poppysox

Couldn't agree more. That's why I keep pushing Cease & Keuchel. We could win this division.

Tilson is really growing on me. Kind of a throwback type guy that does lots of things well.

Giolito on cruise control.

We do have 3 more Giolitos. They are on the DL and in the minors. They'll be here one day.

Looking at this game only you would never guess which team was a lock to make the playoffs.

His defense looks better as well. Will never be great but is adequate.

Jimenez, Giolito, Moncada, Marshall, McCann, Bummer, Abreu,Tilson, Colome +++Lots of guys look like the real deal. Now that Ricky knows how to make up a lineup we might be dangerous.

I hope Cease and Keuchel are on the radar.

What a sweet win this would be. Get er done boys.

Ricky has probably been reading this forum trying to glean lineup ideas.

My guess is FO thinks Castillo has some trade value and we will see Collins when that is accomplished.

McCann instead of Castillo and Tilson instead of Palka has improved the offensive and defense greatly. Now if we could figure out how to get rid of Alonso we would be in business. I would admit that Alonso is contributing just a bit of late.

Trust your eyes. He's not that anymore.

We know that. The point is the sooner the cheaper.

Zero reason not to do it before there is competition for his services.

My thought about getting out in front of extensions is that they are cheaper then when a player has fully proved his worth. Sale, Q, Eaton, Anderson and Jimenez all signed extensions at better terms than would have been available later. The better management controls player cost the more money available for other player acquisitions. Early extensions has probably been RH best attribute. His only miss was John Danks.

If we had two additional competent starters we could compete for the division this year. Cease & Keuchel would work for me.

Steve and Jason where an easy listen last night. Tons to talk about without needing to resort to their shenanigans.

Sure hope our front office is discussing an extension for McCann. McCann, Collins and perhaps Zivala set us up at the most important position on the field. It's amazing how much better both defense and lineup look when he is in the game. Get er done Rick.

Ye of little faith.

Nor McCann the double. It was as if McCann was showing Ricky why he needs to stop fooling around with bunts every chance he gets.

Good to see Eloy display that power we've heard about. Once he gets settled we are going to see some impressive things out of him. Maybe it's just my eyes but I thought he looked much better in the field as well.

I frequently harp on the FO that baseball needs to be entertaining while the rebuild continues. This was the game of the decade in many ways. Great energetic game with double/triple plays, home runs (4), timely hits (McCann &Tilson), excellent pitching (Nova) and all this against a team that rarely loses a home. ENTERTAINING!!!

Decisions on Colome & Abreu will be important. If we sell I want major league ready people who are blocked and therefore expendable. The future is now. Give the kids a chance to taste the majors and play together. Your seeing guys like Jimenez, Gio & Tyson grow up right before us.

Players sometime make managers look like a dumb s***.