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Zipper merge works great if everyone accepts the concept of late merging. But not only is that not the case, many early mergers are religiously fervent about everyone has to get over out of the lane that’s closing at the first sign, usually a mile or mile and a half away, because it’s only fair. My younger brother is that guy and he’s very adamant about it. Plus, every once in a while, you will see someone playing Corporal Lapdog, using their car to block the lane that’s closing so that no one can drive all the way to the end and late merge because, I guess, they think they’re helping maintain societal law and order or something.

If no one is ahead of me, I get the car up to at least 60, preferably 70, while on the ramp so I can comfortably merge in at freeway speeds at the first opportunity. Not only do I not go all the way to the end of the acceleration lane, but if I do see an opening, I will cross over the channelizing lines (before the ramp becomes the acceleration lane) to get onto the freeway. This is especially true if, to CMRivdogs’s point, the guy I am following onto the freeway is still going 30 or 35 even when approaching the acceleration lane.

Hinch wanted Fulmer to try to get out of the inning himself and gave him literally every chance to do so.

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I think there’s a better chance we just got nothing for Robbie Grossman then we got something for Robbie Grossman. At least it’s marginally better than DFAing him.

I read this in Simon and Garfunkel harmony.

OK, definitely not a showcase! Aw darn ...

Hopefully not a showcase ...

OK, Akil Baddoo can play tomorrow, too.

OK, can we showcase Chafin in the tenth? Or are we going with Lange?

Holy Toledo, talk about pulling the third out right out of your butt! And on the same guy who pantsed us on that running play earlier in the game!

Nice to benefit from a ridiculous call by the other team.

Umpire ain't gonna call that against the home team tied in the ninth.

I still don't think Soto is going anywhere.

OK, that takes care of this inning with no further damage. Let’s see what he does in the ninth.

OK, well—another high risk high reward move here?

So what’s the RWM spin here? “Brandon lamely trying to distract us from his failed energy policy leading to record gas prices and double-digit inflation with the pointless killing of a played-out nobody”?

Another 0-2 hit. Eek. He’s ruining his trade value here! 😏

So far we’re seeing the high risk part. Is Chafin up in the bullpen yet? EDIT: Nope, it’s Soto.

Yeah, it makes more sense to run Fulmer out there than Chafin.

At least we got one of those.

Double off the wall notwithstanding, Jimienez has proved that he’s worth someone’s numbered position player prospect. Next up for the eighth: either Chafin or Fulmer. Chafin is already looking great, so maybe they’ll want to give Fulmer a chance for a dominant inning.

He might slip through waivers and stick around, but he’s organizational soldier material at this point. Wouldn’t it be a gas to see Tampa claim him, though?

Kerry Carpenter, your table is ready?

I don’t think we see both of them because they’ll want to give Soto a chance to pitch a clean ninth to impress the potential adopting parents.