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Swingin' on the front porch Swingin' on the lawn Swingin' where we want 'Cause there ain't nobody home Swingin' to the left And swingin' to the right If I think about baseball I'll swing all night yea Swingin' in the living room Swingin' in the kitchen Most folks don't 'cause They're too busy bitchin' In honor of the new and improved Sox offense

https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id/34943/dylan-cease 7 of his last 8 starts have been under 6 full innings. Only exception the Cubs' game at 7 IP. No pitcher in the AL and maybe majors has pitched five consecutive starts with over 100 pitches thrown. If anything, they might sacrifice this game if it's not THAT close early just to protect Dylan and get the B bullpen guys some work to stay fresh. The problem with that is Giolito has been terrible lately for G3.

https://sports.yahoo.com/photo-shows-tiger-woods-injured-170410604.html Koepka leaving for LIV now as well, making the Ryder Cup and certain majors less and less attractive unless a compromise is brokered.

The obvious difference is Sale had a non-competitive 2011 season to get ready… White Sox don’t have that luxury with their current all-in posture and Bummer having something of a down season compared to years past.

https://t.e2ma.net/click/rs5nv7b/jysj9gw/jmnjga9 Plan to rest Buxton intermittently working… Guess we want the Indians to take 2/3 on the road, leaving both tied at +7. Looking at the pitching matchups, no Bieber, playing at home and possible absence of Ramirez, you’d predict 2/3 to Twins and a 2 game lead at +9. But the Guardians are playing ultra confidently at the moment. Civale vs. Ryan McKenzie vs. Gray Plesac vs. Smeltzer Bright lights, big city Well, the Guardians certainly didn’t get stage fright over the weekend. In taking two out of three games from the Dodgers, they played in front of 151,472 fans at Dodger Stadium. That’s almost 50% of what the Guardians have drawn at Progressive Field in 22 games this season. The three-game breakdown went like this: 48,361, 50,078 and 53,033. You couldn’t fit 50,000 fans into shrunken Progressive Field. Max attendance is about 35,000. The attendance and a regional TV contract that pays them over $300 million a year are two of the reasons why the Dodgers can afford a $260 million payroll. The Guardians’ regional TV deal is worth an estimted $40 million a year. “It was really cool to start here,” said Shane Bieber, Sunday’s starter. “It’s a great atmosphere. The whole weekend series was big. It was just a ton of fun. https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2022/06/jose-ramirez-will-test-bruised-thumb-before-tuesdays-series-opener-guardians-takeaways.html

I must have been thinking SD to Tiajuana then.

As long as he can play 145 games per season and doesn't leave as a FA. Because then he will always trail Thomas and Konerko and Baines...not to mention Aparicio, Minoso and Fox.

Okay, 90ish? The one time I had that drive on I-5 during Thanksgiving felt like 2/2.5 hours.

Runs scored per game 17. Houston Astros 281/66 gp=4.26 18. White Sox 275/65 go=4.23 Guardians 4.56, Twins 4.36 ERA 21st at 4.12 WHIP 24th at 1.37 5th in K’s but 4th worst in walks allowed 19th in BAA at .246 275 runs scored 267 earned runs allowed/313 total runs allowed (-38 RS/RA) The glaring problem is the 46 unearned runs (0.71 per game), with the 5th most errors in baseball…tied for 27th in fielding percentage, with only two teams worse, the Rockies and the Pirates. https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds Very slight favorites over the Twins for playoffs and division, 2.1% for World Series Only 7 teams with over 5% odds for WS title, in AL the Yankees, Blue Jays and Astros…Mets, Braves, Dodgers, Padres in NL 9th overall team ranking at 538.com https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2022-mlb-predictions/

That’s not even in the top ten problems. Burger’s defense Left-handed relievers without Bummer Grandal’s back and lower body Moncada’s everything, heart/soul/mind/body Eloy Giolito’s recent disappearing act Lynn getting his A fastball back Kopech’s knee Cease’s recent heavy workload Hendriks’ forearm/elbow

The odds are just about as improbable as Chet Holmgren being the best in the NBA since Larry Bird…that said, the premium on left-handed relievers throwing 95+ isn’t nearly what it used to be. Those pitchers were like unicorns before. Now they’re pretyy commonplace.

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Ramirez a good bet to finish his career in CLE. Cabrera in DET. Buxton in MIN.

But he was drafted by the Cards in the third round, 2009, out of UC-Riverside.

He’s definitely no Clase.

Graveman had at least double figures in saves last season. But let's go back to the 2011 memory bank.

You're overestimating TLR's judgment.

Adolfo up to play first, lol. He needs to DH with Vaughn at 1B.

Kelly with a 9.39 ERA to end the game. Harrison the MVP this game with Vaughn.

Former Cardinal. Mr. Competitive. Mr. Playoffs.

Who called for Kelly closing lol?

Center cut sinker over heart of plate.

Have to bust Biggio in with fastballs.

Have to get Biggio.

Mr. T? Let's wait until he actually closes the game successfully first.