CLOSED NEWS/RUMORS Thread

i think BDK (tad too close to BTK every time i write that) said it needed to be a pitcher and a hitter. pitching seems fine to me and if the option exists to bring in two bats i'd prefer to see that happen. agree the Tibbs clock probably doesn't matter and playing the odds probably only JDP and Sirota should be a concern. anyone else that's hot right now should get the shot if a hot bat is of any value to winning a third WS. why should a clock even enter into the conversation when the chances are one out of 10 of these guys even sticks? all hands on deck and let's try to get a couple of hot bats up to hopefully fire up the old timers.
as far as the player only meetings i hope a guy like JHey might slip inside and offer some insight. he is hanging around doing something right? have to believe he's there to inspire and do the things davey is supposed to be doing idk. so far all i've heard is these guys are getting paid a lot to do the jobs they aren't doing and lame warnings about it being time to start doing the job they all know they are supposed to be doing. its like someone could come in and he'd just let them take over it seems. do it JHey! where's the fire? let Chase pinch hit for a couple of weeks as manager. something ffs!

 

if you don't know we're all in the dark here i believe. a lot of people talk like they know but then it turns out its all wrong. would seem if he's on the 40 he'd be eligible afaik. then again i was expecting like 7 guys to come up tomorrow until recently haha.

 

Great article in today's Athletic about Heyward mentoring of De Paula. Helping him with his outfield play and approach to the game.

 

Wow. Susan or Ironhead?

 

With his .600 something OPS? He wishes he was mediocre

 

The African dude, Jahblomi...

 

I can't believe the extent of their call up is Alex Freeland...logistically, he can play and free up Edman for CF, and not have to use Kike or Thomas. But what they will accomplish helping with that given the huge holes in offense is very questionable.
Pages injury has completely destroyed offensive strategy, a mystery under Roberts from the get-go.
But with less than mediocre Ohtani, Betts, Muncy, Tucker and ( let's face it) Teo, you'd think a strong bat would be foremost. Actually, although blasphemy to utter or even think, they could use a leadoff hitter who gets on once in a while. I mean not a 5 for 41 type of getting on. A little better than that.
I imagine that HR blast Teo got will go way faaar for him, and I'm definitely not holding my breath that it was a sonic boom notifying MLB to his former raking.
Nothing against him at all, a solid 2nd baseman...but I expected more than Alex Freeland.
Only the Shadow knows...

 

Any success has ever had under Roberts has happened despite him.

He stole a base in 2004 & was tapped as MLB's DEI prince.

He's a loser & yet he'll be LA's manager through this decade & he'll go to the Hall of Fame, too.