chitown87

Is that true though? The padres are nearly $150 million behind the dodgers in 2026 payroll according to what I found via spotrac, and I’m not even sure if that includes all of LA’s deferrals. The gap between SD and LA is bigger than the gap between SD and nearly every single other team in baseball.

There are definitely some, for sure. I don’t think anyone is disputing that. But there are also many that simply can’t. Jerry could be the owner that we all wish, and he simply couldn’t do what the Dodgers are doing.

Feels like you’re being a bit obtuse here. The core argument here isn’t that the Yankees can’t compete with the Dodgers, the argument is that the Guardians, Pirates, White Sox, etc can’t compete with the Dodgers.

He's been absolutely horrid in pass protection. He was just abused yesterday over and over

It’s shocking how consistently bad our special teams is - particularly on kickoff coverage. We scored a big touchdown in the second half yesterday to get back in the game, and immediately allowed the return out to almost midfield. The defense forced a punt on that drive, but the resulting awful field position helped lead to the interception inside our own ten yard line. Duvernet did have one unusually nice return, but also put the ball on the ground and was fortunate to recover it. Overall it feels like special teams is consistently putting us at a disadvantage.

Breathtakingly stupid post

Braden now up to nearly .900 OPS in Birmingham, which actually is his highest OPS at any of the three levels he played at this year. Dude is on an absolute tear right now.

Braden with a 2B, BB, and HBP in 3 plate appearances. He's really on a heater and likely back on track for a potential major league debut sometime next year

We ended up at Golden Road after and I was surprised at how huge it is. Had good beer and a couple apps, and caught part of what I assume were the Disney fireworks. Was a great night overall.

We ended up at the game and had a great night. It’s a dated stadium but it had gorgeous views, and it’s always nice to see a W.

My wife and I are coincidentally on vacation in Huntington Beach not far from Anaheim and thinking about going to the game tonight. Anyone have any experience at Angels Stadium?

Has to be. Didn't he just pitch yesterday?

Thought this was really interesting from Bannister on twitter: