[Rosenthal] According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, Skubal brought his Cy Young award plaques to the hearing but never presented them to the arbitrator to make his case.

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1. These hearings should be required to be televised, top priority for the next CBA.

2. “In case you didn’t know who I was”

3. lol Tigers.

4. He couldn’t present it because Rosenthal knocked the plaque down into a drain hole and then walked away

5. Big baller move.

6. I would have worn a custom suit displaying my awards and stats

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8. 

   Tari Skubal showing up

9. Should have worn them on a giant chain around his neck like Flavor Flav

10. Didn’t Tim Lincecum allegedly do the exact same thing some years back with his two Cy Youngs?

11. Lmao people, including me, would’ve loved to see that

12. “Rosenthal noted former San Francisco Giants star Tim Lincecum put his Cy Young awards on a table at a 2009 hearing. Skubal, however, never reached that point, though he reportedly had the awards to show if needed.”

13. Hey, I’ve seen that strategy before. It worked out well for the last guy who did that.

14. Did they not believe that he actually won them?

15. Exhibit C and Exhibit Y

16. I have a new favourite player.

17. Beast mode

18. as if they were gonna say holy shit, this guy actually DID win the Cy Young. the myth is actually true!

19. The hearings take place in a hotel conference room. The arbitrators sit at the front, with the team and the player seated at separate tables facing each other. The arbitrators can see the awards clearly and in plain view.

20. Roy Jones “Y’all must’ve forgot !”

21. Certainly beats a business card!

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23. 

    That’s our Ace.

24. Thats a Tim Lincecum move right there

25. Just more evidence for the claim “this was a bit personal to Skubal, and he’s rather unlikely to resign with the Tigers because of all this.”

26. There is a (possibly made up) story about the actress Shelley Winters. Later in her career, she was asked to audition for a movie. She came into the audition with a large bag, and when they asked her for her headshot photo and resume, she reached into her bag. “Here’s my photo,” she said, taking out one Oscar. “And here’s my fucking resume,” she said, taking out her second Oscar.

27. Nothing wrong with being prepared for your meeting.

28. Bro is definitely singing with Dodgers for like $55M/yr

29. Rosenthal is a jock sniffing geek

30. Skubal walking into the hearing: “Which one of you owns this shit hole?”

31. “These are my awards, Mother. From Baseball “

32. 

    Bro went in ready for war lol

33. 

    Skubal and his Cy Young’s entered that hearing like this and the arbitrator seen enough

34. I love the image of him hauling in a conspicuously large briefcase but immediately reading the room that it’s too much and just keeping it under the table

35. Why trade for him when you’re just gonna sign him in the offseason? I feel for the poor schlub of a club that’ll give up the farm only for a 2-month, if lucky 3-month, rental.

36. Why is it [Rosethal] is you are linking an article by Adam Wells

37. really cant believe the tigers fumbled this so badly.

38. Mike Valenti on 97.1 The Ticket in Detroit said Skubal’s entire presentation only needed to be, walk in the room, throw a 100mph fastball through the wall, turn and walk out.

39. Big Dick Skubal. 

40. Real G’s move in silence like lasagna

41. 

    I heard he entered the room like this also.

42. He should have just reached into the bag and pulled one out when they were talking waited a minute and then pulled out the other one

43. Daaaang. The ol big time timmy jim

44. This is the petty shit I love. And this is in the same way I want BB to show up for his Hall of Fame acceptance speech next year: casually wearing all 8 of his Super Bowl rings and just saying “Fuck Bill Polian” and walking away lmao

45. Like they didn’t already know