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There are reports out that commanders, worried about 'scape goating are refusing any initiative, forcing all field decisions high up the chain and creating immobility/predictability in the Russian force - though again more of an issue on offense than defense. Also that Putin is increasingly taking low level field decisions himself. That should spell disaster but given the quality of the Russian officer corps it could be a step up. I would have to guess a huge amount depends on whether the Russian propaganda machine can keep up the warrior motivation going in the troops. I would think a big factor in when an army reaches it's "Lancaster Break" is going to be it's belief in the regime it's fighting for, in support of which I would offer Russia in WW1, the ARVN, and even Iraq for that matter.

The sad part is that this team will eventually hit; it will happen just about when the starting pitching is about done falling apart, and so it won't help enough to matter except in Skubal's starts.

Calgary is hoot to watch though - so much speed to burn.

3-1. Oiler's take a penalty on a bad change then break a stick. I've never understood why a guy that breaks a stick defending on a PP doesn't go straight to bench for a sub. It would be less than 10sec of 5 on 3 compared to up to 2 min of 5 on 3 1/4. LOL - and the Oilers get it back already.

Willi is on a 1/12 and that was a swinging bunt.

Tiger's finished with 3 hits. one walk

Olsen wasn't too shabby in that game either. 4H 1ER in 4.2IP with 11K

Colt Keith and Wenceel still tearing it up at WM, both finished the night >900 OPS. Colt with a 4 game hit streak on the heels of having his 15 gamer broken. 3b for him tonight. Wenceel with HR, 2b

I would guess you swing above the ball too much because you are either pulling off or late.

It makes your head spin, Thomas can sign on to an opinion written by his wing man that looks to the guidance of a 12th century misogynist who believes women only exist as appendages to their men, all the while draping himself it the mantra that nothing his wife does reflects on him as there couldn't possibly be so much as influence in their marriage. I don't care if there is anything illegal there or not, the intellectual prostitution is breathtaking.

No doubt. Are there any players Coolbaugh can point to as accomplishments so far?

LOL - McCosky already has a story up at Detnews.com that tells us ...exactly nothing. LOLOL - Not to be outdone, Evan Petzold also with a story up at the Freep. That ....you guessed it....tells us exactly nothing. The "sports *reporter*" species has become extinct without ever even getting on the endangered species list.

and another atem ball.

Lee said Ramirez took one off his shin yesterday and there he is. Meanwhile, Tork is starting to hit a high percentage of balls hard. One ray of sunshine.

If we get Manning - If Manning is sharp - If Faedo surprises us all, then you have reached.....treading water status. Just very hard to be very optimistic. You need a guy like Peralta to come up big but there's no sign they have even decided to start him yet.

Hardly matters, one good pitcher in a rotation is better than none, but the rotation is in such a hole right now that even with Skubal the % of good starts they have had so far is not sustainable. Even with Tarik, their second best pitcher is only 30 IP away from his TJ. It's a damn big ask to expect him to be consistent at all.

But that's the joke, given the pitching they've lost, whatever else they did or didn't do becomes a purely academic argument, no way it's going to matter when you're starting Brieske, Faedo,TBD1 and TBD2 for the next month. Tiger's runs against, which had been great, is about to start moving to the back of the pack.

He wouldn't have been my choice anyway. You owed it to Tarik to have gotten up one of your better guys, not an edge guy. Then again, they just lost Vest......

Sorry guys, I've may have to take some relief from this and go get my fingernails pulled out.

Have to beat the the other team, have to beat the evil injury gods, have to beat incompetent replay officials.

He's at the Hotel sick (non-covid)

Aaaaaaand it begins.

At least Skubal won't lose this one.

We can hope. Doesn't seem likely the damage to the tibia would be worse than a bruise but if it was high enough to get a knee ligament that might be worse.