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and I do not have a real jersey either
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love this idea...
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MLB Shop for Yankees Jersey: http://goo.gl/Y2XQK
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So we can get a legit replica jersey for $200?
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Reminder: MLB Network's "The Knuckler" is debuting tonight at 9pm (EST)
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I don't either, oddly. They're just crazy expensive.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 13, 2013 7:47 PM
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I don't either, but if I were to win, I'd request a personalized one. They never go out of style and can't be traded!
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Good call - Treasurer gets to net the difference, if any, after this items are purchased. Won't be much, but at least there's something in it for the Treasurer
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(For as big a baseball fan as I am, I have to admit I don't own one single player jersey)
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Treasurer buys all of the prizes and keeps whatever is left over as his 'salary' for the year? I'm cool with that proposal, Trey.
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I'm fine with buying the ball (official MLB) and sending it to Durham so he can sign it for 2011. He can hold it for the winner of 2013.
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I'd propose a jersey of their choice to the winner (~$200), and t-shirt + hat to 2nd place ($75), and 3rd place gets their $25 back. Then, we also have a league ball as a trophy that the winner signs.
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the only challenge with the trophy is that in the 2 leagues that I play in with trophies, they tend to sit in basements for years at a time without changing hands
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Ah, but you can't get a hat/jersey for $25, can you?!?! Muwahahaha
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I like the idea of a league trophy. It's something unique. I can buy a jersey if I want one, but I cant buy the league trophy. Make winning it much more exciting I think.
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awesome
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$200 for an authentic jersey from MLB (free shipping over $99). The rest should be fine. Maybe throw in a hate for the winner, too.
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whoops, yep $300. Still not sure how much more than authentic jersey + shipping that works out to but whatever people decide is fine. I like the jersey idea
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12 members at $25, right? Isn't that $300 or did I miss something?
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not sure $250 of entry fees is going to stretch that far...
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How about a jersey of choice for the winner, t-shirt+hat for 2nd place, and hat for 3rd place? Sounds kind of corny, but I think it would be kind of practical and cool.
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I'd be all for an authentic jersey of the winner's choice.
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The league is cheap enough that I'd be a fan of the jersey idea, I'd probably rather get than then $200 for winning. Can I pre-request a Chipper Jones Durham Bulls Jersey if I win?
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Jed would like a Chili Davis jersey (Twins, I assume, not Yankees or whomever else he played with)
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One thought about winnings: I think we should have a league trophy that we pass around. In one of my long term leagues we have a championship baseball the winner signs each season. Other leagues buy the winner a jersey of their choice, etc. Thoughts?
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Hey guys, the overall feedback about the "Points Playoff" last year was "blah". What that in mind, we need to discuss how to distribute winnings in 2013 and going forward. Don't forget send your league payment to Bill (Enrico) ASAP.
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One of his claims to fame was he was one of the very few players in MLB history to have his first name as his jersey nameplate.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 13, 2013 2:06 PM
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I laughed this morning when - after all the JUp conversation yesterday - I saw that Zips has Chili Davis as his comp. Mostly I just laughed because there's a guy named Chili Davis.
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http://xkcd.com/1173/
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Enrico Palazzo's trading block has been updated!
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Tell that to the 2000 Mets.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 5:07 PM
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http://pulse.me/s/irbhA
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It's not church either. Assembling a roster based on intangibles is not how you win.
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It's not fantasy.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 4:52 PM
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I just don't think that a 6 war season from upton means that Arizona hurt themselves.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 4:52 PM
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I would argue that a roster like arizona's is much more susceptible to bad apples than say the 2012 Yankees.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 4:50 PM
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Besides the pitcher-catcher relationships, there's little else that resembles a team sport.
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Baseball isn't a team sport? Okay.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 4:47 PM
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Well...there's the boy Scouts don't win championships argument. But that is a very young roster, so prados impact on it may be more useful than uptons even if upton outproduces Prado.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 4:47 PM
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If you can't ignore a guy and go about your business, that's on you.
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The notion that one person can be a bad clubhouse personality and bring down a team is ridiculous to me. It's not a team sport.
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The playing hurt argument I'm not buying at all. He played badly start to finish. The people in the organization who watched him every day agreed.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 4:43 PM
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also basing it on Upton being an ass, which is entirely possible. Though a lot of teams have won titles with assholes in their clubhouses
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Atlanta got a very talented player. That doesn't mean it was a bad trade for Arizona if the manager and the entire clubhouse hated him.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 4:40 PM
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they all might be good moves, might not (I think not) but more than the moves I don't think they maximized the value of their assets which is idiotic
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You seem to be basing your entire opinion of Upton on one bad year, the majority of which he was hurt.
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Hanley has produced 9 WAR over the past 3 seasons (significantly less) and is 4 years older and is owed $32M over the next 2 seaons (not 3)
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The Bauer trade I thought was hasty. Not necessarily bad if he was an uncoachable jerk.
Eckfords ⚾ on
February 12, 2013 4:38 PM
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Upton is under contract for the next 3 years at just under $39M, which means if the Braves break even if he posts 6ish WAR over the next 3 seasons. Attitude or not, is there any chance he doesn't double that?
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