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In hindsight, trading Contreras, Gray and Arenado really doomed our club this year. But we are committed to a younger roster looking at the future to win, not the present. And the hope was that Gorman would find his former pedigree, along with what worked out pretty good for some others (JJ, Junior, Burly, Leahy, Pallante).
Trading only from the big league roster means you will probably be hoping for more production from most of the same group, as well as two or three more farmhands come up and do well. And you could get lucky and trade say Herrera and someone like Bruihl and get a guy that has been good, not great, and he comes into his own and really provides a lot of value. Basically end up trading say 2.5 WAR away and get back 5. It’s just not many tradable players we have are likely to bring anything better back.
I kind of thought those Guardians would at least make their series interesting. Whether they can make the comeback time will tell, but they are a tough club and after all had a better record than the Chicago Americans.
I want to see the White Sox win it, but am okay with Cleveland as well.
Meanwhile Yankee fans are calling for Aaron Boone’s head, and some for Cashman as well.
All four series on tap today – that’s more like it. And all four can wrap up. Sox and Guards, Yanks and Rays would be sweeps if they end today. NL series’ a bit more competitive so far.
Man, White Sox take two in Cleveland and put the Guardians backs to the wall. Plus that crowd in Chicago is going to be bonkers for game three.
Somehow though I don’t think the Guards will go away quietly. I like the Sox and think it would be great for them to win the series in their home park. Went to my first game there this summer and was impressed – nice ball park, great crowd, lots of enthusiasm. But the Guardians are no slouch and played well down the stretch. Don’t think they will be intimidated.
That “dead ball” rule is a good one too 1TD. Call it either a foul ball, under the thought that the ball went out of play, or a dead ball given that the ball was interfered with and could not achieve its natural landing spot.
On the off day for AL teams, it also gives them an extra rest day for pitchers. Just an odd set up to have a day off after only one game of a best of five.
Weird to have two series with an off day on a Sunday no less. Why not play all four again today and have the off day for travel to the other club’s location? Sometimes MLB’s processes do not make a lot of sense.
Pages is okay as a backup and seems like a good guy, but I would go with Crooks and Bernal next year, with Herrera as a third guy in an emergency or catching now and then.
I think we know what we have in Pages, and still need to give Crooks and Bernal reps. If we were more in a “win now” situation, I might keep Pedro. But as is, I go with youth and potential.
Pat Murphy on the post game comments said that ball France hit would have been foul. He said you could see it and it would have drifted way foul.
But it hit the wire in fair territory so “rules is rules.” Seems like a better rule on something like that would be to make anything that hits something on or from the building structure is an automatic foul ball. I would think in some cases trying to determine fair or foul would be tough for the umps.
I never understood the National League divisions back in the 12 team days. It seemed to me that us and the Cubs should have been in the west, with the Braves and Reds in the east.
Dem Bums take the opener although the Braves battled back. Was thinking that many moons ago these two franchises had a playoff for the pennant when the Braves called Milwaukee home. This time it is only for a chance at the pennant.
Sox with a big win on the road, and shutting out the Guards no less.
Am switching back and forth here between Wyoming – North Dakota State and Dodgers – Braves. Teoscar Hernandez breaks a scoreless tie in the 4th, 2-0 LA.
In the football game it is 17-0 ND State at the half. Wyoming’s defense has been pretty good, but no offense and a big turnover has the Bison in front. Not a fluke by any means. ND State looks like the better team.
Welcome Yoshi!
I never have trouble accessing, but always have to fully sign in after closing the site. Even checking the “remember me” box, which for most sites keeps your user name and fills it in when accessing the page, never does anything. I always have to fill in both the user name and password after exiting when I rejoin. But other than that slight bit of inconvenience, no problems.
At least with White Sox-Guardians one of them will advance, and I like both clubs. I wish that was the ALDS, but one of them will get there.
As far as production I doubt Max would help much, but he could earn his salary in more of a mentorship role. Again, it would have to be almost a minimum wage deal with incentives. But I thought Pujols was done when he came back and he ended up having a great final campaign.
I hear that Brewers fans are the only ones in MLB that tailgate before games.
A guy in our local SABR group mentioned to me one time that the White Sox also have a tail gating area where fans partake. I went to a game this year and did not see that, but we were running a little late and just bolted to the gate from our Uberc car.
It would be a fitting end to Max’ career to come here for a year. And he might be a good one to help mentor the young guys – almost a pitcher/coach. But yeah, I don’t thiink the Cardinals will be interested unless it is an extremely team friendly deal where Max feels the value of finishing up his career in his hometown area is worth more than the cash he might get from someone else.
Yeah, that was a weird decision by Chad Tracy. Sometimes managers over think the whole platoon thing instead of just using your best player.
Be tough to pair Danny with Skip, but you could make it happen with Chip. Or go to the radio side and have him work with Rooney.
I like the teams we have now though. They do a good job. Would be fun to field a competitive ball club for those guys to call.
Oh, and am thrilled to see the White Sox advance and the Cubs drop out. That was a quick ending for the Northsiders. Both them and the Red Sox were thoroughly out-played.
I am rooting for the Bravos in this one, but won’t be all that upset if the Quaker’s advance. My mom was from Georgia so my uncles and cousins and all down that way are big Braves fans. And they have great uniforms. 😁
