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that was my concern with calling szhibitmboeroiaserski wrong already

they're at five, i wouldn't go thining szymborski is wrong just yet

Not a lot of power, tho

Robbie Ray is out for the season. I would say that may add Seattle to St. Louis as potential suitors in trade for Eduardo if he continues to pitch well.

to be clear, i'm not mocking Tork's exit velo numbers, but there has to be more to the story. he's hitting the ball hard. did all through ST and 22 games or whatever we are into the season. the results aren't there. seems like hitting it hard isn't enough and there's something else he needs to do. to the extent that this reflects my ire, it's because he does seem so close, yet he isn't there. Greene just isn't good right now, so it is less maddening.

I get it, but the 'he's hitting it hard' routine is wearing on me

If that proves true, whoever was hoping for Javy to opt out, forget about whatever chance there may have been

I was in Chicago a few years back when the Brewers swept the Tigers to close out the season (2019, I think?) and keep the Cubs out of the playoffs. There was a lot of bitching about the Tigers in Wrigleyville that weekend. I kept saying to people, WTF did you expect

Sigh. It's a results-driven world

I think they do leave him in, he's been good and is already throwing. I don't think they'll burn another guy if they don't have to

buckle up

I gather the Brewers must have a LH starter tonight

Since 2014. Rings familiar

Wow, that's a blast from the past

This. With a new stadium and all the hype of the new location, the franchise value will inflate. Sell high!

Indeed. I guess it depends on how hot the hot streak is, i.e., if the peak is enough to raise the upside such that it outweighs the variations

this is just off the cuff, and maybe the analogy doesn't work, but if you have pretty much any statistic (or financial asset as I'm thinking about), you can analyze its performance by standard deviation. Somebody who is streaky will have their overall average, but their periodic deviations are going to be greater than somebody who is not quite as streaky. In general, something -- a statistic, or an asset for example -- with greater standard deviation is not as valuable as the same something with lower standard deviation. So in that sense, too, streakiness is bad. PS: I think that Gehringer_2 maybe said this, too. Or, this_2

Who are the two guys on the right in that pic? Also, I read once that doves are also assholes in the bird world, notwithstanding their symbolic association with peace

wow

Eduardo Rodriguez v. Kevin Gausman

I always hated the Jays, based on the games in the 1980s. Still do, mostly.

Perhaps they'll feel complacent. Or the rings will weigh down their hands and make their swings slower. Call me an armchair body language expert, but I thought everything about Wingenter said "nervous" last night. He didn't seem that way on Monday. Maybe being out there for the ninth felt different to him? I guess we probably won't see him today anyway as he's pitched two consecutive days.

Witherspoon went to Tulane. Maybe he's the valet for Jake Rogers' moustache?

OMG the pod made me cry today

i thought ibanez was a contender for a roster spot. cesar hernandez is probably feeling pretty good