302B26272E222D430 wrote: I'll bite, should we have really made a deal to make this year's team better? What player should we have gotten to increase our number of wins by approximately double?
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Here are the top 10 excuses and alibis for not acquiring a player.
1. He is an aging veteran on the decline.
2. He is too injury prone.
3. Acquiring him would bring us no closer to a championship.
4. He would never sign to play in Pittsburgh.
5. He would be a clubhouse cancer.
6. Acquiring him would upset the team chemistry.
7. Signing him would lose financial flexibility for a 1 year player.
8.We already have players just as good as him.
9. We are not the Red Sox or Yankees and they would outbid us.
10.He would block this LMG or that LMG from development.
Is that #3?
Since we can't improve at all 9 positions at once, we shouldn't start with any.
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Yup, if we can't get Mike Trout then we should just fill the team up with LMG's and wait until the year 2032.
Get Mike Trout? You're officially looney.
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3F697F6B647E6E65687F4D6A606C6461236E0D0 wrote: I'll bite, should we have really made a deal to make this year's team better? What player should we have gotten to increase our number of wins by approximately double?
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Here are the top 10 excuses and alibis for not acquiring a player.
1. He is an aging veteran on the decline.
2. He is too injury prone.
3. Acquiring him would bring us no closer to a championship.
4. He would never sign to play in Pittsburgh.
5. He would be a clubhouse cancer.
6. Acquiring him would upset the team chemistry.
7. Signing him would lose financial flexibility for a 1 year player.
8.We already have players just as good as him.
9. We are not the Red Sox or Yankees and they would outbid us.
10.He would block this LMG or that LMG from development.
Is that #3?
Since we can't improve at all 9 positions at once, we shouldn't start with any.
_________
Yup, if we can't get Mike Trout then we should just fill the team up with LMG's and wait until the year 2032.
Get Mike Trout? You're officially looney.
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Well, we all know that any FA we would get would be an aging veteran on the decline, or he would be injury prone, or any player that we would acquire would not win us a championship, or he would never come to Pittsburgh, or he would be a clubhouse cancer, or he would upset the team chemistry, or would result in us losing financial flexibility, or we already have players just as good as anyone out there, or we would get outbid by the Yankees and Red Sox, or he would block our LMG's. Therefore there is absolutely no way to improve the worst team in all of baseball, so we should just wait for the year 2032. Then we will make a run.
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Here are the top 10 excuses and alibis for not acquiring a player.
1. He is an aging veteran on the decline.
2. He is too injury prone.
3. Acquiring him would bring us no closer to a championship.
4. He would never sign to play in Pittsburgh.
5. He would be a clubhouse cancer.
6. Acquiring him would upset the team chemistry.
7. Signing him would lose financial flexibility for a 1 year player.
8.We already have players just as good as him.
9. We are not the Red Sox or Yankees and they would outbid us.
10.He would block this LMG or that LMG from development.
Is that #3?
Since we can't improve at all 9 positions at once, we shouldn't start with any.
_________
Yup, if we can't get Mike Trout then we should just fill the team up with LMG's and wait until the year 2032.
Get Mike Trout? You're officially looney.
_______
Well, we all know that any FA we would get would be an aging veteran on the decline, or he would be injury prone, or any player that we would acquire would not win us a championship, or he would never come to Pittsburgh, or he would be a clubhouse cancer, or he would upset the team chemistry, or would result in us losing financial flexibility, or we already have players just as good as anyone out there, or we would get outbid by the Yankees and Red Sox, or he would block our LMG's. Therefore there is absolutely no way to improve the worst team in all of baseball, so we should just wait for the year 2032. Then we will make a run.
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Bobster21
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BC needs to have a vision for when he thinks it is reasonable to make the team a contender. And then a series of moves needs to be made with that goal in mind. Years of control must be considered if a FA is signed or a player is obtained in a trade. Just randomly adding a player or 2 who will be gone in a year might satisfy some fans but won't be any better than doing nothing as far as making the team a contender is concerned. Players who can help need to have contract extensions and areas of need must be identified and addressed with players who will still be around in 2-3 years if that is the target. The minor leagues need to identify the prospects who can legitimately help and ascertain how many years away they are. All of these things have to be done in conjunction with one another if the team is to jell in the near future. Otherwise, it's just a different cast of characters kicking the can.
