The Bryce is Right, Bitch

[Sammy Sofa]

This is so horsefeathering stupid.

[Cubfanintheknow]

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Yeah I know "Prime Time Sports" is questionable but apparently they were reporting the Machado/Padres deal before it was widely reported

 

If true, San Diego will be doing a great job of shaming other owners by spending to win.

 

 

 

 

Hahahahahahaha..... owners have no shame.

[David]

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Yeah I know "Prime Time Sports" is questionable but apparently they were reporting the Machado/Padres deal before it was widely reported

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/HuddleSportz/status/1097663396810375168[/tweet]

 

this is probably a lucky guess based on the highly public rumors of them being in talks at that point, not a scoop

 

aside from the years and dollars being wrong, based on rick hahn's own words, they were still in negotiations with the white sox at that point

[Brian]

but my source told me the Cubs have the last chance to match

[Banedon]

Had a dream last night that after a busy day at work, where I couldn't be online, I finally checked the board and all you folks were losing your horsefeathers because the Cubs signed Harper. There was some kind of signing deadline in this dream, which forced him to make a pick...so it may not be an entirely accurate prophecy, however.

[SouthSideRyan]

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Yeah I know "Prime Time Sports" is questionable but apparently they were reporting the Machado/Padres deal before it was widely reported

 

If true, San Diego will be doing a great job of shaming other owners by spending to win.

 

 

Hahahahahahaha..... owners have no shame.

 

 

Yeah but think of how much money they'll have committed after after the 2022 season.

[Derwood]

The Padres signing both Machado and Harper and still finishing in last place would just be the best

[treebird]

The Padres signing both Machado and Harper and still finishing in last place would just be the best

 

haha padres are so stupid and bad i love to laugh at them for trying while rooting for my very cool and very good team with a broken offense and no interest in improving

[Andy]

The Padres signing both Machado and Harper and still finishing in last place would just be the best

What would really be the best is the Padres doing that, being awesome, stealing the division from LA, and maybe, just maybe, helping make it so we don't have to do this stupid 3-month-long free agency nonsense in the future.

[UMFan83]

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Guess maybe he's coming to say goodbye.

[imb]

The Padres signing both Machado and Harper and still finishing in last place would just be the best

 

why would that be the best

[Brian]

I'm not sure the Padres were going to finish last even before Manny, the Diamondbacks exist and have given up.

[Brian]

If Bryce was a true troll his signing to a bigger deal than Manny would have come out right now during Manny's press conference

[jersey cubs fan]

If Bryce was a true troll his signing to a bigger deal than Manny would have come out right now during Manny's press conference

A Bryce Harper signing at this moment would receive no attention thanks to Bob Kraft.

[Banedon]

The Padres signing both Machado and Harper and still finishing in last place would just be the best

 

Counterpoint: Them signing Machado and Harper and immediately rolling the rest of the league and winning the World Series would be the best.

[David]

The Padres signing both Machado and Harper and still finishing in last place would just be the best

 

Counterpoint: Them signing Machado and Harper and immediately rolling the rest of the league and winning the World Series would be the best.

 

you have a weird definition of "the best"

[champaignchris]

I'm not sure the Padres were going to finish last even before Manny, the Diamondbacks exist and have given up.

 

The Giants will be worse than the Diamondbacks.

[Banedon]

The Padres signing both Machado and Harper and still finishing in last place would just be the best

 

Counterpoint: Them signing Machado and Harper and immediately rolling the rest of the league and winning the World Series would be the best.

 

you have a weird definition of "the best"

 

Players proving to ownership that investing big in the best free agents produces significantly improved baseball teams....definitely something I'm in favor of.

[David]

 

Counterpoint: Them signing Machado and Harper and immediately rolling the rest of the league and winning the World Series would be the best.

 

you have a weird definition of "the best"

 

Players proving to ownership that investing big in the best free agents produces significantly improved baseball teams....definitely something I'm in favor of.

 

the cubs winning the world series, definitely something i'm far more in favor of but maybe i'm weird

[David]

plus i don't really think "signing great players helps you win" is really a question that needs to be proven to owners. they just want to hold down salaries and winning isn't their top priority.

[SouthSideRyan]

plus i don't really think "signing great players helps you win" is really a question that needs to be proven to owners. they just want to hold down salaries and winning isn't their top priority.

 

It does bizarrely need to be proven to fans though

[Andy]

plus i don't really think "signing great players helps you win" is really a question that needs to be proven to owners. they just want to hold down salaries and winning isn't their top priority.

 

It does bizarrely need to be proven to fans though

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. SD having success in this hypothetical might help push some fans to side against penny-pinching owners.

[squally1313]

plus i don't really think "signing great players helps you win" is really a question that needs to be proven to owners. they just want to hold down salaries and winning isn't their top priority.

 

It does bizarrely need to be proven to fans though

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. SD having success in this hypothetical might help push some fans to side against penny-pinching owners.

 

Did you see what the Red Sox just did?

[Banedon]

Obviously I want the Cubs to win the WS, and that the best case scenario. I was using a bit of hyperbole. But my point is that San Diego getting Harper and Machado should be something to be admired, not scorned. They're not the Yankees or the Red Sox or the Cardinals, and other than wear too much camo there's nothing about them makes me really hate them. So with the Cubs actively trying to make me dislike them all offseason long in one way or the other...I'll admit to the Padres bandwagon look a bit attractive.

[David]

Obviously I want the Cubs to win the WS, and that the best case scenario. I was using a bit of hyperbole. But my point is that San Diego getting Harper and Machado should be something to be admired, not scorned.

 

i figured this much and wasn't really expecting an explanation for my snarky nitpicky reply