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  1. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I just want to sing about how much I believe in Stephen Vogt while watching this game.
  2. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Not sure if anyone saw Game 7 of the Jets-Blues series, but wow. One of the most intense sporting events I have ever witnessed. Jets give up two early goals. They get one back in the second, but then give up a third on a bad giveaway with 30 seconds left in the period. Down 3-1 all through the third, but they score twice in the last two minutes, once with 2 seconds left on an incredible tip-in. Then a scoreless OT. Chances from both teams. In the second OT, the Jets get a double-deflected goal at 16:03 to win it. The place goes insane. Probably the second biggest win in franchise history (they won a Game 7 in Nashville handily in 2018, to book a sport in the WC Finals), but easily the most tense. Two great Game 7s over the weekend, and some great series on tap in the next round.
  3. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Playing the White Sox sucks because you feel like a failure if you don't sweep. This trip exemplifies the season quite well. Played pretty subpar (mostly because of sloppiness and missed opportunities), but posted decent enough results. 32 games is about halfway to a reasonably meaningful sample. Schedule in May is not easy, but it's not that tough either. Cubs and a bunch of AL teams about where we are or slightly worse. 18 games where I'd really like to go at least 11-7. My big worry remains bullpen. If we can't lock down the 8th and 9th, we are going to have a very hard time doing enough.
  4. Cool Hand Lucroy
    As a VERY casual Bucks observer, I feel like losing Jrue for Dame was just a really underrated mistake of that trade. An understandable mistake, but Jrue's defense is just so, so valuable, and Dame is so utterly limited on that side of the floor. I don't know what I'd do if I'm the Bucks. Honestly, the 2021 title feels like they get a free pass for at least a decade, even with a superstar like Giannis locked in. So, I'd probably just run it back and try to surround Dame and Giannis with grinder bigs and 3-and-D guards and see what happens.
  5. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Well, chance to get to a .500 roadie with a win tomorrow. Be nice to get the first sweep of the year too. I feel real bad for Collins. Such a flukey injury, and he's been playing well and now has to be like "wait, I did all this, and now my MLB career might hit another hurdle because I reflexed out of a head-high fastball, took one to the elbow, and then fell weird on my other arm." Baseball is an ass, indeed.
  6. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Well, 2-5 is a lot better than 1-6. Let's hope they can put a big series on the south side and salvage this thing. We'll face Bryce Wilson and Shane Smith, so hopefully we have some insider info or something. Feels like we've treaded water through March/April. We haven't looked good, but we weathered some injuries and a good amount of bad baseball to be pretty much on pace with the teams we need to be on pace with. I think we've played a really tough schedule, though not as tough as the Cubs. At times, I've thought we've looked like a stereotypical mediocre team. The optimist in me thinks the defense will figure it out and the offense will be alright. It's the bullpen I worry about. Could really use Yoho to emerge as a shut-down piece.
  7. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Cards get a little lucky while also making a nice defensive play, and Capra does Capra. Still time, but failure to get the big hit has definitely been a big issue this past week.
  8. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Priester really can't find an out pitch. Been getting ahead in the count but struggling to put guys away. I don't have a lot of faith in us hitting Gray. Hopefully this team turns it around today (or just soon).
  9. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Totally. This year feels more like 2022 to me, but that is vibes only. Hope I'm wrong.
  10. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I know we're struggling against everybody, but to be this consistently bad against lefties is feeling kind of significant. What Murphy is doing with Alexander is really, really weird. Did it look to anyone else like Ortiz didn't even see the ball?
  11. Cool Hand Lucroy
    We were certainly spoiled with Ueck. The Brewers are far from the worst radio crew in the league, which probably says more about the talent on the radio side league wide right now than it says about their individual skills. I'd say that group is okay, I like Grindl the best and find Levering better than on TV.
  12. 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.
  13. 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).
  14. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I guess, no way Yelich throws him out anyway.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yelich has to hit it in the air eventually, right?
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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).
  21. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Isn't the real story here the failure of the torpedo bat?
  22. 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!
  23. 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).
  24. 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.
  25. 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).
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