Snopek

There’s no question Tim is one of, if not the most valuable player to the team. But it’s still such a stacked lineup on paper without him. It’s surprising how a potent lineup like that relies so much on Tim in order to function at a high level.

This is essentially why I struggle with the posts on both ends of the spectrum declaring things as fact. "First round playoff exit incoming." "The offense will click." Maybe and maybe. Why isn't that enough?

30 days from now is game 1 of the ALDS, so we'd wanna wait a little longer to revisit your hypothesis. These feels like a flawed experiment.

I didn't know this was a science. In that case you may wanna collect, you know, 30 more days worth of data first. That's the most basic reason you're wrong.

Why do you need to decide right now how they will do in the playoffs?

Well don’t stop at that series. Tell us more.

Oh yeah, I understand. The schtick has just gotten old on both ends of the spectrum. I guess that means I’m also really bored (and antsy). It’s been a long season, especially since games haven’t been meaningful for quite awhile now. I think we’re all ready for the playoffs to start. Well, except for the starting rotation.

Y’all are really bored huh

Blue Jay Clam

Well then

I would assume they're giving him at least some of September to see if he turns it around.

Bo's forearm is almost the size of Ellis Burks' head.

Two absolutely stacked lineups. I like the Sox SP by a healthy margin. Which Sox bullpen will we see, the one on paper or the one we've seen on TV? If it's the former, I think the Astros are in for a bad time, home field or not.

I just don’t see anything in the post you quoted as “predicting doom.” Calling them underdogs doesn’t seem all that controversial. Nor does it really even matter, obviously.

What is this even supposed to mean?

Braves? Yeah, I don’t see it. The Giants though…I’m done trying to make sense of it. They’ve sustained it for so long that I’m convinced they’re legit. Even if I still don’t get it.

What a bunch of dorks.

Based on lineup construction, I’d say it’s more hoping than trying. But whatever. Rest is good. Stay healthy.

Is that thinking/hoping he can still reach some of his potential? Ability to take a walk? Left-handedness? No snark, genuinely curious.

We are happy but we are restless. In a way, this feels like waiting for spring training to wind down.

The fan stereotyping is dumb enough, now we gotta create new ones?

What? TLR got so much shit for pulling Kopech early the other day. Kinda hard to manage a bullpen when no one can get outs.

Ray’s been clowning a lot of teams for awhile now. Dude’s been on fire.

This is a good lineup.

The bolded part is the only one that truly gives me some apprehension, but there's not a whole lot you can do about that. I get where you're coming from with the rest of the list, but I'm more concerned with which Giolito and Cease show up in their playoff starts than anything else you mention.