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From here: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1822485
All local sports other than Skins and Caps
All local sports other than Skins and Caps
Austin Jackson signed with the White Sox, leaving the Orioles with few options to fill RF externally. I don't think Pedro Alvarez is a realistic or legitimate option (Alvarez will DH, Trumbo and Davis splitting RG and 1B) due to the fact Alvarez is like so many players we have already. MLBTR is still reporting we are interested in Jay Bruce, but honestly, I feel that Joey Rickard may be playing his way into one of the corner OF spots.
Terps bounced in the round of 64 or 32?
I'll wait until I see how they play in the conf tournament. When they play with confidence and as a team they're a top 5 squad. When they play like individuals in a (bad) pick up game, they can expect a 1st round loss.
They do not have dominant, strong bigs. I don't know what I said before but the more I watch this team as constructed the more it's apparent that their backcourt MUST play well for them to win, and to open up the post game. They can't have Trimble and company turning the ball over so much, or hucking up contested 18 footers with nobody rebounding. They aren't working for shots or doing any dirty work, really.
Layman is also an x-factor. If his inside-out game is firing on all cylinders it mixes everything up.
So am I the only one interested in Rugby 7s?
Aaaaaand the Wiz roll over in Portland...
The last two games might have torpedoed their season. Gave away the game twice in a row with under ten seconds left.
The team I saw last night doesn't deserve to make the playoffs....
The team you saw last night didn't have Beal or Anderson, but yeah, I get your point.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/03/10/bryce-harper-unwritten-rules/81576924/
On the one hand it's probably not a news flash that a 23 year old thinks something is boring (yes, that's what he means even if he denies it) because showing off and showing others up is frowned upon.
On the other hand, could MLB tolerate a Reggie Jackson type player these days, with the bat thrown violently to the ground while staring down a homer? Would a lot of the epic HR celebrations from decades ago become tarnished by brawls and beanballs? Fisk, Gibson, etc?
Most sports regulate the fun and personality out of the professional and college ranks. Ovie can't wear colored laces or his shaded visor. People went nuts with his "hot stick" celebration. In college football a taunting penalty on a scoring play negates the actual touchdown. The NFL has outlawed pretty much every celebration except two teammates politely high-fiving each other.
That said, the worst is definitely baseball. It's not just the executives that beat the drum on "the code," but a majority of the fans too. Baseball's fans are older and it's no coincidence that personality and individuality are frowned upon in baseball, given the fan demographic.
There's the Layman x-factor. Hope for this team yet.