OT: Raise the Jolly Roger: New season of plundering begins
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Empoleon8771
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It is downright hilarious to me that they walked in another 2 runs immediately after the rain delay finished 
It's even funnier that they're somehow winning this game.
It's even funnier that they're somehow winning this game.
sovietsanta87
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Proud of you for finally acknowledging that Shelton chooses who goes into the game. The conspiracy theory that BC was calling into the dugout to make the decisions was wild.
sovietsanta87
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Someone get Andrew Friedman on the phone and ask him if he wants to be the GM of the pirates. I’m sure he’s bored with the dodgers.
I’ll call Tampa and see what Brian Auld says.
I’ll call Tampa and see what Brian Auld says.
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Raise it before the bullpen walks it.
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LOL.
If you have 5 innings to go through and your GM hands you 4 shit relievers you make do.
BC can fire DS. Not the other way around.
But tell us again about all his great work in 2013 and the architecture of whatever Toronto is.
Edit: also, point out to me where I said Cherington determines the lineup or who goes into the game please. I've repeatedly said that he has assembled terrible rosters as failure is his immutable characteristic. Making it very difficult to actually construct a game plan around 6-8 players who are not viable MLers. He'd be a good exec by 2002 standards. Not now.
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ChaosAgent
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Bednar is kinda trash. Assuming we're out of it at the deadline I don't know if he would fetch anything.
Maybe just hold on and hope he rebounds. Although I'll say again that he doesn't have great stuff by today's standards. He's closer to Wil Crowe than Mason Miller.
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In happier news….the fastball was always the attraction but the slider, change up, splitter combo is unfair. Thought at times he fell in love with those pitches a little too much. Would have loved to see more elevated fastballs but overall thought he was solid. Command wasn’t great but he probably had some jitters. Cubs are tough to strikeout but he still had 7 in 4 innings.
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Either his 4 seam fastball returns to vastly outperforming its actual quality as it did the last couple years, or he is going to need to figure out a different way to pitch including a 2-seamer or something.
It's 97-98, flat and from a very conventional arm angle. He may have had some mystical intimidation angle before but now that the spell is broken, it's a very average pitch.
ImporterExporter
"You're a boring old man"
Shelton uses random.org to build a lineup card.
Asshole.
Asshole.
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Belie Dat!
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The ump was responsible for that strikeout with that 3-0 strike to Reynolds.
At the same time, I am growing pretty tired of Reynolds' mediocrity and bad performance with men on base. Doesn't seem like a good leader. Assuming we are deadline sellers I wouldn't mind seeing a Reynolds trade explored at all.
At the same time, I am growing pretty tired of Reynolds' mediocrity and bad performance with men on base. Doesn't seem like a good leader. Assuming we are deadline sellers I wouldn't mind seeing a Reynolds trade explored at all.
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I think this is Rowdy's last game here before he is DFAd.
Last chance and he's blowing it. Bae will come north and Joe will become everyday 1B more or less.
Last chance and he's blowing it. Bae will come north and Joe will become everyday 1B more or less.
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Falter's been a little bit touch and go with the control all game, but his pitch count is still decent. I might chance sending him back out for the 7th against the bottom of the order, since we don't have another off day for quite a while, even with the 6-man rotation.
It's not an easy call. Maybe if we scored a run or two, I would think about just going for the win with the leverage guys, but if it stays 2-1, I'd chance getting a 7th inning out of him.
It's not an easy call. Maybe if we scored a run or two, I would think about just going for the win with the leverage guys, but if it stays 2-1, I'd chance getting a 7th inning out of him.
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