The Swamp

EdRomero

mister d wrote:"Should Bryce Harper be demoted" is the new dumbest thing in the world.

it's been a season of dumb Bryce Harper things:
1. Should he bat 6th
2. Should he slide into first and run into walls.
3. Should I draft him instead of Andrew McCutcheon. Fuck.

EdRomero

Hmm. On one hand, they are building another financially inflexible 3-headed monster that eventually doomed Miami. On the other hand, it did get Miami to 4 Finals appearances, two wins and you have Love long term. As much as I would have liked the prospect of Wiggins + LeBron + max guy next offseaso...

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McHale/Parrish (HOFer, but joined before their primes) LeBron/Bosh (Unless Loves turns into a bust) Schilling/Foulke (played important roles and wonderful personalities) After extensive research, I'm going with no. Edit: Unless, I'm reading Hockey-Reference wrong (which is highly likely), it looks l...

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mister d wrote:If, instead of meeting up with me just one time at a bar, you'd gone with me to the Alewife Whole Foods every time I went there, you could have met Klaw. Something to consider.

Shopping with Keith Law & Mr. D. would be a great sitcom.

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Glazer said the the NFL did not watch the Rice elevator tape because the authorities did not give it to them or show it to them.
10:56 AM - 4 Aug 2014

Maybe this should be in the Real or Onion thread

EdRomero

LaRussa just blamed the Pirates for pitching inside. I have a bad habit of reading replies to Keith Law tweets. Based on Diamondback fan replies, I now believe Arizona should not have a baseball team nor representation in Congress.

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Washington claims Yankees non-LOOGY LOOGY who is under contract through next year, Yankees simply let him walk. Not sure why no American League team claimed him. $4 mil for the next 2 years for a serviceable bullpen guy seems like a good deal. Tigers, Angels or another team with bullpen struggles c...

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Did you bring any of those good Hunter Pence signs?

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So, who did my team get to play second base. Our genius GM certainly isn't going into the last 50 games with Dan Uggly, right? (Sorry, it is just an old habit to bash Sabes. It ain't his fault all these injuries and concussions.) Stephen Drew was available. (And once again, Derek Jeter refuses to c...

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I think both Detroit and Tampa Bay did very well. No surprise. They are run by top-notch people. I'm impressed that TB was willing to throw in the towel on this season . Very few management teams would have the nerve to do this in their situation. How the deal looks for TB in a few years will large...

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Not only will he pitch well, but David Price's great wisdom will solve Detroit's economic woes.

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Big defensive upgrade for the Yankees at shortstop.

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I'm surprised so many Sox fans assume Lester is returning. I'd bet against it.

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I'd be interested in learning what they turned down. Maybe Bill James has a secret stat that Cespedes will be great -- an algorithm that involves HR Derby championships. Now let's get a bidding war for Lackey and Miller. And Drew.

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I think the perception of tanking is more of an issue for promoting the entire league. As a Celtics fan, I was okay with them tanking, but it's tough to like a league where so many teams are intentionally bad. I figure that has some sort of financial impact on the league.

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Doubront is a nice buy low pickup for Theo.

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I like it in theory, but with the NBA, more than any other league, it seems that Florida and Texas team with their tax laws and LA and NY with secondary deals available (plus it's NY and LA) have a huge advantage signing free agents. I don't know if it was talked about during my sabbatical, but I li...

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Their farm system looks good, but I'm worried the decision making for the major league team will mess up their prospects. The A.J. Pierzynski signing stalled the Vazquez call up, and he's been ridiculously better than AJ(or as Alex Fritz calls him, Hitler) with pitchers and base runners. Then there'...

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So Jon Lester isn't starting tomorrow which means he'll probably be traded. The low ball offer the Sox gave him during spring training was strange -- I don't know if the Sox have decided to never give a long term contract again to a pitcher over the age of 30 because it's sounds like they could have...

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I just don't get fans giving him a standing ovation today. He sucked last year.

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Super Extreme DUI

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I thought Grantland did a good job on the Love/Wiggins debate. I like the idea of waiting it out to see what Wiggins is because the potential with him and LeBron is so good. But with Love theoretically in your pocket, don't you need to win this gamble at like the 90th percentile success or higher a...

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I thought Grantland did a good job on the Love/Wiggins debate. I like the idea of waiting it out to see what Wiggins is because the potential with him and LeBron is so good. Also, it could be a bad sign that Cleveland is going after all of LeBron's buddies. I thought one of the issues with his first...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0Y6hOb0c1yc Followed by this deadspin comment: There wasn't a dry eye in the house, except, you know, one of his. http://deadspin.com/heres-stuart-scotts-moving-speech-from-the-espys-1606406639" onclick="window.open(this.href);ret...

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It's something to scream about when instead of being able to watch Adonis Chapman pitch, I get to watch an interview with a pitcher discussing whether or not he grooved a pitch to Jeter or the 90 other examples during the game when Fox decided to focus on Jeter rather than the game or anything else....

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So was it a good show, BFJ?

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Anyone else annoyed by the German defender committing the late foul and then wasting time laying on the field "injured" for the 10th time? Followed by everyone on the German sideline invading the field (sorry, pitch) like it was Poland yelling at the ref to end the game despite their "...

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I should probably just pm this to Giff, but anyway Yahoo is streaming a DMB concert on July 15th. This tour, they've been doing an acoustic set follow by their usual set.

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Paul Pierce to the Wizards??!! Wow, Lionel Hollins still winning friends and influencing people, i see. A great coach, but not the cuddly type. Wonder if he and pierce spoke after Hollins was hired by the Nets... Or he'd rather play with John Wall instead of Deron Williams. Also, maybe KG told him ...

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I do think LeBron likes the idea of "coming home," but he's not doing it without seeing his chances of winning several titles with Miami is less likely than winning a bunch with Cleveland. Or I could go back to my conspiracy theory. After THE DECISION, LeBron's people let David Stern know ...

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The other thing about Bennett was last year's draft sucked. Where would the best player in last year's draft get picked this year? 10 to 15? So saying that Cleveland would be giving Minnesota a former top pick doesn't mean as much as it usually does.

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But - like Ryan said, there's not much of a market for Love. LA has nothing to give, right? Who else would both a) want Love and b) have good pieces to give up? Without having more than a passing clue about cap room, Houston, OKC, and Golden State come to mind. Like, it looks like OKC could build a...

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If that happens like Espn is saying (Waiters/Bennett and a #1) for Love, the frozen envelope is hardly a drop in the bucket compared to the conspiracy theories people will throw around about this. Cleveland won those last few draft lotteries against the odds too -- the long fix was in! The value is...

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If that happens like Espn is saying (Waiters/Bennett and a #1) for Love, the frozen envelope is hardly a drop in the bucket compared to the conspiracy theories people will throw around about this. Cleveland won those last few draft lotteries against the odds too -- the long fix was in! The value is...

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Visited Ithaca Beer Company. My favorites were White Gold and #05256 (made with a hop so new, it doesn't have a name yet - that type of marketing works on me)

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ESPN is reporting that the Rockets are offering Bosh a max deal. Very interesting, as that's a lot more money than he could get from Miami if both James and Wade return. The Heat signed Danny Grainger and McRoberts, so they're all set. I get why Bosh opted out, and if he rejects a much better contr...

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Ravens Warn Rookies To Save Some Extra Money For Bail

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Are there free Keith Law alternatives on other sites that you read? I basically only want to read his stuff about prospects in a trade. I can't stomach the idea of paying for Insider again even if I get another good deal. ESPN jacks our cable rates, bombards us with ads, and then wants us to spend s...

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