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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    Is what was said about almost every steroid user prior to finding out they were on steroids. Actually it's not. Plenty of users didn't get big and muscular, not every PED user turns into a 'roid monster. For every Bonds or McGwire, there are many more guys who got busted and didn't "look" like they were juiced. It may be comforting to think that PED users are somehow visually identifiable, but the truth is that there's no way to tell without a test (and no doubt Puig has been tested multiple times by now). I agree, and I guess I didn't word my statement correctly. Not every steroid user is a big muscle-bound freak, but for those that ARE huge we typically hear the suggestion that they are just big, athletic guys up until the point that we find out there was something else involved.
  2. Irrelevant Dude
    Is what was said about almost every steroid user prior to finding out they were on steroids.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    5 hours well spent.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    While both of those statements are surely true, being tested and getting caught are two completely different things.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    Am I wrong to be suspicious of a guy who is putting up outstanding numbers and looks like this? http://www.fantasybaseballcrackerjacks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Puig.jpg Every time I see him play, I just can't help but think that he might be getting a little injectable (or otherwise) assistance.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    Whichever choice has the most dollar signs is the one ESPN will choose, integrity be damned.
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    He should be sure to put that on his resume.
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    He was on the Rangers' 40-man roster, so they can't just add him as a PTBNL at any time. I don't know how it works procedurally though, if they just let other teams know that this is a PTBNL so that he doesn't get claimed by anyone else before it gets to the Cubs.
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    Only a single? He is broken!!!
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    And that team is the Rays. I still can't comprehend this whole trade scenario.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    This team has cornered the market on stupid.
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    And put him back on waivers.
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    Umm.... Ok??? Is Jerry Angelo running the Nationals?
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    That is what I'm thinking. Washington is already a long shot to make the playoffs. In the event they don't make up significant ground by the end of the month, it doesn't hurt to keep their trade options open by getting DeJesus through waivers.
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    Why not just even out the leagues and eliminate interleague play altogether? For me personally, the novelty has worn off. Either go with a completely balanced scheduled across both leagues or go back to the traditional schedule with no interleague play.
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    I assume that means Sandberg will be the new Phillies manager.
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    Why is strategy in quotes? I don't see how you can possibly deny that there is additional strategy involved in managing an NL lineup. You don't have to enjoy it, but it shouldn't be hard to understand why someone else might prefer the less cookie-cutter flow of NL games where teams are forced to make trade-offs between pitching and hitting.
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    Adding a DH doesn't give the Cubs any inherent advantage over an extended period of time, but for me it has nothing to do with helping or not helping them. I simply enjoy the NL brand of baseball more than the AL. I understand that some people have no desire to watch the pitcher hit, but similarly I have no desire to see a 9-man lineup continuously loop around without any regard for pitching changes and pinch-hitters in the 9 spot. I enjoy that teams need to make a decision on whether to pinch-hit for their pitcher in a critical spot or let him hit and sacrifice a potential scoring opportunity so that he can stay in the game. That is only my preference, but I don't think popular opinion has tipped quite so far to the DH side as some people seem to think it has. The "now that there is inter-league play every day both leagues should have a DH" argument has never made sense to me.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    Just wait for the DH in the NL. It'll be glorious. Nope.
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    I suppose this is better than the status quo, but I hate challenge systems. I was really hoping for something a little more proactive where it isn't up to the managers to make a formal challenge.
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Matheny is quite the red-ass. It seems like this happens every game against the Cubs.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    Where has Pat been lately?
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    Donnie "Boom Boom" Murphy!
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    He should be DFA'd, right?
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    I'm not sure what he was doing. It looked like he had no clue where we was at. He could have easily stopped before running into the wall.
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