a700hitter

But over the last 2 seasons, his game has hit another gear.

I loved Groucho!

Or he may just be an airhead and we will be seeing these kind of boneheaded plays and misplays as long as he is here. What people are interpreting as a cool unflappable demeanor may just be an indicator that there isn't a lot going on above the shoulders.

I took the game in on the radio today as I was driving. We could use more communication between our base runners and coaches, but the players shouldn't have to ask for the information.

I don't know what the plan is with this, and I am not sure that they know. Will they piggyback him on starts of other pitchers down the stretch? Will they use him in high leverage situations? Are they going to try to stretch him out in this role with the hope that he can start games in the post season?

I think Nunez is much better than those other players.

But he makes a great latte.

Unlike in past years, where the team could always battle and often beat premium pitchers, this group looks helpless against top pitchers.

And then there are those arguments that if something can't be definitively quantified that it just doesn't exist and is no more real than Bigfoot or the Lochness Monster.

Young playing again today instead of Raji Davis. Why?

It looked clear that he was safe.

Home cooking does wonders for the bats.

Why didn't they think of this sooner?

What about $72 million for nothing from Rusney Castillo? That has to rank up there.

Not to be argumentative, but I thought lineups didn't matter at all to you because statistically they don't matter.

Machado is an excellent fielder. If we want him just to be a DH, we would be overpaying for him.

Our old friend Wil Middlebrooks has scored the only run in today's game through 6 innings. It is time for Girardi to mismanage his bullpen and get Texas some insurance.

I would be reluctant to give Machado a 10 year contract. He can have a little bit of the dog in him. I would worry that he would be a clubhouse cancer. I could be wrong. I don't watch as much of the Orioles as other teams, because I can't stomach Showalter's face. Also, he has had a history of knee problems

No problem. You are just more intense than I am about these things. Just don't expect me to match it. I am really not interested in changing minds to adopt my opinions, and people are not likely to change my opinions. And everyone's opinion has validity unless they just don't understand baseball. I don't think there is no one here like that. The quest by some to "invalidate" the opinions of others is obnoxious to me.

Many baseball players are jerks. I try to avoid the stuff they say, because it is usually disappointing. I just admire what I see on the field.

Max, I come here to discuss sports, share ideas and have a good time doing it. I am not here to make cases backed with evidence. The story about the guy on the radio wasn't intended as evidence of anything. It was just a funny call I heard and I thought it demonstrated how every manager takes heat from the fan base and the media. I made a very good living making arguments backed by evidence for over 30 years. I have no interest in making my enjoyment of baseball into a debate contest with other fans about topics that don't interest me like comparing managers, because I am not getting paid to do so. I am certain that if someone wanted to employ me to do so, I would leave you and your arguments in tatters and you would be looking for a safe space to go sob. LOL!! I think you might be buying underwear that is 2 sizes too small, because you are just so cranky and combative. I have noooo interest in comparing these 2 dugout buffoons, never mind making a case backed with evidence. I am not trying to convince anyone else of my opinions. In this case, I think both managers are dopes, and frankly, I don't care if you think Farrell or Girardi would have been NASA scientists had it not been for choosing a baseball career. Do yo argue with yourself in front of your mirror? You are arguing with yourself on this topic.

I could probably do a good job of it, because I watch a lot of Yankee telecasts and I live among Yankee fans who disparage him all the time. One guy called talk radio and said that he has lived all over the world and watched baseball in japan, Korea etc and he concluded that Girardi was not just the worst manager in the AL and MLB, but in the world. It was a very entertaining call. I have no interest in comparing 2 overpaid knuckleheads who do their job poorly. If you want to hear the case against Girardi, stream WFAN talk radio and listen for a week.

I don't think MVP dislikes the guy, and he acknowledged being wrong about him last season. I let him speak for himself on the topic. I don't get why anyone would dislike the guy as a player. He has been nothing but excellent.

They hate the guy down here. They absolutely despise him.

What is your point? The Boss died in 2010 and suffered from dementia for his last few years. Girardi was hired in 2008. If the Boss was still alive and in his right mind, Girardi would have been gone years ago. The sons don't have the same intolerance for losing.