TheFutureIsNear

This is seriously like a gut punch. I get that it’s his team and his $, but I just can’t even imagine being so selfish and self indulged to not care what literally EVERYONE else thinks. This is a terrible hire and will likely set the team back after finally taking steps forward. JR is pretty much the poor man’s MLB version of Jerry Jones and it’s sickening

Am I crazy that I would have rather just stuck with Ricky than hire LaRussa? This is just madness by JR. Sorta kinda took a couple steps forward last off season with player acquisition... and now this off season we’re going to run backwards with an actual living dinosaur as coach

Thanks Ricky, you did your job. But it’s time for someone else to take us to the next level. Pretty shocked this actually happened and very happy... who’s next should be interesting

Not even a question in my mind. Both are in the rotation next year. Either via FA or trade we need to add a guy who can can give us minimum 180 innings and 3.5 era. A Compliment to Gio and DK at the top of the rotation. Cease and Dunning for dirt cheap as our 4th and 5th starters is great. Unless 1 of them gets beat out by an internal option it’s a no brainer they are slotted in. Spending assets to replace them would be crazy IMO. Starter and RF should be the focus

I can take a loss to a better team but that just wasn’t the case in this series. The Sox lost, the A’s didn’t win. And that hurts.

Pitching will be the story but this offense has come up very small in big situations....2 games in a row. Can’t win like that.

I can take getting beat by good hitting but this is flat out mental weakness by our pitching. The moment is too big for these guys and they are shrinking. Very disheartening

Anything else want to go wrong? And now have mccann on 2nd as a very important runner

Well this bullpen game is only going to get scarier. I really don’t want to see Cease or whoever else shouldn’t be in a playoff game

Would like to just throw it out there for no one to see/hear/care...but it is complete and utter horse shit that this entire series was played in the middle of the day on work days. Way to go MLB, put the young and exciting team on at a time most people can’t watch. Morons

I say we just hit the hell out of the ball so we don’t have to worry about who/how many pitchers to use. Get out to an early lead and let Dunning go 5

Had to follow the game day tracker while at work...get home and turned the game and within 10 mins there was a runner on 1st and 3rd with no outs. Turned it off and walked away lol. Had to go old school and listen to the radio call the rest of the way, couldn’t be the jinx

Still can’t believe they are playing these games in the middle of the day and for cable subscription only. Pretty infuriating to not be able to watch my team in the playoffs after 12 years of suffering.

Or we could get a good manager...

Wait now bummer is up and available???? Ricky is trying to lose. There’s literally no other explanation. No human could be that stupid

Absolute joke. Worst manager in the game

Insanity to put Rodon in this situation. This team is fighting against their own manager

Just leave him in at this point. No way you put Rodon in this situation

Jeez Eloy...can he do anything without hurting himself? Hopefully only a tweak and not a full blown sprain

Yeah you’d have to be a real pos to look at his face and still doubt that there’s something not right with him. Felt bad for the kid just looking at him, can’t imagine what he feels like every night

Wow guess Yoan really didn’t recover. Guy looks like he just got done a marathon...and not just tired, physically beat up from running around the bases.

If Yoan can get back to even 3/4 of what he was last year it will make a world of difference

Don’t care what anyone says. Major leaguers that can’t bunt is pathetic. Especially in Dyson’s case since he can’t hit either

How does our coaching staff not know this guy obliterates lefties? Of all times NOT to use Cordero

What evidence did they see? And that quick????