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Remedy360:
--- Quote from: Iveus on June 16, 2013, 02:52:50 PM ---Does that mean it'll take a week for M's fans to wish he wasn't on the team anymore or two weeks?
BTW, I heard something pretty interesting today.
Apparently some people are doubtful if Iwakuma's going to be called to the ASG. And it's not because he hasn't earned it (he has) but rather because the M's are such a shitty team that people are doubting whether or not the M's are worthy of having two players represent them in ASG (I think it's pretty obvious that Felix already got his plane ticket).
I'm hoping he'll be able to go though. Actually I'm more confident that he will go as a replacement as I guarantee that someone will back out due to injury or whatever.
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Where are you hearing that? That would be complete BS, especially since the All Star game has WS implications now. Not only does dude deserve it, there's even a case to make for him to be the starter. What a travesty that would be.
MistaNova:
Another JMS patient on my Twitter feed who was "paraphrasing" Ken Rosenthal.
Although in his defense almost every post regarding the ASG is a bunch of bs.
Like this gem.
"Derek Jeter doesn't need to play to get invited to the ASG, it's called respect"
Personally I consider these all star games (in any sport) to be a huge waste of time and a big joke. The fact that fans are allowed to pick the starting line-ups says it all.
Remedy360:
--- Quote from: Iveus on June 16, 2013, 03:18:22 PM ---Another JMS patient on my Twitter feed who was "paraphrasing" Ken Rosenthal.
Although in his defense almost every post regarding the ASG is a bunch of bs.
Like this gem.
"Derek Jeter doesn't need to play to get invited to the ASG, it's called respect"
Personally I consider these all star games (in any sport) to be a huge waste of time and a big joke. The fact that fans are allowed to pick the starting line-ups says it all.
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That's so dumb. Who fucking cares how good the team is, it's supposed to be the best players, and the MLB was the sport that was stupid enough to MAKE THEIR GAME MATTER. You really know how to get my blood boiling with your posts lol
MistaNova:
--- Quote from: Remedy360 on June 16, 2013, 05:26:57 PM ---You really know how to get my blood boiling with your posts lol
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#success
As a Yankees fan it's somewhat my moral duty to piss other folks off. With such methods as:
*Saying that I'm a Yankees fan
*27 Rings 8)
*Saying how the Yankees are going to take away another team's prized player (cough, Felix, cough)
But I didn't mean to piss you off (exactly).
If you're pissed off at the statement I quoted earlier about how Iwakuma might suffer because of his team I agree with you that that was dumb. But keep in mind that I'm not the one the said it. Don't shoot the messenger man.
If you're pissed off at how I said the ASG is a joke, I'm sorry but that's probably one of the things we'll have to agree to disagree about.
I know how the outcome of the asg effects who gets home field advantage in the ws but I still consider a big joke. The fans being able to vote for the players is a huge joke. Face it, does anybody really pick those who are deserving? No, a lot of the fans are either homers who voted for guys on their favorite team (I fall into this category) or morons who think they know everything just because they watch Sportscenter that pick the household names. The fact that Derek Jeter is amongst the top vote getters shows how stupid this is. That said I'm not saying that those household names don't have a right to go but there's always that one guy (or maybe more) that get snubbed even though they earned the right to go. Like last year Encarnacion was a pretty big snub and this year I'm guessing that Howie Kendrick will suffer the same fate.
At the same time why does every team need to have a representative other than for marketing purposes? You're going to let Altuve join but make someone more deserving stay home because he's on a different team that only has 1 legit player? That's bull.
Anyway as you can see I consider a lot of things in baseball a joke. The HoF, the PED issue, the ASG and don't get me started on the fans and ballparks. But fuck it, I still love this sport.
And yes, I will be watching the ASG on tv out of spite and boredom.
Remedy360:
--- Quote from: Iveus on June 16, 2013, 07:26:56 PM ---
--- Quote from: Remedy360 on June 16, 2013, 05:26:57 PM ---You really know how to get my blood boiling with your posts lol
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#success
As a Yankees fan it's somewhat my moral duty to piss other folks off. With such methods as:
*Saying that I'm a Yankees fan
*27 Rings 8)
*Saying how the Yankees are going to take away another team's prized player (cough, Felix, cough)
But I didn't mean to piss you off (exactly).
If you're pissed off at the statement I quoted earlier about how Iwakuma might suffer because of his team I agree with you that that was dumb. But keep in mind that I'm not the one the said it. Don't shoot the messenger man.
If you're pissed off at how I said the ASG is a joke, I'm sorry but that's probably one of the things we'll have to agree to disagree about.
I know how the outcome of the asg effects who gets home field advantage in the ws but I still consider a big joke. The fans being able to vote for the players is a huge joke. Face it, does anybody really pick those who are deserving? No, a lot of the fans are either homers who voted for guys on their favorite team (I fall into this category) or morons who think they know everything just because they watch Sportscenter that pick the household names. The fact that Derek Jeter is amongst the top vote getters shows how stupid this is. That said I'm not saying that those household names don't have a right to go but there's always that one guy (or maybe more) that get snubbed even though they earned the right to go. Like last year Encarnacion was a pretty big snub and this year I'm guessing that Howie Kendrick will suffer the same fate.
At the same time why does every team need to have a representative other than for marketing purposes? You're going to let Altuve join but make someone more deserving stay home because he's on a different team that only has 1 legit player? That's bull.
Anyway as you can see I consider a lot of things in baseball a joke. The HoF, the PED issue, the ASG and don't get me started on the fans and ballparks. But fuck it, I still love this sport.
And yes, I will be watching the ASG on tv out of spite and boredom.
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Nah just hearing that statement pissed me off, I knew it wasn't your opinion though. The ASG is a joke, the fact that they give it such major implications is an even bigger one.
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