2016 MLB Season Thread Baseball • Page 343

Murray Chass sending in a blank HOF ballot...what a dick

 

I don't get his point. Is he saying that no one deserves to be on due to their performance or he thinks they all did steroids so it's void. Either way he's an idiot.

 

http://deadspin.com/murray-chass-is-everything-thats-wrong-with-the-hall-o-1493277221

A quote in that article from 2014 where Chass says he'd send in a blank ballot just cause it would annoy people. So why does this troll still have a vote?

 

Rasmus heading to Tampa Bay

 

Barring injury this is going to be a fun year, I missed Carlos

 

it came early this week but I got my second Dodgers are still favorites for Dozier notification. It came at like 3 am so screw you Score app.

 

deep down im kinda happy watching Sandy struggle to move Bruce. God almighty how I hated that fucking trade so much.

 

I wonder what kind of contracts Chris Carter and Mark Trumbo would've gotten 10-20 years ago.

 

10mil/2-3 years.

 

Well if you add the fact that these guys would probably use roids too, so their numbers might be even more inflated, it could be anywhere to like, Richie Sexson type contracts, or even crazier with like a Jason giambi contract

 

I still stick by my estimate. That was a lot back then.

 

I really don't understand any of these trades the M's are making. They all are basically washes

 

It's that time of year where I start getting frustrated about Hall of Fame voting. Has anyone gotten more screwed than Fred McGriff?

 

I want Mike Mussina in more than anything, aside from Bonds/Clemens.

 

McGwire. Bonds. Clemens. Do I need to continue?

 

Bagwell

 

Obviously he's only recently become eligible, but I'd like to see Vlad get in one year. Aside from the bias that we're both dominican and share the same first name, the dude was an incredible batter

 

His strike zone was unreal

 

He should this year

 

Read (well, listened) to both Ahead of the Curve by Brian Kenny and The Arm by Jeff Passan so far this week.

Ahead of the Curve was good. I enjoyed listening to Brian Kenny's stories and how he came to be where he is now with MLB Network and his conversations with Bill James and whatnot, but the book was not particularly illuminating in regards to sabermetrics. It was all stuff I was aware of. It might be a good introduction for those who aren't privy to sabermetrics/advanced stats.

The Arm was excellent. Extremely well done and illuminating regarding pitcher's arms, Tommy John surgery, youth baseball's abuse of kids arms, Daniel Hudson & Todd Coffey trying to fight back from two Tommy John surgeries each, and even more I can't remember right now. It was fantastically done.

 

I'm struggling to listen to the arm. The topic is interesting but I think it is better suited for a book as opposed to audio form.

 

I would vote for well over 10 guys on that ballot, but I'm a "big hall" guy.

 

The narration definitely isn't as good as I'd like it to be, but I didn't have too many issues with it. I agree that it would be a better read.

 

Someone with context and knowledge walk me through this Smyly trade.

 

He is in Seattle along with the ever so good looking Tyler 'Sunshine' Motter