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Per Jason Rollinson:

So that'll be a no on figuring out why. My bad I'll read your baseball prospectus piece. Dude, take a hint. This is a great forum to be apart of. Don’t mess around trying to take jabs at just about every single member because you made a silly comment(s). We’ve all had our moments, you’re looking silly, move on...

Villar is still on the DL. Like that makes a difference... Villar will see even less playing time now once he gets back. He will be a non factor from here on out. Villar for Saladino sounds great right now. Hope they let him get some reps at SS at AAA rehab in case of emergency.

Arcia another hard hit ball. Keep gaining confidence kid.

Like a pocket full? Well done.

I wish we could pack Posey up and take him with us to LA. It’s too bad he’s got such a huge contract.

Isn't Cain like second in the league in OF assists? I know that doesn't necessarily mean he's got a great arm, but he's made some good throws clearly. Yeah he’s probably fine. Just never looks good when making a throw.

All after Rock mentioning that we have barely walked anyone in the first three games. He PinaMadness’d us.

Cain ain’t much better. Is he better though? To be honest, I’m not sure. They’re both pretty bad at throwing the ball.

This isn't specifically directed at you, because I know a lot of people feel this way, but I just don't understand why. A baseball "series" is really nothing more than X number of games at the same geographical location. Series W/L results are meaningless, game W/L is all that counts. People feel better about losing game 4 of a 4 game series when they took the first 3, or better about winning Game 4 if they lost the first 3 to avoid the sweep. I know it's pretty much everyone, not just you, I just don't really get it I guess, unless it's all just psychological? A "series win" of 3-1 in San Francisco, followed by a 3-1 series win in L.A, would have the exact same net affect as sweeping today and then splitting 2-2 in L.A. All the games count the exact same independent of what already occurred in the series. I get what you’re saying but it’s just really hard to sweep teams, especially in a four game series. I mean these teams, for the most part, are not all that different from one another as in they are all pro baseball players. And a lot of it is probably psychological.

Cain ain’t much better.

We really have to get past some of this. The rotation is not elite, yes. But it is actually pretty good when you’re comparing around the league. They are a big reason we are in this thing. Can we upgrade? Sure. But we really need to move past some of this rhetoric.

Why didn’t Aguilar dive is my question but yeah, Albers rusty today.

Sucks to leave that run out there.

A 1.264 WHIP is high?

Good thing we can still win a bad game! Oh for sure we can.

He’s not even pitching well lately. Why go this route?

Will they run him through a time machine first? He’s pitched fine this year. He’s not an ace by any means but he’s been alright. His numbers would fit right in with our staff.

Bad games happen. Glad this one is occurring after winning the first three games.

Pina needs a trip down to AAA. Maybe he can get hot and become a September call up as a third catcher. I don’t know. He’s just not very good.

If the Yanks get him maybe they’d give us CC for another playoff push.

Man have averages as a whole taken a dip? Feels like if you weren’t over .330-.340 you had no chance not too long ago.

Madbum is no ace anymore. He’s still good and would fit in on our staff but he is not the pitcher he was when leading SF to their World Series. The lower strikeout rate is pretty alarming.

Silly? Silly is your condescending post. Many guys have went into the derby (which I didn’t even mention) and come back ice cold. I was more so mentioning being an all star because he’s probably needed a break. He’s a big guy that could’ve probably used 2-3 days off. Not only that but those all star things can be a distraction, especially if you’ve never dealt with it before. Is that the reason his swing and approach all of a sudden looks sloppy? I don’t know for sure but it sure could be a factor in it. It’s as good a reason as any. Along with the fact that he’s probably not the Babe and is regressing towards who he truly is as a hitter. Many guys go into the derby and come back hot. Many guys go into the all star game and come out hot or cold. Many guys get the all star break off and then come back hot or cold. If Aguilar were hot right now people wouldn't' be blaming it on the all star game. If he hasn't participated and was cold people wouldn't be blaming it. There is absolutely no proof that the HR derby had anything to do with what is happening now and assigning blame to it is just throwing out random conjecture to fit the story you want to tell. And where did I say 100% that it is the reason he is slumping? It’s a forum. It’s an OPINION of mine that him not getting a few days off didn’t help him. He was already trending down average wise heading into that game and now is waving at a lot of pitches, making weak contact, and swinging at balls. Is that all due to making the all star team? Probably not but you’re fighting a ridiculous battle on this one. You wake up grumpy? Not getting enough sleep on the west coast swing? Because it isn’t a random thought to fit a narrative and my opinion isn’t concrete (just like yours isn’t) on this topic.

Silly? Silly is your condescending post. Many guys have went into the derby (which I didn’t even mention) and come back ice cold. I was more so mentioning being an all star because he’s probably needed a break. He’s a big guy that could’ve probably used 2-3 days off. Not only that but those all star things can be a distraction, especially if you’ve never dealt with it before. Is that the reason his swing and approach all of a sudden looks sloppy? I don’t know for sure but it sure could be a factor in it. It’s as good a reason as any. Along with the fact that he’s probably not the Babe and is regressing towards who he truly is as a hitter.