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After the Yankees you see more White Sox gear in the New Zealand than any other baseball team. Sox have a good aesthetic. None of these people give a shit about the team but they like the look.
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The White Sox are a very capable and profitable business. They have been dreadful at winning baseball games but they definitely do pretty well for themselves from a moneymaking standpoint and everyone who works for them seems to be happy employees.. Point is they have the money to do things. Its there.
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All his buddies are here.
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I would've felt the same way had you told me that in November. Now? I would almost be surprised if he doesn't take a one year deal.
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I believe there is a universe where the White Sox sign Machado to a one-year contract, as Parkman said, then turn around to break the bank for Harper on a massive long-term deal.
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Teams will line up around the block to pay Sale, Cole and Bumgarner and I think that could there wont be enough left over for Machado, Harper and Arenado. The Yankees and Red Sox are gearing up for a massive bidding war over Sale in particular. There seems to be a general attitude that position players are not difficult to develop whereas pitchers are near-impossible in comparison. Clayton Kershaw going into his age-31 season after a few years of being seriously hobbled by injury got 3 years, $93 million without even having to negotiate. Meanwhile two 26 year-old star position players cant even get squads to make formal offers. I look at everything going on and think that everything we thought we knew about baseball is wrong.
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I've been saying this will drag into the regular season for a while now.
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Enough that you shouldn't force a pitcher to stay in the game through discomfort. This idea is exactly how "elbow tightness" becomes "season-ending Tommy John".
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So pitchers will pitch through pain, risking substantial injury, because they dont want to get a 10-day DL stint. I would worry about such a rule being made if I thought the union would even consider it for a second.
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2018-2019 Official NBA thread
KiwiSox replied to southsider2k5's topic in A and J's Olde Tyme Sports Pub
The NBA isn't going to rig the draft for the Bulls again. Wasted effort. -
Look if you think baseball is slow-paced I'd be happy to introduce you to cricket, which even in "exciting" formats like T20 is a slow, methodical game. Baseball is thrilling when its consequential, but deathly boring when it isn't. The game is almost perfect and doesn't need "fiixng", what needs fixing is the competitiveness of the teams.
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I don't mean to beat a dead horse but the game is not "boring" in itself, it's boring because your team has nothing to play for.
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I think its a much, much larger problem that half the league doesn't even try to win and would frankly rather lose.
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St Louis found a way to stay competitive every year without spending a fortune or engage in the baseball-ruining practice of tanking and now, inexplicably, they are hated for it. The Sox, Astros, Braves, Cubs, Padres...every team that has clearly lost intentionally...should be penalized severely. If I were in charge I'd start confiscating picks and banning these teams for international signings. This has spiraled so far out of control now.
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Sox can and will easily outbid the Dads. It comes down to $$$, not weather. If the Sox cant beat SD's offer they were never in it to begin with.
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I would be shocked if Harper took an opt-out. I really get the sense he's looking for his Forever Home.
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1. It's Auckland, as in awkward. Say it in a mock British accent and go under instead of over the 'u'. People generally agree that Auckland is kinda lame too. Wellington is much more charming. 2. Raikoura/Stewart Island and Bluff would probably be best if you're trying to see the Southern Lights and from astronomy in general. I was on the Caples, Greenstone and Routeburn tracks last week and had some incredible night skies though. Didn't put the fly on the tent one night (living dangerously!) and the stars were really great. So still a bit further north than Bluff and Invercargill, closer to Queenstown, but still incredible. I'm a also a born and raised Chicago expat living in NZ. Not a true NZer, though as a country they do tend to reject the concept of "true NZer". You should come. There are new non-stops from Chicago on Air NZ.
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I don't know if I'm to same extent as described here but this is generally how I feel. Machado would obviously be welcome, but I just don't think he'd have the same transformative effect as Harper. I have no first-hand source or "guy" telling me anything about what the White Sox intentions are, but I think the Sox feel the same way. I also think Harper is going to get a substantially larger amount of money than Machado. Not quite double, but I think many will be surprised.
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Do you think Machado is a better offensive player than Harper? There is not a whole let of evidence out there that supports that. And going forward who do you think will be a better offensive player? It's easy to take your position here and just be really hostile and rude without taking a position yourself. If you are going to act this way at least take a stand.
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Well obviously past production comes into it a little bit but it's definitely not what the Sox are paying for. This is all a bit nuanced. Your hostility here absolutely baffles me. You alright mate?
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People are very comfortable saying power is the last tool to develop but man, when it comes to actually experiencing it run its course they lose their minds. I would be willing to bet Madrigal is going to develop to be a 20 HR / year player. Guys who receive major league "nutrition" and put the bat on the ball eventually start generating enough bat speed to put up serious numbers. Look at Adam Eaton and Jose Altuve.
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Because he stares at a lot of pitches and that "approach" rubs a lot of people the wrong way.
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This is wholly dramatic and actually a bit crazy. You do know each year does not feature the exact same stastical leaderboard as the year prior right? Things change all the time. And on a per game basis Harper hits a ton more HR than Machado over the course of their careers. It's really not a stretch at all when you look at the bigger picture to EXPECT Harper to put decidedly better power numbers. Machado has an edge in being a better defender at a higher value defensive position. I think that matters less to the Sox right now than finding someone who can just create wanton amounts of left-handed offensive destruction.
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Adding Harper/Eloy could change the whole complexion of the team to where almost anything is possible.
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Somebody watched the sevens tournament in Hamilton. Shame about Team USA, Fiji is great at sevens though.