Kolek planning to go pro
Given the number of fans in the stands, I don't think many Brewers fans care all that much if they make the playoffs.
They are not a fun team to watch. Very mediocre offense and their calling card the last several seasons - the bullpen - is in shambles. They just blew 2 leads late to the Marlins to put them behind the Phillies rather than a game ahead.
Yup. It’s a weird collection of players. I’ve been pretty meh on them since spring waiting for them to show me something but it’s never come. I know the advanced stats aren’t bad for the offense but they just don’t pass the eye test most nights and for the average fan, that’s a problem.The bullpen has been a bust. People complaining about the Hader trade are the same ones who complained they didn’t trade him last off-season and would have complained if he was still on the roster. Bullpens, as Doug Melvin once said, can be a crapshoot. Guys cycle up and down like a roller coaster throughout their careers. It’s been awhile since they busted with the pen and it’s their undoing.As for the fire Counsell talk, it’s stupid. If he “lost” the team, which I don’t believe at all, it doesn’t matter. The roster churn in MLB makes that a rather moot point. Weirdly, as disappointing as the year is, I’m not upset about the outcome. Good franchises have these seasons. I do believe it’s an important off-season. Either go big or start the rebuild, even if it’s a piecemeal approach
As for the fire Counsell talk, it’s stupid. If he “lost” the team, which I don’t believe at all, it doesn’t matter. The roster churn in MLB makes that a rather moot point.
LaRussa retiringFormal announcement tomorrow.
You know Reinsdorf wouldn’t fire him a second time…so good that he “quit”.
I'd be surprised if Sandy Alomar Jr. isn't the guy.
One would think the Mets will be a real threat in the postseason largely because of Scherzer and deGrom at the top of their rotation.But the Braves just beat those aces -- 3R (all on solo HR) and 5H in 6IP off deGrom, and 4R and 9H in 5.2IP off Scherzer -- to move into first place.And if the Mets don't finish first, they'll have to use deGrom and Scherzer just to advance out of the wild-card round.
The Braves finish to the season was absolutely incredible.And for all the Mets pitching, they had such a strong year cause they had the second best average in baseball and scored a lot of runs. Lindor, Alonso, and Co vanishing recently were as much a problem as the pitching.
The Braves finish to the season was absolutely incredible.
Barring an unexpected change of heart, that was Steve Stone’s final White Sox broadcast tonight.
What a career. Love stoney.
Hope not, but I do fear I lit some money on fire last month with my 88.5 U wager.
Dish, just a couple days ago I read a short blurb saying Stone expected to return to the Sox booth in 2023. What happened?
I was told he is strongly leaning towards not coming back, unless the Sox decide to do a home/road split with him, as he wants to be able to spend more time at his home in Phoenix.
Thanks Dish. Makes sense.I've always liked Stone.