poppysox

I agree with your good thoughts. After 5 wins in a row, we lose a game and the sky is falling. Shoddy fielding and poor relief pitching always make a team look terrible. This was just a game we never were going to win...I've moved on. Climb back off the ledge and win tomorrow's game.

Now let's come back and win this thing.

If this was Hollywood...Lopez comes in ... holds down the Astros and we come back for the win.

I agree with you but there is no denying that the Astros are very good. I fear them more than any other team.

Amazing how the ball always seems to find the weak link.

Nothing to lose if used in the right spots...meaning blowouts. Might create a little value out of nothing. RH probably wants to find out if he has anything worth keeping him on the 40 man roster.

We should do more trades with the Cubs if they are that easy to please.

Boy...you're really good.

I am very happy with our current position. 15 teams are 8 or more games back of first in their respective divisions. Therefore half the teams in baseball should be sellers IMO. Our need is a rental 2nd baseman upgrade, and 1 or 2 quality relief pitchers. Just shouldn't be very hard to find those improvements without giving up our high-end prospects.

If the first time we see Lopez is in a game on the line situation...I just may lose it.

Welcome back to losing 4-hour games.

Where is it being reported that Lopez is joining the club?

Yep...got all caught up on Netflix.

Seems like a good rule...talk about someone who has nothing.

Anything other than spot start works for me.

Yeah...it's that time of year where we need to unload quantity for quality. Not an easy thing to do. As kids, our proposed deals were our 4 pieces of trash for your star. Some things never change.

Yes...please be this!

Two bullpen pieces and a second baseman upgrade would be fine. A front-line catcher would be great but hard to find. To be honest the club when our wounded players return looks very good with no new additions. It's fun to dream about Gallo and Bryant types but admittedly I'm very cheap with my high-end prospects.

Yep...second base and a couple of good relief pitchers would satisfy my humble needs.

I agree 100%. One player just can't tie up such a large amount of available funds. Comes back to haunt seemingly every team that goes this route. Harper & Machado already have underperformed their contracts with years and years to go.

The TA remarks put to rest the worries that Tony LaRussa is too old to relate to today's modern players. Our record is as good as most expected it to be when healthy. With the megascope of those injuries...nothing short of amazing. I still think RH did a great job in amassing the talent but TL has played it like a maestro.

I agree with you. Engel is becoming a player I want to see frequently.

JR and the WS organization do many things for the community and individuals. It's nice that on occasion it gets recognized as in this nice article. Also, it's good to have friends.?

Five solid starters put any team in playoff contention. Two excellent starters and one very good starter are needed once the playoffs begin. If the starting pitchers stay healthy...we are in very good shape.