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I was big on Smyly till his tendinitis, but arms always make me squeamish.
Just Flipped McHugh for Hanley
If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Is Colome safe to start? Two matchups vs NY (Sabbathia) and @MIN (May). It seems like all the pitchers I've streamed vs the Twins this year have been shelled.
If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
- Terence McKenna
Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige
So far, Colome looks very good. He's added a new curve and has been using it well vs RH and keeping his pitches down in the zone.
Aaaand, my streaming clusterfuck continues.
If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
- Terence McKenna
Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel Paige
It's deliberate....they're only allowing Archer & Odorizzi to go through the heart of a lineup a third time. He let Karns do it a few starts ago when he threw 117 pitches when the pen was dog tired & before we learned Smyly was going to be down again. They had to skip his next start because of it, and now he's back on the 2 time through the lineup trick. He should have been out there until the 1st guy reached last night.
That said, this team can't hit dick right now so it doesn't matter. Bases loaded and nobody out in the 8th and the ball never left the infield. Starters have allowed 11 ER over the past 6 games and the team is 0-6.
I think they may get a new stadium before Jaso and Jennings come back
Jepsen is the closer for now. Boxberger has tricep tightness, but they haven't thought about putting him on the DL. They feel Boxberger could pitch Tuesday. Given how this season has gone, I expect the exact opposite.
I had Smiley and Odorizzi (my best cheap pickup). Smiley went down and I was able to get Karns off WW. Now Odorizzi is down. This is getting to be repetitive. I suppose following the Rangers would be worse.
J
Ad Astra per Aspera
Oh. In that case, never mind. - Wonderboy
GITH fails logic 101. - bryanbutler
Bah...OJH caught me. - Pogues
I don't know if you guys are being willfully ignorant, but... - Judge Jude
Discount 2015. How would you rank for 2016 and 2017:
Smyly
Odorizzi
Karns
J
Odorizzi
Many, many non Rays
Smyly
Karns
I just don't know what, if anything, to expect from Smyly, and right now I wouldn't gamble that much. I do like his upside if it's really minor. I am not a huge Karns guy until he learns how to get through 6 innings, and I fear he never will.
Matt Moore returns today, targeted him in my AL-only 5x5 auction and got him for $4, time for the gamble to payoff...
I rebuilt this year and acquired him in trade a couple of weeks ago ($6 AL 6x6) I would not expect much this year as his velocity and control are still likely a bit behind. It's the 2016 value I look forward to....
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