Careless

the game tonight (rocks/pads) is on espn radio, so i assume the nlds will be as well. certainly espn radio or westwood one. what i typically do is map out my route, look for the local affiliates, and then program my radio to those channels. ESPN (radio) claims to have all the games

Apparently the Reds announcers are unable to differentiate soriano from Jones edit: this might extend to their coaches, as well

so, vance, about marquis being done for the season...

My wife spat out her drink when she saw Pie

that's a heck of a slugger we have playing at first today

I still feel good.

I remember Yankees fans whining in 2003 when we bumped them to day games

you're basically trying to pul a sword from stone here, NC

Last time we saw that, it got mysteriously deleted

Go cubs! go booze!

I'm sorry, I expect people who think they can contribute to this board to be able to understand really basic metaphors. to simplify it still further, lou does smart things that he learned over his many years of baseball, and he does dumb things that he learned over his many years of baseball. stupid actions are bad.

you guys aren't nearly misanthropic enough

But it is blind faith...you're ignoring the numbers and other factors other than Lou's opinion. It's the definition of blind faith. And Lou has been riding the hot hand based on small sample sizes all season long. Even if Soto's just on a hot streak, and next season will just revert to being a crappy minor league catcher, why not ride out the hot streak? There's just no argument for this move that makes any sense. There isn't anything that Kendall does better than Soto. Other than be old. If a doctor gives me a diagnosis, even if he knows more than me about the field, that doesn't mean I can't go and educate myself about what he's told me, and determine if I agree with what he said. This is America, you can always disagree, just admit to yourself that the doctor is an expert and you don't know as much as he does. Homeopaths are experts, but you'd be better off coming to me (not a medical professional) for health advice. If your expertise is based in bad assumptions about what is effective, then you should not be trusted to produce good results. In this case, it's more like Lou is a real doctor who was hit in the head and started prescribing homeopathic treatments as well as real medicine. He'll heal people a lot of the time, but part of the time he's going to screw his patients. ^scratches head^^ doctors who incorporate magical thinking into part of their practice kill people. Managers who incorporate magical thinking into part of their managing kill playoff chances. Simple enough?

But the reds are on vacation,so we'll be fine

Jebus, man

Obviously. nope not to the manager of the year.He's going to leave floyd in and double switch out monroe for a pitcher. catches goes in the pitcher's spot that is to say, I bet he wants to leave floyd in.

But it is blind faith...you're ignoring the numbers and other factors other than Lou's opinion. It's the definition of blind faith. And Lou has been riding the hot hand based on small sample sizes all season long. Even if Soto's just on a hot streak, and next season will just revert to being a crappy minor league catcher, why not ride out the hot streak? There's just no argument for this move that makes any sense. There isn't anything that Kendall does better than Soto. Other than be old. If a doctor gives me a diagnosis, even if he knows more than me about the field, that doesn't mean I can't go and educate myself about what he's told me, and determine if I agree with what he said. This is America, you can always disagree, just admit to yourself that the doctor is an expert and you don't know as much as he does. Homeopaths are experts, but you'd be better off coming to me (not a medical professional) for health advice. If your expertise is based in bad assumptions about what is effective, then you should not be trusted to produce good results. In this case, it's more like Lou is a real doctor who was hit in the head and started prescribing homeopathic treatments as well as real medicine. He'll heal people a lot of the time, but part of the time he's going to screw his patients.

and 20% of the fans will leave the park with at least one game ball

He's bad at seeing what will be a ball and what will be a strike, but he's got good hand-eye coordination so he can hit both. Basically, he guesses more than most hitters

Yeah, this could be the high point of the game for him

how has trashsel won any games, ever I'm playing for the championship in a head-to-head fantasy league. My opponent inexplicably started Trachsel today. How am I supposed to feel? like you're in a no-lose situation?

and monroe is still useless

28 or so. Just feels like 45

smart thinking, Jones. Shockingly, he actually made a good throw. Or maybe he meant to hit the cutoff man but missed by 120 feet

god, he hit it 430 feet