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The BBWAA Loves Them Some Curt Schilling

It’s become a yearly tradition for Baseball Writers Association of America members to release their National Baseball Hall of Fame ballots and hold their noses over voting for Curt Schilling. The initial reaction I have is similar to others, “why do they keep voting for him? Don’t they care about the victims of his hatred?” […]

Posted on January 13, 2021January 11, 2021 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
January 26, 2021

This ended up being 100% spot on actually. Every player is back with their Cuban teams now, except Viera who won't be active until the semis. It's quite ludicrous how much better Matanzas' lineup is now.

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BillCubbieBlueBill Thompson@BillCubbieBlue·
January 26, 2021

Not gonna lie, I really wanted to avoid Santiago if we could. There are reasons, laid out well in the article, for why I shouldn't be too concerned, but with Viera I'm less hopeful for Las Tunas in this round than I would be otherwise.

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dj_mosfettNO CREDENTIALS HAVER@dj_mosfett·
January 26, 2021

THIS is Major League Baseball. Rob Manfred's Hedge Fund And Real Estate Investment Theme Park. If you're a player whole cares about the good of the game, you should go on strike and join in solidarity with your labor allies. https://twitter.com/dj_mosfett/status/1270207350872424449?s=21

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