Pitching matchups vs. Cleveland
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on May 28, 2010 
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Tonight
RHP Phil Hughes (5-1, 2.72)
vs.
RHP Fausto Carmona (4-2, 3.45)
7:05 p.m., YES Network
Saturday
LHP CC Sabathia (4-3, 3.86)
vs.
LHP David Huff (2-6, 5.25)
1:05 p.m., YES Network
Sunday
RHP A.J. Burnett (5-2, 3.55)
vs.
RHP Justin Masterson (0-5, 6.13)
1:05 p.m., YES Network
Monday
LHP Andy Pettitte (6-1, 2.62)
vs.
RHP Mitch Talbot (6-3, 3.73)
1:05 p.m., YES Network
It will, of course, be great to see Shelley Duncan, who was called up to Cleveland last week. He has only five at-bats, but he’s made the most of them with three hits, three RBI, two walks and no strikeouts.
Associated Press photo of Sabathia
We need registration. They will only do it if there is a real problem. Ok, so I will create a real problem then. And there is nothing you can do about it. So I suggest you all DEMAND registration or else I won’t stop, and rest assured I’m not the only one doing this, it just so happens that I’m tech savy and ip blocking won’t stop me as I can get aroun that with an ip proxy.
So please, if u enjoy this community, DEMAND registration for I won’t stop until it’s done.
Peace!
Repost:
I just can’t believe someone has gone to such great lengths to pretend to be regular posters on here. Not only are they posting under their handles, but they obviously know their style of typing/conversation well enough that they can do really good impersonations.
This kinda makes me think its an inside job!! Which of the regulars that has disappeared/posted more sporadically over the last month or two could it be? Can we create a Clue game around finding the impostor?
Shame Spencer-
I really just don’t understand the point of pretending to be someone else.
Wow.. I can’t believe I might be almost right and some former regulars have gotten so fed up with the trolls/nonsense on this board that they have taken to imitating other posters.
Is this real life??
Erica (assuming this is really you), we are of one mind on this issue. But really, whoever is doing it must be VERY familiar with the boards and posters on LoHud. Thats the part that makes this so crazy. They are impersonating people.. extremely, extremely well.
if it means quality posters like SJ44 and others leaving, then yes i would definitely demand registration.
Shame Spencer -
I like the way you think
SS JETER
CF GRANDERSON
1B TEIXEIRA
3B RODRIGUEZ
2B CANO
RF SWISHER
DH MIRANDA
LF GARDNER
C MOELLER
Awesome — Yanks not on Fox or ESPN all weekend.
I guess playing the Indians has its upside.
G Love:
What gives you the impression that Vlad will be available? Sure looks like Texas will be competitve to the end this season.
Shame Spencer May 28th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
Erica (assuming this is really you), we are of one mind on this issue. But really, whoever is doing it must be VERY familiar with the boards and posters on LoHud. Thats the part that makes this so crazy. They are impersonating people.. extremely, extremely well.
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Its me. I swear.
I e-mailed Jeff the IT guy this week when I was frustrated. He swore to me this has been a hot topic and they are trying to figure something out
I don’t know what outfit was better, Venus at the Australian Open, or at the French.
Shame
The imposters are not “impostering” well at all. The impostering is as believable as ESPN and FOX not having an anti-Yankee bias.
Maybe SJ finally lost it. Or what about Trisha in the atrium with the candlestick? Betsy hasn’t been around in a while when I’ve been on lately.. could she be the impostor (yes, I’m gonna keep spelling it like the Brits, so sue me)?
Erica
What is Jeff IT guy’s email address? Is there a link to it?
Erica -
Then Jeff and their team are a bunch of incompetent, mediocre morons.
Out to lunch, enjoy the quiet waters for a while
CR9 – unfortunately, you seem to be this impostors main target as far as abuse. He/She has seemed to impersonate other posters fairly well and when it comes time for your turn they really tip their hand by being many things I cannot type here out of respect for Chad and Sam.
Registration has been brought up for (literally) years now on the blog. I keep forgetting why they don’t do it though. I think its because of the newspaper.. but I can’t be sure.
CR9-
He has posted before. You can search the archives for it
Chad, Sam, Jeff:
put me on record, for formally demanding registration for the blog.
thanks.
Hey vinny b – maybe Doreen can keep track of that too! lol
I’ll see if I can get his whole address.
Vinny
Is that really you talking about Venus at the Australian/French?
If so, I dont remember her Australian outfit. But she is quite a designer. Her French kit was extraordinary.
Im too lazy to go searching for it! Oh, well!
I’m a cantankerous old coot, but that guy Imposter is a complete ***hole.
“Is that really you talking about Venus at the Australian/French?”
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nope. The inital long post on the topic was, tho
Imposter May 28th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
We need registration. They will only do it if there is a real problem. Ok, so I will create a real problem then. And there is nothing you can do about it. So I suggest you all DEMAND registration or else I won’t stop, and rest assured I’m not the only one doing this, it just so happens that I’m tech savy and ip blocking won’t stop me as I can get aroun that with an ip proxy.
So please, if u enjoy this community, DEMAND registration for I won’t stop until it’s done.
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And your reason for registration is…….????
Ah!! Finally, I’ve been impostored! 1:21 isn’t me CR9. I have no plans to help you find his address
Hated the Winn signing then and I hate it now. Especially considering that for only 3$ million more we could have bought Matsui back, or for 4.5$ million bought Damon back.
Cash had a thing for Winn for years, I think that played into bringing him here and sort of blinded him to Winn’s deficiencies.
All I know is, a LONG time ago, Pete allowed Steve Lombardi to post on here, and disallowed anyone else from using his handle, “Steve Lombardi,” iirc.
I dont understand why that cant be done again.
# Mantle Quits May 28th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I’m a cantankerous old coot, but that guy Imposter is a complete ***hole.
