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10-4. John - let's f***ing go man. You can do it!

Sorry - I think we're mis-communicating. I read "To believe the lawyer crafted the second story strikes me as a little naive" as in we're naive to believe that Ohtani's lawyer crafted the 2nd story.....I think you're suggesting we're naive if we believe the second story (that the lawyer obviously crafted). I don't think many (any?) actually believe the 2nd story is 100% true. I think most know it was crafted by his lawyer to protect Ohtani. I think it's pretty obvious they had to change the initial story because there were components of it that could have gotten him into a lot of trouble.....that's why the lawyer was brought in and that's why the 2nd story was created.

I really wish we had someone with the time to provide even weekly updates on the results of our prospects in the minors, including an update on their overall numbers. Did TL used to do that for us? or was it King? Whomever it was, I miss them. It was amazing. If the big league club is going to suck, at least we can get updates on the future.

Robertson.

No we don't. Wasn't John Schneider super successful as a manager in the minors and wasn't he basically beloved by the players on those teams?

Jim - can you establish the rules about whom we're allowed to post lines about and display some level of optimism? Is Gruber allowed to talk about some 26 year old AAA prospect?

What makes you say that? I believe it's quite common that once lawyers get involved, the tell their clients what to say to help get them out of it. It also seems plausible that the interpreter has access to Ohtani's account (he's more than an interpreter - more of a personal assistant) and that the interpreter lied about how much money he needed to cover the debts and took more than Ohtani authorized.

more quality content man - keep it coming.

Great call! Thanks for all your insightful posts. Please keep them coming.

But "it's early" Term. Atkins didn't do one thing to improve the offense we had last year and it wasn't good enough last year therefore, there's no chance it could be better this year.

Is Atkins did this - fans would have lost their f***ing minds. I thought the O's GM was amazing, how could he have done such a thing?

ah - thanks. I missed that!

Glasnow struck out 14 batters tonight over 7 scoreless innings on only 88 pitches. Unreal

is Juraj Slafkovsky going to be a star for the Canadiens?

Maybe Vlad has given up with the ice baths? Or is it just that Bo hates it and will fight him?

Man - what an emotional moment. I must admit I was rooting for the Red Sox back in 2004 (I was still more a White Sox fan than a Jays fan at that time - which paid off nicely in 2005). So many great players on that team - finally breaking the curse.

Maybe a bucket hat? I suspect the horn impedes his ability to wear a traditional baseball cap.

O's are calling up Jackson Holliday...

C'mon - lets finish this Bassitt. 115 pitches is a lot for start 3.

This joke looks stupid after there have been 92 pitchers go down with arm injuries this year. Kirby was also just showing confidence in his bullpen.

100% - not sure anyone else on the team scores from 2nd on that Springer line drive. I know people HATE Varsho, but f*** me - he's the type of blue collar player that Blue Jay fans typically LOVE. The guy plays great defense and is a + baserunner (something this team desperately needs). He has some pop. If he's just a 105-110 wRC+ batter moving forward, I think fans could really get behind him - like they did Kevin Pillar.

To be fair to Biggio, since May 1st, 2023 - Biggio's been a 119 wRC+ bat (322 PAs). The guy has made some real adjustments to his offensive game and deserves some credit. I for one love to root for Biggio and hope this isn't a mirage. If he returns to 2019/2020 at the plate, he's a really solid player for this team.

I assume a barrel requires an exit velo > 100 MPH? I mean, OK, but he seemed to hit that double down the line and the pinch hit RBI single in the comeback effort v. the Yankees both hard. You also can't just remove 1 whole game!

IKF and Biggio are tied for 2nd on the team in WAR man But honestly, I think Biggio's looked great to start the year. My gut says Clement plays over IKF.

You don't know that though. The computer might have told Schneider to pull Berrios even earlier in the WC game last year. Or maybe it didn't. I bet you it told him to pull Berrios earlier than he did last night. It may also have told him to sit Davis Schneider v. Castillo last night. The computer may have told him to use Pearson after Berrios last night up 4-0, but Schneider knew he didn't want to take any chances in the home opener, so he went to Garcia and Green. Maybe this is a sign that JS is improving? That said, you may be correct. The Jays org may say that in very important and/or critical games, the amount of "feel" JS is allowed to use is 0 - or is very small, say 0-10%. Good teams like Tampa or the LA Dodgers may use the same strategy, while really s***** teams may use too much feel - who knows? The problem with "feel" is that it can just be 100% wrong too. Did JS use "feel" when he put Tapia in the 2022 WC game? I can't imagine any computer said that was the right move. Last night, "feel" probably would have put Clement in the game instead of IKF, yet IKF goes 2-4 with an RBI. Analytics exist because it's really f***ing hard to get "feels" right on a consistent basis. There's no doubt you need to try and use ALL the information you have at your finger tips. The analytics are AND SHOULD be a major component, but you also need to use the other things like what your eyes tell you, gut feelings, etc. to some extent.