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27 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Generally not a great sign when the lies are so big that even Joe Kernan doesn't want to touch then

$6.00/gal gas? Double digit interest rates? What crack pipe is Scalise hitting?

It rhetoric a la Neil Simon. Through the pasta at the wall and take whatever sticks.

15 minutes ago, NorthWoods said:

Trusting in Mcgodigle is not living on the edge.

It would be nice if it were only a matter of trust in McGonigle as a player. It's more the team risk issue that any player may be forced to leave a game by something that happens to him that's beyond his control - HBP etc. They are basically saying they are willing to lose a game rather make a roster move - or alternatively I guess you could say they are admitting they don't have a single healthy SS left in the system they trust to go into a game and play better than a guy (Lee) who hasn't played there in 3 yrs. On second thought maybe the latter is actually the case.

16 minutes ago, guy incognito said:

Not necessarily true though. If the districts in the North flip the country, then the districts in the South can be restored. People have to stop worrying about the details of the win and Just find the straight line path. Win first and everything else can follow.

have I said before that I really hate bringing in old relievers at the end of their ropes?

I wanna million back every time he walks the lead-off hitter in the 9th.

just totally surprised they are going without a true backup SS. 

2 hours ago, chasfh said:

I agreed that I thought at first we might call Max up, not that Kevin would play shortstop every day. But let's set that aside.

A.J. Hinch has been fired. You've been named manager. This is your roster. How will you deploy it? I assume you start with Kevin playing shortstop every day. What next?

 

Perez is my CF against RHP, Vierling against LH. Riley, Tork, Torres, McG play every day. Colt plays 3B everyday unless the matchup is really bad and I put Jung there. Light a candle every day that no-one else goes down before McK gets back!

4 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Also mentioned his before, but there are VRA districts in blue states too... And after the decision not clear whether these states won't just revise their own districts without these in place constraints. NY, CA, even IL (which is already gerrymandered to hell) could theoretically draw out R districts on their existing maps without VRA requirements.

I really don't like the VRA being gutted and the precedent it sets, but this is the other side of the coin as well.

yes  - as example you could probably wipe out at least one GOP district in the Detroit NE burbs by dividing part of the city into it, though redistricting is off the table in MI.

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

I don't know that Workman is more worthy than Jung based on one month at Toledo.  Since they let him get away two years ago, I think they see him as a flawed player. 

Not that Jung isn't!

TBF, Workman put up a 900+ OPS last August and September in Toledo as well, but he was still striking out way too much. Somewhere along the line Workman stopped switch hitting, and his improvement has followed his concentration  on hitting from one side of the plate, so there is some rationale for thinking he's not quite the same player that putzed around the system for so many years. OTOH, when K's are the problem in the minors, that's about the worst sign for a hitter making it at the next level.

Unfortunately, Jung's K rate at Toledo is also 30%. There isn't a whole lot to be excited about either one of these guys. I just would like to see Workman because he is more of an unknown. Have already seen enough of Jace for the pessimism to be well baked.  🙄

11 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

Diesel is about $10/gal in Italy right now. We are burning through every bit of international goodwill we ever had.

one hopes that calling up Jung means that McGonigle is just going to play every inning until McK is back because I respect Hinch too much to believe he wants to see Jung playing SS.

22 minutes ago, Shelton said:

The boring part of speculating is it could be for naught within the next few hours, so it hardly feels worth it. That said, it’s a low bar.

So, I will say that I’m not sure a hot start by workman so far this year is enough to justify a 40-man spot, and I think Scott Harris is “loathe” to give those up without good reason. We know that Clark is likely to occupy a 40-man spot in the near future anyway, and for a long time to come. If you add workman now, that requires a move. If you add Clark in six weeks, that requires another move. I’m not sure giving a 40-man spot to workman for what might be a short term need is worth it. 
 

As for Clark being “ready,” I’m not going to put too much weight into GM speak. Even if they would prefer waiting, things changed last night. They can always send him back down when other options become available (and/or if he is struggling). He can play CF and bat 9th and we can see what happens. 

This is all true - from the roster perspective it is the way to go. The question is how risk tolerant are they about not having a backup SS until McK gets back? I suppose Lee can stand there in an emergency but game logs say he hasn't played any short since 2023 and only 7 games then so we might not get much more than him standing there!

6 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Never mind this nonsense, what about Trump grabbing Melania's ass! 

 

I'm not sure this analysis is complete. Creating minority districts generally favor the GOP overall because it concentrates higher numbers of Dem voters into fewer winnable districts - IOW exactly what GOP gerrymanders try to do. Spreading out Black votes could actually create more swingable districts. In any case the outcome is going to be more complicated than this byline implies. It will certainly hit minority representation, but that's not the same thing as hurting the Dem party.

1 hour ago, Shelton said:

I think Kevin actually could just play SS everyday.

58 minutes ago, chasfh said:

That's what I thought at first ...

It's probably less a matter of whether he could than that Hinch is loath to be without his Swiss Army knife roster.

22 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Harris said the exact same thing on MLB Network yesterday.

actually that's probably the piece I saw. MLB net and ESPN BBTN always seem like the same place to me.

12 hours ago, pfife said:

Is this a bad thing?

Michigan gas prices jump most in U.S.; analysts warn of $5 gasoline https://share.google/Ydldu88H3SVnxsfxq

West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures at $104/bbl as I type this.

4 hours ago, buddha said:

nc$$ tournament expanding to $eventy-$ix teams.

ridiculou$

1 hour ago, chasfh said:

Does this mean Max gets his call up? Because we are fresh out of at least halfway decent center fielders.

it would be a little comical since Harris was just on ESPN saying more or less that Max wasn't going anywhere for a while as they had plans for what they wanted him to work on. Well, the best laid plans and all that....

9 minutes ago, kdog said:

I'd guess a multiple month injury.

Mize gonna be at least a month as well no doubt.

1 hour ago, GalagaGuy said:

Workman is batting .333 with a .948 OPS.  He's getting the call. 

for sure if not now, probably never.

13 minutes ago, NorthWoods said:

 

yeah - but can he pitch?

Torkelson needs to stop that one

3 minutes ago, Crazy Cat Gentleman said:

yeah, but that apparent fact that his leg is bad enough that they didn't want him stressing it with a warmup pitch is kinda yikes.

whatever it was, Casey knew he was done.

3 minutes ago, GalagaGuy said:

Not an arm issue, looks like he tweaked a leg running down that weak grounder.  

as Benetti noted, Casey is a guy who once pulled a hamstring walking down off the mound.

you never know when it will end, but so far Casey is dealing. Braves' hitters had no chance that inning.