SinceThe70s

Yikes. IMO bullpens these days are pretty much handled the same way he handled them - although obviously bullpens are taxed more these days. But that aside I was referring to his use of positional players. His use of the rotation and bullpen was entirely predictable (except for that time he left Leiter in an inning too long), his lineups not so much. Which is kind of how analytics treat lineups these days - put the best lineup out there each night based on matchups.

JMO but a manager like Bobby Valentine would not only make the bolded realistic but help the team thrive. Hell, he did it without a DH.

Fair enough, you did mention Soler previously, but you also mentioned Turner as a two year stopgap, thus my question to you. I think my problem is I don't see DH as a position that needs a long term solution. And I have no interest in developing Vientos (or anyone else for that matter) as a DH. Much easier to sign a proven vet that can't field. My preference is to not have a guy that's designated as the designated hitter. Better if we we have enough depth and positional flexibility to decide who the DH is on game day. Only way I change that opinion is for a guy like David Ortiz or Edgar Martinez. I could be wrong, but I think those guys are rare.

So what would constitute addressing DH properly? Signing an aging proven vet hitter to a high end contract? If so, presumably it's someone who can hit righties and lefties? BTW, not challenging you, just picking your brain. For the record I'm not arguing that the position is unimportant but I disagree that it's been ignored - more like poorly filled with the likes of Ruf and Vogelbach which not only didn't provide a proven vet hitter who could hit righties and lefties but also limited us defensively.

Agree it's not a throw away season, more of a wait and see for me. If they hover around .500 it won't surprise me to see them get aggressive at the trade deadline. Interesting that both you and @ExWNYer keyed in on DH. I gotta give that some more thought as it's not a front and center concern for me. I don't like the idea of devoting a roster spot to a one-dimensional player. I will say that if Alvarez develops into a monster hitter I'd want him to get at bats at DH on off days and double-headers. Along similar lines, I like the idea of using the DH position to give regulars a rest - but one of your bench players better be able to swing the bat.

@Gugny @ExWNYer @Another Fan Looking forward to another season of talking baseball and most likely lamenting another lost season for the Mets. With spring training a few weeks off, thought I'd lamp it up a bit. As you may know my youngest loves playing baseball. He's a good player but a cut below the top players in our area. He missed the cut as a 7th grader and had his heart set on making the middle school team the following year but Covid cancelled the season. Long story short, he's a HS senior now and trying out for the first time since middle school. I've been taking him down to the local field to hit him ground balls and get him some swings in the batting cage. Good times for both of us. There's something special about having a catch with your son.

3-0 at Orchard Park. Probably around .500 against the NJ Jets. It started well but my BIL had seasons in the 2000's and things went less well and probably evened out. Pretty sure my last NJ game was a Bills OT win where Mark Sanchez threw 5 INT's. Along the way there was also a chance encounter with Pinto Ron and his crew before I had any idea that was a thing. Good times.

My most profound condolences.

Gotta admit that I didn't have the 49ers tying it up by the 4th (if at all) when they were down 17 at the half.

Ironically I felt like Lamar was less inclined today to put matters into his own legs than Josh typically is. Bottom line for me today was that the Ravens lost in large part due to undisciplined/stupid penalties.

I'm late to the party but did you really try to diminish Kelce as just a 34 yo tight end? And while I get this hindsight, who do you put the geriatric's performance on today - the coach or the GM?

LOL - I put down Super Joe for SS/CF too. Couldn't agree more with the bolded - one of those guys where the more he plays the less you appreciate him. I'm not about to hype up the Mets off season or upcoming year - missing out on the Yamamoto was disappointing and the Mauricio injury was depressing. At the same time beyond hoping for Yamamoto I didn't expect any big moves. I'm looking forward to seeing which of the young guys step up/down - and same with the vets - especially Marte.

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At its core do you think Comeback Player is anything more than a feel good award?

Wowsers on Clavin and Wolfman! But I do remember the vocal chord bit - that's my enduring memory of the movie. It was a drive-in double feature. Me and the boys were there for the beers and bongs as much as the movie. BTW a dormant synapse fired and I'm pretty sure the other movie was Slaughter Hotel. Probably the second feature cuz I have zero recollection of the movie but google says it was a movie.

Nice post. For the record I'm not completely on board with Sean, but I'm still waiting for someone to make a cogent argument against your point.

Not sure whether the Bills have the best fans or how you even judge that, but as a life-long out-of-towner it's a unique, highly passionate and good-hearted fan base that I'm proud to have an association to.

He's already managed pretty well without Tyreek.

Wow, I hadn't heard of that movie in ages. I saw it as a double feature at a drive-in along with another movie that I think had Hotel in the name. I can't honestly say IO remember much of Motel Hell - except for people being buried up to their necks?

Our Tone Loc go-to was:

He can share a beer with that long nosed dude that is on a similar crusade for clicks/subs except against 17.

Not to me. Elway lost 3 SB's and then won 2 - all with the same team.

A large portion of the fan base want Sean gone, I get that and it's a legitimate debate. However the bolded above could have stopped at I don’t understand. The rest is laughable imo.

Since we're lamping... As an out of market Bills fan who has a distaste for the extremes of social media/discourse I feel fortunate to have stumbled upon this site years ago. Appreciate all the positive and negative perspectives year round along with the wit, sarcasm...and intolerance for trolls. But more to the point I appreciate the thin connection me and my family have to what is by all accounts a fan base made up of great peeps. Go Bills!