Balta1701

Jesus Christ the sound that ball made.

Technically Eloy is under contract for 4 years and $43 million, then there are 2 more expensive option years after that. Plus the whole Eloys Funeral thing.

Which matchup do you prefer, Bummer vs Pujols or Marshall vs Walsh? Angels would always have the platoon advantage, but Bummer is the clearly better pitcher.

I’m sure with Hendricks it was one of those “yeah if it’s the bottom of the 12th inning and a save situation he could go, but we would rather not”. No idea on Heuer.

It’s interesting how I would have understood that game differently if I were frozen in 2011. We’ve got to save our best reliever for the 9th because no one else is mentally tough enough to pitch that inning, and the guy I brought in just didn’t do the job is very much 2011 thinking. That exact same decision viewed in 2021 is - I lost the game because I let arguably my 7th best reliever pitch in a 1 run game, on his second night in a row, against guys who have $800 million in contracts, while one of the 10 best relievers in baseball warmed up but didn’t come into the game.

Was something wrong with Codi Heuer yesterday? He didn’t pitch on Friday. Marshall two days in a row against the same part of the lineup he faced on Friday is a pretty odd call unless literally no one else was available. Also see how the extended outing for Hendricks Friday cascaded. Didn’t use Ruiz in the 9th yesterday when the lead got big, now Hendricks isn’t available on Saturday, now Bummer is saved for the 9th because you gotta have a classic closer, and in the end it becomes a loss. Other ways that could have gone: 3-4-5 hitters are due up in the 8th, why not use your best reliever then? Or, Marshall clearly was in trouble when Upton came up, the game was tied but not lost, why not use Bummer there? Neither of those are options if your manager thinks your best available reliever must be saved for the 9th, but saving Bummer meant he never pitched.

Crochet?

Maybe Vaughn spent so much time working on LF over the last week that he’s a little off on timing pitches and swings on off speed stuff?

What if Mercedes never makes an out?

I don’t want Vaughn in there tomorrow, he’s completely messed up in his approach right now. Have him calm down and take some long BP.

Vaughn is swinging like I do, he isn’t seeing anything coming in

What’s the record to start a season?

Vaughn looks a little aggressive up there.

Yermin has stolen several other peoples baseball powers. Moncada, Rendon. That explains it.

That was what it would look like if Benetti seized control of a large major city without the government learning his identity. And had to then release a video to explain his demands.

...good? Better than congratulations all around after that?

Well, the other thing it could be is a lack of reps during spring training.

There are some shades of 2013 in this so far. Its like the Mon-Stars stole their fielding talent. Unfortunately our only hope now is LeBron?

So Rendon just looks like crap to everyone else too, right?

Crochet needs a couple innings.

I mean, the Mercedes standard right now is you’re disappointing if you have an OBP below 1.000 right?

I gots nothing. I mean, he’s getting better each at bat. Next has to be a multi run HR right? And tomorrow is a 3 HR day?

Um...