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Tony La Russa is becoming progressive in his old age. Also, this basically solidifies to me that it'd be Zaleski.

Tbh, I'm assuming NSC is just reading Harold's posts.

Ok y'all. If La Russa comes with a big ass a pocketbook, does that make it easier to swallow?

Additionally, undecideds broke for Trump last go around. This time it's flipped.

Nah, the first post would be "how do I post White Sox emoji"

Florida has a chance to be one of the first states called - this is because they are equipped to rapidly count mail in ballots. If Biden wins it - because Trump is hemorrhaging elderly voters due to COVID - Trump needs to run the table. On the flip side, Trump has strong support amongst the Cuban American community. Trump is currently in a bad spot in every swing state except Ohio and Texas. In Ohio he has a narrow lead. Texas is currently trending Biden and is having massive voter turnout after being one of the most dismal voter turnout states in the nation for years. I understand "polls were wrong" is a meme from 2016, but they had Trump within the margin of error. 538's model, especially post-Comey, gave Trump a 1-in-3 shot. That's a big shot. Also, new models and polling are much more heavily focused on swing states this time around and designed to account for crunch, undecideds breaking, etc. Essentially, all the factors that broke for Trump. Obviously, something can swing his way, but he's playing heavy defense and desperately needs good news. Unfortunately for him, his campaign is strapped for cash whereas Biden and Biden allies are flush with cash, the Trump campaign is falling ass-backwards with a dumb headline daily, and Trump's rallies are walking super spreader events which has likely cost him Wisconsin.

While it's not confirmed, pretty much everyone thinks that, because otherwise it's somehow a worse trade.

Wild card: La Russa is named manager. Team stinks out the gate. Hahn fires him, makes himself manager. Becomes baseball's Popovich. Hahn is just playing 5D chess.

There was some speculation that LaMelo only interviewed with the Knicks and Warriors by choice.

And now, we return to discussing COVID.

Trading Grandal is a great signal to future free agents: "Don't sign here if you value loyalty."

My contribution to this thread will be that Kamala Harris made a stop in the Charlotte Knights locker room.

The big red flag is now LaMelo only confirmed that he didn't speak to the Bulls and the only team he is confirming is the Knicks. I'd still take him if AK and Donovan think he's worth it, but lord have mercy, this family.

What's your timeline for Colas?

No, Don Cooper just hated curveballs. Other teams still used them.

It felt like Cooper just yanked curveballs out of every single pitcher's repertoire. Gio, Cease, and Lopez all came into the org with well regarded curves, then they disappeared. We were fortunate that Gio was able to reinvent himself into a pitcher that matched Cooper's philosophy.

Creative offer to Bauer: Let him do a drone race around the park in between an inning. Keep it away from the jumbotron.

Y'all we just went from Mazara to Gio Gonzalez. Why y'all do this to me.

Fun fact: Slugging % and OBP are actually sabermetrics. I say this as someone that would be willing to give Mazara another chance, but is also perfectly fine moving on from him. The reason people want to use other statistics in addition to batting average, home runs, and runs batted in is because just using those three would be akin to finger painting with the three primary colors. Tim Anderson's batting average sank in 2020, his OBP was the same, but he was a better hitter and we can tell because of sabermetrics (and the eye test, but when you need objective proof, bam, stats.)

Going to be?

Mazara arguments go in the Mazara thread. Bauer comments go here.

The whole point is that umps are so bad, they don't catch it until after the catcher has framed it.

More bunting to beat the shift!

Typos all around!

Right, you said you surprised he was named a finalist. I should have said Abreu is not without the question mark, because I was asking why were surprised he was a finalist.