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    UEFA MW 2/21-23: Safe European Homes?

    Did I say that all of you are all Chelsea fans? I said it is incredibly annoying that Madrid gets a label from things that an autocratic thug who has been dead for almost 50 years did. Meanwhile a whole host of very living and nondecomposed fascists and autocrats own and support clubs...
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    UEFA MW 2/21-23: Safe European Homes?

    So I suppose all of you are Rayo Vallecano fans then? This is so tiresome when so many teams today are owned by the family members of current autocrats, have recently been owned by Putin enablers, have Ultras who are actually fucking Nazis etc etc Oh and Barcelona as a City and Cataluńa as a...
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    Champions League, Round of 16

    So according to this chart, Atletico drew in less in TV revenue than West Ham & Newcastle United.... I get that they are far from being a tiny club, but the gulf between their resources and Europe's Elite Clubs is huge. https://www.premierleague.com/news/1225126 Don't hate on Simeone for being...
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    Real Madrid 2014-15: Ronaldo and 10 other guys

    This has been a very very good week for Los Blancos. First we dominated and bullied Liverpool in Annfield midweek and then with a day less of rest than their opponent they came back from an early goal down to easily beat Barcelona.   And contrary the title of thread; the whole team has been...
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    Red Sox starting pitching going forward

    My 2000 Hyundai accent has cup holders. Therefore it could be "classified" as a luxury sedan.  Of the four rotations that you listed there was only one guy there who ever was a legitimate "ace" and a spattering of 5 number two or three starters. We are not exactly talking about last season's...
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    Real Madrid 2014-15: Ronaldo and 10 other guys

    Yay for completley unsubstantiated claims of doping and ped use.
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    The premature re-signing Lester thread

    The Yankees already have slightly over 172 million dollars committed in contracts for next season, leaving them a little less than 17 million before they hit the cap. But as things stand now,  they have no shortstop, second basemen, third basemen, closer (or a guy to take Betances place in the...
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    Kevin Towers says pitchers who do not feel comfortable hitting batters do not belong in a Diamondba

    What a piece of shit franchise. They are like the Rays in all the worst possible ways; ugly uniforms, obnoxious coach, holier than thou persecution complex, horrible fan bases, and they play in a state that never ceases to be a cesspool for some of the dumbest laws and social movements in the...
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    Atletico de Madrid, 2014-2015: When Cholo resurrects Torres's career

    My family is originally from a small town in the Picos that is about 30 km away from Cangas de Onis and Covadonga. If you like huge mountain peaks, windy roads, near abandoned villages that would be a great set for a horror film, untouched rivers, and mountain goats with no regard for cars or...
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    Atletico de Madrid, 2014-2015: When Cholo resurrects Torres's career

    Even though I am a fan of Madrid's other club (that may be the first time ever that Real has been describes as such) I am very pleased to see Atleti complete the transfer for Griezmann. I am not a fan of duopoly of the league, and was very worried that the board of Atletico was going to use this...
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    2013 draft early returns

    Remember how bad the 2012 draft looked at the end of last season? It seemed like we drafted three bust pitchers and a guy who had an outside shot of being a second division shortstop.  Well after 6 months, it looks like Johnson has a legitimate shot at being a back end of the rotation guy on a...
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    2014 Summer Holiday Transfer News and Speculation

      You mean like that time Madrid sold Ozil, whom they bought for 15 million Euros to the Gunners for just a hair under 54 million Euros?   Meanwhile, Khedira refused to sign a contract extension and will be able to leave freely next summer. Real would be foolish not to not explore selling him...
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    AJP gets exorcised and Christian Vazquez up. Starts tonight

      While Vazquez in an excellent defensive catcher, he did allow a surprisingly high number of past balls last season with Portland. Obviously he is very young and the rest of his defensive game is at an incredibly high level, but as of now he does have that as a problem area. I do not know if...
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    Koji to or not Koji to? That is the question.

      Koji is on pace to be worth roughly 2 FWAR this season in only 70 IP. If we assume that A) that Koji declines rather modestly to 1.5 WAR for 2015 and B) the cost of a win this upcoming of season is 7 million dollars, then one year at 15 million is a modest overpay in terms of $/WAR. However...
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    Red Sox Deadline Discussion

      I think that you are being overly pessimistic, in the current playoff framework, the value of a marginal upgrade is so much higher, as the difference between Division Winner and Wild card is now so pronounced. So while you are correct in that we will not be receiving a polished guy in the high...
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    Liga dos Campeões de futebol em Lisboa: Dog Days of Summer

      That is hilarious. I have always wondered why Coentrao was signed, of course other than the fact that Mendes is his agent.   Anyways, I think that was best performance that I have seen Madrid give in the past 10 years. They dominated this match from the get go, and after the first Ramos goal...
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    Liga dos Campeões de futebol em Lisboa: Dog Days of Summer

    Yeah, this was one of those times that the traditional end of match statistics are incredibly misleading. Bayern had over 70% of possession, 15 corner kicks, and 18 total shots (twice as more as Madrid). However, (and I should note that I only watched the first 80 minutes and missed the pen...
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    Liga dos Campeões de futebol em Lisboa: Dog Days of Summer

    It was truly an awful performance in every respect for Madrid. Easily the worst match that they have played of the campaign. They failed to create many chances (there were 3 or 4), they were hurried and completely overran in midfield (the Basque dou in particular), careless defensively, and they...
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    Barcelona 2013-2014: When very good is still not good enough

    The match was incredible, at least it was until the ref sent Ramos off for fanning air in the general direction of Neymar. I am not a fan of blaming the ref for results, and Madrid were gifted with a pen (on a clear foul that occurred outside of the area) but to not only give a penalty but to...
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    Atletico de Madrid, 2013-2014: Ganar, ganar y volver a ganar

    I have to say that while many are complimenting Ancellotti's use of his subs during the final 30 minutes of the match, it seemed rather bizarre that both Carjaval and Marcelo were looked over in the starting squad. Yes, they both played midweek and maybe it was just a matter of rotation, but...
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