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Marc Carig

1 year

I know what images you’ve been fed for the last couple of years. But get one thing straight. The A’s aren’t moving to Las Vegas because the fan base is unworthy. It is the owner who doesn’t measure up. Column:

Carig: The Oakland A's will be mourned, even if the owner wants you to believe otherwise

I know what this franchise and stadium looks like when it's done right. As a local kid, I was there.

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Marc Carig

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7 years

Per Elias, David Ross the first Cub to homer in both the 1908 and 2016 World’s Series.

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4 years

So, Mike Trout, the best baseball player on Earth, who is criticized often for being bland, showed no hesitation coming after the Astros.

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4 years

You no longer care, which is understandable. But you should know that the Owners did this to baseball. Not “both sides.” The Owners.

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4 years

Fernando Tatis Jr. get reprimanded for trying, even in a blowout. Yet, if in that exact same context he were to hit a routine grounder and then jog out of the box to first base, would it be OK for him to say "ah screw it, we were up big, i didn't feel like running"?

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4 years

Baseball needs more people like Mike Fiers, not fewer. The game owes him for saying something and putting his name to it. Silence and whispers only creates a sequel of the Steroid Era. Time for more light, not darkness.

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Jessica Mendoza is the first Mets employee to publicly address the Astros scandal. She said she has a problem with whistleblower Mike Fiers going public and telling the world about the Astros’ cheating.

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Marc Carig

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2 years

Gerrit Cole apparently also chasing 61 homers for the season.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

3 years

Rockies GM Jeff Bridich once said he was above media criticism because “99 percent of them, they’ve never even led anything in their lives.” Worth noting that 99 percent of them have also never enraged a star player and then paid $50 million for the pleasure of trading him away.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

Imagine booing unity.

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Marc Carig

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7 years

A quick thought on Joe Girardi:

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Marc Carig

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2 years

Per Statcast, Aaron Boone slamming the press conference table is the Yankees’ highest exit velo in the last week.

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Marc Carig

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2 months

The same A’s fans that got mocked by the commissioner for not showing up pulled off their own unsanctioned fan fest. Meanwhile, the owner is lurching closer and closer to screwing the pooch on the franchise’s move to Las Vegas. But, yeah, it’s the fans’ fault. Sure.

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2 months

#FansFest2024 is popping.

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4 years

So today’s fiasco seems to be either: 1. The Mets sent a statement designed to shame Yoenis Cespedes. or, 2. The Mets sent out a statement to say Yoenis Cespedes didn’t come to work — but without first determining his wellbeing. A well-run organization would do neither.

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Marc Carig

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6 months

In Play, Run(s)

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A stomach ailment has felled some 10% of the executives at MLB’s annual offseason kickoff. It’s serious enough that the league considered ending the whole thing early. The GM meetings have become the GI meetings.

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Marc Carig

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2 years

Baseball’s owners should feel embarrased — but that would be assuming that any of them have the capacity to feel shame.

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Marc Carig

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3 years

Listen, I’m no GM. But even a dumb writer like me can see why trading away Nolan Arenado is a significant organizational failure. But the folks who run the Colorado Rockies are completely oblivious. Column:

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Marc Carig

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4 years

MLB’s report called the sign-stealing scheme “player-driven.” This is a prominent Astros player refusing to answer for it. That’s unfortunate given the wide-ranging consequences of their actions, which includes damangjng the sport and ripping off fellow major league players.

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4 years

Alex Bregman on sign-stealing saga: “The Commissioner came out with a report, MLB did their report and the Astros did what they did. They made their decision on what they’re going to do.” More from Bregman in this video:

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5 years

Man, I can’t believe the kind of stuff they put on TV back in the... OMG THAT’S FROM TONIGHT SERIOUSLY SO BAD.

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7 years

I went to J school so I could Tweet this: I'm told Matt Harvey's suspension is not related to the sex toy fiasco from the other day. #Mets

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4 years

Felt bad for Yordan Alvarez. He obviously wasn’t in the big leagues in ‘17 with the Astros. Yet, as he collected his ROY last night, there were folks in the crowd banging tables like trash cans and yelling out pitches. I hope he couldn’t hear it. He didn’t deserve that.

