to the AL than the Cubs?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

the Astros

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The Reds who became one of 4 fifth place teams instead of being the ONLY sixth place team.

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It does make historical events even less memorable.

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

White Sox, because since Astros are the better team, even less people will be focused on the Sox inefficiencies.

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The entire NL.

Now they all have the chance to beat a crappy Astros team in a World Series, too.

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You know me like that.

Not one of GD's better trolling attempts.

I've read better troll threads from Beardown.

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Shortest Midget Award

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

No you have not.

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2018
#ExtendLafleur
10 More Wins

I did not like that the commissioner's office moved Houston to the American League. Milwaukee was fine because Milwaukee was an NL city to begin with and engaging Cubs fans along and over the border was good for business. Houston had no history in the American League, Dallas isn't even that close, and bringing the leagues to 15/15 made a complete hash of scheduling.

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You're right.

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I had no problem with it. I didn't see much of a fallout when it was announced. And with interleague schedules, you'll see them anyway still.

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if Astros are in the NL:

no Cub ROY
no Cub Cy

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I'll agree that Bryant wouldn't be a unanimous choice, but he might have still won. No way would Keuchel have beaten Arrieta.

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Sox won 5 of 6 from the Astros in 2015.

Try again.

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I love you Roz...don't lose the snark, ever.

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Agreed

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http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/keuchda01.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/arrieja01.shtml

Also, he would've also faced the Cubs, Cardinals, and Pirates rather than the Angels and Rangers ... good luck his numbers holding steady comparatively.

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

Yeah, it is definitely harder to pitch in the NL than the AL.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

No, not even close

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I thought for a second Don was agreeing with me.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

I see the Astros and Cubs as being very similar to this point, in terms of the way in which they built their teams through the draft and by trading pieces for prospects. However, I think it's likely the similarities are fewer in the future, as the Cubs will likely continue to add high priced free agents to try to complete their puzzle and I doubt the Astros will do much of that. That's not to say they can't compete at the highest level without adding high profile free agents. If they continue to draft and develop outstanding young players, they certainly can. But the Cubs can do that AND as time goes by with more and more revenue available to direct to payroll, become a team that fills whatever voids they may have to further improve their team.

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Go Cubs!!!!

The Astros don't need to overpay for 31 year old pitchers.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Yep, you're right Steve. Except that the only void the Cubs will not fill is the void in their trophy case.

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I agree the Cubs overpaid for Lester. I said so when he was signed. I believe they will overpay for a guy (Price, Greinke or Zimmerman) this winter too. But they made the decision to draft outstanding position players and have built up an outstanding lineup that will only get better. Now, to complete the puzzle, they need to sign, and/or trade for the kind of pitchers that can win, not just in the regular season, but in the playoffs as well. Those guys tend to make big coin. But there is a window of 2 years before they risk losing Arrieta to free agency, so striking now to get another starting pitcher or two makes sense. They made an extra 27 million on the 9 playoff games they played, so that should help defray the cost.

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Go Cubs!!!!

Anyone with sense can see the lack of a championship since 1907 & 1908, is going to be rectified shortly. Find one of these people and have them explain it to you. Suggest they speak very slowly, as that may help you out.

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Go Cubs!!!!

You're going to be rectified shortly. And you'll love it.

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Really? The Astros gave away one of their top 10 prospects and a young arm for 70 innings of Scott Kazmir, 31 years old by the way.

There is more than one way to overpay.