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They only beat the A's in the playoffs.

Yes.

Probably, although I do think his health is still declining. It's in his nature to grift, so of course he will continue to do so until his last dying breath

The only church he ever attended pushed the “Prosperity Gospel” There is no spiritual growth with Trump whatsoever

He doesn't believe in Heaven. He's just manipulating his base as a distraction from the Epstein files, his failure to end any war and prices still being high.

The Arch Manning hype was just a bit overblown.

I had heard they adjusted his pitch sequencing. I'm sure there are other tweaks, but his K rate has gone up considerably.

This is sort of what make football interesting (to me). It's how many different levels of things all have to work. All sports are about talent, but football is highly dependent on team precision as well. You can waste the value of a lot of talent if guys don't stick to their assignments and/or those assignments are not well designed. OTOH, sometimes coaches need to bend the system they want to play to allow for a player with a unique skill set to give them the most value. And sometimes good players and good coaches just don't work together (e.g. Goff/McVay). All adds to keep things unpredictable.

Or...start Flaherty/Mize/Morton/Paddack (take your pick) but have an EXTREMELY quick hook. Have Melton (and others) ready to go already in the first inning if need be. If you see that you've got the "Bad Jack" (or any of the others), don't be afraid to start the chaos right away. But if you happen to get the good version of any of them, you can let them keep going.

Oh wow... The cover of a right wing rag! Sick bern bro! Don't you ever stop to ask yourself how pointless and nihilistic your obsession with identity politics is?

Jack Flaherty start…

That's fair

I'm blaming you for the 3-0

Pitchers are never good investments, but they are sometimes necessary investments!

Bednar who!

I think he meant a knockout punch for Lugo. And it was.

I know, right? We take a one-run lead in the fourth inning and that’s a knockout punch? Ah, well, it’s not like it’s his team or anything …

Did the announcer really just call that triple a knock out punch? Does he not know about the jinx?

What’s with the Royals taking Lugo out so quickly? Don’t they know they’re supposed to leave him in until he allows eight or nine runs?

MLB Network guy

More runs!

This will set someone’s hair on fire here.

I doubt we see Melton in the rotation. As much as I think the science behind this is suspect, I think Melton's innings are being regulated.

Paddack doesn't miss bats..he gives up high EV in his 'good' starts..it's basically all luck if the ball doesn't drop.

Is batting practice almost over? When does the game start?

God, please tell me we’re not going into another 1-12 stretch.

No Dan is always rough. Prayers for his mother—Tiger nation is pulling for her!

Without either Benetti or Dan, it is a very bland broadcast on both sides of the spectrum. The kind of thing many franchises have to withstand every day for years.

Paul Severino on TV, as you may have seen in the graphic that popped up. radio I assume is Greg Gania or Dan Hasty.

I see our pitching staff as the biggest obstacle currently

I agree

asp is small. there is a much better chance he ends up shayne gotisbhere than erik karlsson. a third pair defenseman who runs the power play. kasper showed last year that he can be pretty darn good. i'd be real happy if bear ends up that good. danielson is tall. 2C would be a great result for him. that's why he's "ranked" higher than the other two: because he's bigger.

Iowa is a state to watch.

Paddack imploding tonight followed by Flaherty doing the same tomorrow and then the team scoring no runs for Skubal. Royals about to be 5.5 games behind by the end of the weekend.

Dan Dickerson's mom is not well so he will be away for a few days.