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Indeed, "people are saying...."

So we give away Fulmer for nothing so we can have D. Law help cement two losses in two appearances? Was there some kind of point to that? Just making a move to make a move? If you are going to take a nothing return for Fulmer, why bother at all? At least he might help you win a game or two more for your fans the rest of the way before he goes FA. Your high pick is pretty much already assured, turning the rest of season into a tank-a-thon is just adding insult to injury.

only about half the states have voter initiative processes, though in others the state legislature can put something on the ballot. Of course it's the legislatures who are out of sync on the issue so we're not likely to see that happen.

just throw him a party, write him his check and release him. Nothing worse than when great players feel like they have to drag things out or their teams force them to.

he started out with double digit walks early but had dropped off to more like 6% more recently (12 in his last 187 PA). Not terrible, would just like to see more at A ball in a promising bat since it may/probably will fall at each succeeding level.

Funny I don't remember the 2018 Gub. primary much at all. I guess there are years when I know that the chance of anything 'the other guy' does could change my mind are so small I basically don't pay any attention to them. But now that you jogged my memory I remember the party switch, etc...

Just cite him for contempt and put him in jail overnight between the trial session.

LOL 28% isn't much a "win" is it? I know runoffs are expensive but in an ideal world you would have to get 50% to win any election. What is your main knock on Thanedar?

One of Scully's great skills (and Ernie's FTM) was he could translate excitement without shouting. He'd just pitch a little higher and that was all you needed to know the action had picked up. As good as Dickerson is, that would be my one critique - he shouts into the mic too often when the action is exciting. Scully's approach was more artful for radio.

Tigers called up Zach Short.

He's seems very steady - no 4/4s but very few 0/4. Only 2 games in July without a hit. Doesn't walk much though.

Avila has said repeatedly that one of his priorities was finding guys that strike out less and walk more. Like everything else with Al, it's not his objectives, it's his execution.

Consider that If they are teaching guys how to spin their breaking balls harder, they are also teaching them how to put more load on their UCLs. There is no free lunch in physics, Newton’s 3rd law is going to apply. “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction”

quite the comeback for Lipcius, who was pretty much given up for dead before this year IIRC.

fair question.. Whether throwing at FCL or the like would count as throwing competitive innings I wouldn't speculate. Obvious he is going to continue doing some kind of throwing

I think that is off the table. Well - Hinch thinks it is anyway. The way he talked about 'not being in the room' on the trade negotiations was interesting.

fricking Christo-nationalist conservatives have no idea how small a minority they really are because the damn disinterested in the middle and prog purists won't vote until they see the roof caving in.

85 on the 27th with the Hens, but he's been in trouble enough tonight I wouldn't send him back out there (Sparky's rule). Hinch may well.

That should be it for Manning. He kept his team in it even with the questionable D behind him. Like Hongbit noted, we need to see the velo get better, but at least he's pitching again.

Well, that was well executed. Refreshing.

OK - just.go.get.him.

Add Kreidler!

Wilmer Flores with 4 IP of 1 hit ball as Erie wins one 1-0 on a Meadows HR.

He's was coining off TJ, so last year you could cut him some slack on the arm for maybe not having rehabbed it thoroughly enough, but that's no excuse this season. No way you can play OF in the big leagues if you can't do better than those last two. He's getting his shot and blowing it.

if true worse than making a bad throw. They don't pay you to be off-guard on the baseball field! 😡