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I thought that was what the 3rd inning was for last night: comedic relief.

@SoxProspects The Red Sox released 1B/3B Danny Diaz. After signing for $1.6M in '17, he topped out at no. 14 in the #SP60 after hitting 6 HR in the DSL in '18. He never hit stateside, getting demoted back to the DSL in '19 after struggling and hitting just .173/.264/.320 in the FCL this year.

Dalbec and Downs for Flexen and DeLoach.

Is that why he doesn't like winning?

No, the offense wasn't the problem, it was the pitching. That's where they needed the upgrades. We knew Sale would come back, but that doesn't prevent them from bringing in capable relievers.

His numbers would be better if he didn't have to face the fearsome crosstown Cubbies.

No, so that's exactly why it will happen now. Positive regression against the M's.

@MattRyCollins Ryan Brasier and Danny Santana expected to be activated Wednesday

Not to get into politics, but yes. It's astoundingly frustrating living here.

Sox are going to do the following things: Play just above .500 the rest of the way and get to 90 wins. Sweep the M's so hard that they'll want to hide in the Kingdome rubble. Beat the Yanks in Yankee Stadium 2 in the WC. Lose in the 1st round of the playoffs.

JD was a negative fWAR guy until he turned Dalbec's age. Maybe Dalbec is figuring it out? Maybe he can just be a serviceable DH for the short term?

I agree that I wouldn't move him. I'd rather keep him than get some middle reliever. Maybe he turns it around?

Or could they?

1. Walk more 2. Get better at 1b That's all we are asking. It's not that crazy.

Yup. That night I'm going to order a large apizza from Fantini's and have a bottle of Four Roses on the ready.

Yup.

Ah s***. Did he go to UofA? Why did I think UF?

What's the benefit to his wife saying he doesn't have COVID? We could actually get some payroll tax credits if we could use his time as COVID time. He's out of PTO so he won't be paid going forward. If he had COVID, he would get paid. It seems weird to say that I should be skeptical of someone on a ventilator that doesn't have COVID. There's a lot of nasty s*** going here around that isn't COVID. My daughter spiked a fever over the weekend. No COVID. Her tests came back negative for everything. RSV has been rampant in the infant class at our kids' school. A lot of people here are getting pneumonia without a positive COVID test. COVID is no joke, but there's lots of other stuff running around right now too. I realize that FL has fudged the numbers for political purposes. I know people here both vaccinated and unvaccinated that have gotten COVID. One of my wife's friends got COVID and was on a ventilator. He developed double pneumonia. He lost 20 pounds while in the hospital and he was a big dude who did strongman competitions. It's scary as hell. After getting discharged from the hospital, he had to go back a few days later due to blood clots. Now he's sitting at home doing breathing exercises. His big goal is to be able to hold his breath for 10 seconds at a time. He can barely do that. It's f***ed up. Anyway, get vaccinated everyone. Wear a mask. Don't run around doing whatever you feel like regardless of your vaccination status.

Maybe his mind should be on baseball then.

I mean, he was a two way player at UF.

Probably has. Though a one game WC loss to the Sox could change it.

They are due for positive regression against a team that struggles every year to be 3rd place in their division.

I was really down on him earlier this season. He's not pitching great, but just getting through this season healthy is a big step. He just hasn't had the opportunity to truly develop.

DH that can play various other positions if s*** hits the fan.

Move Dalbec to LF.