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Probably because the beat guys were told to tell us he would be a stud back when we signed him. Our presence in Latin America was so bare at the time that so many of us overlooked the way the entire signing was shrouded in mystery as we handed the kid by far the most money we‘d ever paid anyone. He was 16, he had no track record anyone could locate, unknown provenance, slipped into the US in a way no one could recount. We were so desperate for a win that we ignored all that and wanted desperately to believe he was our future. The possible up side is that he is still only 21 and has time to make a mark, but really, if he hasn’t still done so in his first four years, that probably means there’s a good chance he’s going to top out in the bushes.

This series will go a long way in determining what we do next Tuesday.

Also, not for nothing, yet another left-handed-hitting outfielder.

I totally remember seeing that. It was a big deal because he was our #1 pitching prospect at the time.

Vilade will be Mr. Right Now whenever he is with us.

Want them fresh for the Cleveland series.

I get that the everyone hates NYT, but really, this is a deeply dumb tweet.

Is that a lot? Context? EDIT: I saw a subsequent tweet saying $30 million is a one-day record for Democrats, so, yeah, I can now see it’s a lot.

Trump: “Le GOP, c’est moi.” So—he pressures … himself? 🤔

Same here.

They’re trying to flip them to Republicans by claiming Democrats don’t really care about democracy after all.

Oh, Trump will definitely say "illegitimate", purposefully, with all the baggage that implies.

That would actually generate a legitimate attack: a vote for Michelle is a vote for a third term of Barack, like a sven-jolly. I could see a lot of swing voters and fecne-sitters getting turned off by that idea.

I'd like to see this—for one thing, it would validate all those votes I wrote her in for! 😁 But yeah, I'm pretty sure it's just a beautiful dream. The early returns from the first three or so hours suggest it's kamala.

#1 issue for them is her turn as the "Border Czar". They will also hammer her for not having been born in the United States, like Obama.

People talk about how Biden stumbles over his words. The thing I worry about with Kamala is that I've seen her stumble over her ideas. I hope I just caught her on the several bad days on which I saw her. I hope she has the stamina to keep up and that she has an always-on button, because she's going to absolutely need both.

So his call for Biden to resign is based on self-interest? Why, I never ...

I know I'm risking getting clobbered with the shame club for this, but is Kamala the slam-dunk nominee just because Biden endorsed her? Might there be other Democrats who want to throw their hat into the ring?

Looks like they're figuring out another way to keep campaigning against Biden.

I don't know, maybe. I feel like he might end up at first once Tork is given the gate.

Colt Keith probably wasn't going to tag out Springer on that double in any event, but he is going to have to learn how to take the throw from the outfield and stab his glove directly down to the base, to get the runner sliding into it, rather than reaching behind the bag a couple feet for the tag of the runner's, I don't know, butt? Point is, keep the glove in front of the runner, not behind him.

How about a grand slam by young Malloy to take the lead back from the Jays? 💪🏾 Remember how the Tigers would give up a run early and we would whine and moan here and give up on the game? Yeah, I'm starting to have trouble remembering that, too.

The Bligh Madris Era gets off to a slow (roller) start.

D'oh, Colt!

I think it's late enough into the season and I've given him enough of a chance to be able to say that I'm pretty much over Jason Benetti. I mean, he's miles better than Shep could ever hope to hope, no doubt. And if I had no other choice, I would be OK listening to him the whole game. But I like more business than wisecracking in my baseball broadcasts, so I'll do the radio overlay with Dan Dickerson whenever he's available.