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  1. Squirrel
    6 innings pitched and 'only' 3 ER is considered a quality start by definition. While I wish Gibson were sharper yesterday, like we've seen him be this year, I'll take that start over a blowout. If our back of the rotation starters can limit themselves to 3 ER I'm good with that. We didn't lose that game because of Gibson. We lost because our offense failed to show up ... again.
  2. Squirrel
    No, Nick got it exactly right. Carter is Sano’s future if he doesn’t make a change to his present.
  3. Squirrel
    He was just promoted to AAA ... yay!
  4. Squirrel
    And get a no-hitter.
  5. Squirrel
    The inference was that because of that answer he (apparently) does not like to work on hitting. I’m sorry but I think that inference was way off. Buxton answered one question ... game saving catch or game winning home run. That is not asking if you prefer catching balls to hitting balls ... it was a very specific question about one catch vs one at bat, not asking about an overall like or dislike for any portion of his game. Even if he did have a preference over all, it still doesn't mean he doesn't like the other or didn't like to work on it. And the inference came from someone who has a very long history of having a low opinion of Buxton and his talents. Does Buxton need to work on hitting? Of course he does and most have said so. Even I’ve said he needs to get it going or he won’t get far. But we don’t know what he’s working on or not, what his approach is, what his like or dislike is for putting in that work. All we know is he’s far from there and Hope solutions are coming. There is no denying he’s God’s gift to center field, but he needs to find a way to get the other part going if this team is going to have the success we’ve all been hoping for.
  6. Squirrel
    Good luck to Phil.
  7. Squirrel
    Hahahaha ... this wins ...
  8. Squirrel
    Yeah ... I see NO REASON he couldn't have taken Petit's place in AAA ... it wouldn't be forever if he's not quite there. But man ... give him a taste of the next level and see what he does with it. I just don't get that, but then, I'm not close up on the ground to the situation. Maybe those closer in want his moveups, when made, to be permanent. <shrug>
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    I am actually more disappointed in the decisions surrounding Gordon. I get that he didn't finish well in AA last season and that they don't want to throw him into the mix in the Bigs yet. But when Petit moved up, I really wish they had moved Gordon up to AAA. When it's time for Sano to return, if Gordon isn't handling the move up well, then move him back when Petit has to be moved back. And if he's doing well, great. I really want him primed because Polanco returning in good form isn't necessarily a given.
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    Okay ... I'm calling you out on this and am going to tell you to stop. It is a looooooooong way from that answer to 'what he does not like to work on (apparently)'. There is no apparently in that whatsoever. A game saving catch or a game winning home run? Man, I'd have a difficult time choosing between which way I could be a hero to the team ... on the field or at the plate. I'd bet if you gave him the option he'd have said 'Both.' But still ... do not make that leap to an unfounded conclusion because you will find yourself leaping but not reaching the other side and falling into nothingness. That said, yes, I am frustrated with his bat and he needs to get it going and sustain it or he is nothing but an over-hyped prospect that really never got there. I'm not sure when to give up on that, but I'm not going to make conclusions that sound more like accusations about what he is or isn't working on or more to the point, the implication that he doesn't care enough about it, as that is something you don't know. Yeah, I get it ... maybe he's not because there are the results but there could be other reasons for that. So be careful about those leaps into a player's character, because that's what you've done.
  11. Squirrel
    It’s cold here tonight. Around 50 degrees. Brrrrrrrrrr!
  12. Squirrel
    Spray paint
  13. Squirrel
    Not a great place to turn on the game.
  14. Squirrel
    Why would Miami do that? That would be a horrible trade for them, imo.
  15. Squirrel
    You sound like Ash in disguise.
  16. Squirrel
    Yes ... just for everyone to be clear ... John didn't quite post this correctly and this was written by heezy1323, our resident expert on such matters, and not by John Bonnes. In case others didn't already see/read it, heezy posted it to his blog yesterday and it was promoted to an article today. So if you have questions, direct them to heezy and not John.
  17. Squirrel
    Yeah, I wondered the same thing. Had the throw been on target, would he have been safe? Hard for me to tell from the one clip I saw.
  18. Squirrel
    I think Heezy did mention why.
  19. Squirrel
    Wow ... thanks, heezy!! It's really nice to have a 'resident expert' to explain these things to us ... thank you for taking the time and offering your expertise to those of us who are 'armchair experts' by reading things on the internet.
  20. Squirrel
    If you stay tomthe end you win the prize. I mean it’s already midnight on the east coast, yes?
  21. Squirrel
    I just looked for this move and didn't see it ... thanks for the update!
  22. Squirrel
    Make sure you take one, then have a beer.
  23. Squirrel
    Since I know you I can say this with all confidence of knowing I'm right: I don't think you will have to try too hard.
  24. Squirrel
    I’m excited and encouraged with Romero. But before I proclaim him anything I want to see where he’s at in July and August. Will teams adjust to him once they’ve seen him a second or third time? That’s the test. But for right now, wow.
  25. Squirrel
    I'll cook it. But I'm telling you ahead of time ... I'll spit in it.
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