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Maybe they have played their best games and they just so happen to have been regular season games? Maybe they simply punched above their weight enough that they stumbled into a top conference seed? Nobody had them in this position before the season started.

Same. I'd probably play Carpenter everyday, too, and just move him up/down vs RHSPs/LHSPs.

It'll have to be someone that can play SS. Can't expect McGonigle to play everyday until McKinstry/Baez come back.

Cruz is on the injured list.

Maybe you. I plan on kicking ass.

This confused me. And then I found out Preston Mattingly is the GM and Don Mattingly was promoted from bench coach to manager.

Has a manager been fired in season and then hired to be manager elsewhere in the same season?

Where is the Hinch to Philadelphia thread?

Well, if they could sweep the end of this series, I think we could look past your prediction.

Where are his socks?!

Seems silly to me. It’s still only April. They rolled off, what, half of their coaching staff? And then reverberations to the minor leagues because managers/coaches down there were part of the domino effect. Maybe I’m wrong, but unless the team needed a change in culture, it just seems like a desperate move(s).

Greene has cut down SO% and increase BB% without sacrificing power so far this season vs last. I think that’s what had been hoped for. Torkelson will always find himself on the short end of a lot of fan evaluations because he isn’t living up to a 1st overall pick. Even if he improves his consistency and/or progresses his overall game, I think he’ll remain one of the primary targets of angst from the fan base.

I’ll authorize it.

Per bbref, Aaron Harang’s top similarity score match is Randy Wolf. So when are we going to see a Wolf statue at Commercial Park?

D’OH!

The Hinch to Boston thing makes sense when you consider he was there just last weekend.

Hold on, I earned 7 points for this from @Biff Mayhem? How do I redeem the points? Are these like the points earned at arcades? Do I take them to a counter and get candy or some sillly putty or maybe a handful of mini Ditkas?

Use the bullpen for openers? They ain’t been so great lately.

<s> Oh, good. That should save the bullpen from further attrition. <s>

Also another good point.