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Bad manager. To be expected.

Geo Barnett wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025 18:21 pm Bad manager. To be expected.

Thanks for your in-depth insight.

The players are mostly bad to mediocre.
Those who coach the players, if anyone actually does, are the same.
Those who assembled the roster are less than mediocre.
Ownership, which hires and supervises the coaches and FO, i.e., those who have the real power in the organization, are uncaring or inept and ought to sell.
If ownership is so concerned about their P&L, they oughta just sell and visit Treasurydirect.com.

Willy is the only professional hitter on the team

Geo Barnett wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025 18:21 pm Bad manager. To be expected.

Plus an out of touch geriatric owner and a MO-RAN!

But the fans remain the best in the game. Just ask them.

To their credit, I think that the team has exceeded expectations in this so-called "reset" year. Hence the had wringing when they play poorly and come back down to earth.

2025 is only important if it is used properly to prepare for 2026 and beyond. Any false hopes of postseason glory this year are misguided, in my opinion.

And some will be unhappy if the team does little to nothing at the trade deadline. But the facts are that there are very few movable contracts at this time, and those that could be moved belong to players with low/diminishing value.

It's not a happy time.

It's not a bad team, not a good team either, but not a bad team.

Just a mediocre team. I had them around .500 at the beginning of the year and that's what they are

the Cubs, on the other hand, are elite - 5 of their starters today had an .800 ops or higher

the birds had ... zero (0)

dugoutrex wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025 19:33 pm the Cubs, on the other hand, are elite - 5 of their starters today had an .800 ops or higher

the birds had ... zero (0)

Nasty fact

dugoutrex wrote: ↑04 Jul 2025 18:33 pm Willy is the only professional hitter on the team

Contreras strikes out too much. I'd go with Burleson and Donovan as a professional hitters.