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Good question.

Have to have at LEAST 500 MLB at bats under a kids belt until you can really get an idea of what their numbers will look like.

Truth… yet, I think you don’t have much room to talk when it comes to pointing out what a poster is “resorting to”.

You’re not always an asshat and we can agree from time to time. 😆

Exactly.

I’m shocked. You must be really high on Billy.

What do you think the Red Sox and Angels would need to get those trades done?

I would forgive them partially gutting the system for those three - mainly because they either are retained or are retainable AND because of our upcoming draft position.

Sign me up. Doubt the Angels would value that package enough to pull the trigger and couldn’t get a better blue chip for Reid.

Reminds me a lot of 1993.

Another thing to note - Romo killed two innings with RISP. Ouch. Teel we need ya.

Could have taken the game yesterday. Could have taken the game today… the pains of a young team with some key injuries and absent pitching depth are showing. Hopefully we can take one tomorrow and get back home for Teel day to begin a nice 7 game run on lossless ball to get some momentum back.

Looks like he may have had a nickname of “Snacci” at earlier points of his career. Any ideas @Bill The Boy

Aren’t his walks a big problem?

I dig it and shall follow suit

We ≠ You That suggestion is awful 😆

Psycho Sam goes yard to lead off the game huh? SICK!!!

Some stats on Quero’s out to center from a LLM: looking at the pure physics and Statcast's baseline overlay data for a ball with a 102.9 mph exit velocity and a 29-degree launch angle that travels 415 feet, we can break down exactly how this translates across the league's 30 ballparks. The Short Answer A 415-foot blast straight to center field is a home run in 26 to 28 out of 30 major league parks. It is a guaranteed "no-doubter" in the vast majority of stadiums, but it gets caught or hits the wall in a select few deep outfields. The Dynamic of 415 Feet in Center Field To put this hit into context, the average major league distance to dead center field is roughly 402 feet. At 415 feet of distance, the ball has plenty of clearance to clear 8-to-10-foot walls in about 90% of the league. Here are the specific parks where a 415-foot shot dead-center is either a guaranteed out, an off-the-wall double, or highly dependent on the exact vector: ❌ The Definite Out Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox): Dead center is manageable, but if the ball shifts just slightly to the right of the bullpen into "The Triangle," the wall extends out to 420 feet. A 415-foot flyball here is nothing more than a very loud F-8 out to centerfield. ⚠️ The Borderline "Wall-Scrapers" (Stadium Dependent) Coors Field (Colorado Rockies): The wall in dead center is exactly 415 feet. Because of the high altitude, a ball hit with this exit velo/launch angle combo usually carries further than 415 feet, making it a home run in practice. However, if environmental factors hold it to a strict 415, it risks hitting the top of the wall. Oracle Park (San Francisco Giants): Dead center is 415 feet. Combined with the heavy, dense marine layer air and the wall height, a 415-foot shot directly to the deepest part of the park frequently clangs off the brick wall or gets tracked down at the warning track. Comerica Park (Detroit Tigers): Officially listed at 412 feet to dead center, a 415-foot flight path clears it, but if it pushes slightly to the left-center gap (which historically played out to 420 feet before dimensions were pulled in), it becomes a highly stressful watch at the track. Summary If you see these exact Statcast numbers flash on a broadcast, the hit has an Expected Batting Average (xBA) of nearly 1.000 and will be a home run in 27 parks on average, failing to clear only the absolute deepest, historic configurations of modern baseball.

How about that for a nickname that could stick? 😆

Ask Senior Douchebag fake Sox fan and he‘ll tell you Mune sucks, always strikes out, and doesn’t even want to play for our team.

Yuck

This baffles me. No idea why Pittsburgh would be willing to do this… I suppose they are figuring that they can get someone with equal or better talent now that is closer to contributing? Who from our farm matches the bill and would make sense for us?

His career trajectory cracks me up.

They could probably also run Taylor out for 2 or 3, I’d imagine. If all went well, you make get 6 innings of coverage from a Newcomb / Taylor combo.

Skubal did that to fire his team up… I’m sure of it. Dude pissed me right the f*** off, I’ll tell you that much. For that single transgression I want Diggler to take one in the ribs and I will forever despise Skubal. Never had a strong opinion of him before and I’m sure if he had been on our mound today, I’d love him ( Ala AJ ) but now I will always root against him. Piece of s%*#.