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Cutting him loose is almost as inevitable as releasing Allen Craig.

It is never too early.

I was just correcting you on the order, but I see no reason why a Championship should be preceded or folewed by last place finishes. And I think DD will build teams that don't finish last.

It doesn't matter what Pablo hits. He can't field his position.

Pom has been very good for this team. How did Espinoza do tonight?

Pom is getting squeezed tonight.

But Marrero can't compete with Pablo scooping up food at the buffet table.

Eck is stealing my lines.

Pom is living right tonight.

The Rays are hitting him hard this inning.

It is a lot different when you are still active and still earning. When you retire the spigot gets turned off completely.

At this point, after taxes and a divorce, he may have left an amount of money that was nearly equal to his total net worth.

The spark for this offense is Pedroia. If he has a good season, the offense will score lots of runs.

No, first he came in last place.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to the best Red Sox manager of them all. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/07/terry-francona-undergoes-procedure-to-address-irregular-heartbeat.html?fv-home=true&post-id=96672

3 times in 4 years. DD gets a pass if it is only twice in a row.

And don't forget that outside f that window is a cliff.

I never said that he is broke...not yet. But the Ex will get half of what is left of his baseball earnings. His net of $30 - 40 million is now down to $15 - 20 million. He is a couple of bad investment decisions away from being broke. Ask Jack Clark.

Apparently spending more time with his family didn't work out very well for Dempster either. Just an athlete who is a dope when it comes to finances: Former Cub Ryan Dempster deeds Lakeview house to ex-wife Bob GoldsboroughChicago Tribune Retired Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster has one fewer Lakeview-area house in his portfolio. Dempster in January deeded a large, two-story house in Lakeview to his ex-wife, according to public records. The couple paid $2.7 million in 2008 for the newly built house. Dempster, 37, and his wife divorced last year, according to court records. He is an assistant to Cubs general manager Theo Epstein. At one point, Dempster owned four properties in Lakeview. He and his then-wife sold their first home in Lakeview — a five-bedroom, 5,300-square-foot, all-brick mansion that they most recently had been renting out — for $1.77 million. Dempster still owns a recently built, 5,650-square-foot house in West Lakeview that he bought in 2014 for $1.95 million. He also owns a Lakeview condo that he bought for $480,000 in 2009 and uses as a rental property, according to court records. Copyright © 2017, Chicago Tribune

Ryne Sandberg said the same thing when he walked away from $14 million---- and his wife filed for divorce 3 weeks after he retired. The stated cause for divorce was probably stupidity.

After taxes, agents fees etc., he probably netted out $30 million. Kareem Jabbar lost more than $40 million in the late 70's early 80's and had to play as a shell for his final 2 seasons. It can happen quite easily. Everyday people have a hard time wrapping their minds around the notion, but he does have 40 -50 years more to live and he probably lives a lifestyle where he needs a cashflow that would surprise most people. My only point is that leaving $13 million on the table taking into account that he was underpaid in his early career is just stupid, imo.

Now it is 9 out of 12 (75%), and I hope that is his ending stat line. I would prefer that he runs the bases intelligently and lets the hitters advance him. He is not that fast.

I had the total number of runs right but the distribution was off. I was 1 short on the K's. My prediction career is being placed on hold as I refine my method.

If he slumps in the second half, you will be to blame.

Farrell needs to stop trying to ignite the offense "with our athleticism". We are losing too many base runners. It is ridiculous. Benitendi is not a base stealer. Not only was his jump terrible tonight, but he was stumbling and going into his slide about 20 feet from the base. If Bogey misses any time, that will hurt the run production. There is no getting around that.