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How did you come up with that screenname, the last thing I ever did was quit.
I like how she combined the lingerie style into playable tennis attire with the illusionary touch.
1:25 is not me!
But it is absolutely correct.
“Registration has been brought up for (literally) years now on the blog. I keep forgetting why they don?t do it though. I think its because of the newspaper.. but I can?t be sure.”
IMO–Gannett Media does not host this blog as a service to Yankee fans, but as a for-profit enterprise. As such, the quality of the posts/hits here are meaningless to them. It would seem the most effective way to prompt some form of action would be a massive boycott for some period of time. As long as we all keep viewing, they have no incentive to implement registration–despite the protests from us, Chad, Sam, or Jeff.
Oh, well! Time to walk the pups!
The awful part is that the more attention we give to impostering the more it happens
For all we know there are like 5 imposters out there now. The imposters could have imposters!
mick May 28th, 2010 at 1:24 pm
# Mantle Quits May 28th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I’m a cantankerous old coot, but that guy Imposter is a complete ***hole.
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How did you come up with that screenname, the last thing I ever did was quit.
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That was the headline on the back of the Sunday Daily News back in ’68. The subhead was, ‘I just can’t hit anymore’. I’ll never forget it, broke my little heart.
I’ve never seena nyone so proud of being a dou che. LOOK MA, I GOT AN F.
BTW, we could sweep Cleveland with a little luck. And then Javy pitches, so…..
tk May 28th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
?Registration has been brought up for (literally) years now on the blog. I keep forgetting why they don?t do it though. I think its because of the newspaper.. but I can?t be sure.?
IMO?Gannett Media does not host this blog as a service to Yankee fans, but as a for-profit enterprise. As such, the quality of the posts/hits here are meaningless to them. It would seem the most effective way to prompt some form of action would be a massive boycott for some period of time. As long as we all keep viewing, they have no incentive to implement registration?despite the protests from us, Chad, Sam, or Jeff.
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It would make me really sad, but I would be more than willing to boycott this blog for a week if it actually meant someone would fix this problem
mick – registration would keep the kiddies and trolls out of the gameday threads, and they might actually be worth reading.
OK Doreen,
Here goes nothing…
Jeter-SS
Gardy-LF
Tex-1B
Alex-3B
Cano-2B
Swish-RF
Granderson-CF
Miranda-DH
Moeller-C
ARGH! I just spilled soda all over my desk
What a giant waste of soda
Erica, thats so true.
I’m not even totally convinced that “Imposter” is actually the one doing these things! That could just be someone else that’s been enjoying the crazy show we’ve all been a part of!
the truth – since neither of those situations you mentioned are actually true (matsui and damon both left on their own accord and would NOT have signed for that money here), what are you actually complaining about?
The 1:30 post not me!
I’m not around that much anymore, but I miss Betsy and the atmosphere that was just as recent as last season…….Place has become too confrontational, then all the rudeness from outsiders chumps….I don’t have an answer, but I do miss the old days that really aren’t that old
The 1:32 post was not me!
I really did spill my soda. I hate wasted soda!!!!!!!!!!!!
Erica in NY May 28th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
It would make me really sad, but I would be more than willing to boycott this blog for a week if it actually meant someone would fix this problem
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That would be sad, but it’s also sad that this site has devolved into what it currently is. Personally, I think it would benefit everyone long-term.
pat m – thats what happens when you choose to use a non-authenticating, unmoderated blog comments section like a message board.
miss her? please. let me give it a whirl.
they should mess with hughes innings they are going to RUIN HIM like they did with joba. plus… BEES!!
how did i do?
# Irreverent Discourse May 28th, 2010 at 1:29 pm
mick – registration would keep the kiddies and trolls out of the gameday threads, and they might actually be worth reading.
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Cool. But why would an imposter want registration?
Whoever is doing it, it looks like they might have had a beef w/SJ44 at one point.
They seem to be working hard to get under his skin.
He/she is also playing off peoples’ strong desire to hold onto their handles.
You have to let go sometimes to be free.
mick -
MY reason is the impersonators. I have been impersonated too.
Don’t think I’m the only one impersonating people.
Actually, I did it yesterday for the first time. But now I decided not to stop until the problem is FULLY solved, and the only way to do it is with registration.
mick – maybe it’s a regular who wants to see the trolls forced out. it’s an irrational and childish way of going about it, but I bet it’s effective.
Edit:
should they
they should mess with hughes innings they are going to RUIN HIM like they did with joba. plus? BEES!!
registration is a 15 second deterrent that won’t stop… anything.
… but by all means, keep acting like a child. this will never bite you back in life. ever.
Billy,
I think the Rangers pitching won’t hold up and they’ll drop back to the pack. Their starting pitching is CJ Wilson, Colby Lewis, Harden and Scott Feldman. Wilson and Lewis are pitching above their heads right now. That rotation isn’t deep.
I think the Angels will find themselves back on top by a big margin once that team settles into itself after all the changes they made.
The Rangers also have the issue of their financial situation. They were supposed to have been sold by now, but that appears to have hit a snag.
This means the Rangers will not be buyers. Any talk of them acquiring Oswalt is a fantasy due to their ownership/financial situation.
I think MLB is basically guaranteeing the Rangers payroll as a financial backer of sorts in case the current owner defaults.
If their sale isn’t complete and they are falling out of the race I could see them look to drop payroll by trading a guy like Vlad who can net them more young cheap pitching talent.
That said, if they hold on to first place they won’t trade anyone. But I just don’t think the starting pitchers I mentioned above are going to keep them in the race in that ball park in the thick of the summer heat in Texas.
I’m all for registration
Erica, What kind of soda was it?
Imposter May 28th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
mick -
MY reason is the impersonators. I have been impersonated too.
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So you are one of the regulars who is now an imposter??!!??
