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Wow. Just wow. To survive all he had to survive to get here. And to achieve all he has achieved so far and was predicted to achieve in the future. It just seems unreal.
Jose should insist that the home run structure and Clevelander must travel with the team for his road starts. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
He's totally going to be that ex that tells their friends they dumped you because they didn't respect you while you were the one who dumped them for being too demanding. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
Why is it whenever Marlins players try to hit out an injury, they always play worse, then end up missing games anyways? Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
Hmmm. Misread the box score. Apologies. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
We did rough up Washington on back-to-back nights in April: 6-1 and 7-0. Not blowouts like last night but not exactly nail biters. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
Didn't we destroy Matz and The Mets? Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
He's not better than either one. He's maybe on the same level: flashes of having it together in one or two starts, completely blowing it in the other starts. Living in the Bay Area, I followed Timmy the past few years. His ceiling was once so much higher than Cosart's and Koehler. But he has completely imploded, consistency wise. He's not giving you 7 or 8 innings anymore with any regularity. Think of it this way: the Giants rotation has Peavy and Cain, both on a significant downswing. Yet, the Giants are only really interested in Timmy on a minor league deal and if he is willing to be a reliever. And their FO loves Lincecum. But he's been injured too much, too inconsistent for them. That should be a red flag. I wouldn't mind Lincecum on a minor league contract with the potential of being called up. But he ain't going to be much different than Koehler and who knows how healthy he is (this showcase has been pushed back at least twice). I wouldn't want to automatically give him a rotation spot. Sent from my iPhone using MarlinsBaseball.com mobile app
He won't be better than Koehler and Cosart... Except if we only pitch him against the Padres.
A lot of commentators are saying "Why not cheat?" in the context of "Why not cheat, because the penalty of getting caught is so light compared to getting that money." I don't think they are condoning the cheating, but rather stating how the system is not currently working as intended. 80 games off, no playoffs, for 50 million? Ethically, morally, it is wrong. But financially... And, unfortunately (and as an aside), morality doesn't exist in a vacuum. I might say I would return $20 if I found it in the street (and I have). But I also might take it if it'll be hard (but not impossible) to track down the person and I just went to an expensive dinner. But it would be right for someone to judge me and find me lacking. In both cases, I am aware of the consequences, but I disregard them in the second case. It is the rationalization that kills you. Because, ultimately, you are not responsible to yourself, but to society as a whole, and in that moment and going forward from that choice. If you steal bread to feed your hungry children, that's acceptable, but also, if the police catch you and charge you, that is also acceptable. If you are going to break the rules, sometimes I find it hard to stir up sympathy if you get caught (sympathy may be given depending on punishment). Back to baseball. I am surprised that I am also hearing a lot of players say in the new CBA, they want contracts to be voided if a player is caught using PEDs. I wouldn't be surprised to see some form of that in the next few years.