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5 years

The reporter asked the Astros for comment before publishing her story. The Astros decline. Then after it is published, then they come out with some crazy allegations? This is both unprofessional and unbelievable.

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Marc Carig

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3 years

Mark it down -- Oct. 30, 2020, one of the most significant days in franchise history. The Wilpon era is over. The Mets have a new owner, Steve Cohen.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

4 years

That was an all-time day for baseball twitter. Let’s never do it again.

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Marc Carig

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3 years

11:04 pm: ESPN publishes story revealing Jared Porter’s harrassment of a female media member, complete with text-by-text creepiness. 7:55 am: On Twitter, Mets owner Steve Cohen announces Porter’s firing.

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Marc Carig

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3 years

Maybe I’m crazy. But it feels like a system in which good baseball teams part ways with good players because they get too good is, in fact, not good.

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3 years

My favorite format change for this HR Derby is having the Phillies bullpen pitch to the finalists.

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Marc Carig

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6 years

I am amazed at how offended baseball broadcasters are about exit velocity. It’s just a way to measure how hard a fucking ball is hit.

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Marc Carig

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1 year

Paying $44 billion just to break Twitter is almost as bad as paying $50 million just to trade away Nolan Arenado.

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Marc Carig

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6 months

It's October, and either Bruce Bochy or Madison Bumgarner is coming out of this thing with a ring.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

9 years

"More fooball! Oh sh*t! F*cking bullsh*t... unf*ckingbelievable... Baseball, that's what I want to watch." - Juan Uribe

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4 years

Tough night to be a Giants fan if you’re a sexist and/or bigot.

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Marc Carig

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6 years

The Wilpons should have decency to explain to Mets fans why they refuse to do what it takes to win. My column:

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Marc Carig

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3 years

I’ll say it again. It isn’t October until the Astros are pissing everyone off by still being good at baseball.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

Krukow and Kuiper might legit be one of the greatest baseball broadcasting duos ever. They’re just awesome.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

Padres up 6-0 in the 4th. Time to put the take sign on for the rest of the game.

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Marc Carig

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7 years

Jay Bruce wanted to pass this along to Mets fans:

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Marc Carig

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5 years

In retrospect, of course Mariano Rivera got every baseball writers’ vote. No player in the history of the game has ever helped make more deadlines.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

What an awful day for baseball. This sucks.

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Marc Carig

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3 years

Some personal news: I’m thrilled to be moving into a new role as deputy managing editor, talent development at @TheAthletic . Though I’ll occasionally contribute to our MLB coverage, my main mission moving forward will be helping our writers flourish. So excited to get started!

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Marc Carig

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4 years

Mike Trout says he lost respect for some of the Astros, thinks the players should be punished. He also talked about how much fun he’d have hitting if he knew what pitches were coming.

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Marc Carig

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1 year

Per Elias, until tonight, the UK had not led the US on American soil since 1812.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

2 years

It’s almost like the franchise is different after years of shitty ownership.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

Would cost $5 million per owner to meet in the middle. Baseball is a an embarrasment.

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4 years

The 30 franchises and MLB have a combined value that runs in the neighborhood of $50 billion. And they aren't scraping up another $150 million to at least make an offer into the middle ground and save the product from continued embarrassment.

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4 years

I am still fascinated by the idea of telling Mike Trout what pitches are coming. That would be crazy to watch.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

Bo Bichette signs with a team that can’t find a home. Hobo Bichette.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

The Phillies have reached an agreement with Zack Wheeler, sources tell @TheAthletic . The ex-Met stays in the NL East, and close to New Jersey, where Wheeler’s wife is from.

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8 years

And, yes, here are the Cubs' World Series babies.

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3 years

Fans appreciate seeing their team’s uniform on the field during the ASG. It’s one of those quirky little baseball traditions that baseball people just get. The sport seems intent on stomping out those little touches. Or, the leaders don’t even think of it. It’s frustrating.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

5 years

last team to do a number like this on atlanta was the union army

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Marc Carig

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29 days

Dude serves his country admirably and now he's gonna become a meme. Base ball is back.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

4 years

If the Mets had no reason to believe safety was at risk, one could reasomably assume that the earlier statement was sent with intent to shame Yoenis Cespedes.

