phillies for 7 years.

https://twitter.com/jeffpassan/status/1726281514995114057?s=46

A_Good_Boy posted...

Bosco

He can dig, he can carry, he can shoot, he can revive, he has rockets, and he does exactly what you tell him to do right when you say it without any hesitation. You pretty much need a full lobby when you're playing without him cause he's almost better than playing with 3 other people anyways.

Bosco's very impressive, but he's not perfect unfortunately. Not particularly great at defending Doretta, and he also really takes his time when it comes to freeing you from Leeches.

bobbaaay posted...

Things I like that the community likes:

Krookodile
Excadrill
Mammoswine
Heracross
Chandelure
Volcarona
Gen 1 trade evolutions

And I'm pretty sure almost all of those are mostly popular due to them being decent.

Those ones you named specifically I'm pretty sure are more popular for their design than anything else. Them being good competitively (except maybe Krookodile) certainly helps, but I think they're simply considered cool because they look cool.

Actually, I think most Pokemon fans probably have favorable opinions of the majority of Pokemon designs.

Amazing that some people in here actually support this. I don't know or care whether Oakland is a shithole or not. But I do know that billionaire sports owners are the scum of the earth and they always deserve to lose.

bigtiggie23 posted...

Gauntlet: Dark Legacy

Clean up the visuals, add online co-op, would be great.

This is my pick. I just want online co-op really. I wouldn't mind the game being totally the same otherwise.

AbsolutelyNoOne posted...

I think Magcargo is in the top 10 cutest Pokemon

I expect to be the only person on Earth with this opinion

Not fond of Magcargo, but I've always liked Slugma.

And TC, I have to admit I really agree regarding Pumpkaboo. That thing is adorable, and you'd think it'd be more popular because of it. I think it being a Grass/Ghost in a generation with another Grass/Ghost line might be part of the reason.

Half of those opinions sound like you just made them up.

Zithers posted...

brewers naming bench coach pat murphy their manager. was counsell's BC for 8 years or whatever it was

someone else should post btw

That just leaves the Padres.

Speaking of the Padres, their owner died. Peter Seidler. One of the few owners that seemed to legitimately care about winning. Died pretty young too, only 63.

I'm not really sure why anyone would want to play Smogon metagames. Virtually all of the problems seem to stem from either hazards or Tera. But banning legitimate strategies isn't ideal either. It just doesn't seem fun.

Feraligatr
Tentacruel
Pelipper
Gyarados
Jellicent

Glyphid Grunt from Deep Rock Galactic.

I think I'd be screwed. These guys can usually survive at least one or two bullets, and I've got no suitable weapons. Doubt I could outrun one either.

Johnny Guitar

Ratchetrockon posted...

oh ok that makes sense.

I've only seen the american made ones that have the entire world in a post-apocalyptic state. i guess the other kaiju are at fault too though

Most of the other kaiju are like Godzilla. They're just very large and very dangerous animals at the end of the day. But they're not necessarily malicious. The ones that are evil are generally under control of or working for aliens that want to subjugate Earth. Monsters like Gigan, King Ghidorah, etc.

And then there's Mothra who's consistently the only true good kaiju. She is almost always considered to be Earth's (and humanity's by extension) protector.

Ratchetrockon posted...

he kills too many civilians for my taste. i don't know why people cheer him on in the theaters. bad influence

In a franchise so large, Godzilla is bound to be portrayed in every which way you can imagine. The majority of the time, Godzilla is either a pretty clear force for good, or a force of nature that usually acts in the best interests of humanity/Earth simply because it aligns with his own needs. Very rarely is Godzilla a force of true evil. So it's not really surprising that the audience roots for him more often than not.

Zithers posted...

Shohei Ohtani
Aaron Nola
Blake Snell
Cody Bellinger
Josh Hader
Matt Chapman
Sonny Gray

all of these players received a qualifying offer which is a 1 year 20.3m deal. whoever signs them might have to give up a pick and the team that loses them will receive a comp pick. i'm not sure how the compensation works but i expect every single one of these guys is getting paid 100m except for maybe hader which would mean 1st rounder maybe? not going to look this up

It's dependent on whether the team was over the CBT the previous year, was a revenue-sharing recipient, or neither of the two. Seems dumb and complicated.

