Jane Tuesday

Paul Goldschmidt to the Yanks on a one-year deal. Goodnight, sweet prince. 😞 Rumor is Nolan to follow.

Apparently Nolan doesn't like the Astros any more than I do. Personally, I'd be happy for him to stay. I know all the "smart" people say we need to trade him, but... nah.

Yes to all of this. Long contracts are often bad baseball decisions. The Cardinals are paying Sonny Gray $75M for three years, which is similar or slightly above AAV for at least a few of the contracts in the left column. And we've tried to get other players to take bigger contracts over the years. And some of the other teams... take the Brewers, for example. Why should they be embarrassed because they play winning baseball on smart contracts?

Fans of Ken Boyer agree. The HOF Case for Ken Boyer. This is cute, though.

Perspective.

Piece o shat? ***********? Fuck, fuck, fuckity fuck. Tested fuck because I thought maybe it was my browser, guess not! Wild stuff.

He's a ***********, but he ain't wrong. Eta - Oh, wow, since when does the forum automatically censor words?

I love all the former players calling out this bullshit.

Baseball needs to wake the fuck up before they lose every fan outside of California and New York. Yes, deferrals have long been a thing. But it was always, pay most of it during the contract, and save a small portion back as basically an extra pension. There's a huge difference between that and what the Dodgers are doing. And to answer all the "any team could do this" people... no. Most teams could NOT do this. Pay more, yes. But there are only a tiny handful that have the cachet to convince superstars to leave money on the table. I officially care less about baseball today.

I can't get over Cole not bothering to cover his base. It's the fucking World Series, dude.

Wtf? Why isn't anybody going out to give Cole a breather?

A little something to amuse yourself with during a commercial break; https://anthonyrendonthefttracker.com/

The Yankees showing signs of life!

Honestly, this *almost* makes me root for the Dodgers. What an ignorant ass. He needs to just admit he doesn't understand baseball and stop giving his horrible takes. Question: If the Yankees get swept, does Aaron Boone get fired? I feel like he's been on the edge for awhile now.

I have to admit I'm not as familiar with him as some of the other teams' nominees, but this article did a great job of educating me. He sounds like a very special person! The embodiment of the Clemente spirit. https://www.mlb.com/news/salvador-perez-wins-roberto-clemente-award-2024