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10 minutes ago, monkeytargets39 said:

They’ll trade Skenes and Cruz next year and then fire him when the team loses 100 games….because it’d totally be his fault

Standard operating procedure. 

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2 hours ago, Screwball said:

Plunk him and save three pitches (I know the rule, I'd plunk him anyway.) 😉

It would be a lot more entertaining if we threw three pitches intentionally wide on him and then plunked him.

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1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

Other than Marge Schott anyway.

Would that even happen today? I'm not so sure. Owners seem to be much more powerful individually and as a cabal than they were 35 years ago.

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1 hour ago, chasfh said:

Would that even happen today? I'm not so sure. Owners seem to be much more powerful individually and as a cabal than they were 35 years ago.

They might be able to do it if she's a woman.  

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11 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

I think that was likely the key thing. Schott was a loose cannon AND she wasn't part of the old boy club either.

Yes, that is a valid flip side. She was simply an embarrassment. She might even be a key reason MLB so strictly vets prospective owners nowadays.

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My first fantasy team was called Schotts Stops.  It was not my idea.  A woman I knew was in a fantasy league at work and she asked me if I would draft the rest of her team for her in a keeper league.  Karen's only rule was I could not trade Dennis Eckersley. I took over the team and was doing pretty well in the league but this was 1994, so you know how that turned out.  By the way, if Karen knew what kind of person Schotts was, she would not have named the team after her.  The next season I got my own team in Bill James Fantasy Baseball.   

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Angels fired Ron Washington.     

Man, he's gonna miss out next year when Anthony Rendon comes back and plays with unbridled joy for the game.  

 

Is Rendon the worst contract in baseball history? 

I'd say Jordan Zimmermann is up there, but at least that guy TRIED to play. 

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3 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said:

Angels fired Ron Washington.     

Man, he's gonna miss out next year when Anthony Rendon comes back and plays with unbridled joy for the game.  

 

Is Rendon the worst contract in baseball history? 

I'd say Jordan Zimmermann is up there, but at least that guy TRIED to play. 

Rendon is right up there with Josh Hamilton, Panda Sandoval, Jacoby Ellsbury, Chris Davis ... and Prince Fielder.

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18 hours ago, papalawrence said:

And the Giants fired Melvin. Bochy back to Giants? 

I hope Posey’s smarter than that. I’d like to see Yadier Molina get a shot at this job. He and Posey, both HOF catchers, have a no BS approach to the game. 
 

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On 9/30/2025 at 11:11 PM, chasfh said:

Rendon is right up there with Josh Hamilton, Panda Sandoval, Jacoby Ellsbury, Chris Davis ... and Prince Fielder.

It may be sacrilege to say but those guys had 0 WAR.  Miggy had negative -2.2 WAR through the final 7 years his extension.  He would have had a higher career WAR if he retired after his age 33 season.

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On 10/1/2025 at 12:11 AM, chasfh said:

Rendon is right up there with Josh Hamilton, Panda Sandoval, Jacoby Ellsbury, Chris Davis ... and Prince Fielder.

Most of those were predictable due to injury history, body type or in Hamilton's case a drug problem.  The only one that seemed like it might be a good idea at the time was Rendon.  

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On 10/1/2025 at 12:11 AM, chasfh said:

Rendon is right up there with Josh Hamilton, Panda Sandoval, Jacoby Ellsbury, Chris Davis ... and Prince Fielder.

Not quite as bad, but Bobby Boniila is one of my favorites.  He is still being payed by the mets  

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