@Ryan_2713 said in Ryu serious?:

sds hates Canada!!

Its the exchange rate...an 85 OVR in Canada is only an 82 in the States.

@joester33 said in Molitor is a Brewer:

I agree Just like Mike Piazza will allways be a dodger to me

Wrong...Everyone knows Mike Piazza will always be a Marlin.

Now that Altuve and Springer are no longer diamonds, Orel Hershisher's comment while broadcasting a Dodgers-Astros game was prophetic

"It's a lot harder to hit when you don't know what's coming".

Truer words have never been spoken

Thankfully SDS is bringing it to your attention, even if your eyes are closed.

Didn't stop them from dropping as Stub sale
Probably won't stop them from dropping new content
"But look at us, we are quiet in solidarity....psst...Still buy packs and stubs"
Whose eyes are closed???

@Bob_Loblaw1984 said in Say it with me..The Miami Marlins are in 1st Place!!!!:

Marlins fans exist?

Yes all 5 of us were on a Zoom call watching the game.

Clemente that is the only correct answer.

@raesONE said in RIP Joe Morgan:

What? I'm just gonna sleep until January 1st 2021.

Won't happen, you will wake up and it will be January 1, 2020 again.

2020 is going to be the longest 3 years of our lives.

I personally think we need more stat missions.
I know I will get ripped by the online only elitists for even mentioning this, but this is the way I feel. And we do have online stat missions by the way.
I have lost interest in online play, it just doesn't feel like baseball. The only way to score runs is on a HR, its not that 100% of the time, but it sure as heck seems that way.

That's because the card art is missing his stache.
That was always the secret to his power.

@foge011 said in Letdown Collection:

With all the names we, as a community, have thrown out as possibilities. It's inevitable that we will be disappointed. Short of Jesus, who according to Cerrano, couldn't hit a curve ball. This is going to be a huge let down

"Are you trying to say that Jesus Christ can't hit a curve ball?"

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:

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@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.