poppysox

I have faith in RH in this regard. He is good at maximizing return when he has something to sell.

50-50...need to get something good or no point in trading him.

Well...that added some excitement to the game. The bad kind.

At 30 mill. per year they are entitled to look at everything.

Doesn't sound like that would be worth 30 mil. per.

Well...this was a bummer for Bummer.

In a year or two when this game is just another typical game...the park is going to be frequently packed. Fans love firepower.

Herrera looked good. Very good to see. Three strong pen pieces for the 7th, 8th & 9th would be BIG.

The leather is being thrown tonight.

Herrera looked good. Maybe the 7th inning suits him. That would help the pen a ton if he could be trusted again.

Yankee's always had that problem. It's a very good problem to have.

If that's true...this is going to scare the crap out of a lot of our competition.

When we complete the offensive with Robert & Madrigal this is going to be FUN TO WATCH.

Last night I commented that there was no entertainment value in that game. Tonight has been VERY ENTERTAINING.

We rag on Rondon and he immediately becomes Brooks Robinson.

Second decent start in a row from unexpected sources.

The first of many. Remember you saw it.

Just when you tell yourself you don't want any more to do with Rondon.

I agree. You will be overpaid when some team views Abreu or Colome as key to their playoff hopes. That will most like come if an unexpected injury happens to some contender who isn't looking at this moment.

I feel like I've seen Jose do that 100 times.

I didn't say WAR has no value. I said the average Joe doesn't relate to it. Nobody is admiring Jose Abreu's War. They relate to his HR's and RBI totals. Gio's WAR is not the talk around the water cooler...it's his won/loss record or maybe his ERA. Just my opinion but I think pretty realistic one. The commentators are not average Joe fans.

McCann is a good catcher and we need a good catcher. Trade Abreu or Colome if someone wants to pay a fair price. Leave McCann alone.

I think you have nailed it. "The best laid plan of mice and men often go awry." Steinbeck

I don't want his first start in Chicago to look like that. Air would immediately go out of that Cease balloon.

WAR doesn't cut it for the casual fan. When a hitter goes 3 for 4 his BA goes up. When the batter hits a home run or drives in a run the fan can calculate his new totals. Wins and loses for a pitcher can instantly be confirmed. WAR works for baseball executives & wonks but I don't think it will ever catch on for the average joe fan.