Andy

My main concern with him is that he is way to buddy buddy with Rizzo and Lester. Would Ross take out Lester if he was clearly out of gas but a couple of outs shy of a win? Would he jump Rizzo's ass for getting thrown out easily trying to stretch a double into a triple? I don't think these concerns are without merit - and I'm not arguing for Ross as manager - but if he's to be believed in his book, he never had a problem 'jumping someone's ass' for screw-ups as a player, so I doubt he'd have a problem doing it as a manager.

I haven't listened to much of Ross, but when I have, he's usually offering a player perspective rather than any particular strategy thoughts.

Cam Newton is just done, and it makes me sad.

I know it flies in the face of logic but I hope Milwaukee wins all those games. I want to maximize the shot at the division in the event this team gets their crap together, and also horsefeathers St. Louis in the ear

I just went back through the thread from the Cubs getting Davis and I forgot how many people were at best lukewarm on that deal, although a lot of that came from health concerns that we were fortunate enough to largely avoid. TT made a comment about not liking to pay $10 million for a year of a closer with an injury question, which made me laugh and then despise the stupid Morrow signing of $10M/per for 2 years all over again.

Darvish looking excellent again.

Milwaukee wins, so for the moment this team does not hold a playoff spot.

Nick Castellanos' swing there looked like one of a guy who's been a Cub for too long.

Trading a surplus outfielder for a badass closer is what teams in contention windows do. It sucks that Soler went on to hit 40 HRs, but as has already been pointed out in this thread, that basically makes him a slightly better Schwarber. Put another way, it'd be super damn cool if we'd traded, like, Happ or whatever young guy you like for a badass closer rather than give a bunch of money to Morrow and Kimbrel right before they broke.

If anyone can give me some info that Theo could've gotten Chapman without trading Gleyber, then I will begin shredding him for giving up Gleyber. Until then I can't and won't. I'm also not gonna fault him for the Soler/Davis trade. It made perfect sense to use a surplus guy with no everyday spot to get a shutdown closer for a whole year.

I realize that I always assume the Brewers are winning the World Series, but how in the world are they not grabbing one of the wild cards or even the division? Everyone behind them is not a real threat, and the Cubs suck. Hell, the Nationals have a tough sked the rest of the way. The Cardinals sort of do, although they get seven against us. St. Louis is winning the pennant, and the only reason they might not win the title is because Houston's cheating asses are so good. It's the hellscape ending this stupid franchise deserves after last off-season.

6 outs away from the chance to potentially squander another STL loss

I know this is your thing and I'm probably in the top handful of pessimistic people on the board but my God dude.

LOL this is the most [expletive] inning in history.

STL has probably won like a dozen games they trailed early in this stupid stretch they're in, as well.

That's how Len said it and he's usually on the ball there. I think you're safe.

Whoa, a SS making tough plays without firing the ball into the next zip code

This team doesn't deserve Nick Castellanos

This is basically a desperation move but what the hell, could be fun.

We play 4 in SD He didn't even want to say how badly he is predicting the 4th game will go.

Top 25 games ------------------------------ (1) Clemson at Syracuse (7:30 pm, ABC) (2) Alabama at South Carolina (3:30 pm, CBS) Arkansas State at (3) Georgia (12 pm, ESPN2) Northwestern State at (4) LSU (7:30 pm, SEC Network) (5) Oklahoma at UCLA (8 pm, FOX) (6) Ohio State at Indiana (12 pm, FOX) New Mexico at (7) Notre Dame (2:30 pm, NBC) Kent State at (8) Auburn (7 pm, ESPN2) (9) Florida at Kentucky (7 pm, ESPN) Idaho State at (11) Utah (4:15 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional) (12) Texas vs Rice - at NRG Stadium (8 pm, CBSSN) Pittsburgh at (13) Penn State (12 pm, ABC) Montana at (15) Oregon (10:45 pm, Pac-12 Network) Lamar at (16) Texas A&M (7 pm, ESPNU) Stanford at (17) UCF (3:30 pm, ESPN) Arizona State at (18) Michigan State (4 pm, FOX) (19) Iowa at Iowa State (4 pm, FS1) (20) Washington State vs Houston - at NRG Stadium (9:15 pm Friday, ESPN) (21) Maryland at Temple (12 pm, CBSSN) Portland State at (22) Boise State (10:15 pm, ESPN2) Hawaii at (23) Washington (7:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) (24) USC at BYU (3:30 pm, ABC) Florida State at (25) Virginia (7:30 pm, ACC Network) Other nationally available games --------------------------------------------------- North Carolina at Wake Forest (6 pm Friday, ESPN) - not a conference game Kansas at Boston College (7:30 pm Friday, ACC Network) Kansas State at Mississippi State (12 pm, ESPN) NC State at West Virginia (12 pm, FS1) Eastern Michigan at Illinois (12 pm, BTN) Miami (OH) at Cincinnati (12 pm, ESPNU) Chattanooga at Tennessee (12 pm, SEC Network) Furman at Virginia Tech (12 pm, ACC Network) The Citadel at Georgia Tech (12:30 pm, FSN/ESPN App) Air Force at Colorado (1 pm, Pac-12 Network) Norfolk State at Coastal Carolina (2 pm, ESPN App) Oklahoma State at Tulsa (3:30 pm, ESPN2) Georgia Southern at Minnesota (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) UNLV at Northwestern (3:30 pm, BTN - Regional) Army at UTSA (3:30 pm, NFL Network) Memphis at South Alabama (3:30 pm, ESPNU) East Carolina at Navy (3:30 pm, CBSSN) Colorado State at Arkansas (4 pm, SEC Network) SE Louisiana at Ole Miss (4 pm, SEC Network - Alternate) Bethune-Cookman at Miami (4 pm, ACC Network) Louisville vs Western Kentucky - in Nashville (4 pm, Stadium) Cal Poly at Oregon State (4:15 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional) North Texas at California (4:15 pm, Pac-12 Network - Regional) Idaho at Wyoming (5 pm, ESPN App) South Carolina State at South Florida (6 pm, ESPN App) Ohio at Marshall (6:30 pm, Facebook) Murray State at Toledo (7 pm, ESPN App) New Hampshire at Florida International (7 pm, ESPN App) Texas State at SMU (7 pm, ESPN App) Weber State at Nevada (7 pm, ESPN App) Duke at Middle Tennessee (7 pm, Facebook) TCU at Purdue (7:30 pm, BTN) SE Missouri State at Missouri (7:30 pm, SEC Network - Alternate) Texas Southern at UL Lafayette (7:30 pm, ESPN App) Northern Illinois at Nebraska (8 pm, FS1) Missouri State at Tulane (8 pm, ESPN App) Texas Tech at Arizona (10:30 pm, ESPN)

Just another year where Carolina is going to be a nonfactor but just good enough to keep making me mad into December and not get a good draft pick.

Drop Javy, add Gleyber. I'm assuming that doesn't put me over the cap

They won't do it and they probably shouldn't, but I'm to the point where I'm fine blowing it all up and starting another rebuild. If this horsefeathers is what we get when they're trying to contend, then just don't and give us something to hypothetically look forward to instead.