Board 8 > ~MLB Official Discussion Topic 6: The Angel of Justice Is Blind~

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Jeffress is garbage
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And now the talking heads get to tell us how the dodgers are up 2-0 in the series, because Jeffress fucking sucks.

Bet Counsell is wishing he let Hader out there again tonight so he could still have a rest day and be up 2-0
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ugh they got an absolute gem from Verlander and it's still 2-2.
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ExThaNemesis posted...

ugh they got an absolute gem from Verlander and it's still 2-2.

Sox bullpen. Have no fear.
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RaidenGarai posted...

Bet Counsell is wishing he let Hader out there again tonight so he could still have a rest day and be up 2-0

It doesn't work that way. Go throw 50 pitches as hard as you can and then try to do the same the next day.

Hell, try 25 to 30 if you want.

HarrietTubgirl posted...

ExThaNemesis posted...

ugh they got an absolute gem from Verlander and it's still 2-2.

Sox bullpen. Have no fear.

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Lmfao Boston!
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tazzyboyishere posted...

A-Rod is a pretty abysmal broadcaster. Relies almost entirely on sensationalism and basically never has any insightful comments to make. No real opinions on Ortiz, but yeah, that probably means he's bad in his own way.

Huh? A-Rod is, against seemingly all odds, a fantastic broadcaster.

That ninth inning sucked
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Could be a bad sports night
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Man that Jackie Bradley double sure was a weird one.
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Another top baseball exec turns down the Mets GM role.

https://nypost.com/2018/10/14/another-established-baseball-executive-turns-mets-down/

"Among the issues, according to sources, is the perception that team COO Jeff Wilpon will run the baseball operations department, with the new hire as the real No. 2 in the organization. Wilpon is already on record as saying he would like the new GM or president of baseball operations to retain assistant GM John Ricco and special assistants Omar Minaya and J.P. Ricciardi."

This is so fucking insane. The COO, who has literally fucking zero baseball acumen, wants to run the team in front of his GM. HOW CAN MLB CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS SHIT???? Why does this have to happen to the team I like. To the team with one of the most dedicated fanbases in the sport. We don't fucking deserve this shit.
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Beat LA!
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WiggumFan267 posted...

This is so fucking insane. The COO, who has literally fucking zero baseball acumen, wants to run the team in front of his GM. HOW CAN MLB CONTINUE TO ALLOW THIS SHIT???? Why does this have to happen to the team I like. To the team with one of the most dedicated fanbases in the sport. We don't fucking deserve this shit.

If you keep paying money to them and embracing a sponsored fan club like Seventh alone, yeah you do
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I am going to be paying them less , but mets fans can't stay away. We are addicted to the team and players. It's an illness. They know to take advantage of our loyalty.
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Like I said before it's hard to ask a fanbase to just stop attending games. I imagine most fans only go to a couple games a year, and it's always treated as a special occasion. It's an experience that's difficult to just swear off entirely. That's why the Wilpons can do their thing without caring what the fans think of them.
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You were warned red.
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The Brewers should be up 3-0 right now
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It's crazy that the Brewers starting pitching has just completely outplayed the Dodgers starting pitching. Didn't see that one coming in.

Not to say the Dodgers starting pitching has been bad, because really it hasn't, but the Brewers have allowed just one run from their starters, and have made this intimidating LA lineup look impotent. The Dodgers only life in this series so far comes from late inning rallies, in which they've been able to succeed once at.

It's almost as if the Brewers are playing like the favorites and the Dodgers are the scrappy team trying to fight back and steal wins...huh...
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They did have the best record in the NL!
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Might peek in to tonights game to see LA taunting its own players.
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There has never been anything bigger than the gap between Houstons third base defense and Bostons. Holy shit
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Get fucked Osuna
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So Machado proves without a doubt that he is a thug with that leg kick.
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Astros caught cheating but no one will care because it wasnt a Boston team doing it
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guffguy89 posted...

So Machado proves without a doubt that he is a thug with that leg kick.

If you listen to twitter its okay though, because LA is a big market and Milwaukee isnt, so Aguilar deserved that.

I absolutely hate entitled, large market, enormous payroll teams and their fans that feel like theyre owed success just because their owner is willing/able to pay more for players than other teams can.
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neonreaper posted...

Astros caught cheating but no one will care because it wasnt a Boston team doing it

That's because they didn't use an Apple Watch.
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The Astros and Yankees only record the Red Sox to make sure they aren't using apple watches!!!!

it's such a joke, I agree.
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Why is Craig Kimbrel allowed to have a giant dollop of pine tar on the brim of his hat?

