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More double plays. If we get boatraced out of this series, we better never see Kimbrel or Cesar Hernandez again. Of course, you just know Hernandez will go to another AL Central team on a one year deal and haunt us for all of 2022. So Sox~like.

Hopefully we don't look back in the future and recall this decade as JR trying to prove everyone wrong to the team's (and fans') ultimate detriment.

Fastball dominant pitcher against Astros....only if it's the first half version.

Too many professional hitters...very few weak links.

Wining the off season is getting to be like the mythical citywide attendance championship. Need to hang a real banner at some point or fans will get discouraged. Because this team is going to start getting more and more expensive to maintain. Hopefully the owner's son doesn't open the financial spirits in DETROIT after seven years now without a playoff team. Nevertheless, we should own the division for at least one more year, if not two.

Wonder what that average was against .500+ teams, though.

Well, this is going swimmingly. Starting to feel like a voyage on the Titanic at this point. It's no surprise that the lack of clean, crisp play comes back to bite you against experienced teams on the road in the playoffs.

Game 3 last year, Field of Dreams for sentimentalists…Blackout Game because of our history with the Twins,

Or the Dodgers with healthy Muncy and Bellinger...and Toronto the last 6 weeks. But yeah Myers and Maldonado the only chances to breathe a little easier.

Hahn is most definitely not getting fired...even if they did manage to get swept. He's not even in the hot seat, as most are going to point fingers more at TLR.

On the other hand, maybe the team is better off with a pissed off Keuchel in 2022. He has a lot to prove. Too much Jake Peavy talk this year without much to back it up, but lots of excuses.

Just depends on how much you value Lopez's 2021 vs. Keuchel's 2020 up until his last game of the season.

Would have been nice to add such a professional LH hitter, but we Eaton'ed it for half the price.

What do you realistically expect for Vaughn? Certainly not the 2019 equivalent of Corbin Burnes. He's worth a lot more with a 25-30 homer season and .280 batting average.

Sure, you just were shocked when they blew a lead from the 7th on. This team might certainly possess more talent on the offensive side, but the chemistry or cohesion isn't comparable with guys like Uribe and Buehrle.Most importantly, we had the hottest pitcher in baseball, whereas Lynn and Rodon have fallen off the pace.

Not at 60-75 cents on the dollar. We already got underpaid on Madrigal and Heuer.

Well, this is the last postseason they get to use the inexperienced card, regardless of the outcome. All things considered, it makes you appreciate 2005 even more. The Astros have the deeper lineup, and have already gone through everything any team can possibly face the last decade.

Uh oh. That's not going to get it done.

Well, going by the board consensus narrative the second half...it can't be entirely shocking. Does shift the pressure over to Giolito if the offense doesn't show up the rest of the day. We shall see.

Obviously point, need to respond here with at least a run and get back into it...

I guess they only had one catcher, Dodgers’ Will Smith…who they said was the best in the game, and he was pretty low. Would have to look again, but pretty sure no Posey or Narvaez, either. For Sox fans, ironic to hear that #50 could have also been Yelich or Avi.

That’s one of those deals like the Cubs and Heyward…well, he helped win them a WS title, so that can never be completely dismissed. We were fortunate he was both healthy for close to a full year and piled up so many outfield assists and strong numbers in RF on both sides that his value was temporarily sky high.

Just goes to show how Timmy nationally is pretty much equal to the stature (if not ahead) of guys like Lindor, Correa and Seager…whereas Moncada is almost an afterthought to many who aren’t knowledgeable about baseball, especially advanced metrics. Perceptions. It will make Anderson’s eventual contract negotiations before his age 31/32 season very interesting, indeed. Also, the Nationals were idiots for criminally undervaluing Trea Turner.

Especially Anderson so high, but no Moncada…as per recent comparisons. Hendriks, Robert with high ranks, Abreu #30 and Jimenez included, somewhat surprisingly. Also, no Giolito, Kimbrel (not a shock), Grandal, Rodon or Cease. https://www.mlb.com/news/ranking-top-players-in-2021-mlb-playoffs?partnerId=zh-20211004-479280-mlb-1-A&qid=1026&utm_id=zh-20211004-479280-mlb-1-A&bt_ee=gGjeHNbZZ5J7RAm1Rs22t6i94bbTFFXLGt5ej5WJOiSx0eXdE6vmVOz6UFvdh9yz&bt_ts=1633353602461

Top of 8, 0-0 still in the Bronx.