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No way should he have sent him

But the easy schedule!

Honestly I’m off the fire Menechino thing. If he ends up being the scapegoat, fine, whatever. I’ll take a pulse over nothing. But with the way they seemed to turn a corner offensively the past couple weeks, this recent dud is 100% on the players IMO.

It’s too subjective. There’s no way to prove it, so it’s a completely meaningless thing for him to say and I’m sure he knows that.

It’d be nice if it actually mattered, but we all know it doesn’t. This is what we’re stuck with.

Being a fan of this team is just exhausting.

Yeah, I have a much better feeling about the underperforming players getting back/closer to their norms than I do about the health stuff.

Genuinely curious what your reasoning is for believing they get/stay healthy. Luck evening out? Gut feeling? Exercising more caution with rehab stints? It’s not exactly a hot take to assume they won’t get healthy.

This team is in a weird spot. They’re approaching a crossroads, but I fully expect them to just park the car in the middle of the intersection. I see the potential outcomes (in order from most to least desirable and, sadly, from least to most likely) as: 1) They find the dusty old book in the attic that contains the magic spell to make them healthy and good at baseball and they go on a tear 2) They fall far enough back in the standings to sell pieces or stand pat at the deadline, then go through a significant retooling in the offseason under a different GM 3) They continue to tread water, repeating phrases like “if we can get healthy,” while making some ill-advised trades that don’t move the needle one bit. Rinse, repeat, etc

Great catch by Gavin there

Orioles just completely outclassing the team with championship aspirations (lol). Good for them.

My goodness this roster sucks.

Leury and Sheets are back in the lineup so we’re back to this pitiful version of the team. And yes, I know they each have a hit. Let me have my snarky comment.

Leury out there playing deep shortstop

Are you really gonna pretend like we’re not all starved for a little excitement during this mostly miserable season?

I feel bad saying this because I want the guy to succeed, but I was really enjoying not seeing Sheets the past couple weeks. Who knows, maybe the improved hitting is contagious enough that he’ll start producing too.

I remember having these same thoughts last season.

White Sox Blue Jays pointing spider-man meme

Velasquez, Leury and you can put a x2 next to a couple of those you listed. Good times.

In terms of the injuries I think they can overcome and the ones they can't, it aligns with the order you listed. I think they're toast without Hendriks regardless of who else is healthy. By some miracle, I can see them overcoming Grandal being out (and, by a lesser miracle, Yoan), but definitely not both. With Eloy, I feel like anything you get from him is a bonus.

Yesterday's win was so huge because today feels a little like playing with house money. Yes, they need to be winning every game they can, but you already won the series against two of their better SPs. Now you face Stripling, who generally doesn't pitch deep into games, plus a taxed Toronto pen. On paper, I like our chances for a sweep, of course that depends on which Gio decides to show up.

Any plan that involves the assumption of good health seems really misguided IMO. But that's generally how this org operates anyway.

Giolito pitching the 9th?

This team just begs you not to like them

This one’s gonna sting