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Just a couple of comments. Walker should be a GG contender for right field. The Phillies have everything but elite defense. They’re not going very far in the playoffs because of that. Gastelum and Bruhl are getting better.
Personal note: I got censored several time last night. I’m okay with that. I was mad because I believed that Matthews is an up and coming star. Then when I saw him on the mound, I thought I had been snow jobbed again. I wish the spokesman for the organization would abandon the hype. I’m going to start doing more of what BW does. Watch what they do not what the pundits say.
Would it be possible for Josh Baez to hit two home runs with only one swing of the bat? What about if a pitcher with big hands threw 2 balls in one pitch?
Darn! Just when it was looking like we were going to stage a comeback, we find ourselves down by 10 instead of merely 7 runs.
If Raniel Rodriguez is as athletic as reported, he might be able to play third base. That ball that rolled down the line past Blaze Jordan would have been caught by several third basemen.
Quinn Mathews needs to bulk up. Spend more time working out. He’s not close to being ready for the big leagues. D
Gutsy for Oli to let Gastelum relieve. He’s gotten knocked around as he finds his footing at the major league level.
FWIW – Ohtani is only making 2M$ a year for now. In 2033 he starts getting 68M$ a year for the next 10 years for a total of 680M$
during those 10 years. That might make it stressful for the Dodgers to stay under a hard ceiling.I’ve said before that there ought to be a hard floor, too. Take a designated percentage of each team’s revenue, add it all together, and divide by 30 teams. Each tram gets an equal share. Factor that in to where the ceiling would need to be.
Something drastic needs to be done. There are too many empty seats at too many ballparks. Negotiations that consist of everybody playing hog need to end. Let certain players’ reps and certain owners’ reps sit across from each other and talk it out face-to-face, man-to-man.
Liberatore coughs it up again just like his last time out. Take him out if he makes it through five innings. Get him prepped for long relief. What’s going through Oli’ mind when he’s watching Liberatore pitch?
That was the third ball I’ve seen roll under Blaze Jordan’s glove. I’m sure there have been more.
I’m forcing myself to withhold the nastiness things I want to say.
We’re spending 30M$ for Arenado to
play for Arizona.Bloom should be fined for allowing this to happen.
Sorry I can’t agree with you on this, 1982 willie.
Taking some money away from the general pension fund to give to Mikolas is absurd, IMO. He’s already got enough money for himself, his children, his grandchildren, his great grandchildren, etc. He doesn’t need more.
A hard floor and a hard ceiling spreads the money around more fairly. Every player gets a piece of the pie if only for a while. No player gets to hog 20M$, 30M$+++. Get over the fear that somebody might not be getting enough, whatever ‘enough’ means. With a hard floor and a hard ceiling there’s still plenty of money for everybody.
Something equitable can be worked out. Negotiate the details.
The agents are present, if not in body, then in soul.
Somebody has to say something other than ‘both sides will dig in their heels because it’s all about the money’. Get rid of the fear and get rid of the agents. And something could be worked out.
Liberatore is a day and a dollar short again. Hopefully, Soriano has a productive offseason and continues to improve and gain confidence . I don’t think he’s reached his ceiling yet. Most times he has been an asset. This time he was an ass. ( Obviously, mudville is a sore loser.)
My wife subscribed to Apple TV. But I never understood why. She had forgotten the password, so I still had to endure. All is well now. The only bad thing had been listening to the constant reverencing to ‘PCA’ which has been annoying.
My suggestion is beyond unrealistic, if implemented, it would be catastrophically destructive. You cannot shut down a trillion dollar industry, and then turn it all back on again when ready.
But every possibility should at least be considered. The current system is, above all else, simply not fair to anyone including players, team ownership, and fans.
A floor would consist of designated revenue such as ticket sales, advertising revenue, or whatever, from each ball club. The revenue would be combined, then divided up and distributed to each of the 30 MLB teams. The floor would require that all of the money contributed above the floor be spent on players’ salaries.
A ceiling would determine how much each ball club would be allowed to spend. A ceiling would make it nearly impossible to overspend on a few players and still have a viable roster. The details would need to be negotiated.
There are many other possibilities, no doubt.
I can’t help but wonder what comments were made when the Navy blue caps were replaced by the current red caps.
I’d be willing to not play in 2027. Then declare an impasse. Then the two sides can develop and settle on a new fiscal arrangement. I love the idea of a salary ceiling and a salary floor. Get the cost of going to a ballgame way down. Give every team a real chance to make big money. Spread the ticket sales income around more evenly to all players.
There’s got to be a way to end the fiscal insanity.
I love watching Winn throw the ball. I’m willing to wait some more for his offense to come around.
And I don’t like using Ozzie as any kind of reference point, either. He was magical.
Yadi was magical, too. But he’ll never get all the credit he deserves for that.
I’m quieted for a bit on Herrera. He does run pretty fast to catch up with the balls that skip past his glove.
The Rockies desperately need a player development system. It’s as if they draft well and then just sit back and watch what happens.
The Rockies did build themselves a beautiful stadium. And, if I’m not mistaken, the Owners paid for it themselves.
