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Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:44 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:44 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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THANKS FOR NOTHIN' PAL
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Not trying to say that my perspective applies to all. (only the most smartest people)
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Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:46 pm to hilltophog
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I also respect the fact that my university doesn't leach tax money from the state and local cities to build it's facilities. Seems like every pro stadium gets built on the tax payers dime.
Well, considering the majority of the donations they used to build them are tax-free they basically did in a way.
Building facilities is going to be a whole helluva lot harder going forward now that millionaires won't be able to dump money into the coffers to save their tax bill (and get great seats and things named after them).
This post was edited on 4/9/18 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:47 pm to SummerOfGeorge
quote:I respect that and you are probably safe (with the Braves) of never having to worry about the team packing up and leaving in the middle of the night.
I like rooting for both.
I couldn't imagine being a die hard Rams fan having my team up and leave.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:50 pm to hilltophog
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I respect that and you are probably safe (with the Braves) of never having to worry about the team packing up and leaving in the middle of the night. I couldn't imagine being a die hard Rams fan having my team up and leave.
Well, the Braves won't, but the Thrashers did. And it sucked. I totally get folks not liking pro stuff, but a lot of people have the same emotional tie to pro teams that others have to college teams : family history, growing up with it, etc.
I don't have that same feeling with the Hawks and Falcons, though I like them a lot and root for them. The Braves are really the only pro team I have that deep emotional tie to like with Alabama.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:55 pm to EKG
I know what you meant.
I'd like to see mizzous attendance numbers increase, the past posts I was just stating what and how a lot of mizzou folks feel about college baseball.
I'd like to see mizzous attendance numbers increase, the past posts I was just stating what and how a lot of mizzou folks feel about college baseball.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:58 pm to hilltophog
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I couldn't imagine being a die hard Rams fan having my team up and leave.
I always laughed(and i feel bad) at other fans when their team left. Its truly a horrible, horrible feeling. The rams leaving was a knife to the gut, but how it was done was the turning of the knife.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 3:58 pm to mizslu314
Count me as someone who’d love to see y’all turn it around.
Some programs don’t have what it takes.
Mizzou does.
Some programs don’t have what it takes.
Mizzou does.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:00 pm to mizslu314
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I always laughed(and i feel bad) at other fans when their team left. Its truly a horrible, horrible feeling. The rams leaving was a knife to the gut, but how it was done was the turning of the knife.
Yea, that's just miserable. It was one thing when the Thrashers left, but I had only really followed them for 3-4 years and not nearly as religiously as other teams. And even then every time I hear "Winnipeg" on TV I said "fvck you" under my breath. And it's been at least 6 or 7 years, and I don't even really watch hockey anymore.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:05 pm to SummerOfGeorge
The worst part was watching horrific rams football every sunday for 10 years just to have them leave the second the sun seemed to becoming out.
Havnt watched any NFL expect 1 super bowl since.
Havnt watched any NFL expect 1 super bowl since.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:07 pm to mizslu314
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Havnt watched any NFL expect 1 super bowl since.
Yea, it wouldn't take much to push me over the top on leaving the NFL behind. Considering the only thing that keeps me plugged in is specifically watching and paying attention to the Falcons and their rivals, having them leave like the Rams did would easily do the trick.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:15 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Well, they are about to miss the playoffs this year for the 3rd straight time for the first time since the start of the La Russa era. Meanwhile, Houston is giving away MLB caliber players (see Tucker, Preston) because they have too many of them and not enough 40 man roster spots.
I think Luhnow wins
Tanking the franchise for three years to get top draft choices vs. tyring to reload without tanking makes DeWitt/Mozaliak/Girsch >>>> than Luhnow.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:16 pm to hilltophog
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College baseball - hell.... all of college athletics in general are much more fun than pro due to the connection and the emotion attached to the teams.
Just to add to this, Saturday I watched 3 players in our starting lineup that played high school ball within 30 minutes of Baum Stadium.
I totally get why someone would rather go to an MLB game than a college game, but when it comes to the minor league pro game I would go to a college game every time. Would rather watch paint dry.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:19 pm to mizslu314
Deserve it for keeping fisher for so long
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:19 pm to Mizz-SEC
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Tanking the franchise for three years to get top draft choices vs. tyring to reload without tanking makes DeWitt/Mozaliak/Girsch >>>> than Luhnow.
A lot easier to do when you are in a situation that has been in good hands, well run and turning itself over well than going to a place that has a couple aging stars on decent teams and zero farm system plus zero money to play with. Mozeliak and Girsch showed up off the heels of 2 WS appearances and 6 of 7 years in the playoffs.
