poppysox

That Rick Hahn is one smart guy.

You are not the only one.

I agree. I pay for MLB.TV with the knowledge I am blacked out of the games in the state where I reside. I don't like it but that's the deal. This Apple+ crap steals 3 or so extra games from me. I am not going through the hassle of signing up for yet another streaming service. I'll follow tonight's game on Gameday and if this keeps up MLB can go scratch.

I agree to disagree.

JR spends 187 million and is considered cheap. Give 1 player a 35M per year deal for 3 years and surround him with 25 guys making 1 M per year...JR is no longer a cheap SOB. My bet is JR doesn't much care what we think. This stuff is probably amusing to him.

Last year's game was the best. If the WS were to play every year...Frank would be an interesting tie-in. Since there is no WS participation planned...what's the point.

That would be my guess.

Nothing amateur about how he pitched last night. Definitely had some of the old Keuchel looks.

Yeah...that doesn't take very long.

That's a good thing.

You mean the genius part...Yeah, I'm a little foggy on that myself. He over-managed everything for my taste. His managing style is easier to take now for me.

It's not lost on me that the possibility is there.

Keuchel did exactly what I ask of him. Give us 4 or 5 innings and keep us in the game. Mission accomplished. Good job!

I agree with you...serviceable.

Hard call...pitching has been fine whereas the need for that lefty power bat isn't going away. One of those things where I defer to the FO with their access to more data/info than we poor mortals. Maybe not seeing this clearly because I really like Sheets.

I hope so also. The weather just might make Ray a little less awesome.

When facing Ray a loss is expected...if we win with Dallas on the mound it's a gigantic victory. Basically, a no-lose situation.

They will do everything possible to get games played on schedule this year. No place to go with rainouts. I suspect more than a few games this year will be played in absolutely atrocious weather.

Also of note...both Eloy and Sheets played acceptable outfield without hurting themselves or Robert.

On that we can all agree.

I hope Sheets gets the "big" hit today.

I love getting McGuire's glove and arm in the lineup to help our marginal pitchers succeed.

Are we really worried that he will be too good?

There is no way he will throw 32 half-decent outings. 20 or so if he's lucky. My belief is that his abilities will be self-limiting. Of course, the FO needs to keep a lookout for the unexpected resurgence of his glory years...but I'm not worried that is going to happen.

He isn't going to vest even with good stuff. A good start for him is 5 innings.