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  1. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yeah, I think it's obvious Murphy is managing with a different philosophy than "play the optimal guys to win today." He's challenging players, thinking about long-term development, trying to see what he has in terms of makeup and in given situations. I wish he'd just say that. It's a reasonable perspective, if an off-beat one. Not saying I hold it or would hold it, but it's worth a discussion and some consideration, even if people would freak out if they heard someone say it out loud. It does seem like this team is barely hanging at .500. We've played a pretty tough schedule (travel-wise for sure), so the results are what we need, within reason. I'm just worried we're worse than expected, and the NL West and the Cubs are better.
  2. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yeah, I can totally see this perspective. On the other hand, we've been "adequate" roster-wise for a while. Something about this year FEELS different, but we're also still playing shorthanded on the pitching side. Defense is an unexpected issue for me so far. Hard to outperform your projections when you aren't stealing outs. Lots of poor fundamentals hurting so far. Still, to be 13-13 is totally fine and kind of a bonus. We need to start winning some road games, so hopefully we can take care of business in STL (and come back to win this one).
  3. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I guess, no way Yelich throws him out anyway.
  4. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Weird, weird play, but yeah. Once Turang fields it at his ankles, probably needs to go to first. Hope Megill gets out of this 5-5.
  5. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yeah, this is just....weird. Like, you go from Tyler Alexander spot-starter to Tyler Alexander high-leverage, 8th-inning man? I like Alexander, but all I can think of is Murph wanted to try to get 5 and 6 from Uribe. But, even then, why? And why not just let Alexander try for multiple innings? It's a head-scratcher, for sure, and definitely seems like a "let's see if this kid can handle it move" rather than anything that has to do with the best chance to win today. College coach Murphy coming out, maybe.
  6. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yelich has to hit it in the air eventually, right?
  7. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Gotta say, I am enjoying the A's broadcast. Very chill. Awesome job from Henderson. A really good all-around effort after the offense got owned yesterday. I will take this honest and and hope we turn things around on the road. First three city trip, let's win a bunch.
  8. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Do we think it's possible that Turang is just more comfortable at 2B, and they're willing to defer to him? I don't doubt that he was having shoulder soreness, but it also seems a little odd that the team went from "we're going to let him play short" to "he's not going to play short at all" based on purely medical assessments. I want to be clear that I prefer Turang at 2B. I never liked the SS idea and still don't. But I have to think it's about more than medical caution, and that's probably a good way to operate.
  9. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yeah, I agree about the system. Especially this year, where the Central is loaded, and the Jets reward for winning the President's trophy is a 100-point team in R2 (assuming we don't playoff choke again).
  10. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Isn't the real story here the failure of the torpedo bat?
  11. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Nifty double play to end it! I like Megill getting a reset inning, especially with the day off tomorrow. Won 4 of 6 series to start the year. Not bad at all. About time we put together a sweep, though!
  12. Cool Hand Lucroy
    NHL playoff time. I've been a Winnipeg fan all my life (no Wisconsin team growing up, Minnesota didn't have one either, no way I was rooting for Chicago). Hoping the Jets can put together a deep run. They've had an incredible and are reasonably healthy (minus Ehlers).
  13. Cool Hand Lucroy
    What I am now turning to, haha. Not too concerned, but I really hope this team comes out with renewed focus over the next few days. We've got a decent roster, but it only gets to playoff caliber by doing a lot of little things right.
  14. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Well, that probably does it. Alexander should wear this one, I think. It's a tough run of pitching matchups this week, but you can't blow 4-0 leads with three outs to get, and you can't commit all kinds of errors. Hopefully we continue to hit Flaherty well (feels like we have in the past).
  15. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Ortiz with a killer error. Just awful. This one did not feel good to me coming in. Still hope, I guess. But it's going to have to be stolen because down by 4 against Skubal is an ugly way to start.
  16. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Not enough offense today. Disappointed in yesterday, but happy with the trip overall. 4-2 homestand, and then we have another West Coast series. Be nice to get those out of the way early. Team has weathered an awful start. Sleeping bats waking up, pitching looking good. We're alright.
  17. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I will fully accept 2 of 3. And Priester did alright. With our injury situation, 7-6 is a great start.
  18. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I like Dillard on that podcast he does with McCalvy and Sophia. Probably because he doesn't do the schtick and just talks baseball and is funny and more natural. When the TV camera comes on, there's a lot of try-hard that removes the fun.
  19. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Looks like McGinn's to me? EDIT: And now I realize this is somewhere in Denver lol.
  20. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Florida earned it. Not a lot of shot-making, but they were the tougher team and won by forcing Houston way out repeatedly. Kind of surprised Kelvin didn't have something to shift to when things went stagnant in the last quarter. Their most effective offense was literally baseline out of bounds. Credit to Florida. They out-Houstoned Houston.
  21. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Digesting this. Here are my thoughts. Primarily, we're starting from a position of deep need, so that means we're in the weaker negotiating position. The result is about what you would expect. We gave up a lot for a former top prospect with some really strong potential and a lot of team control. As others have pointed out, that's expensive. As individual pieces, I'm not that upset about the give here. We're pretty deep in the outfield, and Rodriquez is years away. The comp pick is the comp pick. Valuable if you hit big, but it's hard to hit big. PTBNL, cash, whatever. All three at once is a little hard to swallow, though. If Priester hits and becomes a rotation piece for 3 years, that's a big win, almost regardless of what happens with Rodriguez or the comp pick. What I like is this: If we're out of it around the deadline, we can build back a lot of the capital we traded away. If we're in it, you've got the kind of arm you might want to add, plus the return of Woody et al. I am sure the org budgets something for deadline deals, so maybe we're just taking that capital and spending it now. Would I have done that? I don't know. I have no idea how far away our IL pitching army is. This makes me think we need the depth now, or that Cortes' injury is quite concerning.
  22. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Kind of feel like this maybe tells us a lot about how the Brewers feel about their triple A arms too...
  23. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Just reflecting on that wild Duke-Houston finish. That 6-point possession the Cougs posted (with the help of a contact technical) to cut a 14-point lead to 8 felt like the turning point for me. Kind of a phantom foul on Flagg, but Duke's owed more than a few tough whistles. Loved the way Houston guarded the final possession. Don't let Flagg beat you with a PASS. That's his elite skill. They played that perfectly and made him take a tough fadeaway. If I'm Duke, the biggest thing I'd regret is up one with about 30 seconds left. They get the ball to Proctor (the exact guy Houston wants to foul) in the front court, with Flagg and Kon trailing in the backcourt. Nowhere to go, Proctor gets fouled, misses the front end. Don't care who you are, you have to get the ball to Flagg or Kon there. Credit to Houston for defensive alignment. But was surprised Duke didn't go to the football OOB set up. As for tonight, I will be rooting for Houston, of course, but I think Florida is better and will win. Clayton is unreal. If I'm Houston it is sell out to stop that dude driving to the rim, hand is his face on every three. If he hits tough shots or Martin, Condon, or Haugh or whoever drop 30, you live with it. Maybe break out the old Rock Majerus box and 1?
  24. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Bad take.
  25. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Worth something to get through this one with just two pitchers.
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