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[quote=punch it in;1298993]Braves won 44 games before all start break 44 games after in the 44 th week of the year that Hank Aaron #44 died and Snitker s 44th year with Braves.. trippy[/quote]

Braves also beat the Brewers, Dodgers, and Astros to win - coincidentally the Nats also beat all 3 teams (and the Cards in the NLCS) to win the WS 2 years ago too.

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[QUOTE=SunnySide;1298631]Good for the Braves, no dog in the fight but super glad the cheating Astros got beat.[/QUOTE]My thoughts Exactly!

Although I personally did follow the Atlanta Braves in the 90's. So I do have something of a soft-spot for the Braves.

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[quote=punch it in;1298993]Braves won 44 games before all start break 44 games after in the 44 th week of the year that Hank Aaron #44 died and Snitker s 44th year with Braves.. trippy[/quote]

Hank for the win!

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[QUOTE=Chico23231;1299018]Hank for the win![/QUOTE]


No matter who u root for you gotta love Hank. If you don’t there is something wrong with you.

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[QUOTE=punch it in;1298993]Braves won 44 games before all start break 44 games after in the 44 th week of the year that Hank Aaron #44 died and Snitker s 44th year with Braves.. trippy[/QUOTE]Very Trippy! Like the X-Files! [QUOTE=punch it in;1299023]No matter who u root for you gotta love Hank. If you don’t there is something wrong with you.[/QUOTE]Absolutely! [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]

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Mad Max and the Mets…I like it

This gotta make the Nats fan a lil sore in the ass

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If deGrom can get back to 100% gotta like that 1-2 punch

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[quote=Chico23231;1301036]Mad Max and the Mets…I like it

This gotta make the Nats fan a lil sore in the ass[/quote]

You like a division rival getting a lot better? I don't like it at all. 🤢🤮

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I love the other moves the Mets have made too. Marte, Escobar, and Canha will be nice upgrades.

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[quote=MTK;1301045]I love the other moves the Mets have made too. Marte, Escobar, and Canha will be nice upgrades.[/quote]

Marte is a stud. The trade deadline worked out perfectly for the Braves, but he was a guy I was hoping we could get. He is one my favorite non-Braves players in the league.

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Best move the Mets ever made.

[url]https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/12/mets-hire-buck-showalter-as-manager.html[/url]

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Not looking good for Bonds or Clemens getting in. Glad to see Buck O’Neill get in what an ambassador of the game!

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Never thought I’d see the day where both bonds and Clemens not in…now make sure A-Rod never gets in

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1308869]Not looking good for Bonds or Clemens getting in. Glad to see Buck O’Neill get in what an ambassador of the game![/quote]

I couldn't disagree more. I think it's a shame and an embarrassment that those guys aren't in the HOF.

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With regard to Bonds and Clemens, I'm kind of on the fence. On one hand baseball has a pretty storied history tied to cheating and guys doing whatever they can to get an advantage, and on the other I understand those that have no tolerance for what went on during the steroid era. Bonds and Clemens both would have had Hall worthy careers, roids or not.

I don't know how you can tell the story of baseball in the 80s and 90s without talking about those guys, so I guess I'd lean towards putting them in at the end of the day.

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[quote=MTK;1308916]With regard to Bonds and Clemens, I'm kind of on the fence. On one hand baseball has a pretty storied history tied to cheating and guys doing whatever they can to get an advantage, and on the other I understand those that have no tolerance for what went on during the steroid era. Bonds and Clemens both would have had Hall worthy careers, roids or not.

I don't know how you can tell the story of baseball in the 80s and 90s without talking about those guys, so I guess I'd lean towards putting them in at the end of the day.[/quote]

Early on in their retirement I was definitely an F them guy. I think mostly do to their defensive posturing. I have grown soft over time, but still have some conflicting emotions. If they get in should we revisit Pete Rose? imo he should be in as a player but MLB has always been strict with gambling.

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1308935]Early on in their retirement I was definitely an F them guy. I think mostly do to their defensive posturing. I have grown soft over time, but still have some conflicting emotions. If they get in should we revisit Pete Rose? imo he should be in as a player but MLB has always been strict with gambling.[/quote]

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I really hope baseball gets a deal done today. Very sad if they can't put their egos aside for the good of the game.

It's probably going to be a long year for the Nats but I don't care. I'm ready for some baseball. Seeing Max in a Mets uniform is going to hurt really bad. :-(

That parade and incredible 2019 run seems like it was 10 years ago.

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[quote=skinsfan69;1311302]I really hope baseball gets a deal done today. Very sad if they can't put their egos aside for the good of the game.

It's probably going to be a long year for the Nats but I don't care. I'm ready for some baseball. Seeing Max in a Mets uniform is going to hurt really bad. :-(

That parade and incredible 2019 run seems like it was 10 years ago.[/quote]

Agreed. The start of baseball season is one of my favorite weeks of the year.

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According to Evan Drellich, Ken Rosenthal, and Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, MLB told the players on Monday that they have indicated a willingness to miss a month of games from the 2022 season.

The full extent of the conversation isn't yet known, but Drellich adds that MLB "took a more threatening tone" than they did during CBA negotiations on Sunday. Not exactly what you want to hear with MLB's self-imposed Monday deadline before regular season games will be canceled. It's easy to see this as a threat from the players' perspective, trying to test their will with the "deadline" rapidly approaching. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently said that missing games would be a "disastrous outcome for this industry," but apparently he's prepared to let that happen.

Manfred is a terrible commissioner

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Since we lost the first week of the season here is a fun list a number to retire for every team:

[url]https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2953886-1-legend-from-every-mlb-team-who-deserves-to-have-their-number-retired[/url]

Lot's of good names that deserve it but plenty in there just to fill the void.

