MLB may have a deal in place.......



While I agree the owners offer was shit and I’m fine with the players turning it down, that just seems like a bad place for Passan to be interjecting himself. He has solid baseball coverage, but he also has a history of infusing his politics into a lot of things.

It was a shit sandwich. But, this is absolutely a top five example of what not to do as a reporter. Not sure what the hell he was thinking.

He kind of needs owners and FO people to talk to him. That won’t be an easy thing now.
 
Madden also parrots whatever owners tell him, so who knows if that's even true.


Yeah, I actually just read this too. Apparently the dude was a scab years back as well. And if it is true, to what extent even?

But I could also see it being completely true, so i really don't even know what to think about it.
 
Yeah, I actually just read this too. Apparently the dude was a scab years back as well. And if it is true, to what extent even?

But I could also see it being completely true, so i really don't even know what to think about it.
just the owners rounding up their boys to try and smear anyone not reporting on the lockout with the narrative they want. I would think his articles themselves would be imploring the players not to take the deal, no reason to do it on an individual basis.
 
It was a shit sandwich. But, this is absolutely a top five example of what not to do as a reporter. Not sure what the hell he was thinking.

He kind of needs owners and FO people to talk to him. That won’t be an easy thing now.
It's a pretty dumb thing to do, IF it's actually true. But in today's day and age, it probably wouldn't really impact him. Most journalists from any sport these days, its about getting buddy-buddy with the players so you can get close and write puff pieces. Being a "players advocate" would probably help in the long run.
 
just the owners rounding up their boys to try and smear anyone not reporting on the lockout with the narrative they want. I would think his articles themselves would be imploring the players not to take the deal, no reason to do it on an individual basis.
Jon Heyman has been the best example of this. He's been boot licking the entire lockout. No surprise tho after Rosenthal was let go from the MLB network for criticizing Manfred.
 
It's a pretty dumb thing to do, IF it's actually true. But in today's day and age, it probably wouldn't really impact him. Most journalists from any sport these days, its about getting buddy-buddy with the players so you can get close and write puff pieces. Being a "players advocate" would probably help in the long run.
A journalist is not supposed to take sides but rather just report the news objectively.
 
A journalist is not supposed to take sides but rather just report the news objectively.
and he's objectively saying the players are getting the shaft.
 
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I hate the shift, but just learn to hit around it.

In the Words of Willie Keeler: "“Keep your eye on the ball and hit 'em where they ain't,”
 
I haven’t followed this at all and I’d prefer to do as little work as possible to figure it out, so is there some specific things that are known that are holding it up?
 
180 some-odd days till football.
 
Jon Heyman has been the best example of this. He's been boot licking the entire lockout. No surprise tho after Rosenthal was let go from the MLB network for criticizing Manfred.
Watching Jon Heyman get kicked around has been a fun watch, however/
 
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I hate the shift, but just learn to hit around it.

In the Words of Willie Keeler: "“Keep your eye on the ball and hit 'em where they ain't,”
For real, you’re a major league player and they’re giving you a half of a field sized hole to hit at. Deal with it, make them stop doing it.
 
I can't wait to watch MLB try to enforce banning the shift.

Are we going to the replay review if a guy inadvertently lines up too far off? Pull out the yard stick? Let's just go full sarcastaball and draw circle in the dirt and tell players not to leave those.
 
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