It's rosin and he always wears the same hat. Are we in 2014 all over again? only proving my point
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What point? That the Red Sox are called out for cheating when they cheat?

Boston fans project so much about the cheating when their city does it more than any other in the history of professional sports.
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WitcherGeralt posted...

What point? That the Red Sox are called out for cheating when they cheat?

...that you just called out Kimbrel for not cheating as an example of the Sox cheating. That's just the annoying rabbit eared hysteria that is annoying to deal with all the time. The Astros have been reported three times this year and they *might* get a fine and no one cares.
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It couldn't have anything to do with the five times the Patriots have gotten caught or anything right
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ExThaNemesis posted...

Boston fans project so much about the cheating when their city does it more than any other in the history of professional sports.

I think every team cheats and it's why most of it isn't reported. The Astros were reported multiple times, including the LDS, and MLB doesn't care and no one cares. Which is OK except that some people (not all) care a lot when Boston does it. If I'm a Cleveland guy, I'm mad that MLB let the guy keep his credentials after being nabbed for recording my dugout.

That's my perception. Maybe it's persecution complex, that's fine.
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Who says nobody cares about Houston cheating? Don't you remember the stink Trevor Bauer rose earlier this season?

RaidenGarai posted...

If you listen to twitter its okay though, because LA is a big market and Milwaukee isnt, so Aguilar deserved that.

If you listen to just the idiots on twitter sure.

But Machado is far off from being loved here in LA. Our own broadcasters were ripping him that play last. He got little defense from his own team. Fan consensus isn't looking great for him either.

I think theres an understanding he is a rental and we need him for 2 more weeks hopefully, but there is little love for him here.

Oh my fucking god Craig Counsell is a fucking mad scientist genius

Starts lefty Wade Miley- Dodgers load up on righties. Has Miley pitch to one batter , walks Bellinger, immediately removes him for Woodruff, a righty- with the dodgers all loaded up on righties in the line up. Announces he is going to have Miley start Game 6

oh my goddddd PUNK'D i hope this works out
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I love his strategy. We just need our offense to wake up now and hit a little.
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I honestly had no idea David Freese was still in the league let alone hitting third for the Dodgers
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Wed be in a lot better shape if Yelich and Aguilar would stop striking out whenever theres someone on base. A base hit by either of them and its at least 3-0. Instead they cant even put the ball in play.
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Has Yelich done anything this series except strikeout and walk? Seems like he's been walking a ton.
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What a predictable crock of shit that investigation was.
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GeneralKenobi85 posted...

Has Yelich done anything this series except strikeout and walk? Seems like he's been walking a ton.

Hes been making contact again at least, but he hasnt been anywhere near September form when we need him right now.
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https://nypost.com/2018/10/17/paranoid-astros-falsely-accused-yankees-of-using-camera-to-cheat/amp/

Further proof that Boston isn't the only team accused of this stuff
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Wow, what an awful umpiring call that was on that non-interference.
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Yeah. I watched that like a hundred times and while the fan obviously touches Mookie's glove, the way the top snaps shut without being touched leads me to believe that was Mookie intentionally closing it. Maybe that's an automatic reaction to feeling the fans hand and thinking it was the ball, but I think he just missed the catch.
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WitcherGeralt posted...

https://nypost.com/2018/10/17/paranoid-astros-falsely-accused-yankees-of-using-camera-to-cheat/amp/

Further proof that Boston isn't the only team accused of this stuff

While the deflection is nice... no... only Boston has CREDIBILITY been accused of cheating in this way. Given that

1: they are proven to cheat in every other way.
2 THERE IS ALREADY A TEAM IN THE CITY THAT CHEATS THIS WAY!!!

I am much more apt to trust Houston.

Deflection? I'm pretty sure you misunderstand me. I'm not saying "Look, the Yankees are guilty too," I'm saying that Boston isn't the only team being accused of stuff like this because neonreaper acts like they are being unfairly targeted.

I don't care about either team.
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WitcherGeralt posted...

Deflection? I'm pretty sure you misunderstand me. I'm not saying "Look, the Yankees are guilty too," I'm saying that Boston isn't the only team being accused of stuff like this because neonreaper acts like they are being unfairly targeted.

I don't care about either team.

Ah ok.

Neon is a fucking homer for a dirty as shit team anyway. I thought you were defending that, not pointing that out.

Carry on