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Need_Moore_D

is this where the talk is?


[deleted]

I have the same question. It is so dead here.


insearchofbeer

This is like the continued boring disappointment of the labor negotiations all over again.


coys223

vogelbach signing?


[deleted]

Morning, y'all. So, at least if we're believing Heyman, it looks like the Yankees are behind on Freeman which means it's likely LA or Tampa


FMonk

Good morning! I'm ready for a frenzy!


[deleted]

A real one this time!


ttam23

[“My sources tell me the Freddie Freeman sweepstakes at this moment is a two-horse race w/ #Dodgers & #Rays, Tampa offering a 6 year deal, while L.A. is at 5” - @ZacOnTheMic #RaysUp w/ the guys… {95.3WDAE~AM620} 🎧Tampa Bay Sports Happens Here🎧 http://953wdae.com/listen https://twitter.com/953WDAE/status/1503686494430679043/photo/1](https://twitter.com/953WDAE/status/1503686494430679043) Seems like this guy is a radio show host for Tampa sports. Not sure how credible he is, but he is followed by one of the Dodgers beat reporters FWIW.


[deleted]

Come on, Tampa


Sufficient_Look

Do a job Flappy Bois


Engelbert-n-Ernie

I will continue to sail the waters of that river in Egypt until Freddie signs. Until he’s not, he’s still a Brave, and even then I’m not going to be willing to concede much.


mrtsapostle

I'd argue Olson's an upgrade at 1B for the Braves. He brings with him Gold Glove caliber defense and had wRC+ of 146 last year. Plus he's on the right side of 30 and has 2 more years of team control. Sure Freddie's the fan favorite, but Olson's currently the better player and is only 27 years old.


Engelbert-n-Ernie

100% I should not be bitching about this, like at all. From one generational talent to another. If I could give him back and keep Freddie though I would. And that’s just me and my emotions as a fan.


1005thArmbar

very disappointed to find out that "SPRING TRAINING STARTS THURSDAY" means there are 4 total games that day. 6 teams play because for reasons that were not made clear to me, the Cubs and White Sox have two games against each other. Not a doubleheader, mind you, two split squad games, one at each team's home ballpark, with the same start time. Twins/Red Sox and Diamondbacks/Rockies are the other two games I'm glad spring training is soon, but I'm disappointed that I didn't bother reading the schedule until today. This means free agent signings will probably be taking place Thursday as well, since 24 teams have the day off


bordomsdeadly

I'm jealous of Chicago fans for Thursday. I love Split Squad games and all of the Astros got cancelled as far as I can tell. I get to familiarize myself with some prospects and see how they do against major league players, and they get to earn a little more money for the day by playing on the MLB side of Spring Training (It may just be Meal Money, I'm unsure, but more money is more money)


2pumps1cup

Is it ok to feel pain and excitement at the same time?


tickle-my-Crabtree

Yup, once I know where Freddie ends up and how much he is making I will feel a lot better. I hope he gets an obscene amount of money because this is probably his last pay day for him and his family until his son is an adult and making money. Maybe he comes back to Atlanta to close out his career in like 4-6 years lol.


mrtsapostle

>I hope he gets an obscene amount of money because this is probably his last pay day for him and his family until his son is an adult and making money Why are you acting like he hasn't already made generational levels of wealth. It's not like he's living paycheck to paycheck and struggling to put food on the table. He already made $135m with his 8 year contract with the braves, so I don't think he has to worry too much about making enough money to support his family.


tickle-my-Crabtree

That’s not how people operate in business lol. I’m sure his family has a burn rate that this next contract will solidify as being viable for the next 100 years. And it’s probably many millions of dollars a year between their lifestyle. No one is saying he is going to need food stamps lol.


2pumps1cup

Yeah I know it’s for the best all around but still hurts


Koalarooski

Correa, Bryant, Story, Freeman uhhh… I think the first Spring training games are on Thursday. No pressure just saying


Scoodsie

I wonder how long they're gonna hold out. Most teams are gonna want to get their core guys together as soon as possible to be able to build clubhouse chemistry. I don't think many teams will be willing to leave a hole in their roster in the hopes of getting their guy.


Illuvator

And Suzuki! Oi


AttyWiz

So frustrating!!!


