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Imagine trading Bryant for Syndergaard..whose arm is a broken noodle?
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Ha. Look at that guy's timeline. He made up that trade and then like gave up and quit the account.
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena. ![[Image: ITgoyeg.png]](http://i.imgur.com/ITgoyeg.png)
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Account was followed by Phil Rogers & Mully and Haugh. Sounds totally legit.
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This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena.
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Hendricks seems to be ok with Joe being gone. Some quotes from Mooney's latest piece.
Quote:"Of course," Hendricks said Friday. "When Joe came in, that was 100 percent what was needed at the time. Obviously. It had been going a certain way, and when he came (here), it was like, Oh my God, this is awesome. The things hes saying, the freedom, this is what we need."
"Its the same feeling having Rossy in here: This is right. This is what needed to be done."
"Thats what weve been looking for, thats what weve needed, is one unifying voice, Hendricks said. Someone thats going to say what needs to be said, keep the accountability around here. And its clear as day already that Rossys doing that. I think thats why theres so much excitement this early in camp."
"If you were in the room, (you would understand)," Hendricks said, describing the daily 9 a.m. meetings that Ross is running in the Nike Performance Center. "The guys are rushing to the theater to get in there early. When he comes out, (its) all eyes on him. Just the way hes talking to us, its real. Hes just being the same guy hes always been, bringing that intensity, the accountability. It fires guys up right away in the morning."
"We head out to the field and we just want to kill all the work that we have that day and get better. Instead of just kind of getting ready. Not that it (was) going through the motions, but its different than just going out there and getting ready and getting prepared for your first game. Its taking advantage of every rep out there and focusing on every detail because thats whats going to make the difference at the end."
"Once you get to the top, its even harder to stay there, Hendricks said. You cant rest on your laurels. You need to keep being reminded of that how tough it is, the grind, appreciating the process every single day and not taking anything for granted. Sometimes getting a new voice and getting new words from someone can really help a lot."
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Quote:A present for Straw
https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/122...3457997825
Fuck Napoli. You know when you grow a beard like that and your jawline is still discernible, you suck at beards.
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This is starting to become a common narrative of the last 2 seasons under Maddon, according to several players.
Quote:Baez: Cubs not always ready to start last year
MESA, Ariz. -- Chicago Cubs star Javier Baez promised a better pregame work ethic for himself and his teammates after the club missed the playoffs last season and then switched managers. He often believed they simply weren't ready for the first pitch last year.
"It wasn't something bad, but we have a lot of optional things," Baez said from Cubs camp on Sunday. "Not mandatory. Everyone kind of sat back on that, including me. I wasn't really going out there and preparing for the game. I was getting ready during the game, which is not good."
The narrative Baez spoke of backs up what the front office has often intimated after hiring David Ross to replace Joe Maddon. Maddon presented a less-is-more attitude, which helped the team to a World Series victory in 2016, but had been taken advantage of more recently, at least according to Baez.
"A lot of players were doing the same as me, getting loose during the game," Baez said. "You can lose the game in the first inning. Sometimes when you're not ready and the other team scored on something simple, I feel like it was because of that. We weren't ready.
"I got to the field, and instead of going outside and hitting BP, I would do everything inside, which is not the same. Once I go out to the field for the game, I feel like I wasn't ready. I feel like I was getting loose during the first four innings. I should be ready and excited to get out before the first pitch, and I promise you this year is going to be like that."
The Cubs have vowed to work more as a team in 2020 because individual workouts of the past might have culminated in a stunted offense. They were much better on paper than in the box score.
"I think we have to let our numbers get away and see how we end up in September or October," Baez said. "For me, it's think as a team. We haven't been doing that the past two years."
Baez is the lone Cub, according to league sources, actually talking about an extension with the team. While Kris Bryant's name has been involved in trade rumors, Baez is more likely to be around for years to come. Both are two years from free agency, and it's doubtful both can sign long-term extensions.
"It's up to them, to be honest," Baez said. "I wish we both [could] stay here. We want to keep everyone here because we pretty much have the team that won. But it is what it is. Obviously not every year we're going to have the same players."
Baez didn't indicate that anything was close between him and the team and said he would like to start focusing on baseball again. He didn't put a deadline on talks but was clear he was letting his agents handle the business end.
"It's been up and down," he said of the negotiations. "It's business. It's really tough. I'll let them work that out. If it works, great. If not, we have another year.
"You can't be your own agent and play baseball."
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Yu is the king of Twitter.
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Yup SI is still around, here’s a preview of select 2020 players
https://www.si.com/mlb/2020/02/17/fantas...am-preview
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Does SI have an editor on staff?
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Last year my plan was to drafted Contreras in the ninth round on all of my teams in 15 leagues in the high stake’s market.
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I think the better question is who the hell thinks people here were sitting waiting for a fantasy baseball preview of the Cubs from the corpse of SI?
This is not some silly theory that's unsupported and deserves being mocked by photos of Xena.
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Their parent company Authentic Brands has assembled quite the collection of zombie brands just to maximize product placement across all types of media platforms. I'd be surprised if SI survives the year as a going concern.
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