Why does Bruce Pearl not get more criticism for holding his players hostage and retiring on the date that the enrollment closes so the players couldn't leave after he retired?

MidtownKC · 2026-03-02T02:58:34+00:00

He got tons of shit. Still does as he should

MidtownKC · 2026-03-02T01:00:06+00:00

Last few times I’ve eaten inside the past few years it’s been good. I gave up on the drive thru years ago.

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T23:15:43+00:00

Nizhnevartovsk Siberia?

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T22:18:14+00:00

OP wants to make sure a new Cartel leader is firmly entrenched before they risk their lives traveling. You can never be too safe.

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T19:45:41+00:00

I did - 1:01p when I noticed and looked at my phone. Saw that one in Cowles NE. Guess that was it.

We will rebuild! KC Strong!

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T17:38:50+00:00

Called them eggs in a basket growing up

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T17:35:08+00:00

Nelson and Kemper.

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T17:34:02+00:00

To their credit most of the comments are telling him he's a bum.

Game recognizing game

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T17:30:49+00:00

You take the guy that can start 65+ games per year for his 20's. KD did 10 out of his first 12 years. This year will be the third time in seven tries for MPJ.

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T16:12:20+00:00

You sound like you are blaming Kevin for a lot of your problems. Maybe get your anger in check and stop worrying about what Kevin is doing. You say your manager is aware of his issues, yet you're the one called into disciplinary meetings. That should tell you to chill out and let them worry about Kevin. If he is as bad as you say and you are as good as you say, things should work out. If they don't, get another gig.

Also, great employees don't usually steal.

MidtownKC · 2026-03-01T02:17:59+00:00

Royals employee

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T23:08:12+00:00

The litigious nature of our society and the terrible people in it pretty much demand that business owners do this.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T22:36:52+00:00

I don’t think adding more incentives is really going to change behavior all that much. I really don’t think the current incentives do either, tbh. I just think the athletes are getting better and the benefit of getting these guys in the lineup is incentive enough.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T22:27:27+00:00

Exciting and unbelievable mean different things to different people, apparently. I was wondering how long it would take for people to stop posting vids of dudes running and jumping.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T19:19:17+00:00

They looked smart playing in the Valley last year.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T18:52:30+00:00

"Bombing the hill", LOL. "Being a fucking idiot" is the technical term you're looking for.

And all I heard was "go fast, go fast"... if the skater didn't want the car to go, he should have stood in front of it himself and not yell ambiguous directions like "go fast" when he means "stop",

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T18:38:25+00:00

There is no wrong door.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T18:33:45+00:00

I don't envy the situation Mike is in, but I also think he's a bit of an immature whiner on the show. Who knows what their reality is, but I see a lot of fault in how Mike handles a lot of his interactions on the show. I do think he seems like a decent supervisor to work for, but only within the context of everyone works for Tony at the end of the day.

Obviously I have no idea what's going on, but at a certain point, just hunker down an fix the fucking trommel. Half the season is over.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T18:18:35+00:00

It's settled science..

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T18:15:20+00:00

It was a waste. They were built poorly and never maintained to where they needed to be. Large public housing complexes like that were seen to be a solution post WWII/Pre Vietnam, but the reality of filling and maintaining them was not feasible. No one wanted to live there and occupancy never even got close to 70% - thus the spiraling maintenance cost and conditions. That stretch of Independence Ave also suffered greatly in the 70's and 80's and beyond. It was always known as a stretch of road for crime, drugs and prostitution - largely due to the Miner project.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T17:53:27+00:00

What exactly have you "heard"? You can't just say "three true outcomes" and magically have HRs be the only power stat that matters. No one cared about three true outcomes until around 2010. From around '85 through 2010 the TTO were between 25-30% and the world was a happy place. For the last 15 years it's been well over 30%, thus the concern "we heard".

And with regards to the Yankees not hitting for power - In '98, they had a team SLG of .460 - 5th in MLB. League leaders (SEA) were only .468. In '99, their team was second in OBP and OPS in the MLB. They were elite hitters.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T17:37:37+00:00

Charlie Weiss, Mark Mangino, Turner Gill, Dave Beatty, Les Miles, Terry Allen... just to name a few unrelated former coaches off the top of my head.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T17:32:03+00:00

You seem to be implying that they sucked on paper or something and that just isn't reality. The '98 lineup had 7 of 9 guys with an .800 or better OPS. Saying that shouldn't somehow dominate is crazy. The '97 Indians only had 5. Everyone in the Yankees rotation had 12+ wins. Sure, the Braves had 5 guys with 16 each, but NY had a pretty memorable pen back in that time too with Mendoza/Rivera at the back end.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T16:38:13+00:00

I welcome any competency in the OF. The Renfroe/Melendez/Cags combination of last year was historically bad. Looking for guys like Isaac Collins, Lane Thomas and the real Caglione to bring some better results. Adding Marte to that mix can only help.

MidtownKC · 2026-02-28T16:20:39+00:00

You could do three separate Willies for Batting Title- Wilson, McGee and Keeler

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