Ken Rosenthal

@Ken_Rosenthal

4 years

Mets have learned they have no reason to believe Cespedes’ safety is at risk, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

Think about it: all this because the Owners don’t to pay their workers what they are owed. That’s the whole ballgame. What a horrific display by the supposed stewards of the national pastime.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

5 years

“our guys are savages in the fucking box” belongs on a t-shirt.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

2 years

I get that not every player is going to like the press. It happens. But Marcus Stroman liking a Tweet in which a writer is called a racist slur is unacceptable. There’s absolutely no excuse for it. It’s ugly. It’s wrong.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

Every year, MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson, and by extension its own standing as a social institution. The moment cries out for acknowledgment of systemic racism. Yet, MLB is the only 1 of the 4 sports to stay silent. This is an abdication of its standing as a social institution.

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Marc Carig

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2 years

The gap between the Astros and Yankees is staggering.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

4 years

Quite the turn of events when Mike Trout dings the commissioner for not punishing the Astros players, the same commissioner who once lamented that Trout didn’t do enough to promote the game.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

tbh i thought chipper jones owned the mets.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

4 years

For dinner, the Yankees ate $26 million.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

4 years

Joe Buck, in one inning, spoke Korean and called Ji-Man Choi thicc.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

3 years

It’s remarkable to think about how much has transpired with the Mets between the final game of 2020 and the first game of 2021. Tonight, Francisco Lindor signs long term. It is a franchise transformed.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

3 years

It’s amazing that the White Sox will wear like half a dozen different uniforms this season — and all of them look great.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

4 years

Jacob deGrom, TJ Matt Harvey, TJ Steven Matz, TJ Zack Wheeler, TJ Noah Syndergaard, TJ Piching hurts, man.

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Marc Carig

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6 years

It’s unfortunate that Mike Trout is taking the brunt for what is a much larger problem than one player. The real culprit is baseball’s longstanding culture of squashing any sign of individualism.

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4 years

It really is just so telling. Dominic Smith is a shining example for baseball. The man is courageous enough to be vulnerable, to the point where players around the league are moved by it. And the Mets have countered by overshadowing his message with their buffoonery.

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Marc Carig

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5 years

nah, i’m good. same crap all the time. change the names, change the scapegoats. the wilpons are poor stewards of the franchise. period.

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

5 years

Finally got all the caps up in the new office.

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Marc Carig

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3 years

Yo, when do the Yankees begin the regular season?

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4 years

Three years ago, Jimmy O’Brien was living across the country and searching for direction. His parents worried. “How long do we let him go before we say come on, just get a job?’” The improbable rise of baseball’s viral king @Jomboy_ , a breakdown.

The improbable rise of the internet force known as Jomboy

Wedding videographer turned YouTube sensation Jimmy O'Brien: "I think this is journalism?"

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Marc Carig

@MarcCarig

4 years

Something to pass the time. You must make the lineup for a baseball game that you absolutely must win. Top this: LF Rickey RF Ruth CF Trout 1B Gehrig 3B Chipper 2B Hornsby C Yogi SS Wagner P Pedro

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Marc Carig

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6 years

I didn’t write a column today but if I did it would say this. In pro sports, everything flows from ownership. The Mets are broken. They are owned by the Wilpons. Doesn’t matter how many people they send before the cameras to wear it for them. This dysfunction is on the Wilpons.

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8 years

David Ross said the other day that Javy Baez is the best defender he’s ever played with. That includes Tinker, Evers and Chance.

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3 years

Here’s some real-life Rod analysis during a playoff game. Keep in mind, baseball is what this guy knows best.

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6 years

Tim Tebow and Russell Wilson got gigs in baseball before before Colin Kaepernick got a job in football. What a world.

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Marc Carig

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6 years

Mets trade away one of the best relievers in team history, the return is questionable, and not one of the three assistant GMs addresses it? That lack of accountability is the clearest sign yet that the Mets’ baseball ops is now being run by new GM Jeff Wilpon.

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Marc Carig

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4 years

The Milwaukee Brewers, fresh off consecutive playoff appearances, have trimmed payroll 20 percent. It's much easier to do that and still try to sneak into the tournament with the second wild card. Adding more playoff spots would only encourage that behavior, not discourage it.

