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Eloy back in the line up today hitting clean up. DannyWright softly weeps.

Vera got $1.5 million. If he had taken that bonus as a resident of Chicago Illinois he would have paid about $630k in taxes. The DR has a $25% tax rate, which works out to about $375k paid in taxes. By staying there he saved himself a cool quarter million dollars.

Sounds like Colas is not going to pitch anymore.

I would really be curious to hear from some of the experts if guys like Mieses, Rodriguez, Ramos, Yolbert, and Sosa have shown themselves to have starting to staring potential in what they have shown this year. There have been some pretty nice steps forward there.

It is much easier to name the ones that do not. This is a standard thing to have your kids get their shots before school starts.

The same Yankees team that has lost 6 straight games, including the first two to Baltimore? The one that is 2-10 in their last 12 games?

Frank Thomas was TERRIBLE when he first started doing these fill in gigs. His HOF resume did nothing for his ability to relay that information to fans. It took him years of practice to get decent at it. Honestly, I kind of think the opposite is true, when you have to fight for your life for a roster spot, you tend to pick up more of the little things than if you were a star, or a super star. Look around announcers and managers in baseball. There are very few star to superstar players doing this.

Why though? What would make Gordon Beckham a better analyst if he hit .270 for his career instead of .237? He played 11 years on major league rosters. What is he getting with 15 extra hits a season that he doesn't have now?

You can also peak at his exit velocities and how it seems like the harder he hits the all lately, it is more likely to be an out. 9/9 102.3 out 9/8 96.5 out 9/8 100.3 out 9/7 99.3 out

Why? What is the transfer of skills required between the two that is so relevant?

I am curious why you connect the two things.

Have you paid attention to the radio and TV broadcasts of any other sports team? The sports world is filled with guys like Gordon Beckham in booths everywhere. I am curious why you think someone's ability to hit is directly related to their ability to call a game. And if that is the case, how does a guy like Jason Benetti call a game?

That's Burr's best inning in a while.

This is a terrible take. We have a lot of guys with nagging to minor injuries. That isn't playing scared, that is rewarding yourself for getting a 10 game lead. Its smart. There is no good reason to not take advantage of that.

I will say Manaea has just been mystifying. His stuff has been fooling our hitters the entire game, and they have taken a TON of clear strikes.

It's Abreu, and I don't think it is particularly close. The only other guy with a real case is TA, and he has just missed too many games.

That Jimenez guy looks like might.

The offense is just dead right now.

That was eye high and Kemp bunted at it.