Ronald Acuña - Page 1588

premium1981 · 06-01-2021, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Rabs

Ok everyone. Time to bring back a HR gif. Since he never steals bags anymore I don't have the opportunity to post the SB gif these days. I'm going to post two options and take a vote. First to 10 votes wins. Here are the choices!

#1

#2

Both! No such thing as too many!

premium1981 · 06-01-2021, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by SaltyCracker

Acuna speaking English in post game interview.

I noticed that too. Awesome!

thenightman · 06-01-2021, 08:32 AM

If you wanna make that sponsorship money it's good to speak the English. :-)

premium1981 · 06-01-2021, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by thenightman

If you wanna make that sponsorship money it's good to speak the English. :-)

I think it also shows how much he loves the game and fans. He truly wants to connect to all things baseball. The other day he was rooting on a guy who was beating The Freeze guy during the race in the outfield. He isn't going through the motions, he actually loves being out there, which is why I enjoy watching him so much.

chris_ac · 06-01-2021, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rabs

Ok everyone. Time to bring back a HR gif. Since he never steals bags anymore I don't have the opportunity to post the SB gif these days. I'm going to post two options and take a vote. First to 10 votes wins. Here are the choices!

#1

#2

#1 +1

thenightman · 06-01-2021, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by premium1981

I think it also shows how much he loves the game and fans. He truly wants to connect to all things baseball. The other day he was rooting on a guy who was beating The Freeze guy during the race in the outfield. He isn't going through the motions, he actually loves being out there, which is why I enjoy watching him so much.

Oh, I'm not doubting his love for all of the things you mentioned. I was just pointing out that it helps in the way I mentioned as well.

premium1981 · 06-01-2021, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by thenightman

Oh, I'm not doubting his love for all of the things you mentioned. I was just pointing out that it helps in the way I mentioned as well.

Agree completely. And with the sponsorships will be more facetime with the public as one of the faces of baseball. Something MLB sucks at. But it's hard to promote players and get them out there if they don't even speak the common language.

BBases31 · 06-01-2021, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by thenightman

If you wanna make that sponsorship money it's good to speak the English. :-)

MLB just can't promote you to the fullest if you don't. I never realized until very recently that Jose Ramirez does not speak english. It's no wonder that most casual fans have no idea who he is despite being one of the best players in baseball for the last 5 years. Good step forward for Acuna, a long way to go

wharfrat7624 · 06-01-2021, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by hammertime

#1....

#1 hands down

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SupermanBrandon · 06-01-2021, 09:45 AM

I'm sure he loves the game and the fans, but he's learning English for 1 reason only: Sponsorships! Sponsorships = money. Sponsorships = face of the game. Sponsorships help turn you into a house hold name. It's really hard to be the face of "America's Pastime" (assuming he turns out GREAT), when you can't speak the language. He's seeing what Tatis is doing off the field...and that's probably fueling the fire to move along his English vocab a little quicker. Its more than just being a great player/all-time player (ie Trout). You need sponsors, major media, etc.

Mymoneypls · 06-01-2021, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Rabs

Ok everyone. Time to bring back a HR gif. Since he never steals bags anymore I don't have the opportunity to post the SB gif these days. I'm going to post two options and take a vote. First to 10 votes wins. Here are the choices!

#1

#2

Number 1

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clocsta2323 · 06-01-2021, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

MLB just can't promote you to the fullest if you don't. I never realized until very recently that Jose Ramirez does not speak english. It's no wonder that most casual fans have no idea who he is despite being one of the best players in baseball for the last 5 years. Good step forward for Acuna, a long way to go

It's a non-starter for any competent marketing shop. Alot of these guys can give passable interviews in English but they have an interpreter on the team's payroll who is usually someone very close to them.

Bartolo Colon is the paragon

The business minded, savvy ones learn English

KingInTheNorth · 06-01-2021, 11:32 AM

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BBases31 · 06-01-2021, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by clocsta2323

The business minded, savvy ones learn English

Should be common sense to learn the language of a country you're living in for years. Especially since Spanish and English are so closely related there's really no excuse. Acuna's been in the league for 4 years, Devers for 5, Jose Ramirez for 8! It's nuts

hammertime · 06-01-2021, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by BBases31

Should be common sense to learn the language of a country you're living in for years.

They can all almost certainly understand some level of conversational English. There can be a difference between that and being comfortable speaking English to a national audience.

bdejong1 · 06-01-2021, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Rabs

Ok everyone. Time to bring back a HR gif. Since he never steals bags anymore I don't have the opportunity to post the SB gif these days. I'm going to post two options and take a vote. First to 10 votes wins. Here are the choices!

#1

#2

#1 !!!

jswest18 · 06-01-2021, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by hammertime

They can all almost certainly understand some level of conversational English. There can be a difference between that and being comfortable speaking English to a national audience.

This is the key factor. Much easier to understand a new language than it is to speak it. The stakes are even higher when you're talking to a national audience.

mcgoo2 · 06-01-2021, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jswest18

This is the key factor. Much easier to understand a new language than it is to speak it. The stakes are even higher when you're talking to a national audience.

I guess it depends on the person and the extent that they have to use the language but for me personally, it's easier to speak than listen. When talking you control the flow and complexity of the words being used. When listening you're at the mercy of the person speaking's vocabulary. I find myself getting hung up on a word I'm not familiar with pretty often and losing my train of thought.

tedwilliamsfan · 06-01-2021, 01:38 PM

I'll vote #1 also. Both are cool though.

johnashleyjacob · 06-01-2021, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Rabs

Ok everyone. Time to bring back a HR gif. Since he never steals bags anymore I don't have the opportunity to post the SB gif these days. I'm going to post two options and take a vote. First to 10 votes wins. Here are the choices!

#1

#2

1, but 2 is close.

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BigRedMachine80 · 06-01-2021, 03:22 PM

Another vote for #1

jswest18 · 06-01-2021, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mcgoo2

I guess it depends on the person and the extent that they have to use the language but for me personally, it's easier to speak than listen. When talking you control the flow and complexity of the words being used. When listening you're at the mercy of the person speaking's vocabulary. I find myself getting hung up on a word I'm not familiar with pretty often and losing my train of thought.

You make a good point. If you have to deal with a lot of varied pronunciations and dialects then it could be more difficult to listen.

Also I vote for #1 as well

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SaltyCracker · 06-01-2021, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by johnashleyjacob

Another couple of big pickups! Absolutely love the SSP! Got it last night for a great price IMO

this will have a nice home for the foreseeable future.

Bought this one from a great member here on the board! ([mention]Shadowsonic2004 [/mention] ). Thanks again.

Here is the last card of the day again from a great member here, and a very nice high end trade deal. Thanks [mention]gabballplayer14 [/mention] (stole your picture.) lol

I have to admit I really like shinny things haha

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thenightman Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 6,747	If you wanna make that sponsorship money it's good to speak the English. :-)

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SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	I'm sure he loves the game and the fans, but he's learning English for 1 reason only: Sponsorships! Sponsorships = money. Sponsorships = face of the game. Sponsorships help turn you into a house hold name. It's really hard to be the face of "America's Pastime" (assuming he turns out GREAT), when you can't speak the language. He's seeing what Tatis is doing off the field...and that's probably fueling the fire to move along his English vocab a little quicker. Its more than just being a great player/all-time player (ie Trout). You need sponsors, major media, etc.

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BigRedMachine80 Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Arizona Posts: 512	Another vote for #1