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So was Oneil Cruz. There's nothing about his game that is better than Cruz. I'm not saying I dislike him, what I'm saying is that he's not going to help the team this year more than Oviedo would have. I'm saying this is the kind of trade that should've happened 2 years ago. In so much that, if there were a pitcher to move on from for a potential MLB caliber hitter in a year or two (or 3... or 4), from now, prior to Skenes being here, is when it should've been done. There's a very legit chance that this kid never sees the the field until 2027 or 2028.

Understood. I'm not much of a fan either.

As a Pirates fan, I'm not too high on this deal. I mean, I know why they did it... it was to save money, not improve the team. They're trading a guy who last year pitched 40 innings with a 3.57 ERA. Had a 3.46 ERA in 30 innings in a warmup to get back to the majors. He's a guy that would likely be, at worst, a solid #5 starter. They traded him for a poor man's Oneil Cruz. Garcia is a power bat who can't hit. That's Cruz. He has a strong arm. That's Cruz. He has great range. That's Cruz. His fielding, by Pipeline is a 50. That's Cruz. Garcia is replacing who? Tommy Pham? Look, I'm not going to sit here and say Tommy Pham was great... I wouldn't even say he's "good". But, he was a decent left fielder and slightly below average hitter. Is Garcia even going to make the 26-man rostar out of Spring Training? Maybe. Reynolds is the RF. Cruz is going to be the CF. If the Pirates add (I know, "IF"), an outfield bat, Garcia will never see the field and likely start the season in AAA. There's no reason to keep him on the 26, if he's not gonig to be an every day player to develop. What they did was weaken the rotation for a guy who won't really truely help the team for at least a year, maybe 2. They did it to save about $1.5M. The Pirates should be adding guys who will actually help the team, THIS year... not in 2027. That's why it's a dumb trade.

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Willing to guess that the Sheriff was a leftist and the stop was political bias. Also willing to guess that his female POC partner was the reason the whole thing started. I mean, the "Fock Joe and the Hoe" sticker on the vehicle is kinda obvious throughout the whole video.

It could be like ESPN. As a League Manager, I got an email a few years ago about ESPN adding decimal scoring for their leagues. When I looked for it under the scoring settings, it wasn't and still isn't, there. It's possible that any existing league is bound by their settings and only newly formed leagues will have it. I've never created a new league since then, so I don't know if ESPN actually did incorportate it. I just know that I don't have that option. So, it's possible that if you've had your same league for many years, it's possible that you won't be able to have it at all.

Sorry.

RPI isn't a very good metric early on... especially when you're not playing a tough schedule. If they've played no ranked opponents, odds are their opponents aren't playing tough teams either. If that's the case, then they probably all have good records. UConn currently is #6, BYU is #4, Arizona is #5, and Kansas is #30 (UConn played all of them). I haven't seen Nebraska play, but looking at their schedule and the scores, I think UConn and the 3 teams they played, would all make Nebraska their b1tch.

Can this be relateable to a football team? Director = QB: The person in the scrum, calling the shots Script = HC/OC: The one who puts the game plan together for everyone to follow Acting = Team: The supporting cast I'll say Director = 70%, Script = 20%, Acting/Cast = 10% In a sense, that could work towards @Fnord description... What if your cast is the best part? I mean, when you look at Nothing But Trouble with Candy, Akroyd, Chase, & Moore, you look and say "How can this movie not be great?", well... it sucked! But, you could have a movie like anything with Adam Sandler where the script completely sucks, but every movie is hilarious. I don't really follow specific directors, to be honest. I watch a trailer, I look at what they're doing, I see where they're going and that tells me if I want to watch it. I don't care what the movie is about, I don't care who's in it, and I don't care who the director is... just put together something that looks entertaining.

I'm in a league that penalizes all missed FG's 1 point. But also, a -2 for missed PAT's. I do think it's a bit unfair to penalize missed 50+, but it is what it is.

To an extent. I mean, if you go 6-12 in your conference and lose in the conference championship game, you're screwed. But I'm talking about good teams... top 25-30 teams. It doesn't matter if you're #1 or #30. If you're a good team trying to get things together during the season, losing games here and there are meaningless... most especially non-conference games. Compile a 12-6 conference record, win a couple tournament games (maybe win it), and shoot for a 5-seed. If it took you 4 months instead of 2, like some teams, to get your team running at top speed, so be it.

Yeah, these games get way too overhyped. There's always a lot of top 10/25 schools that don't have everyone (UConn was out 2 guys also), and a lot of times, have new players (freshmen/transfers), that need to get acclomated. It's good for the kids to travel and play against non-conference opponents who match the skill/talent level they'll see in the tournament. If you have a team that's good, the record doesn't matter. Just learn, develop, and then kill it in your conference tournament. That'll get you a top 5 seed in the bracket and a good shot at a championship run.

Outcome expected. Go Huskies!

I didn't get the last 2. I recognized #9, but couldn't place it. Never saw #10, to my knowledge. I mean, the first 7 being on preview took the fun out of it though.

I'm actually fine with that.

Not too bad.

First two may hit.

Not too bad.

Overall, not too bad dude.

Probably gonna miss... projects to be at 4000 & 29.

I'm guessing they sit him. Next year is the last year of his rookie contract. I'm thinking that they're going to want him as healthy as possible heading into the off-season and try to work out a new deal.

Tremendous lack of talent on the line and on the perimeter probably had a lot to do with it.

When I was 10, I was brought to a Mr. Mister concert (Bangals opened). I saw Elton John once (by himself). Saw Elton John/Billy Joel 3 times. That's it.