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Wojo is a lock to take his place.

Yeah, there are questions. I guess we will find out details down the road. It's why I am hesitant to join either camp at this time. No one knows exactly what was said/done/not done between Rodgers and the front office. My guess it was Rodgers asking the team to commit to him beyond 2021 - and they said no (at least at first or in the manner he desired). And that set off the events as they sit today. It was likely a culmination of many things - but that might have been the thing that sent him over the edge. But that is just my guess. Again, we will probably find out more down the road. And I'll throw stones at whomever deserves it at that time. I am critical of the team for letting things get to this point - and that's because good organizations don't let this kind of thing happen. They recognize the minefields in front of them and work to avoid them. But I also understand that things can spin out of control despite best efforts. Again, we will find out more down the road. That's the point I was making earlier. Rodgers knows how the salary cap works, and how he's expendable after this season. I'm pretty sure that's what he's upset about. He wanted a deal that extends his career so he can retire as a Packer AND clear up cap room for a couple years so they can bring in a couple high tier FA, resign their own players, and really be in the driver's seat to win a SB or two. For that, I don't fault him for wanting that. I also don't fault the Packers for not wanting to extend his contract after his 2019 season. It is one of those cases where everybody's right, everybody's wrong. But if Rodgers does end up sitting out, that's when he immediately loses the high ground. And the vast majority of fans will side with 1265, unless the Rodgers camp leaks some pretty damning evidence of some kind.

He said it had nothing to do with the player. But he clearly didn't appreciate the Packers drafting him as a backup/replacement plan without somehow informing him. I listened to the entire interview with Kenny Mayne and he did not say that. He said, "it was never about the draft pick". When did he specifically say it was about drafting Love without telling him? That, to me, sounds like the media making assumptions. He said some things "were put into motion last year", but could it be about cutting Kumerow and not about drafting Love? Cutting Kumerow happened last year. I haven't seen anything from Rodgers indicating it had anything to do with drafting Love and not informing him. I think it's pretty obvious Rodgers wanted to sign a long term extension prior to the 2020 draft. Gute didn't want to make that commitment, then drafted Love. Rodgers isn't stupid, he could see they weren't making a commitment to him long term. That's what's going on here folks.

I would be surprised. It's necessary after the DH to get everyone back on 4 days rest. Then Lauer goes to the pen, where they do need another at least serviceable arm.

He's saved 75% of his save opportunities. Boxberger, Suter, Lauer...most relievers coyld do that. Not very impressive.

Not good enough! Should be 10 for 10 if they had a real manager and A GM who wasn't cheap and stupid.

Any pitch Hiura swings at like wet spaghetti.

Sucks big time. I'm wondering who gets his minutes. Will it be spread around to guys like Connaughton, Tucker and Forbes. Teague has kind of been a forgotten man. Perhaps he gets some more playing time. Not sure what Teague really gives you, maybe a very small amount of minutes to give the other guars a breather. I mean like 4 or 5 minutes. There's nobody else on the bench to give you playoff minutes. I would like to see them start big with Tucker replacing DD. Defense first. Then Portis, Forbes, Pat off the bench. That's it. And those guys, especially Forbes, are really going to get abused on the defensive side of the court. Bottom line, that starting 5, plus Portis, will need to play as many minutes as possible.

Yea, I've told people just let him sit out and not get paid for 3 years. But I don't really believe it, it's just venting. We're at the point now where I'll be happy if he doesn't get to pick the team of his choice, but he probably will.

Two things. Miami is just not very good anymore. To a player, they're worse than last year. Dragic still gets his wide open mid range jumpers, but he's not makimg them. He made 120% of them last time around. The Bucks, in addition to everything else, have played smart basketball. We need to see what happens when they're challenged.

Retire....gimme a break. Every team knows there's no way he'll give up a small fortune and more importantly fame. He may not like, but he'll play for Houston.

Their other problem is preventing the opposing team from puttng the ball in the basket.

Yep just over 20days isn't enough time to overhaul and fix anything especially when he spent what? A week likely at home supporting his mom. Team should start using Narvaez or Pina at first starting the other at catcher vs Lefties. Keep Hiura down for as long as his K-rate is 33% or higher after the 20days needed to not count on service time and longer til it reaches that mark. I don't think the goal was to overhaul or fix anything. Just mental re-set. If he continues to struggle this bad for anotyer week or two, then I'm sure plan B goes into effect and they send him down much longer and make major changes.

No need to ask, because the answer is obvious. There is no 10th inning if you don't get through the 9th.

Honestly, I'm stunned this transaction hasn't generated a World Series here we come" take.

Problem is, his plate discipline is fine. Swinging through pitches down the middle is what does him in. Either way, yea, he needs an extended period of time to adjust his swing, confidence, vision....everything.

The Bengals are dumb, but Burrow is their guy. They're not mortgaging the future for Rodgers. Oh man, forgot about Burrow. Ok, pick another craptastic AFC franchise that would want Rodgers.

Add stellar base running to Hiura's growing skill set.

Trade Rodgers to the Bengals, Adams to the Jets for a boat load of picks at the top of each round. If Rodgers doesn't want to honor his contract, he doesn't get a say where he goes. Although the Carr trade is intriguing, he's good enough to win a SB with enough talent around him. Build a defense first team, that starts with extending Alexander to a long term deal.

Expect a lot of points & at least a six game series. Durant/Harden/Irving is a lot of firepower for anyone to contend with, but the Bucks are much better equipped to at least put up a fight against them than the Nets are to deal with Giannis, who should absolutely feast inside. Yea, winning on the boards will be a big factor. That was lost in the shuffle of shooting the lights out in game 2. 61-36 rebound advantage! We can't expect that spread vs Brooklyn, or anyone, but if they can handily win the battle on the boards it will really help their cause.

Man, you brought back some horrible flashbacks for me! But you're right about all of it. One more thing Rodgers related. The narcissist never wants to be seen as the jerk. They still want people to love them, and are delusional enough to believe they do.

.678 OPS over a short period of time is really, really, really bad? I have no dog in this fight, but that's a bad take. Just own it and let's move on.

Hammer down the whole time, never let Miami have any sort of run at all. That's rare in the NBA, and great to see. The more they use pick and roll action with others and let Giannis roam without the ball, the better.

Office, factory, warehouse....the whole company is pitching in tonight.

Pitching changes are NOT the problem. It’s time between pitches. It’s been shown conclusively, there’s no debate. 5 minutes faster game for every 1 second you cut between pitches. I wouldn't mind a clock if it's a reasonable amount of time, but it doesn't affect the other problem- lousy offense. Plus, pitching changes do take 5 minutes or so. Eliminate 4 of them and you gain 20 minutes.