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Marc Carig

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5 years

The president made an appearance at a World Series game that I am covering. He was booed. I relayed that fact. If “stick to sports” means ignore what’s happening in front of me because it might offend someone, then I’m afraid I can’t do that. Enjoy your evening.

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@MarcCarig @Ben_Fred I’m gone. Fuck the athletic! Can nobody stick to sports.

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4 years

“After twelve years in the Major Leagues. I do not feel that I am a piece of property to be bought and sold irrespective of my wishes.” An annotated guide of Curt Flood’s letter to Bowie Kuhn, the founding document of free agency, sent 50 years ago today

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3 years

It’s easy to forget that Adam Wainwright was drafted by the Braves. The Boston Braves.

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2 years

RIP Labor Peace. 1995-2021.

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2 years

Roger Maris Jr. says Aaron Judge “should be revered for being the actual single-season home run champ” if he reaches 62 homers, and that feats of Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds were "illegitimate."

Maris Jr. says MLB should reconsider single-season HR record

Maris Jr. said that Judge "should be revered for being the actual single-season home run champ" if he goes on to hit a 62nd home run.

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5 years

I voted.

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3 years

The old Mets were Four Seasons Total Landscaping. The new Mets are the Four Seasons.

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3 years

That Brodie Van Wagenen trade for Robinson Cano looks even worse now. And that’s saying something.

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4 years

Which league gets back on the field first: MLB or the XFL?

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2 years

It’s already 8:34 am and still no deals. This free agent market is dragging.

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4 years

The Toronto Blue Jays becoming the Buffalo Wild Wings sounds like a crazy rumour.

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4 years

On June 15, 2020, Rob Manfred blew whatever credibility he had left. Please note this for the record as MLB and the Owners try to extricate themselves from this mess that they have created.

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4 years

I’ll never stop being baffled by fans who have swallowed so much Kool-Aid that they are truly concerned about the finances of a billionaire sports team owner.

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3 years

Off the top of my head, here’s the list of folks who have touched 100 mph on the radar gun and hit a baseball 400+ feet in the SAME game: Noah Syndergaard Shohei Ohtani

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5 years

Anything short of the @Astros apologizing publicly to the reporter and retracting that false statement is sanctioning their reckless and unprofessional behavior. #TakeItBack ? They can begin with that statement filled with lies. I don’t typically go off here. But this is bullshit.

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6 years

If you’re tweeting at terrified school kids for permission to use their videos for your website, you’re probably a gd disgrace to the profession.

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Marc Carig

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5 months

Some personal news: Today I begin as senior managing editor of The Athletic’s MLB vertical. I’m thrilled for the opportunity to lead this staff of writers and editors. It’s an incredible collection of people who demonstrate every day their commitment to covering this great game.

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4 years

Mike Trout seized the megaphone that comes with being the best player in the sport. Then he took aim at the Astros for cheating and commissioner Rob Manfred for not punishing them. This is the same commissioner who once lamented that Trout was too bland:

Carig: Mike Trout uncharacteristically takes aim at Astros, Rob Manfred

The MVP isn't known for being outspoken, but he's joining the chorus this spring.

theathletic.com

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6 years

The whole hating on a Latin player thing because he uses a translator is so fucking tired, especially when it comes from a native English speaker who doesn’t have command of the language.

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3 years

I could pluck someone out of the press box to also win 0 NL West titles.

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3 years

There is winning the presser. And then there’s what Cohen and Alderson just pulled off. It is truly a new day when the Mets aren’t synonymous with incompetence, when they can talk about becoming “iconic” and it’s not followed by eyerolls. The sleeping giant has been awakened.

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3 years

John King says it’s the second inning. This pace of play SUCKS.

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5 years

My 14 month old girl just fished the baseball out of her toy shelf and threw it toward me. Now I’m wondering if I pimped the last diaper change or something.

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4 years

Mike Trout, on his view of the Astrros' ’17 World Series title: “You don’t know what helped them or what not. But if you know what’s coming, it’s going to definitely help you. It’s tough. Taking a trophy away, taking the rings away, I think they should definitely do something."

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