Maybe you can state your real screenname and go on impersonating?
you can impersonate me all you want, it will only make you look smarter.
Maybe we really should discuss a boycott situation for a while? I think I could do it.. but I’d need something else to fill up the 7ish hours a day that I work. Hmmm.. Pac Man was fun…
Imposter May 28th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
mick -
MY reason is the impersonators. I have been impersonated too.
Don?t think I?m the only one impersonating people.
Actually, I did it yesterday for the first time. But now I decided not to stop until the problem is FULLY solved, and the only way to do it is with registration.
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Well, then you are obviously a regular. Why would you want to see people you post with hurt like you were?
This is literally like blog terrorism.
This moron wants to ruin this place in order to get registration? There’s actually a problem with Lohud caving to this demand.
If they do then what’s next?
I would be willing discuss boycott plans if others want to go that route
Attica!
Attica!
[throws chair]
Shame Spencer -
Your 1:21 impersonator wasn’t me
Now I’m out, look out for the handle “Impostor” being impersonated as well.
PS: I have never offended CR9 or anybody else for that matter.
that is some bizarre logic there:
I was mugged, therefore, I’m going to mug the hell out of everyone until mugging is abolished, once and for all!
The imposter is Charles Bronson?
I could try spilling sodas all day too
Yeah there is definitely someone out for CR9. I’d feel bad for the guy if I thought he was ever truly offended by that nonsense.
And us changing our handles isnt much of a solution. The whole idea of a handle is you know who you are talking to and if all the regulars started changing them around it might be hard to know who you’re talking to (though I could see how the argument could be made we have no idea about that now either with the impostor running rampant). Maybe we should try variations of our handles that are similar enough that we’d know each other? We’d have to constantly be changing them though..
1:46, not the true Shame.
It seems like we’re seeing more posts about registration than actual troll posts.
If someone is playing “impostor” in order to force the blog owner into registration that is just stupid. That’s the wrong way to go about it.
We’ve asked for it in the past and they’ve declined.
The only thing that could possibly change their mind is if this place turned into a ghost town.
The newspaper isn’t going to pay someone to police the blog and they aren’t going to let regular posters who may act irrationally police it for them.
This is what is. If you’re a regular you can keep posting and ignore the trolls or you can leave and make a statement that way.
I think the trolls get so much attention in here it encourages them to keep doing this everyday.
The only solution is for someone to start a message board with registration independent of this blog. But after a few weeks of the same 20-25 people talking to themselves in there it might get stale, not to mention that kind of environment won’t be updated with news like this one.
G. Love….The summer heat will be the biggest challenge for the Rangers this season ( as it is always ) ..They have a nice club and will be a handful…….I can see them pushing the Angels down the stretch…..
G. Love May 28th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
The only solution is for someone to start a message board with registration independent of this blog. But after a few weeks of the same 20-25 people talking to themselves in there it might get stale, not to mention that kind of environment won?t be updated with news like this one.
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Do you know of such a board?
Note to the Editor……The game blog ratings / numbers are decreasing at an alarming rate
I have the following people who have submitted lineups so far today:
CR9
Unknown
Trevor
Patrick from CT
Please let me know if I have missed you.
Erica,
I haven’t been posting much lately and now I’m just not using my regular handle anymore because I don’t want see it impersonated. A boycott may be the next step.
Its pretty simple to create a forum. Its free too and whoever starts it up can control who has access and what not.
Erica,
No, I don’t know of such a board. But I’m sure there’s got to be someone in here who is a regular that could be enterprising and start it up.
The biggest imposter is CR9 who is really Trish!
Trish = CR9
CR9=Trish
Ted Lilly accused of cheating.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/bl.....mlb,244332
Pat M:
I agree. Halos don’t enough to run away with that division.
As for Vlad, beware of the following:
.385 avg, 1.100 OPS at home
.268 avg, .726 OPS everywhere else
It’s extremely subversive, and there doesn’t seem to be an easy solution.
I think the biggest problem is that, like “Imposter” suggests, there are several posters who have gone ‘rogue’. Therefore, you may be able to piece together clues from the writing style to identify that one individual, but someone will likely just take his place.
To throw your fellow LoHudders under the bus like this just for the sake of registration seems heartless. Seriously, most of these people seem like genuinely good folks. There has to be a better way.
If there were a boycott, the imposters would win.
They would continue their nonsense and we would be lurking, watching “ourselves” interact.
Continue to post, they will go away.
I can start a geocities temporary forum and blog from the Stadium live. just temporary though I’m not trying to steal lohuds followers etc.
pat – i think cheating is a little strong… standing an inch in front of the rubber, while illegal in baseball, doesn’t pose enough of an advantage to be “cheating”.
Registration only stops impersonations, it doesn’t stop morons/trolls
I’m against registration. The X-men were against registration.
lol jerkface…
registering to post a stupid comment is absolutely enough of a deterrent for 90% of the morons/trolls.
Jeter SS
Granderson DH
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cervelli C
Russo LF
Gardner CF
Memorial Day weekend is up us
I’m hurt that nobody has impersonated me!
registering to post a stupid comment is absolutely enough of a deterrent for 90% of the morons/trolls.
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Every forum in existance has trolls, sports forums especially. You’re thinking of most trolls as rational actors, which they aren’t. Logically no one is going to waste 15 seconds of their life registering to troll a sports forum, but fans of opposing sports teams most definitely will.
Not to mention that 75% of the ‘regulars’ on this blog have shown they can’t handle trolling. That makes them more inviting targets.
“Registration only stops impersonations, it doesn’t stop morons/trolls”
There are morons and trolls everywhere. You can just ignore them, so they are not a real problem.
The impersonators are a problem.
Irreverent Discourse-
Damon turned down Cash’s first offer with hopes that the market would pan out at his way, it did not.
You honestly believe that if the Yankees came back and matched the Tigers offer then Damon would not have taken it?
