Bob Sacamano

Plus, I feel like watching NFL has more of a social aspect of it: having people over for the game, going out, etc only once a week as compared to in baseball, your team having 5-7 games a week. You really can't compare the two. Edit: this actually came up in the MLBTR chat yesterday: https://live.jotcast.com/chat/chat-with-mlbtrs-steve-adams-3-7-23-15237.html Here was the response on it: I don't agree with the idea comparing the NFL and MLB though. I don't think people care about long NFL games because most are watching football once, maybe twice a week. Getting together for football is sort of this occasional, social ritual where maybe you have friends/family over for the game, head to the bar to watch in a group setting, etc. Baseball's season is 162 games, plus the postseason. The idea that MLB and NFL games are comparable in length in 2022 doesn't really matter, because there were like 10x as many MLB games; at that point, the extra length definitely matters, and I can see where burnout occurs.

Yeah it kinda seems that way. Maybe they will end up adding a couple seconds eventually.

Yeah it’s been annoying for sure

I recorded the Cuba v Netherlands games to have as background noise while working today. 54 minutes into this recording and they just finished the 2nd inning. Long live the pitch clock indeed.

Was probably too late with all the injuries anyway but it also would have given them one less 40-man spot to work with all off-season. I also don't think they planned on him being the OD starting RF, even heading into Spring Training until he started and has kept hitting to this point. Idk still feels like 50/50 one way or the other with the odds improving in his favor making the team OD each day.

I meant more we loved his production. Not actually him lol LaRoche retiring was amazing for this team. I just used that as a reference from the first stint haha my bad

I think he was referring to the 2021 Eaton. Not the productive, Drake LaRoche-backing version of Eaton we all loved.

Yeah unless he cools off, I think he will be in right opening day. They don’t really play the whole service time game.

Stone Pony or Don Cooper.

One can argue lives were saved.

The at bats for Sheets and Burger will open up eventually during the season due to injuries. They each have an option. Use it for depth. They don’t need to be on the bench only to play once a week.

Hurry up expansion Expos!

Early May? Mid May? Very end of May where a 60-day IL stint makes sense?

Alright I was wrong. Thanks. I kept finding a RHP lol Edit: full disclosure: I’m kind of drunk lol

If he’s the guy I found while researching, he’s not left handed.

Stiever?

Yeah, I kinda miss the days of 5-man benches.

Yeah, especially since Romy has options. Idk, if they feel Colas, Leury, or Romy can be options in CF when Robert needs a day off, maybe they’d take Alberto over Hamilton and Marisnick.

I think he’s referring to if the bench was Romy, Leury, Alberto. With the way they talked about Romy, I’d be surprised if he didn’t make it. Although I could see Alberto making it over him, with another NRI making it as 4th OF.

Yeah, he’s kind of a weird fit. Harold Castro , a left-handed bat, probably would have made more sense on a minor league deal.

Service time, k% last year. Take your pick.

What’s the status on Bummer? Is there a realistic scenario where Diekman is the #1 lefty reliever on OD?

Yeah I’m beginning to think none of the NRI OFs make it. Well, I guess they can over Romy if he doesn’t start hitting.

Defensive replacements are correct, but not where they are in the batting order.

Do it again, Jack!