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  1. ashbury
    Byron would have had that. Austin would have had that. Willi would have had that. Just getting these out of the way so I won't have to bother typing them out during the game. "See above" will suffice. Saves a few electrons.
  2. ashbury
    Do you believe that is an achievable outcome? If you (leading a FO) are "done" with Wallner, find the best trade offer you can get. Because if you take him off the 40, that means passing him through waivers, and some bottom feeder team will gladly take him off your hands, leaving you no return at all. Even "cash considerations" will be better than nothing. It's what the Twins did in discarding Matt Bowman, as they apparently found a couple of teams interested in claiming him and gave the Diamondbacks a chance to jump the league's priority line to get him. Wallner has more trade value than Bowman, surely. But doing that is not "briefly." It means washing your hands of Wallner entirely and forever. I'm fine with anyone stating nearly any opinion about what should be done with Wallner. Simply cut him, if that's your view and you want to defend it. (I happen to value him more than that.) But "removing him briefly" from the 40 man is about the same as Colorless Green Ideas Sleep Furiously, don't you think?
  3. ashbury
    I've expressed myself often enough about Martin's defense. I had assumed that Margot was obtained as a backup CF. That is simply not what Margot's role has turned out to be, and both Martin and Castro are merely acceptable in short stints there but are not legitimate Plan B's. Elevating Keirsey at this point would be to fill a gaping hole on defense. The gamble would be his bat, which at the moment seems promising at AAA but could implode. The other choices mentioned could fill the roster spot itself if the FO moved on from Margot, but I'm really talking about the role. CF, like SS, needs a dedicated specialist as the backup. We had that last season in MAT, who was not exactly good as a starter but was way better than the choices we have now for extended duty.
  4. ashbury
    A direct outcome of Mauer's bloated contract.
  5. ashbury
    During his career Margot has had months like this - low batting average that is close to empty - and he's bounced back. He isn't 30 yet, but it's disturbing that it happens at the start of a season. There's such a thing as "an old 29," especially where his reputed skill set is concerned. Still, there's no guarantee that an untested rookie, like Keirsey would be, would do better in the coming month than the veteran will, were that veteran to, um, "disappear." Who else would get the nod at the moment, Wallner? E-Rod? No guarantee Keirsey'd do worse though. All in all, Margot's a sunk cost - how he was acquired is of no relevance - and disposing of him in favor of a 27-year old (eight days from now) with CF skills and an unproven bat would be my preference to the present train wreck. If Keirsey becomes a different train wreck, address it at that time. This is hard to stomach.
  6. ashbury
    Thud. I give the umpire zero blame for this fiasco. Go get 'em tomorrow, though.
  7. ashbury
    They are now 13 out of the last 20. Your 19 out of 20 is made up. 😀
  8. ashbury
    MARGOT WTF!
  9. ashbury
    There's a little-used clause somewhere in the Basic Agreement that says a team can terminate a contract due to "diminished skills." Manuel Margot is treading treacherously close to that line right about now.
  10. ashbury
    I was pretty sure the rules stated that, once he was out of the game, his spot in the lineup was just skipped. This sport teaches you something new each day.
  11. ashbury
    I'm having a tough day watching Miranda. Miranda's had a bad day.
  12. ashbury
    94 PA against righties, 8 against lefties, coming into this game. Pretty extreme.
  13. ashbury
    Twins remain at home to face Seattle.. But it's still a getaway day for the BoSox and our Twins are being obliging hosts.
  14. ashbury
    Eagerly waiting for our crop of sagebrush to sprout.
  15. ashbury
    Still got a chance for the golden sombrero. Except clubhouses seem to have gotten away from awarding that, lest someone feel there's a stigma.
  16. ashbury
    There's also the saying in regular life, "your reach should exceed your grasp." Your coach's advice helps get away from coulda woulda shoulda, but at some point there's a breaking point.
  17. ashbury
    He did turn on the afterburners, once past first base, and I was afraid every leg muscle was about to explode.
  18. ashbury
    Red Sox turn around and return the favor right away.
  19. ashbury
    Real clear analysis in the moment by Morneau on that play at second base.
  20. ashbury
    Season Over.™
  21. ashbury
    Jose and Carlos thank Joe for taking them off the hook. 😀
  22. ashbury
    Miranda!?!? Terrible tag. Between Santana and Miranda we're suddenly doing our best worst ChiSox impression.
  23. ashbury
    "Leading the witness, your honor."
  24. ashbury
    Hoping for multiple sausage references.
  25. ashbury
    JEFFERS!!!! Why didn't one of the last three batters in the second inning think of trying that?
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