The biggest problem I have w/other boards is the constant quoting.
It seems to be endless boxes of quotes within quotes withing quotes, just so the person can add an ‘lol’ or some other such inane comment.
You spend the majority of your time scrolling down, trying to avoid reading the same comment that’s been quoted to death.
This board has the right type of flow, imo.
Trolling can be fun if your target responds. As Jerkface said, most posters on here are very susceptible to trolling which is a good motivator for further trolls
Patrick May 28th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
I?m hurt that nobody has impersonated me!
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I really can’t understand why me
this place needs regi, comment voting, filtering, and threads in the WORST way.
I can deal with trolls. Most of them are harmless.
“doesn’t pose enough of an advantage to be “cheating”.
The little bit pregnant defense?
the truth – even though it is an impossibility? yes, i honestly believe that. if you don’t you are only fooling yourself.
pat – hah… true. still though, seems overblown on a slow news day is all.
this place needs regi, comment voting, filtering, and threads in the WORST way.
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We need to turn this blog into a forum! Step 1: remove LOHUD , chad, and sam.
I am not fooling myself- its how negotiating works.
I really can’t understand why me
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I’m not really sure.. I figure impersonating someone like SJ44, trisha or Betsy would be easier targets.
Jerkface May 28th, 2010 at 2:06 pm
this place needs regi, comment voting, filtering, and threads in the WORST way.
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We need to turn this blog into a forum! Step 1: remove LOHUD , chad, and sam.
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But then you also sort of lose your access to actual baseball info
Trolls are one thing but when you can no longer tell if the person making the comment is the person who you’ve come to know, that’s just not good.
the truth – come up with one player that got an offer from another team, came back to their old team and said “i’ll take worse than your lowball offer to stay here”.
Has anybody seen Spongebob????
Patrick-
I believe I angered the imposter by defending CR9 once or twice. I felt bad for the guy. If I could take back defending him I would.
Comment voting? No thanks. This place is cliquey enough as it is (how many times do we have to hear, “I only like so and so, the rest are just morons who I try to ignore”?)
It’d be the same group of people voting for each other…reminds me of all the things I hated about high school, and I wasn’t even one of the geeks.
There have always been trolls here.
What’s new is the impostering, which is more disruptive because you can’t be sure who you’re having a conversation with. So you stop having conversation. Trolls are easily ignored. It usually takes a couple of back-and-forths with an imposter before you realize you’ve been made a fool of – something most people don’t like, including me.
Registration will not get rid of strong opinions, differences of opinion and it will not get rid of personality conflicts.
Impostering is not going to accomplish what you’re ultimately setting out to do, which is to control the flow of conversation on the board.
I seriously do not understand why it is so difficult to ignore that with which you do not agree. Just scroll past. Do not engage in bickering. If you don’t like someone or their opinions, no one is forcing you to read what they have to say or have any discourse with them. Turn the other cheek as much as you can if someone starts to attack you personally. By engaging them, you empower them and encourage them and worse, others, to do the same.
It’s a large group of people here. Not everyone is going to agree with each other, not everyone is going to like each other’s blog personalities. I can’t say enough – you have to ignore that which you don’t like, or take the chance that this nonsense is going to drive away the people who helped to establish this as one of the best places to spend time with other Yankees fans.
flim flam – no, its more for negative voting so you can filter out the stupid comments. like… every other website on the internet…
So your happy with the production from NJ and Randy “gone with the” Winn?
Bottom line, if Cash wanted Matsui OR Damon back he could have had either. It was not his first mistake and will not be his last.
Irreverent Discourse
The fact that CJ Nitkowski called it on Twitter prior to anyone else picking up on it and calling it a trade secret makes me think pitchers are doing it more often than I ever could have imagined.
Doreen,
Here is my line-up:
Jeter SS
Gardner CF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Curtis CF
Thames DH
Moeller C
Thanks for hosting
I’m so happy someone finally impersonated me, that 2:09 post wasn’t me. Now my life is complete!
Doreen,
I have 2 CFs. Move Gardner to LF. Thanks a lot.
SS Derek Jeter
CF Curtis Granderson
1B Mark Teixeira
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
RF Nick Swisher
DH Juan Miranda
C Chad Moeller
LF Brett Gardner
But then you also sort of lose your access to actual baseball info
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Bingo.
the truth – the production from winn and NJ have NOTHING to do with what you are talking about. hindsight can not be used to prove something “should have been done”. Winn is a backup outfielder, probably the best backup outfielder in baseball… who cares how good he is?
the truth is if matsui or damon wanted to come back, they could have. they chose other options.
the truth – and for the record, i still dont want either of them back on the roster.
Bengie Molina did that this year. Mets offered him more then the Giants and he went to the Giants on a pay cut. It happens to older players all the time.
“Hey Johnny.. your best offer is 8 million to play for the Tiggers. Would you rather have $8 million to play for the Tigers or 8 million to play for the Yankees?”
Simple answer right there.
And – the imposters that clearly mean to offend – with bad language and saying nasty things – that is offensive, yes, but ignorable. The imposters who pretend to be someone else by imitating their style – that’s the worst. And if it’s a regular doing it, I implore you to stop. It’s hurtful and it’s actually worse than what the trolls do, no matter whether you think you’re going to accomplish something noble (registration).
I don’t care one way or another about registration. If they bring it here, I’ll register. If not, I’ll continue to come during the less crazy times.
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Tex 1B
A-Rod 3B
Cano 2B
Granderson DH
Russo LF
Moeller C
GGBG CF
Obviously a few leaps in there….
Thanks as always Doreen
Just setup a registration where the same name can’t be used and we are all done with it. if someone wants to post as me as Guru Men instead of Guru Man than that is fine
?Hey Johnny.. your best offer is 8 million to play for the Tiggers. Would you rather have $8 million to play for the Tigers or 8 million to play for the Yankees??
