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TheCatt wrote: Sat Dec 09, 2023 3:58 pm Ohtani gets $700M for 10 years.
Dodgers give Yamamoto $300M+

That's over $1B for two baseball players.

If you were struggling to make ends meet and watching your kids miss meals, that might irk you.
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Leisher wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:02 am If you were struggling to make ends meet and watching your kids miss meals, that might irk you.
Might go teach those kids to throw/hit a baseball.
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TheCatt wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:20 am
Leisher wrote: Fri Dec 22, 2023 11:02 am If you were struggling to make ends meet and watching your kids miss meals, that might irk you.
Might go teach those kids to throw/hit a baseball.
Using the Joe Jackson method...
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See the David Beckham mini-series? Dude was playing soccer for hours every day. (Obvious success bias here since we didn't hear about the kids playing every day who didnt make it)
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Maybe she's just a Dodgers fan?
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Admittedly, traffic around the strip often sucks balls already.
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TheCatt wrote: Tue May 28, 2024 7:04 am Worst umpire ever retires: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/402 ... z-retiring
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If he had a track record for being shitty, why was he allowed to continue?

In a union?

He helped ticket sales?

He bribed congress?
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GORDON wrote: Tue May 28, 2024 6:25 pm If he had a track record for being shitty, why was he allowed to continue?

In a union?
There is a union, yes. Also, it's a good bet he had friends who helped him.

The long standing and poorly kept rumor in the NBA is that David Stern had certain refs he'd send to playoff games to ensure a series went longer (more money) or the right team won.
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There must be some clause somewhere that teams are guaranteed fair officiating. I'm surprised the MLB didn't get sued by a team after the 3rd obviously bad call.
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GORDON wrote: Tue May 28, 2024 9:56 pm There must be some clause somewhere that teams are guaranteed fair officiating. I'm surprised the MLB didn't get sued by a team after the 3rd obviously bad call.
I'm not a big follower of baseball. My understanding is that the union is strong, nothing could be done.
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Well shit, might as well be pro wrestling if that kind of officiating was tolerated.
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I genuinely believe this would help make the sport more popular.
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Active MLB player banned for life for gambling.

I think a zero tolerance policy on this is correct.
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Leisher wrote: Tue Jun 04, 2024 12:56 pm Active MLB player banned for life for gambling.

I think a zero tolerance policy on this is correct.
"We are extremely disappointed of Tucupita's actions and are fully supportive of Major League Baseball's ruling," the Pirates said Tuesday in a statement.
Must not have been very good.
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Ha! Right?
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