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  1. MWV

    Junior Lake

    MWV replied to apete6's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk

    Assuming his career continues apace, his having never recorded an out on a ball hit in the air would have to put him in the conversation for best player in MLB history.
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    I think you're correct that Bonds' being so unlikable had a lot to do with the rise of PED outrage among baseball fans. People broadly accepted the idea that a talented jerk could make himself into a phenomenal, record-stealing colossus through illicit drug use. Bonds' case cultivated a sense among baseball fans that PEDs made baseball really unfair, and I'm not sure that any analogous example exists in football, for instance. I'm not an avid football fan, though.
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    I could be misremembering, but no one really cared about PEDs in baseball until 2 of the game's most revered numbers were eclipsed by dopers. I think that the continuing outrage over PEDs in baseball stems from the demise of that romantic notion of baseball and the nostalgia that accompanied it.
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    There's this, from Hardball talk, Jan 21 2013:
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    I would hope Soriano + $24MM-ish dollars would net more than a "mid-level prospect" from a $200MM franchise in the midst of getting pantsed by the Sox, Rays and O's.
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    Gross. Now I feel dirty. Game thread fervor aside.
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    I would still be worried about paying Felix $25MM AAV through his age 33 season given his team is unlikely to be competitive during his window of effectiveness. I could certainly be wrong, though.
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    Wouldn't it be great to see Lake blow up and go all [expletive] Puig on us? In any case, nice to see him getting a hot start. Lake actually has a little Puig in him. Super-athletic righthanded bat with pop and zero patience whatsoever. He's fun to watch right now for sure. Unsustainable babip as well. Edit: Not that I mean to be sour about the boy.
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    So I guess I kind of understand #want, what the hell is #rig?
  10. MWV
    So I assume it is reasonable to say that Rusin is a better pitcher than Skaggs, no?
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    Wouldn't it be great to see Lake blow up and go all [expletive] Puig on us? In any case, nice to see him getting a hot start.
  12. MWV
    Junior Lake must hate Iowa...
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    Junior Lake.
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    Am I the only on who thinks of this every time this guy pitches? Also, well done, Strop.
  15. MWV
    Inning should be over.
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    Rizzowalk.
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    I don't think anyone within baseball will soon forget about him stealing the MVP from Kemp. Not to mention his being a sanctimonious [expletive] about his failed test and the procedural technicality that sprung him.
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    Am I too late to exclaim JUNIOR [expletive] LAKE!!!
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    That makes 7 walks (and counting) in his last 11 games. Nice to see.
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    Defense and power upside have me leaning toward Olt. "Mike Olt for sure" would be a bit of an overstatement of my position, though.
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    I'm looking forward to Braun's tearful public apology to Dino Laurenzi.
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    I agree. For 2 months of Garza, this is a decent/good return, depending upon who the "someone else" is.
  23. MWV
    @Ken_Rosenthal vs @KenRosenthal
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    Huzzah?
  25. MWV
    Per Rotoworld:
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