Simple answer right there.
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problem with this scenario is that the 8 mil tiger offer came so late that it was an unrealistic proposition for the yankees. If they waited until Damon was down to 8 million from the tigers and tried to match it and then Damon decided he didnt want to take a paycut with his old team they’d be boned.
NO, the truth is if Cash wanted them back he could have had them. Both have admitted they wanted to come back. So what if Damon turned down the first offer? That is all part of negotiating. It happens all the time. CC turned down NUMEROUS of our offers and look where he ended up.
Cash did not want them back and thought he could replace their production. Obviously he was wrong.
“Not to mention that 75% of the ‘regulars’ on this blog have shown they can’t handle trolling.”
Im not attacking or alluding to anyone in particular, but it just shows a complete lack of maturity. To bombard Chad or Sam with emails borders on heinous. Chad and Sam are doing their best, and have nothing to do with whether registration is implemented or not.
Agreed. Trolling, not a problem. Impersonators, a problem.
Fran and I made the same mistake!! LOL!
Doreen
Same here, Gardy to LF!
The Truth -
Damon and his agent told the Yankees a number and if it wasn’t that not to bother. That number was pretty high and nowhere near what he got from Detroit.
Fran & CR9 – I was about to tell you. Thanks for picking it up. It’s fixed.
Yesterday’s game post got 700 posts.
The blog is doing just fine. Stop whining about the trolls.
# Patrick May 28th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
I’m so happy someone finally impersonated me, that 2:09 post wasn’t me. Now my life is complete!
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Hmmm. Interesting that “Spongebob” is mentioned. Why? Could that be the impostor?
I call dibs on “Max Power”
CR9,
Agree. Bombarding Chad/Sam with e-mails is exactly why the trolls come back and it solves nothing.
Actually game posts are down significantly.
Last season they would always be over 1000+
OK OK OK your right… letting Matsui and Damon walk and bringing in NJ and “Gone with the” Winn were solid moves. Especially considering how good the offense has looked lately.
Yea, ok….
Winn and Thames were bench players. NJ and Granderson are the Matsui/Damon replacements.
Anyone else get the impression that some of the regulars are purposely saying “The (insert time here) post was not me!”, even if it really was, just to try and get registration and annoy Chad to take care of the imposter, even if he didn’t imposter them?
Last year Pete needed to use multiple game threads (each w/about 1,000 comments).
Anyone who hasn’t noticed a drop off isn’t paying attention.
Are you calling me immature?
Alien
Exactly. I wonder if anyone stopped to consider that if just 1 email was sent to Chad or Sam, maybe they would read it and respond quicker. When they see their inboxes filled with trash, they probably wade through the trash and ignore many of them. And again, they have nothing to do with whether or not registration is implemented.
Sado – that wasn’t the imposter, not his/her style.
Max May 28th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Anyone else get the impression that some of the regulars are purposely saying ?The (insert time here) post was not me!?, even if it really was, just to try and get registration and annoy Chad to take care of the imposter, even if he didn?t imposter them?
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I can’t speak for others, but I can assure you- if I said I didn’t say it. I didn’t say it. I don’t like this
Jetes – SS
Swish – RF
Tex – 1B
Alex – 3B
Cano – 2B
Thames – DH
Grandy – CF
Moeller – C
GGBG – LF
Thanks Doreen!
the truth – pick 2, i’ll let you know how you did… these stats are per 1 game.
Player A – .2R, .3RBI, .03HR, .03SB, .300obp .295 slg
Player B – .7R, .4RBI, .07HR, .1SB, .380obp .417 slg
Player C – .3R, .5RBI, .13HR, 0SB, .311obp .394 slg
Player D – .8R, .3RBI, .04HR, .4SB, .370 obp .378 slg
Player E – .5R, .3RBI, .1HR, 0SB, .388obp .306 slg
Last year’s game thread got 1000+ responses because Pete made one post at 3 PM with the lineups, pregame notes, and everything all in one. Pete also didn’t post the post-game thread for a while.
Chad makes like 3 separate posts in the afternoon, a separate thread for the actual game, and a thread as soon as the game finishes.
So that complaint about the 1000 posts isin’t valid.
the truth – whats the difference is granderson is out hurt or damon? nick johnson or matsui? you can’t cry about the offense when they haven’t even been playing in the games.
Truth -
It isn’t as simple as you seem to think it is. They were willing to let Matsui walk to focus on Damon. Damon priced them out. You may think they could have spent more money, but they were working with a budget. Their “reaching out” to Damon was in terms of years – they were the only team to offer him 2 years, which they believed would appeal to him in terms of making a commitment, plus giving him the security of not having to go back on the FA market in one year. I think it was a decent attempt at compromise. Johnny gets the years, but at lesser money per. Johnny made it clear he did not want to take a pay cut from the Yankees. Period.
Matsui was not willing to wait until the Damon drama played out, land who can blame him? Plus he got a commitment from the Angels that he would be able to play the outfield, which he was not going to get from the Yankees.
Johnson was a calculated risk. It didn’t work out. But Matsui is not doing very well after the first couple of weeks of the season. So far, Damon is doing fine, but let’s see how the season plays out before we say it was all a bust.
“the truth is if matsui or damon wanted to come back, they could have. they chose other options.”
The Yankees did not want Matsui back and made it clear to him by not even calling his agent. Matsui’s agent called them and was told that they were not ready to talk to him just yet. He was thoroughly and rightfully annoyed and didn’t want to wait so he signed with LAA.
Damon wanted to come back at his price, which was ridiculous. By the time he realized that no one was going to pay him 13M, the Yankees had moved on to lesser players. We are paying for that now every time Thames or Winn takes the field and costs us a game with their horrible fielding or lack of offense.
Max -
No, I don’t get that impression at all.
