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I should have specified. One of those draft years, they got at least three starters out of it…something the Sox haven’t done for decades. https://www.cleveland.com/tribe/2019/08/cleveland-indians-inside-the-franchise-changing-2016-draft-that-delivered-shane-bieber-zach-plesac-aaron-civale-terry-pluto.html

Just had that feeling coming up without points at the end of the first half…then the DL batted ball interception. All things considered, still believe the Rams (especially at home) are the most complete team on both sides of the ball. Of course they’ve lost, what, six in a row to SF? Just hope we continue the string of great games, and thankfully the Chiefs didn’t score again in OT or that would have been the main topic of discussion through the offseason. Even more incredible to go from 6-25-1 last two years to a Super Bowl.

Who is this? As a coach: Texas A&M (2008–2011) Graduate assistant Miami Dolphins (2012) Assistant quarterbacks coach Miami Dolphins (2013–2014) Quarterbacks coach Miami Dolphins (2015) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach University of Cincinnati (2016) Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach Los Angeles Rams (2017) Assistant wide receivers coach Los Angeles Rams (2018) Quarterbacks coach

$15.6 million in career earnings, including the $2.6 million signing bonus. Or a little less than what Michael Conforto can expect to earn this season.

Look at who has started games for the Indians for the last 2-3 years and where they were drafted. The main reason we still haven’t completely buried them despite baseball’s lowest payroll. Heck, if we could just be the Brewers. When all is said and done, we didn’t get enough from Rodon, Fulmer, Collins and Madrigal based on their draft positions. Which is partially why we’ve now had to spend so much to compensate.

Hard to argue with jettisoning Wentz in Philly. Now it's so much about having the whole organization aligned behind the right guy at QB. Especially in an era when arguably someone like Dak isn't good enough unless you surround them with almost the perfect pieces. Look at the disharmony around Tua in Miami for example. If you don't have the QB, you clearly need a Top 3-5 coach/scheme guy like Shanahan (and a Deebo or Tyreek Hill doesn't hurt either). It's kind of like Moneyball now. Roughly half the teams (or more) have run/pass option guys at QB...so the niche or competitive advantage will move elsewhere organizationally. The Liberty QB in this year's draft might be the only one that checks close to half those boxes.

You would think they would have a better video than one pitch into the dirt…

Another one of those hyped second rounders who ended up disappointing. Most do. For every Kyler Murray out of OU, you will get a boatload of Hansens and Steele Walkers. The cruel reality of baseball. More or less the minor league version of Erik Johnson, where nobody could quite figure out how to fix him…another victim of injuries and the psychological aspect of the game. Feel like there’s a Yogi Berra quote relevant here. “90% of the game is half mental.” That’s also why it’s so easy to appreciate someone like Lucas Giolito, who had some horrific major league numbers but managed to find a solution with his mechanics. Or even one half season of brilliance from Carlos Rodon.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/281012001 That was 11 seconds remaining...and getting the kickoff just to the 44 was giving up way too much ground. Most importantly, Elam and artificial turf with no wind, cold, snow and the ball would be ideal.

In the Dome or outside? Massive difference with mid Jan weather conditions.

Bills' defensive numbers hugely assisted by having two rookie QB's and Tua in the same division. Tredavious White being out wasn't any worse than the loss of Mathieu to the Chiefs. You just can't give up 30 yards to Kelce in that situation. If Mahomes had just one play even from the 30-35 yard line it would have been so much tougher to execute in that situation. Still don't understand why they didn't try to get more pressure...by dropping 7, because if you flush him out of the pocket the play length would have likely forced a throw into the end zone.

Basically it would be like if the Field of Dreams game ended with Tim Anderson instead tying the game, then the White Sox being allowed to bat again the top of the next inning (Yankees with no chance to even bat again) and if they score again it’s still a walk off and the game is deemed over. Forgot the same thing happened when the Pats came back against the Falcons and went into OT...two years in a row for Brady with good fortune on his side. Not that he needed much. “When it’s grim, be the Grim Reaper,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he told his quarterback as the fourth quarter waned. “ 'And go get it.’ “He did that. He made everyone around better, which he’s great at.” kcstar.com/sports

Sounds like "Name that Tune"...then you will really have a battle of prevent defenses. Feels a bit too gimmicky.

