Making the team marginally better? Or winning a Championship?

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    Thank you for clarifying. Sorry for not giving you the benefit of the doubt. :)

    For me, it comes down to this: is this a guy you can put in the middle of your lineup to drive in some runs? Or is it a guy you can stick in a late-game situation and have them close the door? Or will the guy be aggressive at the plate and keep the defense on its toes by putting the ball in play? You need the guys who do the little things in the clubhouse that don't show up in the boxscore.

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    How 'bout we make it a double and two walks (in that order). Then the analogy works, the point is clear, and everyone is happy. Is that good enough for you mediocre fools?
     
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    Where do I donate to help people like you, born without a sense of humour? :)

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    Short of trading a bunch of bench players for CP3 or Deron (or Howard), the Blazers are not contenders in '11. At this point, the best move might be to just hunker down and wait for the new CBA. Why build a team based on the current landscape, when there is a good possibility you will be slammed with a hard cap that destroys all your work anyway. In the summer of 2012, there is a good chance that many (if not most) teams will be forced into rebuilding mode.
     
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    We're having a telethon. We can't afford TV time (because we don't air humorous commercials, only public service announcements), so it will be on adthe.net. I'll send you a link.
     
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    What were we talking about again?
     
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    Okay, sorry. I thought you quoted me, so I was confused. I see now that you were quoting Minstrel.
     
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    Wow, what's it like to not have a sense of humor?
     
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    It's kind of like not having a sense of smell. Everyone tells me that I'm missing out on a lot, but I have no idea what they're talking about, and I can function just fine without it. Plus, from what I hear (I do have that sense, BTW), a lot of this "humor" stuff stinks, so I'm probably better off missing out on it anyway. :dunno:
     
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    It's true especially when you get angry and try and be funny and edgy about someone and are just dead wrong.
     
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    PtldPlatypus fakes a sense of humour quite well. I'll give him that.
     
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