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What next? Abreu in-season retirement announcement?

The Buxton walk off HR was the longest of the Statcast era.

Loyola and Saint Peters say hello.

Aging player long layoff cold weather...injured and just had a kid so he's clearly not locked in. Then you factor if this would be the end of a normal spring training...pitchers are usually ahead.

Ringing the gong in Yokohama.

Well, with Grandal catching…it just puts that much more pressure on the pitcher. It is what it is. With the injury to Hendriks, hard to imagine Arraez failing two times in a row in that situation. Felt a loss coming either way, but generally you don’t let the other team’s best player beat you, especially if his run means nothing.

Without Harrison available, the only choice is Burger…which is arguably better. Mendick certainly wasn’t the reason for the loss.

No way they could even finish Bottom 6.

Three supposedly...four with McEwing, if you count Narron and Miguel Cairo. Is LaRussa more powerful than Putin or Kim Jong Il that everyone is afraid to give him honest advice without having their heads chopped off?

Cannon fodder. It's going to be brutal when he starts getting booed at home games and becomes increasingly defensive and irritable with the media. We already had done Cooper to play that curmudgeonly figure.

Back then he could barely hit .220 and most of his value was derived from defense but they definitely made the right choice between him and Berrios.

He didn't notice Anderson's middle finger either.

And it's better with seemingly half the team injured now?

That's the only way small and mid market teams can afford guys like Buxton and Correa. Very creative contracts. There's risk, but for MVP caliber players. The White Sox only have Robert now that can measure up...as Jose's prime is now past.

If Hendriks goes on the IL we can always bring Kimbrel back...oops. Honestly would rather see Graveman or Ruiz. And they desperately need Kelly back. Crochet is out and Bummer is missing in action in terms of where his head is at now. So glad I stayed awake from 2:37 am to 6:12 am on a work day to have this foul mood.

Agreed in many ways...especially following the minor league teams and prospects.

We can't even be in last place because the suddenly hot Mariners will beat the Royals again.

The last couple of weeks in 2012 were terrible but Detroit was always the better team. Expectations this year were still sky high.

Dead team walking. We don't even deserve to be in the AL Central after this week.

Too late.

Always finding new and inventive ways to lose games.

Of course.

That was the right call.

TA trying to deke Gordon.

Now Hendriks will be on the IL. Wow! Grandal made it into a DeWayne Wise play.