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labor deal reached...

Labor.  As if.

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Home-field advantage in the World Series will no longer be decided by which league wins the All-Star Game. Instead, World Series game 1, 2, 6, and 7 will be played in the ballpark of the pennant-winner with the better record.

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

Home-field advantage in the World Series will no longer be decided by which league wins the All-Star Game. Instead, World Series game 1, 2, 6, and 7 will be played in the ballpark of the pennant-winner with the better record.

What a revolutionary concept. How did they come up with this!?

[vansmack]

What a revolutionary concept. How did they come up with this!?

[shemptiness]

'Baseball?s Winter Meetings, the industry?s annual extravaganza, trade show, convention, marketplace, rumorfest and celebration of the Cult of the General Manager, comes to the shores of the Potomac River for the first time in its history next week, which means you can count on a few things:

There will be many jokes in the baseball media about Washington dysfunction and gridlock anytime trade talks or free-agent negotiations reach an impasse.
There will be an army of fresh-faced, blue-blazered job seekers on hand to rival the one soon to be descending on Capitol Hill.
And there will be trades made, perhaps even a blockbuster or two.'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2016/12/02/trades-not-free-agency-will-fuel-the-hot-stove-fires-at-mlbs-winter-meetings/?utm_term=.33e160178a32

[hutch]

there will be a lot of stupid stereotypes apparently

[hutch]

Matt Holiday signs with Yankees

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Congratulations to Towson U's own Johm Schuerholz being inducted into the Hall.  Seems that Selig guy got in as well.

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Steve Pearce to the Blue Jays for 2 years, $12.5M.

[hutch]

Red Sox get Chris Sale apparently for a lot of prospects..

[shemptiness]

Red Sox get Chris Sale apparently for a lot of prospects..

I guess McCutchen to the Nats will happen now.

[hutch]

Nats give away Espinosa to the Angels...

[Space Freely]

How, how horrible is the new intentional walk rule?

[StoneTheCrow]

Why is it horrible? How often does one of the four tosses to the catcher actually do anything other the intended result?