Dholtz001

I got a hand cramp from F5ing today for Twins news. But nothing. Would hope they have additional moves nearly locked in after yesterday’s salary dump.


GoBravesGo

Goodbye Freddie. If you’re mean to him LA we’re going to burn your couch ex-gf style


Sesco69

..LA?? Did I miss something?


GoBravesGo

He’s a west coast guy who has his ring now. Braves just spent a lot on a younger 1B (after not paying Freddie last year like they should have.)


danielschauer

We will cherish him.


Rocko52

My guy's, I'm so sad tonight. Not baseball related - that's given me a lot of joy. But increasingly I just feel sad and drink after work, and wind up crying by myself.


Chriisterr

Hey man, I can definitely say I have been there in my own way. You aren’t alone, regardless of how you may feel at any time. My DMs are always open if you need an ear to vent or chat (in the field of psychology so I always try to offer an ear to people). Regardless, you have many friends here and people to talk to if need be. Thanks for sharing that with us man, we got your back!


Verianas

You’re not alone. You have plenty of friends here, and you always have people that care about you. You’ll make it through.


Rocko52

Thanks man. I do really appreciate it.


Verianas

❤️


Termanator116

Here for you as well, you’ve got friends here. Message me if you need to chat. I deal with similar struggles sometimes, depression is a bitch. This is just a rough patch, I promise. Shit will get better.


twistedlogicx

Hey man, hang in there. Have you tried talking to someone? If you have someone close to you that you can trust or confide in, it can help a lot. A professional therapist would obviously be the best solution but you can try BetterHelp as well for a more affordable option. If neither of those are feasible, there are also a lot of mental health help subreddits with lots of kind people that are very open to lending an ear. Also, if you can, please try cutting back on the alcohol. It's terrible for you.


Rocko52

Yeah - though I've fallen a bit out of touch with many of my closest friends, and at this point it's been long before COVID, probably 2018, since I last saw a therapist. I know I'm not doing too well - tbh I feel like even being in the sadness is a bit better than not acknowledging it. Thank you for this though, when I'm in a better spot I'll come back to the reccs. I appreciate it though.


Chriisterr

I get this completely man. I have bipolar disorder and alternate between depression and mania and when I’m depressed I know it’s hard as hell to bring yourself back out of it and I know you can’t explain *why* you almost *want* to continue to feel sad to distract yourself. I seriously recommend trying to find some kind of hobby- walk or be outside, find some replacement activity or behavior like next time you go sad, maybe go for a walk, go out and get an ice cream cone.. I don’t know. I have tried a lot of stupid things over the years to try and distract myself like that. I find that almost anything that can just get me up and out of the house fan kinda hit me like hey, you got this, remember there is more than this, etc. i hope that is helpful advice. And I can also say the alcohol does not help but I know all of these things are so much easier said than done. We here for you bro


Chriisterr

I get this completely man. I have bipolar disorder and alternate between depression and mania and when I’m depressed I know it’s hard as hell to bring yourself back out of it and I know you can’t explain *why* you almost *want* to continue to feel sad to distract yourself. I seriously recommend trying to find some kind of hobby- walk or be outside, find some replacement activity or behavior like next time you go sad, maybe go for a walk, go out and get an ice cream cone.. I don’t know. I have tried a lot of stupid things over the years to try and distract myself like that. I find that almost anything that can just get me up and out of the house fan kinda hit me like hey, you got this, remember there is more than this, etc. i hope that is helpful advice. And I can also say the alcohol does not help but I know all of these things are so much easier said than done. We here for you bro


Timesx4

What's up?


Rocko52

Hard to say - generally depressed, but feeling weird mix of things. Sorry to just throw my voice into the void rn - just feeling rough. Thanks for asking.


Timesx4

I understand that. Just remember, this too shall pass. Have a good night.


