WestEddy

I was thinking about getting an old elephant in the bullpen.

Weird year to pick for the Astros. They didn't actually win until they had a 40 year old Carlos Beltran and 33 year old Yuli Gurriel in their lineup, and a 33 year old Charlie Morton leading the rotation. The young males needed older bulls to help them find their way: Teenage elephants need a father figure | BBC Earth

It's sports-talk syndrome. Everybody gets to scream about organizational incompetence, and how everything they don't like is a fireable offense, when all they're doing is yelling the things they're too scared to suggest at their own jobs.

That's a 99 win pace over 162. Ya gotta believe!!!

And Acuña was getting the Vargas treatment right after the trade. I think he's going to be a bit more than a light-hitting Leury Garcia.

Apparently, everybody advises Skubal to stay healthy and get paid. He hates the decision he made. Tarik Skubal hates WBC choice he made to depart Team USA There's probably a better metaphor to use, considering the current times.

If he was clearly looking not ready for prime time, he probably slips through waivers. Then they cut their deal with the Red Sox. This was discussed on this weeks' FutureSox Sunday night podcast, where a team like the Nationals are desperate enough to grab and hide Paez.

Quite possibly not. It seems like they always had Acuña in their back pocket, tho.

Avenging that February 23rd, winning streak ending, 5-4 loss to the Rox.

Somewhere, a FanSided blogger is deleting an "ex-Team rues letting this Pitcher walk" post about Valente Bellozo.

Derek Hill and Austin Hays each played 4 innings in the field during the first game against the Cubs.

Because this is his first game coming back from injury, and they don't want to push him?

I guess now Atlanta is the team that is hopelessly incompetent with a history of incompetence where player health is concerned.

The trade still isn't complete. It's been bandied about that If Paez looks clearly overmatched and they slip him through waivers, he could be one of the PTBNLs.

Sure. My parents were first generation American with aunts, uncles and cousins back in Poland. There is/was a resentment of Ukies going back to WWII. The Ukies hated Stalin for his genocide, so when the Germans came through, they fought alongside of Germany. Polish people didn't like that. So believe me, my parents would point out every Ukrainian person who spoke Polish, but with a Ukrainian accent, or who had an sky on their name. Don't get me started on the Russians. Historically, it's all the same s%*#. Poland's pre-partition kingdom stretched east to Kviv.

Don't they usually send 3 to the daily scheduled game, and 2 to the B game?

Random Cubs/Sox meanderings from Megan Montemurro: Cactus League report: Rosters are shaping up for the Cubs and Sox — and the World Baseball Classic heats up – Chicago Tribune

White Sox player and Sox related updates: White Sox World Baseball Classic Update: March 8, 2026 | Sox On 35th

There's also the opportunity cost they're spending on Benintendi. There are only 13 offensive roster spots, and Benintendi will be taking one of them. That means they can't carry one of Pereira/Kelenic/Hill/Mead/etc. It would be worth the incurred league minimum to DFA Benintendi and roster Pereira, for instance.

A name with an sky at the end isn't necessarily Polish. "Ski" indicates Polish. "Sky" can be Ukrainian or Russian.

And I've heard/read it surmised a few times that the return from the Pirates or Reds for eating money just didn't stand out from Acuña/Pauley.

He wrote an article suggesting Eloy Jimenez was opening eyes after 8 PAs. White Sox fans might cringe at slugging disappointment's Blue Jays comeback bid

Sounds like this content-mill has the same, insane, unreported take that you want to believe. Congratulations.