Marky Mark

Whatever they do, they just need to be consistent.

Wasn't a bad pitch. Hitter just beat him there.

In recent history the only halfway decent #4 overall picks have been Kyle Schwarber, Dylan Bundy, and Kevin Gausman. Zero star players drafted since Ryan Zimmerman and that was 16 years ago. So if Madrigal is even a slightly above average player, he will be the best #4 overall since Zimmerman. Yes, we can always wish we had someone that was better, but David Eckstein was a better player than Schwarbs, Bundy, and Gausman. If that's what we end up with, I can live with that. What I am hoping we get out of Madrigal is someone we don't worry about. Someone with good defense who we can have confidence will keep the inning going in tight situations. That being said...he better start looking better defensively later this year.

I wonder what they consider for this metric? Just home to first? Only running on ground balls? I have no clue what they consider. Does anyone know?

I've been hearing rumors that The Show is coming to Xbox this year. This was pre-pandemic, so I don't know if the plans to expand platforms slowed down if the studio ran into issues during 2020.

Yeah I think this is pretty common now. If you haven't seen this video, it's interesting - How is Trevor Bauer Cheating And Why Nobody Cares

His FIP/xFIP in the last few years is encouraging compared to his ERA. Where has his cutter gone in his years on the Cubs?

Let's be honest guys. Most of us here who wrote in to the Sox to call for TLR's termination, did so because he is a terrible fit for the Sox right now and we should have had a younger more modern choice with more current experience. His 2nd DUI might have put us over the top, but that isn't the primary reason for the outrage. With that in mind, the whole contacting the sponsorships thing is a little over the top.

http://mlb.mlb.com/documents/04222010/8130180/Staff_Directory.pdf

Alex Trebek, died at 80 years old. Is it just me or does it feel ironic that him and Sean Connery die within just over a week from each other?

I voted for Gary Johnson last year. If he wasn't running I was going to vote for.....no one. I had no confidence that he was going to win, but if the amount of voting for him was high enough to peak interest from people to think outside 2 choices in future elections, then my vote was worth it. I think he had a chance at actually getting more attention until they tried to blow him up over the Allepo gaff. Which is ironic because our 2 candidates now are dropping way bigger gaffs every week. One doesn't seem to know where or who he is half the time, the other has pretended we are not in a global pandemic for the last 9 months. This year I have no intention of voting in the presidential election.

I am assuming that's sarcasm? Or no? I just hope that whoever wins, wins by a good enough margin that the other isn't yelling about recounts for the next month.

If you really do view anyone who is voting for Trump in such black and white lenses, then I feel bad for you that you view the world and people around you that way.

Isn't there a user on here named, "Charlie Haeger's Knuckles"? Whole new meaning to that username.

I can't believe he's only 62. I felt like he was 62 about 15 years ago.

I'm kind of torn on how I feel about whether his reasons for opting out are "legitimate" as has been debated in the last few thread pages. However, if he really knows himself well enough that he truly feels he would be a liability to his team's performance if he played this year, then maybe he made the right move, for the sake of the team.

Thursday as in today? Or a week from today?

They're getting back online now. Our runs are starting to sync to Strava again.

I've seen this comparison made a few times on here, I don't think its a great comparison. I think you could say it like this.... The option is like driving in icy road conditions. You are putting yourself and others on the road at risk that you might crash into them or vice versa. Anyone who gets in their car is taking a risk, but you aren't putting others at risk who are trying to play it safe and stayed home.

I think this is a good thing....

Yeah I feel like there are still a ton of people working in non-"essential" jobs. Tons of landscapers and construction crews out everyday. I can't blame them for being desperate to still work, but it doesn't seem like there is really full enforcement. Has felt more like like a kinda-sort closed down...

Flula Borg has you covered.

So how do you guys think Joe Borchard is handling the pandemic?

I'm with you on the disappointment of putting work in for a race and having it feel wasted. But hey, the fitness is there, keep it going and now you can run an even faster marathon in the fall! Once my spring race got cancelled I decided to focus on 5k speed so that when I do marathon training in the fall I will be faster than I would have otherwise.

No love here for the Raw Dicky?