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Dutchrudder

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  1. It's a pretty significant change to the bat design. Manfred loves offense, so I could see him approving this league wide to increase the activity in games. Either way, the League needs to make a definitive ruling on it, because there are plenty of players who would use it if they knew it was an option. This could be a very interesting development in the game, as older players tend to lose bat speed this bat design could be used to help them maintain their hitting capability and extend their careers longer. I read somewhere that Stanton used it last year and had the fastest swing in the league and was 9 MPH faster than the average MLB swing. A 10-15% faster swing speed is a significant change that could really help a lot of players stay relevant longer, and certainly some young guys can take advantage of it.
  2. The only time it has really changed is when Westbrook won while averaging a triple double on the 10th best team in the league. Otherwise it has always been the top player of a team with a top 5 record overall.
  3. Looking good going into the home stretch. This team was 41-41 last year, so they look to improve on that by about 12-14 wins overall. Really fun to watch them when they get to clobber a lesser opponent. Really hope they can turn Green into Booker somehow this offseason, it would be just what this team needs to get a ring.
  4. Fan made GTA style poster:
  5. What is that, 2 ground ball outs for Framber so far? I also don't know why they boo Soto, dude is a badass player. He didn't ask to become a Yankee, and really, we should all thank him for leaving them high and dry.
  6. Cams first hit! 20250327_154002-1.mp4
  7. He seems scared to pitch to Yordan. Can't blame him
  8. 100 win season incoming! Let's gooooooo!
  9. Mets over, Dodgers under. Cleveland over, Yankees under Cam Smith for AL, Bubba Chandler for the NL The Mets got a lot better this offseason and should be able to trade for more talent mid-season. If Lindor can play well to start the season, like he did to end last season, they should be in great shape to win a lot more games this year. Holmes moving to SP will be interesting, but I think he can do it. I think the injury bug catches the Dodgers this year and derails their plans of a 100 win season. Cleveland made some moves, but primarily they should have a better starting rotation this year. If Bieber can come back mid-season and be anything close to what he was, they will be in great shape for the playoffs. I think they will promote a few guys to play 2B and OF during the season. Jhonk should be a starter and mash a ton of homers right behind Jram. Yankees lost Soto in free agency, Cole to TJ surgery, Stanton's arms are falling off and they have a bunch more injuries to deal with before playing even 1 game so far. Not looking great for their season in a very tough division.
  10. Wow, 100k per a yard is a steep price. Glad New England is paying it and not us. Should be worth a good compil pick for us at 23m apy. Bravo New England!
  11. The sound of that stairway door closing with Mark on the inside is stuck in my head. As soon as that happened, I knew he wasn't leaving. He did his part, he completed his side of it, but his survival instincts kicked in and he couldn't risk not existing any more. Such a great way to end the season and leave numerous paths open for future stories in season 3 and beyond. Plenty of unanswered questions to be dealt with later, but still a satisfying ending. That's a difficult balance to keep in tact for a show (see Lost S1-3), and can go completely off the rails and ruin the fanbase of done poorly (see Lost S4-6).
  12. I hope Bill uses this opportunity to ask Trump questions nobody else gets to. Try to needle him on some topics that show how dumb he really is. Of course that footage may never see the light of day, but a Don Lemon/Elon Musk type feud would be a decent outcome.
  13. Oh my god, I feel so sad for kids born into families like this. Extra sad knowing I grew up with a mom who was antivax and had to get all my shots at age 27 to travel abroad for work. I was going to Nigeria and they had a whole list of required vaccines to enter the country. Nigeria of all places has stricter immigration/work visa vaccine requirements than the US. Just bonkers.
  14. This doesn't quite fit here, but it's close enough...
  15. I kinda chuckled when I saw Robinson was Out with injury for Derka, but felt bad about it. I just dropped John Collins, because he won't be back before the season ends. Jaylen Brown has been out, Maxey out, Poeltl out every other game. Just a mountain of injuries to wade through trying to make a lineup that has a chance at winning in 6 categories. I thought I would have a chance with Sabonis out and Jonas taking over as Center for the Kings for a couple weeks, but he can't do shit for them. Just unbelievably bad luck Every night against Derka is this: I am rolling the dice with Sandro Mamukelashvili tomorrow night! lol...
  16. Didn't the Pirates do that with Skenes last year? Seems like teams are overthinking this kind of stuff. Just let them play, and let their performance speak for them. There's room for Cam to start on this team, and they could use someone new to hype them up. Maybe him, Yainer and Pena can be start of the new wave of all stars for the next 10 years.
  17. What could Cam possibly do better to make the case? Dude is gonna be in the Rookie of the Year running at this point, assuming he gets a shot at it.
  18. I never liked Ferry when he was on the Cavs in the 90s. Always seemed like an overpaid asshole.
  19. Now remove the bots and rerun the numbers...
  20. Therapist is very upset that clients are leaving her because she supported Trump. Also has a non binary kid and is a social worker.
  21. Me: Hey baby, did you have a good Saint Patrick's day at school? 3yo: Yes! And I didn't get shot! Me: 🤨wait, what? You didn't get shot? 3yo: Yes, I wore green, so I don't get shot! Me: You mean with a squirt gun?? 3yo: No daddy, they shoot you with air if you don't wear green. Me: uhhhh, ok... I was not able to figure out what the hell she was talking about. I assume she meant 'pinch', but she knows that word and would use it.
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