South Side Fireworks Man

Is anyone defending LaRussa anymore?

Wow! Tony looks even more ridiculous now than he did when he first made the move!

What a joke.

Just another loss for Tony and his boys.

There it was but he missed it.

I hope Sheets gets a hold of a high fastball here.

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Grandal.

Did Burger talk LaRussa into walking Turner with 2 strikes on him too?

Yeah, it's all Burger's fault (not).

Where's our Mookie Betts?

But he plays great defense!

He was never "on the hook" with JR, but nothing will let him off the hook with baseball people who saw that move.

On this we definitely disagree.

Don't stop now boys!

Hey hey, we got something going here.

I haven't been to a game yet this year and don't really plan on going to see this shit unless someone gives me some really good seats for free and I have absolutely nothing else to do. No way will I pay to see this collection of players with this manager.

I just turned the game on a few minutes ago so I didn't see Burger's misplays. But he's been fine at 3B for the most part so far this year. And even if he does prove to be a liability at 3B after a significant sample size, replacing him with the worst hitter in baseball is not really a good option right now. I see Burger hit another home run today.

Wishful thinking. I'd be satisfied if it were just for Stone or Benetti's position.

Let's say Moncada moves to 2B and starts raking. If Burger proves to be a liability at 3B or if Moncada's defense proves to be atrocious at 2B you can always move him back to 3B. But for now Burger should be the starting 3B. Period.

Why mess around with a guy who has been doing pretty well and is just getting his feet wet in the major leagues? Why not move the guy who was a 2B back to a position he's at least very familiar with? If you look at total performance this season, Jake Burger has earned the starting 3B job from Moncada for now. So if you want to give Moncada a chance for regular ABs to see if he can get out of his funk you can plug him into the existing hole at 2B, or you can send him to Charlotte to play 3B every day until he gets his act together. The change of scenery (either to 2B or Charlotte) may be what he needs. And if he truly is injured like some here are saying, then he belongs on the IL not at 3B or taking up a spot on the bench.

Productive yes. But not the kind of player you build around as the center of your core. More of a nice complementary piece to round out your team. And that's when he was performing well. Who knows if he'll ever perform that well again.

Why isn't Yoan on the IL if he's injured? If Eloy can stay healthy and if he wants/is able to be a full time DH he would be fine as a DH on a contender. But I wouldn't build a team around him as part of the core.

Time will tell.

Eloy was always a one dimensional player and even when he has been healthy his hitting hasn't been what they expected. Of course he's stillyoung but it's hard to see how they can keep him on the field and even as a DH he seems prone to injury. Yoan was over-hyped.

Moncada and the this organization deserve each other.