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  1. Squirrel
    Not really surprising?
  2. Squirrel
    So, you're saying ... better the devil you know than the devil you don't
  3. Squirrel
    This, and actually build a great BP
  4. Squirrel
    Of course ... I'm not saying differently. I'm just saying I give him a lot of props for still conducting himself professionally despite being mad instead of throwing a tantrum.
  5. Squirrel
    The chances do increase, though ... that no hitter where Santana threw how many pitches? It ruined him. Keep in mind, I think Ryan should have been sent out for the 8th, but just throwing this out there. Food for thought.
  6. Squirrel
    He should be mad. But he should also conduct himself professionally. I think he can be both. I give him a lot more props for being both rather than throwing a tantrum
  7. Squirrel
    I already said I that Rocco's decision was wrong, but just to play devil's advocate ... he was at 106 pitches with 2 innings to go. Say you let him go out for the 8th and he finishes it, still a no hitter and he now sits at 120-125 ... does anyone think about Santana and the Mets?
  8. Squirrel
    Yeah, and I was being generous for stating ‘much of anything’
  9. Squirrel
    Who are you trying to fool? You haven’t had respect for much of anything he’s done most of the season
  10. Squirrel
    120
  11. Squirrel
    Well, that was not the correct decision, imo
  12. Squirrel
    I’m sure your neighbors wouldn’t appreciate the bricks through their windows
  13. Squirrel
    If he gives up a hit, nope
  14. Squirrel
    Left handed on the mound ninja’d by Ash
  15. Squirrel
    I don’t watch football. I find it boring. But I tell people ‘It’s a good day in football when the Packers lose’
  16. Squirrel
    Honestly, I’m thankful none of us are. It’s much more fun to play armchair manager anyway
  17. Squirrel
    I'd bet that this is not a minority.
  18. Squirrel
    This is in a nutshell for me, too. Especially roster construction. And even more specific, BP construction. Yeah, the injuries sucked, and it's anyone's guess where we'd be if they weren't the issue. But when you construct a roster and know your starting rotation is not going to be able to go deep into games, you have to have a very durable and capable BP. We didn't have that from day 1. Did that philosophy weigh at all in some of the pitcher injuries? No way to know for certain, at least not from my perspective of one who is not an insider with insider information. So, I do put fault with the FO for that. I mean, not completely, but, it needs to be looked at, seriously. Two, the injuries ... we traded for two players, and signed a couple more, who were injury risks to begin with. So, maybe the FO has some work to do on how they evaluate these risks and these players. It can't just be 'give them enough rest' as a solution. I think there is something amiss in how they go about identifying these types of players. So, @Nick Nelson, while I do think the injuries played a big part in our season, I do think the FO bears maybe a 50/50 responsibility in that. But I'm also in alignment with what @wsnydes said in their post above ... I never expected this team to be at all competitive. I predicted they'd be middle of the division, at or near (plus or minus) .500. The fact that we were competitive ... with that record? Well, that shows the weakness of the division. However, I did see some good baseball. And so what if the division was weak, it still made it competitive relative to that.
  19. Squirrel
    I think it could be both but I put more weight on it being the pitcher. We don’t have a good BP. Period. I don’t think usage makes it better or worse
  20. Squirrel
    They aren’t saddled. They can afford his contract. But Correa will be opting out. He wants and deserves a long-term contract and will look for a winning team
  21. Squirrel
    Right … perspective is everything!
  22. Squirrel
    Becoming a reliever, maybe. Not sure
  23. Squirrel
    Not to mention, everyone had the same ball. It’s not like we were the only ones playing with a juiced ball.
  24. Squirrel
    You misunderstood my post. I meant that comment as a moderator warning to just stop with personification of posters or players/managers as haters or heartless.. There are many here every night who say Rocco and the team have given up, that Rocco doesn’t know baseball, is brainless, etc. And there are many here who complain that everyone is being too negative or whiny or Rocco haters. I’m not telling anyone to not criticize play on the field, but to do so without making it personal by qualifying anyone as heartless, brainless and/or a hater.
  25. Squirrel
    That simply isn’t the case. There were a lot of posters then, many have left the site for various reasons. To everyone, please let’s get off this habit of characterizing posters and manager/players
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