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Quote from: Canadouche on February 06, 2019, 02:02:57 PM
Bryce should sign an incentive-laden one year contract with the Cubs (maybe with player options), bet on himself to put up a monster year, and collect his payday next off season.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on February 05, 2019, 08:46:30 AMQuote from: Wheezer on January 31, 2019, 11:44:53 PM
... I may have the Tuvan one on a CD somewhere, but the Inuit throat singing is drawing me in.
Dreamed I was an Eskimo...
Quote from: Tonker on January 24, 2019, 10:09:35 AMQuote from: R-V on January 23, 2019, 01:33:53 PMQuote from: World's #1 Astros Fan on January 23, 2019, 09:18:22 AM
Enough grab-assing....pitchers and catchers report in less than a month. Let's light this candle.
Am I crazy to wonder why nobody seems to suggest Ian Happ at second base everyday? I know he might be bad—but we don't really know for sure because he's hardly played it, even thought that was the position at which he was drafted. Hell, he's probably played third more than second. We know he's an adventure in the outfield, but this kid's bat can play—I remain a stout fan of his. And in any event, he cannot be worse than the homophobic statue who took 11 seconds just to make the fucking pivot on the relay on 6(and 5)-4-3 DP's. Zobrist is better at second but Zobrist is also better in RF than Happ would be if Heyward is in center vs. a RHP.
Regardless of whether Russell comes back, if Happ can play a modest second base, that would seem to solve a few problems.
Assuming no further additions:
Lineup
2B Zobrist
3B Bryant
1B Rizzo
SS Baez
C Contreras
LF Schwarber
CF Happ
RF Heyward
Bench
Descalso
Caratini
Bote
Almora
Rotation
Lester
Hendricks
Quintana
Darvish
Hamels
Bullpen (guh)
Strop
Cishek
Edwards
Montgomery
Kintzler
Duensing
Chatwood
Brad Brach
Iowa grabbag (Mills/Maples/Norwood/GOAT) until Morrow is ready
- Swap out Happ & Heyward for Bote & Almora against LHP.
- I've got Zobrist as my primary 2B but I've got a bad feeling Joe is going to have Descalso there more often than not.
- Assuming Russell isn't fired into the sun, and they stick with 12 position players, it would appear that Bote will be the odd man out when Russell's suspension ends.
- We all know that bullpens are high variance from year to year but this one looks pretty shitty right now. Unless Edward somehow, someway figures his shit out.
- If any of the Iowa arms turn out to be worth a damn to the point where they're worth keeping in the pen once Morrow is back (Mills?), I really don't see how they keep Chatwood around. Total waste of a roster space unless Tommy Hottovy is a wizard.
Perhaps I'm being unduly negative, but that team is not exactly screaming "CHAMMENSHIP", is it? On paper you're a fair distance behind Houston, Boston, LA and the Yanks, I reckon. I'd be interested to see the WAR predictions for those 25 men vs. the expected rosters of the other teams I mentioned. Not interested enough to go and look it up, mind you.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on January 22, 2019, 10:33:30 AMQuote from: Saul Goodman on January 22, 2019, 01:51:20 AMQuote from: Yeti on January 21, 2019, 06:01:17 PMQuote from: Bort on January 21, 2019, 05:56:22 PMQuote from: Canadouche on January 21, 2019, 11:23:36 AMQuote from: Yeti on January 21, 2019, 09:32:12 AM
... in today's outrage and jump to conclusions society, I enjoyed seeing how that teenage kid thing was overblown. I agreed with the anti-kid sentiments, but I enjoyed all those getting indignant on social media and their indignation was bullshit
I think the kid comes off a bit more sympathetic than at first glance, but, regardless of his carefully crafted explanation, it's hard to see past that smirk on his face anytime I watch the video.
Fuck him.
I concur with this.
Third.
Fourth.
Quote from: Canadouche on January 18, 2019, 11:16:31 AMQuote from: Oleg on January 18, 2019, 10:57:00 AMQuote from: Canadouche on January 17, 2019, 09:18:57 AM
I love my job, but holy shit, the problems they are dealing with. Of our 45-or-so 8th graders, four have lost parents to tragedy. One's mother had an aneurysm seven years ago, and while she's still alive, she isn't remotely the person she was. We had the father of a student, and mother of another, both murdered in the span of 9 months. And one of my students is losing her mother to breast cancer.
That doesn't even factor in the number of absent fathers that many of them have. Way too much tragedy for kids who are just beginning their teenage years.
Are you still in Toronto or somewhere up north?
Toronto for life. We're actually in the process of a remodelling project on our house, which means I'll be back in the inlaw's basement for a solid year.
Technically I work at an inner city school, though it's in a nice neighborhood a good 3 miles out from the city core. You can see the CN Tower and some other buildings from one of the main avenues in the neighborhood, though.
Quote from: Canadouche on January 17, 2019, 09:18:57 AM
I love my job, but holy shit, the problems they are dealing with. Of our 45-or-so 8th graders, four have lost parents to tragedy. One's mother had an aneurysm seven years ago, and while she's still alive, she isn't remotely the person she was. We had the father of a student, and mother of another, both murdered in the span of 9 months. And one of my students is losing her mother to breast cancer.
That doesn't even factor in the number of absent fathers that many of them have. Way too much tragedy for kids who are just beginning their teenage years.
Quote from: flannj on December 18, 2018, 11:55:16 AMQuote from: Oleg on December 18, 2018, 09:10:44 AMQuote from: flannj on December 11, 2018, 07:25:07 PMQuote from: Shooter on December 11, 2018, 07:20:32 PM
Brandon Hyde
Good for him but what a mess that team is.
