southsider2k5

Moldy OPS post glasses .000

Annoying people is just a hobby for me, despite the obvious skill.

Mor attendance threads!

*days

Lil Nicky getting shot down by Elly. https://twitter.com/Reds/status/1796655027148169610?s=19

On my own dime I am an IHG guy. Otherwise, more of a Hyatt kind of guy.

We could use mediocre. It would be way better than the god fucking awful that the rest of this team is.

Dylan Cease would have looked really good over there.

Not a batting average of .290. Not an on base percentage of .290. Not a slugging percentage of .290. A slugging percentage PLUS on base percentage of .290.

He opened with 11k in his first 17 PAs, since then he has 9 in 42 PAs, along with 7 walks.

Not to mention "the best guy" is 100% subjective and very rarely that clear.

I mean if we are going to have a catcher who can't catch, we might as well get one who can hit a little, instead of not at all.

I would LOVE getting a peak Kyle Hendricks out of Thorpe.

It why I wasn't too upset about the dealing of Mena. More disapponted in what we have seen from who we got.

That was something I hadn't thought of. Interesting.

I mean I only have a few less hits than Moldy in less ABs.

Today's Sun Times poll. Notice who is missing in question #1?

Hey, I love when work sends me somewhere just for this reason. Have AMEX, will travel.

It's not though. We have been lurching from player to player all season long trying to catch lightning in a bottle without any real consideration of long term gains and problems created by this instability.

From a pressure standpoint, it might actually be a lot better. There is nothing like the attention that a player draws if they are on a New York City professional team. They still have a large sports media following, and they actively are looking for things to report that aren't exactly what the franchises are feeding them. The fans are loud and engaged as well, and will eat a player for lunch if they give them a reason to do so. There isn't much else like it in American sports. The Sox are the exact opposite of that right now. Even our failures are pretty quietly coddled and protected by our sports media. A guy like Lopez would have the chance to fly under the radar and quietly be able to reset himself at low points. I know the losing would suck, but he also wouldn't feel like a target here.

I don't remember the same level of hype for Pallette, but I do believe there was a good first round grade on him pre-TJS.