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<t>I don't know that they are fragile. But they don't seem to be mentally tough either. They don't have that killer instinct. I wasn't the biggest AJ Burnett fan, but his line and the ensuing t-shirts (Sit the **** down) really gave this team some identity and ferocity.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I didn...

<t>6C414C5D5A4B5C1C1F2E0 wrote: josh Bell - with the discipline he has at the plate, he's going to be soooo good!<br/> <br/> <br/> I do see his defensive struggles. He is like Alvarez, so he better hit. If he hits, no one will care. <br/> <br/> <br/> No.  He's not.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Why i...

Who will get the start on Monday? Hutchison is in line from AAA but I think that brings up service time issues. You know what that means...Jeff Locke!

<t>464D45494C4D561315625B434A4D4D0C414D220 wrote: josh Bell - with the discipline he has at the plate, he's going to be soooo good!<br/> <br/> <br/> I do see his defensive struggles. He is like Alvarez, so he better hit. If he hits, no one will care. <br/> <br/> <br/> No.  He's not.<br/> <br/> <br/>...

78737B777273682D2B5C657D747373327F731C0 wrote: josh Bell - with the discipline he has at the plate, he's going to be soooo good!


I do see his defensive struggles. He is like Alvarez, so he better hit. If he hits, no one will care.


No. He's not.

<t>444F474B4E4F541117605941484F4F0E434F200 wrote: I agree.  Very alarming.  I am just chalking it up as a bad year just like Kang, McCutchen and Cervelli (injuries).  <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I wonder what their record was with Liriano?  I think Liriano was the worst player who was counted on this ye...

<t>Of all the things to gripe about with this team, the impact of losing Alvarez and Walker has to be one of the silliest. First of all, Alvarez was not great offensively last year. He had a .787 OPS but struck out so frequently and killed so many rallies, he had to bat low in the order. Walker had ...

<t>With respect to the above posters, there is no defense for Freese's base running. He doesn't get an attaboy for hustling. It was an absolute brain dead move that cost them a chance of tying/winning the game. Bell is exactly the guy you'd want coming to the plate representing the tying run. Sadly,...

<t>I don't think it's that complicated. Kang went on the DL. Bringing Bell up in lieu of that meant he could be an every day player. Even if you intend on putting Jaso on the bench, Bell wasn't going to play every day while both Kang and Freese were healthy. Ultimately, they want him playing every d...

<t>3F363E2F215B0 wrote: Not being a very good pitcher is the mostly likely explanation. ( Career 4.05 ERA in AAA)<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> But sure, so long as there's another inning for him to throw, we better wait and see how that embarrassment of a trade turns out<br/> <br/> <br/> What was Happ's c...