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  1. TheLeviathan
    I don't know if he intended to be racist, but I know saying what he did as a slight made it possible to perceive it that way to Anderson and others. And if I were Donaldson and I opened that door, my apology would've looked a lot less jackassy. He lost my sympathy with "but I was joking....derp"
  2. TheLeviathan
    Everyone should just listen to what Judge said, he hits it spot on. And he doesn't shy away from saying it again even after a private apology from JD. Think whatever you want about whether Anderson should've made that comp in the first place, dropping it in the middle of a brawl after you kneed the dude off 3B and spent the series chirping is, at best, pure stupidity. He did it to upset Anderson, knowing why it would upset him, and then a totally BS line of reasoning to excuse it. I'd have had a lot more respect for Donaldson and his intentions if he had just said "I got heated and wanted to say something nasty because I was pissed off, but I crossed a line I shouldn't have. It wasn't ok, I'm sorry."
  3. TheLeviathan
    This deal will only look better as it ages.
  4. TheLeviathan
    1. I don't know how anyone can argue Baldelli is mismanaging the 'pen. The bullpen has been phenomenal, the Twins are all but undefeated once they have a lead, and he's getting production from a near constant shuttle from AAA. Honestly, I don't know what successful looks like if it ain't this. 2. I said it at the time: the deals with the Rangers and Yankees were about creating flexibility and looking for upside. Garver has really struggled, Rotervdt looks like damaged goods, and Donaldson is a DH a third of the time. It's possible they knew his future was there and that Buxton's health would require more use of that spot. They also bet on helping Sanchez improve behind the plate, that Urshela would be a leader and a defensive stud, and that the money freed could land them something spicy. All of those things are happening and the team is so much better for it. A similar move with Rogers/Paddock didn't work out in the near-term, but it was the same kind of thinking: don't let the past have too much influence over the future. Swing for upside. 3. The young players are really developing. They've missed on some bats it looks like, but man do we seem to have the development pipeline humming right now. Frankly, and I know I'll have boos chucked at me for this, but it's time to start thinking about extending this FO. They're doing what they came here to do.
  5. TheLeviathan
    When umpires suddenly change their strike zone....you don't have time to learn it. Arraez was forced to foul off a bunch of pitches out of the zone because the umpire was calling a weird zone all of a sudden. Arraez literally did not see a strike in that entire at-bat.
  6. TheLeviathan
    I don't know if that question fell by the wayside, but perhaps more digging should have been done into other teams passing on him for medical reasons. I feel like the question you pose here was explored more from a "can he bounce back to the top young arm he was?" and less "is his arm good to go?" I feel like that part of it did get brushed aside a bit because, let's face it, it's hard to find a pitcher these days that doesn't have a history of arm problems. I'd like to hear more from the team about why they thought differently than the Mets on the medical side.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Good process, unfortunate result so far. Anyone who judges a trade with years of outcomes undetermined is bound to look like a fool more times than not.
  8. TheLeviathan
    Is that you Beck Bradford?
  9. TheLeviathan
    Some posters here and their inspirational nonsense really need to start getting partial credit for authoring these entries.
  10. TheLeviathan
    He most assuredly did not leave a pile on the table. If this was his walk season he'd only have given the FA market yet another indication that his availability is what it is. He and his agents knew full well that this was well within the cap of what he'd earn given his circumstances.
  11. TheLeviathan
    There isn't much for the potential sellers to sell, so not sure I care at this point. The team has a lot of interesting in-house options for these positions already depending on development.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I don't think you know who Drew Butera was or what he hit like.
  13. TheLeviathan
    Clearly Lewis was holding this team back.
  14. TheLeviathan
    Yes, but that's why this contract made sense. Byron Buxton was never going to be a 7 year/300M guy despite all the posts around here about it because he simply can't stay healthy enough to warrant that. But his impact and health does warrant the deal he got. What people have to accept is that getting 100 games out of Buxton is likely MORE than we can reasonably expect. He just went through his 22-27 year old seasons averaging far fewer games than that. It is who he is: a transcendent talent, with a ton of heart, but with part-time availability.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Wrigley is a dump. Take in the history...sure, but the actual ballpark is utterly unremarkable. And since that's the case...it's hard to ignore all the absolutely awful components of it. Sightlines along first and third are atrocious. The wind off the lake there can make even a warm summer day uncomfortable. Venders are few and far between. The bathrooms are gas station level. The food isn't much better. And there isn't really much "traditional" in the experience either. I'd much, much rather hit a game on the south side.
  16. TheLeviathan
    The playoffs are everything wrong with a tiny sample size. Unless you want to tell me the key to World Series runs is picking up two guys in trades who are about to be DFA'd and then have them hit like Babe Ruth for two months is a plan. Or maybe the 2020 Dodgers? You know, the team that was about to be imploded if it failed for the tenth year in a row with their eleventy trillion dollar payroll. Making judgments on much of anything based on the playoffs is foolishness.
  17. TheLeviathan
    Managers are irrelevant. Baldelli seems fine at his meaningless job. That said....the bullpen has been elite under this coaching staff (note the usual complainers not eating crow yet)...but I am worried we are burning them out early and could pay for it in August. Not Rocco's fault per se....but a concern.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Since that was what was said....yes. Of course he burned through our best arms early to preserve a tie game. As he should.
  19. TheLeviathan
    So wait....people are complaining that we used our best bullpen arms first and kept the other team from scoring as long as possible?
  20. TheLeviathan
    You're asking me to preemptively dismiss baseball victories that haven't even happened yet. I want off this ride Mr. Serling.
  21. TheLeviathan
    I don't know how you expect anyone to make a rational argument when your point somehow includes three weeks of games that haven't even been played yet.
  22. TheLeviathan
    This response doesn't feel like you put a lot of time into digesting the problem. Your entire argument is that the first 30 games can be dismissed because the schedule was easy. Yet the next three weeks are even easier! That's the reality of 2022 in the AL as we sit today. I'd argue if the first 30 are at all atypical it may actually have been atypically difficult relative to the rest of the year. You seem really resistant to actually examining if your "easy" declaration has any validity.
  23. TheLeviathan
    No one is forcing anyone to draw conclusions. I'm not. As for the rest: They are literally about to play an entire month of games against ridiculously putrid competition...by your own acknowledgment!!!!....and STILL the last 30 are the easy part? Please...digest that for a second and perhaps understand my frustration with the problems in your argument.
  24. TheLeviathan
    But winning a bunch of games only happens by winning against bad teams a lot. If playoff success is what ultimately matters (totally fine)...it might be worth remembering those are a vicious small sample too and our historically brutal recent past might have us all a bit extra skeptical
  25. TheLeviathan
    The point is highlighting the absurdity of declaring a team predicted to be a runaway division winner with 100 wins as easy victories based on a few weeks of bad play. You know, like if I declared the Orioles a good team that we split with because they've won series against the Yankees and Angels this season. Cherry picking small samples is bullet-proof!
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