Lunhnow inherited an organization coming off 3 losing seasons (The last being a 106 loss season pre-tank).
A little easier situation with more good options in St. Louis.
And, as someone from an organization who has somewhat had their toes dipped in both those waters (the consistent winner and the tear it down and rebuild), I completely was fine with what we did (and the Astros, to a greater extent) did. We were in a place to either win 75-85 games for the next 3 years and then have nothing, or we could sell off expiring assets and get a nice core to start over with. I knew it would suck for a few years but I was ok with that.
This post was edited on 4/9/18 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:23 pm to Mizz-SEC
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Tanking the franchise for three years to get top draft choices vs. tyring to reload without tanking makes DeWitt/Mozaliak/Girsch >>>> than Luhnow.
The tank job started before Jeff. Drayton gutted the franchise before he sold it. Short of coming in and just overpaying for mediocre players to get to average there was nothing to do, but wait and let it build up.
Trying to put my homerism aside the Astros a now built to contend for a WS the next several years. We're the favorites to repeat this year. The core of Altuve, Correa, Springer, and Bregman will be together for the until 2021 when it becomes to make a decision for Springer. Plus we will be adding Tucker to the mix. The only question is will we be able to add enough pitching to win a 3rd WS because I am confident #2 will be here within 3 years.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:24 pm to Farmer1906
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Speaking of Tucker, I always liked him. He just couldn't see to field a decent LF and couldn't hit LHP at all.
I was excited to get him and haven't been dampened so far at all. He's going to slot into a 4th OF/LH bench hat role beautifully when Acuna comes up. And, that works out much better for him in the NL than the AL where being a great LH bench bat isn't nearly as valuable.
That dude is a hitter.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:28 pm to Farmer1906
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Trying to put my homerism aside the Astros a now built to contend for a WS the next several years. We're the favorites to repeat this year. The core of Altuve, Correa, Springer, and Bregman will be together for the until 2021 when it becomes to make a decision for Springer. Plus we will be adding Tucker to the mix. The only question is will we be able to add enough pitching to win a 3rd WS because I am confident #2 will be here within 3 years.
The Astros have truly hit the mother load. They got "lucky" on some guys (Altuve, Keuchel), drafted to near perfection (Springer, Correa, Bregman, Tucker, McCullers), made some great under the radar agent signings/trades to fill gaps (Reddick, McHugh) and made really good trades/signings appropriately (Gattis, Verlander, Cole).
They're just a great roster top to bottom with more kids in the wings. Got to be an exciting time for sure. I'm not sure I've ever been more impressed with a lineup 1-8 than I was when they came to town last year.
This post was edited on 4/9/18 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 4/9/18 at 4:37 pm to SummerOfGeorge
A lot of teams have nice stars or high-end players. What my 'stros have done that and added depth.
Everyone knows the best guys. AL MVP Altuve, WS MVP Springer, Cy Keuchel, Cy Verlander, the best SS in baseball. But beyond that, we're still so damn good.
The Astros #4 and #5 right now and Cole and Morton. They're 3-0 with a 0.35 ERA & 35Ks combined for the first 2 starts.
When they have the "A" lineup in the 6-9 is Reddick, Gattis, Marwin, & McCann. Most of those guys would be in a lot of teams top 5. Marwin finished 19th in the AL MVP voting last year.
Astros Stacked. AL Fuuuucked.
Everyone knows the best guys. AL MVP Altuve, WS MVP Springer, Cy Keuchel, Cy Verlander, the best SS in baseball. But beyond that, we're still so damn good.
The Astros #4 and #5 right now and Cole and Morton. They're 3-0 with a 0.35 ERA & 35Ks combined for the first 2 starts.
When they have the "A" lineup in the 6-9 is Reddick, Gattis, Marwin, & McCann. Most of those guys would be in a lot of teams top 5. Marwin finished 19th in the AL MVP voting last year.
Astros Stacked. AL Fuuuucked.
This post was edited on 4/9/18 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 4/9/18 at 5:03 pm to Farmer1906
How the hell did this turn into a MLB thread instead of a "Make fun of Mizzou" thread? I much preferred the former.
Posted on 4/9/18 at 5:08 pm to finestfirst79
I read an interesting article that indicated SC, Clemson,UVA and other programs regulary in top 10 in baseball attendance still lose money on it. LSU is one of the rare programs that makes a profit.
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