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I like this because Eric Hosmer is essentially radioactive waste in this comparison.

We found out how to balance the cosmic scales. It ain't pretty, but we found out how.

Unrelated to Guardians, but related to this post. The public is 100% going to vote for Pizza Rats again: https://www.silive.com/sports/2021/07/ownership-of-new-minor-league-baseball-franchise-wants-staten-islanders-help-choosing-team-name.html

It was something like Gio, Fields, one of Danks or Floyd.

He's hated Vaughn since the draft, because Vaughn is "fat", "short" and incapable of playing anywhere but first base, except when he can, but not really as long as you only ask for Tray's assessment.

Credit

I'll take it. Cubs: Baez, Tepera Rockies: Givens, Story Marlins: Marte, Garcia

Some smartass is going to come in here and say "Elijah Tatis for Hosmer" and I'm just gonna go ahead and cut that off now.

If we're doing crazy big trades with one team: Schwarber, Turner, Hudson. Get Rick Hahn doing lines with AJ Preller.

Give me a deadline of former Sox prospects (Semien, Hudson) and I'm a happy camper.

Man, ya gotta link the bombs:

Yeah, AZ kind of has the Sox in a bind now.

Lordy, Burger, don't be a hero.

Well that was atrocious.

Moncada didn't think to go back because he was called safe, so it fundamentally changes the game. Moncada was never given the opportunity to correct it based on umpire error.

Looks like Tony does as well.

Ramos homer, Kannapolis up 6-0

The continuation is probably worth including. The line about people paying to watch Yermin play is good - it's true, people aren't really there to see Yermin. They're there to see the team as a whole - or Rodon, Lynn, Giolito, Robert, Tim, etc.

Remember when Ozzie and Ozney got so offended that Ozney was drafted in the 22nd round that Ozney didn't sign and he was never drafted again? And how Oney Guillen ragged on Jenks, who famously battled depression and addiction, for crying in the clubhouse, leading to his resignation as a scout? Apples don't fall far from the tree.

I really should have clarified - when I meant everyone, I meant nationally and amongst people who weren't already SI Yankees stakeholders. I had a bunch of friends around (granted, I live in Brooklyn and work in Manhattan) that loved it and some bought merch.

Yeah, the Staten Island Yankees were able to get away with Pizza Rats rebrand - everyone loved it and you can still get that gear. (except reportedly the Yankees, and that reportedly might be part of why they got dumped). Caulfield mentioned the Rocket City Trash Pandas. I'm debating getting a blue "Ballers" jersey because it looks super clean. My brother owns an "Iron Pugs" shirt because that was a great promo. No one cares about the Winston-Salem Dash or Fresno Grizzlies (but everyone loves the Fresno Tacos).

Spiders - judging by here, r/Baseball, Twitter, and Facebook - was the very, very popular choice by non-Cleveland fans. My friends from Ohio/Cleveland on Facebook joke about the Spiders record / seem indifferent to Guardians. Kyyle's right in that this seems like the safe choice. After reading that Reddit thread, I got admit, Commodores would have been a pretty baller name: https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2021/01/cleveland-commodores-would-tap-into-powerful-battle-of-lake-erie-history.html

"We're buyers this deadline." GM receives panicked phone call from ownership. "But also sellers."

Meanwhile, Cleveland fans (at least on Reddit) are relieved that it was anything other than Rockers or Spiders. They wanted Commodores, but are cool with Guardians as a second option.