Yeah, I've seen quotes to that effect multiple times this season. I suppose I'm just hoping that the rumors last season that the front office took over in the playoffs are true and something similar happens this year.
Hopefully it'll be Dana Brown's lineup the rest of the season.
But, assuming we rollout JV for Game 1, you pretty much already know the lineup.
I saw somewhere that all of the Twins likely starters are RHP, so, we should get as much Uncle Mike as his shoulder will allow.
It's time to admit that we are all in an abusive relationship with the 2023 Houston Astros. Sure they've spent the last two weeks on a bender beating the shit out of us every night, but they brought home flowers last night, so they've clearly changed. Plus, how would we get by without them?
But see this illustrates the problem perfectly. It doesn’t have to reduce Diaz’s plate appearances. It only does because our dipshit manager refuses to play Diaz at the position where is is better than the other guy in every measurable category.
Down five runs with 8 outs to go. Scoring runs is infinity more important than any intangible. Yet Maldy gets an AB. Fuck Dusty Baker. Fuck him for allowing it. And fuck him for doing it so consistently that it isn’t even surprising.