ShaneTheLegLechler

Japanese baseball has really struggled to adapt to modern player development trends on the position player side and it shows. It’s strange because I think a lot of the pitching stuff (approach angle and release point changes, arsenal optimization, understanding what fastballs play better) have made it there.

But the Japanese style of hitting is so engrained over there and it seems like the players that have tried to change, it hasn’t always succeeded either

I love the totality of a baseball season. Mid summer games are leisurely and enjoyable, awesome background TV without feeling unserious or an exhibition for me, then you get the real deal in October where the intensity ratchets up. I don’t think that would feel the same without the laid back regular season to offset it

I just wish they hadn’t expanded the postseason

The Larry Bird Chuck Person Merry Christmas story

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It was never wise to talk trash to Larry Bird, especially for players who couldn’t back it up. The Boston Celtics legend was unstoppable in a war of words as he was on the court. But that didn’t stop Chuck Person from trying to intimidate Bird during the matchup between the Celtics and Indiana Pacers the day after Christmas in 1990.

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Person, who was nicknamed “The Rifleman,” sent a message to Larry before tip-off, saying he was going on a hunting trip that evening. The former Pacers star probably should have kept his thoughts to himself, as Bird had the perfect gift for him, which coach Bob Hill once talked about.

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“To start the second half, Boston was shooting on our end of the court,” Hill said. “I was standing right around halfcourt, and they ran a simple pin down for Larry. He caught the ball, turned, and shot it. Chuck was on the bench. When Larry went up to shoot, he said, ‘Merry fu*king Christmas, Chuck!'” “As he shot it, he said that, turned and ran down the court, and he swished it. I laughed, our whole bench laughed, and I think Chuck even laughed,” Bob added.

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St Mary’s is another good one

I think Arkansas is an obvious one if you include them because of the talent, I imagine they will have pretty short odds to make the Final 4 for a 5 seed or wherever they end up. Wisconsin should be around there too and I can see them going deep, they have been playing well lately and have a couple good veteran guards

I like Santa Clara to potentially win a few games and Northern Iowa will be dangerous in the first round

I would have loved UNC and Tech to go deep before the injuries to Wilson and Toppin. Tech in particular looks like a completely different team. There aren’t a ton of projected 7 8 9 seeds I love

That's what, 4 games? Gonna get murdered though

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Raleigh needs to take a seat

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lol

I can’t believe she went back and got escorted out again. Behavior of a psychopath

Trying to desperately grasp onto an identity from 40 years ago that has nothing to do with their city instead of developing their own is very fitting for this franchise

Combine the Mid 00s and Late teens Astros

Verlander
Clemens
Cole
Pettitte
Oswalt