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Wow, Hader just destroyed Murphy.

He actually gives Grichuk a B+. Really low-effort, clickbaity article though. Keri can do better.

Buck calling Hawk Harrelson "one of the best" might be the most egregious thing he's ever said.

Orioles, you've already clinched the #1 overall draft pick. Stop putting Chris Davis in the lineup.

As long as they don't give it to JD Martinez, it's cool.

That Desmond signing remains one of the strangest and dumbest transactions I've ever seen.

I don't get the point of the braille uniforms. Are people supposed to go up to each player and feel out the dots on their jersey to figure out who they are? I feel like that wouldn't be a very common occurrence.

Okay so last time the Jays were in Baltimore I was actually there and got to see 2 of the games, my first time watching them on the road. Of course the Jays had to pick that time to get swept by the worst team in the league. Really pissed me off. Since then the Orioles have pretty done nothing but lose. So i'm really hoping to see the Jays stomp the Orioles into the ground this time around.

Woulda, coulda, shoulda. This is classic freaking out over hindsight, Blue jays message board specialty.

So I've been kinda off the grid this summer but I'll give two cents on what I can. Bullpen should be fine, depending entirely on what the SPs provide. Giles and Tepera are solid options, and then from the rest there should emerge at least a couple half decent arms. Barnes had a lousy year but I'm fine giving him a shot to rebound. Petricka looks like a clear non-tender. Otherwise just fill it out with some scrap heap guys February, maybe even bring Clippard back if the price is right. Cutting Solarte is obvious, but I'd hang onto both of Drury and Travis. If Solarte's gone, one of them will need to start at least until Vlad arrives. Not sold on Gurriel as a regular but Diaz is an okay option to have. Of course anything from Tulo is a bonus. Should be plenty of playing time for both Martin and Jansen, probably not a need for a third catcher. I'm with Grant on trying to dump Morales somewhere - he's hurting the flexibility of the roster and is just generally not fun to watch. Teoscar is fairly one-dimensional but I'd still much rather give him ABs than Morales, to see if the bat develops any further. At some point Alford needs to be given a shot in the majors, but right now he probably needs a bit more time in Buffalo. Also wondering where the board stands on Billy McKinney - org guy or is he worth anything? For the rotation, I think we need at least two MLB signings for it to not fall to pieces. JA Happ round 3 sounds like a decent plan, and then a cheap back-end type to take some innings off the young guys (and the injury prone guys).

Yeah I'm having issues with this thread - the only posts I see are Spanky's.

Lmao the Phanatic

Wow, I just realized how well Nick Markakis is playing right now. 154 wRC+ and a career low strikeout rate. Maybe the pressure of getting pushed out by Acuna has made him up his game.

Oh yeah well we got RA Dickey! sigh...

That was a classic Morales AB

Rockies-Padres brawl, Perdomo just f***ing chucks his glove then backpedals the hell out of there. Yankees-Red Sox brawl, Kelly and Austin get into it for real. Austin smashes his bat like a badass but honestly sliding into second with his spikes up was pretty dickish.

Osuna is a strike machine. Carved 'em up.

Yeah he's looked really uncomfortable picking balls in the dirt.

Man, Bartolo can still pitch. Would not be surprised to see him put in a solid season as a swingman.

Vintage Colon pitch there for the K

Another very good at bat by Solarte

Holy s*** I just realized Beltre is in his 21st season.

The ball really sails out to right centre field there.

Haha Bartolo Colon is warming up

I like that Gibbons is really sticking to a strict platoon of Pearce and Granderson.