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Robert up bases loaded

Birmingham has 3 runs on 1 hit

I still worry with Vaughn. Yes, I am one that complains about body scouting being too inaccurate/too relied on, but it worries me that Vaughn doesn’t appear to have anything more that he can tap into. In this draft, at three maybe that’s still one of the best profiles available. But you really don’t get that many chances (hopefully!) to get a player with the types of athleticism/power of Witt or athleticism/speed/potential of Abrams.

This also sounds spot on. The lines can seem more intimidating for the Vienna stands but they move way faster. I don’t know what the deal is with the outer ring. Perhaps it’s the staff constantly dealing with new food items so the early on is rough. I will say the stadium is always much better in August for some obvious staffing reasons.

Ding ding ding. The contact rate is what matters now.

To me AA is out most important developmental level. If you can thrive in Birmingham I’m putting down your placemat isn’t the bigs.

Yes football games are always terrible. But baseball stadiums maybe due to the extra space and lower capacity I haven’t found as difficult.

Your last paragraph makes a ton of sense. In the fourth seemed like the whole main level was in their seats, I get up and the concourse was like a rain delay. But you are right, Sox especially early try way too hard to optimize staffing with their stands. They seem to figure it out in June/July for weekend games, but sometimes even 15k weeknight games are hell because they’ll have like two stands open. Tickets cost the same, but you get worse treatment.

I’m interested in if I’m being a grumpy old man or if others feel this way. I haven’t been to a ton of other ball parks, but I’ve been to wrigley, Fenway, Anaheim, and brewers parks when they were all either sold out or 30k +. One thing that always seems to stick out when the Sox games are crowded when I’m there (as opposed to like 24k or less) is how freaking long everything takes. Food and drinks take a good inning you will miss, so you better get it all at once. Fees like every line is 8 plus people deep and it takes FOREVER. The other stadiums it feels like we’re way more manageable. I don’t quite even get why, but am I crazy? Is it actually bad there too and I was just too distracted by the novelty?

Dang, I definitely thought Moncadas .380/.430/.750 line was sustainable until I saw that Babip

Kids had a nice day in Kanny. 2 hits for Bush too.

This is why I’m going.

Headed there now. Maybe I should buy tickets prior

I think it’s actually 1:10 start

2 hits for Sosa

Fun opener!

...you know for those that can't watch you read posts like this and assume something worse happened than he fell behind in a count.

He is. Don't worry guys, Leury has this.

Yeesh.

Phew. Leury is up, can finally get this game back on track.

Part of the stipulation of the Eaton trade was that at least one of the pitchers had to be the worst in baseball at any given time.

He'll be a good 4th outfielder.

I think the annoying part about it is the assumption that there are clear, linear differing grades between each prospect. Sox may very well (though poorly!) grade 3 guys similarly at 3. Taking one who fits best makes sense, but also theres a chance the guy behind blossoms more due to better player dev/prospectsbeingprospects

He is closer to free agency so you will have to pay some more for that.

So...I'm still not convinced he isn't injured