Texsox

I'm so jaded by today's world. I assume there were hours of meetings with his lawyers, advisors, and writers calculating his response. I have zero reason to believe that my impression is true, but I just see celebrities as calculating their media presence. It's unfair to everyone involved.

I'm a fan. Combined with limiting pick off attempts, and we revitalize the running game.

If Jada and Will walk out they win. No one to accept the best actor award and Chris Rock looks like mean spirited ass. Yeah, the slap looked weak. Maybe he's trying for GI Jane 3?

Anyone read if Chris Rock knew about her medical condition?

He shouldn't have been in the game. Get a couple OFrs and he can be backup at DH. There was a chance he would have lit up AAA last year. He's getting rushed along and forced out of position. And does he really benefit?

Great point. The reactions today as folks in the room sober up and fully understand will be interesting.

It looks minor so it's probably really bad.

Wow. I'll do a double dose of can't defend. Can't defend the joke, can't defend the hit. A couple not invited back announcements should be in the works.

He just doesn't have much left in the tank. I'm happy for him and checking my summer travels schedule. If I'm close to STL I'll catch a game.

Great point. You've been around the game a lot. So why is it that some players can play multiple positions and others like AC can't? Athleticism?

He's a player making a play. I can't criticize him for making the dive.

That would be great.

I agree. They made the change to increase attendance. Do you think the hard core fans stopped attending or the casual fans? I think they need to end the regular season in mid September, make each of the regular season games more important.

You are welcome!

Blue Jays

Hey gas stations, that $75 limit is costing you business when I have a 36 gallon tank and I'm paying $4 a gallon. You only want $75 of my business, that's all you're getting and I'm not stopping back.

I'm kind of sad about that.

True. Although the Dodgers may disagree.

I'm not certain I could watch a Duke - Saint Peters game.

Athletic has us as a top WS contender.

I believe you are speaking for a lot of hard core fans. At least I hope so. But I think we've seen business take over tradition post Curt Flood. If three fans take our place what direction should MLB go? As we know it's a business. Using the Cubs versus Sox battle for market share as an example. Most of us know intelligent, baseball fans of both teams. Those may be split fairly evenly between the teams. We joke about the idiot Cub fans but those idiots are the numbers that shift back and forth between teams. We complain about bandwagon jumpers, but same thing, those are the groups marketing is fighting over. All those silly promotion nights? Those are not for the hardcore fan. Why did the AL add the DH? Not for hardcore fans, but to add a little star power in a line up and excite the casual fan. Purists disliked it but the common fan won. Night games? Hard core fans took vacation days to watch day games, not casual fans. For me I enjoy watching on person two evenly matched teams go at it. I don't need bobbleheads and fireworks. I doesn't need to be a playoff game, although meaningless September games at the MLB level seem silly.

Fair enough.

It's behind a paywall or I would link it. The Athletic has the Dodgers as the favorite to win the WS with the Sox in a small group of top contenders. Once again, why are the smartest baseball minds in America writing for Soxtalk while dummies get national exposure? They just gloss over no 2nd or RF. List Kimbrel as an asset? Playing in a weak division is the only reason they will even sniff the playoffs.

Fans vote with their pocketbooks. They will get the league they are most willing to pay for. It's really the only way fans have any input. The millions of casual fans will out vote the hard core traditionalists every time. So DH? Lined players pockets. 162 game season? Lined pockets. AL and NL merger? Lined pockets. Interleague play? Lined pockets? Night games? Lined pockets. Speeding up games is better for television, lining pockets. I'm the opposite. If it doesn't line pockets, in others words if the fans won't buy it, then I'm suspicious.