Braves sniffing around on Markakis; Official 4 years 44 million.

Julio3000 said:
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.
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Read all of the Heyward fall out. It's really brought out the worst in everyone.
 
NYCBrave said:
Read all of the Heyward fall out. It's really brought out the worst in everyone.
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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.
 
NYCBrave said:
Read all of the Heyward fall out. It's really brought out the worst in everyone.
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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.
 
CyYoung31 said:
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.
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You can either agree with Heyward being traded or you're a monster. Choose.
 
BremanFan88 said:
You can either agree with Heyward being traded or you're a monster. Choose.
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Heyward said:
For who, Kemp?
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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.
 
CyYoung31 said:
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.
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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.
 
Heyward said:
If we get Walker straight up, what would your reaction be?
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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.
 
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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