I suppose that’s fair, but if game 4 is a blowout in the other direction, wouldn’t they want to use some of the same shitty pitchers to close that out in case they have a to bullpen a game 5?

So the announcers by the 7th inning were suggesting that both managers would be happy to end the game right then, but this seems counter-intuitive to me. Wouldn’t Cora want to bleed the NY bullpen as much as possible, potentially limiting the options they have for game 4, while also building the confidence of their…

I just assume Torts will overstay his welcome and they’ll bring in someone competent (though bringing in another incompetent coach is completely possible too).

I think women (and men) should have to be modest to earn my respect, but I don’t think that has anything to do with their clothing. I find it strange how we use the same word for both, when the way you dress should have no relation to your personality unless you’d like it to (i.e. political messaging or materials that…

I think it’s unfair to categorize their defense as below average when they have 2 young kids that the rest of the league would love to have as the future faces of the fanchise. Jones and Werenski could be the next Weber/Suter and they could be great building blocks for 4-5 years if they can sign them to bridge deals,…

Not saying they aren’t built well or smartly, just that it wasn’t all homegrown talent.

They didn’t make money because ownership groups keep buying them and keeping their debt and they refuse to shell out to field an entertaining squad. I don’t know the numbers (as I don’t believe they are public), but I’d hazard to guess that their are larger non-payroll related expenses that profitable teams do not…

I’m not saying it’s unfair, just that the storyline of a homegrown team is a bit of a stretch. They signed, traded, and drafted well the way that good teams are built.

I’d argue they could have argued that he could bring in more money than he costs. I don’t think they increased revenues by trading him away. There is being stingy yet competitive like the As, then there is giving an MLB team the Bain Capital treatment that Marlins ownership continues to do.

That’s why I put Wilson in the Simon category. Obviously the hit on Savard was really bad, but Wilson is seeming to try to emulate that one over and over, just in less prominent players.

The Stanton trade was smart if you’re okay with probably collusion. They bought Chapman back and basically outbid everyone in the auction for Tanaka. They have a few exciting homegrown players in Judge and Sanchez, but they still have a big payroll.

Versus casting a vote for an accused (thrice) rapist, yes I voted for an accused witness intimidator in the general election. She also has a terrible history of views on the war on drugs and minority imprisonment rates, but you can’t convince me that what we have now is better or even close to the same as what would…

Yes and I was happy to cast my vote against xenophobia and the economic consequences we’ll see in the next few years. I happily voted against the libertarian with regressive ideas hid behind the thin veil of non-PC culture and legal weed.

That’s fair. He’s been treated like a superstar in Toronto but never performed well. Boston’s systems never really gave him the right shot. He’s always had the talent, but the hockey IQ never fully developed

Yes sexual assault and harassment is a bipartisan issue... and?

Wilson is a slightly more talented Chris Simon type. Gudas and Rinaldo are a tier down with Cooke, with Marchand at about the same level as Burrows on the tier where most talented but dirty players sit. If we expanded to beyond the modern era, you’d have hundreds of guys between these 3 levels and some above Simon,…

Then I mispoke, he was borderline for a few years with the Bruins and Leafs, but never developed into a player you could build around, just promising talent.

A superstar that no playoff team would put on the first line? A superstar who is a -80 career player (-4 last season)?

He’s also a career -80 player and was a -4 last season.

42 points on a very good power play and ~40 points in the NHL against favorable match ups does not make a superstar. David Krejci put up 73 points in 08-09 while playing the third line with Blake Wheeler with 50 of those even strength. I don’t think Krejci is a superstar, nor was he ever. Just good second line players…