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Nice

Ha!

Good pitch

Slider command is a little off, but the last one was a strike. The one before.

And one.

95

We’ll know right away if Kimbrel is on.

Hyde furiously scribbling notes….

Lol

Sounds like a warning.

Hate to break it to you, but it happens.

Lol, yup.

Ho him, what’s new?

Nice pitch

Years and years of hard livin.

He’s better at 3B for sure, but I think that’s a result playing time. If he’s at 2B regularly I think you see the same caliber of defense over time.

Yup, and not the first time. Or, he refuses to play in protest at Camden Yards because of that mean LF wall they constructed. Boo hoo, Aaron.

I read it the same as you and the Bundy trade was early in the tenure of Elias, so maybe an oversight. It shouldn't be forgotten, though, because that trade ranks right up there with Bedard in terms of fleecing the other side.

Or, Westburg....he's easily become my favorite player because of his steadiness and versatility to hop from third to second without a drop off defensively. And he goes to RF with ease as a hitter which reminds me of myself back in the day.

So, yes and yes. All the commentary regarding rule changes was a derail. I'm here to set things straight!

And for that reason, they won't do it.

So, a slight nitpick here, because yes, he's been disappointing. But he has looked much better at the plate while, as you say, having a better OPS+ than the other three part-time players?, so maybe a C-? Again, slight nitpick, and everything else is spot on.

Agree

Oh, and I don't disagree with that (the pitch clock is one of my favorite rule changes for hitters and pitchers alike), but the idea that putting a runner at second to shorten the game is what I don't like. Was an extra inning game something that happened often enough to extend the overall average time of play? Maybe, but I don't like that rule. Yes, the 5-4 game in 2:15 is preferable for sure, but burning through bullpens and calling up players from the minors is also part of team management and the inner workings of the game which I enjoy. Who's really a good in game manager and also works with the GM to manage the 40 man? Maybe that part of it is lost on many, but the runner at 2B is one of my least favorite changes despite your bedtime preferences! And while I also like the pitch clock, limiting the pitcher to two throws (disengagements) is ridiculous.

Oh yeah, me and pops disagree often.