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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 18, 2019 11:02:02 GMT -6
Every player goes with their own tune, that is my observation, I don't see him changing his game. Just like watching Craig swinging over sliders down and away his whole career. Altuve is just going to do what Hinch allows him to do. I don’t blame him to be honest. MVP and hitting champ players aren't going to be coached too much by the manager. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 18, 2019 11:27:32 GMT -6
Altuve is just going to do what Hinch allows him to do. I don’t blame him to be honest. MVP and hitting champ players aren't going to be coached too much by the manager. Touche, but I’d imagine he’d be forced to say something to some of the players once in a while. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 18, 2019 11:28:51 GMT -6
MVP and hitting champ players aren't going to be coached too much by the manager. Touche, but I’d imagine he’d be forced to say something to some of the players once in a while. A player of Hinch's skill level has what, exactly, that he can teach Altuve? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 18, 2019 11:47:41 GMT -6
Touche, but I’d imagine he’d be forced to say something to some of the players once in a while. A player of Hinch's skill level has what, exactly, that he can teach Altuve? I know but managing things is in his job title. |
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Post by batman007 on Sept 18, 2019 11:54:58 GMT -6
Touche, but I’d imagine he’d be forced to say something to some of the players once in a while. A player of Hinch's skill level has what, exactly, that he can teach Altuve? An outside eye. It always sees what you don’t. |
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Post by thomasj13 on Sept 18, 2019 12:50:15 GMT -6
A player of Hinch's skill level has what, exactly, that he can teach Altuve? An outside eye. It always sees what you don’t. Turn over paper: 3-12-26-45-48-51 |
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Post by bearbryant on Sept 18, 2019 12:52:47 GMT -6
outside of taking him out early when there's a sizeable lead, I don't think Hinch manages Altuve. He gets the green light on everything
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 18, 2019 16:15:54 GMT -6
Pete Alonso is about to become the second rookie in three seasons to hit 50 home runs. Before him and Judge, McGwire had the rookie record of 49 back in 1987. Seems fishy.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 16:24:17 GMT -6
Pete Alonso is about to become the second rookie in three seasons to hit 50 home runs. Before him and Judge, McGwire had the rookie record of 49 back in 1987. Seems fishy. As everyone has said, only Manfred is convinced they aren't juicy. Baseball is panicking with sagging attendance. This is a last ditch effort by MLB to turn this game into a Dave and Buster arcade classic, to get more fan interest. Problem is, it is pissing off us purist. |
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Post by koolade2 on Sept 18, 2019 16:27:06 GMT -6
That is the kind of thing that keeps the Real Non-Die Hard fan interested in Baseball once that team is out of the Race.
Thus bringing in Revenue.
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Post by talshill on Sept 18, 2019 17:33:23 GMT -6
Pete Alonso is about to become the second rookie in three seasons to hit 50 home runs. Before him and Judge, McGwire had the rookie record of 49 back in 1987. Seems fishy. As everyone has said, only Manfred is convinced they aren't juicy. Baseball is panicking with sagging attendance. This is a last ditch effort by MLB to turn this game into a Dave and Buster arcade classic, to get more fan interest. Problem is, it is pissing off us purist. Then they need to make it so that a middle-class family can go to a game and get good seats without having to take out a second mortgage. |
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 18, 2019 17:41:01 GMT -6
As everyone has said, only Manfred is convinced they aren't juicy. Baseball is panicking with sagging attendance. This is a last ditch effort by MLB to turn this game into a Dave and Buster arcade classic, to get more fan interest. Problem is, it is pissing off us purist. Then they need to make it so that a middle-class family can go to a game and get good seats without having to take out a second mortgage. Which they'll never be able to do again in the age of the $450 million dollar contract. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2019 17:44:40 GMT -6
As everyone has said, only Manfred is convinced they aren't juicy. Baseball is panicking with sagging attendance. This is a last ditch effort by MLB to turn this game into a Dave and Buster arcade classic, to get more fan interest. Problem is, it is pissing off us purist. Then they need to make it so that a middle-class family can go to a game and get good seats without having to take out a second mortgage. I agree 100%. Problem has spiraled out of control though. This cycle is a vicious circle of owners trying to cover player salary with exorbarant ticket prices. Back in our youth 90% of the baseball crowd were families enjoying our national past time. Nowadays, that number is probably near 40%, with balance of tickets being used as corporate perks. The game has become unaffordable for many americans. And that is a crying shame. The cycle spiral is complete when young americans lose interest in the game, because they didn't get a good exposure to the game early . I also blame PPV TV for this problem too. Never has there been a Goose and the Golden Egg parable more true than what is happening to MLB at this moment. |
