JoeC

Or, if things pick up and beer sales start on the rise, Bar Field.

So which position player will take the mound today? Some rookie like Sosa? Grizzled vet who grew up dreaming of being a pitcher (like an Andrus type)? Someone you wouldn't expect to want to pitch and would have no expectation of being able to throw 75 (like Vaughn)? ...or some boneheaded move that's just going to risk long-term injury to a legit star (Robert is the only one who qualifies, I think)?

Adam Banks > Tanner Banks

They've secured Home Couch Advantage.

Only if he is the backup. To whom, i don’t know.

I've always treated it as a two-syllable word. However, apparently it's regarded as a 1-syllable word, so I shall correct my haiku.

I wrote a haiku.

I hate to say this, but Urena looks good tonight.

Ah yes. Though that would still only bring it up into the mid-3's (or mid-300's, depending on how you count it)

Where are you seeing a 4.71 ERA? He's in the 2.75 range.

Yeah. They’re better in their division than outside of it.

probably works if your kid is 87 and a delusional billionaire, too.

Eloy at least lifted that one.

The higher the pick, the higher the disappointment.

I’ll settle for “contact hitters,” “competent hitters,” or even “major league hitters.”

I would be willing to bet money that the Sox have scored in the fewest number of innings this season.

As horrible as this team and season are, what keeps me coming back is the bond that I’ve forever formed with my dad over our shared love for and agony over the Sox. It all started with me when I was about a month old at old Comiskey, and I hope this is the start of a wonderful series of memories for you guys as well.

They’re an offensive team for sure.

Waivers are now irrevocable

Massey will fix that.

Seems like the Cubs have some semblance of an idea of what they're doing, at least relatively speaking. Also, Connor Bedard.

Correct. I erred in my game thread creation yesterday, and I haven't bothered to correct it. If I were a rookie, I'd be banished to the Charlotte Knights forum.

Worth more to drive it across to Michigan for the dime a can

Maybe, so why not in AAA where he has a better chance at seeing if he's figured something out (rather than just being straight up overmatched)? Maybe they think it's best to save some payroll and give him a dozen games in AAA, then call him back up to give him a chance to prove he learned something. Maybe it's just stupidity. Maybe they want him to have a chance to develop away from the idiocy and complacency of the "established" veteran teammates. Your guess is as good as mine.

Well the big league teams and scouts have clearly figured out a few things about him. Maybe they're thinking that those adjustments that opposing teams are making will trickle down to AAA, so it'll give him a chance to work on something he's been exploited for, all in an environment in which they know he can succeed? Trying to put a "player development approach" hat on here....