Lucas Plein

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[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@973TheFanSD @ItsbuccnJoe59 🥲

[SS Footy Picks @SoccerSnacksPod]

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[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@SportsDogma I’m looking at total team shot props for both sides. Morocco tends to be more conservative in these bigger games but I think the Dutch will dictate the style of game more and we will see some end to end action. 🇲🇦12+ shots at +105 & 🇳🇱13+ at -110 both feel like good numbers to me

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@haki507 @Four_3_Three @willjohnsonbf1 “You’re just trying to make it more appealing to the people who won’t watch it anyway”

Saying there should be no offsides is the most brain dead take of all time

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@TooMuchMortons_ My goat. Miss him

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

I’m sure the salary cap will fix this disaster of an organization.

[Jomboy Media @JomboyMedia]

“They’re telling the fans to stand up”

“The fans should know without having to look at the scoreboard”

Marlins broadcaster was upset about the delayed reaction to Sandy Alcantara breaking the franchise strikeout record

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

Low IQ take. Soccer is the best, before this tournament: 45 min uninterrupted play, a 15 minute break, and then another 45 minutes. No commercials just pure sport

NFL games take 3 hours and there’s a commercial break every 5 minutes. Oh and every league flops now

[History With Jacob @HistoryWJacob]

Okay, since you asked, here’s my American opinion.

Soccer will never be as popular in America as football for 3 reasons:

1. The Fake Injuries

Players are incentivized to flop because the other team is more likely to get a penalty.

In football, it is the opposite. If a player has a real injury, play toughs it out and plays through it, it is seen as heroic.

Americans like toughness and grit.

2. Chance Goals

Many goals are scored by chance as opposed to skill. The chaos at the net when the ball is near is remarkable. Defenders blocking the goalie’s line of sight. The ball bouncing and ricocheting off of random body parts often determines if the ball goes in the net or out of bounds.

In football, there are some elements of chance, but because players are allowed to use their hands, the points are primarily scored based on skill. Less is left to chance.

Americans like control.

3. Low Scoring

In football, it is still challenging to score, but it happens much more often. Also, every play has a chance for gratification and excitement: a first down, a big catch, a big hit, a sack, an interception, etc

American like constant excitement.

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@RickRunGood @RIGGEDBETS_ Anything less than $20m

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@jayhaykid Me too man. Glad it keeps us both up at night

[Gaffa @touchesinthebox]

Pre-tourney WC betting preview, picks, & accompanying writeups are live.

https://t.co/dDy1mgWLq7

RTs appreciated, quite a bit of time/research went into this. Enjoy the tournament everyone! 🫡

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@jayhaykid Don’t have to be an analytics expert to see that the Padres currently can’t hit or play defense.

I love Manny but the defensiveness when he’s been objectively bad needs to stop. Put the hand up and move on

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@deacondje As a non hitting instructor, it’s just a sit and spin swing that he catches way too deep. Same story with 90% of his ABs this year

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@FlannyMLB So then centralize the media rights and pay a proportionate amount to each team. Don’t need to suppress salaries

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@NickNelsonMN People said this about San Diego for years. Every team can afford star players. Some teams choose not to sign them.

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@DevotedPhantom @herculezg He’s one of the highest paid international managers and the only uncertainty about staying with the usmnt is coming from him. Incredibly short sighted decision by the US to hire him but if we make a run this World Cup it’s worth it

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

Owners have never cared about fans before. The fact they are making such a point to frame this as “what the fans want” should really tell you something

[Bob Nightengale @BNightengale]

MLB response: ‘We appreciate the union making a set of proposals and we look forward to continuing the bargaining process and working towards solving the competitive balance problem our fans are telling us needs to be addressed. We understand their proposals are designed to benefit players. Unfortunately, they do not address and in fact exacerbate the competitive balance problem our fans are telling us we must address. The MLBPA’s proposal would reduce the amount transferred to lower-revenue Clubs, weaken the Competitive Balance Tax, and lead to even more payroll disparity than exists today. For example, under the Union’s proposal, the Dodgers would pay less in luxury tax payments, giving them an additional $70 million to spend on payroll.”

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@TooMuchMortons_ Having two full years of catching with the challenge system before this year is so valuable and underrated

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@thestevenwoods Gambling is a big part of Japanese culture

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@OutrightKing59 @busterbetsgolf His Wednesday live chat shares his card there every week

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@Ash_Padres @thestevenwoods Ken was 5 feet away from this when it happened and you know was grinning ear to ear

[Lucas Plein @Lucas_Plein1]

@DavisonDistro @MLBReplays_ I forgot how awful he was all game. Like an 8th grader trying to throw runners out