General Malaise
Footballguy
I've never seen an MLB hitter look as bad as he does right now. 0-16 with 12 strikeouts.
Mad at losing his job.
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Mad at losing his job.
rockaction
Footballguy
I've never seen an MLB hitter look as bad as he does right now. 0-16 with 12 strikeouts.
Mad at losing his job.
He has 313,500,000 guaranteed reasons to not be upset.
Jonathan Papelbon hinted that he was overweight and out of shape on NESN post-game. Gotta love Boston media, but when former players are kicking dirt on your grave it’s gotten bad.
The season just started. I mean, this is a quick crisis, no?
Eephus
Footballguy
The Rangers were $20M over the luxury tax threshold the year they won. They also had the highest paid manager at the time.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
I've never seen an MLB hitter look as bad as he does right now. 0-16 with 12 strikeouts.
I don’t think he’s hit a ball out of the infield.
rockaction
Footballguy
It would matter if we’d formed that fans’ union that wikkid wanted back in the seventies/eighties. And we sure as **** wouldn’t have been boring with him as our founder. Take care of the stakeholder and the passive fan helplessness all at once.
Eephus
Footballguy
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
rockaction
Footballguy
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
Yep. I don’t think it’s a big deal, and I usually get spooked or follow the narrative. But this is just a bad four-game set, and you move on to play again tomorrow in Baltimore. Day game. Camden. What’s not to like?
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
Yep. I don’t think it’s a big deal, and I usually get spooked or follow the narrative. But this is just a bad four-game set, and you move on to play again tomorrow in Baltimore. Day game. Camden. What’s not to like?
I don’t know. He looks like something’s wrong. Swing speed is down, his stance looks all jacked up.
rockaction
Footballguy
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
Yep. I don’t think it’s a big deal, and I usually get spooked or follow the narrative. But this is just a bad four-game set, and you move on to play again tomorrow in Baltimore. Day game. Camden. What’s not to like?
I don’t know. He looks like something’s wrong. Swing speed is down, his stance looks all jacked up.
His stance is wicked exaggerated compared to years past, but I chalked it up to trying something coming out of spring training,
Looks like he’s got a horizontal leg kick and his timing is all off.
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
An 0-12 in July and nobody bats an eye. It happens to almost every player every year at some point in the season.
rockaction
Footballguy
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
An 0-12 in July and nobody bats an eye. It happens to almost every player every year at some point in the season.
Yep. It’s a whole media-created controversy about a mini-slump that is coinciding with the newness of the real issue of having a $313,500,000M franchise player who wants to play the field and is unhappy he’s been sort of demoted to DH.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
It’s not the 0-12……which is now 0-16. It’s the 12 strikeouts that’s going along with it.
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
An 0-12 in July and nobody bats an eye. It happens to almost every player every year at some point in the season.
Rob Bradford
@bradfo
'Devers has missed on 67.4 percent of his swings, far and away the worst percentage in baseball through this first weekend of games. He has whiffed 31 times, 13 more than the player with the second-most swings and misses (Teoscar Hernandez).'
@bradfo
'Devers has missed on 67.4 percent of his swings, far and away the worst percentage in baseball through this first weekend of games. He has whiffed 31 times, 13 more than the player with the second-most swings and misses (Teoscar Hernandez).'
rockaction
Footballguy
“Timing’s off, Coach.”
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Exactly. This isn't a garden variety 0-16. He looks like he's completely lost.It’s not the 0-12……which is now 0-16. It’s the 12 strikeouts that’s going along with it.
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
An 0-12 in July and nobody bats an eye. It happens to almost every player every year at some point in the season.
General Malaise
Footballguy
Rangers a bad example then.
But as a lifelong suffering fan, it just feels good to type it every now and again.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I've never seen an MLB hitter look as bad as he does right now. 0-16 with 12 strikeouts.
Mad at losing his job.
He has 313,500,000 guaranteed reasons to not be upset.
Jonathan Papelbon hinted that he was overweight and out of shape on NESN post-game. Gotta love Boston media, but when former players are kicking dirt on your grave it’s gotten bad.
The season just started. I mean, this is a quick crisis, no?
I don't follow the team closely, only know I blew an early round pick on Devers in fantasy and while I'm not overly worried about this bad start and think he'll be fine, he was awfully pouty about losing his 3B job to Bregman.
Is it bothering him? I don't know. Baseball players are different cats, man.
It's also essentially his spring training as he missed most of it with his shoulder injuries.It’s not the 0-12……which is now 0-16. It’s the 12 strikeouts that’s going along with it.
Pap was always in peak condition himself.
It's an 0-12. Devers has been extremely consistent over his career and his shoulders seem OK
An 0-12 in July and nobody bats an eye. It happens to almost every player every year at some point in the season.
Maybe he needs to go to extended spring training and get some work in.
(I am sure that would go over well....hahhaha)
General Malaise
Footballguy
I've had some really bad starts to fantasy baseball, but this start definitely takes the cake for futility. And this is WITH Aaron Judge. 
Gawd.....
Gawd.....
Cowboysfan8
Footballguy
General Malaise
Footballguy
Devers with a walk!
And another K.
And another K.
Todem
Footballguy
No doubt and IMO they need a minimum floor that needs to be spent on payroll. The Pirates and Marlins of the world need to attempt to compete and stop being a farm system for the Dodgers, Red Sox, Mets, Yankees and Phillies.
Todem
Footballguy
Agreed.....but the lack of spending by more than half the league needs to be addressed.
