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Can always go after Justin Turner, lol...

Couldn't break plane of 2B before a pitch though...

Did Grandal have any other choice than straight to retirement?

Meanwhile, the much cheaper Muncy errr Jake Burger will be in Miami in his last Pre-arbitration season. Good players tend to want to play for winning teams that want them back....generally tend to come off the board quite quickly. Probably quite a few thought he would be closer to one year $9-12 million at his career stage.

Of course we saw some of the consequences with Jose, Garland and Freddy Garcia down the stretch in 2006 and onwards...even Buehrle, although he recovered career-wise.

Vitale-ism. Hero worship. Coach K included. Indiana players from the 70s and 80s swear by him. Late 80s and onward...not so much from the more modern generation of ballplayers starting with the likes of Calbert Cheaney and Jay Edwards. He was just other version of Normal Dale from Hoosiers. Same issues with the likes of Paterno, Jim Jordan, MSU, Northwestern, Tressel/Meyer, now Harbaugh. Can't leave out large swathes of Iowa coaches like Chris Doyle and the Ferentzes.

They didn't decapitate the minor leagues...they cut what, something like 35-40 teams? That was roughly 20-25% depending on how you account for short season teams. I hardly can believe that there was ever going to be a turnaround or renaissance in economically-challenged cities like Clinton Burlington and Waterloo, for example.

Or Dayton Moore as the Getz mentor, who just added WS title #3 with Rangers...or pretty sure #4 if you include one 90's era Braves' team led by Glavine Smoltz Maddux Chipper Andruw and Javier Lopez.

Mets? Yankees?

Will have to constantly refer to the Royals and Braves, for one thing. And pretend he leveraged Rice players into future stardom. The funny thing is that NCAA salaries are blowing MLB out of the water in recent years. Then you have JR’s reputation for underpaying (lone exceptions TLR and Cooper) coaching and front office staff. Must have been the powerful title that was roughly 75% of the enticement.

Greg...news bulletin: the pronounced shift defensive alignment is out.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/course-tv-ratings-diamondbacks-v-210653982.html This writer argues it doesn't matter one iota.

Texas Rangers first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, who struggled with his fielding last season, has made a remarkable transformation and is now a finalist for the Gold Glove award. Lowe, who won the Silver Slugger award last season, spent the offseason and spring training working on his defense and has impressed with his improved glove work this season. He credits his success to his hard work, as well as the influence of slick-fielding shortstop Francisco Lindor and the guidance of Rangers coaches Tony Beasley and Corey Ragsdale. Lowe’s impressive turnaround is a testament to his determination and dedication to the game. https://bvmsports.com/2023/10/19/texas-rangers-nathaniel-lowe-goes-from-worst-fielding-1b-to-a-gold-glove-finalist/ Tony Beasley was brought over from the Pirates' organization by Jeff Banister originally when he managed the Rangers. Know these guys well from time in Augusta in 1990s and they are both really hard workers and personally self - disciplined with leadership qualities galore.

Once again, it's not accidental they have GG candidates at five positions...Lowe at 1B going from worst in OOA in 2022 to something like second over in 2023.

Janish probably intersects with Nick Hostetler and also has connections to Dayton Moore disciples through his time with the Braves. Nick: I have a lot of the Atlanta Braves scouting in me. I learned a lot from Paul Schneider and Roy Clark and I got really close with Dayton Moore of the Royals. Those roots and the foundation are there for me. I have been around a lot impressive people. Hostetler, who has been a scout of many different capacities, has been with the White Sox since 2007 but got his break with the Atlanta Braves when he was in college. Nick embraces the foundation the incredibly successful Braves organization had given him as he takes on a role that is the pinnacle of the scouting career path. https://www.futuresox.net/2015/08/06/exclusive-interview-white-sox-scouting-director-nick-hostetler/

Janish probably intersects with Nick Hostetler and also has connections to Dayton Moore disciples through his time with the Braves.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/course-tv-ratings-diamondbacks-v-210653982.html

Sounds familiar. Abreu and tobacco. Abreu and empty stats.

Or not. Sewald has finally gone from no runs surrendered since the middle of September to this abrupt ending... Marcus Semien of all players with the crushing blow.

Lead should be 6 or 7 to 0. Still feels a bit precarious after what happened 12 years ago.

White Sox familial influence on Alek Thomas defense, lol...

Rangers leaving way too many runners on the base paths these last two innings.

There are clearly two Bobby Knights, and you're completely overlooking the monstrous version... If he would have retired after his third championship, his legacy would have been completely different than where it sits today.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38791663/josh-mcdaniels-fired-las-vegas-raiders-bad-decisions-legacy-rebuild

Key point of G5 after no hitter lost... D backs behind the 8 ball now. Lineup just not producing enough offense.