Why is it a mess?QuoteThe 2018 Baltimore Orioles season was the 118th season in Baltimore Orioles franchise history, the 65th in Baltimore, and the 27th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Orioles were mathematically eliminated from the playoff contention with their 82nd loss to the Boston Red Sox in a double header on August 11.[1][2] They suffered their 100th loss of the season on September 7 against the Tampa Bay Rays, the first time they have done so since 1988. On September 17, 2018, they lost 5–0 against the Toronto Blue Jays, suffering their 107th loss and tying the 1988 Baltimore Orioles for the most losses in a single season. The following day they lost 6–4 to the Toronto Blue Jays to set a new franchise record with their 108th loss and posting their worst record in franchise history. On September 22, 2018, they reached the 110 loss mark with a 3–2 loss to the New York Yankees. On September 26, 2018, they lost the first game of a doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox to set a new overall franchise record with their 112th loss; the previous worst mark was 43–111 (.279) in 1939, when they were known as the St. Louis Browns. They finished the season in last place in the AL East for the second straight year with a record of 47–115.
With their 113th loss coming via a 2–1 defeat to the Houston Astros on September 28, 2018, the Orioles failed to reach 50 wins, the first team to do so since the Detroit Tigers in 2003 who went 43-119 (.265). This loss also ensured that the Orioles lost the season series against all AL teams.
Other notable moments included:
Alex Cobb finishing at 5–15 with a 4.90 ERA and an 0-7 record at home (and just one start at home in which the Orioles won) in the first year of a four-year $57 million deal, arguably the biggest offseason pickup for the Orioles[3]
Andrew Cashner, another notable offseason pickup, going 4–15 with a 5.29 ERA in the first year of a two-year $16 million deal
Chris Davis batting just .168 (the worst batting average in MLB history) with just a .243 OBP and -3.2 WAR in the third year of a seven-year $161 million no-trade contract[4]
Getting shutout 15 times
Yielding 10 or more runs 20 times
Going just 23–53 against AL East competition (including 0–10 against the Blue Jays ((Rogers Centre)) in Toronto)
Winning a total of just 9 series (just 2 on the road ((Coincidentally, both of these series were in New York, against the Yankees in April and Mets in June)))
Sweeping just 2 series the entire season (once against the Blue Jays at home, once against the Mets on the road)
Sweeping just a single 3-game series (against the Blue Jays at home)
Getting swept in 21 series
Finished 61 games behind the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox (first team to be behind 60+ games behind in their division since the 1962 Mets) and 50 games behind the 2nd wild card-holder Oakland Athletics
Going just 3-16 versus the division champion Red Sox and 5-14 against the fourth-place Blue Jays
Trading away Manny Machado (Dodgers), Zach Britton (Yankees), Jonathan Schoop (Brewers), Darren O'Day (Braves), Kevin Gausman (Braves), and Brad Brach (Braves) midseason.
On October 3, 2018, it was announced that manager Buck Showalter would not be re-signed by the organization in any capacity, ending his 9 year tenure with the Orioles.[5] General Manager Dan Duquette was also relieved of his duties on the same day.[6]
Seams somewhat messy.
Quote from: Quality Start Machine on December 17, 2018, 09:12:05 AMQuote from: Tonker on December 14, 2018, 02:16:27 PMQuote from: Quality Start Machine on December 14, 2018, 02:04:04 PM
...I'm more relived than is logical about the Cubs not losing Trevor Clifton in the Rule 5 draft.
I, TOO, AM RELIVED.
If he were a reliever I would have spelled "relieved" correctly.
Quote from: flannj on December 11, 2018, 07:25:07 PMQuote from: Shooter on December 11, 2018, 07:20:32 PM
Brandon Hyde
Good for him but what a mess that team is.
Quote from: Wheezer on November 20, 2018, 12:12:21 AMQuote from: Oleg on November 19, 2018, 12:36:02 PMQuote from: Wheezer on November 18, 2018, 12:45:47 AM
Is it really so unusual to use cyanoacrylate glue to seal minor but nonhealing wounds? All the hand-washing in my life, between the cat gulag and miscellaneous stacks of dishes, has led to multiple splits in the corners of my fingers, which are painful, occasionally bloody, and just increasing.
I have been criticized for not using lotion. Or petroleum jelly. I have no interest in that greasy nonsense. Moreover, the Duro brand has a crappy applicator,* so I have a simulacrum of increased grip strength.
*I went straight from the tube before I figured out that there was a nozzle.
So you prefer to seal up wounds with glue rather than just use a lotion to moisturize and fix the problem at its root?
Yes. Lotion is (1) for women and (2) greasy, which just makes me want to wash it off immediately, which one might note is the so-called root of the problem. I do not have the time to soak in Palmolive, and I get irritated by, among other things, which may turn into a thread of its own, people who are constantly slathering on "lip balm."
Oh, and let's check with the fucking Mayo Clinic.
Quote from: Wheezer on November 18, 2018, 12:45:47 AM
Is it really so unusual to use cyanoacrylate glue to seal minor but nonhealing wounds? All the hand-washing in my life, between the cat gulag and miscellaneous stacks of dishes, has led to multiple splits in the corners of my fingers, which are painful, occasionally bloody, and just increasing.
I have been criticized for not using lotion. Or petroleum jelly. I have no interest in that greasy nonsense. Moreover, the Duro brand has a crappy applicator,* so I have a simulacrum of increased grip strength.
*I went straight from the tube before I figured out that there was a nozzle.
