Marvin said:

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You guys can disagree with this all you want, but the lack of urgency by Dana and Dusty sends a message to the team.

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I bet a lot of us agree with you

Rays have been one of the worst teams in the AL for like 6 weeks and had lost 8 of their last 10 coming in…

This would be a horrible series loss after getting within 1 GB. Several errors all over the field in the first 4 innings of a crucial rubber game is a joke

Meanwhile JV is cruising in his start

Marvin said:

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You guys can disagree with this all you want, but the lack of urgency by Dana and Dusty sends a message to the team.

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I'll agree with you on Dusty, not sure about Dana. Three team has taken on the personality of the manager, and unfortunately that can't be addressed until the off season.

Why is Maton getting loose? His arm is gonna fall off because of overuse this year. Let Bielak eat this until we can get a position player in to pitch. The bullpen needs rest. Dusty is so f'ing bad at his job.

BadAggie said:

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JV exits the game. Maybe Crane has seen enough?

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Lol he threw 103 pitches

Rays opener...still in there

Do some of y'all not understand how trades work? It's not a video game. You can't just make a trade to make a trade.

texasaggie2015 said:

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Do some of y'all not understand how trades work? It's not a video game. You can't just make a trade to make a trade.

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Erroneous. There's a "force trade" option. I click it every time

Getting dominated by Zack Littell is fantastic stuff.

texasaggie2015 said:

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Do some of y'all not understand how trades work? It's not a video game. You can't just make a trade to make a trade.

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Yes, we get it. You can repeat the same thing another 100 times, and it still makes no difference. Dana has done nothing to force Dusty's hand to play the best players. You can't disagree with that.

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Beau Holder said:

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This team must be actually allergic to the division lead. There's really no other explanation at this point for the duds every single time they get close.

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It is 100% on Dusty. He shows no care to win and the team reflects his lack of leadership.

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yep, the players saw the lineup when they arrived at the ballpark

knew they were intentionally playing handicapped

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Outside of Maldy (which I still do not understand) the lineup is about as good as it can be without Brantley. Bielak hasn't been good, but if we had a decent first baseman who makes that play in the 1st inning, this is probably a very different ball game.

Maldy playing is an absolute joke though. Diaz goes 2-5 yesterday with a HR and 3 RBIs…then benched. This is the type of game where we're getting whipped and Maldy will come up in the late innings with nobody on base and hit a HR.

linkdude said:

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Asked if the Astros have considered going back to carrying three catchers to give him some flexibility to play Yainer Diaz and Martín Maldonado together, Dusty Baker said "Yainer has trouble with lefties. Everybody trying to help me manage, I don't really need it, thank you."

— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 30, 2023

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Old man is getting cocky

TB gets to 10 in this inning. Make Maldy pitch

I don't hold Dana Brown accountable for Dusty's obstinence. Regardless of titles or what is said to the media, it has been made crystal clear that Dusty's only boss is Crane.

I do think Dusty cultivates a lack of urgency. I don't think it is fair to attribute that to Brown.