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The 'opener' strategy is ruining baseball and disrespects starting pitchers

I would've quit. I would've flat out quit... When you do this, you're basically telling whatever that starting pitcher is that's coming in behind that can't face the lineup three times or the top of the order. You're saying to him, 'you're not that good.' So that again, on paper has ruined baseball.

This is a subjective opinion on baseball strategy and analytics.

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LeBron James going to the Golden State Warriors would be a pathetic move

That's such bullshit by the way. Like if we got mad at Kevin Durant for going to Golden State, this would be pathetic. Pathetic.

This is a subjective assessment of a potential free agency move.
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LeBron James might retire from the NBA this summer to just play golf

I think there's no way he goes to Cleveland 'cause the weather's not nice enough in the winter. With that being said, I think it's because he just wants to keep playing golf. He may just still retire. Like if he has a great summer and he is like, wow, I've been really enjoying hanging out with the boys. Why do I have to go back to basketball?

We do not yet know if LeBron will retire this offseason.
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The Kawhi Leonard era with the Clippers was an absolute failure

The Clippers Kawhi era is maybe the most unforgettable or or forgettable, I'm sorry, era of all time. Like they did nothing. Just an absolute tease.

This is a subjective evaluation of a player's tenure with a team.

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The Dodgers will be heavily in the mix to trade for Tarik Skubal

I think a big market team actually could be in the play for [him]. And it's crazy to think that the Dodgers would be one of those teams, but they're gonna be one of those teams, whether they do it or not. They have all of the prospects, they have all of the money and they have obviously spent a lot of money to see what happens and to shake out on the other side.

The MLB trade deadline has not passed yet.
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Modern MLB pitching training is genetically unsustainable and will lead to shorter careers

What clubs want is not sustainable. It's just not. Nobody has survived it... We have 25 Nolan Ryans now. That's not genetically possible. That's a manufactured against the odds where your body can't sustain it.

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14-year-old pitchers throwing 92 miles per hour is dangerous and unsustainable

The arm and the body's telling you this is not sustainable. When I see a young man at 14 throwing 92 miles an hour, I cringe when a parent says, 'what should I do with my [kid]?' I said, put him in the outfield, stop pitching. He's got the gift. What are we doing? Why are you dominating at 12 and 13 and just pushing the body to the point where it's okay to have a Tommy John surgery.

This is a subjective opinion on player development and health.