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Francona >>> Venable White Sox maybe more desirable than Marlins for employment?

Would be interesting to know what Barfield is getting paid now vs AZ. Same with Gene Watson in KC...that was more of a lateral move. Hahn as Asst GM is the only one we really have any reason to believe was highly compensation those last 3-4 years before 2013.

Former Trojan Pitcher Mark Prior Earns Degree On Friday - USC Athletics May 11, 2004 · LOS ANGELES -- Former Trojan and current Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior will receive his bachelor's degree in business from

The Tigers and Mariners delivered a classic on the field and an outsized audience on television as nearly nine million viewers watched their marathon Game 5. Friday’s Tigers-Mariners American League Division Series Game 5 averaged a Nielsen-estimated audience of 8.59 million viewers on FOX (8.73M across all Fox platforms, per Nielsen and Adobe Analytics), marking the largest audience for any Division Series game since Tigers-Yankees Game 5 on TBS in 2011 (9.72M). Seattle’s marathon win increased 17 percent over last year’s seemingly higher-profile Dodgers-Padres Game 5, which aired in the same Friday night FOX window and averaged 7.3 million. sportsmediawatch.com

3. Can the Seattle crowd make its presence felt? As you may have heard, the Mariners have never been to a World Series, and they won two games in the ALCS only three times: in 1995, in 2000 and … right here, right now in 2025. Which is to say that their next win will be their new zenith as a franchise. The crowd at T-Mobile Park has been one of the biggest stories of this whole postseason, a nightly cavalcade of noise, joy and tears, one we saw most recently celebrating a 15-inning, series-clinching victory. Since that game, the Mariners have gone up 2-0, on the road, and now just need to win two of their next five to at last remove that “only team never to reach a World Series” designation that has plagued them for 24 years now. That’s to say: This Seattle crowd is going to welcome them home with noise like they have never heard before. mlb.com

Mariners ALCS tickets go through the roof... "But if you want to see any of the games play out in person, it will cost you. On the official MLB website, both games three and four are currently listed as sold out. If you want tickets to these highly anticipated games, you'll need to go to secondhand sites to try and get yourself a seat in the ballpark. Resale tickets were spotted ranging from a couple hundred dollars to tens of thousands. The cheapest resale tickets KOMO News found as of publishing this story were $276. Meanwhile, choice seats for games 3 and 4 were going on resale for up to $11,000!" komo news

"Sal did make a pretty funny face," Ortiz said. "That's all over the social media right now. ... But, no, I've never seen a play like that. It was a pretty crazy play to be involved in."

He might have if Turang didn't get overeager and swing at a FB way above the zone. “We chased way more than we've chased all year,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said postgame of his lineup’s approach in the first two games of the series. “We've been the best in baseball at not chasing. These pitchers brought out the worst in us.” Said Dodgers catcher Will Smith, who caught both gems: “The last two nights have been impressive. It's probably the two best back-to-back games pitched ever that I've seen.” The dominance of this Dodgers duo so far in the postseason has drawn high praise, and deservedly so. They even left another Dodgers arm, one very familiar with greatness on the mound, in awe. “With him and Snell both, multiple pitches wherever they want to in the zone,” Clayton Kershaw said after Game 2. “That's really hard to cover. You can't cover [Yamamoto's] split, curveball, sinker, cutter, four-seam. You just can't cover all of that. And the same with Blake last night, you can't cover his changeup, slider, curveball, fastball when he's putting it wherever he wants to. yahoo sports

Why would Prior leave the Dodgers? Bored I'm because they're too talented and he's paid too well? Also LA pretty much leads the league in pitching injuries. Imagine if S.Smith and Martin got hurt this past year. There's not a list of 8-10 possible replacements in Chicago.

Ohtani's inflation adjusted deal is calculated at $46 million per year. And they haven't had to use Kopech Scott Yates and Treinen, well, just for a handful of key outs. That's over $70 million on the pen.

