Tenacious D

I feel like a Rob Miller thread is imminent.

I’d swap him for Mike Trout. I think both would benefit from a “change in scenery.”

Have you met Rob Miller yet? I think you could be friends.

Will someone wake me up to let me know if we win?

Speaking of ERod

Boy, he went to great lengths to avoid getting traded this season.

No Bryce Rainer?

Did you see the Ozzie Guillen interview on local White Sox programming where he said he couldn’t believe he lost out on the managerial job to the current guy. Definitely avoided taking the high road.

Ain’t gonna lie—I was secretly hoping that Rob Miller had started this thread.

Harris shielded his infant and reminded me that I was in violation of my restraining order.

I saw him and his family this morning at the Birmingham Farmers Market. And Hinch on Wednesday. Might have also seen Jeff Greenberg, but I wouldn’t be able to place him in a million years.

Not sure we have to fix everything through free agency. Agree we need to upgrade, but think it could happen via trade. We have to be willing to deal from our minor league depth when appropriate. As a GM, I would be a bit leary of handing out 6+ year contracts. Those don’t seem to age well.

As for the announcing crew, I like both Dirks and Scales as the color guys—both have been a revelation and I hope they can settle in more regularly on TV and radio, respectively. They are insightful, have some energy and aren’t homers about everything. For my enjoyment of the broadcasts, they have surpassed Dan and Jason. Dan is still very good at what he does, but he had to carry the load with Jim Price, especially as he aged during his last few seasons. Scales and Dirks bring a lot more as his partner. I know I’m in the minority, but I don’t get all of the Benneti love. He’s solid and at his best when he is actually discussing the game, but he spends so much time discussing other things that often delve into silly. I think he read too much of his own press on X when everyone was fawning over his hiring. It’s almost like he’s trying too hard, so maybe that will be tempered over time. He’s still a nice upgrade from Shep, but a long way from being as good as Mario was.

I think it’s crazy to think the players don’t give a ****. Many of them don’t have solid careers (Villade, Madris, Ibanez, Brieske, etc) and are fighting for their professional lives. They just aren’t very good. The one guy who has a very high, guaranteed salary laid out twice last night to try and prevent a ground ball from getting to the outfield. Don’t conflate talent with effort.

Might get better as our major leaguers start to come back to the active roster. But in a season of non-playoffs, I don’t really care how many games they win. Not looking to tank, but will be OK with the better pick/draft pool if it comes to that. Drafting seems to be a strength of the current regime.

For those of you without Apple TV you’re welcome

I’ll show them—instead of ponying up $6 for Apple TV, I’m going to just go to the game in person. And spend about $100 in the process.

All of those empty AB’s that go to McKinstry and Baez are tough to overcome. I’m less negative towards Urshela—he at least has a good AB and isn’t a black hole. I don’t see him as blocking Jung—he’ll be up when they think he’s ready.

Let’s not forget that Carpenter, Meadows, Greene and Tork were all being counted on to provide the bulk of our offense this year. Only Greene has been able to deliver on that and now dealing with his annual significant injury. I don’t think we can write off any of these guys—hopefully we can get this group back to Detroit for at least part of the remaining games.

Hope he pitches better than making Chai Latte’s

Can someone explain to Rob that he doesn’t need to create a new thread for each random thought he has? It’s not Facebook, after all. Where are the Thread Police?

Ironic timing of Bally’s back on Xfinity. We traded away 4 contributors which will likely result in a rough finish to the season.

In fairness, he’s learning the position. Might benefit from the major league coaching.