# Erica in NY May 28th, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Are you calling me immature?
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Hi Fake Erica! No, Im not calling you or real Erica immature.
“Im not attacking or alluding to anyone in particular”
“Are you calling me immature?”
Yeah, but in a nice way.
You’re immature at heart.
laura – thats because there was literally no reason to bring matsui back. i don’t blame them for not calling, he should have retired.
Billy D May 28th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
?Are you calling me immature??
Yeah, but in a nice way.
You?re immature at heart.
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If you guys have such a problem with this blog… then go join Pete Abe at Extra Bases. Start a community there.
If not, then keep quiet and be grateful.
Actually, that was the real me. I misinterpretted an earlier comment.
No biggie. Don’t bother responding. Its over
GTLU
SS Jeter
LF Gardy
1B Tex
3B Alex
2B Cano
RF Swish
CF Grandy
DH Miranda
C Moeller
# Irreverent Discourse May 28th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Sado – that wasn’t the imposter, not his/her style.
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And how do I know you’re not the impostor just trying to throw me off the scent?
You see, it’s quite maddening.
I’ve just given up on keeping the same screenname . If someone impersonates me? Sayonora “Sado”.
“Johnson was a calculated risk. It didn?t work out. But Matsui is not doing very well after the first couple of weeks of the season. So far, Damon is doing fine, but let?s see how the season plays out before we say it was all a bust.”
Doreen, in my mind, it doesn’t matter what they do with their new teams. I’m convinced that they would have had successful seasons with us. I also think that Tex and Alex wouldn’t be struggling the way they are if Damon or Matsui were in the lineup.
Erica he wasn’t calling you immature. He was calling those who email Chad immature. If your are somebody who emails chad then you are immature. But he wasn’t call YOU immature. Unless you have emailed Chad, then, yes.
The Yankees did not want Matsui back and made it clear to him by not even calling his agent. Matsui?s agent called them and was told that they were not ready to talk to him just yet. He was thoroughly and rightfully annoyed and didn?t want to wait so he signed with LAA.
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Matsui signed with the Angels very early in free agency. Before most other DH options were even getting priced. Its unfair to say the yankees did not do anything for Matsui. Matsui’s agent told them about the Angels and Cashman said he had to work on pitching before he could commit to matching any offers.
Matsui took his deal thinking that well was gonna go dry soon.
The Yankees did no pro-actively try to retain Matsui, but its a fallacy to suggest that it was their fault Matsui signed with the angels. He was a DH, an aging DH. That just isn’t a priority for any team. (except the Angels, who are stupid).
Hmmm. Interesting that “Spongebob” is mentioned. Why? Could that be the impostor?
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Ahh perhaps because a character on the show is named Patrick (i think?)
sado – that was actually the imposter, i just don’t bother posting every time someone does it.
“laura ? thats because there was literally no reason to bring matsui back. i don?t blame them for not calling, he should have retired.”
I disagree. I think that Matsui is struggling now because LAA isn’t handling him the way we used to. The guy should NEVER play the field. I wouldn’t be surprised if his knees get drained soon.
Matsui was smart to sign early
Anybody have any idea how to fill up this bullpen as park-gauden-logan Are just ridiculous..
Tom in NJ May 28th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Erica he wasn?t calling you immature. He was calling those who email Chad immature. If your are somebody who emails chad then you are immature. But he wasn?t call YOU immature. Unless you have emailed Chad, then, yes.
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That was why I got offended. I have publically started on here that I do. I don’t feel that makes me immature.
laura – which is exactly why you don’t pay that guy any money. if you could only effectively work 3 out of the 7 days a week, would your boss keep you on and handle you with kid gloves, or would you get fired?
Doreen
I hope this is not an inconvenience. Could you just eliminate me altogether from GTLU today. I know I already entered a lineup, but it seems as if every time I enter GTLU, the Yankees end up losing.
I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
I talked to Jeff and we will be shutting down the blog at 4pm to implement registration functionality.
the truth – still waiting. scroll up and pick 2 players from my post.
I am leaving work now. Won’t be back for quite a while
Bye Yankee people!
# Chad May 28th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
I talked to Jeff and we will be shutting down the blog at 4pm to implement registration functionality.
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Imposter?
“The Yankees did no pro-actively try to retain Matsui, but its a fallacy to suggest that it was their fault Matsui signed with the angels. He was a DH, an aging DH. That just isn?t a priority for any team. (except the Angels, who are stupid).”
I’m supposed to be observing radio silence on this subject, but can’t seem to stop myself from talking about it. I think that if Cash had told Matsui that he definitely planned on signing him, but needed to lock up pitching first, Matsui would have waited.
mick – no, chad always just posts as Chad randomly in the middle of threads.
gull i bull.
I think that if Cash had told Matsui that he definitely planned on signing him, but needed to lock up pitching first, Matsui would have waited.
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No way to prove this, but I disagree. Baseball is a business. Cashman CANNOT say that. If he said that, he might as well offer Matsui a contract right then.
Good afternoon everyone.I just wanted to say that i post on several different sport blogs and you have one of the nicer ones around.Most if not all are Yankee fans and you seem to all get along.Don’t let a few idiots/trolls spoil it for you!If you stick together they will leave and you will be better for it.Good luck!I have been a Yankee fan since 1960 and love the Yankees!!
It’s juvenile, Erica. That’s all it is. It would be like me writing :
All people who post obsessively about Boston and conspiracies are are immature fools who fill this blog with worthless psychobabble.
But I’m not talking about anybody in particular though.
Erica in NY May 28th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
“Not to mention that 75% of the ‘regulars’ on this blog have shown they can’t handle trolling.”
Im not attacking or alluding to anyone in particular, but it just shows a complete lack of maturity.
That response was to Jerkface’s or mick’s comment in quotes above.
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# Erica in NY May 28th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
“I can deal with trolls. Most of them are harmless.”
