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Mack Tripper

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  1. This is the better stuff to get from Costco. It's DOP Tuscan. They release it every year from Fall to Spring. It's better than the big jugs.
  2. Instead of water, use butter from the beginning and by the time it's done you'll have brown butter gnocchi. I added sage and pancetta.
  3. Sure, but that doesn't mean that Sheriff Blaylock is coming back just because Reid is gone.
  4. Jomboy's buzzer theory ended up being a MLB authentication sticker.
  5. Ok, so we were using a shitload of cameras to steal signs? Not sure that really helps matters.
  6. Beltran was working in the Bronx last season, pal. You think he just closed up shop and started walking on the straight and narrow? See Bregman’s quote above.
  7. The first two articles from the Athletic did say it’s a league wide problem.
  8. Major League Baseball’s investigation into the Astros and sign stealing is virtually certain to include interviews with three current managers — the Astros’ AJ Hinch, the Red Sox’s Alex Cora and the Mets’ Carlos Beltrán. Hinch was the Astros’ manager in 2017, and sources said both Cora and Beltrán played a key role in devising the sign-stealing system the team used that season. The Astros stole signs electronically, according to pitcher Mike Fiers and three other sources inside the organization at the time, violating major league rules. The Athletic reported the news of the Astros’ rule-breaking on Tuesday. Cora was the team’s bench coach in ’17; Beltrán was a designated hitter and outfielder in the final season of a 20-year career that might result in his election to the Hall of Fame. Multiple sources said they were not the only members of the team who participated in the Astros’ scheme that season. The Astros’ system involved a camera in center field and a television monitor that was placed on a wall steps from the team’s home dugout at Minute Maid Park. Team employees and players would sit opposite the screen, watch a realtime feed fixed on the opposing catcher’s signs and then — if they decoded the signs successfully — reveal the expected pitch to hitters by banging on a trash can. Not every Astros hitter wanted the help. “There were guys who didn’t like it,” said Fiers, who was with the Astros from 2015 to ‘17. Cora and Hinch declined to comment. Beltrán, in a text message, said the Astros did nothing wrong. “We took a lot of pride studying pitchers in the computer – that is the only technology that I use and I understand,” Beltrán said. “It was fun seeing guys get to the ballpark to look for little details. “(In) the game of baseball, guys for years have given location and if the catchers get lazy and the pitcher doesn’t cover the signs from second base, of course players are going to take advantage. “I don’t call that cheating. I call that using the small details to take advantage. I think baseball is doing a great job adding new technology to make sure the game is even for both teams.” Stealing signs is not cheating when players receive and convey information the old-fashioned way: using their eyes, ears and hands. MLB rules, however, prohibit the relaying of signs and information through electronic means, and baseball established more comprehensive measures in 2019 to clamp down on such behavior. The league’s Department of Investigation (DOI) will speak with current and former Astros employees, including players, sources said. To interview players, MLB first must notify the players’ union. Union officials routinely sit in on such interviews, acting as representatives for the players. The league has already begun reaching out to people connected to the 2017 Astros, sources said. Before deciding on any potential penalties, baseball would need to determine if the Astros violated major league rules and whether the on-field personnel who stole signs acted with the knowledge and approval of the front office or operated on their own. Commissioner Rob Manfred would determine any discipline for the Astros as a team as well as any individuals based upon the DOI’s findings. Manfred fined the Red Sox an undisclosed amount in 2017 after the league found the team had stolen signs through instant-replay monitoring and the use of Apple watches. In his statement at the time, Manfred said, “future violations of this type will be subject to more serious sanctions, including the possible loss of draft picks.” On a separate front, the league and clubs discussed possible ways to prevent sign stealing in the future at the general managers meetings this week in Arizona. One possibility, a source said, is that new technology could be introduced as soon as the 2020 season somewhere in the minor leagues. Additional rule changes addressing sign stealing at the major league level are expected in 2020 as well, as the league attempts to keep pace with the issue.
  9. Of course there is proof - how can you say a story is being created? Between the video that was posted, Fiers, and the other sources with a pretty consistent and detailed story, that’s all at least some proof. And it’s not like the Astros are denying it, which they historically are very good at.
  10. And I never pegged Fiers for a rat. Wonder who the other anonymous sources are besides Taubman.
  11. Well that’s gonna leave a mark.
  12. And I doubt we go after Cole or SS.
  13. Bowden talked to all 30 teams for their priorities going into winter meetings and off season.
  14. No doubt. He was charged with the lowest hanging fruit and is likely cooperating at this point.
  15. So have I. But now the GOP in Texas is suddenly on board with judicial reform after scores of their people got voted out across the state. Seems a bit disingenuous.
  16. It's not just judges they are looking at. Stern and his case running crew aren't the only ones who are going down.
  17. We have one that my wife drives most of the time. I like it. It's fast enough for what you need it to do, gas mileage is really good. Alot of standard bells and whistles that Audi and Lexus can nickel and dime you on. All things considered it was a better value than the comparable Lexus and Audi models.
  18. Please tell me you took a pic of pussy ass bitch
  19. Congrats! Did some Fightin' Texas Aggie style voting in the online poll.
  20. I think the play is to go to OG Grimaldi's or Juliana's depending on which one has a shorter line at the time. The pizza is basically the same.
  21. Nolan Ryan beef and his concession stands suck.
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