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  1. Aaron_Kennelly
    Really? I've cared about more than that for about three weeks now. Not like I am enamored with Valbuena, Coghlan, Castillo, and Ruggiano, but I certainly want them to do well and think any/all of them can have an impact in the future.
  2. Aaron_Kennelly
    That would be cool if it were true. Unfortunately, Jorge Soler is slugging .700, meaning Bryant and Schwarber rank second and third.
  3. Aaron_Kennelly
    Soler HR. He's getting really hot before his imminent promotion.
  4. Aaron_Kennelly
    Someone tell me why I shouldn't like Jeffrey Baez. I know I shouldn't -- serious contact issues and is still in A-ball. But the power and speed have me excited.
  5. Aaron_Kennelly
    http://awesomegifs.com/wp-content/uploads/Ron-Swanson-is-excited.gif
  6. Aaron_Kennelly
    My goodness. What a day! Good to see Soler snap out of his funk.
  7. Aaron_Kennelly
    Wow! Schwarber is pretty good, huh?
  8. Aaron_Kennelly
    Javy is tied for fourth among NL rookies in HR. Oh, and, Mike Olt is first. #-o
  9. Aaron_Kennelly
    Please, no Brian McCann.
  10. Aaron_Kennelly
    To my knowledge isn't the Bosio magic basically taking guys with high ground-ball rates that had underperformed their decent peripherals and making them perform even better by getting them to throw more sliders and cutters and rely less on the fastball, and, in effect, get more ground balls? In that case, Edwin Jackson doesn't really fit that quota as he has a normal ground-ball rate and relies heavily on his fastball. I know Bosio has also done a great job at getting Arrieta to work with a more consistent and repeatable delivery, but I am not sure exactly he could do for Edwin. I don't think there was much hope for Edwin to get any of that Bosio magic, in the first place.
  11. Aaron_Kennelly
    He's not going to. He's been very honest and blunt to the media about his poor performance all season (he actually sounds like a really good guy, FYI). This was tonight: Well, that's good to see. If in the same position, I would probably have a defeatist attitude. It's got to be tough on him to be going through this; it's not like he wants to suck.
  12. Aaron_Kennelly
    Tell him tough [expletive]: You have an ERA over 6. Or DFA. It doesn't make sense to DFA him right now, with us not in contention and rosters soon to expand. You would rather not. But, at this point, who cares? It's a sunk cost.
  13. Aaron_Kennelly
    Wood: .261/.306/.500 8 R 3 HR 10 RBI .354 wOBA 124 wRC+ Bumgarner: .269/.304/.481 9 R 3 HR 12 RBI .341 wOBA 123 wRC+ Seems like a pretty even match-up.
  14. Aaron_Kennelly
    Wow, that's terrible.
  15. Aaron_Kennelly
    It would seem likely that we are in the conversation. Two guys in the top 4 or 5 is a great start, plus we still have depth after that. Who would the other contenders be? All of the Twins top guys are hurt, Pirates have a bunch of pitchers but they're pitchers, so they barely count. Twins and Astros. Twins are probably the only one I could see as an argument over the Cubs, even without Baez and Alcantara. But, like you said, there's a lot of injuries to their top guys. I would probably still say Cubs are at the top, but a lot depends on how someone views our lower guys like Almora, McKinney, Schwarber, Tseng, Edwards, and Johnson. Not much to argue about at the top of our pile of prospects.
  16. Aaron_Kennelly
    Definitely time for Turner to take his spot. Put him in the 'pen or give him a phantom injury and put him on the DL.
  17. Aaron_Kennelly
    It would seem likely that we are in the conversation. Two guys in the top 4 or 5 is a great start, plus we still have depth after that.
  18. Aaron_Kennelly
    Ok, he's my favorite now.
  19. Aaron_Kennelly
    And the infield is a mess... It might be awhile before this game resumes, if at all. What the hell happened there? How could it possibly take 15 minutes?
  20. Aaron_Kennelly
    Wow... Russell has been so good. I am loving the power. He's still only 20, too. :shock:
  21. Aaron_Kennelly
    Uh oh... Rizzo is hot again!
  22. Aaron_Kennelly
    Javier Baez: Walk machine.
  23. Aaron_Kennelly
    Nothing to fear; Mike Olt is 0-3 with 3 K's tonight.
  24. Aaron_Kennelly
    Didn't get to see the game. It looks like Hendricks had some good BABIP luck. And I read he didn't have his best command -- also noticed a lack of the usual amount of ground balls. Were the Mets squaring up balls on him, or still a lot of weak contact?
  25. Aaron_Kennelly
    I certainly think having a strong "baseball intellect" can help. But, it's not something special about Hendricks. Max Scherzer also has a good baseball intellect and knows how to pitch to guys, but you never hear about that because he is good at everything that relates to pitching. It's like the dreaded game manager label for QBs. The fact is: Without knowing how to sequence pitches, where to locate pitches, etc., Hendricks never would have made it this far. But, that can be said about most pitchers. So, yes, it helps. But, who gives a [expletive]?
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