Two good things
The season’s more than half over.
The trade deadline has almost come and gone
Two things that would immediately make this season better
An Alyson Footer bobblehead giveaway
Seeing good pitching on a fishing trip to Corpus
Ten things to ponder
Henry Sosa, 26, RHP, AA Corpus
Jason Stoffel, 22, RHP, AA Corpus
Jordan Shafer, 24, CF, .223 lifetime
Brett Oberholtzer, 23, LHP, AA Mississippi
Juan Abreu, 26, RHP, AAA Gwinett
Paul Clemens, RHP, 23, AA Mississippi
Jarred Cosart, 21, RHP, A+ Clearwater (AA Corpus)
Jonathan Singleton, 19, LHP, A+ Clearwater
Josh Zeid, 24, RHP, AA Reading
PTBL
Three things I think I knew, but now think are certain
W/o power or pitching, hitting for average doesn’t mean much
Except for the pitcher and catcher, the excellent defensive play of any single defensive player has less market value than the comparable (or maybe worse) offensive play of any single offensive player
I’d probably watch a car wreck.