MiddleCoastBias

Might need to ptatc to opine on this, but it seems like league-wide there are way more oblique injuries early in the season, is that just a short spring training thing?

It's not like he's Jose Quintana, having his 0 ER or 1 ER starts spoiled by a lousy offense. Dude is bad in his own right and would need the offense to put up 6 runs through the first two innings for anyone to confidence that we'll be able to hold on.

Hopefully the only time Vaughn sees second base is when he's doing a home run trot.

No one asked but since there's a John Kruk reference, I feel compelled to share my favorite Kruk moments: 1. His reaction to the Randy Johnson wild pitch. 2. The quote in this photo 3. His reaction to Bruce Harper's walkoff grand slam against the cubs https://youtu.be/TuYS3t3M0yM 4. Retiring after hitting a single and walking off the field in the middle of a game. And just to contribute to the actual topic, I agree that Abreu is here until he doesn't want to be anymore.

We play 162 games. Some days you have it, some days you don't. Today we didn't have it and we played two games (and the second game with a lineup full of players most casual fans have never even heard of). Tomorrow is another game. I'm not concerned.

Damnit, Ray, where were you last August!

Went to a day game last August, lower section 3B side. Absolutely roasting in the sun. Family of four and we spent over $100 on bottled water that day, outrageous.

"I'm tired of hearing positive news. I need to complain about something." Happy Easter, guy.

That article has too many words and I don't know how to read. Jason and Steve made it seem like it would be free to register and to watch these games (I assume you have to pay for the rest of the content and this is Apple's attempt to lure you in). Is this correct? Is it free to create an account and watch?

Oh man, how I have missed these threads! Don't stop now, boys!

Don't you wish that evil on us, Ricky Bobby

It sucks that I'm at the point with young pitchers and these injuries that 1. I immediately assume TJS and 2. just feel num about it.

I hope and wish this is the case, and any other team I think it happens. But the Rays always have incredible depth and an insane ability to pull relievers out of a hat, so I wouldn't be surprised if they just call up some guy we've never heard of and he's lights out in the pen too.

"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our [first basemen] dead."

"Dude, just stay down and maybe they'll sign Conforto and you can finally play your natural position."

We're going to see so, so much of Leury this year, jfc.

I think these two statements disagree with each other, demonstrating why he may have MORE value than Bellinger. Not to say I wouldn't take either one, just that Lux may require more pieces than you think.

It's a little ridiculous that someone gets shouted down for trying to be positive about the team we actually DO have instead of lamenting the possibilities of what could have been. I'm no means an optimist at all times, but it's gotten to the point that threads are devolving to people trying to out-complain everyone else and make *THE BEST POINT* about how Hahn should be fired or the missteps we've made, etc. We get it. Some things have sucked. But I personally think it's better for my mental health to spend time getting excited about the team we have (that is still damn good!) rather than figuring out a new way to piss in someone's cereal.

Gardner is going back to NYY, that's expected. They've even been saving his locker for him in their spring training facility. His agent even said in February that he prefers to finish his career in NY.

Outman just went yard for the Dodgers. Someone (maybe Fathom?) earlier suggested him as a trade target. Apologies if I'm crediting the poster wrong, too many recent pages to scroll through.

Sounds like Rick Hahn has a plant in Soxtalk and is looking you see who he can start in RF without a riot, you guys ?

I see we're now at the bargaining stage of grief as one month ago everyone was hell no on Joc and now it's "oh how I wish we got him".

Fwiw, MLBN had their Top 10 Right Now show last night and Giolito came in as the #10 SP in all of baseball.

I believe the suggestion was [NL team that needs Kimbrel] + Oakland = Manaea. Sure, doing nothing is "far easier", but you also *get* nothing. We're not getting a LH RFer but at least make the effort to bolster our SP so we're not trotting out the husk of Dallas Keuchel or Reynaldo Lopez every fifth day

This is such a sexy and well-crafted trade proposal, well done. It makes so much sense it's hard NOT to be doing this.