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/qualifying-offer

Hopefully the next round of collective bargaining they get rid of this nonsense. They tried to last year, but it didn't happen.

Anyway, the Yankees really made themselves look fucking dumb yesterday. Steinbrenner and Cashman are both awful.

HornyLevel posted...

Just do a fucking animated one like Mario. I just can't see this translating well into live action. Ganondorf would probably look like a buffoon.

Animated would be great, but Illumination would have to stay the hell away from it. Imagine Take On Me playing while Link is riding Epona around Hyrule Field.

ironman2009 posted...

i suppose that's true. neither option seems good but they were pretty desperate so i can see the final decision being what it is. i'll disagree til the day i die though, but Gandalf probably knows better than me.

Well also Gandalf did not plan on Frodo and Sam going alone. It just worked out that way. And in the end, Sauron was right to assume destroying the ring was impossible and inconceivable. No being would have been willingly able to destroy it.

ironman2009 posted...

I mean having 2 Hobbits just walking without any real gear and help even as far as they did to set up the brotherhood seemed like just as much or more riskier than taking a shot with the eagles.

Gandalf states multiple times throughout the story that the secrecy of their mission is of the utmost importance. They want Sauron to think they plan on using the Ring against him because Sauron cannot even fathom that they'd consider destroying it. It's not until Frodo is there at Mt. Doom that he realizes what is actually happening.

The Eagles would alert Sauron to the actual plan rather quickly I imagine. And let's not assume they'd even make it deep into Mordor either.

Don't think it'll be worth 60 dollars, and the original will always be great anyway.

I'd rather have a sequel.

He doesn't suck, he's still great. There's just a ton of other more busted Pokemon around. Many of them Ground types.

Cubs are almost certainly going to be in on some big players with that move. Really must suck to be a Brewers fan. Another franchise that deserves so much better.

I really expected Counsell to sign with the Mets. Hopefully Mendoza ends up being a good one though.

Peach will be in the running every year while Purah will never be in a video game again. So I think it's fair to give it to Purah here.

Krookodile
Honchkrow
Mandibuzz
Greninja
Hydreigon

Another type with a lot of good ones. Krookodile is the clear number one though.

Nah, don't live in NYC. Just nearby in NJ.

Zithers posted...

bp's prospect writer said he's heard that the giants will be going hard on yamamoto too

imagine if the mets have senga, ohtani, and yoshi all together. npb ballers.

I'm all for it. I'm a Yankees fan, but I follow the Mets just as much, and I've been to Citi Field more times than I've been to old and new Yankee Stadium combined.

I've not played a lot.

Only single player games I've played and beaten are the original Super Mario Bros., Nightmare Reaper, Tears of the Kingdom, and Amid Evil's Black Labyrinth DLC. Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Ion Fury: Aftershock I'm working on now. So basically a couple Nintendo games and some boomer shooters.

The best game I've played for the first time this year is Deep Rock Galactic though. By far.

Zithers posted...

the giants and dodgers are the only teams i see him signing with. dodgers seemed to be cutting payroll last offseason specifically to get ready for this. giants whiffed on judge and correa so they want to make a big splash and the gm is obviously on the hot seat.

maybe the mets? even though they are in a soft rebuild. don't see yankees, phillies, or padres (esp with this new being poor story dropping) doing it since they all have too many huge deals on the books already and i don't think their owners will be cool with cohen-esque luxury tax penalties.

Like you, I've always thought it was going to be the Dodgers. Your reasoning for the Giants makes sense too.

I do think the Mets will make Ohtani an offer because they'd be crazy not to. But I think, like many teams, Yamamoto is going to be the guy they really, really want. And if the Mets want him as badly as I think, it will be tough to match them.

I'm not too fond of putting greater emphasis on one person's type of loneliness than another's. Loneliness is a problem for a ton of people and it comes in all forms. It sucks, plain and simple.

