WestEddy

I want so many women umps nobody notices them anymore.

Yeah, Billy Smith, the 1B ump, would get no extra commentary on the reversal. The only reason anybody knows to tie it to her is she's a woman.

As much as I want Rikuu to rake, I still get a Duke Ellis vibe. Maybe he replaces Acuña.

Nishida is the greatest promotion this organization has ever made. Extend him. 9/150

We start the bottom of the 10th with Acuña on 2nd, Nishida atta bat.

Good thing we traded for Vargas instead of that Fedde for Keaschul business that some believe was on the table. Bullshit overturn. Dude beat the bobbled throw.

Pick up your glove and get the hell outta here, Joe Ryan!

Nishida!!

Writers just kind of made that up. I've repeated it a few times, here, but that's not really a "rumor".

And the way things played out, maybe Toronto had no interest or need for Mead or Sosa at the end of spring training, and the Nats were only interested in Mead. The only argument for Sosa was "he led the team in HRs!!!" Not that he was a great hitter who needed PAs.

Adam Eaton could hit you 14 HRs. Nishida ain't gonna hit 14 doubles.

We get two, lose one. That might be based on what Hicks eventually does.

Fedde's been getting slapped around over his last 4-5 starts. I wonder if he gets a phantom injury, becomes the mop up dude, or DFA.

Good for him. There really was no room for him on this roster.

Rikuu's callup has a Duke Ellis vibe to it. They're not going to call up Gonzo to sit. He's an infielder, and he's not displacing any of Vargas, Colson, Meidroth or Mune.

Yes, I believe he has to agree to it.

One foot in the door, the other one in the gutter...

I was rooting for the guy. Still am. I cannot fathom having that kind of talent and being unable to tap into it. He did kind of pull it back from the horrors of his 2025 campaign. A guy like Kelenic seems to have Angels written all over him. That would probably be the end for him.

I just read somewhere...MLBTR(?)...that MLB free agents can't be traded until about June 15th, or so. But I could see Hays gone. Hill and Peters are great defensive subs, and Grichuk looks a lot better as a platoon option than Hays did when playing. Kelenic makes sense. Acuña has a little utility that Kelenic doesn't - that buys him another week.

It's a play on words. I flipped paper and field. It means nothing. Live. Love. Laugh.

He's a high OBP slap-hitter who steals bases. What's not to love?

But on the field, they should have a paper day against the Sox.

This keeps the lefty-righty balance intact for Will's platoon fascination.

Somebody call the police!!