MLB has a reputation for being the worst of the 4 major sports leagues when it comes to its players overreacting to “bad sportsmanship” “unwritten rules” stuff but idk, seems like a lot of NBA players very easily get their feelings hurt over dumb shit
just to follow up, it's absolutely insane to me that the Sox keep making the same mistakes from Lester to Mookie to Xander, and are presently far apart with Devers, and when asked about this pattern respond "we try not to look back because it could impact current decision-making"
I'll never understand people who cape for billionaire owners not spending money on a player. Who cares about his stats at 40 years old? You're charging me $12 for a Modelo, go get his ass.
When we talk about teams being cheap and “not being able to afford to keep their players” the A’s traded a guy now maxing out at $15M in his prime. They are just cheap.
MLB and the WBSC should be telling the broadcast exactly what the situation is. If you have crazy tiebreakers the people running the tourney have to provide excellent info.
If the criticism of Mets ownership is spending too much on old dudes, this shows they can turn those old dudes into prospects by retaining salaries. You can’t buy draft picks or unlimited bonus pool money. Those financial playing fields are even. But you can definitely do this.
"Here's a roster where your middle of the order is Michael Conforto, Joc Pederson, and Mitch Haniger and you have two starting pitchers who can get to the sixth inning. Don't fuck it up."
I'm sorry, but the White Sox haven't gotten nearly enough hate. People were jumping down the A's throats with the "WORST TEAM EVER?" articles in May of last year, and they didn't finish close to that. But now it's August, and the White Sox have the worst Winning% since 1900.