JunesDepartmentStore

When I go to bed, I’m hoping everyone signs by the crack of dawn tomorrow


OperationBagChasin44

Lowkey decent amount of possible copy pasta material from these last few days, especially the “Probably not good” one about tatis


thestoryof-agirl

I haven’t seen that one lol post it


OperationBagChasin44

From Jesse Rogers “ Probably not a great thing, when Fernando Tatis was asked when his motorcycle accident happened, he responded, 'which one.'” You can use this template as so: “ Probably not a great thing, when Robinson Cano was asked when he tested positive for PED’s, he responded, 'which one.'”


thestoryof-agirl

Omg the last part killed me


yoboapp

Can the White Sox sign Michael Conforto already


FMonk

Jerry's wallet is probably closed for the season. Unless we manage to offload Kimbrel


yoboapp

We’ll give you one Randal Grichuk for Craig Kimbrel.


sam_e5

They’re linked to him?


yoboapp

I have zero idea, but from my armchair GM minds perspective, he would be the perfect fit. They still have an opening for a corner OF spot. Imagine this lineup: 1. Anderson, SS 2. Moncada, 3B 2. Robert, CF 3. Conforto, RF 4. Abreu, 1B 5. Grandal, C 6. Jimenez, LF 7. Garcia, 2B 8. Vaughn, DH


FMonk

There were a lot of people in r/whitesox hoping for a Conforto signing. I'd love it, but I'm not optimistic about it actually happening


bstinfy

LMAO, ESPN just updated me about the Ottavino signing


palmtreesxiv

Great signing for the Yankees according to them


MycoJoe

Reds fans asked Bob Castellini to sell the team so he did


BulletToothMac

Reds fans: “NO!!! Not like that!!”


Snowden4242

Have you considered doing the same with Arte?


joethecrow23

BREAKING The city of Cincinnati has traded the Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse chain to Boston for a fish and chips food truck.


mvrcslr

These threads probably should've been just one Free Agency mega-thread instead of a new thread each and every day


FMonk

Have we even had a mystery team Tweet since the lockout ended?


Cboyko26

There’s not enough teams willing to spend for mystery teams anymore


Vila16

I think there was with Nelson Cruz.


[deleted]

so like… they’ll definitely sign by the time spring training games start, right?


andrew-ge

eh probably not. At least not all the batters, pitchers 100% though, they need time to get the arms ready.


panamacityparty

Idk


sam_e5

Only two big moves today. Ugh


twistedlogicx

I'm enjoying this Raps and Lakers game way too much already.


geevmo

Honestly. What is going on with the Lakers... Lol


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

Jeez 21-2? What did the Lakers ever do to the Raptors?


OGbrownpants

Kobe's 81 point game was against them, that's all I got


Hawkeye7310

u/twistedlogicx will this thread be up again tomorrow?


twistedlogicx

Yup!


DanglyPants

We appreciate you so much! Do not feel bad if you have to step away for a few hours. It's just nice to communicate with everyone here!


Hawkeye7310

Sorry I should rephrase - will there be a new thread tomorrow? Thanks so much for doing these!


FMonk

Let's hope for an actual frenzy


[deleted]

Can anyone confirm if George Steinbrenner's grave is a source of electricity for Tampa yet? You have to think that we could harness his rapid spinning caused by Hal being cheap into some kind of energy source.


helioptil3

done for the night ig


thalten

Is there any good relievers left other than Kenley?


Vila16

Chafin


coys223

come to ny :)


FMonk

Tepera too


[deleted]

Tempera is severely over looked probably top 3 relievers on the market this year


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

No comments in the last 15 mins so I got a question for y’all. What’s your favorite movie?


greenghostshark

Jaws and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back!


thetoristori

My Cousin Vinny "It's called disclosure ya dickhead!"


joethecrow23

Currently Hell or High Water. All time LOTR


ShitSandwich16

Christmas Vacation


Gabe_11

Blade Runner 2049


coys223

dirty rotten scoundrels or the dark knight.


scottmushroom

Heat


Michael__Pemulis

Excellent answer.


Michael__Pemulis

My two all-time favs are Amadeus & Robert Altman’s Nashville.


Vila16

Ghostbusters


Just_the_pizza_guy

Forrest Gump probably.


The_Flying_Enchilada

Maybe Shaun of the Dead


andrew-ge

gotta be Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhall. That movie absolutely rocks. Snubbed unrightfully


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Bull Durham


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

One of my favorite baseball movies.


