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  1. THOMAS JOSEPH
    No argument about the Braves' high-end talent, but it can go south very quickly. With five or six long-term deals in place, that is exponentially damaging if they don't win. It's one thing to have a horrendous contract on the books like Rendon, Glen Davis, Strasburg, Miguel Cabrera, or Stanton, but four or five on the downside simultaneously? We can only hope their current edition is like the 1990s version. All that regular season success and one title. Same for the Dodgers. Winning lots of regular season games and a playoff game or two are not going to satisfy their fans whatsoever. I also agree that drafting and development are the only solutions for low-income teams.
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    Bellozo pitched well, I love his enthusiasm, and fundamentally disagree with Schumaker. What the hell is the problem with letting Bellozo go longer in a season like this? Sixty-six pitches, for crying out loud. These guys will never test their mettle and improve as long starters. Moreover, with a less seasoned bullpen, the team needs to take advantage of an opportunity to extend the starters even more.
  3. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Thank you again for the in-depth content. Most of us (apparently, including Craig Mish) rely on FOF coverage of prospects coming to the team.
  4. THOMAS JOSEPH
    How unbelievable will it be if the Mets finish second in the division? Cracks in my Montreal dog's (Anthopoulus) lock-them-in strategy? Couldn't be - has to be the injuries and not the risk of signing five guys to long-term deals at the same time. Dare we hope the whole strategy isn't viable and hamstrings the Braves for the rest of the decade? Nah.
  5. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Whew,
  6. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Perfectly acceptable performance from Munoz. Great to see Bride getting some knocks. To focus on some other positives - fresh faces on the active roster, who are trying to make a name for themselves in MLB, ramp up the hustle and excitement. Not sweating the rough first game from Sowers at all.
  7. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Marlins split the series with the Braves. MVP: Our new boy, Stowers. Just because. Ciao.
  8. THOMAS JOSEPH
    On the FOF podcast, I think the consensus for players traded from the active roster was five. I thought six because there is always a surprise when there is a wave like this. Hoeing was that surprise for me, and I hate to lose his versatility. I had Chargois, Scott, De la Cruz, and Chisholm on the likely list. Now, I have to get up to par with all the new guys, see where all the dominoes fall, and even learn a few new uniform numbers. It adds interesting stuff for these otherwise uneventful last two months of the season.
  9. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Best of luck to a good guy. Dude is nothing if not well-traveled! LOL.
  10. THOMAS JOSEPH
    It was time. Rogers needs a chance of scenery, and the returns look good. Thumbs up.
  11. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Best of luck to JT in the Northwest.
  12. THOMAS JOSEPH
    If nothing else, I'm happy for Braz to join a team with (surprising) playoff potential. Much rather see the Mets win than the Braves or Phillies as New York turns around their rough 2024 first half and the terrible 2023 season.
  13. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Best of luck to DLC in the Steel City. I like to see a resurrected Pirate team. It's good for baseball.
  14. THOMAS JOSEPH
    I thought Chargois would go, and Scott was a sure thing, but Hoeing was a surprise. In my opinion, he has been a valuable piece, doing whatever he was asked to do. His last three-inning outing against the Brewers epitomized that. Best of luck to those guys and Arraez. Beat LA.
  15. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Assuming there isn't another IL stint, Cabrera needs to rise up for these remaining two months of the season. This could be his last extended starting opportunity with the Marlins.
  16. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Fingers crossed that Scott and Hoeing join Arraez in contributing to another Dodger letdown in the playoffs and even winning their first WS title. The Padres joined the league with the Expos in 1969, so I feel some kinship there. Excellent coverage with all the articles today and the podcast last night. There is so much material for you guys to cover and you rose to the task - a new roster with domino effects throughout the system. I know there is much more to come as the new players settle in, and so forth. The coverage last night was exciting, sometimes on the fly, and the chat was lively. I hope it is a peek of exciting Marlin fan engagement and competitiveness ahead in the Bendix era.
  17. THOMAS JOSEPH
    I agree that we will hear Scott's deal sometime today or early this evening. Regarding Chisholm, it's good to see that the Yankees did not restrict his artistic expression by allowing him to wear a piece of monster bling. It is a basic human right, after all. LOL. Looking forward to the podcast this evening, as we all feel the rumblings of the next imminent trade(s).
  18. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Marlins sweep the two-game series with the discombobulated Rays. MVP: Jake Burger. Thanks.
  19. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Our little Altuve? LOL.
  20. THOMAS JOSEPH
    David Samson this Monday morning: "The Mariners are better off without him." "GMs don't care whether you're popular, they care about production." "Jazz Chisholm is an average Major League Baseball player." "He is not a difference-maker." My questions are: Where will he play, and will the Yankees allow Chisholm to wear all his bling on the field? I did get a kick out of seeing him wearing A-Rod's number 13. LOL.
  21. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Excellent outing by Hoeing, again proving his underappreciated value.
  22. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Thumbs up.
  23. THOMAS JOSEPH
    It's a reasonable viewpoint. We all can acknowledge that Cabrera can't overcome or even improve on his stressful innings issues unless he plows through when they happen. David Samson noted that these problems are why teams should not keep lame-duck managers. I realize the team probably felt no need to make a managerial change, incur wrath from fans, and incur additional costs since the outcome looked poor anyway. Still, Schumaker's business-as-usual play with the roster is fine and eminently defensible, but it's not helping individual players - Edwards, Myers, Cabrera - address significant growth obstacles in their games. This must be an evaluative season. Now, with Anderson gone, Edwards is showing what he can do. Of course, Myers is hurt, but he could/should have been playing a lot more. Cabrera is stuck in a rut, which may never change, although I reiterate that a team that is 30 games under breakeven must re-focus away from the manager's staid results issues. It means nothing to win 62 games versus winning 60 in the balance.
  24. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Kudos for the efficient information of the just-completed trade. Preliminary thumbs up on the deal for Miami. Open for business...
  25. THOMAS JOSEPH
    Kudos on the quality and volume of Marlin material! Fans of this team must appreciate and get the word out about SuperSub value. Much appreciated. Good call from the Orioles series podcast - you called the second game with a good outing from Cabrera, Man, it's beating the dead horse, but I wish Schumaker would let him fight through his seemingly obligatory mid-game blowup—still, a good outing. Cabrera can extend past 90 pitches and needs to work on mental toughness. Every start cannot be 4-1/3 or 4-2/3 innings. Why isn't Skip pushing the envelope in this regard given the staff issues and the team record? It seems odd to me.
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