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476A67767160773734050 wrote: BC needs to have a vision for when he thinks it is reasonable to make the team a contender. And then a series of moves needs to be made with that goal in mind. Years of control must be considered if a FA is signed or a player is obtained in a trade. Just randomly adding a player or 2 who will be gone in a year might satisfy some fans but won't be any better than doing nothing as far as making the team a contender is concerned. Players who can help need to have contract extensions and areas of need must be identified and addressed with players who will still be around in 2-3 years if that is the target. The minor leagues need to identify the prospects who can legitimately help and ascertain how many years away they are. All of these things have to be done in conjunction with one another if the team is to jell in the near future. Otherwise, it's just a different cast of characters kicking the can.
The Pirates would do a lot better if the Olympics added Kick the Can.
The Pirates would do a lot better if the Olympics added Kick the Can.
Phillies Have a GM Opening
7F59584F59493A0 wrote: BC needs to have a vision for when he thinks it is reasonable to make the team a contender. And then a series of moves needs to be made with that goal in mind. Years of control must be considered if a FA is signed or a player is obtained in a trade. Just randomly adding a player or 2 who will be gone in a year might satisfy some fans but won't be any better than doing nothing as far as making the team a contender is concerned. Players who can help need to have contract extensions and areas of need must be identified and addressed with players who will still be around in 2-3 years if that is the target. The minor leagues need to identify the prospects who can legitimately help and ascertain how many years away they are. All of these things have to be done in conjunction with one another if the team is to jell in the near future. Otherwise, it's just a different cast of characters kicking the can.
The Pirates would do a lot better if the Olympics added Kick the Can.
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The Pirate would win the Gold Medal in can kicking. It is so deeply ingrained that even some fans will kick the can down the road for them and pass it off as some master strategy.
The Pirates would do a lot better if the Olympics added Kick the Can.
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The Pirate would win the Gold Medal in can kicking. It is so deeply ingrained that even some fans will kick the can down the road for them and pass it off as some master strategy.
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2drfischer@gmail.c
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58434E4F464A452B0 wrote: I'll bite, should we have really made a deal to make this year's team better? What player should we have gotten to increase our number of wins by approximately double?
----
Here are the top 10 excuses and alibis for not acquiring a player.
1. He is an aging veteran on the decline.
2. He is too injury prone.
3. Acquiring him would bring us no closer to a championship.
4. He would never sign to play in Pittsburgh.
5. He would be a clubhouse cancer.
6. Acquiring him would upset the team chemistry.
7. Signing him would lose financial flexibility for a 1 year player.
8.We already have players just as good as him.
9. We are not the Red Sox or Yankees and they would outbid us.
10.He would block this LMG or that LMG from development.
Is that #3?
Since we can't improve at all 9 positions at once, we shouldn't start with any.
_________
Yup, if we can't get Mike Trout then we should just fill the team up with LMG's and wait until the year 2032.
Get Mike Trout? You're officially looney.
_______
Well, we all know that any FA we would get would be an aging veteran on the decline, or he would be injury prone, or any player that we would acquire would not win us a championship, or he would never come to Pittsburgh, or he would be a clubhouse cancer, or he would upset the team chemistry, or would result in us losing financial flexibility, or we already have players just as good as anyone out there, or we would get outbid by the Yankees and Red Sox, or he would block our LMG's. Therefore there is absolutely no way to improve the worst team in all of baseball, so we should just wait for the year 2032. Then we will make a run.
Everything you stated about free agents not being signed in Pittsburgh have proven to be true, so why do you keep going on about it? You know it's not going to change.
Now, as for there being no way to improve the worst team in baseball, you're wrong yet again. Over recent years, the Rays, Royals, Astros, Indians, and Athletics have shown time and again that improving a team is indeed possible.
It takes time under normal circumstances let alone during a pandemic, and has to be done by the right people. We know the wrong people are now out of the way and a new group, led by a guy who's had success in the past, is now in charge. If you'd only give him more than 20 minutes.
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Here are the top 10 excuses and alibis for not acquiring a player.
1. He is an aging veteran on the decline.
2. He is too injury prone.
3. Acquiring him would bring us no closer to a championship.
4. He would never sign to play in Pittsburgh.
5. He would be a clubhouse cancer.
6. Acquiring him would upset the team chemistry.
7. Signing him would lose financial flexibility for a 1 year player.
8.We already have players just as good as him.
