Bob Lessick

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Johns Hopkins faculty. Baseball, music, education, politics, running, diversity

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[Bob Lessick @lessick]

@VaulterXL @MarkCHealey For a rebuilding team, plenty of reason. If you're 2-3 years from competing, why waste more than one roster spot on someone that is not part of your future core?

One bad contract gets you to the floor and you can develop with the rest of the roster.

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@Kelhow77 @IMukima Of course it is. Baseball is a game of slumps and streaks. Anyone can get hot for a few games. Over the course of a season is where you see the better teams separate.

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@CrusadersBBNY @mike_daddino It was pretty clear on the TV slowed down replay that when Henderson's foot hit the bag, there was still daylight between the pitcher's heel and the bag. Both Baltimore and Boston broadcasters assumed it would be overturned.

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@VaulterXL @MarkCHealey The richer team would trade their worst contract to a team trying to meet the floor, which would do absolutely nothing to change competitive balance.

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@MarkCHealey They will likely use the revenue share to take on a bad contract just to meet the floor. In other words, no real change inexpenditure from the owner.

System is not broken so why change it just to make owners richer?

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@IMukima @Kelhow77 @jc_bradbury The Rangers got hot the right time, which is far more important than payroll in s short series

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@BizballMaury I'm very anti-cap. Does little more than make owners wealthy.

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@Kelhow77 @jc_bradbury In 2023, the Orioles and Rays led the AL in wins while the Yankees and Red Sox missed the playoffs.

[Casey @caseybnew]

My favorite part of this is it's not like these teams do this EVERY SINGLE JUNE. Also who has Pirates seasons tickets be fr

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@howie_hua A. Greater than 4.

My thought process: 3.99 removes 1/10 from 4. Do that four times and the total winds up being less than 15.99.

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@PaulValleIII @RobLongSports Unfortunate for the kid, but MLB can't make exceptions or it opens a door for potential "misunderstandings."

Clearly, the kid meant no harm but that rule has to be followed.

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@SlangsOnSports @EliasSports I'm not sure which is more surprising: that it was a guy named "Bumpus" or that it happened in mid-October in his only game that season.

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@joshrauh It wasn't until a few winters later that Hilltop Steak House opened to assist the early settlers.

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@BaseballAmerica Yes, in pretty much all sports. Counting SOS and RPI is double dipping, because SOS is part of RPI. It's hard for a mid major to get a high RPI because the power teams play each other. Mercer did so but still got snubbed.

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@mchiang105 @DanClarkSports My thoughts, exactly.

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@nut_history Sidd Finch

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@Blewzzz_ @RGIII @Gretegiii @OuttaPocketRG3 Well, then throw them out of the FBS. He was right to say that if it is truly an FBS playoff, then every FBS conference should have a chance to be represented.

FYI--I prefer to keep it at 12, but if you do expand, have to let them in.

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@Buster_ESPN He's already a part owner. I have no reason to believe that his taking on a bigger role would be remotely helpful.

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@Terrapins247 Greg Manning

[Ryan Ripken @ryanripkenshow]

"I was in L.A. watching [Eddie Murray] take batting practice... the whole 1st round was the ugliest swings I've seen in my life... I walked up to him and said Eddie what were you trying to do in that 1st round? He goes, that was infield back man on 3rd less than 2 outs I got 2 strikes and I'm just trying to put it in play"

Will Clark tells the story of watching Eddie Murray prepare in batting practice and how it changed his thought process.