As a newer guy around here, @ptatc do you have some sort of big pitching/coaching experience? Appreciate ur input here on Crochet just curious why you were asked for.
I think i finally figured out that "Ron" is the dude with Blago in his picture but I may be totally off base there.
Interesting read to put it lightly.
The biggest factor that put me solidly in the defend Kopech opting out camp was actually the financial aspect. I believe someone here had said it here months ago. With him going through a divorce Vanessa may attempt to collect alimony. I'm not saying she is, this is obviously speculation, but lets see what happens *if* she were to do this.
1. With her being a a famous actress/"wealthy" you can assume she is going to have a pretty damn good divorce attorney.
2. Right now Michael is still a prospect. I know he played in 4 games in 2018 but you can't really base the amount of money he is going to make over a career on that.
3. Had Michael played and performed well this year any decent lawyer would have definitely used that to try and increase the $$$ Vanessa will be getting.
I think there are a lot of other valid reasons for him opting out but him not playing could have *saved* him millions of dollars throughout his lifetime. I'm not an expert and if anyone is familiar with divorce on professional athletes I'd love to hear what you think.
Great link. Nick breathes nothing but baseball. Love it.
" It would start the night before, with Madrigal laying out his uniform and massaging his glove with oil."
I have a very similar routine but something else I oil up.
I've never seen him like that before and it gave me shivers when I watched the replay. Reminded me of the "Let me see your war face" Full Metal Jacket scene
Yup, Yoan will be back healthy and we'll have much better production in RF, DH, SP, even bullpen. Gonna be the scariest team in baseball the next 5+ years.
Maybe I'm a softie but I actually feel really bad for Nomar. He knows along with all of us of his potential yet he just can't click. I hope he can figure it out eventually and have a nice career somewhere.