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Preferred Penne said:
Probably something with guitars on it. Or maybe the Metroparks.
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God I hope not guitars. That is such a low hanging fruit for the city. Having a uniform that centers around the Guardians of Traffic on the Hope Memorial Bridge with "The Land" across the chest would be kino. Maybe have some pierogis on the shoulders.

TVB said:
I hope the Mets' new uniforms contain the slogan, "we still kinda suck"
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2022 Offseason Champions would be more apt.
 
Mordecai 3 Finger Brown said:
Bo Bichette's hitting profile is more like Vladdy Sr's than Vladdy Jr's.

He's a free swinging, bad ball hitter with excellent bat-to-ball skills.

Everyone was shitting on Vlad last year for having such a down year, but the same goldfish-memory fans forget that they were ready to run Bichette out of town with his terrible first half in '22.

Bichette's value is mostly tied up in his balls in play, because he's allergic to walks and his defense has always been suspect.

You hear a lot less about his below-average defense at SS when he's hitting well. Hard to tell if it's just a halo effect or he's improved enough to not be MLB-embarassing.

Teoscar Hernandez went through a similar thing pre-COVID where his glove was considered unplayable in the OF and people considered him a DH.

Then he started hitting 30 bombs a year in his late 20s and no one called him a butcher anymore.
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I think it's endearing that Bo Bichette's defense is bad, just like Dad's. Granted, I'm not a Blue Jays fan.
 
Eric Hosmer retired today.

His 8 year, 144 million contract he signed in 2018 with the Padres was essentially the worst contract in baseball the day it was signed. He's still owed 26 million combined over the next two seasons.

Supposedly Hosmer was also an asshole IRL.

There was an old Fangraphs article by Eno Sarris from back when Hosmer was in KC. The sabermetrics guy was trying to interview Billy Butler about hitting and Hosmer kept heckling something along the lines of "This nerd is the worst!".

Although Fangraphs ended up becoming insufferably woke, so maybe Hosmer was the Chad in the end after all.
 
Mordecai 3 Finger Brown said:
Eric Hosmer retired today.

His 8 year, 144 million contract he signed in 2018 with the Padres was essentially the worst contract in baseball the day it was signed. He's still owed 26 million combined over the next two seasons.

Supposedly Hosmer was also an asshole IRL.

There was an old Fangraphs article by Eno Sarris from back when Hosmer was in KC. The sabermetrics guy was trying to interview Billy Butler about hitting and Hosmer kept heckling something along the lines of "This nerd is the worst!".

Although Fangraphs ended up becoming insufferably woke, so maybe Hosmer was the Chad in the end after all.
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Bobby Bonilla laughs at your post.
 
Meanwhile, Jerry Reinsdorf is trying to extort $1 billion in public funding to build a new stadium for the Chicago White Sox they don't need so they won't leave for Nashville.
 
Mordecai 3 Finger Brown said:
Eric Hosmer retired today.

His 8 year, 144 million contract he signed in 2018 with the Padres was essentially the worst contract in baseball the day it was signed. He's still owed 26 million combined over the next two seasons.

Supposedly Hosmer was also an asshole IRL.

There was an old Fangraphs article by Eno Sarris from back when Hosmer was in KC. The sabermetrics guy was trying to interview Billy Butler about hitting and Hosmer kept heckling something along the lines of "This nerd is the worst!".

Although Fangraphs ended up becoming insufferably woke, so maybe Hosmer was the Chad in the end after all.
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I can believe he's an asshole. 1Bs typically have an unwarranted sense of self importance. Pretty based that he heckled the fuckin metric nerd.
 
Neighborhood Janny said:
Looks like the players are having a shitfit over the new uniforms

Can't say I blame them. Fanatics is a shitty company that runs a sports apparel monopoly. My Majestic branded Francisco Lindor Indians jersey is still holding up well 6 years later and I paid less than what Fanatics wants.
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I have no idea how Fanatics just popped up in the last 5 years and ended up securing exclusive licensing rights to basically everything. Now there's no choice other than to buy their built-to-fail merchandise or buy knockoffs. They're the EA sports of clothes. I got a Rangers shirt from them as a gift and the logo cracked after one (count it, one) wash. They're an awful company and a shining example of how everything nowadays is deliberately made to be cheap garbage so people will consoom more. Fuck Fanatics.

