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But this year is a FAR tougher schedule. When you can't beat up on the Tigers, especially, for 19 games. I think 90 losses is a stretch, but definitely feels like 74-88 is quite possible...especially if any of the starting pitchers were to go down for an extended time.

A Salt Lake City consortium led by the former owner of the Utah Jazz plans to pursue a Major League Baseball franchise in the coming years, touting the area's population growth, strong economy and baseball history as draws for a coveted expansion slot, people involved with the project told ESPN. Big League Utah, a group headed by longtime Jazz owner Gail Miller, will join Nashville's Music City Baseball and the Portland Diamond Project in lobbying to join the current 30 MLB organizations. Las Vegas, considered a prime destination for a franchise, has emerged as a strong candidate if the Oakland Athletics relocate. While sources said MLB does not plan to expand until it figures out the futures of Oakland and the Tampa Bay Rays -- both of whom have considered moving amid struggles to secure new stadiums in their current metropolitan areas -- commissioner Rob Manfred told ESPN in July: "I would love to get to 32 teams." The Salt Lake City coalition includes the Larry H. Miller Company -- the conglomerate founded by Miller's late husband, Larry, an automobile magnate -- as well as local business leaders and former major league players Dale Murphy and Jeremy Guthrie, both Utah residents. The group has targeted building a stadium in the Rocky Mountain Power District, a 100-acre mixed-use zone located between Salt Lake City's new airport and its downtown core, an investment that would come on top of an expected $2 billion expansion fee. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/36169718/salt-lake-city-group-joins-mlb-expansion-chase Starks said the group surveyed local fans about their favorite sports leagues for potential expansion and that MLB was the top choice, ahead of even the NFL. So it's Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Portland and Nashville. Definitely need either Nashville/Charlotte/Montreal to balance out the westward expansion.

Charlie Brown and cartoon Hahn look quite similar...

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/play-game-between-lakers-timberwolves-142900788.HTML Ron almost ruined the Lakers LeBron and NBA fandoms...

Red Sox pressuring the Rays again, Sale started and was knocked out early. Around 93-95. 7-8 in late innings, TB up by 1.

As soon you pick him up for fantasy he will revert lol... but at least considering it in an 8 person league. That's saying something.

Is it worse to be a Sox Bulls Blackhawks or Bears fan? At least the Bears have a glimmer of hope if they can put enough offensive talent on the field to take some of the pressure to create off Fields...

Shades of Yermin-mania...

Seems we are sliding back towards #27-30 again... Mena and Thompson are the only bright lights?

He might bang his hand pretty hard on a filing cabinet out of frustration with being so misunderstood online...

Yet another Royals connection. Being compared to their 2017-22 operation is not exactly a compliment... with the exceptions of Witt and Singer.

3 1/2 games back with the worst tsunami stretch of games yet to come... Would have liked to have seen Grayson Rodriguez, but he started yesterday... not sure about Sun starter yet.

Of course if Z.Burdi and the bullpen piece in that Kimbrel trade became what they were supposed to be... Giving credit to Hahn for not signing Bellinger will be Ron's next thread idea...

Royals already out of it this year...

Kelenic and Madrigal both at .333. Too funny.

At least it should be the 2013-16 version... but we almost ended up stuck with Alex Gordon if not for a last minute change of heart. Good times, Rick Hahn.

A.Chapman/Vaughn was off speed or slightly lower velo? Feels inevitable he will be Sox closer 2-3 years from now...since a Royal right now.

Second big league homer. Duran will probably give up 5-7 all year. At least Sosa has passed up Romy and Alberto and Andrus for PT. Guardians/Yankees interesting now... bases loaded two outs bottom of 9th vs. Holmes.

Clase giving up another run late to NYY... see if their comeback magic dust at home continues. Twins get Yankees next... not sure it will even matter if one of those two leading Central teams can get out to a significant lead early in the division.

Weren't going to go off speed to Grandal like Robert lol...

Collision with Sosa. Probably looked worse than it really was... Buxton has a Moncada-ish way of coping with injuries/pain normally.

Cease (Liam) Robert maybe Vaughn and Colas are watchable...

Might as well make it four runs to avoid Duran at this point...

Glad I slept through first two hours of this one...