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  1. notin
    Story could be out 6-10 weeks. And he might be a little better if he is no longer in pain…
  2. notin
    Pterodactyls were neither birds nor dinosaurs. They were pterosaurs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur
  3. notin
    Bello has been pitching much better lately. Not sure if he gets back into the top ten in AL ERA anytime soon. But the turnaround helps…
  4. notin
    Does Anthony know that? Maybe he does, but it’s already earned him a reputation for being made of glass. Players play hurt all the time. Did Cora or Tracy ever ask Story if he was hurt? Probably. Story probably downplayed it, too. Clearly Story tried to play through it. Not sure why a player cannot do what athletes have been doing for centuries without having management brought into it. They only know what Story tells them. And yes, Story and his weak defense and sub-.600 OPS definitely hurt the team…
  5. notin
    And he still might end up there. While I agree with anyone who says Mayer should have been the SS a month ago, it’s also only been one game. Maybe after a week of Monasterio at the position, Tracy decides it was not the best idea and he switches things up. It seems like most MLB managers don’t change players’ positions as wantonly as your average Little League coach..
  6. notin
    Only if you’re arrogant enough to believe your opinion equates to realism. Or thinking majority fan opinion equates to being realistic. To me, anyone paying for a plane flight complete with messaged banner because they do not like how a professional sports team is run might not be the epitome of realistic. Want something realistic? It’s far, far more likely that the Sox turn it around and win the AL East this season than it is that Henry sells the team. Thats a realistic fact, because Henry ain’t selling’…
  7. notin
    Maybe they think he is dealing with too much right now with his hitting issues. Maybe they want him to stay at 2b because that’s where his future is. There are lots of reasons to leave him there and most teams do similar. Manny Machado is the best SS in San Diego but they never love him there when they have an injury…
  8. notin
    99% of the time you just say “I already explained that” as if were clearly expected to search through the forum for your pearls of wisdom. Made especially difficult by the fact that you never once supply a link. I will assume that 99% of the time when you respond this way, it’s because you realize you’ve adopted a stupid position and hope you can make questions go away. But that’s probably not true; it gives you too much credit….
  9. notin
    Maybe he assumed or hoped it would go away on its own. Maybe he didn’t want to risk losing his job with a lengthy IL stint. Maybe because players who volunteer to sit because of injuries get railed in the press and among fans (See Drew, J.D.) There’s lots of reasons athletes play hurt. And it’s not like we all call in sick to the office every time we get the sniffles…
  10. notin
    MLBTR talks about how Story is admitting he’s been experiencing discomfort all season..
  11. notin
    And you thought Old Red was inhuman because he hates passion. Well, jokes on you. Turns out he hates optimism, too…
  12. notin
    He’s struggling at the plate. So they probably didn’t want to pile position change on top of that as well…
  13. notin
    I know some crocodilians that want to have a word with you…
  14. notin
    Trainers can’t read minds. If no one tells them something’s wrong, they have no way of knowing…
  15. notin
    Is 8 hits (11 total bases) in 14 games really a hot streak?
  16. notin
    It’s a weird team funk. I mean, the season is over a quarter over and not one hitter has even had a hot streak yet…
  17. notin
    They can be cashed in for points…
  18. notin
    Pipeline? They drafted two of those guys (Misiorowski and Ashby). The rest, along with Quinn Priester, were acquired from other teams and in fact for all the rest (again, including Priester), the Brewers are their third organization. Priester - Pirates, Red Sox, Brewers Harrison - Giants, Red Sox, Brewers Patrick - Diamondbacks, A’s, Brewers Crow - Angels, Mets, Brewers Drohan - Red Sox, White Sox, back to Red Sox, Brewers
  19. notin
    I have heard somewhere that Rafaela has been parsing together data from his challenges to better learn the strike zone, like a velociraptor testing the electric fence in Jurassic Park. If thats working for him and it’s reflected in an uptick in his stats, is it so wrong that he uses challenges?
  20. notin
    IKF is the most likely sent packing of those three, but it’s going to be really hard to blame him for anything…
  21. notin
    Know what else will help? BRAY DEN WARD!! BRAY DEN WARD!! Chant with me! Join the cult and become a Bray Head! BRAY DEN WARD!! BRAY DEN WARD!!
  22. notin
    Some people can say so much with so few words. Then there’s Old Red, who, know matter how many words he uses, never says anything…
  23. notin
    Well hope he enjoys his time. Think he will be one of those utility infielders who morphs into a regular season All Star like Justin Turner or Max Muncy or Kike Gonzalez or Chris Taylor? Or does that only happen to Dodgers?
  24. notin
    You are hung up on strike zone challenges, once even making a point that the Yankees had meeting upon meeting to delegate their usage. Worth pointing out at the time, no team ran up more unsuccessful challenges than the Yankees. I do somewhat agree with the catcher strategy, but not because of a lack of faith in the hitters. Catchers around the league are the most successful challengers. The downside to this is, many of them are so good, you’d probably never burn through your two unsuccessful challenges…
  25. notin
    I think Tracy has full control of the lineup. That was he can always be fully blamed. Leadoff hitter also leads the team in plate appearances. Thats the more important part of the role…
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