We need to get some of these guys in the Name of the Year bracket:

George McPhee dude, what a GM. He’s gotten his kudos for what he’s done with the expansion Knights (deservedly so or not), but I have heard absolutely nobody giving him the credit he deserves that the team the Knights lost to, was the Capitals, the other team in the league he built.

As a union member, I respect your take.

I seriously don’t disagree in the short term, and as Barry pointed out, they’re one of the few teams who can probably “afford” to waste a few mil on their cap overpaying him to build their first franchise “legend”, which could have longer term benefits than the team’s performance over the next 4 years. Unless of…

Would like to see some numbers since the shift has become more popular, seems to me double play rates will have gone up? Really no idea, was just my first thought at your comment that modern players could be getting doubled up more often and we could see an even higher number.

I think it was really more of a point about how, in like the general theme of the entire article, possibly definitely the best hitter of his generation has been toiling away in relative obscurity for almost 3/4 of a decade. Not complaining that NY writers personally would have to stay awake to watch him, or that no…

It’s #2 - the fans love him and Vegas needs to do something to build up fan loyalty. If When that team goes into the toilet there are no fond memories to keep fans around.

Yeah, I like to crawl up there to get away from people who refuse to listen to facts and logic because of “reasons”.

Counterpoint - America deserves the disrespect

Fair enough sir, fair enough.

Proud Canadian citizen my friend. You’ve chosen to believe the American version of world history post WWII, I’ve chosen to believe the truth.

I suppose they could break them down, strip out the individual components and sell them that way, like stripping a stolen car for parts, but I can’t imagine it’d be worth the effort for the $$$.

Even if we were talking about people robbing an old lady, there’s a reason American firefighters’ casualty rate is ridiculously higher than every other 1st world country, and you stated exactly why.

You still have Sears?!?

They made his song before he even was elected dude:

If it makes you feel any better, Ontario/Canada has a stupid program in this regard too. Most even lower-middle to middle class families (as mine and the majority of my circle of friends’ were 16 years ago) are “too well off” to qualify for financial assistance for post-secondary education, but definitely not “well…

Gorbachev > Reagan

Yeah except for the fact that the USSR never had any plans of extending their government beyond their own borders, or propagating communism at all, but keep repeating that 60 year old propaganda.

I’m ashamed of myself that I hadn’t put together where NATO allies would be spending their military dollars if they increased their defense budget, and that’s the most important part of the equation. Great job.

Yep, your government did a damn good job of making sure you believed it alright.