The top 6-7 of the Mariners have more power, but Arozarena and Suarez haven't been going well... And Safeco has been the loudest stadium so far this postseason...fans stood and cheered the entire game. And the M's have the pitching advantage. Toronto has Yesavage (rookie with only 4-5 starts) and Bieber after Gausman. Berrios and Bassitt figure more into regular season records.

"He's very detailed, and we won't do anything unless it's damn near perfect," Gordon told Yahoo Sports in the locker room Monday night. Gordon added: "They would line up and redo a play until it's perfect, every single time. In the past, it was never like that. Sometimes it would just get looked over or whatever, but he will not let anything go without it looking correct. You can lose your 1-on-1, but you're not going to mess up the play. And I love that, you know? He just preaches perfection.” Why is the culture changing with Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears? 3 letters: 'Ben' "He is a mastermind," Williams said postgame Monday. "Sometimes he's on the headset, and he's like, 'This is a great play call right here. Here we go.' "He did that today, and he says that to me. ... Those little things actually provide confidence when you're about to go call the play, and you line up, and you're like, 'Uh oh,' and then the play actually works (see QB run at goal line Q2)." https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/why-is-the-culture-changing-with-caleb-williams-and-the-chicago-bears-3-letters-ben-184132676.html

Freeman shouldn't have been able to get to second base that easily...

Reminiscent of 2005 Sox run of postseason pitching. Contreras vs. Byrd the only loss.

If you don't get G3...most teams have a tendency to give up, especially playing on the road. Milwaukee doesn't have quit in them, but they're simply facing superior pitching with bullpen games in 2/3 to start a series. Ohtani 2/25 (.080) slide continues as he faces mostly lhp...ofc that RBI single extended the lead. Yankees couldn't win with Judge putting up a similar postseason stretch.

Former Charlotte Knights' pitcher Tobias Meyers in for MIL...having to go two innings here and they still might not be able to use Uribe and Ashby for G3. Not going well. 50/50 Jose Quintana has to start G3 in LA with Priester and Patrick taxed this week. Now the Dodgers can pull Yamamoto...either Glasnow/Ohtani for G3. Silent as a pin drop.

https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/los-angeles-dodgers-400-million-superteam-ohtani-9d2c1ebe Baseball’s $400 Million Superteam Is Sinking Fast In the wake of another offseason spending spree, the Los Angeles Dodgers were eyeing the MLB wins record. Now they might not even win their division.

You'll get Michael Conforto and you'll have to like it...

Gambled going with Peralta against LHB... The Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to terms with infielder Max Muncy on a two-year contract through the 2025 season for $24 million. The deal includes a $10 million club option for 2026. Turned 35 in August.

They did better with sponsorships in 2025. Plus the Cubs had an absolute stranglehold on the city from 2014-2019 or so...timed together with the first major rebuild since the late 90s.

That the sweet spot for at least being competitive is around $140-150 million... Brewers Reds Guardians the true anomalies under that figure. Although one could argue the latter two teams much closer to .500 than the Brewers. And Tigers right around that $145 million mark.

Ohtani on a 1/23 run since two homers in G1 of the WC series against Cincy. Dodgers still in driver's seat. DP keeps the Brewers in this...maybe the end of Peralta as Ashby would get F.Freeman in the 6th.

https://www.mlb.com/news/munetaka-murakami-market-mlb Murakami actually looks like he could be anywhere from $140-180 million at this point...the original rumor was $300 million (matching Yamamoto), but that was before missing 2/3rds of the season in Japan. Korean CF Lee @ $113 million actually has the record for biggest deal coming directly over from Asia to the US, Yoshida and Suzuki both under $100 million.

Two pitcher's duels back-to-back keeping the Milwaukee crowds mostly quiet...

If they don't win a single game anything is possible... But yeah if you believe in him, you give him a rookie QB and start over. The problem with that is there's not really a sure fire #1 guy to draft. Which outside you in the same situation the Titans are in...albeit NY has better weapons on offense in Wilson Hall Taylor. https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/46573669/2026-nfl-draft-rankings-mel-kiper-big-board-top-prospects-players-positions Dante Moore and Mendoza don't exactly seem like immediate "dominate the NFL" talents.