Irrelevant Dude
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I don't know. It's legal and people have the right to bet on whatever they want to bet on, but with it being so mainstream now I worry about how many people are going to completely ruin their lives with the addiction. Yes, that has always been there, but it has been made so much easier now. And I get that you could say the same about other things, like alcohol advertising, but at least that is mostly limited to the commercial breaks. Gambling is being pushed everywhere and it is only going to get bigger. -
Did you have the audio on? It's one thing to put the small numbers on screen, but they called attention to it multiple times on the broadcast as if the direction at ESPN was "we want to really push this win probability thing."
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That is pretty much where I'm at, but look ahead if Illinois can somehow beat UConn. Then you get either Alabama or Clemson to advance to the national championship game. Good teams, but very beatable. UConn is the one that they just have to hope to get past. That is unlikely, but not impossible.
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Illinois led wire to wire. Never in doubt, right? With that said, I'm terrified of UConn.
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Yay. Fake baseball on the first night of the season.
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Ugh. Nico shouldn't throw that, and Busch has to knock it down.
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A LOT of weak contact from Happ tonight.
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Yes, but...It's 5-6-7.
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Nasty stuff from Leiter.
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The XCOM-ification of baseball?
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Here's a difference in managerial styles already. If David Ross was here, I guarantee Merryweather is back out for the 6th.
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With that short little "put it in play" swing. I love it.
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I would argue that Busch's potential at 1B plus a full year of Morel could be a substantial improvement, contingent on Bellinger's performance not completely falling off.
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I know we have high hopes for Imanaga, but can you imagine if he is bad, or even mediocre? Things could get ugly fast.
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I dont know. Didn't someone last year go down like they were shot at first base and came back a few weeks later? I could be completely misremembering that.
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Not gonna happen.
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Kyle Hendricks as the #1 starter in 2024, here we go!
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Welp. That's that.
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It's ESPN, so the game itself is secondary. If I have to choose, I'll take a player interview over the broadcast booth camera.
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You have the Cubs game to bring you up to tipoff.
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Let's hope this was just another Spring Training rope-a-dope from Swanson. 41 at bats, 8 hits (all singles), 11 K's, 5 BB's Woof.
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The most likely thing to click is Madrigal's hamstring.
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I assume you are referring to the only one of those two guys with functional hamstrings. I have no hope whatsoever for Madrigal to stay healthy, but MAYBE Mastrobuoni can be a useful piece. I just wish the Cubs didn't have to carry both of them on the active roster.
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I would say you have it right. But hey, a plateau isn't so bad! That's much better than going downhill.
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Has Brennen Davis resurfaced yet or is he still silently MIA?
