Jayce Tingler out in San Diego.

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Of the closet?

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Fuck the Padres.

Luis Rojas out as Mets manager

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most white dudes have gay names. like caller bob. or elmhurst steve.

Sounds like the Mets are going after Brewers GM Matt Arnold to be their next President of Baseball. Can't get Stearns, I guess you go after his next in charge.

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2018
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10 More Wins

Ozzie interviewing with the Padres. Wow...that could be fun.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

wait til he pisses off the other half of the continent by expressing admiration for El Chapo

yes, by all means lets make that happen!

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

so the Padres have interviewed Schildt and Ozzie. Talk about opposite ends of the spectrum

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Yes please.

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So Matt Arnold withdrew his name, that seems really weird. It makes you wonder what is really going on with that Mets organization, what a shit show.

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2018
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Buster Posey retiring .

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Proud member of the white guy grievance committee

It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

Thought Posey had 2 or 3 good years left, good for him. Best catcher in the last 20 years.. hall of fame

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Yeah, he's probably leaving $30+ million on the table. He batted .304/.390/.499 this year and is only 34 years old. Couldn't he have moved to 1B if his body couldn't take the catching anymore?

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Castellanos opts out and JBJ (can't be worse) accepts the player option with the Brewers.

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2018
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Thing about a lot of catchers is they get bored when they move.

Houston.

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So what are the predictions on the labor agreement, which expires 12/1?

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Universal DH, roster expansion, and revenue sharing will be the big things in the new CBA. Hopefully they have one in place by February.

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Service time will obviously be reduced or there will be a strike.

Long lockout. They will eventually get a ten-year CBA but with a mutated spring training and a 99 game season.

Financial changes:
- salary floor rolled in over five years, luxury tax stays the same but with minimum 5% annual inflation
- ending local TV/streaming blackouts by 2028 or requiring more revenue sharing from teams who don't renegotiate
- getting rid of the third year of arbitration for all players not yet on a 40 man, and after the 2023 season for everyone else.

Structural changes:
- universal DH
- a framework to go to 32 teams and Eastern/Western conferences by 2028, under the cover of reducing player travel, but really to goose TV deals in both regular season and playoffs and let Oakland and Tampa move without geographic issues.
- a cut of 8 games in the regular season when they go to 32 teams, to be replaced with playoff games
- increase from 40 to 43 man roster, but the extra three slots are reserved for under-23 players with less than a year of service time
- ending the endless AAA shuttle for pitchers somehow

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

It seemed that the universal DH was something that the union wanted, as the salaries would be higher for the position. But now I think the owners want it just as much to prevent injuries to their expensive pitchers. Philosophical question: should NL pitchers take a small pay cut if they no longer have to bat?

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Service time and the competitive balance tax seem to be the main issues.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

I doubt they will have an agreement by the scheduled date for pitchers and catchers to report.

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

This should be the easiest one to hammer out.

30 man roster with only 25 active on game day. So your previous and next day's starting pitcher and a 3rd catcher are likely inactive among two others. This also allows for somebody who is banged up with a minor injury to sit for a few days. Thus you can go back to a 15-Day IL except for concussion protocol.

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I don't see how not batting would affect their pay. It will be their higher ERA that hurts them.

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“Mr. Trump is unfit for our nation’s highest office.”- JD Vance
“My god, what an !diot.”- JD Vance tweet on Trump
“I’m a ‘Never Trump’ guy”- JD Vance

I know, and it seemed like an absurd question to ask, but I'm sure almost all pitchers are happy not to bat, so in theory they should give up something in exchange for not having to hit. I guess it would be like if wide receivers had to return punts, but then they created a dedicated roster spot for a returner, so the WR only had to play on offense. His value as WR didn't change, but he would be doing less work.

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Jose Barrios signs 7 year extension with Blue Jays for $132 million.

Noah Syndergaard to the Angels for a 1 year $21 million deal.

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Lotta money for a guy who has not proved he can stay healthy.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Verlander with a 1-yr $25m deal to stay with Astros.

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