Sammy Sofa
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When they're on the Heat are pretty damn fun to watch.
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How can anyone hate or not understand that this exists? It's glorious. I hope the Marlins hit a million home runs.
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Known Liar&Cheater Ryan Braun Caught Lying&Cheating Again
Sammy Sofa replied to ctcf's topic in General Baseball Talk
I'd have to assume that almost any player would leap at the chance to clear up (HI-YOOOOOOO!) something like this if all it meant is revealing they were taking some medicine to treat their herp. -
Known Liar&Cheater Ryan Braun Caught Lying&Cheating Again
Sammy Sofa replied to ctcf's topic in General Baseball Talk
Don't distract from my attempted question; why would he take a suspension for 50 games and the stigma of being a 'roid-head to try and hide that he has herpes? -
Known Liar&Cheater Ryan Braun Caught Lying&Cheating Again
Sammy Sofa replied to ctcf's topic in General Baseball Talk
Wait, what? We're talking about herpes. Herpes-berpes-bo-berpes-banna-fanna-fo-ferpes....HERPES. -
The culture certainly has some to do with it, but I don't think it's as negative a force as some out there think. Since doing the RBI stuff in Jackson I've never gotten the vibe that they dislike baseball, they are just indifferent to it. A lot really do like it though and jump at the opportunity to play. Yeah, this is really why things like RBI are so valuable; it's really not an issue of the kids actively disliking baseball. Most of them simply don't even consider it in the first place.
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I have no idea. All I know is I see Kevin Love all the [expletive] time in NBA promos and in commercials and on ESPN. I have no clue how I'm supposed to measure that to Kevin Garnett's "marketing" while he was in Minnesota.
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HOW IS KEVIN LOVE NOT BEING "MARKETED?"
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I'm aware, but nothing is going to be a cure all. Expecting baseball to do a ton more is pretty noble, but crazy. They're businesses and it makes a lot more sense for them to set up baseball academies in other countries. I'm not sure how anyone can change that? Uh, what? It's MLB that really wants to get these kids into baseball because it's good for their business. They're missing out on a ton of amazing athletes that they want playing baseball. I have no idea why you're acting like this is something that MLB is being forced or pressured to do; they WANT to do it. Of course, if they really wanted the amazing talent then they probably wouldn't have adopted the new CBA where teams can't offer the players 7-10 million to get them to sign with the club. So I'm guessing a lot of them are going to stick with football or basketball. The CBA is going to have minimal impact in that regard; the minor leagues even existing is one of the biggest hurdles. Basketball and football are seen as being sports where if you have the talent you're going to break in right away after college.
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I'm aware, but nothing is going to be a cure all. Expecting baseball to do a ton more is pretty noble, but crazy. They're businesses and it makes a lot more sense for them to set up baseball academies in other countries. I'm not sure how anyone can change that? Uh, what? It's MLB that really wants to get these kids into baseball because it's good for their business. They're missing out on a ton of amazing athletes that they want playing baseball. I have no idea why you're acting like this is something that MLB is being forced or pressured to do; they WANT to do it. I know they want to do it, I'm just not sure what they can really do? And the basketball thing is just a peeve of mine. I'm not sure why the NBA isn't blasted more for not marketing it's white stars more. For example, how many people know Kevin Love is one of the best players in the world? They can help provide the facilities and equipment and coaches needed, and it's gone a long way already. I have no idea what the "marketing white players" thing has to do with anything. Love is in plenty of NBA spots and tons of commercials.
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they have room to play in those countries. finding playable fields to practice on that aren't five miles outside the city is a problem for the kids around here. What the hell can baseball do about that though? What they have been doing; investing in the construction and maintaining of baseball facilities.
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I'm aware, but nothing is going to be a cure all. Expecting baseball to do a ton more is pretty noble, but crazy. They're businesses and it makes a lot more sense for them to set up baseball academies in other countries. I'm not sure how anyone can change that? Uh, what? It's MLB that really wants to get these kids into baseball because it's good for their business. They're missing out on a ton of amazing athletes that they want playing baseball. I have no idea why you're acting like this is something that MLB is being forced or pressured to do; they WANT to do it.
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The bigger issue for poor kids in American cities is the lack of playing fields as opposed to the lack of equipment (which is still a big issue).
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RBI isn't some kind of cure-all.
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I agree, but thought black kids found baseball boring and that was more why they were avoiding baseball. It's not that simple. Too many don't even have a chance to give it a shot.
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Which is why I posted some actual information on the subject. Some people like to follow along with the rumors and hard information as it is breaking instead of waiting for the final result to show up in the updated title. It's like actually watching the baseball game and riding it's ups and downs instead of reading the box score. So ask the admins to create a news-only thread about the guy. People bull [expletive] about the topic at hand is also part of the process.
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Because by and large white athletes have more access to the ways and means to play more sports.
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No, because nobody is worried about that. Why? What's the difference? Because other than a few outliers like Steve Nash, watching white people play basketball is boring. Oh so just because you're racist you're ok with it? Ok. Inadvertently the Post of the Day.
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Every. Single. Time. Every single time there's some ongoing thread about a potential trade or signing they're ALWAYS updated in the title when something actually happens, yet every single time you also have people complaining that they have to read through multiple pages to find out if something happened. Even Pavlov's dog is ashamed by this.
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Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuup. Plus: [expletive] white people. They can still stand to lose a few things.
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No, because nobody is worried about that.
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Pretending there's a Bulls/Pacers rivalry is pretty much on par with Brewers fans that insist that there's a Brewers/Cubs rivalry.
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It's worth it just for this.
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That was fantastic.
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I point you to the Darvish example and what we offered him... They appear to not be willing to overpay for FA or non-MLB talent (Japan, DR etc...). None of us have any clue what the Cubs bid for Darvish.
