Tank

he has 25 homers and 50 rbi. part of it is all the BBs he gets, but there's a big problem with guys in front of him getting on base. the halos won't improve as a team unless they can get guys on in front of him at a much better rate.

the ball was coming off of his bat well...

this is my yearly reminder that there's a decided difference between "the player who had the best season" vs. "the player who was most valuable to his team." red sox are on pace to win 115 games, and betts is having a monster year. those two things can't be overlooked when comparing him to trout, who's stuck on a 4th place team that is playing around .500 ball. i know, i know, team success . . . well, why are the red sox so successful this year? and where would they be without betts? and where would the halos be without trout?

and i'm perfectly okay with that.

such a huge overpay. with seager back next year and turner a fixture at third, this is like paying for a family of 12 at disneyland on a peak day price and only riding the carousel.

yes, it's true.

who ya got? i'm going with DJ and Tiger (i think conditions for him are good and he'll do well). and i'm not removing "british" from my description of it.

really, bregman over segura? okay.

commish? think bigger, amigo.

nice call, moron.

It’s been a pretty boring game. Again.

Arenado, and it’s not very close.

@yk9001, yes, chuck is still a trumpster.

i blame doug and cappie.

she didn't age as well as i'd hoped she would. on a somewhat similar note, michelle pfeiffer is in the current antman and the wasp movie. she looks good (maybe not white gold good, though).

serves you right for inviting bartolo and sosh over together for lasagna last sunday.

trout just homered off future teammate degrom. that seems like a good way to market yourself.

now bryce harper is mic'd up and chatting with joe b.

a very close friend of mine had surgery for colon cancer this afternoon. waiting to hear the results. things like this moment don't bother me.

fox also had trout do a weather report for them.

meanwhile, trout is mic'd up and had a running conversation with joe buck through the entire bottom of the seance inning.

Taylor-Pence 2020

trout works the count and earns a BB.

game on! let the joe buck hate-fest commence!

seriously thought about going and tying into a trip to chicago the following week for a convention i'm attending. too expensive. but man, i wish i was gonna be there. have fun, AO.