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polo007 · Post #721 » by **polo007** » Mon Dec 7, 2020 10:39 pm

Post #722 » by **Schad** » Mon Dec 7, 2020 11:15 pm

The Reds traded a king's ransom in prospect value in order to Go For It, got two awful seasons and a 31-29 year where they were bounced without winning a playoff game, and now are stripping parts to save money. Just a masterclass in asset management.

polo007 · Post #723 » by **polo007** » Thu Dec 10, 2020 1:21 am

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polo007 · Post #725 » by **polo007** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:45 am

Schad wrote:The Reds traded a king's ransom in prospect value in order to Go For It, got two awful seasons and a 31-29 year where they were bounced without winning a playoff game, and now are stripping parts to save money. Just a masterclass in asset management.

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polo007 · Post #726 » by **polo007** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 12:46 am

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polo007 · Post #727 » by **polo007** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 10:17 pm

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rotty · Post #728 » by **rotty** » Fri Dec 11, 2020 11:18 pm

This is such a weird hire. philly is 9th in highest payroll and are ranked 23rd best farm system

Post #729 » by **Schad** » Sat Dec 12, 2020 2:26 am

rotty wrote:This is such a weird hire. philly is 9th in highest payroll and are ranked 23rd best farm system

Philly's owner also reportedly gave them a mandate to cut spending because the team lost an enormous sum last season. Normally, it's when you reach that point that you fire Dombrowski.

polo007 · Post #730 » by **polo007** » Sat Dec 12, 2020 6:51 pm

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agkagk · Post #731 » by **agkagk** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 1:54 am

rotty wrote:This is such a weird hire. philly is 9th in highest payroll and are ranked 23rd best farm system

Soon they will have a top three payroll and the thirtieth ranked farm system.

SharoneWright · Post #732 » by **SharoneWright** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:10 am

Sources confirm the New York Times report that the Cleveland Indians will be dropping their nickname. While it's unclear what they will replace it with, the Indians -- who have been called that for more than a century and nearly 17,000 games -- will be no more.

Jeff Passan, ESPN
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vaff87 · Post #733 » by **vaff87** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:46 am

Wonder if they go with Cleveland Baseball Team?

Post #734 » by **Schad** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:47 am

Keeping a single nickname for a century was pretty out of character for a franchise that, in its early days, went through six names in a span of barely two decades. So this is a nice retro move.

SharoneWright · Post #735 » by **SharoneWright** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 2:53 am

vaff87 wrote:Wonder if they go with Cleveland Baseball Team?

If you are looking for something both noble and indigenous to the area,, maybe consider The Iroquois.

Post #736 » by **Schad** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 3:19 am

I'd go with the Cleveland Spiders. They were the first major league team in Cleveland, and one of the longest-serving of the defunct teams. There's also plenty of precedent for rebranding later franchises in such a fashion: the current Baltimore Orioles franchise is actually the third iteration, after two previous versions folded (and in a twist, the current Baltimore Orioles were the St. Louis Browns, a franchise which itself was resurrected). They were also Cy Young's first landing spot in the majors.

s e n s i · Post #737 » by **s e n s i** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:52 am

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**** yes. Patsy and Pussy Tebeau.

SharoneWright · Post #738 » by **SharoneWright** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 4:59 am

s e n s i wrote:

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**** yes.

That's some Crazy Schmit right there!!

Post #739 » by **Schad** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 5:01 am

That too. Baseball should work like sumo: if you get to the top level you need to adopt a new name...one consisting of a random adjective, noun or Pokemon species and an exceedingly English/Irish surname. You like Bo Bichette now, but you'll really love him as Squirtle O'Higgins.

wamco · Post #740 » by **wamco** » Mon Dec 14, 2020 6:27 pm

I think he is a cornerback for the ravens