poppysox

I like the batting order tonight.

To answer the original question...sure lets try it... anything is better than beating you head against the wall every 5th day. I've said it before but I've never seen a really good pitcher work slow and I can't remember a bad pitcher who works fast. Don't overthink it....just throw the ball where the catcher tells you to.

This is the only offseason move I just hate. James Shields could have been half the money and I would have only hated it half as much.

Tilson is a younger and cheaper Jon Jay.

Part of being a fan is drinking the Kool-Aid.

Hard to break a 60 year habit.

We're fans. We take the good with the bad. Doesn't mean we have to like the bad.

I hope we don't see this lineup again. Some teams believe in stacking the best hitters this way but it leads to solo Home Runs and multiple innings of nothing.

Nova at 9 million is the one that I choke on.

Unwatchable! I usually watch every inning. Tonight I was surfing with the best of them.

A very reasonable attempt to save your sanity.

Yes he did. He also does it very slowly.

Agreed

Also, Robert and Madrigal in the lineup.

I would love to see him use a big barrel Nellie Fox type bat and choke-up. A little more bat control and a lot more contact. Can't hurt to try.

The average golfer goes to the pro...moves his grip a little...changes his stance...he hits the ball a little better. With a very coordinated athlete and full time coaching you would think anyone would improve a little bit. He can leg out 50 hits a year the average guy can't. At the end of the day...what are the coaches trying to do? If as some suggest they've given up he doesn't belong on the team. I guess that means management hasn't given up.

This guy really has great natural gifts of speed, strength and quick reactions. Why can't someone coach him into becoming a competent hitter. I fear the moment we cut him loose the next team will turn him into a star. Most guys just don't have his physical gifts so I just hate that coaching can't find that key to unlock all that raw talent. I understand that lots of guys have failed at hitting that object moving at 95 mph but not many of them have Engel's raw talents. I keep hoping he pulls a Moncada and one day shows up with it all sinking in.

Cordell, McCann & Banuelos have all been pleasant developments. Finding a few unexpected assets is a big help to any rebuild.

When what you are doing doesn't work... try something else.

I wish they could talk him into picking up the pace. Extra time to think does not help this guy. Something of a head case in my opinion. Did fine here with no pressure.

Perfect place for Carson. Two innings if he gets lucky.

This game will help get the monkey off the back of a few players who have been putting pressure on themselves. Abreu in particular struggles when he is trying to do to much.

Cordell making us wonder why he wasn't in the opening day lineup.

He has been a very nice pickup. I actually prefer him catching to Castillo.

We needed a game like this. Only Alonzo below Mendoza. Sanchez over .240 seems impossible for where he was one week ago.