So ... has he been seeing Rowson on the side? For all the (perhaps justified) complaining about the team's current hitting coaches, somehow the current crew have Buxton doing things that he rarely did before. Credit where credit is due?
This leaves out one crucially important thing: tactics. It makes sense that Baldelli would omit that because it's on him. Making the right tactical decision at the right time has been a serious problem for the club this year.
The way the "big" club is going, we'll all be craving wins by the time the MiLB season rolls around. The Wichita park looks nice, but holy cow ... how far is it to a hill? Reminds me of living in Houston, where the highest point is a freeway bridge.
If Gladden is going to go on and on about Garlick = Knoblauch on the air, he should pronounce it as Kepler would, with the K pronounced rather than silent.
How about "We have an 8 run lead and Colome has looked a little shaky and needs to get locked in. I can bring on someone else if he starts to fray in the 9th."