That shows you can handle trolls, and therefore are not included in my above comment!
****IMPERSONATION ALERT******
CR9 is Trish, Trish is CR9
That is a FACT.
Imposter?
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it would appear so as there was no hypertext on his name.
looks like somebody’s lunch is over.
Chad and Jeff have continuously asked to be alerted to any detrimental behavior in here so I don’t see how it’s immature to comply with their wishes.
I do think they’re trying to solve the problems in here. I just don’t think they know how without hurting ad revenue.
“Anybody have any idea how to fill up this bullpen as park-gauden-logan Are just ridiculous”
Logan is in AAA and Park and Gaudin pitched last night for the exact reason they were supposed to. The game was out of reach and without and off day on Monday Joe needs to rest the main horses in the Pen
Relax on Gaudin and park they are the 11th and 12th pitchers on the second best team in baseball… most teams would take those guys to fill up there last two bullpen slots. Getting rid of the 3-4 fringe guys on a team will not make a huge difference, hence why they are called fringe guys.
If tex and alex start hitting with RISP you would;t even care if Gaudin-Park-Winn are on the roster. If you want to start picking on guys for not coming through, pick on the guys making 25 mill/ year.
Erica
In case my 2:45 comment is confusing (because it is to me!), the “emails” part of my comment had nothing to do with the “lack of maturity” part of my comment. I apologize for being unclear. Let’s just leave it at that, please.
****IMPERSONATION ALERT******
CR9 is Trish, Trish is CR9
That is a FACT.
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Ahhh that is doubtful. Although I do admit that they are both fairly insane
If the blog keeps getting the hits it needs, nothing is going to change.
Doesn’t matter if the impostor thinks he’s on a noble mission, the only way to get registration if this place stops getting hits, which won’t happen anytime soon.
Can you shut up already about this maturity crap?
The Yankees would be much better off with Shelley Duncan than Marcus Thames who clearly can’t field at the mjor league level.
Prediction: Gaudin will be gone shortly, because he’s not effective. Park better get his act together. They will need one of them soon in a close game when the staff is extended, but neither looks like he can come through.
2:51 is not me… but I do agree with the sentiment
Patrick May 28th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Thanks for attacking me and Trisha, when neither of us attack you! (I hope Trisha has not attacked you!)
But I’ll give you this: “True Genius requires Insanity”
For 5.5 million, Vlad Guerrero > Nick Johnson.
Vlad is .339 with 12 HR
You call a 5-2 game in 7th inning out of reach, and park and gauden are supposed to be the long relievers
not getting hits won’t prompt registration. why bother setting that up if no one is posting?
registration would be for the good of the community, and if they care at all they will put it in place. otherwise this place will go straight down the toilet like it is now.
“The game was out of reach”
Most teams would not view a three-run deficit as being out of reach. Maybe with this offense it is, but that’s another point. Fair to say that Park and Gaudin are garbage.
GTLU
1. SS Jeter
2. CF Gardner
3. 1B Teixeira
4. 3B A-Rod
5. 2B Cano
6. RF Swisher
7. DH Granderson
8. LF Russo
9. C Moeller
You call a 5-2 game in 7th inning out of reach??? and park and gauden are supposed to be the long relievers
CNN is reporting that Gary Coleman died. Child stars are really cursed.
I also can not care less about registration.
It is true that in the past, people who have found access to their “genius” or rather, have started to experience genius visions, have had a tendency to be mentally unstable.
The way societies are constructed and the way humans have misunderstood the processes of genius (and insanity!) a great many barriers have been built up to stop people from having visions and contacting their own true genius mind within (the energy mind).
To break through these barriers, it was necessary to do insane things, or have insane experiences of trauma and suffering. Shamans of old used extreme physical pain and deprivation to “induce visions”.
Also, across the ages people have used substances to induce the visions that are necessary for true genius insights and ideas. This is not exactly conducive to mental health, plus every substance and trauma puts their own slant on the visions and makes them unstable, and thus, insane.
So it is true that IN THE PAST, genius and insanity DID go hand in hand.
It is however neither necessary nor beneficial to have genius and insanity linked in this way, and to be a genius and have genius visions WITHOUT insanity is actually the structurally correct way for human beings to function.
CR9,
It wasn’t necessarily an attack…
Irreverent Discourse May 28th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
not getting hits won’t prompt registration. why bother setting that up if no one is posting?
registration would be for the good of the community, and if they care at all they will put it in place. otherwise this place will go straight down the toilet like it is now.
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If registration is required for the posters to return and the blog hits start climbing, then they will put it in.
It’s a business. The only thing businesses care about is what goes into the wallet. The good of the community is secondary.
patrick – then you equally could not care less about the imposters stopping what they are doing or the regulars that you chat with returning to post.
Not an attack, Patrick . . . just a fact
I just set a message board up. It’s free. It won’t cost any of us anything.
I really don’t want to Mod it, so if someone wants to Mod it and joins I’ll make them a mod and let them police the forum.
I just wanted to set it up for us to make it our own if that’s the route we all want to take here. There’s nothing in there but a welcome message from me.
http://z7.invisionfree.com/LoH.....hp?act=idx
If you guys really want registration and a board where we can stop the nonsense, we can try this.
If you don’t want to try it, no sweat. I’m just throwing it out there.
vblade – that is just too simplistic a view
2:54 is not me but again, I agree
Have a great Memorial Day weekend all
CR9 -
I removed your lineup.
The following people have submitted lineups:
Unknown
Trevor
Patrick from CT
CT23
Fran (the original)
RayVT
Erica
NYY626
Dallas Braden
If you don’t see your name, let me know.
Irreverent Discourse May 28th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
vblade – that is just too simplistic a view
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I agree, but businesses tend to be as cold-hearted as most believe them to be.
that wasn’t me, i hope you all have a crappy weekend.
lol…
hahahahaah…well some of you
“Have a great Memorial Day weekend all”
Totally imposterous.
