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  1. Danchat
    For as much crap as the relievers on this team gets, they are doing their job tonight. And a reminder that a sacrifice bunt isn't always the best option. They might have wrapped this one up with another out.
  2. Danchat
    Nice job, just got to get one more out here...
  3. Danchat
    Wow. Line out and two pop outs with a runner in scoring position... 1 run scored in 10 innings is a death sentence. Difficult for any pitching staff to hold an opposing team under 1 run with these overtime rules.
  4. Danchat
    There was an recent NFL player named Kylie Fitts... definitely a hard name to take seriously.
  5. Danchat
    They optioned Alcala to get Irvin up? I must have missed that... baffling move. This team doesn't deserve to go to the playoffs.
  6. Danchat
    I listened to the whole 3rd inning, took a break, and just tuned back in... what the heck. Varland has certainly flunked my expectations this year. Thought he could be a passable #5 starter, failed, then thought he could be a decent one inning reliever. So far, no dice!
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  8. Danchat
    Looks like a move got missed yesterday: Margot activated, Helman optioned to AAA.
  9. Danchat
    That's certain something I've never heard of a minor league player doing. He was our recent 6th round pick.
  10. Danchat
    Wow, Varland touched 101? He needs to be a one-inning reliever going forward. He's simply too hittable as a starter and this appears to be his path to being a full-team major league pitcher.
  11. Danchat
    Even without McCaffrey, the 49ers are scary good. Way, way better than the Giants in all respects outside of not having a iDL guy like Lawrence.
  12. Danchat
    That’s a system-wide issue, not just a Baldelli one. The likes of Martin, Julien, and Miranda have come up from the minors not close to ready to play certain positions and have spent time playing positions they wouldn’t be able to in the minors.
  13. Danchat
    Yeah, this seems to go under the radar with all the attention Rocco gets. This so called “best bullpen in baseball” turned out to be questionable, not to mention a washed up Thielbar is their best lefty. Margot and Farmer were two of the bigger re-signings / acquisitions on the season, alongside basically every vet reliever they added. Add in the injuries and the depth hasn’t held up. A fire and brimstone manager might be able to rally this team to a degree but there are too many shortcomings to do anything with this roster the way it’s constructed.
  14. Danchat
    I don't think it's been the NFC central since 2002... 😉 I have them going 7-10 but they're closer to 8 wins than 6. They'll be competitive in most games, but there are some deficiencies holding this team back. Darnold is not a good QB and O'Connell still has yet to figure out how to run an effective rushing attack. The defense should be good but I wonder about the durability of some players on that unit.
  15. Danchat
    I'm in complete agreement, my point was that sticking with Ober isn't a sure thing even if it is the more logical call. And also that it is difficult to be sure that Rocco is the only manager in baseball who makes that decision.
  16. Danchat
    How do we know that the other 29 managers don't make this mistake, though? Last I've seen Rocco pulls his starters at an average rate and plenty of other fanbases also think their managers are horrible, unless you've been watching all of the other teams how do you know? And even if Ober gets through the 8th without giving up any runs (which isn't a sure thing), how do we know Jax doesn't blow the game in the 9th like he blew it in the 8th? Look, I don't like Rocco either and I am on board with him getting fired. But the assumptions about how the game would go aren't as sure of things as people seem to think they are. And any manager in MLB is screwed when their top two relievers give up a combined 7 baserunners in one inning. And the next Twins manager may as well make this same mistake - who's to say this regime even thinks that was a bad call?
  17. Danchat
    Maybe because Duran has been struggling lately and they wanted him to face the bottom of the lineup and have Jax face the heart of the lineup in the 9th? Funnily enough, I can remember years ago (in the days of Glen Perkins as our closer) when many here complained about how our best pitcher shouldn't only be used in the 9th in save situations and be used earlier just to get to the 9th inning with a lead. And now we've wrapped back around to defined roles. Personally I am unsure which is the better method.
  18. Danchat
    At what point is it on the player for not performing? Rocco used his two best relievers and they gave up 4 hits and a HBP to the 6 to 2 hitters in the lineup. Even if Ober goes the 8th, the 9th is still likely to be blown.
  19. Danchat
    I also would have kept Ober in the game longer, but if Duran can't get the likes of Fermin, Grossman, and Isbel out then we have major problems. Er, more major problems. Duran falling behind Alcala on the high leverage totem pole would be something.
  20. Danchat
    If Duran can't handle the bottom of the Royals lineup... yikes.
  21. Danchat
    If anything, Lewis feeling that he is unprepared to play 2B is in line with what many think here - they're trying to make these guys versatile when they're not and not fully preparing them to play at these positions. No wonder Lewis messes up the play at 2B the other day. And this isn't just a major league thing, it's been an issue in the minors.
  22. Danchat
    That was always the rub with extending Buxton... it was a bargain of a deal but he consistently couldn't make it healthy to the end of most of his seasons played. No reason to think that won't stop happening the older he gets.
  23. Danchat
    Yikes. Vazquez pinch hitting in a do-or-die situation with a now sub-.600 OPS... gross.
  24. Danchat
    Hey, first career hit for Helman. Nice!
  25. Danchat
    Nice job by the bullpen holding up, let's hope for some longer starts in these next couple days.
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