casimir

Winning game thread = noted absence of trolls.

About time someone came up with a good idea.

I'll be the guy that wasn't impressed by only 3 runs in the 4th. Bases loaded with none out and the runs scored on a botched sac fly / error, a hit by pitch that got shoelaces, and an infield ground out. No actual hits to bring runs in. Just fortunate luck.

3B could use an upgrade as well. Vierling did have a decent start to the season, but doubtful it could last. Not enough out of the positions you mentioned, and then some of the better bats in April have vanished. Bad recipe.

Did he pitch for the Yankees?

South of Dayton has grown so much over the years that Dayton seems more and more like a suburb of Cincinnati.

I love trivia like this. This is up there with Reno being more west than Los Angeles. Huh, what? No way. Looks at map. Damn, its true.

To that point, are we naive enough to think that NIL has caused all moneys to be above table now?

On a more serious note about the salary scale, get lost with load management for non injured players.

Preach.

It has been an awful May, no question. I don't think Patricia was ever this bad in May, but I could be wrong about that. The pitching, mostly the bullpen, has faltered and we know the offense is on an intermittent fast. I heard on one of the daily pods that Lange chucked a ball at the backstop after he was yanked from his meltdown in Kansas City. Cameras didn't catch it, so believe what you will. Hinch seems to have gotten more surly lately. I don't expect a manager to go all Earl Weaver or Billy Martin, a certain level of emotion besides lying about 3 straight kicks in the ass being competitive might be a nice message to send.

Slow down, there are already enough drama queens around here.

A max salary of $72M? I got into the wrong line of work.

The 7 years of crappy baseball is indeed a factor. It’s something that Harris needs to be well aware of. He inherited a mess, this stretch isn’t all on him. But he inherited a disappointed fan base that might not have the patience that he hopes for.

If I remember correctly, it had been mentioned about Ilitch that sometimes he was too loyal to his employees. I have to think that was the case with Randy Smith.

Ahem, that’s “X, formerly known as Twitter”. I like how Twitter remains a part of the pervasive title.

I gotta be honest. I see POBO, and my brain thinks poor boy sandwich.

RIP Big Butter Jesus.

Has he ever been accused of thinking?

If they quit on the manager because a relief pitcher that is clearly in need of a demotion got a stern talking to from the manager, then what are we even doing here? Ship ‘em all out.

If there’s going to be a power outage, why can’t it be for a city connect jersey game?

Coming to Jesus = car ride south on I75 to Toledo. Amen.

Smith was probably not around as long as I think he was, but it sure seems like the tenure rhymes with broken mirror.

I thin it was more of a monologue than a dialogue. It was immediately shocking to see Hinch strolling to the mound given it was the first visit by a coach for Lange and he wasn't accompanied by a trainer. That first visit is always Fetter. Who knows what's going on behind the scenes. Maybe its purely mechanics. Maybe its more than just that. But I am reading into yesterday's visit and thinking the demotion is not purely mechanics.

"Randy Smith" should be asterisked on this site.