Stinky Stanky

And Kopech's had two. Pedro was going to put in Mariano Rivera but he's not on the team. His fast ball was humming, but batters sit on it and hit it. Credit to him for using the slider more tonight.

I should have mentioned that he was an inept reliever here, wound up in Pittsburgh, added a pitch and became the hottest reliever in the NL.

AV plays the outfield like Lamar Johnson.

Hate to get prehistoric here, but Mr. Cub of his day (before Ernie Banks), Phil Cavaretta, was player/manager, told Mr. Wrigley the same and wound up canned and on the White Sox, where he was welcome.

That tells me they're trading LaVine and his $43M for some needed frontcourt size and athleticism. But at DMD's age it's a dead end. Need to hit the jackpot in the draft.

#79 is his birth year. Who sez? I sez.

You old enough to remember Juan Disgusto? (Agosto)

This has to be the result of the new hitting coach being brought in to improve the fly ball rate. Either hasn't worked yet or isn't going to and everybody's swing is biffed up.

Woulda beat Miami in the play-in last season if Zach didn't disappear in the second half. Redemption Friday!

How would you like to have in your job description "explain every why your bunch of mediocre fielders that are mostly hitting under Mendoza just lost again." I'm not saying he's not an idiot, but how many losses can he be blamed for this season? Yes, he comes off as defensive. Wouldn't you or I?

I'll provide some answers for him. He was charged with coming in and increasing the fly ball rate and it's not working for a bunch of singles (at best) hitters. Everybody's in deep [stuff].

I'll be watching. They need Nostradamus more than Nastrini Right About Now.

Best part of Palka's hot streak was that Pałka is the Polish word for bat!

Kopech one slider in two innings. He needs another reliable pitch, just like Hendrix did, although his 100+ is faster and moves more than Hendrix's did. I'm not just being a downer, I loved what I saw tonight.

He's got those short, thick thighs that have a tendency to cramp up. He needs stretching exercises not muscle builders and I bet he's doing the wrong regimen.