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Fully agree with this take. Really worried Pace burns a 2nd rounder on a guy like Mond. Either swing for the fences with Fields / Lance or load up on OT / WR / CB talent with your first three picks. Hopefully they go with the former and are still able to land help at two of those other three spots in the 2nd or 3rd.

If the 49ers select Mac Jones, it’s going to be very interesting to see what happens between picks 4 & 7. My guess is ATL takes Pitts, CIN takes Chase, & MIA takes Waddle or Smith. Those are elite talents that will be hard to pass up, although I could see MIA trying to trade down a few spots and grabbing whichever Bama WR is left. Either way, the Lions are the huge wild card and will have a ton of power if they want accumulate additional draft capital. If the board shakes out this way, they’d have their choice of the best OT in Sewell, Waddle or Smith at WR, or could simply trade down for a haul. Given that this draft is loaded at both OT & WR, trading down makes a ton of sense for them, but they’re going to want a huge return if they’re passing on elite talents at positions of need. With CAR & DEN both theoretically threats to draft QBs at #8 & #9, trading up for the #7 pick really seems like the sweet spot if you want your choice of Fields or Lance. What would that cost the Bears though? Is #20 & #83 plus a 2022 1st & 3rd enough for the Lions to trade within the division? Would NE or WFT actually offer more than that? Given what the 49ers paid to move up to #3 that would be a steal IMO. If too hefty of a price, you can hope that one of the QBs slips past CAR & DEN and that someone in the #11 to #14 range is willing to move back to #20. Even then I think it costs us our 2022 1st rounder, but that’s a price worth paying IMO and perhaps it allows you to hold onto the #83 pick. Regardless, Pace needs to be ready to pounce tonight if the right trade partner expresses a willingness to trade down and the price isn’t overly ridiculous. I really think it might be doable too, I’m just concerned that Pace will prioritize a win now piece with his 1st rounder (OT or WR) given he’s on the hot seat and will settle on a QB prospect in the 2nd or 3rd. And that’s going to be very frustrating to see if one of NE or WFT ends up being able to trade up for a potential franchise QB at a somewhat reasonable price.

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Grandal getting a day off is a good thing.

Understood

Fully understood and 100% I agree crossed the line. It will not happen again and apologize for the mods having to deal with the fallout.

Clearly being from my perspective. Given this is a message board, I don’t expect people to take it any other way than it’s written. That being said, I can say with absolute certainty that I don’t actually wish ill will on Tony La Russa over his in-game decision-making and if you knew me outside of Soxtalk you’d agree with that notion. Unfortunately I made a joke in very bad taste and it’s 100% fair to be criticized for it. No other way around it.

I apologize for the comment in the game-thread last night and clearly don’t wish anyone ill will over baseball. It was simply tasteless joke driven by the moment, but alas it went too far and definitely missed the mark. Again, apologies if I offended anyone.

His velocity & command fading last night are somehow Grandal’s fault?

Sure, everyone’s instincts are wrong at times, but it’s pretty easy to tell a guy is gassed out while watching both his velocity & command quickly erode. Given we had a well rested pen, there was zero reason to go to the bullpen in a tight game and maximize our chances of winning. This is about as black & white as it gets and I’m not sure why you’re defending La Russa in this situation. He 100% failed at his job last night.

Never doubt the slap factory! Hamilton’s .247 career BA against RHP and Leury’s .240 make it pretty obvious they would have come through. That’s almost a 50/50 chance if you add them up!

Wow...La Russa was hoping for a single when down by three with the tying run at the plate in the 8th? He honestly may be more incompetent than Ricky which is saying a lot.

A lot of people wanted Giolito pulled before the 7th even started and pretty much everyone did once he gave a leadoff walk. None of this was hindsight, it was simply watching a gassed out pitcher quickly losing it in a one-run game.

I forgot this too...wow

Tying run at the plate and he runs the slap factory out there instead of one of a couple options who can hit a HR. Absolutely infuriating.

Throwing away a very winnable game against the worst team in baseball while forcing your gassed out pitcher to throw 114 pitches is beyond insanity

There is no way anyone hates him more than you ?

Why are we running up the pitch count on Lucas when he’s clearing wearing down?

Oh boy

Or how about keeping him in after the leadoff walk

This is not good

Good point...just insanely frustrating watching this team blow opportunity after opportunity

I can’t believe how many jams this dude has gotten out of

Please don’t GIDP Grandal

I think I’d pull Lucas and go Heuer, Bummer, Hendriks to end this.