Yes, the hypocrisy about gambling is off the charts. Roger Goodell was adamantly opposed to any gambling tie-ins just a few years ago. Something changed in his thinking.
The objective of pro sports is to soak us all for every last dollar they can.
Now a lot of those dollars are coming from the ultimate source of sucker money - gambling revenue.
Devers actually has the highest OPS+ of his career right now. It's not like he's really struggling. He just hasn't been converting his opportunities with men on base.
The problem is that $313.5 million is an awful lot of money for a DH or even a first baseman.
And it does unfortunately further emphasize the idiocy of not paying Betts, who is literally at least twice as good as Devers.
There's every reason to give up on this season. I think things are only gonna get worse, frankly. This is the first time I've been a deadline sale advocate in a long time. 2020 doesn't count.
When your team is en route to another s***** season you have to find a way to cope with it.
This season has no real chance of getting better, unfortunately.
The only positive may be that that there won't be any uncertainty about whether to sell at the deadline or not.
I was just talking about Sale's health status going forward being a matter of luck.
He could win the CYA this year, or he could have a career-ending injury any time, and no one should be shocked by either.