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I don't think Zack Collins is even a catcher, probably a 1B/DH which isn't saying much since he's not a great hitter. Scouts really didn't like his defense and he was a butcher in limited time in the MLB, doesn't bode well for him.

Took Grandal long enough to get a deserved longer contract worth decent money, though he'll likely outproduce the value of the deal again. Good for him.

The NBA has rampant tampering going on throughout the season, that's why everyone signs for huge contracts the minute free agency opens up, even though teams and agents aren't allowed to be talking to one another before this happens. The offseason is then a slog just like the MLB's until a handful of trades and contract extensions are made days before the next season begins as teams try to figure out the cap situation.

Rockies super bullpen v2.0

Odorizzi accepted his qualifying offer already, I'm pretty sure Toronto's interest in signing him as a free agent has gone down significantly. Can we close this thread please?

I just don't really understand how you don't see the distinction lol. During a game, assuming no one on base and the pitcher not tipping his pitches, the catcher is putting down signs under his crotch, no one but the pitcher is supposed to be seeing that. It's a significant competitive advantage for the hitters to know what every pitch being thrown is, that's why everyone makes a huge deal when a pitcher is tipping pitches because they usually tend to get shelled as a result. There is a big difference between a coach studying game tape to see if the pitcher/catcher have any tells and the use of instantaneous technology to communicate to the dugout and subsequently hitters what pitch is coming next. Half the battle for hitters is guessing which pitch will be thrown next. If you can figure that out because the pitcher lowers his elbow prior to a curve then good for the hitters to pick up on it, and shame on the pitcher. I think there's a line between being clever and straight up cheating in a way which is against the integrity of the game, the competitive chess game between hitter and battery. The Astros, and seemingly any other team employing live technology to relay pitches, are on the wrong side of the line, and I think they should be punished for it.

Our scouting department is incredible. Matt Thomas looks great on the offensive end, Boucher, Davis are hidden gems who continue to make an impact. Can't wait for Dewan Hernandez to show what he's got after some seasoning in the G-League.

FFS, elbow right to the eye where he got poked by Kawhi. What are the odds.

OG looking impressive out there.

Lmao Gasol passing up the open putback layup to OG right behind him. The guy is addicted to passing.

Yeah, and don't even get me started on him attempting to finish with his left hand lol.

Lol @ Norm missing an open layup in transition. He can be insanely frustrating even when he's playing well.

Yeah he dunked once this season. At this point in his career though he's so unathletic and his legs must be so spent that it's probably better that he doesn't try for his own sake.

It's impressive just how bad connorp's and Boxy's teams are this early into the season.

And then he has consecutive brainless plays lol.

Norm is such an enigma. All of a sudden he starts off this game aggressive and making shots.

Yeah I agree with you on all points you made, I'm just not sure Redick is that much of an improvement for our rotation even if we could use the outside shooting, and while Norm's contract is pretty bad I don't think we'd have to tack on to it to get rid of him.

Lol @ the Braves.

Jesus Christ. That guy should lose his voting credentials immediately.

We basically already have a JJ Redick in Matt Thomas, I'm not sure he's worth giving up anything to acquire tbh. He's old and is a leaky faucet on defense.

Should be noted that he had the draft pick attached to him so for the Braves they're probably paying closer to 3/45-50 for him if I had to give a rough estimate. It's probably a fair deal and makes sense for a team like Atlanta which is contending and with a bunch of really good contracts already in the books, although I don't think I would personally pay that much for Will Smith in a vacuum.

Pache is one of the top prospects in baseball and he finally started hitting this year. We're not getting him for Ken Giles.

Not saying this is definitive evidence, but here might be an instance of the Astros using the CF camera to relay the pitches, pretty much as soon as the sign is put down. I don't know, I feel like this is pretty s*****. There's a difference between a team simply picking up a pitcher's movements that may be tipping them off or a guy on base relaying signs and using technology to do so, when it's not allowed.

The rebounding was a big issue and we had a lot of misses at the rim that they usually make, but that's a factor of the back-to-back taking a toll on them. Still played outstanding defense, in a game with at least two of Lowry, Ibaka, OG and McCaw playing we probably end up with the win. Fred and Pascal had to force it a lot at times and they were running out of gas by the fourth quarter. The refs were bad but they weren't the main reason why we lost. It happens, I'll certainly take 1/2 against the LA teams B2B. Also Boucher has been amazing, as have Terrence Davis and Hollis-Jefferson, especially on the defensive end. Matt Thomas clearly doesn't know where he's standing on defense but the guy is a cold shooter.

He was s***. He's having by far his best season to date.