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08/16 2010

DL419: Shane Bacon on PGA, Bunkers. Plus: Strasburg, Robot Umps, More

Posted by Dan Levy.

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Shane Bacon joins the show to talk about the PGA and, specifically, to give some player insight into the Dustin Johnson ruling. We spend a good amount of time on that, but also focus quite a bit on the final round, from Nick Watney’s implosion  to Bubba Watson’s hazard to Martin Kaymer’s win and everything in between.

Nick and I then spend a lot of time on baseball, talking about the current standings before realizing that, holy crap, there’s still 45 games to go. With football starting, doesn’t it feel like it’s almost time for the playoffs?

Also, we tackle Stephen Strasburg’s comments about Bryce Harper (“If [Harper] wants to play here, he’s going to play here. If he doesn’t want to play here, then we don’t want him here.”) to talk about how ridiculous this whole charade is.

Harper left high school early to enroll in JC so he could start his pro baseball clock early. Now he’s going to SIT OUT A YEAR? Please. It’s all posturing. And Strasburg is great for calling him out, even if he did basically do the same thing last year.

Also discussed: ROBOT UMPIRES. Then a little on the EPL opening weekend and Top Chef/Next Food Network Star.

Thanks for listening.

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  1. Hank
    08/16 2010

    The problem with reading too much into the Bryce Harper situation is that MLB is pathetically vigilant in not allowing teams to sign “over slot” deals until right at the deadline. That means the agents/reps and the teams have no reason to negotiate until about Aug. 13, because even if they get a deal done Selig & Co. would exert nebulous pressure to not announce the deal until the deadline.

    It then makes for hand-wringing among fans (read Jim Callis’ and Kevin Goldstein’s Twitter feeds for examples) who are following the process for the first time. And all this obscures the fact that most draftees won’t play ball until the fall/winter leagues, which could have an impact on their development.

  2. Shawn
    08/16 2010

    I never had any problems with Strasburg’s comment. As a Natinals fan, I followed both negotiations closely. I can’t find the quote anymore, but after Strasburg signed, I remember a quote from Boras basically stating “Stephen wanted to play, so we signed the contract.” Boras was really just holding out to make the Natinals sweat and get the most money he could (and you can’t blame him, that’s his job). But Strasburg’s comment reflects the situation he went through in signing, nothing more.

    Just the opinion of one (possibly naive and) optimistic Natinals fan.