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    Quote Originally Posted by NinersSBChamps View Post
    I tried to ignore someone, but I found it too annoying when that person would post and it would show he posted and then click to see the post.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio3000 View Post
    Yeah, I'm with you. I don't see a ridiculous, board-wrecking flood of silliness and negativity. I see a range of divergent opinion, often well supported. Plenty of folks with whom I disagree make solid points which may prove to be correct in time. Since we're months away from playing baseball again, we're some ways from seeing any resolution. In the meantime, there's going to be some snark and piss and silliness. I'm ok with that. As far as the board is concerned, the good outweighs the bad.
    Read all of the Heyward fall out. It's really brought out the worst in everyone.

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    Can I vote twice?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NYCBrave View Post
    Read all of the Heyward fall out. It's really brought out the worst in everyone.
    Some posters have needed the board to rationalize that deal; some have needed it to grieve over that deal. I really don't think either group is "ruining" the board for the other group.

    Indeed, I find it pretty base (not to mention fairly presumptuous and condescending) to suggest—as some posters have—that those with grievances are somehow messing everything up for those who insist on rationalizations.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NYCBrave View Post
    Read all of the Heyward fall out. It's really brought out the worst in everyone.
    Such is life. You can't expect people to be 100% civil when a trade like that happens. It's like complaining about bitching in a gameday thread. Sometimes people get caught up in the heat of the moment.

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    Might be worse in a couple days if we trade Justin and don't get a king's ransom in return.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Can someone please explain to me what exactly people are getting offended about? I don't see anyone throwing insults around, just people disagreeing (sometimes strongly) with each other which is what happens in debate. If those people are really that sensitive, maybe they just shouldn't be on the Internet.
    You can either agree with Heyward being traded or you're a monster. Choose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BremanFan88 View Post
    You can either agree with Heyward being traded or you're a monster. Choose.
    "For all his tattooings he was on the whole a clean, comely looking cannibal."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heywood View Post
    My Christmas gift to the forum will be to allow the community to vote off a user for 2 weeks. Niners vs. HEYWARD.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesnumberone View Post
    Might be worse in a couple days if we trade Justin and don't get a king's ransom in return.
    Depends on your definition of a kings ransom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    Depends on your definition of a kings ransom.
    Basically if we don't pretty much piss off the other team's fanbase.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesnumberone View Post
    Basically if we don't pretty much piss off the other team's fanbase.
    If we get Walker straight up, what would your reaction be?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    If we get Walker straight up, what would your reaction be?
    Seattle fans would be plenty pissed. "We deal Taijuan for a ****in' rental!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by GovClintonTyree View Post
    Seattle fans would be plenty pissed. "We deal Taijuan for a ****in' rental!"
    Precisely. The Mariners and Dodgers had a deal until the Dodgers asked for a Walker or Paxton.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deester11 View Post
    Precisely. The Mariners and Dodgers had a deal until the Dodgers asked for a Walker or Paxton.
    For who, Kemp?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    For who, Kemp?
    Yes. I'll find the link.... I've been through 20 pages of trade rumors all over the net.
    According to CBS sports:
    The Mariners and Dodgers were close to a deal that would have sent outfielder Matt Kemp to Seattle before the Dodgers insisted on receiving either Taijuan Walker or James Paxton in the trade, the Tacoma News Tribune reports.

    This turn of events reportedly happened before the Mariners brought Nelson Cruz into the fold, making it seem less likely that the team would acquiesce to the Dodgers' demands at this point. However, the Mariners' one big need heading into the Winter Meetings remains run-producing right fielder who can bat right-handed, and if they ultimately don't wind up signing Melky Cabrera, a Kemp trade could conceivably end up back on the table at some point this offseason.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CyYoung31 View Post
    Can someone please explain to me what exactly people are getting offended about? I don't see anyone throwing insults around, just people disagreeing (sometimes strongly) with each other which is what happens in debate. If those people are really that sensitive, maybe they just shouldn't be on the Internet.
    For me it's the whining. I'm assuming most everyone that posts here are adults. So why does everyone act so immature when something doesn't go their way? I understand not liking it when one of your favorite players gets traded. I wasn't happy when Murphy was traded but as an 8 year old kid I think I handled it better than some people handle the trading away of Heyward. One of the first posts I read after the trade was someone posting they can no longer support this organization. Really? Heyward has always had great potential but hasn't lived up to it yet. Markakis should be able to put up similar numbers. I'm disappointed he didn't develop into a superstar but as of yet he hasn't. We weren't trading away someone that was irreplaceable.

    That being said, it's just not what people have posted about Heyward that annoys me. It's the mood of the board. Just not a fan of whining, maybe message boards just aren't meant for me anymore. I don't know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heyward View Post
    If we get Walker straight up, what would your reaction be?
    I think that would fit in with my description of pissing them off. Not sure Seattle would give us Walker. We might have better luck with other clubs. And my reaction is I would love to have Walker, but we're not solving any offensive problems with that. So I'd need to see some more trades where we get offensive value back.

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    Points on all sides of the argument mentality that has all but taken over.

    1) I'm not willing to concede that all posters are adults.

    2) Clearly, many of them are fairly new to this, as opposed to those of us scarred by the insults dished out by the moderator himself on a board that shall not be named. This is kid stuff, people.

    3) This board has grown quickly and, with that, growing pains. Those who leave normally come back if they have enjoyed he give and take for the most part.

    4) My New Year's resolution is to provide this sucker with some content. The 1966 project will lead off and hopefully take us all the way to spring training. I have already laid groundwork for a follow-up on the Braves' biggest disaster in the history of the draft. It won't be as massive, but it sure as hell shocked me. I also am looking to write a piece on the worst day in Braves history -- and no, it's not a bad trade.
    The point being is this board needs to be more imformative, not combative.

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