southsideirish71

Agreed. Might as well give it a try now. We already what the other two options provide.

You will see a lot of Leury and Mendick while Tim is out. No way TLR is going to put a guy just promoted from the minors in a game in September unless it's the Sunday lineup.

He not only will be on it. He will be one of the 4 starters because "experience". It's TLR guys.

Well, we have them where we want them after dropping the first two in the series.

Well that approach works well.

Same formula as last year. Beat up on crap teams. Lose to good teams and then hope to catch lightning in a bottle in the playoffs. Remember anything can happen...until its required to play quality baseball against quality opponents. Then the wheels come off the bus.

Well Moncada probably catches that if he watches the ball. He got in between and didn't bury his head. That would be a bad play for a HS 3rd baseman. that's inexcusable for a major league 3rd baseman.

Looks like we are way past Tony's bedtime tonight. The decisions are getting fuzzy.

TLR loves these types of players. He looks at what hand they write with and then he knows how to use them. Just like his pitchers. Oh a guy who writes lefty, well we must have a lefty face him. Because that's what we used to do in the 80s.

First and foremost my deepest sorrow for your loss and the loss to your family. My heart goes out to you.

Attacking the source is something that is a long term goal. To impact an area you would need community buy in and education and opportunity. That will take at the minimum a generation to see true impact. This should definitely happen, however you still need to go after the current people who are commiting the current violent crimes. I dont think you can convince a current gang member who is making money on drug trafficking and violence that the job over at McDonalds even if it pays 15 dollars an hour is a valid recourse. They were indoctrinated into this gang lifestyle and have bought in. Adolescents that are given that type of money and power over everyone is a hard formula to give up. Typically its personal tragedy that will change that outcome. The next generation needs to be worked on now, while they are too young to get caught up in this. Because its harder to remove yourself from the equation when you get older.

Kim Foxx and Judge Evans have cleared the way for this to occur. If they wanted to be lenient with non-violent crime so be it. But crimes that involve a gun should be dealt with with strict punishments. They also need to trace the guns back to how they obtained it and go after that pipeline as well. The other problem with this is the age of offenders. People under the age of 18 are commiting a lot of these crimes and no one has the stomach to take action as they are just kids being kids and they will grow out of it. Its a revolving door of you commit the crime, get caught, then you are out committing it while you are on bond. And why does this happen, no consequences. Its a free for all.

Same thing as last year. We feasted on bad teams and didn't do well against good ones. I thought that when we made our additions this year it would change that tune.

There is zero chance TLR doesnt start Keuchel in one of the first games. He has playoff experience. He will bathe in his former stats and watch in confusion when he gives it up like has this year.

I for one believe things that come from the Twitterverse. Isn't that where all facts come from.

Look at the lineup. TLR punted on today's game. The pitching was more than enough to win this. He had the Sunday squad flexing their muscles. The fact that they got shut down is not difficult to see.

That was 3 pathetic ABs. Fucking sad.

Moncada with the sword on the K.

Well he will say the same as last year. Or he will use the line of Robert, Eloy, and Grandal as being our "acquisitions".

Batting practice

Eloy Jimenez Luis Robert Yasmani Grandal And that will be it. They can sell it as just as good as a trade without JR having to part with money.

In other news ronn would trade Abreu for Carson Fulmer and Fulmers unconditional release 10 minutes later.

Most people in Chicago couldn't pick him out of a lineup unless he was wearing a uniform that had his name on the back. He was a cult hero for a few months this season. He hasn't ascended to legend status. He will go back home and will disappear into nothingness. Its a shame but its reality.

Wisconsin has a lot of talent overall. Their travel organizations do a great job in preparing the kids. They have amazing facilities and programs up in Wisconsin.

What kid can get the J&J vaccine?