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Hire Joe Morgan?

8:55

I don't want to be too cynical, but there are a lot more people with the potential to do Taubman's job. Also, there's a decent chance he'll get another job in baseball, especially given that he carries all of Houston's information in his head.

Cole's Law

8:55

Anybody else watching the game in the apple store, with one Mac playing the game and the other one chatting on Fangraphs....or is that jump me?

kevinthecomic

8:55

Red Sox sign FA Nick Markakis

Dan Szymborski

8:55

The Red Sox already appear to have Mitch Moreland signed to a perpetual One Year Contract For Some Uknown Reason

Cole's Law

8:56

Did the Sox Really sign Nick Markakis...Don't ruin my night?!!

David Laurila

8:56

Nothing to do with the Astros, nor this game, but I do want to make mention of the fact that the ability to consistently display good judgement is a prerequisite for any umpire.

Hey yo

8:56

Rusney Castillo can play OF

Dan Szymborski

8:56

It's super awkward, but the Red Sox, if trying to go below the luxury tax, can't call up Rusney even if he's useful.

Mad Joe-Don

8:56

Byron, I think it's because FO personnel are more fungible than players.

Hire Joe Morgan?

8:57

David, are you saying you think there will be consequences for the umpire who advocated revolution?

David Laurila

8:57

Yes.

Dan Szymborski

8:57

I think West vs. Lo Duca dragging out for years and costing both endless amounts of $ makes us the winner.

MC Grammar

8:57

Well, Robles giveth and taketh away. Tough DP!

Eel Ffilc

8:58

I wonder if that convo Greinke and Bregman had before that batter had any effect on that DP?

Kei Igawa

8:58

No effin' way should the Red Sox call Rusney Castillo up!

David Laurila

8:58

I’m sure others have pointed this out, but the Washington DC-based Homestead Grays won the last ever Negro League World Series, in 1948. The Grays beat the Birmingham Black Barons, whose roster included 17-year-old Willie Mays.

Dan Szymborski

8:59

He'd probably have to slug .700 in the minors for Red Sox to bring him up.

bosoxforlife

8:59

Rusney has 1 more year in purgatory.

This is Lude-i-cris

8:59

We had an umpire in softball that somehow punched himself in the nose with an over dramatic out call. Little wirey guy with a high pitched voice. He was one more reason to enjoy softball.

Kiermaier's Piercing Green Eyes

9:00

Picking up the ball is the most important skill for an outfielder. Not speed.

Dan Szymborski

9:00

"Damn, the ball got stuck in a door again" "Dude, there was no door there."

LFC Mike

9:00

In turn country music is suing Joe West for audio crimes against humanity for making not 1 but 2 CDs

9:00

If he slugged .700 in the minors, wouldn't they just trade him?

Dan Szymborski

9:00

Yes

9:01

"Let's cut away to Dave Martinez, who almost certainly won't say anything interesting
because he's managing the frigging game."

David Laurila

9:01

I'll argue that Country Joe is good for baseball, because he's entertaining -- the game needs that -- and by no means is he on the short list of worst umpires.

kevinthecomic

9:01

Cowboys are suing Joe West for defamation of character

Dan Szymborski

9:02

How often do you get a live feed of a manager talking positively about a pitcher while the pitcher is simultaneously allowing a run?

bosoxforlife

9:02

I thought I knew baseball and I always thought the Homestead Grays were based in Pittsburgh.

Dan Szymborski

9:02

They did play in Pittsburgh!

But literally from Homestead

Cole's Law

9:03

Hot take....Corbin is better than Annibol

How does Dave Martinez not curse during the interview as the run scores

MC Grammar

9:03

Preach, Dan. If they are managing the game, they aren’t gonna give away any juicy strategy. I don’t really understand the mid-game dugout interviews.

9:03

ASG is the only instance where in-game interviews are acceptable.

Kenny

9:03

The Homestead Grays were from Pittsburgh.

Hire Joe Morgan?

9:03

Joe:  "A-NEE-ball"
Dave:  "Anibal"
Joe:  "A-NEE-ball"
Dave:  "Anibal."

Dan Szymborski

9:03

Annabelle

Jay Jaffe

9:03

I'm excited for the Chaim Bloom hire. He was only at BP briefly, around the time I began there. If I'm remembering correctly, he came to the 2004 winter meetings to interview for jobs, having put together a home-made notebook with headshots of the executives he needed to track down.

Alfredo

9:04

If he got busted for PEDs it would be for Anabol

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