muntjack

With the exception of the Neifi final-out-bunt, that might be the worst AB I have ever seen if game considerations (2 out, down 5, Lilly on deck) are a factor.

It's not on. It's off.

you and Muntjack I got it working!!! Just had to reverify.

MLB TV is telling me I'm blacked out for this game even though I'm in Seattle. In fact, it says I'm blacked out for every game tonight. Does ESPN have all the rights on Wed. nights now?

I think we might see something special today.....

Too bad DLee is done.

Acquiring a perennial Cy Young candidate for a guy in A ball with wrist problems and a utility man with a career 97 OPS + is a no-brainer. See what I did there? Used an analogous but incorrect argument? yes, we all saw it. Lol. There was nothing incorrect about my argument, just as there was nothing incorrect about yours, sir. You can participate in and add to a constructive discussion, or you can spin things in an attempt to validate your point of view. You simply choose the latter. Then you berate another (RyneDawson) for doing the same. I was simply trying to illustrate that.

Acquiring a perennial Cy Young candidate for a guy in A ball with wrist problems and a utility man with a career 97 OPS + is a no-brainer. See what I did there?

I don't see how anyone would prefer the second scenario. With Milwaukee's rotation in flux, we have an excellent shot at making the playoffs as is. Once there, Peavy/Harden/Z/Dempster gives us the edge over any other rotation we might face. This is a no-brainer, really.

Well, forget him then.

If Geo hits a slam I will streak through my neighborhood right now.

He had to swing because that would have been called a strike. #$@^TY%#$&Y^3

So the bases should be loaded with 0 outs......

Wait that wasn't strike 2?

Doesn't anyone think getting Samardzjia in the rotation is one of Hendry's top priorities? He has been aggressively promoted, is cost-effective and has a higher ceiling than Marshall. My guess is Marquis is traded, Marshall is moved in a deal for a CF and Shark is given the #5 spot.

This is good

I agree except for the bolded part. It doesn't really matter if you are called a 1 or 5 starter. The only time it makes much difference is in the playoffs I guess I worded that poorly. I basically just mean knocking Marquis off of the bottom and replacing him with someone who is an ace would turn this team from a playoff caliber team into a real WS caliber team, imo. Adding a player like Dunn could turn our A offense into an A+ offense, but we'd still be left praying that Lilly turns it around and Hill returns and puts up #s comprable to last year. It scares me thinking about who would start a game 2.

As much as I hate seeing Theriot and Johnson starting everyday, I find it incredible that most people are focusing on improving the offense. If we acquired a #1a starter, allowing everyone else to slide down a spot AND push Marquis out of the rotation, it would improve this team a great deal more than adding a decent bat, imo. I mean, I understand that acquiring a 1a is very difficult, but shouldn't we put our few valuable chips toward trying to meet that end before we explore other options?

Can we just get a 1a starter and call it a WS, please?

Fontenot not intimidated by the electric arm of David Riske.

Kinda nice seeing 4 runs on 3 hits after so many years of 2 runs on 9 hits or the like. Amazing what plate discipline can do.

and, of course, when not to blow your wad.

The most inane idea ever. Which category does today's loss reside in? The 54 losses or the "other" 54? It really seems like an idea Dusty would come up with. I have no idea why reasonably intelligent people subscribe to this.

I think we're all in agreement this team needs a 1-b type pitcher. Someone good enough to start the 1st or 2nd game of a postseason series. . Joe Blanton just isn't that guy for me. His career #s away form Oakland are scary, including but not limited to a .292 BAA and a 4.70 ERA. If Lincecum WERE available (and he should be, really) the Cubs might have an angle to shoot. We're in the unusual position of having quite a few expendable assets that would be instant (& young/ cheap) upgrades in S.F. Assume they are okay with their OF of Winn, Rowand and Lewis. They have no need of a 3B with Villalona coming. SS is a gaping black hole. Babcock and Burriss should not be ML starters. No one in the system in sight. They would probably start Simokaitis if we dealt him, lol, so Theriot would be a massive upgrade even after he cools off. At 2B they have Ray Durham (who is OPSing <.700 again), with Nick Noonan still a few years away. EPatt would fit perfectly here. Starting occasionally until Durham proves that he is done. Rich Aurilia is the worst hitter in the major leagues. How do you SLG .179? His backup is Dan Ortmeier. In AAA there is Die Hard. Here we can't help them as much, but Hoffpauir is certainly better than any option they have at the moment. Molina is producing, and we really don't have anything to offer at C, anyhow. The closer is Brian Wilson, who is not good. Marmol is top-flight closer material. That would be an enormous upgrade. To "replace" Lincecum we could offer Gallagher, Marshall or perhaps Ceda. Hmm so we've got EPatt, Theriot, Hoffpauir, Marmol, Gallagher and Marshall/Ceda. Looking at it, this would really all hinge on what Sabean thought of Gallagher. Is he capable of being the centerpiece of a package like this? The fairly big 2nd chip in Marmol and the quantity of upgrades help, I think. Perhaps we could take back a contract like Dave Roberts? In the end, what I think we'd have to do is grab a good SP prospect in a deal for Murton and swing him to S.F. in an augmented version of this deal.