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  1. Willets Point
    RC Cola
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    Okay but the home run derby contestants have to face the best available pitcher from the opposing team. And they can strikeout.
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    Hmm...I was thinking that Steve Cohen spent all of the lockout just itching to throw money at players, but nothing yet from him, it seems.
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    Having been to the Patriots Day game at Fenway multiple times, I'm a fan of morning baseball.
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    Personally I find the designated rivalries the only reason for interleague play to exist. Is there anyone who cares when the Orioles play the Giants or the Pirates play the Twins? Of course, regional realignment would preserve the matchups people care about while making interleague play unnecessary.
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    Edgy MD wrote: I'm pretty certain we'll have two leagues of two divisions and eight teams in each division within three years. I wouldn't mind that so much, but I fear that the two leagues will have four divisions of four teams each. And every season one or more divisions will be "won" by a team with around 80 to 85 wins. And a 100+ win team in another division in the same lead will get a Wild Card.
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    Rodon to the Giants appears to be the winner.
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    The home opener on April 15 is now listed as a day game.
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    I know I'm a broken record, but I've long been on board for a regional realignment of the leagues. Three leagues of 10 teams (East, Central, West) with a balanced league-only schedule. Build up regional rivalries and sell more tickets because fans will be able to travel to more road games. All the games in the same (or adjacent) time zones so TV viewers aren't falling asleep (or still at work) when the game is on and ratings go up. If they expand to 32 teams, then four leagues of 8 teams each works even better.
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    Edgy MD wrote: I like that they've narrowed one of the locations down to "Asia." A series in Thimpu, Bhutan for some Himalayan-sized homers!
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    Willets Point wrote: So I'm assuming the schedule is not being altered in any way other than that first week of games being deleted. I guess there are some teams out there that are happy their games against some team like the Dodgers and the Rays are erased. Gonna be 162, with full-length doubleheaders wedged in. Teams that now have double headers against the Dodgers and the Rays saying "FUCK!"
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    So I'm assuming the schedule is not being altered in any way other than that first week of games being deleted. I guess there are some teams out there that are happy their games against some team like the Dodgers and the Rays are erased.
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    The negotiations were going nowhere until they saw your ultimatum, FK. You have the power!!!!
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    Can they still have the SS and 2B swap if they want the stronger fielder on the right side of the infield?
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    I'm not even sure how they enforce a ban on a shift. Defensive players shift position during every at-bat and every situation. Will they be confined to a certain range of the field that they can position themselves before the ball is in play? Will we be getting video challenges over whether or not the shortstop was one step out of the shortstop zone? Anyway I hate it. Learn to bunt against the shift and the defense won't shift.
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    http://photo.elcinema.com.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/_315x420_043455edd0482f3e4cc3f5b814676e36519d690785ab585aa2171f09c6bfdb64.jpg> [bIGPURPLE]Fresno? Nobody goes to Fresno anymore![/bIGPURPLE]
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    I liked it. Had a warm, Spielbergian "kids delve into mysteries" feel to it with a strong performance by McKenna Grace, crossed with a tribute to the original cast (who are in the movie a whole lot less than I expected). I also liked the 2016 version, which was bigger on laughs, whereas Afterlife is more of charming family film. But I agree with Edgy that the 2016 version would've been better if it was just the same Ghostbusters business 30 years later and the original crew had retired and now everyone who worked there was a woman. Maybe they could've had one of the four just starting on the job when the film begins to serve as a point-of-view character. Anyway, Ghostbusters 2016 and Ghostbusters 2021 are a whole lot more fun and entertaining than that piece of crap Ghostbusters 2.
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    Here's a https://deadspin.com/hear-me-out-derek-jeter-for-mlb-commissioner-1848609966first ballot inductee for the bad takes hall of fame.
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    You want expanded playoffs? Fine. 7 teams qualify from each league - 3 division champions and 4 wild cards. The division champs are seeded 1-3, and the wild cards are seeded 4-7 based on regular season records. Round 1: Best of 3 series hosted by higher seed: 4 v 7 and 5 v 6 Round 2: Best of 3 series hosted by higher seed: 2 v the lower remaining seed and 3 v the higher remaining seed Winner of Round 2 advances to a best of 7 LCS against the #1 seed who also get home field advantage. More teams get a chance at the postseason as MLB desires, but the importance of the regular season is maintained by the benefits of home field advantage and byes given to the the teams with the best records. Also, the maximum number of games a team can play to advance to the LCS is the same as it is now - 6. And all of the games of Round 1 and 2 can be completed in about 7 days, so it won't stretch out the postseason any further.
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    What's the over/under on how many days/weeks before a Yankee announcement that the captain is back in the pinstripe-fold where he belongs? https://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/i/cbslocal/wp-content/uploads/sites/14578484/2012/05/suzyn2.jpg> [bIGPURPLE]OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS!!![/bIGPURPLE]
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    Yes! I called them Mareeners based on my 78 Topps cards.
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    Only if you include the Dodgers' first 14 seasons when Brooklyn was not yet part of New York City.
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    Did the winning cover make a final tour of Long Island before its delivery to Stockholm?
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    I read that too quickly and at first thought it said the minimum age for the NFL was three.
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    The Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/02/19/sports/why-is-service-time-manipulation-so-important-players-mlb-labor-talks-consider-case-nick-pivetta/?outputType=ampWhy is service time manipulation so important to players in MLB labor talks? Consider the case of Nick Pivetta. Interesting. This reminds me of collusion in the 1980s in that the owners are deliberately not making their teams better in order to avoid paying players.
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