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  1. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  2. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  3. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  4. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  5. Sammy Sofa
    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).
  6. Sammy Sofa
    RBI isn't some kind of cure-all.
  7. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  8. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  9. Sammy Sofa
    Because by and large white athletes have more access to the ways and means to play more sports.
  10. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  11. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  12. Sammy Sofa
    Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuup. Plus: [expletive] white people. They can still stand to lose a few things.
  13. Sammy Sofa
    No, because nobody is worried about that.
  14. Sammy Sofa
    Pretending there's a Bulls/Pacers rivalry is pretty much on par with Brewers fans that insist that there's a Brewers/Cubs rivalry.
  15. Sammy Sofa
    It's worth it just for this.
  16. Sammy Sofa
    That was fantastic.
  17. Sammy Sofa
    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.
  18. Sammy Sofa
    Wait, what? So they won't pay for past performance...and they also won't pay for unproven talent?
  19. Sammy Sofa
    Then they'll never sign a big name FA.
  20. Sammy Sofa
    Can't wait until dumbass Cubs fans are "welcoming" him with stupid Fidel/Che hats and and fake beards and fake cigars.
  21. Sammy Sofa
    ... for the reasons I stated. Getting rid of the DH achieves the same objectives. No, you flank steak; I want it for consistency AND because I like it more than the pitcher hitting.
  22. Sammy Sofa
    No way, expanding the bench would be totally just as good.
  23. Sammy Sofa
    Thank goodness.
  24. Sammy Sofa
    This part isn't really true. The NL has better #7 and #8 hitters than the AL #8 and #9 hitters. Even when you compare it 7 and 8 to 7 and 8 it's close. The worst hitter besides an NL #9 hitter is an AL #9 hitter, and it's not particularly close. The NL does seem to put poor hitters in the #2 spot though. Here's last year OPS advantages: #1 spot- NL by 11 points #2-AL by 62 #3-NL by 12 #4-NL by 33 #5-AL by 22 #6-NL by 3 #7-AL by 9 #8-AL by 5 #9-AL by 164 Total: AL by 20 I was surprised to see from how much we talk about sluggers going to the AL that the NL led in both the 3 and 4 spot last year, and by a decently large margin in the 4 spot. Oh well. I'd still rather have the DH. And does this track back consistently?
  25. Sammy Sofa
    This. This is the main argument to me.
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