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I'm expecting some major gaslighting very soon where they try to convince us that Trump was right about everything he said.

That will be a fun name.

It's not a great seasion for AL outfielders. Top 3 outfielders by FanGraphs WAR: Judge 6.0 Buxton 3.1 Greene 2.6

I don't care about the allstar game much anymore, but Torres and Greene both deserve to start. Baez is comeback player of the year but not an allstar starter. Buxton is probably #1 in CF.

If healthy...I would not count on it. I'd like to see them get one more starter. If everyone stays healthy, that gives them another bullpen arm for the playoffs. I also want them to had a traditional reliever or two.

Has he ever made a statement that was not awful?

Perhaps, he learned his manipulation skills, by mimicking those who manipulated him.

It's pretty much the same bullpen as last year as far as talent level goes, but relievers are volatile. There was no way this was going to work forever.

Openers and pitching chaos make a manager look like a genius until the pitcher gets punched in the face. Hinch is a great manager, but I think think they need to target pitching help as the deadline approaches. They may need offense too, but I think they can make a more significant unpgrade with pitchers.

When Jack Morris apologized to Shohei Ohtani, he called him Jose Ohtani, before correcting himself. I think that was an accident. However, I think you are right that this was no accident. He most likely said it for the racist base, although he will surely say later that it was an accident.

I don't think it is based on anything evidence based like that, but rather how they think people will bet. I am really not sure how they do it, but the goal is not accuracy, but making money.

I saw the thread title and I thought it was about baseball. I was thinking what are they doing to the game now! I am relieved that it's a football thread.

Right, there have been some hard hit balls three last few games. It's not like it's all strikeouts.

Right. It's too early to call, but I was assuming he'd opt out when they signed him. Now, I am not sure.

Is Flaherty bad enough this year where he might decline his opt out? He would make 20 million next year.

Flaherty has been terrible this month. Edit: Only the last two games have been terrible...but he has not been reliable in general this year.

The Rays uniforms are as ugly as ****. Who is going to try to convince me otherwise?

It is, but so isn't everone else. They have added a few sabers which is good. There are a lot of baseball historians who I think are more qualified than writers who could be voting. The smart writers have gotten a lot better. I think the biggest problem is that they still have a lot of writers voting who haven't covered the game in a long time and don't really care.

Stan told us that when Trump golfs that is actually part of his work.

When fans get out of hand verbally, it also makes other fans around them uncomfortable.

The workers don't want days off? Seriously? Are they really that brain washed?

It doesn't carry a lot of weight with me, but I know it matters. For example, if Whitaker was more talkative with the media, he would have made more allstar games, received more awards votes, etc.

It's a combination of both. You need to start with their peers, but if there weren't a lot great players at a position at a particular point in time that doesn't mean the best one automstically gets in. Anyway, I think Posey was significantly better than Perez. Molina might have been better too. I think Perez is more like Russell Martin and JT Realmuto than Posey. I do think Perez will get more consideration than those guys because he had the great arm and had that big home run year , but I don't think he's a 100% guy.

They do get short changed due to short careers and not a lot of games played per season. They get undervalued by WAR too for the same reasons. I don't think Perez belongs though, not with guys like Freehan and Munson still waiting,

Griffey is a good comp.