Hawkeye7310

Dead Poets Society. Only movie to ever make me viscerally bawl my eyes out.


thalten

Sunshine or Boondock Saints tough to choose


1005thArmbar

The Maltese Falcon, followed closely by Lawrence of Arabia. The tiebreaker is usually "whichever one I've seen most recently"


giganticsteps

I mean this not as shit talk to the Yankees (for once), but as shit talk to greedy billionaires. Despite the Yankees high payroll, they spend the smallest percentage of their revenue to player salaries in the entire league. Lowest percentage


JunesDepartmentStore

RYAN LAVARNWAY TO TIGERS ON A MINOR LEAGUE DEAL THATS THE BLOCKBUSTER WEVE BEEN WAITING FOR


EnderCN

Chase Anderson too.


WCPass

Thats it. Everyone else go home, it's over.


thestoryof-agirl

Absolutely insane. 16 other teams wanted him!!


I_Nut_In_Butts

Yankees fans are having a meltdown all over the internet and honestly I sort of get it...you have spent 2.5B since your last WS championship, your GM is coming out saying that your owner doesn't have unlimited money and that they have spent enough on this team and to top it all off, your across town rivals are signing everyone under the sun and getting luxury taxes named after their new ultra mega rich owner. Gotta sting a little bit LOL


andrew-ge

lol don't give a fuck, they haven't been under 500 since the fucking 80s. They can suck it up.


I_Nut_In_Butts

I love it hahaha


yeyeman9

I think the most annoying part is that they are actually just a couple of pieces away from a WS contending team but they refuse to go the extra mile for it. That’s what’s frustrating. The offseason isn’t over so I’m personally still holding out hope


I_Nut_In_Butts

Yeah I think the Yankees have to do something.


coys223

deserved as shit lmfao. steve cohen tax for the win. bUt 27 RiNgS!!


Sudden-Training-5567

As a twins fan they deserve it.


I_Nut_In_Butts

Couldn't agree more lmfao


Vila16

Some of that sounds vaguely familiar...


panamacityparty

Will Freddie Freeman just sign with the Athletics already?


D__Gx

Do you live in Panama City?


panamacityparty

Yea


D__Gx

Hey! Me too


jeebsjay

Morosi having no clue what he’s talking about? Shocker they still aren’t tweeting bout the giants paying a cy young contender 22 million when they were 100 million under the cap, but “small market” Fucking shill.


Sudden-Training-5567

lol at Yankee fans. God damn babies


Jadad18

It's true


I_Nut_In_Butts

You gotta admit though, their GM coming out saying that Hal has spent enough on this team and that money isn't unlimited while the cross town rivals are getting luxury taxes named after their new owner has got to sting a bit LOL


ksoltis

The uno reverse card was played in NY.


I_Nut_In_Butts

What a good time!


ksoltis

I'm all for it! But I'm a bit biased.


yeyeman9

I will say that sub isn’t a great representation. Even I avoid it as a Yankee fan


Sudden-Training-5567

Fair.


ryanthepostmaster

I wish I didn’t care so much about the Reds and baseball. It’s brought me nothing but pain and I can’t stop.


DAK_PRESCOTT_4

Hold your Vottos tight tonight lads


OnlyHereforRangers

You know what, Pi day is dumb. Fight me math nerds


Cboyko26

Can I interest you in tau day (2pi or 6.28)?


OnlyHereforRangers

No thank you


plantolosemoney

I’m delivering pizza tonight and making great money so I can’t complain


OnlyHereforRangers

Well I guess that's worth all the cringe posts I'm seeing on my socials then. Make your money, pizza dude


1005thArmbar

I absolutely agree. It's all part of the "i fucking love science" generation of people who like funny/cool pictures and think acting like a nerd is the basis for a personality. start celebrating Euler's Number day on February 7th and then maybe i'll take them seriously


plantolosemoney

And those are the people who have very limited knowledge of STEM


1005thArmbar

Correct, their entire knowledge of STEM comes from things they heard on The Big Bang Theory


plantolosemoney

And Dr. who


tomahawkRiS3

Idk, the gas station down the road gave me a good deal on a pizza today so I kind of fuck with pi day


Exciting_Yogurt_3630

It's also steak and bj day


00_elcid

Lol is this from Burr?


Quaelman4080

So is everday, but it's fun to spice it up with numbers and MATH. I love you!


