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Change the color of your tiles, you might have mistaken a tile held by another team that has a color similar to the one you have.

A Prime 1884 Old Hoss Radbourn (60-12, 1.38 ERA, 73 Starts, 73 complete Games, 11 Shutouts, 678 IP, 441 K's, 205 ERA+, 19.1 WAR)

@jz2016cubs said in New Article- All Division Team: AL Central:

New Article
Make sure to check out my new article, the All Division team for the AL Central!

I would swap out your middle infield of Madrigal and Rosario for KC's Dynamic Duo of Whit Merrifield and Adalberto Mondesi.

And as much as I love Robert in CF he has too much swing and miss in his game. Buxton is still the CF king in the AL Central.

Great list

Do nothing.
Delete the game and leave your cards and stubs intact.

Besides, if MLB the Show 21 is p00p show because of all of the changes, remember its not only cross gen, its cross platform as well.
SDS cant fix fielding and outfield animations but all of the sudden we can expect them to not only handle cross gen play but throw in cross platform as well??
If the new game tanks, the Show 20 will still be there just in case for you to live out your Cubbie Bryzzo dreams.

In the words of the great Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi ......."It's a Trap!!!"

@demilio said in Will you need PS4 disc in PS5 to play downloaded JR deluxe edition?:

Does anyone know if JR deluxe edition will be different from the Digital Deluxe edition in that you need to have the PS4 disc inserted to play? It says "PS5 game on download code" which gives me hope that that is not the case.

Other games that were disk purchases on PS4 that got PS5 upgrades STILL require the disk to play on the PS5.
If those games still require a disk, why wouldn't MLB 21?

So if you have a digital PS5, I would not buy the JR deluxe edition.

The PS5 is not real.
It is joke promoted by Ramone and those in power.

I have yet to see a PS5 in the wild.
I will see Kevin go 12-0 in BR before I see a PS5

Great episode.
Some observations....
While contracts are usually front loaded, the Dodgers back loaded Mookie because of the financial uncertainty caused by COVID.
They are betting on things getting back to normal in the future. So by paying Mookie less now, they will have financial flexibility to make other moves. It's a stroke of genius, they maintain their financial superiority while everyone is scrambling for cash AND picked up a top 5 position player.

Eric Thames played in the KBO in Korea before coming back to the States and lighting up the MLB for the First month or so for the Brewers in 2017. He got the Lightning card for that first month.

The Marlins:
Assuming the Marlins are not in playoff contention, which they should not be....
Starling Marte is a trade deadline piece that plays a premium position. He should bring a better return than what the Marlins gave up for him (Caleb Smith a 4th starter at best).
Corey Dickerson - could also bring in a piece or two.

The Marlins in this year's draft became the only team in MLB history to draft all pitchers. The Marlins seemed to have a philosophy to trade young arms (Gallen, Anderson) for advanced high potential minor league position players (Jazz Chisolm, Jesus Sanchez) . The Marlins did not have a good track record in developing position players so they would develop pitchers, keep the gems and trade off the excess for prospects that have had a chance to develop some. Is it a sound strategy? Time will tell.
BUT, that was the philosophy under Mike Hill. So who knows what approach the new GM, Ng, will have.

The Brewers are a dumpster fire. lol

Good show fellas...keep it up.

Kerry Wood and Mark Prior are available

@jz2016cubs said in 27 | Team overview: Tigers, Astros, Royals, and Angels!:

@ItsaCanesthing said in 27 | Team overview: Tigers, Astros, Royals, and Angels!:

@jz2016cubs said in 27 | Team overview: Tigers, Astros, Royals, and Angels!:

After a short break, Jake and Thomas are back for episode 27! We go over the current state and the future of the Tigers, Astros, Royals, and Angels! If these are your favorite teams, and we messed something up, please let us know, as we want to fix that. If there is a potential trade that you want us to discuss, please contact us!

Because we are behind a little, we will be doing 4-5 teams per episode for a few weeks. We are sorry that we are going through quicker than usual.

To go to our website, go to https://aroundthediamond.wixsite.com/atdwithjakeandthomas. You can contact us via the contact tab on the website. We encourage you to participate in the voicemails, or send in a question/idea. Go to anchor.fm/aroundthediamond to send in a voicemail! If you have a question, please DM us on Instagram, @atdwithjakeandthomas, or go to our website! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and follow us on Spotify! Don’t forget to tell your friends! Have a great day, and we hope you enjoy!

The blog that Jake writes for: https://aroundthediamondbl.wixsite.com/baseballblog

NEW EPISODE

Last episode

When are you doing the Marlins?
AKA the best team in baseball?

Next episode!
Glad you liked it!

Just remember World Series favorites.

@jz2016cubs said in 27 | Team overview: Tigers, Astros, Royals, and Angels!:

After a short break, Jake and Thomas are back for episode 27! We go over the current state and the future of the Tigers, Astros, Royals, and Angels! If these are your favorite teams, and we messed something up, please let us know, as we want to fix that. If there is a potential trade that you want us to discuss, please contact us!

Because we are behind a little, we will be doing 4-5 teams per episode for a few weeks. We are sorry that we are going through quicker than usual.

To go to our website, go to https://aroundthediamond.wixsite.com/atdwithjakeandthomas. You can contact us via the contact tab on the website. We encourage you to participate in the voicemails, or send in a question/idea. Go to anchor.fm/aroundthediamond to send in a voicemail! If you have a question, please DM us on Instagram, @atdwithjakeandthomas, or go to our website! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and follow us on Spotify! Don’t forget to tell your friends! Have a great day, and we hope you enjoy!

The blog that Jake writes for: https://aroundthediamondbl.wixsite.com/baseballblog

NEW EPISODE

Last episode

When are you doing the Marlins?
AKA the best team in baseball?

