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The 2017 Nationals are the most balanced team I have been on heading into the playoffs

Man, if there's ever a year, this is a year. I've been in postseason several times now, and this team that we have going into postseason, man, it's one of the best teams I've been upon just in terms of overall balance. You're talking about we have speed guys, we have power, we have pitching, we have elite pitching.

The Nationals lost the NLDS 3-2 to the Cubs, failing to reach the NLCS despite the balanced roster.

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Oct 4, 2017
#15417
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It is better to watch the Yankees lose late in the playoffs than in the Wild Card game

I'm going to disagree on the fact that you're glad they lost tonight because it's going to be so much better to watch them lose two games or three games.

The Yankees did eventually lose in the ALCS to the Astros in 7 games, providing the 'long' disappointment PFT predicted.
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Oct 4, 2017
#15418
Big CatBig Cat

Andy Reid is the second-best coach in the NFL right now

Andy Reid is the second best coach in the NFL right now. Agreed. Agreed. It is crazy. We did this. We actually talked about this off air... Andy Reid behind Bill Belichick is the second best coach.

While subjective, Reid's subsequent legacy (3 Super Bowls) strongly supports the claim that he was already among the elite.
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Oct 4, 2017·Null
#15419
Big CatBig Cat

Wisconsin will lose in the Big Ten Championship game this year

Wisconsin, this is their year. Oh, yeah. They're probably going to lose in the Big Ten championship this year.

Wisconsin went 12-0 in the regular season but lost 27-21 to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game.

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Robot umpires would fundamentally change how catchers play defense

If you had the robot umpire and you now have a guy on first base, catchers have to worry about trying to frame the pitch before they throw out the runner. Now, if you had robot umpires and framing the pitch had no consequence... the catcher would just be in a position purely just to throw out the runner. You're changing the game.

In minor leagues where ABS (Automated Ball-Strike system) is used, catchers have indeed shifted focus from framing to other skills like blocking and throwing.
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Bryce Harper's 'dick' reputation is just a byproduct of him playing hard with flair

The way he plays the game, he's playing the game hard and he's going out there and competing. And he competes with a little flair. And sometimes that can rub people the wrong way. But when you have those guys on your team... you love those guys in your team because you like the guys that play the game that way.

Subjective opinion on a teammate's personality.

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