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Doesn’t matter with that offensive core, shaky pen, defense, catching, TLR. 1-2 in Cy Young might not even get them to first place.

Just call him Luis Polonia Reborn. Hopefully oppo.

Hats off to whoever predicted in April that TB/BALT would be the most compelling storyline tonight… See neither offense has shown up. The Tigers have already set so many records for different categories of offensive ineptitude over the last fifty years…

Thats because the Angels couldn’t find a team to put around Trout…

What a start to the morning here in China. Of course Berrios was fantasy starter for Toronto. Oh well, kudos to the Guardians.

At any rate, they now have a lot of payroll flexibility for 2023 that they didn’t previously have. Steve Stone Sox spin would be that they couldn’t count on him to stay healthy…shoulder subluxations, etc., and Tatis refused adamantly offseason surgery to address that injury. So it was still going to be a lingering concern. Which means Preller will simply double down and go after Correa or Trea Turner, who started his career with the Padres. Or be fired first for not doing due diligence and exposing Padres/Seidler to that long-term contract obligation.

Obviously I am referring to the so-called White Sox championship window. Did we already forget about that? As far as Tatis jersey sales in Chicago, no earthly idea. San Diego only has one baseball team, and they still have two superstars to market, but tons of disappointment and disillusionment to get over. As for the White Sox, as Southsider2k5 asserted today, these 2020-26 years were that perhaps last final massive opportunity to reclaim or simply claim Chicago back from Cubs’ fans. We haven’t had a superstar since Thomas. Sale was close, but there’s just something different about an everyday position player. Bryce Harper was the best call, looking back now.

Nothing left to do this season but cheer for CLE, SEA and BALT because the Sox aren’t going anywhere. (Btw, how was that Harry Caray FoD hologram? And Nick Madrigal had three hits I see…) But at least the good ‘ol 401k/IRA is going up again, there’s that, I guess.

Yasiel Puig, 17.7 fWAR Jarred Kellenic, -0.7 fWAR

Whatever steroids he took, they definitely didn’t help or tub off on Elijah Tatis if he couldn’t even get to A ball. interesting timing that he was just released recently.

Tony Gwynn. That’s all that mattered about those 90’s Padres. Peavy the latter half.

In the end, both franchises are pretty much cursed. I feel more sorry for all the kids in Chicago and San Diego who wanted to believe in a brighter future, bought jerseys, invested their time in the team, etc. If anything, this will only be used by the White Sox to validate that one should never give out contracts like that due to the amount of risk involved. Between the two motorcycle injuries that were covered up and this…it will be interesting to see how much of the remaining deal gets voided when they go to arbitration/mediation. Maybe Preller gets fired, but they still have so many players locked in as the Sox do there’s no escaping those boxes for either franchise. The biggest kick is going to be if Abrams turns into anything resembling a superstar at the same position with the Nationals.

Brothers? Or mistype?

Kaskade

Looking at the upcoming schedule, 8-12 games under feels more accurate. Especially if they stop competing entirely the last 10 or so.

CLE and the Rays really stick out there…

Then how do you explain situations like Hostetler and Buddy Bell?

Leave it to the Sox to threaten their fans. Pretty sure the Reds don’t even do that. Maybe the A’s moving to Vegas?

“Beaten by the guy who lives in a van down by the river.” Need to tick that box off. Norris's family has owned a bicycle shop in Johnson City, Tennessee, for more than 80 years. In the offseason, Norris lives by choice in a 1978 Volkswagen Westfalia van, nicknamed "Shaggy.” His unconventional lifestyle can be described as nonconformist and minimalist, and has raised eyebrows in MLB.

Lately he’s trying to hawk more concession items. That's what it has come down to. Overpriced food and drinks and their relative profitability. Whereas the marginal utility of having season tickets sinks by the second.

Thinking they were magically or luckily going to turn things around instead of adding at least one good (never mind left handed) hitter at the trade deadline seems like an unconditional surrender. Of course, the Guardians do the same, even trading away Leon and Alex Young to contenders, even the team right in front of them…they don’t really miss a beat. How can two managers make such a difference in a pennant race…when we’ve heard 2-3 games at most for the last twenty years or so in terms of managerial impact?

Have won 4 of their last 6 series. Red Sox 3-1, White Sox 3-1, first time back to back two four game series wins since 2014 WS team. Gave the Astros and Yankees all they could handle, too. Very similar to the Tigers the finals two months of 2021.

Judge Judy?

11-8 vs. the so-called easy schedule. Only requires a three game sweep of the Tigers on the road…most were pretty close in predicting roughly 8-11 through 11-8.

The counterexample is players from Japan, Korea or Taiwan almost never show any emotion. They have the “best” work ethic (although some would obviously disagree throwing 200-225 pitches without complaint), practice fundamentals incessantly, usually care more about team than individual performance or hot-dogging. Of course, there have arguably been around eight to ten great or close to star players from there, but hundreds more in the history of the game from Latin American countries. Sometimes talent and God-given ability wins out in the end, too.