poppysox

We have 6 more weeks and Vaughn will be seen on the national stage due to our position. IMO anything can happen in the ROY voting including a come-from-behind Vaughn victory.

I would be in favor of a lower cap but the union will never take a step back. Therefore, I would freeze the cap (maybe a hard cap) while raising the floor to the highest possible number say 125 million. Baseball needs to get away from the current situation of half the teams in baseball tanking and a few teams having a totally unfair advantage of spending 5 times that of their competitors.

Now if you can hold serve for six or 7 games...that would be awesome.

Yeah...I was told the same stuff when I said Moncada, Eloy, and Robert at various times would be extended. Many of you glass half empty guys said with their big signing bonuses they wouldn't take some discount contract offer from the WS. You should start to take notice that this group likes playing with each other and money isn't the only thing that motivates already rich people.

Obviously, I can't prove it but I think you're wrong. My guess is Rodon stays and Lopez is in middle relief. Kopech will be in high leverage middle relief and get to starting as rest and DL situations happen. After winning the WS non of our guys are going to want out. They are one big happy family.

Maybe some owners would like to avoid a strike if at all possible.

A four-game against a contender would be sweet. Let's get er done boys.

Lopez and Cease are very much alike IMO. They each have great stuff and when they throw strikes they can dominate. When they get to doubting their stuff they start walking the world. Both of them have a tendency to get two quick strikes then nibble themselves into 3-2 situations. They need to trust their stuff and not nibble themselves into trouble.

Lamb has been an underutilized weapon IMO. Has some real power and hasn't embarrassed himself with the glove that I remember.

Rodon was not a favorite to make the opening day roster when ST began. The fact that he made the AS team and among the league leaders is something few if any of us would have dared to hope for.

I believe Vaughn will be the future 1st baseman. The first baseman handles the ball more than anyone other than the pitcher and catcher. LF has traditionally been a good place to hide a less-than-stellar defensive player. I actually think Eloy looks just fine out there.

I am a dinosaur who preferred the days when all teams played the other teams in their league an equal number of games. The team with the most wins went to the WS. The WS was truly a championship of professional baseball. Playoffs were an invention to have more teams be in the hunt but not to find the best team to represent the league. Both the playoff system and interleague play are driven by money rather than finding the best team to represent the league.

You and me both. However...it is what it is and time will tell what the right thing to do was.

Back when REYLO was in the rotation I repeatedly said I hated his slow pace and was scared to throw the ball approach. His problems were mostly mental IMO. His pace and look of confidence have totally been turned around. I credit Katz with getting into his head some positive thoughts...the arm has always been there.

Herb Score is the famous pitcher who had an identical to last night's injury in 1957. A great pitcher who was never the same. I am always amazed nothing has changed in all that time to protect the pitcher.

Not Jose or Leury.

I hear 3 run homer and I immediately think of Earl Weaver. He didn't believe in small-ball like bunting a man into scoring position. He frequently pontificated that you only get 27 outs and he didn't believe in giving any of them away. Pitching, defense, and the 3 run homer got him into the HOF.

Credit to TL for pulling Keuchel after getting his 5 innings out of Keuchel and making the switch. We've seen the attempt to get 1 or 2 more outs fail often enough this year.

He looks good out there. Much improved IMO. I understand injury concerns but Vaughn and he have to play somewhere.

I agree...if getting the call right is the important thing... then automated balls and strikes are in our best interest. If my calculations are correct...we will be getting about 2 dozen additional calls in our favor per game.

I was at the game for the Iguchi HR and the crowd went nuts to the point of the stadium actually trembling. Total euphoria. It was that moment I thought we would win the WS.

A few more heart-stopping games like this one and many of us will need a life coach.

And easier on the nerves.

Rodon would get my vote hands down and I agree with you adding Vaughn to this list. All the names on the original list are worthy of honorable mention and show how many contributors we've had. Virtually every player being mentioned has had a hand in several wins at a minimum.

I have been a fan of the WS for over 65 years. This had to be one of the 5 most memorable games in my lifetime.