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MLB Player Poll Shows No One Wants to Play for San Francisco Giants
SI ^ | Jun 14, 2024 | Jon Conahan

Posted on 06/15/2024 9:58:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

The MLB player poll done by The Athletic's MLB Staff certainly didn't help the San Francisco Giants. Blake Snell was named one of the most overrated players in baseball, and another poll response might be the worst one yet.

For many reasons, the Giants have failed to sign superstar free agents in recent seasons. Aaron Judge decided to return to the New York Yankees after there were thoughts of him coming back home.

They attempted to land Shohei Ohtani, but that didn't go well, either.

It's not easy to land two of the best players in baseball, but the history in San Francisco should be worth something. While the last few seasons haven't gone as planned, this is a storied franchise that's won just as much as any team in baseball over the last two decades.

Asking players which team they'd sign with if contracts, state taxes, and rosters were not a factor, the Giants only received 2.3% of votes. That was behind teams like the Cincinnati Reds, Tampa Bay Rays, and even the Los Angeles Angels.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: baseball
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1 posted on 06/15/2024 9:58:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Hard to believe Catholic Hispanics and good ol’ boys don’t have San Fransickos and Farhan Zaidi as first choices...


2 posted on 06/15/2024 10:11:14 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Sorta funny 🤣


3 posted on 06/15/2024 10:11:40 PM PDT by Fai Mao (The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts )
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To: MinorityRepublican

As aLA Dodger fan, this is Schadenfreude for me. BTW. we got Ohtani


4 posted on 06/15/2024 11:09:57 PM PDT by BigEdLB
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At least in L.A. you can drive to the stadium while in S.F. you can’t really avoid the bums.


5 posted on 06/15/2024 11:13:09 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Stadium Way off the 5.


6 posted on 06/15/2024 11:25:20 PM PDT by BigEdLB
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To: MinorityRepublican

Are they still bending the knee in baseball? How does one guarantee equity when there are standings, competition, batting leaders, and champions?


7 posted on 06/15/2024 11:36:12 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and harder to find.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Send the Giants back to Tampa.


8 posted on 06/15/2024 11:39:32 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I remember those days. It seemed like it was really going to happen. The Will Clark days.


9 posted on 06/16/2024 3:48:24 AM PDT by FLNittany (Autotune is jealous of Karen Carpenter)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Did excessive wokeness have anything to do with it?


10 posted on 06/16/2024 4:12:15 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of Air Force pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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the reason Jacob Degrom signed with the Rangers was the Rangers don’t do any “Pride” activities


11 posted on 06/16/2024 4:48:27 AM PDT by Fai Mao (The US government is run by pedophiles and Perverts )
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Good for him.


12 posted on 06/16/2024 5:01:59 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of Air Force pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Giants play in downtown SF, which is now shithole. That said, Yankee Stadium is not exactly located in an upscale neighborhood (/src), and NYC is as woke, expensive and lawless as any other city, so there has to be something else at work.


13 posted on 06/16/2024 5:09:51 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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Could it be all the pot in the stands?


14 posted on 06/16/2024 5:16:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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“Could it be all the pot in the stands?”

Have you been to NYC lately? The entire borough of Manhattan smells like a Deadhead concert.


15 posted on 06/16/2024 5:28:08 AM PDT by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I have a friend in MLB. Big name. His dad is a mover in NM politics. I have know him since he was friends with my son in high school.

It seems this is something talked about amongst the players a lot. “Where would you like to go or not go” is a matter of constant speculation.

The Texas and Florida teams are high on the list. Good weather is often given as a reason. Unspoken, but understood, is the Red nature of the states.

Teams in the midwest fall in the middle of the pack.

Cold cities in deep blue states are at the bottom.

San Francisco is at the VERY bottom because of earthquakes, EXPENSIVE housing, and “who wants to raise their kids there?” which is code for “too many faggots.”


16 posted on 06/16/2024 5:42:44 AM PDT by Crusher138 ("Then conquer we must, for our cause it is just")
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To: BigEdLB

I haven’t been in 20 years, but back then getting into and out of Chavez Ravine / Dodgers Stadium was relatively pain free.


17 posted on 06/16/2024 6:16:22 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I think it’s more a matter of $ than anything about living in the Bay Area.


18 posted on 06/16/2024 6:17:09 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: BlueStateRightist

Taking the subway up to The Bronx and Yankee Stadium is an interesting ride. As is the 7 Train to Citi Field.


19 posted on 06/16/2024 6:19:16 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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To: Rummyfan

what would John Rocker say?


20 posted on 06/16/2024 6:23:40 AM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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