@WomensHoops_USA Wasn’t the union around since 1999??
Why did it take the union over 25 years to accomplish anything?
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Alex52
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Unions 👏 Work 👏
Salary Cap:
1.5M ➡️ 7M
Supermax:
250k ➡️ 1.4M
Average Salary:
120k ➡️ 600k
Minimum Salary:
66k ➡️ 300k
History made!
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@ProblemWright @MLBTheShow You want to know why??
It has the best offline experience of any sports game. And a majority of people play offline. Because people who play online are insufferable
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No other company gets a yearly pass like @MLBTheShow
Servers dog shit every year.
Cant keep records correctly.
God forbid I put someone with dreads on my team.
Players play with no sense of urgency.
You guys hide contact feedback from opponents cuz its embarrassing to see.
+more
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@thegistusa That’s the NCAA women’s tournament, not the NCAA Tournament.
New to basketball?? That’s ok.
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Fixed it for ya 🫶
The women’s basketball team got the school’s first NCAA Tournament win back in ’93 😌🏀
NCAA March Madness@MarchMadnessMBB
HUSKER HISTORY IN OKC 💪 #MarchMadness
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Dear Jack Hughes,
The puck is doing just fine.
Sincerely,
The Hockey Hall of Fame
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@Zippy_TMS Showing up drunk to a baseball game as a player isn’t allowed, but baseball can partner with alcohol companies
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Gambling isn't allowed in baseball but baseball is partnering up with gambling. I wish we could go back to where sports gambling wasn't a legal thing.
Polymarket@Polymarket
We’re honored to announce MLB has named Polymarket as their Exclusive Prediction Market Exchange Partner. Polymarket 🤝 MLB
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@brucebetsss Can you explain what “Vegas knows” meant?? What did Vegas know?
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@Alexe525 Nothing changes they played no one and don’t deserve to be in good for them for proving me wrong and winning a game in the first four
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hughes pr representative must be exhausted given this mess of a month after what should’ve been the easiest layup for their family’s image
Greg Wyshynski@wyshynski
Jack Hughes on the Hockey Hall of Fame puck controversy tonight: “Obviously honored that the puck’s there. It's like the most special place in hockey. So yeah, I'm honored that it's there. Obviously, I think things were taken crazy [this week]. That's just the way I felt."
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@DanLifshatz @GUnit_81 Good thing we actually play the games and don’t rely on nerds who look at “expected points”
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@GUnit_81 To be fair Greg, their expected 1H points was 30.5 per SQ
They were unbelievably hot and had some good luck
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So, where are all those people that said Miami OH would get destroyed by a quality team?
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@Brendan_F_Wendt @notgaetti It should be completely ignored, I think I’ve proven that.
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti It's not the *only* measure; I'm fine with calling it a guideline, benchmark, or starting premise if that fits better.
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Sportsmanship matters
When the HOF voters have to consider Bryce Harper’s character, sportsmanship, and integrity, they’ll remember this moment; and if they don’t, I’ll remind them, because the internet is forever
Baseball@mlbelites_
I have so much respect for Bryce Harper. This is something you rarely see in baseball. After a crushing loss in the WBC final, Harper went out of his way to congratulate the players of Venezuela. One of a kind player 💯
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@Brendan_F_Wendt @notgaetti It happens all the time, making wins useless. Nolan Ryan was once went 8-16 while leading the NL with 2.76 ERA.
There’s zero reason to look at wins and losses when ERA and IP exists.
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti Fair point. I don't think it counts for *nothing*, but it's eminently fair to adjust for team; Felix Hernandez won the Cy Young with a 13-12 record one year, since the Mariners as a whole were a disaster that seemed fair, can be extrapolated to the Hall of Fame.
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@Brendan_F_Wendt @notgaetti So it’s a “rule” you’ve chosen to selectively apply, got it.
Because Ryan only had 12 wins per year.
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti He pitched 27 years, that's exceptional enough on its own, plus he had at least 3 years that were Cy Young caliber (one year in particular he just happened to have it the year of Fernando Valenzuela); it's not a hard-and-fast rule!
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@Brendan_F_Wendt @notgaetti Yeah cuz he only had 10 wins and had an ERA of 1.97.
Wins are an entirely useless stat because, as you accurately pointed out, it’s not the pitchers fault if the team is a complete mess. A pitcher can go 9 IP, give up 0 runs, and not get a win.
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti I didn't watch a ton of Pirates baseball, but from what I saw he mostly pitched at a scary level; not his fault the other Pirates are a mess. Fair point, I get where you're going here and that's something to consider.
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti In the modern game, where longevity is a factor, yeah that general area, with a provision for shorter careers that were more dominant while they lasted.
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@Brendan_F_Wendt @notgaetti Just out of curiosity, do you think Paul Skenes had a bad year last year?
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti And that has to be coupled with multiple Cy Young-caliber seasons; for that reason Andy Pettitte, though he has 256 (and is a good guy!), is rightly not in the Hall of Fame, his regular season stats are that of a compiler whereas CC had several years as a top 5 pitcher.
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti (Not sarcastic, this is proving to be a good exercise in having to back up my position) For a recent example, CC Sabathia had 251; for a starter with that kind of longevity, somewhere around there. Would make an exception for a Sandy Koufax career trajectory!
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@Brendan_F_Wendt @notgaetti Wins are the most useless stat you can use for a pitcher.
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti On stats, here's the best I can do. Albert Belle fell short of the 500 home run mark that's now typically expected of a corner outfielder, and wasn't much of a fielder. Curt Schilling just barely got over 200 wins in an almost 20 year career, averaging 11 wins/year doesn't cut it
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@Brendan_F_Wendt @notgaetti hey weren’t bad selections.
It’s not the Baseball Hall of Good People.
Do you have any statistical evidence that these players shouldn’t be in?
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@Alexe525 @notgaetti Bad selections earlier in history doesn't mean people have to keep making bad selections. But hey, I don't get a vote on these matters so I'm hardly about to start a boycott of the Hall of Fame or anything.
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@T_Oglesby22 You mean a team who went 31-0 in the regular season actually turned out to be good?!?!
Crazy. If only there were signs
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