I love baseball...live, sleep ,eat and breathe it.....things need to change in the payroll front or the league will die eventually.
They have made strides with the pitch clock and soon the ABS system (I support it after seeing it in action in spring training....it's great). They gotta get the financial house in order so we see a far more competitive league year in and year out. Guard Rails need to go into place.
General Malaise
Footballguy
I'm fine with a salary cap and as others have said, I think a floor needs to be in place as well. If owners are unwilling to meet the floor, force them to sell. John Fisher has no place in professional sports.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Red Sox should just put a cardboard cutout up there in place of Devers…….same difference. 0-19, 15 strikeouts.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
@General Malaise Orioles/Sox just went over the total
General Malaise
Footballguy
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I was hoping you forgot yesterday for the 3-1 game
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
It's early....I've had some really bad starts to fantasy baseball, but this start definitely takes the cake for futility. And this is WITH Aaron Judge.
Gawd.....
General Malaise
Footballguy
How long will it take for Salvador Perez to become a manager after he retires from baseball? Minute? Minute and a half?
rockaction
Footballguy
One more day and I’m officially worried. The narrative is relentless on me. It works on me like a canyon going through a rapid erosion period.
Narrative, I submit to thee. I’m almost worried!
Todem
Footballguy
Baseball is cruel. He will be fine.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Eventually. He’s being patient at the plate but his swing is jacked right now.
General Malaise
Footballguy
It's early....I've had some really bad starts to fantasy baseball, but this start definitely takes the cake for futility. And this is WITH Aaron Judge.
Gawd.....
My team:
Rafael Devers - 20 AB, 16 Ks, zero production
Trae Turner - dead
Juricson Profar - suspended 80 games for Katamine
Max Scherzer - dead
But at least it's early!
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Have you put in a waiver claim for Alex Verdugo?
General Malaise
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
You dropped Devers after five games and held on to Profar?
General Malaise
Footballguy
Sorry, should have added a sarcasm tag.
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Pete Alonso no longer goes by the "Polar Bear", but is now "Big Meat Pete"?
General Malaise
Footballguy
Saw Devers in a post game interview and I'm not trying to be mean but I don't think he could pass Joe Bryant's fitness test. And I'm not kidding. I've seen less bloat at an Insane Clown Posse concert.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
He’s been a little doughy for a while but it does look like he’s put on an additional 10-15, particularly around his waistline. Not a big deal if he’s hitting but becomes more of a focus if he’s not. Plenty of top hitters have been “thick” in the past (Gwynn, Fielder,Puckett, Ortiz etc) so not sure that even has anything to do with it. His pre swing stance just looks crazy odd. His right foot is now outside the batters box. So much movement just to get into position to hit.
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
The A's are putting on an awesome pre-game ceremony for Rickey Henderson. All the players are wearing #24.
General Malaise
Footballguy
All those guys you listed retired long ago and 2 are dead. I realize physique isn't everything but in this day and age with sports' science and nutrition being where they are, Devers' looks out of place with his current bloat.
Maybe it's his swing maybe it's his shoulder maybe it's just a slump but that interview today was telling. He's fat, disinterested and pouting about losing his job. That's my read.
rockaction
Footballguy
Good thing the Red Sox didn't attempt to sign Mookie because we couldn't pay both Mookie and Devers. That worked out well, huh? Holy cow. I can't really tell if he's doughy and fat nor do I know if he's pouting about not playing third, but man, if he is I'll just say I can't relate to modern baseball players in the least.
I guess separating monetary concerns from the enjoyment of the product and taking the business side out of any fan analysis is better for the fan's state of mind and enjoyment (it puts one's concentrations on enjoying what is beautiful about the game rather than what is mercenarial, excessive, and ruined by ego), but it's awfully hard to do that in this case because the amounts we're talking about are probably akin to certain countries' entire operating budgets for the ten fiscal years that Devers has signed his $313,500,000M contract for.
I could give him a pro tip on how to approach the media and talk to them, but that would probably be unwelcome and he'd rather show the surly and confused side of himself that conveys his displeasure at moving positions and allows us to see his chagrined emotional state and negotiating posture therefrom (play me at third or trade me?).
Jesus, I have so much to say to that, but I ain't paying the bills and I ain't on the field. wikkid, come back. That fan unionization thing doesn't sound nearly as ridiculous.
I guess separating monetary concerns from the enjoyment of the product and taking the business side out of any fan analysis is better for the fan's state of mind and enjoyment (it puts one's concentrations on enjoying what is beautiful about the game rather than what is mercenarial, excessive, and ruined by ego), but it's awfully hard to do that in this case because the amounts we're talking about are probably akin to certain countries' entire operating budgets for the ten fiscal years that Devers has signed his $313,500,000M contract for.
I could give him a pro tip on how to approach the media and talk to them, but that would probably be unwelcome and he'd rather show the surly and confused side of himself that conveys his displeasure at moving positions and allows us to see his chagrined emotional state and negotiating posture therefrom (play me at third or trade me?).
Jesus, I have so much to say to that, but I ain't paying the bills and I ain't on the field. wikkid, come back. That fan unionization thing doesn't sound nearly as ridiculous.
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ChiefD
Footballguy
Never.
He doesn’t speak good enough english for the press conferences. I still can barely understand him after 15 years.
fruity pebbles
Footballguy
Red Sox sign Crochet to a 6/170 deal.
-fish-
Footballguy
Road swing through Arizona, San Diego and LA is gonna be brutal for teams.
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