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  1. Brownie19
    https://www.thescore.com/mlb/news/2828858/the-hall-of-fame-remains-too-exclusive-but-that-might-be-changing Interesting article - that suggests MORE modern day players should be getting into the hall. I have to think those numbers rise up if they let the PED users in.
  2. Brownie19
    I love Cooperstown and the Baseball HOF. I agree there have been some questionable voting and additions to the hall, but as a baseball fan - I want to support the HOF and maintain it's image as a mythical place - home to the greats of the game. A tribute to baseball. IMO, baseball does it 1000x better than any other sport. The Doubleday field and the surrounding diamonds, with all the baseball tournaments they hold annually. IMO, it's a beautiful tribute to this amazing game. Looks past some of the scars it has and enjoy it.
  3. Brownie19
    Thanks Jim - but can we move this to the prospects thread?
  4. Brownie19
    Yeah - I'm curious now too. I mean, don't teams typically have most of their 40 man rosters full? Constantly grabbing players and then dropping them again when better players become available? I'll assume this situation is somewhat unusual? Is it one of the reasons why the FA season has been so slow this year?
  5. Brownie19
    Interesting Hurl. Great insight that I'm sure most didn't know and hadn't considered. It's information and views like this that remind me just how good this board is.
  6. Brownie19
    Is there even evidence that Manoah started games with "good stuff" and the stuff declined as the game wore on (presumably because he was out of shape and unable to perform due to the pitch clock)? I'm not sure there is. Dude was s*** from his 1st pitch to his last in most games last year. You're certainly not the only one to keep pushing this narrative, but I'm not sure there's a lot of evidence to support it, but maybe I'm wrong.
  7. Brownie19
    This a must watch. Narrated by long time teammate, Justin Morneau. How can you not be romantic about baseball. You can show all the WAR stats you want, but there's little doubt in my mind that Mauer had a HOF career. His longevity was cut short due to the concussions unfortunately, but it's hard to argue against the greatness of this player during his peak.
  8. Brownie19
    Man - I'm filled with some emotions as I read the list of players. I watched every single on of these players grind it out and battle during their careers. Most brought such great joy and entertainment to my life. Congrats to Beltre, Mauer and Helton. My boy, Billy Wagner is next and I hope to see Andruw Jones and Beltran follow him. I'm surprised Utley was only at 28.8% and I do hope one day we recognize the PED users and put them in where they belong.
  9. Brownie19
    all good brother. I'm not here for the thunder.
  10. Brownie19
    Beltre, Mauer and Helton are going to Cooperstown. https://www.mlb.com/news/2024-baseball-hall-of-fame-election-results Wagner falls just short at 73.8% and Sheff falls short in his 10th year at 63.9%. Based on these results, you could see Carlos Beltran get in soon, as he's at 57.1% in his 2nd year of eligibility. Andruw Jones is at 61.6% in year 7. Utley only got 28.8% in his first year. David Wright stays on the ballot, getting 6.2% of the vote, while our own Jose Bautista will fall off the ballot, after receiving just 1.6% of the vote. Others who fall off include V-Mart, Colon, Matt Holliday, Adrian Gonzalez, Brandon Phillips, Jose Reyes and James Shields. I feel really f***ing old just typing those names. Where has the time gone...
  11. Brownie19
    Are the Dodgers going to bring Kershaw back? Is the Paxton signing a sign that they aren't - and he'll end up in Texas?
  12. Brownie19
    FFS - Varsho's career ISO is .188, which would have ranked him 58th in baseball last year (from qualified batters). Even in a "down" year, his ISO was still 80th in baseball - tied with Correa, Yelich and William Contreras - ahead of Bo, Sal Perez and Suarez. Varsho has good power. Please stop with the nonsense.
  13. Brownie19
    Barf.
  14. Brownie19
    We have other options on the team who can give Vlad a break at 1st base. Biggio being the obvious one.
  15. Brownie19
    He'd be the DH. I'd definitely consider Eloy to be our DH over signing Soler to a 2 year $40M or JDM for 1 year $20M....assuming we get Eloy for nothing.
  16. Brownie19
    Dude carved out a very solid career. Good for him.
  17. Brownie19

    NFL Thread

    Brownie19 replied to Dylan's topic in Other Sports

    A lot of people struggle with this...
  18. Brownie19
    Always so salty...
  19. Brownie19
    Well that's also spot on.
  20. Brownie19

    NBA Thread

    Brownie19 replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    what a f***ing joke.
  21. Brownie19
    Spot on.
  22. Brownie19
    I think it echo's what most have said on here. Stop listening to old boomers who miss what baseball was back in 1985. Swing and miss more - stop trying to "make contact" and "use the whole field". Unfortunately, he's too good at making contact and does so far too often in locations where he can't punish the ball. Be patient for balls in zones you can do damage and don't be afraid to swing and miss more. 2024 is going to be a massive year for Vlad. He's either going to get back on track and hopefully push towards that HOF career (that he has the talent for). Or he's going to push even deeper into that "one year wonder" narrative. The success of this team will be greatly effected by which Vlad we see in 2024.
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    NBA Thread

    Brownie19 replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Does anyone ever do anything right in your mind?
  24. Brownie19

    NBA Thread

    Brownie19 replied to admin's topic in Other Sports

    Potentially - I have no issue taking a flyer on him. The Raps are going to need to flex their ability to find and develop talent though - as these 1st round picks are all likely to be in the 20's. Pretty big letdown after seeing all the other names that were rumored for Siakam. The guy I'd like to get is Jaden Ivey from Detriot. He seems to have fallen out of favor there. No idea how to get him. Wonder if you could move Bruce Brown back to the Nuggets for someone like Christian Braun.
  25. Brownie19
    Sounds about right to me.
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