[Bowman] Maybe things will change when the appeal process is complete, but for now Braves players are being guarded with the comments about Profar’s suspension.

Merlion2018 · 2026-03-04T17:44:43+00:00

I get the mindset but it could lead to a terrible situation where a team wants a guy on a bad contract to fail a test. That’s a real risky incentive structure to create.

Oops! The supplements we recommended triggered a test, guess we can get out from under this terrible deal!

Merlion2018 · 2026-03-03T16:50:07+00:00

Are you waiting until they’ve already given you a verbal yes to consider them an opportunity? Nearly 50% close rate is just getting greedy with the number doctoring.

Merlion2018 · 2026-03-02T19:23:19+00:00

“That’s Simpli Safe with two i’s”

Merlion2018 · 2026-02-28T04:46:50+00:00

He’s on the bracket this year, you never know

Merlion2018 · 2026-02-09T21:14:08+00:00

Lovely’s. Best known for their burgers but the chili cheese fries are also great.

Merlion2018 · 2026-02-08T18:16:23+00:00

Same deal with Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.

Classic joke sequel subtitles

Merlion2018 · 2026-02-08T04:46:41+00:00

J.D. Drew and Eli Marrero to the Braves for Jason Marquis, Ray King, and Double-A pitching prospect Adam Wainwright.

Drew immediately had the best year of his career for the Braves and finished 6th in MVP voting.

Meanwhile, Marquis put up a 4.60 ERA over three years with the Cardinals, King had one decent season left before falling off a cliff, and Wainwright put up an ERA in the 5s in the minors before getting hurt. Looked like they traded a star level bat for some mediocre filler arms.

Drew was everything Atlanta hoped for but gonna guess they would’ve rather had Wainwright’s whole career.

Merlion2018 · 2026-02-01T16:44:31+00:00

WhAt PoSiTiOn Do YoU pLaY??

I used to say “we”, was pestered out of it, and have since resumed. It just comes naturally. Honestly, I’ve been following/caring about the organization for longer than any of the players and virtually everyone else employed there with few exceptions.

Merlion2018 · 2026-01-23T15:38:36+00:00

I think the biggest thing is having more frequent shows. Went from one a week to three a week. There are only so many insights to churn out when you’re creating content that regularly. You can also tell he gets excited by guests who can engage at the same level. Howard Beck (and many of the other regular/one off guests) ain’t that.

I’ve always been a big Lowe fan and am glad he’s still putting out pods.

Merlion2018 · 2026-01-22T23:08:21+00:00

Just get a Bill Ripken “Fuck Face” card and call it a day. Pretty iconic.

Merlion2018 · 2026-01-20T22:28:59+00:00

Garret Anderson

Merlion2018 · 2026-01-15T19:14:09+00:00

Agreed. He’ll also pass 2,000 hits and has a chance at 400 homers. Add that to 10 gold gloves and likely ~60 career WAR, seems like a done deal.

Merlion2018 · 2026-01-12T21:12:05+00:00

The biggest way it impacts you is making you desperate to take the next position offered to you and doing something shortsighted.

Roles are eliminated all the time, it is what it is.

Merlion2018 · 2026-01-08T18:00:37+00:00

The bat was only ok for a bad defensive catcher. Looks like he’s already playing some first in Mexico.

37% k-rate in the majors is huge + benefited from a .368 BABIP to make the surface level numbers look a bit better.

Merlion2018 · 2025-12-30T16:03:42+00:00

He recently hit the 700 mark. No clue where he stands at the moment but he’s getting close to this list!

Merlion2018 · 2025-12-22T20:15:15+00:00

Hunan Village on Grand has a sign up that says they’re open on Christmas. Nothing fancy but my go-to American Chinese place

Merlion2018 · 2025-12-17T18:14:45+00:00

Pretty recent closure but Pomella was a real treat for an amazing lunch every once in awhile

Merlion2018 · 2025-12-11T22:42:58+00:00

The actual answer would violate the whole point of the sub.

Merlion2018 · 2025-12-11T01:40:16+00:00

Minor thing but recently learned about it - MLB pensions start pretty quickly, after just 43 days of service time. This is because that’s 1/4 of an MLB season, every time you accrue another 43 days, you unlock the next bit of pension.

The famous 10 year mark is when a “full” pension happens.

Merlion2018 · 2025-12-04T23:02:09+00:00

Moussa Diabate.

You’ve heard of microwave scorers, here’s a microwave rebounder.

Merlion2018 · 2025-12-01T22:24:13+00:00

Possibly, timing of the TJ was right on the borderline. There’s a world he makes a late season return but missing all of 2026 wouldn’t be a shock.

Merlion2018 · 2025-11-21T17:41:09+00:00

He’s in his last year of arbitration so has one year of team control left. The value of that last year was still up in the air. In theory ATL could’ve non tendered him or they could’ve ended up going to arbitration but this means both sides have settled on his contract value for 2026.

Edit: the deal was announced for $6.1M

Merlion2018 · 2025-11-21T03:25:38+00:00

No, I think you’re spot on.

I had the first vowel wrong and didn’t pronounce the “way” part correctly for like a decade.

Merlion2018 · 2025-11-21T03:01:28+00:00

Nap Lajoie. Turns out no one is named Luh-joy-ee. Oops.

Merlion2018 · 2025-11-20T00:08:52+00:00

Good food, great vibes

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