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I'm fascinated at the way that thing exploded and her ability to remain anonymous. I suspect some late night show will make a big reveal out of it. Not since Tiger King has this country been so united.. (as the meme said).

yeah I get it. And I believe the pitcher does have to wait for the hitter, they can't get the ball back and throw it at 12 seconds remaining if the hitter isn't "ready". I would just amend the rule to say that by 7 seconds or whatever, the pitcher is free to start their motion and the hitter has the responsibility to be ready. but maybe it's a solution in search of a problem, is this happening all the time?

the rule to me seems backwards... as far as I'm concerned it's a "pitch clock" not a "batters clock" and the hitter can do whatever they want but the pitcher is throwing, ready or not. They are the ones with the ball in their hands.

I don’t disagree. But right now we are in the build phase. And Skubal is that ace. I’ve said multiple times I am against trading him unless it’s for ML all star quality talent. No prospects.

Today I got stuck in the concourse behind 3 women walking slo ly, side by side taking up the whole pathway, wearing jerseys by Ordonez, Zumaya, and Inge. Suddenly it was 2008.

Refresh my memory. Why is this a bullpen game? Lots of Phillies fans here today.

Skubal gives me the JV and Max hard ass vibes.... they can't trade this guy.

Cookeville is where my family is from. My ancestors have been there since the civil war. What makes C-Ville so great is having TN Tech there so you get that crowd. And they've really changed the downtown area. But if they didn't have that it wouldn't be special. And like everywhere else, what once was land is now a subdivision. But without my aunts and uncles nad cousins... Cookeville wouldn't have any reason for me to be there other than to visit cemetaries.

Crank might be the dumbest person on twitter. Sometimes I wonder if he suffered a head injury because his logic can get so twisted and he doubles down on absurd things.

I’m willing to assume Avila made some foundational improvements to the front office in terms of systems and hirings that didn’t manifest into success at the ML level but were still useful.

Playing hooky for this one.

I never got it either. Seemed to have never worked. I can’t recall an instance where that play was successful.

Seems like during the Leyland/Lamont years they ALWAYS went on contact from 3B.

I enjoy following the gang at NR that I used to soak up to see the path they took in a Trump world that took over the former conservative movement. Guys like Byron and Lowry went one way while Goldberg and Nordlinger went another. I don’t count Kristol in that mix because he seemed to jump sides whereas Jonah and Jay will still stick up for previously held conservative positions. It’s a good sanity check for me.

considering these two moves happened within a day of the season ending it seems obvious he's got something going beyond these two moves.

All an owner can do is hire people and let them do their job and spend when called upon and get rid of those executives when they show to not be doing their job. Has Chris not shown that ability? Yeah, he didnt "go after" Ohtani. Get real. On one hand people are complaining about Baez and his contract and on the other people are complaining about the owner being cheap. The team has made significant behind the scenes improvements and hired expensive people in the front office, the kind of hires that most fans would never know happened, and I throw in Jason Benetti in that conversation. If Chris just wanted to bank the cash from owning an ML team he wouldn't have approved those hires. Take a look at the media guide and you can see who they are.

I know it's nitpcking but I don't think of the 2006 team that way. The 2012 team, yes. But that version in franchise lore over achieved in my opinion. Yes, I said it.

On that front I get flyers now from Justin Amash. While his anti trump stance was admirable... nobody cares about the patriot act anymore. That's his selling point, some ancient 22 year old legislation. It was just boilerplate "Individual Liberty", "LImited Government", "Free Markets". What, is this 1995?

Especially since Nick looked at him with a blank stare as if he never saw him before in his life. remember in the sopranos when Paulie ran into Carmine Sr who had no idea who he was?

Take this series for what it is. A no lose chance to see the best team in baseball and some characters. I had sweep penciled in all along.

McKinsey having a good game.

Agree with that. And the fact he hit 30 last year shows he's capable. I wonder how often teams talk with each other in regards to how they work with players. Like talking shop.

this is what has led to a lot of the frustration I think for fans. Without any quotes from the front office or coaches, aside from Hinch in his sponsored radio ads, it makes everything think they aren't doing anything. But... they don't need the media.

that trade proposal written by a Mets person or someone writing from that perspective? You don't trade Flaherty unless it makes the major league team better in 2024 and 2025. I'm done with prospects. That goes for Skubal too.