John_Havok

Varland is a super 2 whos going to be closing for the forseeable future. He won't be a bargain for long.

His birth certificate is about as real as Vlad's apology.

If this kid is 14, then im 25.

It also shows how people's eye tests really suck at evaluating defense over a long season. Mistakes always get remembered vividly, the dives and "spectacular" plays get remembered, but those make up like 10% of a season. The plays they make routinely that aren't routine but only look slightly difficult are very much as you say, taken for granted. The second part is when you watch a team for 162 games, there's a tendency to be much harder on them or have a "this has to be the worst ..." because you'll see a guy make 3 mistakes in a week and remember that for the rest of the season because you see that guy every day... and your brain keeps assigning those mistakes to him over and over again even though they don't get repeated.

Why ask a question about a player under contract to another team when ya know it would be tampering to answer with any specifics? That's mickey mouse crap. Also, asking about specific coaches by name with the intent of trying to get a GM to say something about how they might be fired ... tactless and bush league. Manager is fair game to ask about though. That's part of the gig. Besides Ross said they're going to review "everything" and Popkins would fall under that. Just because he didn't pre-throw anyone under the bus doesn't mean jack. Wilner's questions were so cringe... good lord.

I hope the Houston/Sox and Yankees/Sox does given that I bet on the Astros and Red Sox. The others can end after 2. Really though, all these series are very close to pick-ems. Is there really a series where you look and say "Obviously this team will win" and the other team has no chance? Not really LIke, I think Maybe the Braves and Phillies, most people would favour the Braves, but then the Phillies could just hit 5 HRs and have 2 CY calibre pitching performances and steal it and nobody would really be shocked given how their team is set up.

Absolutely. Then PCA goes 0fer with a walk and 3 Ks. Short series can be killers for guys with big K rates.

I don't mean to take away from the talent of the FO, just that I hate the model is necessary and therefore cannot cheer for it.

Cubs vs White Sox WS?

I hearvya man but i just cant cheer for a BS org that cant/wont pay their stars and survives on revenue sharing and 2+ extra picks everyear to stay relevant.

Me too. Short series caveats but... if PCA has a bad 3 games theres not much they can do. Padres pen is insanely good too. SPs may only need to go 4+ to be fine

Funny enough, but Kaima Taira in English means "fire hydrant"

I know right? More defense, more contact hitters, less reliance on HRs and a few more guys in the pen like Little is clearly the way to go.

Heh, just saying 109 usually doesnt go 440+

It's weird man. People who's background is from places near the equator... they look like theyre 30 until they're like 70. Then they look 90 the next day. It's like "old" just comes in the mail one day.