caulfield12

Guessing $160-169 million is going to be the range unless they get to the ALCS or World Series. That's still an increase of $30+ million. ALCS $170's, World Series $180's.

But it's a fine line again. That sounds like something they would actually do on Jackass. How far does liability or insurance protection for MTV go in those kinds of situations, for example? How much of the burden is lessened if someone else actually encouraged the act, for example?

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/ben-zobrist-says-wife-coaxed-212647125.html Poor Zobrist...

https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance Passed Washington today, 15,457 per game to 15,418. It won’t happen until next season, but the Sox are posed to dominate the Cubs the next 3-5 years on this front and possibly beyond with many of the Wrigley favorites on the verge of being traded away and Rossy no longer as “cute” with a sub .500 team. 31 home games and 37 road games remaining… Notable series are NY in mid August (incl. Field of Dreams), the Cubs, Boston, LAA (Trout/Ohtani), Cincy (2) Also, 11 consecutive road games from September 18th through the 30th, including five at Cleve.

There’s more context missing. Contreras was THE best pitcher in baseball the last two months of 2005 through the playoffs and into late May, 2006, when he got hurt on the Astroturf in Cincy. Rodon’s arguably at the same level now, but will he maintain it through the last two months and into October? We can compare guys like Freddy Garcia and Garland to Dylan Cease in a vacuum, but simply no way any Sox fan would choose Cease for a playoff start. Now if you talk about adding Kopech into the mix, it gets a lot more interesting. Or if Giolito can keep that 95-96, touching 97 or even an occasional 98 velocity that he had for extended stretches of 2019 and 20.

Guess I deserved that one, lol. TLR is amazing. To add to the karma, Berrios is on my fantasy team. Crazy that it was all the way back to 2008 with Quentin against Lester…walking off an opposing starting pitcher at the end of a home game for the first time.

Are they flying charter into Dubuque or Cedar Rapids? Might need to take Eloy off the plane on a stretcher because those stairs coming off a private jet can be tricky, especially if it’s raining.

Why were the American people so willing to fight back against polio? Mumps, measles, smallpox, rubella, yellow fever? Tuberculosis? Why do high school athletes even need to get physicals? Why follow rules at all, like needing to get a driver’s license, wearing seat belts, NOT driving while drunk or buzzed and adhering to speed limits? Let everyone have a gun that wants one. Heck, might as well let everyone be issued an AR-15 by the American government upon turning 16 or 18 to satisfy those 2nd Amendment strict constructionists. Freedom! To me, not getting vaccinated or even caring about others around you is basically the same as likely having an STD (think AIDS/HIV or herpes), stubbornly refusing to be checked or tested, and simultaneously not informing any of your partners or simply lying about it “because using protection isn’t fun or the same feeling.” How is it not selfishness? It’s a newly protected freedom, apparently…and yet how many times do we hear about lawsuits against celebrities or athletes in these situations? With Covid, it’s very challenging legally to prove who gave it to you, so perhaps that’s at least 50% of the challenge for governments as well as employers.

Not the way this double header has been managed, without ANY sense of urgency. Especially playing against a dead team walking. No consistency from a very talented bullpen. Matt Foster might as well be renamed Dylan Covey. Yet he’s the go to choice in a close game at home with pretty much the entire bullpen fairly well rested? Poor defense and fundamentals. When healthy, we have two full 4x100 sprint teams that could clock pretty much any team in baseball….Engel, Robert, Hamilton and Goodwin, then our backup sprint team of Anderson, Leury, Moncada and Madrigal/Mendick. But our identity isn’t related to manufacturing run or putting pressure on opposing teams like the 2013-17 Royals. We still are lacking in that area…outside of starting pitching and scoring runs without homering at even an average clip. Benetti can give out the FG odds for the playoffs, mention Jimenez/Robert coming back, the four starters that are missing…RS/RA differentials or how we’re STILL just a 1/2 game or 1 from the best record overall in the AL, but this is just a very good team that has been getting great starting pitching, but I’m honestly not really sure how many SoxTalk posters actually could have this team trailing the Indians if not 2-3 games out ahead of them.

We still have the best record in the AL by one-half game on the Red Sox and Astros at the moment…there’s that.

That’s what Leury is supposed to be…or Escobar, if you make that trade. You really think the Sox will part with Garcia? With Robert and Engel and Hamilton back, he doesn’t serve much purpose in the outfield.

Better than 2005? Hmmmm…

Arguably the best hitter in the AL should probably be trusted by his manager in that situation. Moncada wasn’t going to get the job done today.

Ummm…well, since this won’t be the playoff format, guess it’s as logical as trading or waiving 8-10 players.

If they can’t trust Crochet to field his position…then how is he going to be inserted into a playoff game? It’s not like Bummer has been close to automatic this year, either.

If Burger doesn’t slip it’s likely an out at third…it’s not like our offense was automatic to score, either. Letting Celestino just easily come home wasn’t the best idea, either.

Especially Vaughn, Burger, Sheets and Crochet…lol. Moncada is the one who we need to hit like a star.

Why is everyone acting like it’s a 2-3 game division lead with Bieber back in Cy Young form? Twins have nothing to lose…and White Sox perhaps letting up off the gas after two huge wins against the Astros.

That swing looked like it was going out…oh, well.

Easier said than done with a high 90s fastball reliever…sit fastball every time and try to adjust.

Well, isn’t this the same thing we faulted RR for down the stretch, not having a sense of urgency and majing the wrong bullpen choices? And maybe the Renteria hunch on Rodon vs. Fry wasn’t all that bad…it turned out to prescient this year.

He plated our only run…you’re 100% sure Moncada gets the job done?

Showcasing Robles for trade as a pseudo-closer…

Maybe TLR’s trying to make the point that Hahn needs to add 1-2 veteran arms to the pen. One for that unfilled Cordero role.

And that’s the danger of an inexperienced player at third when Moncada is one of the best…that whole move Yoan to 2B and play Jake there instead argument.