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BFIB nation is maaaaaaad about Rizzo’s slide today and it’s hilarious.

But did the Jets vote to implement the rule? He did vote for it, so this is a weird mixed message. The story that there wasn’t an actual vote and just basically a straw poll taken makes this a little more interesting. I hope the NFLPA takes it to court as something that should have been collectively bargained.

That needs to be the new “fun yeah!“ gif that used to get posted when Lackey did it.

Go Caps. Would be cool for Ovi to get a cup but also LV because it would surely annoy blues fans lol. Oddly, there's a lot of Blues fans rooting for them and hoping their success will force the Blues to "do something". What that is, I have no idea, but they seem to think it'll force some kind of action.

Apparently some horsefeathers has decided to start chopping onions outside my office. The parents watching with their kids and people watching with their grandparents..........man, all the feels. I was watching the game by myself in my living room after my girlfriend went to bed and after the 8th inning debacle I got out the little laminated card from my grandfather's funeral with old Irish May the road rise to meet you proverb on it so he could watch the last couple innings with me if it happened. Biggest Cubs fan I've ever known.

It’s fine, Reyes can replace Flaherty when his elbow or shoulder gives out after another 120 pitch outing when his team is up 5 runs. Is Dusty consulting for the Cards now?

Isn't that the case on any bang bang play like that though? At any rate, he's fine out there but he's not going to win any Gold Gloves. As long as he hits well the defense is perfectly fine even if it does cost them some runs/outs here and there like in the Cardinals series in STL.

The instincts are just absolutely ridiculous.

Your math is leaving me an hour short. Rain again at 5 central?

Vacation days WITH children is a reason to drink more. Trust me.

He also rates positively in UZR, and BP's FRAA. And he comes in even in Statcast's Outs Above Average. If he can be an average left fielder, or even close to it, he'll be just fine out there. I still think he looks completely lost out there sometimes, but it's working out fine. horsefeathers defense anyway. Give me the dongs. Yeah, that double after the Rizzo error the other night was a prime example. He took a bad line after misjudging the flight of the ball and wasn't able to make the play on a ball Zobrist or Bryant or Happ probably catch out there.

you don't? I mean, no? You literally do everything wrong.

Case in point: I always assumed that baseball writers, being more objective than myself about Molina, were probably right, and that he probably was a 1st ballot guy. I never really looked into it (I don't generally get that worked up about HOF issues.) In light of the current conversation, I thought I'd dig into the numbers a little. Molina has lead all of MLB catchers in fWAR only once since his rookie season. Lucroy did it twice in that same span. So did Posey. Mauer did it four times. He's accumulated the 5th most fWAR among catchers from 2004 to the present, despite having played more games than everyone else in the top 5. I was actually a little shocked to find this out, because he's presented as a figure towering above his peers. He's had a long stretch of consistently above average play, and he's certainly a fan favorite, but I don't see the argument for him as a generational talent. He's had like 3 positive value offensive seasons. His defensive value is significantly dwarfed by Pudge Rodriguez. His total WAR is at like 37 and HOF threshold is around 60. But Cardinals fans will tell you that in a day and age where everything is measurable, his abilities and contributions aren't and that's why he's a first ballot guy. It's incredibly insane. I've even used Ozzie Smith as an example of a guy with ridiculous defensive value (and who was significantly, and surprisingly better than I thought offensively) to make the point that he's just not qualified and they still want no part of it.

It's absolutely amazing to me how Cardinals fans, even friends of mine who are smart and base their opinions on facts elsewhere, are completely blind to how undeserving of the HOF Molina is.

Can everyone go vote in this to make it not quite so stupidly lopsided? If this ass gets into the HOF it'll be a travesty. [tweet] [/tweet]

They're under .500 still when not playing the Reds, so until that changes a lot, I'm not concerned.

It really makes no sense to not play Javy at 3rd in this configuration My brain says this makes sense but then I watch Javy on the pivot at second base on double plays and I feel like there’s no way in hell Tommy comes anywhere near making some of those places. I also just watched some World Series highlights today and may be under the influence of Javy the magician at the moment.

Now do the Cardinals. Never mind, I got it. 7-0 vs the Reds and 6-9 vs everyone else.

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Other acceptable answers: Munchkin from the Wizard of Oz, Depression era gangster from Chicago.

Meh, I had a torn labrum in my right shoulder and it would do that every time I threw anything with any effort. It slides partway out and then slides back in. Hurts a little, but mostly it's just a pain in the ass. Not sure why he would need to miss any time other than hitting might be a little bit of a difficulty.

Man, he's such a mess sometimes but he's so amazing at so many things it's hard not to love the guy.

Eventually, when doesn't this become a narrative? The offense got embarrassed in the playoffs last year and couldn't situational hit all season. If you're too dumb to realize they've played a full extra game already through 5 games you don't deserve an answer.

Something like $46 million (or at least it used to be).