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After he was canned, Sveum was bemoaning not having opportunity to be here when these prospects arrive, so it's not as if it's an afterthought to these guys. And I think it's entirely possible that these kids start showing up in late 2014-early 2015. Like I said, it's certainly not some kind of trump card or lynch pin to their sales pitch , but if I were looking at the job, "there's a ton of talent in the upper levels" sure would sound a lot better to me than "there's not much help on the way", particularly when the big league team is so bad right now. It's definitely not a non-factor. I mean why wouldn't you be at least intrigued by the fact that the system is positioned to dump a bunch of talent in your lap over the next few years? Just look what happened to Sveum. He knew what the plan was and the plan was going along swimmingly but he was canned anyway. Every "baseball person" out there is skeptical of prospects until they prove themselves as major leaguers. They may like the idea of working with the next big thing, but what they all want is to work with the Dodgers roster. They want established players they can pencil in and rely on to get the job done. They want to win now. With kids, even if things work out, you can suffer through multiple years of underperformance before seeing them at their best. You can lose your job due to losing while everybody is waiting on the prospects. The Cubs just fired Sveum even though the major league results pretty much matched expectations. And if you fail there is no guarantee you will get another opportunity. There is great risk in taking a job where the eventual success depends on guys who are now 22. It will take time to see that success, and you will be blamed for any of those 22 year olds aren't as good as people thought they could be.

We should start betting against what we want to happen. I think most of us around here were rooting in this manner the last two season in the LDS: Giants over Reds - HEY! Nationals over Cardinals A's over Tigers Orioles over Yankees Braves over Dodgers (although I wanted Dodgers in case the Cardinals won because I think they will be tougher) Pirates over Cardinals Rays over Red Sox A's over Tigers - We'll see I was hoping for the cubs

Can they even admit they were interested, since he was always under contract? That's what leaks are for. Then you talk about it when everybody is in their next job.

It is going to be interesting to hear down the line that they were never all that interested in him.

don't quite get the "GM of another team" aspect of this ranking. Eh, testing out long term positions is what I was going for. If you trade for Javy, for instance, is he a SS or something else to your team? Knowing full well every team is different as it is. Silly wording on my part. If you are Kevin Towers obviously you want Soler since he will fight.

don't quite get the "GM of another team" aspect of this ranking.

Same. Hells yes.

Well I've been waiting for this to happen. Vick getting hurt led to my first loss of the season. And my backup is Eli. I could pick up Big Ben @ NYJ, Foles @ TB, Weeden vs DET, Geno Smith and maybe a handful of other options. I'm actually thinking of starting Eli.

My guess is it has a lot to do with the fact that traditionally there weren't a lot of steps along the playoff route. Teams celebrated winning their league, then celebrated winning the World Series. Then they celebrated winning their division, because it was so similar to what it used to be like winning your league. Then winning the LCS and the World Series. Some teams have tried to downplay it when they go to the playoffs often, trying to make a statement about the World Series being the only thing that matters. But by and large, it is tradition to celebrate like that in baseball, and athletes don't really need a big excuse to party. But you combine that with the fact that it doesn't really take much physical effort to play the game of baseball, so you aren't exhausted like you are after a football or basketball game. And the games and series last so damn long that it is a release when you win. Plus, the way games end just lend themselves to dudes going crazy on one side. The final out, or walkoff hit, are specific enjoyable moments that actually have to be completed in the course of the game, unlike taking a knee or dribbling around as the clock expires.

Why is he batting 7th? This is ridiculous.

I think we can place Pittsburgh in the "bad teams that lack sufficient talent" category. Their offensive line is a disaster, the defense is old and their rapey quarterback looks like he's lost a few steps. Also, unless Gronkowski comes back, New England might be more "bad" than "underachieving." I think they should definitely be in the category above. You think the 4-1 Patriots are underachieving?

That's a safe assumption.

And why would he be a horrible choice for manager? Keep in mind, this is the guy who started this thread. I'm not really sure why you are even commenting here. You didn't want Sveum fired and weren't big on Girardi. Do you want Acta or are you just going to make more smartass comments? If you didn't want Sveum fired you can't comment on this thread?

That's crazy to me. He could not win another game this year and still be way over .500 with 4 playoff appearances. This is the first bad year. I'm not sure about the storyline around him, but that sort of quick hook would seem odd.

There is a little bit of that in there, but the real Yankee way is to just pay more than the next guy to get the deal done. They aren't afraid of their guys speaking with others, because they believe in the end they want to be with the Yankees. They've had all sorts of guys sit and wait on offers. It doesn't bother them.

I have the opposite interpretation. He is currently under contract, but the longer he takes to accept the extension, the less likely he is to accept it. He can't just say, no, then sign with the Cubs. He's under contract. He's waiting for a reason.

Puig is considered a prospect still?

game time decision

@CEdwsrdsSBS = CJ Edwards Hope CJ celebrates strikeouts like Hanks celebrated interceptions. He'll suffer whiplash after 7 innings.

I don't understand this sentence. What are the olypics?

I'm not even sure they want that anymore, but they don't have another option ready to take over.

Do you mean having the Rays in Tampa, or pricing the tickets where they are priced?

Now? You wanted something else before? I wouldn't have minded seeing him complete the no hitter. There is still a game 5 for the Pirates to win. You haven't done anything right today, have you?

don't run you silly bastards

Stupid people make that comparison. If you can't see the difference, you are a douchenozzle. It just so happens that every single Redskins fan to ever live is also a douchenozzle.