Stinky Stanky

I hope you're not leaving Grandal out of the passed balls discussion. He can hold his own in that category.

Yep, his numbers lie. Sixty RBI with three guys who are frequently on base hitting ahead of him. Not good. Lotta seeing eye ground ball singles in there too.

Target on his back or not, deservedly or not, he hired Tony while still paying Ricky. Tony's had his own target around here since Day One for reasons we can't discuss. Keep it real.

20,000 in the stands for crucial games should be a hint. Just my .02 but if McDonough had anything to do with the Hawks winning anything it was a coincidence.

Did someone say that they were aspiring to mediocrity rather than putting up with it until a better alternative existed?

Vince looked like he belonged last night. Just saying. Stuff was hopping. Mediocrity ain't bad sometimes, in comparison to just plain awful.

They already had Jim Paxson and Clyde Drexler at SG. Who needs a third shooting guard? ?

Could be, not that I know what Wreck It Ralph is. I thought I remembered it from being used in reference to the 1977 Sox.

Pretty good, three in a row. We haven't lost our sense of humor. My slogan? It's Clobberin' Time! (Means more than two runs scored.)

Preventable tragedy. I haven't felt this low in a long time.

Always is a long time. That's why mathematical minds love it.

Hack Wilson was a short legged center fielder. HOF. And I only had to go back 75 years.

Absence makes the heart grow, Fondy. Don't confuse me with facts.

Gonna be some good times two months from now when we refer back to this thread in the morning before we head out to the parade. Could happen.?

Imagine if the injury had happened to the Grandal who was carrying last year's team at this point of the season. That guy was irreplaceable.

Before Vince went IL I thought his stuff was jumping and he could be coached up to a useful level. Now, less movement and no control. But it coulda been. So I wouldn't call it a bad idea to try, even if it failed.

Played golf and forgot to set the recorder for this one. Funny how things work out.

Beat me to it. If we get the good one we're a smart bet since we're a substantial underdog.

Two ER on a Little League double that any of us could have caught. Well, some of us.

Like I've been telling you guys since I joined, great bullpens make great managers, not the other way around, and our second level guys did the job tonight.

You would think that after being made to look like fools every night, the Generals would finally figure out the Globetrotters' plays, but nooooo! Anyway, Globetrotter great Goose Tatum's real first name was Reece, so here we are back to Reese McGuire. I love the internet.

It's why he walks so few. Too few, sez I. He could stand to nibble a little more, even at the cost of a couple more walks. His flat fastball down the middle is very hittable, esp. if it's not mixed in with some breaking stuff.

Vince throws nasty stuff, has some measure of control of it and I think that he has the potential to be coached up. It's in Katz's hands. In other words, I think most of us are more down on the guy than we need to be. Better than Foster and has the tools to improve.

Against this offense, Perfecto in waiting!

Saying what should be said and I thank you for it. But it takes guts to go with a rookie instead of an overpaid veteran and some of us would be on their butts for doing it. Although it's tough to DFA big money. Liam threw four hard hit balls and two wild pitches out of four batters, got a save. He is one lucky duck. We all are. Quack, quack. I love this game. BTW, all three of the 7,8,9 guys threw some hard hit balls. Lopez only had a fastball, but it was a moving one and he hit 100. He needs some work to get the feel back, coming off the IL. Do not give up on him. The offense continues to blow bubbles. Can they win the next two? Color me dubious.