MLB 2018 Season

[MerrittsMustache]

Nice try but no.  And I'm not getting into that debate here.


To run a child-care center?  No.

To be a janitor?  Sure.

I wasn't trying to start anything. Just pointing out a similarity.

I meant, would you hire him to work for you directly? Would you be OK informing your team that they'll be working with a registered sex offender? Personally, I wouldn't.

[#UnleashSean]

I wasn't trying to start anything. Just pointing out a similarity.

I meant, would you hire him to work for you directly? Would you be OK informing your team that they'll be working with a registered sex offender? Personally, I wouldn't.

Do you just expect registered sex offenders to never work again? How do you expect them to rehab if you literally take any chance of that away.

[MerrittsMustache]

Do you just expect registered sex offenders to never work again? How do you expect them to rehab if you literally take any chance of that away.

I didn't say that they shouldn't work. I said that I wouldn't hire him.

Would YOU hire him to work for you directly and be OK informing your team that they'll be working with a registered sex offender?

[#UnleashSean]

I didn't say that they shouldn't work. I said that I wouldn't hire him.

Would YOU hire him to work for you directly and be OK informing your team that they'll be working with a registered sex offender?

If they served their punishment yes. After all that's what the punishment is there for. And yes I would be perfectly okay with informing my team that they will be working with a sex offender (even though that information would not be provided with them in the case of juveniles) they don't need to be friends, just Co workers.

[wadesworld]

If they served their punishment yes. After all that's what the punishment is there for. And yes I would be perfectly okay with informing my team that they will be working with a sex offender (even though that information would not be provided with them in the case of juveniles) they don't need to be friends, just Co workers.

If the guy you are hiring failed to update his status as a registered sex offender and therefore his status as a sex offender because of a pedophile charge as a juvenile becomes public you should definitely disclose that to your employees that the new guy you're hiring is a sex offender due to something he did as a juvenile that is public because as an adult he was cited for a lack of updating his status.

[buckchuckler]

Over the last week the White Sox have won a series with the Brewers, split 4 wtih the Twins, and took 2 of 3 in Fenway.  Bring on Cleveland!!!

Rodon - Lopez - Covey could actually spell some difficulty in a 3 game set. 

If the Sox have really found something in Covey, who has been unreal (granted in like 4 starts, but if he can even be a backend starter, it will be a great thing for the rebuild.  It is hard to believe this is the same guy that was getting smacked all around the yard last season (even if he was rushed to the bigs for rule 5 purposes).

Check out this.  All sorts of nasty.

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1005408274278207488


Oh, and if you love ridiculous pitching gifs, pitching ninja is your guy.

[Pakuni]

Over the last week the White Sox have won a series with the Brewers, split 4 wtih the Twins, and took 2 of 3 in Fenway.  Bring on Cleveland!!!

Rodon - Lopez - Covey could actually spell some difficulty in a 3 game set. 

If the Sox have really found something in Covey, who has been unreal (granted in like 4 starts, but if he can even be a backend starter, it will be a great thing for the rebuild.  It is hard to believe this is the same guy that was getting smacked all around the yard last season (even if he was rushed to the bigs for rule 5 purposes).

Check out this.  All sorts of nasty.

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1005408274278207488


Oh, and if you love ridiculous pitching gifs, pitching ninja is your guy.

I was at Covey's first career win a few weeks back vs Baltimore and was really surprised at the quality of his stuff. I mean, OK, it's the Orioles, but he was consistently in the mid 90s with movement on his fastball, and his breaking stuff was sharp. No idea how or whether this lasts, but it's fun to watch. If it somehow continues, it sure takes some of the sting off Fullmer's failures (and perhaps pushes Fullmer into a more appropriate bullpen role).

[wadesworld]

I was at Covey's first career win a few weeks back vs Baltimore and was really surprised at the quality of his stuff. I mean, OK, it's the Orioles, but he was consistently in the mid 90s with movement on his fastball, and his breaking stuff was sharp. No idea how or whether this lasts, but it's fun to watch. If it somehow continues, it sure takes some of the sting off Fullmer's failures (and perhaps pushes Fullmer into a more appropriate bullpen role).

Did the White Sox hire Chris Bosio?

[tower912]

Detroit did.  Getting more out of the staff than anybody expected,  despite a rash of injuries.

[Jockey]

Over the last week the White Sox have won a series with the Brewers, split 4 wtih the Twins, and took 2 of 3 in Fenway.  Bring on Cleveland!!!

