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He's on my list now. 😏

GOD DAMN IT!

Also, when Dombo was with us, he was operating in a relatively Luddite world where other teams didn't have nearly the information at their disposal that teams do now.

Could be something. Could be nothing.

You don't say.

Because he still works for the Astros?

Old friend alert.

I don’t see how Trump can suck up all the media oxygen in America with his antics for the next fifteen months, which he definitely will, and that people will start tuning him out and become too apathetic to vote. Those two circumstances don’t mesh for me.

Do we have to choose? 😉

Oops jumped the gun …

Both. His plaque will have a Tigers hat, but during his speech he will switch it out for a marlins hat since he will be working for them. 😉

You need to lighten up and get more Simpsons in your life! 😅

Mr. mtu, I don't use the word 'hero' lightly—but you are the greatest hero in American history.

Also should help our return from the Dodgers since Eduardo was the #2 guy on their list.

Sure, as 20-20 hindsight narrative.

Which is exactly what I suggested here.

And I had no clue 2022 negated his entire history before that. Did you think Jeimer was done done as well?

And I would counter that Hinch has to push buttons now because he did not have players he can plug in everyday, not necessarily because he loves loves loves pushing buttons. I would guess that once he does have everyday players, he will push buttons a lot less. I guess in a couple of years we will see.

Why do you think Hinch has a passion for pushing buttons? Has he said as much? Is it because he's doing so now?

2023.

I found it amusing that the Cubs in-studio crew were praising the pickup because of Candelario's positional flexibility to play both third and first. They still have Madrigal and Wisdom at third and they've been struggling to fill first base, so I wouldn't be surprised to see Jeimer get the bulk of minutes there.

I suppose it could be true Jeimer didn't fit what the new administration wanted to do here, although I don't see how a guy who has a history of plus-D, pop from both sides of the plate, and the ability to take a walk doesn't fit what they want to do here. Seems like Jeimer has proven yet again he can deliver on all three. Does all that really take a back seat to "defensive versatility"? I think that whole idea might be misunderstood. I really doubt Harris and Hinch believe that the way to win rings is by fielding twelve guys who can all play at least three positions on the diamond at random every game. I think it's more an issue of, the organization is in a very bad stretch right now where the only players available to us are marginal talents, many of whom have value only as utility players. They should be bench players at best on decent teams, which we are not right now, so we have no choice but to play guys like this every day. Might as well test them at various positions to see whether they can play well enough somewhere anywhere while we figure out whether we can go long with any of these guys (which, no real surprise, it looks like we won't be able to). That's why I think we are swimming in utility players all playing multiple positions. I don't think it's our strategy to win in the future—I think it's more the only way at our disposal to survive and try to compete at this moment. Once we do get everyday players at third base and second base and in the corners on board, we won't need a multiplicity of the Zach McKinstrys or Andy Ibanezes or Tyler Nevins of the game moving around our diamond anymore.