Also fuck the Astros. They and their fans are assholes who think that a single decade of being good and a couple rings earned by beating on trash cans makes them the 50s Yankees. The only things Houston has going for it are traffic, noxious refinery fumes, and swamp ass.
 
Tough call just due to him having what is perceived as a shit attitude in general.
 
Illidan Stormrage said:
Does Trevor Bauer have any shot to land on a roster ? I know that it's current year and teams are being sensitive faggots about giving him a contract, but there seem to be a ton of teams who could use him.
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He was a great up-and-coming pitcher before the lawsuits. I think being out of the league for so long has done significant damage to his value and, ultimately, his abilities as a player. It's a shame really, because I thought Bauer had the potential to be a multi-time Cy Young winner and perennial candidate. But he's got a shitty on-field attitude when things don't go his way. I remember when he was an Indian when I saw him pitch in Kansas City. He was having a terrible 5th inning, just couldn't get shit under control. Eventually he gave up 4 runs. After the 4th run, Trev thundercunts the ball OVER the center field wall from the mound and Francona comes out to tell him to sit the fuck down. Any pitcher is gonna have bad innings and bad games in general. But you gotta keep your cool in those moments. The Royals were absolute dog shit that year too, considering they lost 100 games and were able to get some good hits on relatively decent throws. It's like any other professional sport: you gotta keep your cool or you'll end up making a complete ass out of yourself.

Here's a quick rundown from Jomboy:

 
Neighborhood Janny said:
He was a great up-and-coming pitcher before the lawsuits. I think being out of the league for so long has done significant damage to his value and, ultimately, his abilities as a player. It's a shame really, because I thought Bauer had the potential to be a multi-time Cy Young winner and perennial candidate. But he's got a shitty on-field attitude when things don't go his way. I remember when he was an Indian when I saw him pitch in Kansas City. He was having a terrible 5th inning, just couldn't get shit under control. Eventually he gave up 4 runs. After the 4th run, Trev thundercunts the ball OVER the center field wall from the mound and Francona comes out to tell him to sit the fuck down. Any pitcher is gonna have bad innings and bad games in general. But you gotta keep your cool in those moments. The Royals were absolute dog shit that year too, considering they lost 100 games and were able to get some good hits on relatively decent throws. It's like any other professional sport: you gotta keep your cool or you'll end up making a complete ass out of yourself.

Here's a quick rundown from Jomboy:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=aCeXEa0Ouk8
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I understand and it’s not the best from an optics perspective.

Having said that, I understand that there are human shitstains who are playing in the league who have worse rap sheets and/or worse behavior (or so I’ve been told). Happy to hear the opinions of Kiwis who know more about Baseball than I do.

I just wonder about the fact that he’s White and obviously has the “wrong” opinions on many topics is impacting his situation.
 
Illidan Stormrage said:
I just wonder about the fact that he’s White and obviously has the “wrong” opinions on many topics is impacting his situation.
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Yeah, that might be a factor impacting his situation, but I don't think that is entirely the case. We're both smart enough to know that in today's culture, an accusation is on the same level as a conviction in court. It doesn't matter if the case was settled and agreements signed because Trevor Bauer is always going to have the branding of an abuser. Unfortunately, with his actions in the past, I can't help but think that is an accurate description of Bauer as a person. And that is a real shame, because he has the talent and God given gift of athleticism, but he doesn't have the ability to shut the fuck up and just play ball.
 
Mordecai "3 Finger" Brown said:
Eric Hosmer retired today.

His 8 year, 144 million contract he signed in 2018 with the Padres was essentially the worst contract in baseball the day it was signed. He's still owed 26 million combined over the next two seasons.

Supposedly Hosmer was also an asshole IRL.

There was an old Fangraphs article by Eno Sarris from back when Hosmer was in KC. The sabermetrics guy was trying to interview Billy Butler about hitting and Hosmer kept heckling something along the lines of "This nerd is the worst!".

Although Fangraphs ended up becoming insufferably woke, so maybe Hosmer was the Chad in the end after all.
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Sports journalism has been pure AIDS for a while now, so it brings a smile to my face when I hear a story of one of these losers getting shitted on.
 
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