Somehow my fact-checking editor failed to alert me that I omitted "against LHP."
I meant, against LHP, in case I was unclear.
Against LHP, he's had 18 PA.
Just the lefties.
According to the RIOT site their magic number is 7 wins, upon which they could proceed to lose every game the rest of the season and still win the division just so long as Cleveland loses all of its games too.
https://s2.smu.edu/~olinick/RIOT_Dev-master/MLB_standings.html
Science!
So far in the majors, Julien has been given a paltry 18 plate appearances.
Those 18 have been, ahem, unrewarding.
But that hasn't been his track record in the minors.
Buxton, strike 3 looking?
Reputedly the players-only meeting was at least partly about two-strike strategery. Look at close ones and flail at ones far outside wouldn't have been my advice, but what do I know.
https://www.almanac.com/fact/what-do-sea-monsters-eatr-fish-and-puzzle
Ughhhhh. Ugggggh. Ughghghghgh. I'd be careful about calling for expulsion, except to request a moderator to expel that joke.
It's faintly possible this dialog could be carried out both cordially and better at this point through use of the TD site's Personal Messaging system.
(Oh dear. Person D just butted in.)