6.5/10

The numbers are comparing the two. Argue with the numbers if you wish, but the numbers won't care.

I saw "Chavez" won recently for Oakland and the first thought I had was the old 3B Eric Chavez who played for the Yanks last I heard. I looked up te Oak pitcher and its Jesse Chavez, 30, who pitched for us a few years back and got cut. He's 7-2 with a 3 era and like 70-25 ratio in 75 innings. I don't have any idea how Beane does it

First of all, I never said I wasn't happy. Please read my posts before you comment on them and make assumptions. My statement was simply that when it came to pitching, there was nothing I saw that I didn't see as sustainable for the rest of the year...whereas we have several position players who are far below the norm and are bound to bounce back towards that...and even with that as the case, we're only 2.5 games out of first and just played pretty well against 4 good teams. It was an optimistic post.

I don't want more. I'm pleased with Duffy. And I have no reason to believe that there's going to be a correction other than the occasional bad start. I never said anyone (other than Guthrie) has been down, and that has been discussed. Duffy has long been considered a top prospect, who along with Ventura, is panning out at the big league level nicely (a Royals rarity but not unexpected).

NO.

All that was remind me how aggravating the final season was AND remind me how a girl like Cristin is out of my league.

Clearly, neg reps don't affect you so I must resort to asymmetrical warfare.

I'm inviting Mark Mangino over to your next family outing.

And you might have heard rumors that Mangino has lost weight. Ho-ho, my friend, those rumors are just that. RUMORS.

With my own two eyes I saw Mangino shut DOWN a HuHot after going through the chow line for sevenths.

No bullshit, saw it two weeks ago in Joplin. And this was AFTER the ****er had brunch at Golden Corral.

May God have mercy on your poor soul.

SHE'S A 15/10. Neg rep!

I need some background here.

No background neeed! Neg rep!

I will eat my shame with dignity.

Season's on the line this weekend.

In for righting the division ship!

Bro, anybody would do a Davis for Pederson deal. It'll take WAY more than that.

Yes, but I'd be more happy if they went 5-2.

I would imagine we would have to part with 2-3 other pieces along with Holland to get Pederson. Just conjecture, but yeah Wade Davis isn't bringing Pederson back.

We aren't getting Joc Pederson. They have 3 fat contracts in their outfield, 2 with ~.700 ops (Crawford+Ethier) and one with ~.750 ops (Kemp). They would be more inclined to pay an asston and free up their expensive logjam of mediocrity.