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  1. ashbury
    Harrison Bader said the other day that Buxton is the "best position player I've ever played with, hands down." I take this as an indirect confirmation that Buxton is a strong, positive influence as a teammate. I mean, would Bader have volunteered that quote if he thought the man was also a horse's ass? So, fantastic player, good human being. You win by accumulating players like that. It's hard. You keep what you have. I said this a week ago but I'll spell it out more clearly: if the FO has lost the confidence of a player of that caliber, then for anybody who's still on the fence that's by itself sufficient evidence to be done with the Falvey era. (And that comment of mine last week got a response that there's plenty of other reasons, which is not the point.)
  2. ashbury
    He has a couple of remarkable 2025 stats. 0 GIDP. 0 CS. I wouldn't sit him out of a game to protect freakshow stats, but given that he's sitting, I'd hate for a brief appearance to mar either of them.
  3. ashbury
    https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=buxtoby01&year=2025&t=b#all_bases He batted .313 with RISP in 2025
  4. ashbury
    He's already the first Twin to get to 30 hr and 24 steals. If our numbering system were base-12 like the ancient Sumerians and Babylonians, maybe these achievements would be more satisfying. 😄
  5. ashbury
    Mentioned elsewhere, but Michael A. Taylor announced he's retiring after today. White Sox have him in the starting lineup, batting ninth naturally. I always sensed a quiet dignity about him. His hitting was usually the weak part of his resume, though "he had a little pop." But he could beat the other team with his glove, no moment was too big for him, and for the right situation that could be enough. He earned a spot in my heart when he bailed out Louis Varland with his catch at the wall in the '23 playoff against Toronto. Michael A Taylor? For me, he'll always be Michael THE Taylor.
  6. ashbury
    Rocco's just giving us a preview of the Opening Day lineup for 2026.
  7. ashbury
    I had forgotten that speech by Rocco. How much does a parade really matter to him? Has he looked into whether the Dodgers have any job openings?
  8. ashbury
    Ninja'd by only a couple of hours. Never mind.
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  10. ashbury
    Wikipedia refreshed my memory about the guy. It looks like a series of injuries and unclear diagnoses led to clashes with the front office. That may have factored in, or served as a tie-breaker, to the Jays' decision. It could be a factor in the decisions by other teams in the waiver queue.
  11. ashbury
    I look for the little moments in a friendly interview, when a competent and experienced public speaker starts to let down his guard and then catches himself. "...going through some pains and moments in time." No one speaks like that on purpose. Moments in time, LOL. He shifted gears mid-sentence. I don't know exactly what deeper truth he was about to divulge - probably that 2026 is gonna suck again in terms of wins. But you could practically hear himself mutter, "oops, almost said the quiet part out loud."
  12. ashbury
    We're all old. The poster was just striving to be understood.
  13. ashbury
    To avoid being a 65 win team?
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  15. ashbury
    Who on the Marlins do we want for Trevor? Because they might be the only franchise who thinks he's even worth trading for - wait, they fired the GM who traded for Nick Gordon, they might not be a viable trading partner either anymore.
  16. ashbury
    In the games where he gave up no earned runs he's been fine.
  17. ashbury
    .294 after the game of July 18. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=buxtoby01&t=b&year=2025
  18. ashbury
    Yeah. Smaller feet.
  19. ashbury
    If only this had been foreseen back at the trade deadline, maybe we could have acquired someone.
  20. ashbury
    Good. Anything harmless that annoys the opposing fans is to be desired.
  21. ashbury
    https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/06/twins-have-exercised-rocco-baldellis-2026-option.html
  22. ashbury
    Um, they already did.
  23. ashbury
    Buxton. If people are ascending to heaven en masse, Byron's a good guy and he deserves to go with them.
  24. ashbury
    Based on 2025 results it could be a working hypothesis.
  25. ashbury
    Player to be named later, in the flurry of deadline trades. Left-handed hitting corner outfielder, natch.
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