Irrelevant Dude
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Blackhawks 2023-24 Season - Bedard luck this year
Irrelevant Dude replied to bukie's topic in Other Sports
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What even is "General Baseball Talk" anymore?
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And maybe even helped them get the #1 pick last year.
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So the Bears swapped their high 7th round pick for a low 6th round pick. How much is a 5-10 spot move in the 6th/7th round actually worth? Not nothing, but pretty close to it.
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Are all the teams in the NFL bad or are the Bears just getting to play all the bad ones?
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If there's one thing today's young NFL fan loves, it is references to Red Grange and Nagurski. They just eat that stuff up.
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Why not with Neal Anderson back there?
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How does drawing a huge circle under his feet help to see whether or not he stepped out?
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Has a coach ever been fired in season following a win? Because it should probably happen here.
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What is this "sack" that we are doing?
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Obvious pass interference on the third down throw.
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Those bright yellow shoes should be outlawed. Every time I see them I think it's a flag.
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I would argue that if they just barely hang on, he should also be fired.
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Wait a second! Can you just tackle the opponents QB behind the line of scrimmage like that???
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Why is Tevin Jenkins out again?
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As I was saying. 😁
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This dink and dunk Commanders offense would seem ill equipped to come back from this sort of deficit.
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I don't know if this has been mentioned anywhere else, but Alonso has also changed representation over to Scott Boras, so any idea of a trade + immediate extension is probably out the window. If a team trades for him, they are trading for 1 year and then he hits the open market.
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How do you feel about Anthony Kay?
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According to the article I just read, the Mets would have to have either PCA or Horton as a centerpiece in the deal. (ha!) https://risingapple.com/posts/ny-mets-rumors-3-cubs-demand-pete-alonso-trade That is clearly wishful thinking on the Mets side. There is a world in which PCA is expendable if the Cubs are able to re-sign Bellinger to play CF. But not for a guy with 1 year remaining on his contract. There is no world where I would trade Horton for anything but a cost-controlled star.
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It is definitely too early to make any conclusions about the new format, but it will be interesting to see whether the near 50/50 split holds over time regardless of home field advantage.
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It looks like we are currently on track for every Wild Card series to be over in 2 games, with every game being decided by 2 or more runs. Not exactly compelling baseball.
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I think it's pretty clear that Mervis doesn't factor into the Cubs long term plans. McGeary is a fringe prospect at best right now. Whatever the Cubs decide to do at 1B, those two guys will have very little to do with the decision.
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If the Cubs operated as a team with their market/resources "should", then there would be no reason for them to get outbid on Bellinger. He was their best offensive player on a team that needs more good offensive players. With that said, we know the Cubs don't operate that way. They will spend money, but they will do so within some largely self- imposed parameters. So what is the opportunity cost if they were to sign Bellinger to a massive deal? What other need(s) would go unaddressed? Can they make up for his lost offense with more of a combination approach (improvements at 1B/3B) and do so with significantly less money committed for the future? I would still prefer signing Bellinger for whatever it takes and then figure the rest out later, but all signs seem to point to the Cubs going another direction.
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Cue the 2023 montage video: That one shining moment, you reached for the skyOne shining moment, you knewOne shining moment, you were willing to tryOne shining moment, you knew
