tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096019985917199010.post7064218616261970309..comments2010-08-08T23:09:11.569-05:00Comments on Everything Royals: Have the Royals tanked it with a purpose?Levi "Tug" Paytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04311564584751551570noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096019985917199010.post-74542826224925021872008-09-11T00:13:00.000-05:002008-09-11T00:13:00.000-05:00So Mark, how was your trip? Guess you have finally...So Mark, how was your trip? Guess you have finally witnessed Royal beauty with your own two eyes? Tell me you got on Guillen's @$$ at least a little bit while you were there?Levi "Tug" Paytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04311564584751551570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096019985917199010.post-73528338054144516832008-09-10T21:39:00.000-05:002008-09-10T21:39:00.000-05:00I'd like to believe that each player is so compete...I'd like to believe that each player is so competetive and driven to win, he couldn't get on board with a "lose for the good of the team" conspiracy if he earnestly wanted to. Every instinct tells them to hit the ball when they can and to field as though their careers depend on it. Switching that off has to be next to impossible. I agree that it's unlikely a deliberate suck fest. Odds are better that we simply bite.Mark LaFlammehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05078311850822126859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096019985917199010.post-43281938486134811302008-09-10T15:32:00.000-05:002008-09-10T15:32:00.000-05:00There's no way in hell that they're doing it on pu...There's no way in hell that they're doing it on purpose. I posted this on another board, but can you imagine the widespread collaboration it would take to actually tank as a group? Can you say Black Sox?<BR/><BR/>In this day of the internet and media, it would be impossible to cover up anything even resembling a conspiracy.<BR/><BR/>And, what good would it do the players? Poor performance could only hurt their market value in the immediate future. Hot shot draft picks are at least two or three years away from the bigs, if they make it at all.nickdeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949614582328165111noreply@blogger.com