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  1. Irrelevant Dude
    I've always been partial to the '47 Brand Franchise style hats. Since everyone has been talking about Pelicans hats, here's a nice one. https://pelicans.milbstore.com/collections/all-caps/products/myrtle-beach-pelicans-47-brand-2tone-alternate-2-logo-clean-up-cap?variant=30894608646219
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    Despite the lack of power, Swanson has still been pretty good overall. He is striking out an awful lot lately though.
  3. Irrelevant Dude
    He has options. When/if Hendricks is ready, and if everyone else in the rotation is healthy, Wesneski will almost certainly be the guy who gets sent down.
  4. Irrelevant Dude
    Get those guys off the broadcast. That was really annoying.
  5. Irrelevant Dude
    Were there and other angles of the Smyly/Gomes collision shown in the TV broadcast? I only saw the one replay and I can't determine whether either Smyly or Gomes actually had a chance to throw the runner out.
  6. Irrelevant Dude
    Either the Cubs think Mervis still has things to work on in AAA or they simply don't view him as the answer at 1B. If they thought Mervis was going to come up and make an immediate positive impact, I don't think they would be holding him back on account of undeserved loyalty to Hosmer. There is a third possibility that the Cubs view Mervis so highly that he was only being kept down for service time reasons, but they learned from the Kris Bryant situation that it is better to wait beyond the exact service time date to give themselves plausible deniability. I really don't think that's the case for a guy who is already 25 and not a top tier prospect, but you never know.
  7. Irrelevant Dude
    I agree somewhat with the second part of your statement. We may be overreacting to a few bad outtings and prematurely writing him off, since it is still relatively early and we have a limited 2023 sample. Where I disagree is that the difference was with one swing of the bat. His whole outing was a mess yesterday, and that one swing of the bat was the result of everything else that came before it.
  8. Irrelevant Dude
    I stand corrected. Michael Fulmer wipes some guys out, but when he doesn't wipe them out, they wipe him out.
  9. Irrelevant Dude
    Then why hasn't anyone been wiped out?
  10. Irrelevant Dude
    Send him to Copperhead Road.
  11. Irrelevant Dude
    I like Keegan too much in the tough middle innings. I would go Alzolay out of that group.
  12. Irrelevant Dude
    Why even take him out? This one's over, no sense burning another reliever.
  13. Irrelevant Dude
    Yeah, he makes me really nervous. Not enough swing and miss for a late innings reliever.
  14. Irrelevant Dude
    What is the possible justification for Mancini playing 1B over Hosmer when they are both in the lineup? Hosmer is the better defender. I wonder if they want the flexibility of pinch hitting for Hosmer without having to move guys around defensively?
  15. Irrelevant Dude
    You beat me to it. If he's going to make throws like that, and we already know he can't hit, then what is the point?
  16. Irrelevant Dude
    I turned The Score on yesterday and caught the tail end of Dan Bernstein referencing one of your pieces. I think it may have been this one. Is Bernstein one of us, or does anyone know if he mentioned how he found the article?
  17. Irrelevant Dude
    I love Boog hanging Sutcliffe out to dry on multiple occasions, just not even acknowledging his comments.
  18. Irrelevant Dude
    Quoted in error ^ What's the difference between him and Mervis over 40 games though? I agree that Mervis is a better option (it's hard to be worse), but a quarter of the season is probably not even a 1 win difference between the two. Especially if Mancini can get on track, that minimizes Hosmer's role even more. Mervis will be here soon enough, but I don't think it's an urgent move yet at this point.
  19. Irrelevant Dude
    This A's team, man...
  20. Irrelevant Dude
    I would be all for making the move, but I still think the Cubs are going to give him a lot more than 44 at bats before they pull the trigger, especially with the team playing well.
  21. Irrelevant Dude
    Hey Sutcliffe, sometimes less is more. The color commentator doesn't have to talk ALL THE TIME.
  22. Irrelevant Dude
    He has been a really great story, coming back after being DFA'd, earning a spot on the roster again, and now absolutely dealing.
  23. Irrelevant Dude
    Weird, but I'm also not convinced that either of those markets are ideal for an MLB franchise. I would much rather see a team back in Montreal
  24. Irrelevant Dude
    I particularly like having a DH who bats 9th. It just doesn't seem like using the DH to get your 3rd catcher into the lineup in the 9 hole is really maximizing that position.
  25. Irrelevant Dude
    You mean you don't get that sweet badge endorphin rush?
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