I wonder if all the “impostering” is just being done to create a sentiment for registration???
What do you think?
FYI- I repeat my strong request DON’T USE FAC_BOOK LOGIN for registration here. FAC_BOOK does not protect your privacy. In fact, they intentionally promote the concept that “people don’t care about privacy anyway”. Even the new changes they have announced are just a sham to make people believe that they care. Many of my friends are leaving Fac_book in droves.
That list plus:
Sports Geek
“Anyone else get the impression that some of the regulars are purposely saying “The (insert time here) post was not me!”, even if it really was, just to try and get registration and annoy Chad to take care of the imposter, even if he didn’t imposter them?”
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you are really, really, overthinking this
Per Heyman – Yankees will be seeking a hitter to replace Johnson and a reliever via trade.
SS Jeter
LF Gardner
1B Teixeira
3B Rodriguez
2B Cano
RF Swisher
CF Granderson
DH Miranda
C Cervelli
P Hughes
Guess the Lineup is Closed for Today.
Thank you, everyone, for continuing to play through this craziness.
BFARBS -
I got your lineup.
“The Yankees would be much better off with Shelley Duncan than Marcus Thames who clearly can’t field at the mjor league level. ”
When Bam Bam can pick up a bat as good as Thames call me, until then please do not mention his name in the same sentence.
so where’s stuckey and lgy?
Randy’s nailed it!!!!!
LGY and Stuckey are the imposters.
that isn’t even the real randy
You want your registration? You got your registration. Next member gets to be the Dimaggio #5.
http://z7.invisionfree.com/LoH.....hp?act=idx
Act fast or else you’re be the Torre #6
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Yeah, figured as much. Man’s never authored a 5 word post in his life.
GTLU:
Jeter SS
Grandy CF
Teix 1B
Arod 3B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cervelli C
Miranda DH
Gardner LF
If the real Randy made that comment he would have blamed Cashman for the trolls/imposters.
benshpigel Granderson batting 2nd, no a-rod for #yankees vs cleve: jeter, grandy, tex, cano, swish, miranda (dh), gardner, pena (3b), moeller (c)
Miranda and Pena in the line-up makes the candidates Winn DFA or Russo to AAA for Granderson.
I can’t describe the excitement when I discovered I was not alone!
Kind of like discovering life in another planet … There are now many of us!!
And we will thrive here for ages to come!!
Unite in impersonating brothers!!!
And thus LOHUD became a gestalt conciousness.
Those calling for registration and asking why they ‘can’t just add it’ don’t have any clue about the cost and infrastructure that needs to be implemented to do it. You don’t just click a couple of buttons and BOOM there’s registration. They’d have to get a new system for the blog and quite frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised if the paper decided it wasn’t worth the cost.
This blog, while a nice place to get up-to-date info and keep up with fellow fans, is not the paper’s financial priority and to have a few dozen posters e-mail bombing Sam, Chad, the IT guy, et al, about registration, isn’t going to do any good. Let’s face it, we’re talking about 20-30 people that post here on a regular basis. A ‘boycott’ by 30 people isn’t going to do anything to get them to move your way.
Most of you pitched a hissy fit when they changed the comments section and they changed it back for you. Some of you biatched about the new look of the site and I’m glad they didn’t change it back.
It’s not your site, it’s theirs. They may want you to like it, but if you don’t, they don’t have to do a thing to change it for your personal taste.
As has been mentioned by others, if someone wants to start their own blog to discuss the team or game threads or whatever, they are free to do so. Or post on nyyfans.com.
But this ‘register or I’ll boycott’ nonsense just makes you look silly.
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Day off for Arod or something else?
OMG!!!!! Hughes is gonna have to pitch a shutout tonight with this offense!!!!
phil – i’m failrly certain that lhblogs offers registration features, it’s a wysiwyg blog site, not an open html situation.
The Other Phil said it perfectly. The paper couldn’t give a rat’s behind whether people impersonate or boycott as long as the hits keep on coming, which it will.
Chad, Sam, Jeff….
I implore you to do something before this blog self-destructs!!
I have seen this happen before:
Stage 1: A new blog is created- not many readers
Stage 2: There are some good posts, and good commenters are attracted and the blog grows, and hopefully develops a great reputation.
Stage 3: Others are attracted to the blog and arguments/fights/disputes/imposters/random crap start occurring. At this point, the blog managers have to decide if they want to moderate things, or just let it evolve “naturally”. Hopefully, they begin moderating comments, blocking IP addresses, and maybe requiring registration.
Stage 4: If nothing is done, the good commenters leave– one at a time at first, but then more quickly as they realize there are fewer and fewer of the good commenters still around.
Stage 5: The blog is dominated by “trouble-makers” of all sorts, and there is very little valuable commentary any more.
Stage 6: Finally, even the trouble-makers find it uninteresting, and they all leave as well.
In my opinion, we are part way into Stage 4 at this point, and the blog is in serious jeopardy of self-destructing.
I seriously implore you to do something before this happens!!
“A blog that is not well managed ends up becoming cantankerous or argumentative or something. It will never cross the Delaware.” George Blogashington
“One if by land, two if by sea, three if by spam comments on the blog.” Henry Wadsworth Blogfellow
# CR9 May 28th, 2010 at 2:29 pm “… they have nothing to do with whether or not registration is implemented.”
Actually, I’m sure the decision to implement registration involves input and discussion among multiple people, including Chad/Sam/Jeff. I would have to believe that the Newspaper company listens to their beat writers, and considers their requests, especially requests which are made strongly and with good justification.
… so I believe that to say that Chad and Sam and Jeff have “nothing to do with whether or not registration is implemented.” is very much mistaken.
They need to get the O going and sweep this series.
Nothing less even this lineup is not all that imposing especially if Tex continues to do nothing.