WestEddy

I think this is appropriate:

I think the question is "how does any of this service my 'Chris Getz sucks at every turn' narrative".

Andrew Vaughn taking Chris Getz' lessons and teaching the Brewers how to win:

Miss Otis Regrets she's unable to pitch today.

I get in the weeds with this French 60's pop stuff. This is probably something you want to take a gummy, then really dig it.

Adrian Houser would have been a great addition. But Civale should have probably started one of these games for them.

At least Adam Eaton would get himself knocked out cold.

We'll take that one

Okay, The Franchise Ortiz has got to do something sometime, right?

They're really "Imanaga and Boyd, and pray to not be so annoyed"

do or die tonight

I'm kind of glad for his appearance on the All-Star team. Kind of took some of the shade away from Shane Smith.

I read that if he pitched tonight, he could appear in game 5 on regular rest. different plans, I guess.

Give him a fresh inning to start?

Okay, fuggit. Andrew Vaughn - Cub Killer. Now go have a career.

I predict that Tauchman is traded and Wilson takes less than that.

Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2026 - MLB Trade Rumors White Sox have some work in front of them: White Sox (2) Mike Tauchman (5.143): $3.4MM Steven Wilson (3.166): $1.5MM

I believe a group of these guys are getting together in Nashville to train and work out together.

And at this point, it's the regional fanbase teams try to cultivate, not part of one city. The Cards' base stretches well into KY, TN and AK. Cubs draw from IA, MI, IN. When the Cubs had a team in Peoria, there were lots of Cub and Cardinal hats at the game. The Sox get into the South, SW suburbs, and Indiana. They really have to grab fans' imagination to battle with the Tigers, Brewers, Cubs and Cards to get households.

I'm a Miller Lite man. Tried to think of a cheap beer. Used to bring a case of Black Label to a party back in the day, then drink the good stuff from the fridge.

No. Save the bullpen, don't let the Cubs get in any kind of groove. Shut them down.

Finishing my list of Cheapest Organizations I’ve played for. This is also my absolute worst experience playing professional baseball. 1 on My List of Cheapest Organizations: Mexico’s LMB Our story again goes south of the border. brings us to Mexico’s Sultanes de Monterrey. In the LMB, Mexicos version of MLB. I wasn’t expecting the same level as the majors, but even so, the level of “cheap” and what I would consider sub-standard took me by surprise. I started the 2013 season in Monterrey with a full spring training. First of all, the spring training fields were at least a 45 minute drive from the hotel, and we were jammed in the vans well past legal capacity. (If Mexico even has a legal capacity). When we got to the “facility,” it was just open fields. No clubhouse, nothing just dirt, and way too many rocks in the infield to be remotely safe. Shade? Only if you found a tree. Some dugouts didn’t even have a roof. It was brutal. No hiding from the Mexican sun. You might find a table or two with fruit and water, but that was gone in 45 minutes, tops. Occasionally we got sandwiches for lunch, but more often we waited till we got back to the hotel to actually eat. Dinner at the hotel was decent, it was just repetitive, pretty much the same thing everyday rotated between three entrées and you had to be early, or you wouldn’t eat at all. As far as gear, 1 shirt, 1 pair of shorts, and a trucker hat. That was it. The shirt was 100% cotton a midriff by the end of week 1. No spares, no extras, just running it into the ground. Spring training games? We used “official league” balls, but they were more like high school balls. The seams were so high I couldn’t keep my slider in the zone. I remember the pitching coach telling me that I “had to throw it for a strike.” I asked if we’d be using real baseballs for the season. Thank goodness we did. The regular season wasn’t much better. Lockers and training rooms? Dirty and bare and there was definitely mold. Forget about finding anything healthy to eat. In terms of gear, I had one undershirt for the whole season. I did like the uniforms, but apparently, getting a second hat was out of the question. But the cheapest move of all came after they released me. Honestly, I thought I was about to be told I’d made the all-star team when they called me in. Nope—released. And here’s the kicker—they held my passport and kept me in Mexico for another three weeks with no pay. I told them, “If you’re going to keep me here, you’re going to have to pay me.” They didn’t. So I sat in a hotel, basically held hostage, for 24 days, just because they didn’t want to send me home. (For whatever reason) and my agent at the time was absolutely worthless. Seriously I was stuck in mexico and this guys advice was he would pray about it. Pick the Damn phone up Van Horn and get me home. Needless to say I parted ways with him and that agency after that. There’s a lot more. Playing for there was a nightmare. Not just cheapness everywhere, but it felt like literal children were running things. Nothing was ever organized, nothing felt planned, and as players we were often just dropped into dangerous situations or places with zero guidance. It was up to us (me) to just figure it out and survive. Here’s just one example: Before I signed, I specifically asked if I could bring my first wife and child with me to Monterrey for the season. The contact I had said yes, but told me to wait until after spring training. So once I got there, again, I brought it up. That same contact looked me dead in the eye and asked, “Can I see a picture of your wife and child?” Proudly, I showed him. He laughed and goes, “No, don’t bring them here. They’re too pretty. Someone will take them.” I laughed, kind of awkwardly, and said thanks. He looked at me seriously and goes, “No, I mean it. Don’t bring them here they’ll be gone.” Honestly, there’s so much more.

Monterrey, Mexico at #1:

It's almost like you have some skin in the game.

This guy was once the #4 prospect in the game for Baseball America and MLB. That probably helped elevate Seattle's organizational ranking. Nick Madrigal's lifetime 2.7 fWAR dwarves Kelenic's 0.9.