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  1. UpperWestside
    Dave Robert’s does not seem to be great at his job and Kershaw might should be put out to pasture. I think the thing that obviously makes baseball different from basketball or even football (Assuming you have a great QB) is that you still have to have the rest of your teammates perform because you only get 4 or 5 AB’s a game and when he gets back to pitching in 2025 he only takes the mound every 5th day. Getting Ohtani guarantees nothing. Deferring money guarantees nothing, but it does give them a better opportunity to bring in more meaningful and talented help. Baseball is still an odd sport in how having him moving up the freeway is no guarantee of success. I sure would rather have this guy and a boatload of money to still go spend than to be the A’s, Marlins, Royals, Rockies or Pirates and have no shot to ever be in a position every single year to have a great shot at winning another title.
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    Sounds like we’ve found this man’s spirit animal.
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    What will it cost to get Santos to sing on Cameo the song called “Talkin out the side of your neck.” by Cameo?
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    I’d like to hear some of your thoughts on what possible repercussions would be. You are far more knowledgeable than I could ever hope to be in matters related to this stuff so please share some more thoughts about this.
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    I was thinking “What horrific thing did Paxton try to do now?” Yes this one is going to hurt his GQP friends at the ballot box. The lengths men will go to just to regulate what a woman can do with their body is insane.
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    At least, when your emotions become stable again, let everyone know that this is about the r word. Not about cussing (who cares), this is just you throwing a tantrum because you ran away when people told you to stop saying that word. 10 pages of the airing of grievances later and you left. Let’s see how long you last this time before you break from reality again.
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    You just cannot let go of being told not to say the r word. Even after leaving here for several months you still come right back hanging onto anger because you were told to stop using that word by multiple people. Grow up or don’t, not my problem. I suspect the poster that said you cannot handle this place due to your emotional instability will be proven right sooner rather than later.
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    Probably people who think the United States actually has a nationally mandated language. You generally know what types of people hold that viewpoint. Perhaps we should all learn a little Japanese instead.
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    Put the poors like Oakland out of business permanently. The Dodgers and other high spending teams should not be subsidizing teams not trying to win. Either spend or go bankrupt without the yearly welfare check from the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, etc. A move like this is amazing and I am glad to see it.
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    Hahahahahaha…This is all kinds of awesome. Not only is he now only a 2 million a year player, but he has to do almost nothing to hit the expected WAR number of someone making 2 million. Someone needs to put all the analytics clowns that ruin the sport on deck for wellness checks. The Dodgers just owned a whole bunch of people making fun of them for spending g money. Now he’s being paid chump change with a nice lotto sized payday to come in a decade.
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    Years ago a friend from grade school that has been really successful in opening fast food restaurants attempted to convince me to make all these salsa recipes and sell them to restaurants and in stores. Too much of a headache for me to attempt so I have mostly just made it for friends when they request it. I never have written down a single recipe, but I will recite from memory some approximate stuff for a superheated salsa. I did it once for a friend who requested it back in Texas. I did not want to make it, but he wanted it. It ended with me getting flipped off while he was drinking milk to try and get the burning sensation out of his mouth. I told him it would be too hot, but he insisted. 😂
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    Man have the years ever been unkind to him. He’s still around though at 73 so he’s at least above ground and still enjoying life now that he isn’t worried people are trying to kill him anymore.
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    He needs to find himself a cougar just to be on the safe side. Not real sure what he’ll wind up with going that route, but he won’t be handing over six or seven figures to a family like he is about to do.
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    Kevin Hart seems like he maybe would like to see Giddey shot out of a cannon with his self-described deflection. If I had a daughter and I found that out I would probably feel the same way. That the family hired Allred means they are now obviously seeking a payday. Can’t blame them as it’s hard to be upwardly mobile in that state.
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    You’re very welcome. If dogs could talk Hoo boy would they have some stories to tell about us! I believe that sometimes when you are often in the position of solving the problems of others that it can be overwhelming when you have some of your own. It can be difficult to turn to others for help. I have had far more than my own share of self-inflicted problems, but I also am the person that listens intently to everyone else and their own issues. When you feel like there is no one you can go to just keep coming here. There are so many people in this thread that have given out some incredible advice from their own lived experience. Go enjoy some Tex-Mex with your family. If you want something you can add with a more personal touch for your mother I can PM you one of my salsa recipes. I have all kinds from mild to burning hot that I will gladly share. Being in the kitchen with your mom and daughters doing this would be fun if you want to attempt it.
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    Thank you for letting us into your world. My mother took the loss of my dad hard back in 2011. She misses him still everyday and that he never got to live long enough to meet his grandkids. Just be present for your mother. Talk to her everyday if you can. It will help her feel needed. The first holiday season without a parent or other loved one is rough, but just keep being there and let your mom know how important she is and how much everyone loves her. Little gestures of kindness go such a long way to someone that is grieving.
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    When all else fails (because you lack any actual positivity about anything) you go to a meme. Awesome. I honestly do feel bad for you and others who can’t enjoy life and sports. Maybe it was something your parents or someone else did or said to you to make you so sour. Therapists are good at sorting out attitudes and outlooks like the one you and many others share in common. Find a better way to enjoy sports or just keep being miserable. That’s up to you.
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    I will just have to drive by them. Yes to Bel-Air though! Doesn’t seem to be Ohtani’s speed, but who knows. I gotta see him play at Chavez Ravine now though. Saw him several times in The Bronx. The first match-up with Masahiro Tanaka was incredible to watch a few years back.
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    With this money he can buy a small archipelago and start his own country.
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    You are a sad human being. I feel for you.
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    And there’s one of the killjoys right there. What a terrible way to live.
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    Teams that want to win will pay what it takes to do so. You know the Dodgers care not one iota about what they are paying Ohtani. I honestly feel kinda sad for the killjoys that have spent the last 24 hours deriding this deal and focusing on stuff that does not matter to the Dodgers or any team trying to win. The analytics people that do their best to turn off fans to the sport will spend the rest of the winter mired in negativity about this deal when it’s neither their money nor their team. If Ohtani had asked for 80 million the Dodgers would have signed up for him. Some teams are trying to win. It does not always work out that spending gets titles (Exhibit A in The Bronx right now), but I will never give a team the business for paying for the best players. Good on LA for doing this.
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    Yes. All of it. WAR includes anything and everything about the sport. He’ll have a WAR so high it’ll never be matched and it’ll make this contract a mere pittance.
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    So does this mean I can say he can have a smaller WAR since he’ll be only getting a paltry sum of 45-50 million with the deferred payments? I just want to make sure his contract is in line with his WAR because that is all that really matters. Gotta make sure he is not vastly overpaid. /s
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    Which has been purposely deflated down to that team salary because the owner wanted to get to Vegas.The Dodgers should not have to share revenue with a team like Oakland who has that payroll on purpose.

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