Baltimore Orioles: Mike Mussina-This to me is a no brainer. Man deserves to be recognized at Camden Yards with the other Oriole HOF players. Yes I know he didn't go in as an Oriole but his career here was something special he wasn't a rental or stop gap.

You guys approve of your teams nod? If not who would you go with?

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[quote=BaltimoreSkins;1311465]Since we lost the first week of the season here is a fun list a number to retire for every team:

[url]https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2953886-1-legend-from-every-mlb-team-who-deserves-to-have-their-number-retired[/url]

Lot's of good names that deserve it but plenty in there just to fill the void.

Baltimore Orioles: Mike Mussina-This to me is a no brainer. Man deserves to be recognized at Camden Yards with the other Oriole HOF players. Yes I know he didn't go in as an Oriole but his career here was something special he wasn't a rental or stop gap.

You guys approve of your teams nod? If not who would you go with?[/quote]

Keith Hernandez will be the first player from the 86 Mets to have his # retired this year and it's definitely well deserved. Can't argue against David Wright, dude was on a hall of fame pace until the injuries piled up.

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[quote=Chico23231;1311357]According to Evan Drellich, Ken Rosenthal, and Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic, MLB told the players on Monday that they have indicated a willingness to miss a month of games from the 2022 season.

The full extent of the conversation isn't yet known, but Drellich adds that MLB "took a more threatening tone" than they did during CBA negotiations on Sunday. Not exactly what you want to hear with MLB's self-imposed Monday deadline before regular season games will be canceled. It's easy to see this as a threat from the players' perspective, trying to test their will with the "deadline" rapidly approaching. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently said that missing games would be a "disastrous outcome for this industry," but apparently he's prepared to let that happen.

Manfred is a terrible commissioner[/quote]

This is just sad and pathetic on so many levels.

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[quote=skinsfan69;1311486]This is just sad and pathetic on so many levels.[/quote]

Coming out of covid and folks just want to get back to normal…this is a bad look for baseball

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[url]https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33464040/major-league-baseball-cancels-second-week-season-discussions-fail-produce-cba[/url]

2 weeks canceled

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woot looks like baseball is back

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[quote=MTK;1312566]woot looks like baseball is back[/quote]

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Now let's get Free Agency started again. Interested to see where some of the remaining players land. Pretty impressive they are still going to play 162 games with the delay.

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Can we get Mike Trout out of Anaheim?
Please someone save this guy.

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Max got 3 years 130 mill. The Mets always look good on paper at the start of the year but never do a damn thing.. Glad we got the best years of Max, no way do the Mets get their money's worth.

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[quote=jamf;1312684]Can we get Mike Trout out of Anaheim?
Please someone save this guy.[/quote]

Anaheim is like a graveyard. Rendon fell of the face of the earth once he signed there.

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If the Dodgers sign Freeman I will die quite a bit inside.

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[quote=sdskinsfan2001;1312695]If the Dodgers sign Freeman I will die quite a bit inside.[/quote]

It will suck, but Atlanta will move quick hopefully to get another hometown guy, Matt Olsen at 1st. I think he wants to come home if Freeman goes.

Side note, just got my Atlanta World Champs shirt in the mail!

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[quote=Chico23231;1312698]It will suck, but Atlanta will move quick hopefully to get another hometown guy, Matt Olsen at 1st. I think he wants to come home if Freeman goes.

Side note, just got my Atlanta World Champs shirt in the mail![/quote]

Just got one too. Waited a few months and it dropped from 40 bucks to 20 bucks. They really try to fuck you after you win.

40 for a t shirt? Pfft.

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Padres general manager A.J. Preller said Monday that Fernando Tatis Jr. will undergo surgery to repair a fractured wrist and could be sidelined for up to three months.

Wow! Terrible news!

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[quote=Chico23231;1312842]Padres general manager A.J. Preller said Monday that Fernando Tatis Jr. will undergo surgery to repair a fractured wrist and could be sidelined for up to three months.

Wow! Terrible news![/quote]

Geez, that dude gets hurt a lot. His shoulder dislocates when swinging sometimes and now this.

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Mets Alonso: Flipped 3 times and still not missing any spring training.

[url]https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33501576/new-york-mets-first-baseman-pete-alonso-feels-blessed-car-flipped-3-s-accident[/url]

Every day is a great day to be alive.

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Boom:

Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Braves are acquiring first baseman Matt Olson from the Athletics.

Wow. Just an absolute stunner, which seemingly signals the end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta. Passan adds that the Athletics will receive outfielder Cristian Pache, catcher Shea Langeliers and right-handers Ryan Cusick and Joey Estes. It's a massive prospect haul for Oakland as they transition into a full-scale teardown. Olson is poised to take over as the reigning World Series champions everyday first baseman after posted a robust .271/.371/.540 triple-slash line with a career-high 39 homers and four stolen bases in 673 plate appearances last year.

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[quote=Chico23231;1312898]Boom:

Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Braves are acquiring first baseman Matt Olson from the Athletics.

Wow. Just an absolute stunner, which seemingly signals the end of the Freddie Freeman era in Atlanta. Passan adds that the Athletics will receive outfielder Cristian Pache, catcher Shea Langeliers and right-handers Ryan Cusick and Joey Estes. It's a massive prospect haul for Oakland as they transition into a full-scale teardown. Olson is poised to take over as the reigning World Series champions everyday first baseman after posted a robust .271/.371/.540 triple-slash line with a career-high 39 homers and four stolen bases in 673 plate appearances last year.[/quote]

I hate sports.

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This should be fun

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