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I kinda figured it was nearly caught or close to being trapped. Thanks for responding.

WOW Astros 21-1 over Seattle.

At this point any win is a good win. I mean Cease didn't go 5 but also only gave up the 1 run, Mendick 1st career HR and another hit and Eloy a double, Did Eloy hit a double then not advance to 3rd on theMcCann single to right ? How does that happen ?

Yes ?

Abreu BOMB gets the Sox within one !

3rd pitch right there.

How many heart attacks if Palka hits one out ?

Check out how they fared in FA last offseason . Every one of the players has a negative WAR. They make Hahn look almost competent.

Lopez pitched a great game. There is hope he can continue on the road to becoming a very good starter in the near future. Some guys just take longer than others.

The front office ?

Look you would have to be an idiot to think he'd say anything else and I am not an idiot. No it was just me commenting on how absurd the whole situation was . just stating a fact . I said nothing at all about what he should have said. Giving Hahn credit for knowing who the best prospects in baseball were when he made the trades holds no weight with me. I like that you have faith that he can finish off the rebuild. I mean what choice do we have ? And there is talent and it's possible Reinsdorf and company don't screw it up.. but I wouldn't bet on it.

Thank you time for this thread to be put to sleep.

Did I say he should have said anything else ? But its just the total idiocy of the whole situation. Stop sticking up for the guy.

And yet somehow people think that FO can finish off the rebuild . And that's just last years gaffs .

I know that, you know that, the world knows that, but Hahn said otherwise.

You still have the best avatar.

It's my name too.

Hey here's a name I haven't seen mentioned though he doesn't have much pop so starting OF is probably out but as a quality supersub probably one of the best around, Brock Holt. He's missed a lot of time this year and will be a FA. He's lefty can play 3rd, 2nd, 1st, SS and OF. When he has played he's been hitting very well and the last couple years has really learned to take walks so his OBP has been good too. He's kind of in the same old as my Scooter Gennett suggestion. Gennett is a bit younger and both have had injuries this year but where Gennett has struggled at the plate , Holt has shined in his limited appearances. Gennett definitely has a lot more pop and had some nice years in 2017 and 2018. I ilke them both along with Corey Dickerson. None of them should be prohibitively expensive and the bench could use an upgrade. Yolmer isn't the answer and Leury isn't either.

It just makes you hate the Alonso and Jay acquisitions even more ( something I thought was impossible.), They could've kept Avi for what they paid Jay. How does a rebuilding team do that ? Sign a 34 yr old slow as hell OF who then proceeds to hardly play and give up on a then 27 yr old guy who just the year before hit .330 and has a great arm in right and is pretty fast to boot. I understand the non tender but they still could've negotiated with him and gave him a slightly better incentive laden deal the way TB did and also give an option year since the minor league OF's were still a couple years away. I know the vast majority wanted him gone but turns out I was right arguing after the season exactly what I said here, non tender then resign.

The reaction in the game thread when Jose hit the HR was priceless. No one typing .... JOSE !!! Just a few comments about that guy who starts all the Abreu threads. Funny thing is people are now agreeing with him and taking Jose for granted. If his strtegy was to bomard us with crap about Abreu until he showed even the slightest decline it's worked . Because he is a bad fielder any drop off in offensive production, no matter how slight, people are talking about him now as if he sucks. But if you praise him you have to also say that not scoring on the great catch by Mercado with the bases loaded and 1 out was just plain inexcusable and added more fuel to the fire.

Abreu's a good guy. He must be kicking himself. Probably just got excited seeing the ball hit so hard and thinking the game could be tied. Inexcusable of course in that situation regardless.

Fun game nevertheless . 9th inning was exciting.

I'm sure he feels bad about it. Probably buys him dinner tonight .

But usually it's down and away. Against Cleveland seems like they're going high.

Is there a new book on Eloy to pitch him up and out of the zone . The pitcher threw exactly 1 strike to Eloy the last pitch.