#Manfred

1/I will shut down for the night playing optimist/pessimist. If I were an optimist, I would believe Clark/Manfred really did have a strong meeting and got to the 1 yard
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Two examples of how Manfred and #MLB has fed the conspiracy theories of unfair/unequal treatment with the #Astros and #RedSox: The unnecessary "unlike" phrasing, and why list a league-wide stat
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Irrelevant. Everyone in MLB cheats, everyone steals signs. Manfred in his own notes said it didn't happen enough to affect the outcomes of games. You can't prove they cheated any
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Today In History 1918: Manfred Von Richthofen, AKA “The Red Baron”, recognized as the greatest fighter pilot of World War 1, is killed in action over France. Richthofen had over
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1/On the 2d weekend of this MLB season, 20 percent of the teams are not playing. Manfred told Clark/PA that game could shut down if rampant cases do not stop.
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JUST NOW: Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, Roger Goodell, Gary Bettman, Robert Kraft, Jerry Jones, Dana White, and Vince McMahon are part of a large group that will help advise on
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If you:a) don't subscribe to the Athleticb) didn't want their free 3-month trial because you don't like readingc) are choosing to be willfully ignorantd) some other reasonHere's a thread of
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The season is cancelled and #MLB is making it as difficult as possible for #MiLB owners, employees, players and even fans to get through this period of challenge, economic duress,
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President Trump is scheduled to meet by phone with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NASCAR President Steve Phelps and
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It has been many long years but I have finally looked up the story behind the lyrics to “Blinded by the Light” because I couldn’t stand it anymore. Going to
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If owners refuse to pay their minor leaguers, those players should have the option to declare themselves free agents. “They get paid the same way musicians get paid” according to
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Give us this day #ourdailythreadToday? The three sport athlete.One of my gripes with Commissioner Manfred is that he doesn't compete very hard for the three sport athlete. Within the last
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The Astros aren't above scrutiny. Look, they messed up and no one has a problem with the booing or criticism. However, it's obvious that ESPN and Major League Baseball have
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I'm sorry but Justin Turner leaving with coronavirus and the Dodgers STILL CELEBRATING is the perfect ending to the 2020 season. Anyway every reporter who joyously screenshotted MLB's "no positive
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What's happened in the MLB over the past 2-3 years has not received a fraction of the attention it deserves. Roughly half of teams aren't trying in a given year.
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So let's talk about the greedy baseball players. A thread: /1 The average Opening Day salary for an MLB player has remained flat since 2016. During that time, baseball owners
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