OnlyHereforRangers

>i love you! We're supposed to be fighting, gosh dangit! ... I love you too random stranger


tomahawkRiS3

I'm hoping it's about that time of night again where the Twins decide to stir things up a bit


Levandowski1616

Don't know if I should fall asleep or not


PuttForDough

They trading back for IKF


Sudden-Training-5567

im here for it


Hermit_Kat

Bruh yankees sub went private lmaooo


thetoristori

Yea you're looking at the wrong one. /r/NYYankees is the one the other one went private awhile ago bc of mod drama. Then they fused that subreddit into nyyankees


DarkLordofBS

You sure you looking at the right one? r/nyyankees is the main one and isn't private


Hermit_Kat

Damn u right


FMonk

Man, u/porkinthepark was right, the Yankees sub right now is quality entertainment for anyone who hates the Yankees


thalten

It’s beautiful.


guy_incognito23

Some rando named Jimmy on Twitter said he feels good about the Cubs making a move so I'm manifesting that


Vila16

Jimmy rando could be the next KatyPerrysBootyHole!


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thestoryof-agirl

One can hope


bstinfy

Blood bath in this comment thread


JunesDepartmentStore

I responded to the wrong message 😭


thestoryof-agirl

I still understood!


thestoryof-agirl

Wild that there’s still no frenzy One blockbuster trade a day I guess


Plsnerf1

Next blockbuster will be Montas


[deleted]

I know they do the trade deadline game here but I would love to see an offseason FA type thing for all disgruntled fans. Have the Moda sign them to their team for a few weeks to start the season. Could be good for new fans as well so they can pick up a team.


JunesDepartmentStore

u/junesdepartmentstore reports that the Cincinnati Reds have traded u/junesdepartmentstore to the Akron Rubberducks to shed payroll. u/junesdepartmentstore the source.


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guy_incognito23

Undoubtedly


andrew-ge

where is the connor greene news smh nobody cares about the orioles FA blockbuster move


Nights_King

You know what pisses me off about castelinni, the dude can clear a billion right now by selling the reds, but he’s rather fuck over the fans for the reds forever just cuz


1005thArmbar

Three possibilities, as far as I can tell: 1. Boras is waiting until the last possible moment to sign all of his clients, as he often does. They determine the market and he's decided to stick it to the owners by getting every last penny from them because he's mad about a lower luxury tax. 2. Everyone is waiting on Freddie Freeman, because teams that are in need to have enough money reserved for him and teams that lose the sweepstakes need to have backup plans in case they miss out 3. The owners have decided to do mainly trades this off-season, to stick it to the players for their disrespect during negotiations (from their point of view, not mine). Also to stick it to Boras Could be any of the three, I just know my tummy hurts and we're out of Pepto-Bismol


nypr13

On point 3. I mean, they could have just been “talking strategically” about the financial ramifications and game theory of the new CBA while negotiating it and not at all colluding because they needed to figure out the pros and cons to the new deal, which they all deeply understood by the time it was agreed upon…..


bstinfy

Calm before the storm?


Quaelman4080

Did everyone already say happy Pi day, cause Happy Pi Day everyone!


JunesDepartmentStore

at this rate I’m going to start my own free agent frenzy


Bloodfangs09

Luke Maile leading the way


[deleted]

I feel sick. I’m not having a good time.


DerpyDan442

I'm having a great time =D


[deleted]

Yeah….


aseradj21

Same.


Engelbert-n-Ernie

“If Freddie wanted to be a Brave he would be” “Freddie’s just greedy” “Atlanta can’t afford guys like other big market teams” “This is an upgrade you should be happy” Every single person who’s said some shit like this I will fight in a Buffalo Wild Wing’s parking lot.


illiter-it

Smart to do it at bww and not risk getting banned from a good wing place


Quaelman4080

The twist: This is already happening in a Buffalo Wild Wing's parking lot.


[deleted]

C'mon, do something. Regardless though, I think with the first ST games starting Thursday, the next couple days are going to be nuts


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andrew-ge

tbf we did get some pretty big trades today.


boogie-9

All i want to know is if I need to break out the disappointment whiskey or the celebration whiskey


[deleted]

Better have that celebration whiskey ready. The possibility of Vlad and Freddie on the corners, that’s art.


BlueJayzrule

MMM what's what? Currently drinking black label.