Don

This reminds me of watching Jamie Moyer on a good day. Like he’s getting dudes out, and it’s not even cool, just frustrating.

12 hours ago, Catwhoshatinthehat said:

I hope some day just for the laughs some independent group audits the project to see where the money ends up.  14 years after enough idiots approved it and it's been scaled back while the cost is 2.6x the original estimate and growing. 

Yeah, it’s gonna be awesome hearing about all the dudes with communications degrees getting 6 or 7 figures thrown their way for “environmental impact consulting services” and whatnot. Also wouldn’t be shocked to find a few effectively fake companies in there, or real companies that have just been getting paid to do nothing (or nothing that takes any real resources) for a couple decades now.
This thing has always been nothing more than a slush fund for bureaucratic corruption. At least that’s the best-case/most palatable scenario in my mind; the only other possible conclusion being that all the major players involved in this project are just horrendously and consistently incompetent.

On 4/19/2022 at 11:54 AM, Catwhoshatinthehat said:

In 2008 the estimated cost was $40B. 

I'm really looking forward to the day that the Adam McKay movie about this scam comes out.

1 minute ago, Taylor said:

Does this mean we've officially won the Simmons trade?

Yes.

He's their Heaney. It's weird because I was looking at his BR page, and the traditional numbers kinda suggest he's worth a flyer... then you start looking at the WHIP and the BB/9. Gonna say no until he proves he can throw strikes without getting demolished in AAA.

Love you too @Lou

Really looking forward to this one. A new David Simon show about Baltimore crime stuff? Just take my money.

24 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

Personally, I would put Marsh in the leadoff spot. Marsh has both the speed and OBP ability to be the ideal leadoff guy, with some power. Put Othani 3rd, 40 hr guy in the leadoff spot??? wtf..put him 3rd, behind trout and in front of Rendon. Keep Walsh at 5th, Ward is your 6th hild hitter, Stassi is our 7th hitter, 8th and 9th can be  Wade or our non-hitting SS. I also would not mind playing Duffy at 2nd and Wade at Ss. Anyhow, this is a much deeper lineup and more balanced. 

 

I don't hate that. I think this is our best lineup at the moment. Great L/R balance 1-6, then awesome speed 7-3, and decent to good power everywhere 1-7.

Marsh

Trout

Ohtani

Rendon

Walsh

Stassi

Adell

Duffy

Wade

5 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Either you meant to say it is great or you don’t know what a great OBP is

I think he meant that in relation to his average. Once the BABIP drops, so will the OBP. 1 BB on the year so far... Small sample size though. Probably better to come back to this in a month or so.

This is not a good crew.

Just now, m0nkey said:

Looks like matty V’s mic/feed cut out. Got gubi doing PBP

This announcing situation is a shit show of the highest order.

Great job by Stassi there.

Great interview with Bobby V here. Learning a lot.

Just now, Lou said:

I almost changed the channel. 

Thought you weren’t a channel guy.

Just now, Swordsman78 said:

Ranger board is imploding now.

Welcome to the shit rodeo.

Fuck me, that was tagged.

Welcome to the shit show.

Don’t @ me

Just now, HeavenlyHalos said:

Honestly, get Mayfield the fuck off this team. Holy crap he is terrible

Yeah, if you’re that far down the roster basic defense and fundamentals are kinda prereq for keeping your job. Him and Velasquez need to be gone yesterday.

Beginning to think the umps just hate this new system and are just like, “fuck it, we ain’t changing shit”

I’ll take it. 

27 minutes ago, Angels 1961 said:

Fletcher problems started right after he signed extension. Trade him sign Trea Turner in off season. 

Turner’s gonna cost something like 7/220-230. Heck, that might be low.

Ste-fan-ic… Ste-fan-ic

Sweet, just a hangover.

Well, the velo is definitely there.