Excellent

@jz2016cubs said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@ItsaCanesthing said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@jz2016cubs said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@ItsaCanesthing said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@jz2016cubs said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@ItsaCanesthing said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

e the sequel trilogy from canon I will be over joyed.
Jon Favreau can bring balance to the force

He wanted to, and I would be down.

The sooner Disney admits the sequel trilogy was a HUGE mistake the better for all of us.
No dead beat Han
No Luke drinking alien [censored] milk
No Finn yelling "Rey" every 5 minutes
No Kylo Ren showdown level temper tantrums.

Erase it...It never happened.

next season its Starbuck vs Prince Oberyn for Gustavo Fring's sword

Did you see the after-credit scene? Also, that ending was

Yes I did. We get more Boba action in 1 episode than we did in the entire original trilogy.
It's amazing how a bad A$$ looking character with barely any lines or screen time became a legend, that inspired the show that will save the franchise.

St.Boba of Kamino

@jz2016cubs said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@ItsaCanesthing said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@jz2016cubs said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@ItsaCanesthing said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

e the sequel trilogy from canon I will be over joyed.
Jon Favreau can bring balance to the force

He wanted to, and I would be down.

The sooner Disney admits the sequel trilogy was a HUGE mistake the better for all of us.
No dead beat Han
No Luke drinking alien [censored] milk
No Finn yelling "Rey" every 5 minutes
No Kylo Ren showdown level temper tantrums.

Erase it...It never happened.

next season its Starbuck vs Prince Oberyn for Gustavo Fring's sword

@jz2016cubs said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

@ItsaCanesthing said in Mandalorian discussion. DO NOT OPEN IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE FINALE, THAT CAME OUT ON DECEMBER 18. SPOILERS INVOLVED:

e the sequel trilogy from canon I will be over joyed.
Jon Favreau can bring balance to the force

He wanted to, and I would be down.

The sooner Disney admits the sequel trilogy was a HUGE mistake the better for all of us.
No dead beat Han
No Luke drinking alien [censored] milk
No Finn yelling "Rey" every 5 minutes
No Kylo Ren showdown level temper tantrums.

Erase it...It never happened.

If they can find a way to erase the sequel trilogy from canon I will be over joyed.
Jon Favreau can bring balance to the force

@Jeviduty said in How does the Negro Leagues news affect The Show?:

@CalisGW said in How does the Negro Leagues news affect The Show?:

I still see a problem here. What team would they be on? ( the ones who never played in MLB). DD is based on a card belonging to a team. Free Agent be my guess at possible solution

Yeah FA, that's easy.

Or they could create a Negro Leagues page the same way the Yankees or the Marlins have one.
Easier way to keep track of them and easier for SDS to set up a collection for it with a desirable collection reward.

@The_DoctorsWife said in BREAKING NEWS:

@ItsaCanesthing said in BREAKING NEWS:

The main reason there will be no universal DH is the CBA negotiations.
Giving MLBPA a major concession like the universal DH, thus extending the career of several older players who are a liability in the field and usually earn high salaries, without getting anything in return is poor negotiating.
If the MLBPA wants a universal DH, they need to be prepared to give the owners something they want.

We are heading towards a work stoppage. The main issues off the top of my head are:
The luxury tax which acts like a de facto salary cap
service time manipulation
Draft pick compensation
Yrs needed for free agency
Revenue splits and how revenue (digital in particular) is calculated

So does that mean that the DH will one day be on the table, once all the negotiations are hammered out?

The DH is on the table, but for a price. If the MLBPA wants a universal DH, they will have to give the owners something they want. This is business gentlemen and the owners have leverage on this issue. The MLBPA has used leverage to win every labor confrontation for the last 40 to 50 years.

These negotiations will be personal for the owners. This will be their best opportunity to break the MLBPA like all of the other pro leagues have broken their players unions.
What has made the MLBPA different from the other PAs is solidarity amongst the rank and file. But there seems to be cracks in wall of solidarity.
This season, highly paid players like Max Scherzer, did not want the players to accept pro rated salaries, but he was over ruled by the non superstar players that don't earn mega dollars.

Before baseball salaries for the most part were clumped together, generally most players earned close to the same with a few outliers here and there.
But now, there has been a shift, the MLB is becoming like the NBA. A league of haves and have nots. Look at the Angels, they pay Trout, Pujols and Rendon the rest of the roster is a collection of misfit toys on short deals or under team (pre FA) control.
The owners will use this division as the leverage to break the union.
That and the reduced salaries from the huge FA class along with reduced earnings from last year's COVID season.

There will be a nuclear winter coming, most likely next year. Unless the players strike before then.

The main reason there will be no universal DH is the CBA negotiations.
Giving MLBPA a major concession like the universal DH, thus extending the career of several older players who are a liability in the field and usually earn high salaries, without getting anything in return is poor negotiating.
If the MLBPA wants a universal DH, they need to be prepared to give the owners something they want.

We are heading towards a work stoppage. The main issues off the top of my head are:
The luxury tax which acts like a de facto salary cap
service time manipulation
Draft pick compensation
Yrs needed for free agency
Revenue splits and how revenue (digital in particular) is calculated

@jz2016cubs said in Baseball Reference:

So, tonight I am going to look around on Baseball Reference, for fun. Got any things you want me to look up?
For example: What happened in the 4th inning of the Yankees game on September 6, 2009?
What count was Mike Trout's 300th home run on? What was the pitch type?
Stuff like that. Thanks in advance!

Look up the no hitter Andy Hawkins pitched for the Yanks in 1990 and LOST!!!!

TA Exchanges or quicksell seems to be the best options