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1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Eh, I kinda get it... but at the same time, how long can you win with smoke & mirrors? They've managed to overachieve the last few years, sometimes SIGNIFICANTLY... but this season is what I think most people would expect from a team with their pitching staff.

I was barking the shop Britton/Machado back in December. (That was my SPORTSGUY impression. Pretty good, huh?)

 

Only a few old timers even remember Sportsguy.

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twinedenter Major Leaguer Cup of Coffee

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1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said:

Eh, I kinda get it... but at the same time, how long can you win with smoke & mirrors? They've managed to overachieve the last few years, sometimes SIGNIFICANTLY... but this season is what I think most people would expect from a team with their pitching staff.

I was barking the shop Britton/Machado back in December. (That was my SPORTSGUY impression. Pretty good, huh?)

 

I truly believed that we should have dealt Britton during the off-season. Made Givens or Brach the closer and signed Koji. I believe we would have been better this year and the next few. The amount of return for closers in the off-season was insane. 

But your GM has to have some forsight, a plan. Sadly, I don't believe ours does. 

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I thought Zach looked pretty much like himself yesterday. I never think of him as having great command anyway, he is effectively wild. Throws a hard sinker that he tries to keep down and the batters have no idea where its going and can't hit it and often chase, but Zach doesn't know where its going most of the time either :D

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11 minutes ago, weams said:

There aren't five teams out of it yet. The second wild card screwed it all up!

White Sox, Padres, Giants, Phillies, Reds, Metes.

6 teams are out of it.   (More than 10 games out of a playoff spot).

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