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Cranny wrote: ↑03 May 2025 16:12 pm

sikeston bulldog2 wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:52 am

icon wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:50 am

Cranny wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:44 am

icon wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:37 am Our midget "ace" and mental midget manager.

Clever. So clever.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor. And you don't even have it mastered.

Is it really the lowest form of humor. How is that measured.

I never considered sarcasm a form of humor at all.

Not a fan of comedy, are you?

I mean...Groucho to Bill Burr with dozens in between utilized sarcasm to help make people laugh.

Then again....what do they know?
(Last comment was sarcasm. Funny, eh?)

icon wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:50 am

Cranny wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:44 am

icon wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:37 am Our midget "ace" and mental midget manager.

Clever. So clever.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor. And you don't even have it mastered.

Groucho says "hello"!

Monsieur De Treville wrote: ↑03 May 2025 16:18 pm

icon wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:50 am

Cranny wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:44 am

icon wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:37 am Our midget "ace" and mental midget manager.

Clever. So clever.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor. And you don't even have it mastered.

Groucho says "hello"!

Say the secret word!

Slip Kid wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:14 am Not a defender of Oli, but when you have a (bleep) bullpen, you probably don’t want to go to it early and often.

That is a part of it.
I'd submit that there health risks through overuse should have some importance too.
A SP really should be expected to get through 5 IP, has the bar dropped to 4 IP now.

Gray has exceeded 170 IP one time in the last 4 completed seasons. He has exceeded 200 IP
twice in 12 complete seasons. He didn't want any trade, said he wanted to pitch in St. Louis,
then give 5+ IP's. His pitch counts this season are 77, 88, 71, 92, 102, and 91.
That 102 is rare, he's done it 8 times in those last 4 completed seasons.

So is this on Oli or SG?

The frustration is that BP arms are given this throw
away attitude while a SP can't be pushed. The RP's do it because it's their current ticket. Teams
are good with it because there's less invested.

alw80 wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:37 am Another bad signing by Mo. At least he only costs $35M next season.

100% bad signing.
Hated him not giving up his trade clause.
Stuck.

Monsieur De Treville wrote: ↑03 May 2025 16:18 pm

icon wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:50 am

Cranny wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:44 am

icon wrote: ↑03 May 2025 10:37 am Our midget "ace" and mental midget manager.

Clever. So clever.

Sarcasm is the lowest form of humor. And you don't even have it mastered.

Groucho says "hello"!

And now, George Fenneman, tell us who our next contestant is. And when you go to your DeSoto Dealer, tell ‘em Groucho sent you!

scoutyjones2 wrote: ↑03 May 2025 16:13 pm

ScotchMIrish wrote: ↑03 May 2025 09:31 amWow.

Did you? If so, what tipped you off?

For me it was the pitch count combined with performance decline.