Tenacious D

I like Sorensen a lot—thought he was very insightful. Was sorry he had his challenges with alcohol that derailed his broadcasting career.

Poor Frank. Only got 2.5 posts in his own eulogy thread.

Probably true. I suspect it will become more evident if this drags long enough that the start of the season is impacted.

I think the biggest risk is for fans who don’t miss it—once baseball becomes irrelevant, that’s when it is in danger. Not a risk for a collection of nerds who spend time in an online forum like us, but could be for younger fans who might be indifferent to begin with. Certainly happened to the NHL, though not an apples to apples comparison since hockey is more regional in nature and has never had the other major sport’s popularity.

Nice cards!

Yes, Cabrera was going to be top 10 in many offensive categories until Avisail Garcia had an affair with Prince Fielder’s wife. Unfortunate.

2006 AL Champs player sighting at the Troy Sports Card show today.

Mercifully.

Agree. They didn’t have to go the nuclear route. I say, No Tanks

I associate Mr, Beckman with U of M, which were games I never listened to. I vaguely remember his work with the Tigers. Still, he’s a broadcasting legend in Michigan and I’m sorry to hear this.

Thanks. Now if only my wife would agree with you.

It’s gonna be a wild period as soon as they come to a resolution. So many remaining free agents that need a home—gonna be Fast & Furious 10.

We also have some nice arms coming—Wentz, Flores, Brieske, Hill and the new draftees—Madden, Smith, Tanner K, Mattison, etc… Maybe no one elite (besides Jobe), but many guys who could be serviceable, which is probably all you should count on outside of your 1st rounders. I don’t mind a middle of the pack minor system when you have a young core in the majors that should be key contributors for years (Mize, Skubal, Manning, Greene, Tork, — maybe Baddoo, Hill, Cameron, Soto, Funk).

I don’t get the risk with a HS pitcher. He’s going to get better medical attention/technology and coaching vs what he’d get in college, where there is more pressure to win and pitchers might end up throwing more pitches than they probably should. Jobe is going to be treated with kid gloves. I’m excited about the guy.

You are validating Law. Any top 100 list that doesn’t include Jobe should be dismissed.

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The crazy one for me is Vizquel—the number of private ballots that didn’t seem to care about his abuse allegations—wonder how many didn’t offer a vote for Bonds, Clemens, etc… potentially one way to fix voting is to drive more accountability and require all ballots made public.

Interesting..

Or a serious case of Roid Rage