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**alnorth** · 11-09-2015, 11:12 AM

http://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/34765444

http://espn.go.com/olympics/trackand...field-athletes

After a long investigation, WADA just released a shocking report today accusing the Russian Federation of running a huge state-sponsored doping scheme, including helping their athletes avoid detection in drug testing. They named 10 Russian athletes and coaches who should be banned for life, and given how corrupt Russia apparently is and the little amount of time remaining to the next olympic games, they also recommend that the IOC ban Russia from competing in Rio. (Not sure if the recommendation is just Russia's track and field team, or all of their athletes)

The IOC is not obligated to agree to the recommendation, but there's pressure all over the world on the IOC to hammer Russia.

KC_Connection · 11-09-2015, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

The stros were a lot tougher.

Colby's awesome, yeah.

BigChiefFan · 11-10-2015, 12:23 AM

Sounds like a political stunt to show them as the bad guy, since they're making us look weak in the Syria debacle.

Prison Bitch · 11-10-2015, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

All you can do in baseball is build a team good enough to make the playoffs and then pray. Such is the nature of the sport in a small sample size.

You said nobody would remember the Royals if they lost the WS. Lulz at you.

Pasta Little Brioni · 11-10-2015, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

All you can do in baseball is build a team good enough to make the playoffs and then pray. Such is the nature of the sport in a small sample size.

Jeez dude. Do you use the crapshoot bullshit excuse for EVERY ONE of your teams?....wow

KC_Connection · 11-10-2015, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

You said nobody would remember the Royals if they lost the WS. Lulz at you.

Says the troll who told me the Astros were better than the Royals after game 3 of the ALDS. I was even more of a believer in your team than you.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...295214&page=53

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

Better team? We are 3-6 vs them and struggled vs playoff teams. They'd have prob won 90+ in our division too.

KC_Connection · 11-10-2015, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Pasta Giant Meatball

Jeez dude. Do you use the crapshoot bullshit excuse for EVERY ONE of your teams?....wow

Sorry, but pointing out that the MLB playoffs are a crapshoot where anything can happen in such a small sample size isn't a "bullshit excuse." It's not even an excuse at all. It's just a fact of the sport and one that I've been saying it long before the Jays ever made the playoffs (and they didn't for 22 years before this). Hell, the '92 and '93 Jays teams that actually won the WS (especially the '92) arguably weren't even the best teams in those seasons, they just played better over 10+ games in October.

BigCatDaddy · 11-10-2015, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Sorry, but pointing out that the MLB playoffs are a crapshoot where anything can happen in such a small sample size isn't a "bullshit excuse." It's not even an excuse at all. It's just a fact of the sport and one that I've been saying it long before the Jays ever made the playoffs (and they didn't for 22 years before this). Hell, the '92 and '93 Jays teams that actually won the WS (especially the '92) arguably weren't even the best teams in those seasons, they just played better over 10+ games in October.

I agree to an extent but I think when a team like the Royals wins 5 out of 6 playoffs series in a 2 year span or Giants that recently won 6 out of 6 its a little more than just luck.

**lewdog** · 11-10-2015, 07:21 AM

Back-to-back World Series appearances... If only the Blue Jays were that lucky. Or is it good?

Amnorix · 11-10-2015, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Saul Good

We have no moral high ground here.

Is the United States government actively conspiring to help athletes pass drug tests?

I read a summary of the report -- you have no idea how bad it is. It's stunning. It would be comical if it wasn't so unbelievably ridiculous.

Prison Bitch · 11-10-2015, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Says the troll who told me the Astros were better than the Royals after game 3 of the ALDS. I was even more of a believer in your team than you.

http://www.chiefsplanet.com/BB/showt...295214&page=53

I'm not sure we were better than Houston, at least head to head. They were a tough matchup for us. Fortunately, Toronto wasn't. Lulz @ u.

**dirk digler** · 11-10-2015, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Sorry, but pointing out that the MLB playoffs are a crapshoot where anything can happen in such a small sample size isn't a "bullshit excuse." It's not even an excuse at all. It's just a fact of the sport and one that I've been saying it long before the Jays ever made the playoffs (and they didn't for 22 years before this). Hell, the '92 and '93 Jays teams that actually won the WS (especially the '92) arguably weren't even the best teams in those seasons, they just played better over 10+ games in October.

You always point out how every playoffs is a crap shot which to me is your built in excuse. I could buy that if we are talking about the NCAA Tournament or the NFL playoffs. But any playoffs with multiple 7 game series the better team always wins.

KC_Connection · 11-10-2015, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

You always point out how every playoffs is a crap shot which to me is your built in excuse.

It's not an excuse. The randomness of baseball is very real.

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I could buy that if we are talking about the NCAA Tournament or the NFL playoffs. But any playoffs with multiple 7 game series the better team always wins.

Quality bears itself out in baseball over a far longer time than 15+ games. There are plenty of studies that I could cite for you on that point, but I know they'd fall on deaf ears.

KC_Connection · 11-10-2015, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by lewdog

Back-to-back World Series appearances... If only the Blue Jays were that lucky. Or is it good?

They were that lucky/good once. You may not remember it, but it was called 1992-1993.

KC_Connection · 11-10-2015, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Prison Bitch

I'm not sure we were better than Houston, at least head to head. They were a tough matchup for us. Fortunately, Toronto wasn't. Lulz @ u.

So you're admitting the better team doesn't always win a playoff series in baseball, then?

Pasta Little Brioni · 11-10-2015, 11:21 AM

Let KenPom decide the winner then

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