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Ohtani (can probably go 2-4 innings)/Glasnow vs. Scherzer (normal rest)/Bieber (3 day's rest). Smoltz astutely noted Ohtani likely to start since he could still be pulled and keep hitting...

Clearly in the zone but caught low...rookies just don't get that call against superstars on the road.

Wow, nobody has ever done that before. It might have something to do with having frequently than anyone else and posting from a phone...but I'm happy you have something else that draws your ire. Maybe we can have a standings board for mistakes made out of total posts made.

That's most assuredly not a hit lol.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/article/canada-could-killed-world-series-181728213.html

Based on that half inning...the Dodgers are cooked, unless they can get into the Toronto pen.

Or run your team like TB Cleve Milwaukee...at least figure out a way to be competitive with a lower payroll.

Are the Sox still viable as a franchise with three more sub .500 records and still stuck in GRF? I guess they could still sink to 28th-30th in attendance...although Minnesota might pass them on their descent downwards.

Which is more relevant? His identity as an ex Sox or as a Brave? Because clearly there are a lot of Atlanta fans here recently. Nobody on this site would care one iota about Brebbia if more Sox payroll wasn't wasted on him.

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/dodgers-manager-dave-roberts-wipes-out-in-foot-race-to-delight-of-his-players-i-fing-blew-out-024047836.html Maybe this will work? Has the potential to go down like the Heyward Rain Delay speech lol.

We do have an AL Central thread, btw. Shouldn't this be in ex Sox ???

Sugano fared decently. He was the one most expected to end up with an ERA in the high 5's due to his age and lack of dominating stuff. Imanaga has outperforned almost all his early projections...especially the first 4 months or so of 2025.

Unless one considers Dunn Robertson Kimbrel and Grandal to be top of the line...Dunn was pretty darned close in 2011.

Luis Robert Jr. vs. Cardinals

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/white-sox-fan-pope-leo-xiv-trolled-with-gifted-custom-cubs-jersey-172031713.html&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjU8JSj482QAxUEnCYFHWtYL_EQFnoECAYQAg&usg=AOvVaw0QyOdkcRqofPrGOF_0r6aP

If history is any indication, the odds are very much in Toronto's favor. In a best-of-seven series tied 2-2, the winner of Game 5 has won the series 46 of 68 times (67.6%), according to MLB's Sarah Langs. In series which have a 2-3-2 format (like this one), teams who take a 3-2 lead by winning Game 5 on the road before returning home for Game 6 and 7 have gone on to to win the series 20 of 27 times (74.1%). www.si.com

Karine Jean-Pierre articulated slightly better arguments recently...

One thing that's clear after watching the Brewers get wiped out again. You can still be in that $100-150 million payroll range like Detroit, Milwaukee and Cleveland and actually make the postseason...but that's where hopes and dreams eventually go to die. Meanwhile, the Mets, Dodgers, Yankees and Phillies have a lot of soul searching to do this offseason. Those pesky "underdog" Blue Jays are nearly $45 million below the 4th place Phils in spending at $239 million, although they did add Bieber and Scherzer at the deadline. Cubs Padres Red Sox all between $194-209 million. Seems to be close to a sweet spot.

Are the only tickets still remaining SRO? That's lot of excitement over a .679 hitter repeating Kannapolis with almost 150 k's. At least DePino's 42 contact number at the Baseball Cube is a major improvement over Wolkow's 8. Fwiw, single digit numbers here are the equivalent of white rhinos. For comparison, Colson Montgomery's a more robust 61, and Tim Elko at 22. https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/209891/ Sam Abbott was a 4. And a better water polo player, unfortunately. Lowest I could find.

Nationals hire Blake Butera, at 33 youngest MLB manager since 1972 https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/nationals-reportedly-hiring-33-year-old-blake-butera-as-new-manager-142054191.html

Or Seattle, for that matter. Twenty plus years of largely disappointing results...the main difference ibeing their stadium and control of nearly the entire Seattle/Vancouver/Portland region.

https://nypost.com/2025/10/29/sports/howie-rose-not-happy-with-sandy-koufax-sitting-behind-prince-harry-meghan-markle/

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/breaking-news/article/twins-reportedly-hiring-former-pirates-manager-derek-shelton-as-next-skipper-225813413.html Twins hiring former Pirates' manager Shelton, fans probably not amused ("yes man" accusations already flying) "Not a fan of bringing in a former Falvine (Derek Falvey/Thad Levine) hire, and a guy who didn't do much in his first stint of coaching. Of course, that was because the Pirates stink and have little talent, but did he do anything to elevate the young talent they had coming up? The only thing I can remember about him as a Twins bench coach is that he took over a game or two when Rocco missed time for some reason. I recall in a game thread on one of those days somebody complained that Rocco pulled the starting pitcher too early, but they realized Shelton was managing. Tiny sample size there, but I expect more of the same. I wouldn't be surprised if this is a short-term deal with the lockout coming up, but I just don't see Shelton making it as our "manager of the future". Also worth noting the Pirates' interim manager had a .476 record after Shelton was fired with the team starting with a .316 record, and they were at .410 over his five years there. Sheesh." https://twinsdaily.com/forums/topic/72504-thoughts-on-new-manager-derek-shelton/#comments

Also to be noted: "hating" on prospects doesn't have anything to do with providing a realistic, balanced and objective (based on defined measurables) as possible perspective on their relative flaws and strengths. And if Sox fans do tend to lean more in the skeptical direction, there just might be a tangible reason for that based on years of frustrating fandom that's going to take years of winning/success in order to erase.

Why are we suddenly acting like taking "up the middle" athletes is some kind of new cutting edge/niche advantage or strategy? The Padres started 7 players in 2024 who began their careers as SS's at other positions around the diamond... Tatis RF, Merrill CF, Machado 3B, Arraez 1B/DH, Cronenworth 1B/2B/DH, Profar LF, Bogaerts 2B. Actual starter: Ha-Seong Kim That didn't exactly lead to a WS title...but they did have LA down 2-1 in the ALDS. And the White Sox still haven't produced ONE starting outfield candidate of their own that was drafted and developed to big league success (projected 2.5 fWAR or higher floor)...at least in the last decade or so. Note: Braden's acquisition model is far from repeatable.