9. We are not the Red Sox or Yankees and they would outbid us.
10.He would block this LMG or that LMG from development.
Is that #3?
Since we can't improve at all 9 positions at once, we shouldn't start with any.
_________
Yup, if we can't get Mike Trout then we should just fill the team up with LMG's and wait until the year 2032.
Get Mike Trout? You're officially looney.
_______
Well, we all know that any FA we would get would be an aging veteran on the decline, or he would be injury prone, or any player that we would acquire would not win us a championship, or he would never come to Pittsburgh, or he would be a clubhouse cancer, or he would upset the team chemistry, or would result in us losing financial flexibility, or we already have players just as good as anyone out there, or we would get outbid by the Yankees and Red Sox, or he would block our LMG's. Therefore there is absolutely no way to improve the worst team in all of baseball, so we should just wait for the year 2032. Then we will make a run.
Everything you stated about free agents not being signed in Pittsburgh have proven to be true, so why do you keep going on about it? You know it's not going to change.
Now, as for there being no way to improve the worst team in baseball, you're wrong yet again. Over recent years, the Rays, Royals, Astros, Indians, and Athletics have shown time and again that improving a team is indeed possible.
It takes time under normal circumstances let alone during a pandemic, and has to be done by the right people. We know the wrong people are now out of the way and a new group, led by a guy who's had success in the past, is now in charge. If you'd only give him more than 20 minutes.
Phillies Have a GM Opening
"It takes time under normal circumstances"
The can has been snapped, the holder has placed the can, the kick is up and it is good!
The can has been snapped, the holder has placed the can, the kick is up and it is good!
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2drfischer@gmail.c
Phillies Have a GM Opening
7A616C6D646867090 wrote: "It takes time under normal circumstances"
The can has been snapped, the holder has placed the can, the kick is up and it is good!
If only you were the GM. The Pirates would've made the playoffs just like you did in your fantasy league. Oh, wait . . .
The can has been snapped, the holder has placed the can, the kick is up and it is good!
If only you were the GM. The Pirates would've made the playoffs just like you did in your fantasy league. Oh, wait . . .
Phillies Have a GM Opening
065046525D47575C5146745359555D581A57340 wrote: "It takes time under normal circumstances"
The can has been snapped, the holder has placed the can, the kick is up and it is good!
If only you were the GM. The Pirates would've made the playoffs just like you did in your fantasy league. Oh, wait . . .
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Here is my fantasy baseball record of championships won!!!
2018
2017
2017
2016
2015
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
How many Championships have you won?
The can has been snapped, the holder has placed the can, the kick is up and it is good!
If only you were the GM. The Pirates would've made the playoffs just like you did in your fantasy league. Oh, wait . . .
_________
Here is my fantasy baseball record of championships won!!!
2018
2017
2017
2016
2015
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
How many Championships have you won?
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2drfischer@gmail.c
Phillies Have a GM Opening
716A67666F636C020 wrote: "It takes time under normal circumstances"
The can has been snapped, the holder has placed the can, the kick is up and it is good!
If only you were the GM. The Pirates would've made the playoffs just like you did in your fantasy league. Oh, wait . . .
_________
Here is my fantasy baseball record of championships won!!!
2018
2017
2017
2016
2015
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
How many Championships have you won?
I haven't won any but, then again, I've only filled-in for the last handful of weeks of one season. But since you've had such success, why can't GMs duplicate what you've done? Is it because you play in the pretend world, against only nine other guys so that there are 500 unclaimed players always available, allowing you to make hundreds of moves in one season, while real GMs work in the real world, where moves by even the most successful of them are minuscule by comparison? Nah, that can't be it.
The can has been snapped, the holder has placed the can, the kick is up and it is good!
If only you were the GM. The Pirates would've made the playoffs just like you did in your fantasy league. Oh, wait . . .
_________
Here is my fantasy baseball record of championships won!!!
2018
2017
2017
2016
2015
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
How many Championships have you won?
I haven't won any but, then again, I've only filled-in for the last handful of weeks of one season. But since you've had such success, why can't GMs duplicate what you've done? Is it because you play in the pretend world, against only nine other guys so that there are 500 unclaimed players always available, allowing you to make hundreds of moves in one season, while real GMs work in the real world, where moves by even the most successful of them are minuscule by comparison? Nah, that can't be it.