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They should have just stayed with OTA broadcasts. Lol People want it their way. Engaging fans across multiple platforms seems like a good idea to me. Eventually the players get the money and we all want player salaries to increase.

Those guys were beasts and clearly standing out. The rest of the rotations behind them were filled with guys you'd expect to pitch seven, eight, nine innings by throwing slower. Now those rotation spots are filled with guys throwing as hard as Gibson, Ryan, etc but they can't handle the strain.

I didn't either. Last season was on Kimbrel not the FO for bringing him in.

I don't feel sorry for any of them.

If it helps the players to earn more money I don't care how many different services they use.

What would be an interesting proposal is allowing each school to have a few players who do not have to attend classes. Obviously there are a few players who are going pro and football is what they are studying. Leave the number of scholarships the same, but just pay a few players like employees. Maybe six to 12? We know there has been academic cheating forever. There would probably have to be an age limit or number of years someone was eligible.

Tough to be a Reds fan, owner, player, employee . . .

I remember when games had to be on OTA stations or fans complained.

Usually I don't believe it should be anyone's business other than the parties involved in the contract. If individuals don't hire an attorney and understand the contract it shouldn't be up to a third party to intervene. But feeding incoming freshman to the wolves doesn't seem right either. But implementing a rule that perhaps limits NIL rights to their college career only and strips the athlete of eligibility if they sign for post college would protect that, but limit the money the player could be earning. Anyway it's exciting to watch the transformation. It takes away a chunk of enjoyment I received from college athletics, but it is great for the kids and that's really what matters. It won't make a difference for my high school athletes but we have a couple kids on campus who could be cashing some checks. Now they need a way for all college athletes to share, not just the revenue sport stars.

If you accept the theory that closers can't pitch in the 8th inning like Kimbrel last year then it stands to reason there are some guys like Bummer playing out of position. But yes it's a joke.

That's how we fix Bummer. He needs to pitch in the 9th. He just can't get up for 8th inning no matter how high the leverage.

Love it. Texas boosters are going to change the landscape. I can't imagine Texas boosters being outbid for some kid. Love corporations also making money off these kids instead of just the universities. I'm hoping advertisers stop buying ads with national media and go all in on these partnerships. If Lambo made a truck that could tow 8,000 pounds of I'd consider it for my next vehicle. The real smart move is for the NFL and NCAA to partnership and each NFL team sponsors a university team with the NFL team being allowed to protect a certain number from the draft. The super conference it would create would actually make more, not less, universities competitive. How about. Chevy dealer supplying cars and apple pies to the baseball team? The lesser sport athletes won't be helped, but welcome to a free market.

Thank you G7. As an improv actor doing a show with a lot of audience participation it is currently something we don't talk about. I guess we believe the likelihood is very remote. Plus, since the venues we play in typically serve alcohol were not carrying. It's been years since a tennis player or Olympic figure skater has been attacked so maybe these are passing fads. Hopefully whatever profession they pick next won't be yours.

That was cool.

Who cares if he's ready to start or not? I would hope the entire organization would care.

Not bad for a guy playing out of his natural position.

X2 Of course there is the real possibility that Dallas' career is over and he should retire. That he'll never be a MLB pitcher again. Looking at the options today IMHO him returning to something close to his former self is as likely or unlikely as the other options being a reliable 5th starter. So keep running him out there and hope for the best. I'd like to know what people are seeing in Cueto that makes them believe he'd be as good or better. I believe he has one more "who cares what his stats are he's getting ready start" then he's got to get some outs in AAA to be considered for a rotation spot.

I expected if he stayed here and continued to pitch the 8th inning he would have been almost as successful. He would have adjusted.

Matching the crowd.

Ha

True.

True, but as poorly as we're hitting and lack of taking walks, why aren't we getting plowed through and losing fast?

But why aren't other teams also beating us using the same formula?

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Weird. That would seem to indicate they play better when aggressive and not looking at a lot of pitches.