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Eddie Murray vs. Royals 8/11


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If we're truly going to do everything to gain an "inch" (according to Buck), why the hell is Hardy still in the 2 hole? Drop him down till he shows some semblance of consistency...

Easy to say, but who the heck do you replace him with? No way Machado goes there with his inexperience..

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Do you think Buck S is second guessing himself by not bringing in Lindstrom instead of Soco? I hope so.

I don't think so. It's easy to say that now, but our offense was lifeless at the time that he made the decision (down 4-0, and our starting pitcher failed to complete the 6th).

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Hehehehe

Unsolicited jabs at Derek Jeter are the best.

It's one of the few things you can do on this board with absolutely no fear of anyone disagreeing/disapproving. :D

Have you seen Escobar's defensive numbers? They're abysmal, which I just can't figure when I watch him play.

I haven't seen them and I'm extremely surprised they're abysmal. Not only does he look good when he plays us (like you say), but I listened to the Royals telecast back when we were playing them in May and their announces were positively raving about his defense. Saying he should be an all-star candidate on his defense alone...

I dunno, I like my stats as much as the next guy, but defensive metrics still tell me things I can't make sense of sometimes...

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