OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: Dull days of July

[MrBrightside]

Gonzales out “weeks” and on IL.

Also, there’s this gem:

https://twitter.com/theponiexpress/status/1817640377270374741?s=46

 

[TimmyD]

I mean dayum.

I don’t see any lies here

 

[BusinessGoose]

Even a minor groin tear is better part of a month. Gonzales might be lucky to be back this year if it's a bad one.

 

[metalan2]

Well boys, at least we got all the way through July being competitive. All we can really ask from this organization.

Football and hockey return is imminent.

Job well done Cheirngton and co.

 

[WickedWrister]

This lineup is so gross without Reynolds and now Gonzales for at least a month.

 

[The Great Mighty Poo]

Gonzales out “weeks” and on IL.

Also, there’s this gem:

What the f*** does that even mean? "We want to do something sometime to improve for a certain year". .... No f***ing shit? My feeble f***ing mind couldn't comprehend that act of big brained smartiness.

 

[ChaosAgent]

This lineup is so gross without Reynolds and now Gonzales for at least a month.

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Basically a good AAA lineup. Maybe Suwinski or Bae runs into one.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Well boys, at least we got all the way through July being competitive. All we can really ask from this organization.

Football and hockey return is imminent.

Job well done Cheirngton and co.

If youre a Pittsburgh fan of those too, then still won't have much to cheer for

 

[DJ Spinoza]

 

[BusinessGoose]

Cool. So. Yup. f***. Skenes hoping he gets in another ten games and wins the ROTY so he can ditch this shithole a year faster

 

[ChaosAgent]

Cherington developed a pretty bad farm system, especially for hitting prospects. Look at the lineups up and down the organization. I'm sure plenty of teams would take one of the top 3 pitchers but there isn't much after that.

I don't really see a path to improvement. Paul Skenes is already here. What reinforcements are arriving?

 

[MrBrightside]

Cherington sucks and his PR game is as bad as his roster management. But really, can anyone really argue they should do anything right now?

 

[metalan2]

If youre a Pittsburgh fan of those too, then still won't have much to cheer for

At least with these two, there's always a random chance one of them can go on a run and make the playoffs.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Cherington sucks and his PR game is as bad as his roster management. But really, can anyone really argue they should do anything right now?

No. But they drove the RV into this parking garage when everyone had been yelling it had a seven foot clearance since the first three weeks of the year.

 

[metalan2]

Two men on, zero outs, and zero runs scored x infinity.

 

[DJ Spinoza]

I think you can still make the argument that adequate MLB bats, even as rentals, are worth acquiring. That's why I am increasingly annoyed about Winker -- the kinds of organizational depth pieces that it takes to get that player are what you should be able to replenish with good drafts, and to give some credit to Cherington, they have done that under his tenure.

I would think Rengifo and Yazstremski or Mullins cost slightly more, but fundamentally, adding a couple average bats to the lineup will still be useful. It will be easier to lean into this if we grit out a win today, but we still have Skenes, Keller, and eventually Jones forming the core of the rotation. There's nothing guaranteed in 2025, so it would be a shame not to take any shot at all with this group.

To be clear, I say all this in the resignation that we aren't going to do even this much, but I am not going to lose sleep over 35+ FV types.

 

[td_ice]

I listened to the GMBC interview, heard the "got to be comfortable with saying no" statement. But I didn't last much longer after that. Within 5 minutes he put me to sleep. Literally. Woke up 45 minutes later.

How to describe that interview? Didn't say much.There were times he used the most selective, specific language, intending to be incredibly vague., haha. Instead of just the regular, general, generalizations.

But some of things I remember. "none of the deals made made caught us by surprise, because we were in on all of them. There were things we said no to, and there were things we offered that were turned down."

On the Gonzo injury, being a catalyst to make a move: "we don't make a move that is precipitated by one event."

 

[Ugene Magic]

Two men on, zero outs, and zero runs scored x infinity.

X2

 

[BusinessGoose]

If Grandal wasn't slow as molasses wouldn't need lead off so much to get doubled up and kill another inning

Please
Keep putting this fossil in the lineup

 

[GilbertSeinfeld]

Look at the bright side; at this point next year we'll hear about how the team is playing for 2026.

 

[metalan2]

Two men on, zero outs, and zero runs scored x infinity.

X infinity

 

[Ugene Magic]

Cutch really isn't all that great a DH.

 

[BusinessGoose]

Cutch really isn't all that great a DH.

That's pretty true. His main value is drawing walks. But that's not great.

He just can't play the field anymore, and we gotta put him out there for this drawn out fairwell tour. Which, as a fan, I think it's cool.... But not when it's log-jamming our options like it is.

Same as late stage CrosbyMalkinLetang are about to do. Cool... Buuuut...


Now Cruz homers... But of course it's just a solo shot cause no one can get on base ahead of him

 

[Scandale du Jour]

Cruz homering off a lefty, do not see that everyday

 

[MrBrightside]

I’ve never thought Hayes was the future star that many did but this descent into being unplayable is both surprising and very problematic.