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I'd knock the Diamondbacks down from the "indifferent section" because of their uniforms. Or maybe I'd bump them up because of their ability to supply other teams with players.

I wouldn't use a judgmental term like "worst" for Craig's stance. It was definitely unique, and it worked for him until he reached old age. That doesn't necessarily mean that anyone else should be emulating it, though (although people loved to do it ). Does anyone know what Orlando's stance was like last year? I think that might be the operative question. Knowing that might be better at this point than passing judgment out of hand.

Removing them going forward is one thing. But if they're gone entirely, that's a whole lot of information that's simply evaporated.

The reviewers are saying that the runner didn't deviate enough from his original path to hinder Arcia's ability to complete the play.

How many times has Scooter been nailed on that play? About four?

It's apparent that they're watching pitch counts. He's only exceeded 100 in games that have been easy. I'm sure that the team has an innings limit in mind, although the last time I checked, he seemed to be on a pace for a number that would be a reasonable increase over last year. If all goes well for the rest of the year, I think he can be in a position to exceed 200 innings next year.

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Arrrgh, I heard Sophia Minnaert say "AR-cia" in one sentence and "Ar-CI-a" in the very next sentence. Thankfully the radio team seems to have it down - Levering and Grindle, at least. I think they're trying to train themselves. They know better, but they slip. When I heard Uecker in spring training, he had it down. I don't have any hope for Coshun or Augie. The "Cadillac" way to pronounce it would be AR-cia, quickly glossing over the letter i. In Spanish, it's a two-syllable word, with the i being the weak vowel and the a being the strong one. In contrast, García, with the accent on the i, is a three-syllable word. Getting the stress on the first syllable of Arcia is likely plenty for an English speaker.

Trader Joe's isn't close to Waukesha. The two Milwaukee area locations are at Bay Shore and in Brookfield (2 blocks out of Wauwatosa). And it isn't a one-stop shopping destination. There are major items that they don't carry. But the stores are small, which is nice. They tend to be crowded, but checkout lines are managed very well. I love the fact that the checkers empty the cart for you. Besides the convenience, that eliminates the possibility of someone ahead of you taking forever to empty the cart. Yesterday at Pick 'n Save, I was behind a woman who didn't empty her cart at all, even though the belt was completely clear, until the cashier was ready for her. I was bummed when the Sentry near my dad's house closed a few years ago. I preferred it to the Pick 'n Save across the street for the same reasons that Patrick mentioned. After that, I started driving a mile to get to Sendik's, which is a nicer all-around store. It's more crowded than a Sentry, but like Trader Joe's, the checkout lines are managed well. Unlike Trader Joe's, it carries just about everything that a Sentry would.

At the end of the season, the 60-day DL won't be available, and you're going to need the 40-man roster spots again. So depending on the individual you're thinking about adding, that might be a consideration.

Rose's bat played well at any position because his OBP was so high. If a player's OPS is OBP-heavy, that's a good thing. The idea is to get overall production. How you get it is negotiable. The main thing is that 3B shouldn't be weak offensively. Molly actually did have a pretty good slugging percentage to complement his OBP.

That's funny. How did you ever come up with that?

JJ was one of the better players at doing scoreboard stuff. Last year when the Brewers had the between-inning thing where the players were guessing song titles, he sang.

What I'm getting from the article is that a player needs to be in a treatment plan and violate it before a marijuana suspension can happen.

Joel from San Francisco = Series Finale, or on occasion, Rev. Series Finale. Also, you omitted madbad2000.

1,156 days — or if you prefer — 3 years, 1 month, 30 days

Well, Villar getting caught in a rundown between third and home was dumb. The ball was hit to short. BA made a good point by saying that as a shortstop, Jonathan should have known exactly where the throw would go.

I think Russ brings up a valid point. When a player is moved from shortstop, it seems that people forget that he can play there. It's too early in the game for that concern to kick in, though. As far as his offense, I think there's plenty of OBP and SLG for a 3B bat. Counsell sees him as an eventual 20-homer guy. If that's the case, he'll be fine. Of course, that translates to even more value at SS.

It was mentioned earlier that naming the PTBNL could be as late as after the World Series. Hopefully, "after the minor league season" means immediately after the season. But a later date still fits that description.

Wouldn't surprise me if JJ is back one day. Well, you're posting where the right person will see it. Thanks for passing this along, Josh.

These FOX sports sound effects are a distraction. Two of them just interrupted Sophia's comments, blocking out a couple of words and causing us to essentially miss the meaning of an entire sentence. In the same vein, putting graphics on top of highlights defeats the purpose of showing the highlights.

Nice job by Davies getting out of the 2nd with runners on first and third with nobody out. Of course, it didn't hurt when Rondón was called out for hitting the ball twice.

Someone may want to send a memo to broadcast crew. Half pronouncing Arcia properly, half not. Guessing Auggie will call him Akea. It's not intuitive, so I can see the slip-ups. Still, Oswaldo's been around for a while. Bill's getting it right about half the time. But Augie will never get it, and Coshun will never get it.

Locked up as the link is now posted to the existing topic on this trade.

Bad contracts start looking not so bad as they near their end. If Matt pitches well over a few starts, a team might feel it's worth the monetary commitment to grab him. The financials are much better now than they were at the beginning of the season. I think that what LouisEly suggests is certainly plausible. Still, I think the more likely scenario is that Matt clears and the Brewers trade him while picking up some of the money. The most likely scenario is that he stays put.