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Looks like this is going to go down to the wire! Happy we have a better Game 7 than last night haha.

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Who said I was taking a bet with Term? Again Spanky creating a false narrative and trying to stir up s*** like he always does.

lol You're a useless poster on here man. You sit on the sidelines, try to stir up arguments between other posters and always type "lol" from the sidelines. Stop trying to instigate. I never even saw or responded to Term's posts yet you're trying to paint me as a chicken because I didn't accept a bet, which he never even directed at me to begin with.

You should be nominated for most arrogant poster on this board. You're better than everyone and are never wrong!

There is always luck involved when any team makes a FA value signing. There is nothing wrong with that. Semien and Ray are again not in the same conversation as KK or Belt. Semien was 29 when the Blue Jays signed him to a one-year contract and he was a year removed from a 6.5 WAR season. Ray was 28 when the Jays traded for him and he had 2-3 solid years in Arizona before. Belt was 35 and KK was 33. Both of those guys were on the wrong side of 30, aging players with durability issues and outside of their prime.

So you're saying the Jays didn't get lucky with the Belt and KK signings this year?

You should maybe reply to actual posts so others know who they're directed at.

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Is Josh Allen still winning the MVP bud? haha.

Who said Marte was a star? I never did.

Spanky sit's on the sidelines posting "LOL" haha classic Spanky!

Belt and KK at this stage in their careers aren't in the same conversation of players like Marte. C'mon Max, be better! Yes the signings of Belt and KK by this front office were terrific pickups as buy low FA's. Sometimes they work or sometimes they don't. So yeah the Jays definitely got lucky Belt and KK performed the way they did.

If Marte was a Blue Jay, it would have been "what a great buy low from Ross Atkins and Marte is for real." Since Marte plays for another team, he's just been lucky and his bounce back is a fluke.

Looking forward to enjoying Game 7 tonight! Couldn't care less about the arguing and bickering whether the D'Backs or Jays are better lol. You guys are too much!

Wonder which Mad Max shows up tonight. Tough game to call.

Better for this to happen now than in the second half or leading up to the Playoffs. Hopefully the Bills could figure things out. Winning the division for them is important. Yeah the Dolphins need to prove they could be a top team, which they haven't so far. Failed against Buffalo and Philly, both on the road. Will definitely give you that! Dolphins still need to show more.

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Clemens did pitch well in 2006 for the Astros - 2.30 ERA / 3.02 FIP and a 3.4 WAR in 19 games. Astros might not have made the Postseason, but he still was an effective pitcher for them. In 2007, Clemens looked pretty much done with the Yankees. He was 44 and pitched more like a No. 4/5 starter instead of a No. 1/2 starter. I'm not giving this strategy a "ringing endorsement" so I don't know why you're making it seem like I am. Who knows what Verlander does after he becomes a FA in 2025. Does he retire, or does he sign another contract somewhere? Does he sit on the fence for a bit before making a decision? If Verlander wanted to sit out the first 2-3 months of the season, he could and I bet a team would still give him close to $20 million to make 18 starts or so and pitch in the Postseason. It's mainly dependant on the individual pitcher. I suggested that with Ohtani it might not be a bad idea to just have him make 18-20 or so starts during the regular season so you can have him at 100% in the Postseason. Ohtani as a pitcher has never made more than 28 starts or pitched more than 166 innings. In 2021 and 2023, he only made 23 starts in each of those seasons.

Bills disappointing once again! This Bills aren't playing like an elite team.

Verlander is still under control for 2024, though he becomes a FA in 2025. Yeah maybe instead of pitching a full season, he signs with a team in June, builds up his arm strength in the minors and pitches mainly in the second half. Helps him stay fresh and you're not exhausting his arm over 162 game season. I could see him doing that maybe in his last year or two before he retires. I'm sure a team would still give him $20-25M to pitch just half a season and in the Postseason. I suggested a while ago the team who signs Ohtani should do the same thing with him if they have the rotation depth to do so. Only have Ohtani pitch in the second half and the Postseason so you have him at his best and he's not being overworked over a 162 game season. You improve the chances of him staying healthy into October. Have Ohtani only make 15-18 starts during the regular season in the second half and you keep him fresh for the Postseason when it really matters.

He only did that twice. Once in 2006 with the Astros and in 2017 with the Yankees. His last two seasons in baseball.

Best post of the thread!

Gallen and Wheeler matchup should be sick. Or they both suck and give up 4-5 ER's haha.