hi8is

Going by DRS, they were slightly above average at 31 whereas the Dodgers had 66, good for third. Our beloved White Sox anchored the list with -87. So… maybe if the Yankees had our defense, they could have won the World Serious.

It’s going to be an especially long offseason 😆

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Unbelievable. Straight up Highway Robbery!!!

That’s an accurate description of what I recall… they had more life when Grady took over than I remember seeing in them for years. It was refreshing… For a couple of games. 😆

I’m gonna go watch a replay of a random Texas game as a thought experiment and as a way to detract myself from the chaotic state of my life at present time. 😆😵‍💫😆

Sounds a hell of a lot better than giving an impression that he was impressed by what he say as an opponent last year being a deciding factor of taking this job.

Right on - that makes more sense, I suppose. Just the way that he stated his response made me do an immediate double take.

I didn’t see much energy 😆 Perhaps they did show some and I just did not watch said game… that’s one thing I’m forgetting here… I didn’t watch games last year with nearly as much frequency. ALL of the games I did watch however, they looked dead.

Like I said above, respond with some semblance of honesty. Leaves a bad taste in mouth for him to placate last years team as anything remotely close to sound.

So say something that isn’t blatantly a lie. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Oh dear God… On the call with Venable, one of the press corps asked, ”In addition to your positive impression of Chris Getz, what else about this team attracted you to this position and gave you confidence to take the job as manager?” His response brings me deep dread: ”I played against this team last year and saw them all bring energy and go out there and compete every day.” He most certainly was not watching the same team that we were. What in the world?!?

Oh happy day. Now he can go be good and stay healthy in Florida.

Watch him become a good #2 type starter with the Dodgers next season.

That will be fun indeed. I guess our only hope is that the plan of developing a capable system actually works out. Venable must believe that they can do it. We all have more experience to believe that. 😆

What specifically is your qualm? “Almost everything else” sounds like there’s a lot for you to choose from. So have at it.

What’s your deal man? I listed many facts that all contributed to the position we are in… the extensions were inarguably one of them. Why focus on just that one point? I don’t even understand the point you’re trying to make.

The gambles were taken far too early. Anyhow, sorry - I got us off the focus of this thread. Yay. Venable. Oh boy.

When we were all up in arms with Hahn having us “mired in mediocrity” — we didn’t realize how bad it would become. 😆

Horrible extensions that were too big of a gamble coupled with an owner who wouldn’t pony up while interjecting his hand to heavily… that mainly is what lead us to this point. So at least now we have a thread of the page being turned. Getz wanted Will Venable and he got em. Now it’s time to show up and make some hires that will lead to a better offensive trajectory while we make some heavy trades. I say that the likelihood of us making the playoffs in the next 7 years is a long shot. Fucking so sad.

We’re really in need of a miracle for any semblance of a hope for years to come. - You can’t rely on the draft with the new “competitive balance” rules. - We also can’t get lottery picks because we’re a big market team. - We can’t sign our way into being competitive since stars are costing 500 million bucks. - We can’t expect to compete internationally for ages since we are way behind the times on that front too. Case in point, we’re just now building a facility in the DR. - We haven’t been able to develop anything on the offensive side in years. Our best hope is that Bannister can take our strength of developing starting pitchers to the next level while we instill a similar fixture on the offensive side. It’s going to be a long fucking road guys.

hi8is doesn’t like it when posters refer to themself in the third person. hi8is does however love Greggypoo. Really… not really. Really. 😆

This thread is much cleaner when you use the Hall of Fame List feature. You have the power, utilize it with wisdom. 🌀

I don’t see how ANYONE could have any issue with this statement. It’s simply factual. A.) It was a nice hire. B.) We need to be shown more. Why would anyone yell at ya man? 😆

It is crushing.