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wasn't there a baseball game tonight?

Just now, RendZone said:

The outside of that ballpark looks like an airplane hanger. Terrible design.

No, great design.  You know how expensive airplane hangers are?  Stadium has a built in second use after the Rangers demand yet another new park in 10 years, they just have to put a runway in the parking lot.

0-3 for that ump.  Time to DFA him.

These are really creative guys, they'll always find a new way to lose

w.t.f.

Lead glove threat maybe

3 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Is anyone else bothered by the fact Goodwin is again hitting 9th? I swear Maddon is really frustrating.

I don't mind that.  The lineup is circular - Goodwin, then Fletcher, then Trout.  Ideally that puts a couple people potentially on base for the heart of our order.  It's just that the heart starts at the #2 instead of the #3 spot.

That might be something we never see again - a non ground-rule double from Pujols.  He needs to not try for 2 anymore, he should have been out.

Fletch!

That new park has a roof, but it's good to know they keep the astroturf well watered in left center field

Thus far his attempts at being a pitcher have not stopped him from putting up good numbers as a hitter.  If this team ever makes a playoff series again, well, postseason baseball relies even more heavily on good starting pitching than the regular season does - this team has no aces as it currently stands, and doesn't project to have any in 2021 unless Ohtani makes a comeback.  Low downside, high upside potential, so I'm totally fine with him trying to pitch again next year.  

I predict a drone delay - some idiot will want to copycat what happened in Minneapolis

To be fair he was pretty unhittable today at least!

5 minutes ago, Vlad27Trout27 said:

I think if Canning can throw about 7 no run innings, we might have a chance!

Why, are we expecting rain to hit in the 8th inning?

Just now, Erstad Grit said:

Anyone else hear the bad news bears music?

Can we bribe the stadium sound effects guy to pipe in some Bizet?

Someone needs to get these guys some pasta, stat

3 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Whiskey takes the edge off the pain.

I've already been through "can't find TP" and "can't find hand sanitizer."  Heaven help me if we have to go thru "can't find booze."

just cause a potato can't scream...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUcR-_uqcmk

Just now, sosh said:

Bring Kenyan Middleton for one batter and have him egg the living shit out of Altuve or one of the other cheaters.

But they might suspend him for 8..... oh! 

Ok, so we can't beanball em.  But can we just, you know, fill their locker room to the absolute brim with trash cans?

I think the league is committed to those things, but there are more than a few players who are just being knuckleheaded about it, and they're the ones that are going to ruin it for all their teammates.  Nothing really against them; they're all relatively young, quite strong and generally healthy men - that's the demographic where "I'm immortal" is found.  

5 minutes ago, ScottT said:

They knew there would be positive tests. Was the plan to cancel/postpone games any time there was a positive test?

As I understood, the plan was that any individual player who tested positive would go on the IL until they test negative twice in a row - that implies the rest of the team goes on. 

Well, I have confirmation that I'm about 2 minutes behind you guys with my SiriusXM radio streaming feed.  I knew it would be behind, but that seems like a bit... so hello from the past!

7 minutes ago, DMVol said:

Maddon seemingly likes Ward...he’s getting chances....also nice to have a 3rd catcher on the roster without carrying a catch only guy....

I don't mind Ward as roster depth, nice to carry a third catcher, and 30 man roster gives you that flexability, also nice to have someone who can play multiple positions... but trading Trout's bat for Ward's is a pretty big stepdown.  I'd much rather see Adell making his MLB debut tonight.  There's no MiLB for him to play, and I believe we're past the date at which service year accrues, so there's fairly little downside now.  Is nice to see Rengifo in there, tho.  

Just now, cvdog said:

Our problem is pitching, not hitting. Our problem has always been pitching. 

While true, there was discussion earlier to the effect of, we wouldn't activate Adell until he was going to be playing everyday.  If AAA existed this year I'd agree, develop him.  But since it doesn't... let's face it the only answer we have to our terrible pitching is to try and outslug em on the other side.