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Post by talshill on Sept 18, 2019 20:50:13 GMT -6
Then they need to make it so that a middle-class family can go to a game and get good seats without having to take out a second mortgage. Which they'll never be able to do again in the age of the $450 million dollar contract. Agreed. An 8 oz. drink that costs $27 goes way beyond gouging. |
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Post by talshill on Sept 18, 2019 20:53:25 GMT -6
Then they need to make it so that a middle-class family can go to a game and get good seats without having to take out a second mortgage. I agree 100%. Problem has spiraled out of control though. This cycle is a vicious circle of owners trying to cover player salary with exorbarant ticket prices. Back in our youth 90% of the baseball crowd were families enjoying our national past time. Nowadays, that number is probably near 40%, with balance of tickets being used as corporate perks. The game has become unaffordable for many americans. And that is a crying shame. The cycle spiral is complete when young americans lose interest in the game, because they didn't get a good exposure to the game early . I also blame PPV TV for this problem too. Never has there been a Goose and the Golden Egg parable more true than what is happening to MLB at this moment. Yes. MLB will eventually price themselves out of business. It's possible to ride a good horse to death and between governmental largesse and corporate gouging the middle class will collapse at some point. Which, strangely enough, seems to be the plan of some in our government. |
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Post by Saint on Sept 19, 2019 7:14:09 GMT -6
Unfortunately, the good teams are still getting good attendance so they can still charge people for that stuff. The problem is the disparity amongst the teams. The teams tanking aren't bringing in fans.
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Post by paastrosfan on Sept 20, 2019 13:48:22 GMT -6
Sometimes Altuve's exuberance leads to bad decisions. But with his body of work and accomplishments, who can really say that much ill about it. Some people cannot see a elite player when it hits them in the face. |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 21, 2019 6:42:01 GMT -6
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Sept 21, 2019 6:52:40 GMT -6
PEDS!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2019 9:01:10 GMT -6
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 22, 2019 21:43:35 GMT -6
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Post by koolade2 on Sept 23, 2019 17:07:28 GMT -6
^^^^ Balls are Juiced or the Players are Juiced. You pick which one
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Post by batman007 on Sept 23, 2019 21:09:22 GMT -6
Will have congressional hearings over juiced balls?  ? |
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Post by unionstation82 on Sept 23, 2019 21:22:44 GMT -6
Will have congressional hearings over juiced balls? ? ”I’m not here to talk about the past.” |
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Post by blcoach8 on Sept 23, 2019 21:48:53 GMT -6
Will have congressional hearings over juiced balls? ? ”I’m not here to talk about the past.” Maybe they could consult with Correa about "juiced balls".  |
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Post by marshall on Sept 24, 2019 2:22:30 GMT -6
Will have congressional hearings over juiced balls? ? ”I’m not here to talk about the past.” You're asking the wrong question. You're supposed to ask only questions that make me look good. - Corrupt VP |
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Post by koolade2 on Sept 25, 2019 6:18:23 GMT -6
”I’m not here to talk about the past.” You're asking the wrong question. You're supposed to ask only questions that make me look good. - Corrupt VP It's Trump Fault. He secretly ordered the balls to be Juiced by the Russians and Ukraine |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2019 17:10:59 GMT -6
Re: Juiced balls Very interesting article today in which (if you read between the lines) is an admission from Manfred that something has altered the baseaball and / or something will be done to adjust to normal. I'll let you read and draw your own conclusions.... Here is my favorite article quote from the weasel... "The only thing I'm prepared to say at this point and time is I do think that we need to see if we can make some changes that gives us a more predictable, consistent performance from the baseball," he said. How much more of an admission of manipulation ability by MLB is that? Manfred considering changes to baseball as HR surge continues |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2019 17:17:50 GMT -6
And if I may further rant against the POS Manfred and his predecessor selig.
Baseball is a sport where the record book is hollowed ground. Numbers like 4191, 56, 61*, .406 are permanently ingrained into the true fan. These numbers and records are sacred. When you get the recent COB trash that has pissed on these institutions, it just makes you want to lock these mf'ers up. Manipulating the game should be grounds for full dismissal. Plus as far as Sellig, I wish there was some way or means to revoke his HOF plague. That son of a bitch has done more damage to baseball than any 5 other people combined.
Players were banned trying to enhance their numbers for their benefit. Has Manafred done the same to improve baseball attendance? Ban him.......NOW!
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