legacyofCangelosi

my grandpa is in his 90s and he watches all the games. there needs to be a local TV option. Older people like him don't know how to use streaming services. hopefully it does end up on scripps like the cats

the issue is that in the last 20 years, almost no team that has spent in the top half of the league has won the WS. the only ones that have which if I recall is the first Astros win and KC win, they were only one or two spots away from the top half in spending. the bottom half never wins

I especially like her mixed with coke.

Marlins success was also sort of hidden until recently bc of the heat and panther runs. But yea ultimately the marlins need to string together multiple winnings seasons that include playoff runs (in at least a few of them) and they also have to show the fans they won’t trade away all their favorite players. Every time a guy has become a fan favorite really since the 1998 fire sale, he’s lasted a few years and been traded. Sandy got signed which is good even though he’s playing like crap for now, but of arraez, jazz, eury, Cabrera, possibly even Soler, or eventually sanchez, they’ll have to decide to extend long term (especially the first 3)

A lot of this had to do with the stadium deal. By the time that appeared to be on the horizon miggys arb years had already passed. Hanleys hadn’t and he was chosen to be the face of the new era of the marlins. Of course we all know how disastrous that turned out with shitty ass hell and that team not even getting a full year together.

Because of age and the fact speed is a big part of martes game, it wasn’t hard to predict that at least the last 2 years of a 4 year deal might be shitty. I never liked the avi deal because avi was never that good but his decline was unexpected. He may not have been as good as he was in 2021 again but he was the worst hitter in baseball last year. I feel the same about stallings decline. Sure he could be a little worse but what a massive collapse from year to year.

My feeling on that is that it seems to be mental more than anything else. In some of those starts it’ll be an error or some lucky hit that sparks a collapse. It’s strange bc if his velo was down or something we can point to that. Even if he isn’t as good as last year, we know he’s not this bad either so I also believe this likely resolves.

Trading eury for reynolds is short-sighted. If we were going to trade eury they should’ve tried to make a package with him in it and gone for Soto

Even after what looked like an elieser stinker. The pitching kept the team in the game and the hitting didn’t even pretend to get close (to this point) good night fellas if we come back and win You guys can thanking me for turning it off. I’ll read about it in the morning

The issue is from the beginning of last year are Garcia and Soler better than Duvall and Marte ? Stallings defensively better than Alfaro though.

Man this ohtani FTX commercial is god awful. Almost as bad as our lineup.

Jesus can help them. Like he did with that great catch in center.

Even with the bad ump our hitting is so shitty. A three run deficit feels like we’re down 10

The mets just got Lindor. So how many more years into the rebuild before we start competing with the Braves Nationals and mets ? At least the Phillies are sort of going the opposite direction.

Id love to see a team in Puerto Rico.

I think the dude said the hat belongs to his girlfriend. He’s probably a soccer fan.

He didn’t win MOTY because he “manager more “ with a DH. He won it solely because he took a team that was picked to finish last to a .500 record and made the expanded playoffs. Mattingly is a horrendous in game manager with or without the DH. He’s a great player manager and he consistently gets players to play hard for him and the team. I base this opinion on what players have consistently said about him since his Dodgers days.

DH games are boring because what I consider to be one of the most compelling and entertaining parts of baseball, which is in game strategy and bullpen management is heavily reduced. It isn’t because there’s a higher chance of more offense that I think DH games are more boring.

DH games are boring as hell. The strategy “argument” like the more offense is more fun argument are just matters of personal preference. I rather watch a 2-1 game where every move matters than a 13-7 game. The currently homerun or strikeout tendency the league has had is not particularly fun. Base stealing, hit and runs, plays at the plate. All of that is way more exciting. It’s a matter of personal preference, but to me what it comes down to is why not just leave one league with the DH for people who prefer that type of baseball and one without it for the other group of people. It makes the most sense. As to Michael I see your point regarding the pitch clock and the three hitter minimum. You’re right about that.

Re-signing Kintzler wouldn’t necessary foreclose they possibility of adding other relievers. Ideally having kintzler in the 7th or 8th and having a better closer for the 9th should be the plan.

Or you’ll get to see them just earlier and for a shorter period of time. Glass half full ?

And I’m sure as the pro DH people wake up we’re going to get lambasted for our opinions. However, this topic is very much about personal preference. If right now we have a perfect balance of a league that has it and one that doesn’t why change it ? It’s like when a religious fanatic needs to impose their beliefs on me. I don’t bother them about their beliefs so why push them on me. the argument that DH makes the game less boring because there’s more scoring suffers from the typical Manfred idiocy that more offensive equals less boredom. His entire premise has always been wrong. People who think baseball is boring think so because of the pace of play. Pitch clocks, more offense, stupid 3 batter minimum rules aren’t going to make the game less boring for those type of people. keep it the way it is which is a perfect compromise and don’t ruin the game for the other half of the fans.

I’m actually surprised the consensus here favors the boring ass universal DH. yes most pitchers suck at hitting, but the strategy surrounding that lineup spot makes the game significantly more entertaining. Deciding when to PH. Double switches. Example 1-1 game in the Bottom 5th and your starter is dealing but you have bases loaded 2 outs. Do you PH to try to score or stick with your ace? Things like that are why baseball is the greatest game in the world. with universal DH the skill is almost completely removed from bullpen management, even moreso now with the idiotic 3 hitter minimum rule for relievers. the current situation is perfect. If you like the boring mindless no strategy DH baseball you have the Americans league. If you enjoy the game for its strategy and intricacies you have the NL. No reason to ruin the NL also.

The last two years we probably would’ve lost this series. Incredible that with this stitched together team they were able to do this was impressive.

The marlins haven’t been to Miami in more than a week so they didn’t get it here.