Hard to say what is the best...the first four days of an NCAA basketball tournament with tons of upsets or this. Would have been all four visiting teams each winning by three points...had the last 13 seconds gone the way they do 99.8% of the time.

Exact same thing happened to Mahomes three years ago...with the state of offenses today, they might want to reconfigure the overtime rules to make them more like NCAA style. Or just play the full period out.

Lol. Iowa doesn't have this much offense in an entire 12 game schedule... The BBC commenters are going crazy, including Shaun Gayle. Incredulous they kicked the ball into end zone instead of putting the ball into play short.

Wow...the whole city of Buffalo must be in disbelief.

Bucs really missed Antonio Brown and Godwin...almost felt sorry for Brady at end of first half. Before the Rams almost flubbed it away. Rams might be the most talented team overall, but hard to go against Mahomes if the Chiefs get back again. (Although those four points given away by Butker will likely come back to bite them.) Still, KC just has so much speed at the skill positions... And boom responds Buffalo. Might need the best weekend of playoff football in decades, if ever.

From Athletic.com headline... "We are just 26 days from the start of spring training and 70 from Opening Day, two dates that feel as artificial as ever. It’s possible we don’t see much of spring training, and as each day passes, the likelihood of missing games soars — something our Ken Rosenthal says will be a stain on MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s entire career. Ken articulates something that’s largely been missing from the overall narrative: how lopsided this negotiation really is in favor of owners. There is a tendency for all of us, media included, to both-sides a dispute like this, when it’s far from even. Here’s Ken: “The players actually occupy something of a high ground in this dispute, perhaps even in the view of certain fans who continue to view them as spoiled and overpaid. Many fans historically side with owners, who earn far more money than players, stay in the game longer and make their financial records public only when legally required, as is the case with the publicly traded companies that own the Braves and Blue Jays.” Manfred, who made his name negotiating collective bargaining agreements, will only face more pressure as the days dwindle. The league took 43 days to offer any proposal after locking the players out. If baseball has a shortened season, fans will turn away. For now, Manfred must somehow satisfy both large-market and small-market owners without, oh, tanking the entire sport. The players, meanwhile, just want to recoup some of what they lost in the last CBA. Good luck, commissioner.

Someone in the article mentioned the last thirty minutes...although technically not a pure baseball movie.

Is that about Nick Madrigal or the one with Tom Selleck?

https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-2022-international-prospects?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage&partnerId=zh-20220119-530988-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20220119-530988-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=j%2BK5IBeaLYr3a8STVw9O%2FtwV8%2BOK3%2FTM21jeestcuEddIeAw%2FBquSCWVv8lkxe7A&bt_ts=1642604114972 No idea why in God's name they picked "For Love of the Game" as the third film to compare. I guess Field of Dreams was inevitable with the Yankees/Sox game this past summer and then announcing it will be a yearly addition to the MLB schedule. Off the top of my head, you have The Sandlot, Little Big League, The Bad News Bears, Major League (especially the first one with the suicide squeeze down the 3B line and Berenger's character collapsing after lunging for the 1B bag), Bang the Drum Slowly, Eight Men Out, Bull Durham, The Pride of the Yankees, Moneyball, 42, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battered_Bastards_of_Baseball I found this one searching online, has really positive reviews and had never even heard of it....

https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-2022-international-prospects?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage&partnerId=zh-20220119-530988-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20220119-530988-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=j%2BK5IBeaLYr3a8STVw9O%2FtwV8%2BOK3%2FTM21jeestcuEddIeAw%2FBquSCWVv8lkxe7A&bt_ts=1642604114972 Pirates signed 19 with about a $6.6 million bonus pool, including #11 and #12 on MLB.com Top 50 list.

I'm not sure the Rays would have traded Franco for the entire White Sox minor league system (at the end of the season)...Vaughn and Crochet wouldn't be enough to get it done. Not even close.

If his Massachusetts gaming business was the successful equivalent of Activision Blizzard or NetEase, would he still be in, regardless of politics? Feel like the fallout there was the final tipping point. And no Jeff Kent fans are outraged? He was another one of those 2B for most of his career many fans assume was eventually going to be enshrined. Finally, Gary Sheffield yet another seemingly held back by personality and difficult historical relations with the media, not unlike Jim Rice back in the day.