Laika

a really ****

Jesus H. Christ. The college stats certainly don't look like they support 80 speed, 70 raw power... 106 games, 6 HR, 23 SB and 8 CS, .323/.388/.477

too many memes!

Chris Sale sore elbow, getting an MRI. RIP in pieces

Alright we'll just skip your final waiver pick then. Check for emails about everyone going on waivers when it's over.

2035 Anthony Alford, assistant manager at Home Depot, is once again in line for a promotion to manager. This is his fourth chance - on three previous occasions, head office ended up going with someone else, despite Alford's contagious smile and obvious raw-management ability. On one of those occasions Alford had all but been offered the job when he ruptured his achilles in a forklift accident, requiring surgery that kept him from working for three months. He knows this time is a make-or-break scenario. If he doesn't get the promotion, he'll have to put in for a transfer so he can start over with a fresh slate. He stands outside the automatic doors before his shift and thumbs his name tag. Anthony. The name of his father. The name his mother chose for him. He thinks about how his name has brought pride and shame to his family. Being a high MLB draft pick, playing college football, being ranked as Toronto's #1 baseball prospect... the publicity from his 2012 weapons charge, his mother's 2012 charges, his family home burning down in 2017, him washing out of baseball in humiliating fashion that spring in 2020, the fried rice incident in Korea... He closes his eyes and says quietly to himself, "I'm proud of who I am and where I've been. I'm Anthony Alford." Eyes still closed, he takes four large and confident steps into the store, forgetting the tall display of dimmer switches he set up near the front door yesterday. He walks forcefully into the display, the metal rack loudly crashes to the floor and merchandise scatters everywhere. He looks up to see his retiring manager shaking his head, sadly.

Twist and Trout --> Hansel Alberto, for some reason Burrito Boyz -- Dexter Fowler The War Pigs -- Jake Fraley Ten Cent Beer Night -- Tyler Beede The Butt Stallions -- Drew Smyly Taijuan On! -- Rowan Wick ISO Horny -- Kyle Crick Twist and Trout -- Jordan Yamamoto Twist and Trout -- Yusmeiro Petit The Beach Cowboys -- Zack Burdi The True Cardinals -- Roberto Perez The Bryce is Right Saskatchewan 54's (Skip this pick) The Five Year Plan Off Daily (insert clever name) Seniors Circuit The Five Year Plan The New Matt Olsons The Eze Twist and Trout Burrito Boyz Twist and Trout Ten Cent Beer Night

Twist and Trout --> Hansel Alberto, for some reason Burrito Boyz -- Dexter Fowler The War Pigs -- Jake Fraley Ten Cent Beer Night -- Tyler Beede The Butt Stallions -- Drew Smyly Taijuan On! -- Rowan Wick ISO Horny Twist and Trout Twist and Trout The Beach Cowboys The True Cardinals The Bryce is Right Saskatchewan 54's (3 hrs) The Five Year Plan Off Daily (insert clever name) Seniors Circuit The Five Year Plan The New Matt Olsons The Eze Twist and Trout Burrito Boyz Twist and Trout Ten Cent Beer Night

smyly

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^^^

A couple more days of this crawl and I am just going to let everyone free-for-all for their last waiver selections. Dying inside.

29 years old. He could be a valuable two-way player!

You missed the cut deadline and most of the waiver draft. I made your cuts for you without thinking much. Your waiver selections have also been made without much thought. You have one more pick and a 3 hour window to make it when it comes up. Your team was also fined a 2nd round MiLB pick for missing the deadline. I am going to assume that you were in treatment and waive that penalty on compassionate grounds. That's it I think.

where the f*** were you

lol that's a deep ass position right now. Is Hanser even a top 30 third baseman?

Vlad should care. The team that is invested in him should care. The fans should stop caring - he's going to be a huge guy, always. Also it's okay to #PlayFat. Stop body shaming the guy. Toronto is trying to corner the market on beef. Vladdy, Rowdy, Alejandro Kirk, Alek Manoah, Nate Pearson (give it a couple of years). Travis Shaw has a nice ponch going on this spring. Ryu is a big meaty Korean. There is a whole lot to love in the organization right now.

very much

Twist and Trout --> Hansel Alberto, for some reason Burrito Boyz The War Pigs Ten Cent Beer Night The Butt Stallions Taijuan On! ISO Horny Twist and Trout Twist and Trout The Beach Cowboys The True Cardinals The Bryce is Right Saskatchewan 54's --- email Laika The Five Year Plan Off Daily (insert clever name) Seniors Circuit The Five Year Plan The New Matt Olsons The Eze Twist and Trout Burrito Boyz Twist and Trout Ten Cent Beer Night

He looks about the same. Even if he lost 15 pounds, guy his size, you'd barely be able to tell that with his clothes off, let alone with a baggy uniform on. It's possible he lost 15 pounds of fat and gained some muscle too. Who really cares.

This is right. While The Airport is lame, most of the good nicknames are based on some characteristic of the player or event in their life, and not on their name itself. There are already other Big Nates in baseball... If we are going to force a nickname on Pearson we can do better than The Airport or YYZ. I mean he throws 100, just call him Nuke Pearson.

Touching 94 as a RHRP is not going to cut it unless he has a wipeout secondary. It would be fun though. Like a s***** Michael Lorenzen, or an older version who is much worse at pitching but much better at pinch hitting.

FeatherD with his first pick of the draft, eight days after it started.

I think he's mostly right. By seniority certain guys like Kay, Wag, and Borucki will be the first called up from Buffalo, unless they are hurt or really struggling. These guys are already on the 40 man roster and Pearson isn't. The team will do something this year to minimize Pearson's total workload and I think we might see them put a pitch limit on him in Buffalo for several weeks before setting him loose and then subsequently calling him, if/when needed in Toronto.

lol