DeathVelvien posted...

We've paid the fuck out of Marte and rookie Carroll, and gave Kelly a solid two year deal. Gallen is the only truly outstanding star to pay here, and I will legit be angry if we don't pay him. Moreno has probably earned it, great rookie year.

Oh right, I forgot we paid Madbum a fuckton. Lmfao.

I'm primarily for developing players and then paying them with free agency and trades as a supplement (ie, what we've largely done), rather than vomiting money at big names and trying to outright buy a championship.

I've never really understood the criticism of "buying a championship". First of all, even if you do spend a fuckton of money the World Series is still hard to win and the playoffs are still a crapshoot. Further, most teams these days put a very great emphasis on player development, so ideally you're going to have a mix of homegrown players, good free agent signings, and good trades. If all of that results in you having a top 5 payroll, then I don't see what's so bad about that.

DeathVelvien posted...

At least I'm not simping for the concept of buying a title.

But you should want the Diamondbacks to be spending more money. They clearly have some good players. It would be much more interesting if they supplemented that by signing players.

Hambo posted...

I don't have sources, but I feel like the passionate Gengar fandom predates Ash's finale by a good while. Like I think people loved that he was in Pokken. I've never cared about competitive pokeymans, but I could see that being relevant. The Clefable shadow thing is fun though. I love when people play on that in fanart and stuff. I wish the games would play it up.

I don't think him being good in competitive play is the main reason specifically for that one, but probably more that Gengar is just a really good Pokemon in general. That's pretty much the case for all good competitive Pokemon of course. If they're good in a competitive environment, then they're probably very good in-game as well. Gengar does have the caveat of being a trade evolution, but everyone knew in the first few generations that it was one of the best Pokemon you could potentially have.

I think the combination of Gengar being the only fully evolved Gen 1 Ghost Pokemon and it being really good is what makes Gengar so popular.

Misdreavus
Chandelure
Dragapult
Cofagrigus
Pumpkaboo

Ghost is one of the top types for sure.

Yeah a couple wikis I use for games moved to wiki.gg a while ago.

I don't find the drama interesting, but it's pretty clear that Creative Assembly has gone to shit. I've seen quotes from former employees basically confirming as such. It's unfortunate because Total War is pretty unique as far as strategy games go. Hopefully they get rid of all the dumbass suits that are responsible for all that's gone wrong so the series can get back on track. But if not, I suppose the only consolation is that there will always be mods for the older games.

Tyranthraxus posted...

I'm really hoping SMM3 comes out with Wonder assets.

I wonder how they'd work in the Wonder Flower though. Of course, they might not need to either. The aesthetic, the powerups, and the number of new enemies they added in Wonder should give more than enough to work with as a good Mario Maker theme.

Earth Defense Force 5

Error1355 posted...

Middle school was a rough time due to the way they organized the school district. Tons of kids getting introduced to each other as like 4 different elementary schools merge into a single middle school. However by the time we all hit high school my class really fucking mellowed out and I quite enjoyed my time in high school.

Interesting how that all works out differently for certain people. I have very fond memories of middle school despite it only being two years. I think what must have helped is that for the core subjects, I had both the same teachers and same classmates in every single class for both years. I guess I was also fortunate that my best friend from elementary school happened to be in every one of those classes too. And my cousin. But we all were able to make friends with our new classmates pretty easily I remember.

High school was mostly okay, but in the final two years my own emotional issues really started to mess things up for me and it resulted in two things:

1. It caused me to lapse significantly in my schoolwork
2. I hurt someone I cared about through emotional abuse

Both of those things I still think about often and still have massive regrets over. So I don't know if I'd call that PTSD, but toward the end, high school was definitely a bad time because of it.

NeonTentacles posted...

Is Captain Toad *the* Toad? Or are they different characters?

Pretty sure they are different. They could also just as easily retcon Captain Toad into being the original Toad as well if they wanted to. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Toad's absence is because of Captain Toad. Maybe they think people would get confused with two separate red Toads being distinct characters from the generic Toads.