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    Hall of Fame Ballot for 2016 Enshrinement

    The decision is not his to make though, right?
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    Hall of Fame Ballot for 2016 Enshrinement

    I can imagine someone convincing themselves that Bonds was a HOF'er before he took steroids, while Clemens needed the late career push to put him over the top.
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    The Dubs 2015-16: chasing history

    There have only been two NBA teams to win 68 or more games in a season. Resting everyone and getting to that win total just doesn't happen
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    The Celtics and Building a Contender - Roster Crunch.

    Is Middleton especially terrible at defense, or a complete basket-case or something? From my untrained eye, he seems to be a very god basketball player
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    Celtics Draft Pick Watch 2016

    The 8 -14 seeds in the west have only 3 games separating them, with MIn only being 2 games back of the 8 seed. Not sure anyone should write them off
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    The Dubs 2015-16: chasing history

    High school basketball players taking ill advised three pointers certainly never happened until Steph Curry became a star :)
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    Red Sox to expand netting behind home plate

    The only people allowed to have an opinion are the several dozen season ticket holders that this change affects? That is quite the bar you have set.
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    2015-2016 NBA Game Thread

    Not sure who it was that set the pick to free Durant for that last second shot, but man, that would have been called a foul (penalty) in a football game. Literally shoved him in the back while moving.
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    Red Sox to expand netting behind home plate

    If only this board was around in 1879 when the Grays put up the first safety net behind home plate. Can only imagine the outrage over the ruining of the fan experience.
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    The Celtics and Building a Contender - Roster Crunch.

    Why would you excuse Okafor's difficult start because of his shitty teammates, but still feel that Russell will be a bust when 1) he is playing much better than Okafor and 2) his teammates are equally terrible
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    Swihart v. Vazquez: The Value of Framing

    Is this grossly exaggerating the impact of Tommy John surgery? Has a 23 year old position player ever had a career end following a first TJ surgery?
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    Red Sox sign OF Chris Young to two year deal

    His home run totals may be inflated because of this, but both those mop-up pitchers throw right handed. Thus his fantastic numbers against LHP are unaffected by those at bats.
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    Who plays 1B next year?

    Well the plan would be to get Hanley at 50 cents on the dollar. And if that is the case, you are not getting Upton/Heyward/Gordon/Cespedes for anywhere near that price.
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    Start, Sit, Trade: Play Along with Dave

    If Hanley Ramirez was a free agent this year, what would his expected contract be? He certainly would get more than 3/34, so not sure why the Sox would have to eat half of his money. In fact, I could see a team in need of a DH throw a 3/60 deal at him. I find it unlikely that the Sox would...
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    Start, Sit, Trade: Play Along with Dave

    Jason Heyward is perhaps the best defensive right fielder in baseball though. You don't shift him to LF so that you can platoon JBJ and Castillo. While JBJ may be as good, or perhaps even a better defensive RF as Heyward, Castillo is certainly not. And you certainly don't sign Heyward to a mega...