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Christian YelichChristian Yelich

Robot umpires should only be used for challenges, not for every pitch

I think that would be like the furthest extent that you'd want see it. I don't want it like full, I, I just, yeah. Don't think it would be good... I think in big spots if like there's an egregious miss or something like that, like I think even the umpires would probably want it to be corrected.

This is a subjective preference from a professional player.

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Apr 30, 2025
#19803
Big CatBig Cat

It is a foregone conclusion that Giannis Antetokounmpo will never wear a Bucks jersey again

The Bucks maybe if you're a Bucks fan, this is the last time you see Giannis in a Bucks jersey, which sucks... I feel like it's a foregone conclusion [he is gone].

It was NOT a foregone conclusion that Giannis was gone. Despite significant trade speculation and offers from the Warriors, Heat, Timberwolves and Knicks, the Bucks kept Giannis through the February 2026 trade deadline. He is still on the Bucks roster as of March 2026.
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Apr 30, 2025
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Giannis Antetokounmpo joining the Thunder would ruin the NBA

I heard people talking about Giannis to the Thunder that would, that might ruin the NBA. Well, if Giannis goes to the Thunder next year, they would have to trade players.

The trade did not happen, and the NBA remained competitive, making the 'ruining' of the league a moot point.
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Apr 30, 2025
#28331
Big CatBig Cat

The Bucks are in a weird spot where they can't even fully tank if they trade Giannis

The Bucks don't own any of their own picks for the foreseeable future. So they're in a weird situation where they can't really tank... if they trade Giannis for picks, you're now, you have to hope that the other teams stink... the bucks are kind of stuck in a spot where it doesn't help for them to just be bad.

The Bucks' draft pick situation is a matter of public record, and the difficulty of tanking without picks is a widely accepted NBA strategy reality.

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Christian YelichChristian Yelich

The shift ban will significantly benefit every left-handed hitter in MLB

Any left-handed hitter, it's gonna be good because even if you weren't a guy that was full shift, you're still losing hits because of it. Analytically teams don't care, it's just more so like just don't hit a homer or a double. You'd get blown up and a ball that would stop in the infield grass basically ended up being a hit, and then you lose the one where you hit a line drive to right field and it hits the third baseman right in the chest.

League-wide batting average on balls in play (BABIP) for lefties increased from .283 in 2022 to .295 in 2023.
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Christian YelichChristian Yelich

Robot umpires will have unintended consequences like calling strikes on balls in the dirt

I don't want robot umps. No. Because I think there's gonna be a lot of unintended consequences with that. Because if you just have a square that buzzes ball or strike... there are a lot of breaking balls that'll be like in the dirt that'll clip the bottom of the strike zone technically. I don't want robots.

This is a subjective take from a professional player on a pending technology.
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Christian YelichChristian Yelich

Manager and umpire arguments are good for the entertainment value of baseball

I need to see managers getting right up into an umpire's face. That's so good for the game because people, it's entertaining. At the end of the day it's an entertainment business. So make things that are entertainment. It reaches a large audience.

This is a subjective opinion on the entertainment value of the sport.

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