Ball seven chant

as we've discussed...

Julks' falling off a cliff hurt Dana's negotiating hand badly

same for Jake's summer slump

Graveman will fit in nicely.

That and no 2020 or 2021 1st or second round draft picks in the minors to deal

CoachAg19 said:

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Supposedly this was a discussion between Yordan, Tuck, and Dusty where they all agreed that Tuck should stay in the 3-spot. I don't get it at all, but I imagine that they'll switch it up sometime soon. You just HAVE to get Yordan more ABs.
Altuve
Pena
Yordan
Tuck
Bregs
Abreu
Chas
Diaz
Dubon (or Julks)

With no Brantley, this is the ideal lineup IMO. It's been absolutely baffling to me ALL season that, after the success we had with Pena in the 2-spot last year, he's been bounced around the lineup so much. Leave him there for a few weeks behind Altuve, and with Yordan and Tuck behind him, and see what happens. If it isn't working, then you look at Bregs or possibly Chas in that spot if Chas continues to play as well as he has been lately.

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Then there are two options in my eyes. Yordan bats 4th or he bats 2nd. I would prefer him bat 2nd if Tucker is going to bat 3rd.

Good. I hate Manfred, too.

May as well invest the time elsewhere any time this team has a chance to take the division lead.

Julks sighting

Why is Julks hitting for Tucker

this is true

Beat40 said:

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CoachAg19 said:

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Supposedly this was a discussion between Yordan, Tuck, and Dusty where they all agreed that Tuck should stay in the 3-spot. I don't get it at all, but I imagine that they'll switch it up sometime soon. You just HAVE to get Yordan more ABs.
Altuve
Pena
Yordan
Tuck
Bregs
Abreu
Chas
Diaz
Dubon (or Julks)

With no Brantley, this is the ideal lineup IMO. It's been absolutely baffling to me ALL season that, after the success we had with Pena in the 2-spot last year, he's been bounced around the lineup so much. Leave him there for a few weeks behind Altuve, and with Yordan and Tuck behind him, and see what happens. If it isn't working, then you look at Bregs or possibly Chas in that spot if Chas continues to play as well as he has been lately.

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Then there are two options in my eyes. Yordan bats 4th or he bats 2nd. I would prefer him bat 2nd if Tucker is going to bat 3rd.

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I agree that Yordan should at least be batting 4th if they want to keep Tuck in the 3-spot. Bregs has been too streaky at the plate this year to be hitting 4th. He gets really hot for a few weeks, and then does nothing but pop out for a week.

Bregman singles

have to say AB does not give up any at-bats...regardless of score

Farmer1906 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Mathguy64 said:

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They are selling assets to win a WS. Can't say as I blame them. We did it for JV and it worked. We tried it with Greinke and it was a pole shot from working.

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We did do it to win a WS. This guarantees them nothing tho. Padres unloaded to get Snell, Soto, & Hader (all 3 light years better than what Tex just did) and they didn't make a WS last year and don't look like they will this year either.

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No. We won the WS because we did it once and didn't win when we did it a second time. We did it to increase our chances to win a WS. That's why you do it. To increase your chances.

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Sure. I bet the Mets thought they were increasing their chances when they spent 400 M on a roster this year.

I think they're blowing their wad because they overspent on big names so their window isn't going to stay open very long. Now they're doubling down on big trade names. The window maybe opened another inch but it also I probably slamming shut in 2 years.

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Meaning the Rangers? I'm not sure these assets have a place on the field in the near future, but it does deplete the talent available to trade in the future. Or to backfill injuries.

I doubt they consider it to be mortgaging the future, but maybe I am wrong.

Yordan singles

Three more with the mediocre Guardians. 2-1 probably the best we can hope for.

SECcess12 said:

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I can't believe we won a WS last year with our buffoon manager.

If we want to win another one, Crane/Dana have some tough decisions to make. Sounds like we aren't willing to do what is necessary including trades or parting with unproductive players.

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I'm waiting until after the trade deadline to make a judgement in that regard. There's still time for them to go make a move. IMO it has to be for a starting pitcher.
We aren't going to part ways with Maldy. Not in the middle of the season. Nor do I necessarily think that we should. He still has value with this team. However, he should NOT be the every day guy at C. Diaz is clearly the better option, but Dusty seems adamant on trotting Maldy out there more often.

tjack16 said:

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SECcess12 said:

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I can't believe we won a WS last year with our buffoon manager.

If we want to win another one, Crane/Dana have some tough decisions to make. Sounds like we aren't willing to do what is necessary including trades or parting with unproductive players.

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I'm convinced Biden could have managed this team to a WS last year with how good the bullpen was performing

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Probably true. But, typically, the ego-driven maniac with more money wins.