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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The 7 train to Citifield(Shea stadium). Johnny Rocker told me how to get there.
Oracle Park is beautiful. It’s not just SF. It’s the game. Leave it to those in charge to give us the universal DH. It’s like football now where they have to keep changing the rules. Taxes-probably the biggest unspoken reason. The 49ers/Rams/Chargers attract players but I’m sure taxes factor in. The NFL draft allows them to pick players who have no say where they’re employed.
They are celebrating Pride Month.
“Unspoken, but understood, is the Red nature of the states.”
Particularly not having Income Taxes which are horrific in some of the Blue States, for their level of income.
The A’s rescued the Giants. Then the Giants turned around and forced the A’s out
Universal DH rule sucks. That's not baseball as we know it. It takes away strategy from the game. I suppose it was inevitable. Pitchers are making so much money that teams are no longer willing to risk them to bat.
Yes agree
no the dodgers invite and honor drag queen nuns now.
“Posey made a comment in December that caused an uproar from the fan base, but it could be playing a factor in why they aren’t landing free agents.
“Something I think is noteworthy, something that unfortunately keeps popping up from players and even the players’ wives is there’s a bit of an uneasiness with the city itself, as far as the state of the city, with crime, with drugs,” Posey told Andrew Baggalry of The Athletic. “
I wonder where do they all live? Certainly not in the city.
MLB players overwhelming list Florida and Arizona as permanent residence. Still have to pay state taxes wherever they play, game by game.
I wouldn’t take a job in Cali unless the pay was so ridiculous that I wouldn’t care about taxes.
“Certainly not in the city. “
Napa.
But they have to go through it to get back and forth from the ball park. It’s unavoidable.
Wow. An article that let me read it. So much stuff is paywalled.
It’s easier to believe you’re too lazy to read the article.
It's everywhere in the big cities.
At the minimum, there should be a public nuisance charge.
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