artie_fufkin wrote:

"Honestly, the only thing worst then no baseball is ST baseball."

Haven't been watching the figure skating in the Olympics, have you?

No, not really watched them much at all.  If i turn it on and i dont have an american rooting interest im pretty much out.

Agree that judged sports are not of interest to me.  My problem is i can tell the difference between good and bad.  And good and absolutely great.  But good, gooder and more good all look the same.  So does great and more great.  And the line between more good and less great is blurry.

There are some exception for me tho.

1. I like the trick stuff too.  It is entertaining  for about 20 minutes and then it all looks the same. 

2.  I like bull riding.  It all runs together to but i like it.  I like the animals as much as anything.  They are big masses of muscle.  The breeding is impressive to me.  Growing up around cattle i guess causes some of the interest.  Also you have to hold on for 8 seconds.  So there is a line drawn as far as acceptable and unacceptable.

3.  I will watch boxing or mma if the mood strikes me.  Someone getting there ass kicked is an easy judge.

"I hate "sports" that require a judge"

Ding, ding! We have a winner!

 "I can't watch figure skating, but I heard that an American skater finished behind two skaters who both fell."

I'm not sure how this is exactly how it was explained by the commentators, but apparently you get more points if you try more difficult jumps and land on your ass than if you play it safe and stay upright.  
 

artie_fufkin wrote:

"I did, however, watch the half-pipe skiing (or whatever they call the event Shaun White was in.  I think I was half watching to see someone break their neck and half to watch the tricks.  The stuff they do is crazy."

The Bruins were on last night so I watched hockey instead of the men's halfpipe, but I watched the women's halfpipe the night before. I'll stand by the post you wrote and I agreed with 10 minutes ago about judged sports being bogus, but even I - and I watch snow sports every four years - could tell the American girl who won the gold medal was so much better than everyone else in the competition.

Completely agree on the US girl.  Funny thing about the men's competition, before Shaun White left the gate, Bob turns to me and says, "is there any doubt in your mind that if White stays on his feet he'll get a better score than the guy in first?" 

There is no skill more difficult than pulling off the Triple Lindy.

forsberg_us wrote:

Hosmer to the Padres. 8 years, $144M, with an opt out after 5 years. If he opts out its a 5/$100M contract

He wont opt out and the padres wont get their moneys worth.  Im not disappointed he will not be in stl.

Motte to the cards on a minor league deal...whatever that means.

forsberg_us wrote:

APIAD wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

Hosmer to the Padres. 8 years, $144M, with an opt out after 5 years. If he opts out its a 5/$100M contract

He wont opt out and the padres wont get their moneys worth.  Im not disappointed he will not be in stl.

Motte to the cards on a minor league deal...whatever that means.

Depends on which Hosmer they get. I didn’t realize he was only 28. He should be in his prime years for performance. At his best, Hosmer is a .300 hitter who can hit 25 HR, drive in 100 and play Gold Glove defense. $20M/year is the going rate for a very good player, and Hosmer can be a very good player.

If he reverts back to the guy who only hits 15HR/season, it’ll be a bad deal.

Hard to argue against that.  I do feel like the cardinals will only allow themselfs one 20mill contract in the near future and i dont want that guy to be eric Hosmer.  My hopes are higher then that.  Im still in denial about harper.  I want to believe he will come to stl.  I dont even like him but he is a dickhead the cardinals need.  And i think he could be like jim edmonds....you like him if he is on your team.  Never happen but i dream.

Be an interesting offseason next year.  There is of course:

Bryce Harper (26)
Manny Machado (26)
Clayton Kershaw (31) 

Then there is another group of:
Andrew McCutchen (32)
Charlie Blackmon (32)
Josh Donaldson (33)

The group of super utility players is healthy and might make gyorko hard to move.  Also looks to be alot of unmployed players.  That trend will continue unless the marginal players start to understand their value and the second tier players get a grasp on their ranking. 

I assume the cardinals have a plan.  I assume this offseason reflects those plans.  I also know the saying about assuming things.

Doizer has deffinatly made himself a legitimate middle of the order bat in the last few years.  I must have missed him.  The others, Adam Jones and Yasiel Puig types...i dont really see them as the type of player the cardinals need or that they would make a meaningful difference if signed.  Likely alot of mlb teams feel the same way depending on the asking price. 

I was thinking about price earlier.  He has 4 years 127mill remaining.  No way he opts out of aav of 30 mill plus in that loaded market.

AL baseball isnt my following.

Just looking at the states it seema like a waste to have him leadoff.

"Be an interesting offseason next year.  There is of course:

Bryce Harper (26)
Manny Machado (26)
Clayton Kershaw (31)"

So here goes: The Cardinals "kick the tires" on Machado but decide to stick with Paul DeJong at shortstop and Gyroko at third, despite DeJong's regression in 2018 to .250/15/55 and the near certainty Gyorko will revert to the power hitter he was in the second half of 2016, despite little evidence to back up that assertion.

Kershaw is dismissed as "too old," then signs with the Cubs and wins 24 games on their way to a second straight World Series title and their third in four years.

The Cardinals go "all in" on Harper, offering a contract they know he'll reject but use as leverage to sign with the Dodgers.

The Cardinals' premier off-season signing is a left-handed relief pitcher from Saskatchewan who once at an entire bowl of chocolate-covered cockroaches.

On the first day of Spring Training in 2019, Moz pats himself on the back for keeping the powder dry.

Lost a vote tonight to 3 females....figure skating is on.  Maybe ill see a tit.