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We just need Buch and Lester to be very good and the bottom 3 to take their regular turns and provide average production. We don't need an ace.

Hank Allen, Tommy Aaron, Mike Maddox

They have gotten much more production from him than I ever expected they would get.

That is a fun fact.

I believe that batters have to do a better job of not getting hit. Too many guys dig in with that body armor and don't even attempt to get out of the way. I'd let the pitchers police the game if their hitters get nailed. I'd keep the current warning and ejection system for pitchers.

They continue to ride their hot start.

That makes sense.

I didn't know where to put this, because it involves a rule/penalty and not strategy. There was a lot of talk about the penalty that Carlos Quentin should get for his part in the brawl that injured Greinke. Some people feel that he should be suspended for the duration of Greinke's injury. I agree with that. I hate these stupid bench clearing brawls. The games are long enough. I don't want to sit through that s***. The penalties should be mandatory and severe enough that batters will not think about charging the mound. The penalty structure I would recommend would be as follows: 1. 15 game mandatory suspension for charging the mound. Players will think twice before they will take almost a 10% cut in pay. 2. Any player to leave the bench or dugout should get a mandatory 5 game suspension. 3. If there is an injury in a brawl, the other party(ies) to the brawl get suspended for the greater of the duration of the injury or 15 games. These measures should just about eliminate brawls. If they insist on fighting, let them go at each other in the runway or the parking lot. I don't want to see it.

I was just checking some boxscores, and CBS lists Josh Johnson as the LP tonight. He gave up 2 runs and pitched 7 innings. After 7 the score was tied 2-2. I don't understand how he is listed as the LP.

He is much improved in the OF, but his value is getting on base. Others field, run and throw better than him. Tonight, he is wearing the golden sombrero.

whew!

He has to pull him here. The team win is more important than nursing him through 5 innings.

When do they expect Lackey to be back?

Do you want to take the chance messing with mojo?

Do I need to keep saying it? It's your new sig.

When do they expect to activate Ortiz?

The sport has more than its share of low-lifes which is good reason to never let them in my kitchen.

It's not that they have never been in my kitchen? Then I am going to say that they all got busted for DWI or DUI this offseason or perhaps domestic battery. How many guesses do I get.

They have never been in my kitchen

Felix and lackey don 't need to do too much beyond make their starts. However, if the two of them miss a substantial number of starts and we roll out 2 human forfeits every 5 days (as we have in certain seasons), that would devastate the team's chances.

It's very difficult to do.

Hard to have a mid .300's OBP if you bat .220. The point is that he gets $13 million whether he does good or bad. He just needs to suit up.

If he manages to stay on the field and not get injured, I believe that he will get very close to the $13 million, even if he hits .220.

Nice start to the season. Another slow start would have been very disheartening. The top 3 starters look solid -- Buch and Lester have been great. The question is whether we will get acceptable performance from the 4th and 5th slots. Lackey already has gone down and he hasn't been able to play catch. Why did they skip Doubs spot?

It's the new signature mojo. You are going to want to keep that thing all season long.