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Weather looking good enough that I pulled the trigger for the whole fam. Based on recent reports looking forward to showing my kids their first Sox game fan brawl!

Yeah the camera work's not exactly top notch down on the minor league circuit.

Yes, this is the whole point. With Vaughn you have the realistic chance for dramatic improvement that will pay off as the season wears on. On the other hand, you know what you're getting with his current below-replacement-level replacements, and it ain't good.

He signed autographs outside his house for hours after the World Series. He also drove the WS MVP Camaro back to his pad and let the neighborhood kids sit inside. Met him teaching his daughter to ride a bike. Extremely nice and down to earth guy and it's sad to see that he seems to have been abused by his wife and this clown.

Haha good one. Zobrist.

This is really sad. He's my (now former) neighbor and was by all accounts a very good dude.

I didn't know anyone felt so passionately about Pittsburgh one way or the other ?

Chris Sale was "relegated to the bullpen" at this stage of his career, too. Was he a core piece?

You have been completely exposed and embarrassed.

I have also noticed — would have expected this surprising first-place run to set Cubdom on fire more than it has seemed to. I think the fan base still senses things are headed in the wrong direction and is waiting for the other shoe to drop on this season.

How many lines does Beckham do between innings? Jesus

Looks like you can - he just said it and nobody commented but you. I can say it too: Mercedes sucks right now. It's not a secret

Agreed. I'd prioritize a RF over a 2b, though, as that will be a need even if/when all our players return from injury. I'm also a Mendick believer, and don't think the drop-off from Madrigal will be all that dramatic. That said, if a great 2b opportunity presents itself go for it.

Love beating the “good teams” with a bad version of ours. And despite the blown lead the news wasn’t even all bad on the bullpen. Bummer looked fine—got burned by the error and prob shouldn’t have come out at all. Marshall had a gutsy bounce back inning. Burr looked great. Even Heuer bounced back and threw some nice pitches after the HR.

Soooo, we can beat the good teams? Actually, the worst version of our team can beat the good teams. Actually, the worst version of our team can overcome a key error and bullpen implosion and STILL beat the good teams.

Nice bounceback, Heuer

Sorry, if they lost to us they no longer qualify as a good team. Give me a time machine and a sweep against the May 2021 Yankees, then we're talking

That's too bad -- I took kids and sat in left for a couple games and it was fine, though one was a day game.

Just got here—is this the thread for the game where we just shut out the team with the best record in baseball?

Why then you'd have to shift the metal casts for all the other names before printing the final edition. You, sir, have obviously never manned a modern letterpress

Yes, I understand that's the way projections work. What's your point? Does a team has to have greater than a 50% chance to win the world series to make you feel good about their chances? Won't find many teams that clear that bar -- ever, in any sport. My point is that you have to look at their chances as compared to other teams, and there aren't many that look better. You can always look at an individual team and say "chances are they don't win it all." That's why betting "the field" doesn't pay much.

That puts them within the top three or four to win the WS. That's definitely not my definition of "not confident."

OK. I agree there's plenty of reason to doubt he stays healthy. But I suspect the team plans to pitch him as long as he is. Here's hoping he doesn't lose effectiveness as the season wears on.

Are you suggesting the Sox would shut him down, or that you think he'll be injured? If the former, I haven't heard any indication that the team is planning on limiting his innings, have you?

...followed by Eloy's left hamstring impailed on one of said cornstalks in left field approximately 25 minutes later.