John_Havok

I’m guessing because he wants Bass to throw since he hasn’t since Saturday. Though you could easily have a Dolis go 2, then Bass throw the 9th

F is too lame. Alt F4 is the real respect

Why do people still use batting average as some sort of measure of skill?

-3 years please

You can lead a fatty To a treadmill, but you can’t make him run. Take it from a fellow fatty

I don’t think most think that service time manipulation is great. People want to see the best players play regardless of service time. The problem is the CBA as it currently is invites the manipulation so teams can exert extra control over said players. Speaking for myself, I don’t see it as great - merely a necessary evil given the current rule set that I would gladly eradicate if I could.

No doubt. But I feel like if anyone would actually sign 1 year at a time just to troll the world, it would be Bauer.

I think it’s the right move this time, Wags was definitely struggling and had already thrown 40 pitches in less than 2 innings.

Borucki only threw 21 pitches so it wouldn’t be crazy to see him available for a key lefty matchup if it happens to come along and Kay is already used.

Yes. Because Wags will likely be optioned after the game to get Anderson called up to start tomorrow and they might actually need Borucki and Kay tomorrow with all of Boston’s lefties. Waguespack will not be needed so may as well get as much from him as possible tonight and hope it’s not a disaster

It’s hard for me to have any faith in Rivera when he sends so many that are obviously terrible

I wonder if the windmill at 3rd was waving him to 3rd or not....

Gotta love plate appearances that start with a “f*** yes!” ....but end with a “what in the actual f*** was that?”

Whatever is in Vlads head needs to get fixed in a f***ing hurry. He’s watching meatballs that he should be crushing. And yes he has hit a HR in this park in the preseason. Nice rip oppo though, terrible base running decision....ah well.

Managers don’t make roster decisions, GMs do. And if you have to send him down to the taxi squad to activate Chase Anderson, ya kinda have to do it. That’s probably why he’s gonna go at least 2 or 3 innings tonight and they saved Borucki a bit. They might need Borucki tomorrow, they will not need Wags

As are Pittsburgh and Nashville. Imagine Pittsburgh getting #1... lol

And yet, literally in black and white in the MLB rulebook, it says potential subs don’t have to be listed on the lineup card in order to enter the game. I don’t care what other leagues do, the ump got it wrong, plainly and simply. Defend it all you like, you’re wrong too.

Worst part about it, literally 2 minutes earlier he was all about giving these pitchers short spurts and putting them in spots to succeed...ya know how they decide which spots are the ones they might succeed in? Numbers! f***ing clown...and yes, still better than Tabler

This just in, Old Man Buck Martinez thinks numbers are bad... Anyone have that GIF of Grandpa Simpson yelling at clouds?

Hope not, 3 year deal with club option for 2022. Should be gone in the upcoming offseason if there’s no plans to extend - which would frankly baffle me if there are those plans. Otherwise Charlie should know that he’s a lame duck in 2021.

I’m not worked up. I just like rage to be directed rationally instead of piling on due to ignorance. Montoyo deserves to be removed from his job, but not because of a lineup card issue that isn’t a thing, and when people say things like “all coaches across Canada know you have to do this” that person is trying to make themselves out to be an expert in something they know nothing about to try and join the group on the hate train and be one of the cool kids. So really, my goal is not to defend Montoyo or whatever, but rather to expose ignorance and try to get people to think twice before they post something that makes them look stupid and uninformed. Think of it as a public service.

Christ...be mad for the s*** ton of things he’s done wrong, but the lineup card faux pas isn’t a thing. If every coach in Canada thinks you need to have subs on the lineup card, THEYRE ALL WRONG (local league rules being a possible exception). Please read below and educate yourself so you can direct your rage for legitimate reasons. Pay close attention to the bold and italics 4.03 Exchange of Lineup Cards Unless the home Club shall have given previous notice that the game has been postponed or will be delayed in starting, the umpire, or umpires, shall enter the playing field five minutes before the hour set for the game to begin and proceed directly to home base where they shall be met by the managers of the opposing teams. In sequence: (a) First, the home manager, or his designee, shall give his batting order to the umpire-in-chief, in duplicate. ( Next, the visiting manager, or his designee, shall give his batting order to the umpire-in-chief, in duplicate. © As a courtesy, each lineup card presented to the umpire-in- chief should list the fielding positions to be played by each player in the batting order. If a designated hitter is to be used, the lineup card shall designate which hitter is to be the designated hitter. See Rule 5.11(a). As a courtesy, potential substitute players should also be listed, but the failure to list a potential substitute player shall not make such potential substitute player ineligible to enter the game

Not so much defending Montoyo as pointing out rage at something nobody should be raging about. The fact he didn’t put him on the lineup card isn’t bad, not knowing that he didn’t have to and then lying down like a chump when the ump wouldn’t let him bring him in and not playing the game under protest as a result is the problem. Dude obviously doesn’t have the managerial chops to the the front line guy. He should stick to whatever position he was in the Rays org

Gibby would have included him on the lineup card either way, but the fact remains he doesn’t have to be there in order to be eligible. Putting potential subs on the lineup card that you give to the ump is a courtesy, not required. Yes, he should have played the remainder of the game under protest, but probably didn’t know the rule any better than the ump did, or the opposing manager

He’s not required to have potential substitutes on the lineup card. Fire yourself.