Rodon - Lopez - Covey could actually spell some difficulty in a 3 game set. 

If the Sox have really found something in Covey, who has been unreal (granted in like 4 starts, but if he can even be a backend starter, it will be a great thing for the rebuild.  It is hard to believe this is the same guy that was getting smacked all around the yard last season (even if he was rushed to the bigs for rule 5 purposes).

Check out this.  All sorts of nasty.

https://twitter.com/PitchingNinja/status/1005408274278207488


Oh, and if you love ridiculous pitching gifs, pitching ninja is your guy.

All of his pitches are 1-2 mph better than last year. If he can maintain that.......

[buckchuckler]

A couple former White Sox dueling in Milwaukee.  Can the Brewers finally break through against the Cubs?

[TallTitan34]

Cubs and Brewers are going to have the same problem at the end of the year: overused bullpen.

[Jockey]

Cubs and Brewers are going to have the same problem at the end of the year: overused bullpen.

I don't know if that will happen - at least in Milwaukee. Counsel has been very judicious with his top 4 guys. He always gives Hader at least 2 days off whenever he throws more than one inning. Jeffrey's is limited to one inning and Knebel has not been used heavily at all.

Guess we'll find out in a couple months.

[buckchuckler]

Cubs and Brewers are going to have the same problem at the end of the year: overused bullpen.

Joakim Soria, Nate Jones, Luis Avilan, Bruce Rondon.  All for sale on the South Side.

[#UnleashSean]

Damn that was a forgiving strike for a pitcher who hasn't hit the plate

[TallTitan34]

I don't know if that will happen - at least in Milwaukee. Counsel has been very judicious with his top 4 guys. He always gives Hader at least 2 days off whenever he throws more than one inning. Jeffrey's is limited to one inning and Knebel has not been used heavily at all.

Guess we'll find out in a couple months.

Even with days off, the innings loads are stacking up.

For the Cubs anyway, in 2016, their starters went deep into games and their bullpen stayed pretty solid in the postseason. Last season the bullpen took on a much higher inning load and looked gassed in the playoffs. It also helped in 2016, the Cubs had a large lead and could rest guys.

The inning load on the bullpen this year reminds me a lot of last season and that gives me concern for August and September. I wouldn't mind the Cubs trying to grab a fresh bullpen arm or two at the deadline.

[#UnleashSean]

Even with days off, the innings loads are stacking up.
It also helped in 2016, the Cubs had a large lead and could rest guys.

It's this. The cubs had such a jump on everyone that they could afford to be very laid back with the bullpen. It also helped that the bats were hot the entire year and they kept finding ways to win in any game.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Detroit did.  Getting more out of the staff than anybody expected,  despite a rash of injuries.

Oh, you're not familiar with Wades' tired schtick.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

I enjoyed the 11th inning.

How about Jason Heyward lately. This is the guy they thought they were signing.

[TallTitan34]

Couldn't believe the Brewers took Guerra out at 72 pitches to go with Hader. I know he's been lights out but why not see if Guerra can get you few more outs and if he gets in a jam bring Hader in?

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Couldn't believe the Brewers took Guerra out at 72 pitches to go with Hader. I know he's been lights out but why not see if Guerra can get you few more outs and if he gets in a jam bring Hader in?

I actually thought it was the right move. Hader has obviously been dominant and I don't believe Guerra has really gone deep in any games.

Just checked - hasn't gone past 6. Hard to blame Counsell for that.

[#UnleashSean]

Cubs need 1 game to win the season series.

[TallTitan34]

I actually thought it was the right move. Hader has obviously been dominant and I don't believe Guerra has really gone deep in any games.

Someone here mentioned that they give Hader at least two days off when throwing more than an inning. That would make him out for the rest of the series.

I would have tried to get another inning out of Guerra, then gone to Hader so he would be available Wednesday.

[Vander Blue Man Group]

Someone here mentioned that they give Hader at least two days off when throwing more than an inning. That would make him out for the rest of the series.

I would have tried to get another inning out of Guerra, then gone to Hader so he would be available Wednesday.

Couldn't really argue with that either. Guerra did start to get hit quite a bit harder in the 6th with a Rizzo line out and Contreras just missing a HR.

[TallTitan34]

I enjoyed the 11th inning.

How about Jason Heyward lately. This is the guy they thought they were signing.

Don't forget his game tying single in the 8th.