DT LUNA
Vietnam Veteran
HR.....HOFeltre
The Mantis was a good player who gave 110% every play. He caught a lot of undeserved crap.
Rosales. Where you been?The mantis?
A good positive ideaI usually don't say the S word until it's done, but a sweep would feel good going into the break. A lot of tough road games are awaiting this team on the other side.
A good positive idea
Someone might have spoke too soon. It looks like we have good Ross tonight.
Imagine how dangerous this team could be if "good" Darvish, good Hamels, good Ross, and decent cashner all showed up on a given week. Keep in mind that this rotation still has pretty good stats in the rankings, especially if you consider a lot of the earned runs in their ERA are from inherited runners that the terrible bullpen allowed to score.
That someone does not at all look like me or my buddy AJ. ha ha
But your point regarding good Darvis/Hamels, etc is exactly why I said earlier I can totally understand why JD might be thinking to go for it.
I think it is fool's gold because it would be extremely rare for a team that makes the second wildcard to win it all. You mention Toronto, but they would have still made the playoffs last year had we only had one wildcard to make it. They didn't need the second wildcard to get in. Then they only made it past the first round because they played us and we were not nearly as good as our record. They were put in their wildcard place when they played a good team in Cleveland.I wouldn't call it fools gold. Baseball can be a crazy sport. The blow jays made it to the ALCS last year as the wild care and the Cardinals won it all as the wild card a few years ago. I've always thought playoff baseball is "wide open" if a team gets in then anything could happen. The NBA is more predictable there is only 4-5 teams that can win it all.
I think it is fool's gold because it would be extremely rare for a team that makes the second wildcard to win it all. You mention Toronto, but they would have still made the playoffs last year had we only had one wildcard to make it. They didn't need the second wildcard to get in. Then they only made it past the first round because they played us and we were not nearly as good as our record. They were put in their wildcard place when they played a good team in Cleveland.
In that case it was like the one step was the size of the Grand Canyon though. Is was a fluke that they got one step away. And they still didn't require being the second wildcard to get in. My problem is with having 2 wildcards. It creates a whole lot of false hopes.It's still one step away from the World Series. If you get in, you have a shot.
Keep in mind we have a healthy team for the first time in a while. I don't believe in giving up until there is no mathematical chance to win. If we pursue and fail this year then unload the ship but not until.In that case it was like the one step was the size of the Grand Canyon though. Is was a fluke that they got one step away. And they still didn't require being the second wildcard to get in. My problem is with having 2 wildcards. It creates a whole lot of false hopes.
If we pursue and fail this year then unload the ship but not until.
There will be no return for what is unloaded at the end of the year. Darvish, Lucroy, Gomez, Cashner, and Ross will all walk away freely. As far as guys under contract beyond this year then the mindset of not giving up on 2018 will set in and it will be too early to give up on them all over again.Keep in mind we have a healthy team for the first time in a while. I don't believe in giving up until there is no mathematical chance to win. If we pursue and fail this year then unload the ship but not until.