fathom

Again, no team would give up a lot to get someone with his medical background.

You really think Manny would have come here, be on a 100 loss team and be like "you know what, screw the Dodgers/Cubs/Yankees". It's not like the Lester to the Cubs situation, where there was the pre-existing relationship

The sooner people allow themselves not to worry about players that will have no impact on the roster in two years, the easier this will be for them. I would much rather Lopez pitch great and they lose than for him to have done horrible with bad velocity and they sneak out a win.

Can this just be called the Annual Ricky Renteria Appreciation Thread

Business comes first though. And Burdi would have been the closer if he didn't get hurt. They have no other closing options

It is kind of funny that Hahn and company thought the culture of this team was so great that Manny would want to re-sign here if he was on this particular team. Sometimes I wonder if the front office has a grasp on reality

Lopez pitches great and they lost...I will take that the rest of the way besides for this weekend

Huge series coming up next week in the tank war vs Baltimore. This weekend vs the Cubs will be ugly with their bats heating up at home

Also why is Leury being lifted for defensive reasons and not Palka? Leury catches that ground rule double

Engel's reign of terror is ending soon. Hope he still has somewhere to live in Charlotte

Pitch calling/selection has been mediocre at best for a few years

No one was ever going to give up anything of significance for him given his medical history

This team sure knows how to lose. Nate hasn't looked particularly good all year and it finally caught up to him

Wow this bullpen is horrendous

Pitch selection is puzzling. No way was Diaz gonna do anything with the slider

So Palka and Fry are the new Delmonico and Bummer

Very encouraging start for him. Good day for the rebuild

Jimenez stayed in the field for a few innings after the play at 3rd

Just that an Achilles tear should never happen to someone his age unless there's a structural issue

Makes me think structurally something isn't right. I know ptatc alluded to this

Nice catch by Trayce. The pitching has been awful tonight. Terrible stuff and hanging so many pitches with 2 strikes

Heck of a cleanup hitter

Delmonico just isn't a major league outfielder. It's been a very disappointing season for him.

Romero looks great for the Twins

Benetti is just horrible. Even Stoney seems embarrassed by some of his jokes