Stuff I Fav'd: Volume 2- All-Star Game Nonsense, Notes from the Streak and a BabyRo

I favourite a lot of stuff on Twitter. This is some of it.
This is so stupid. The only solution is this:
If it's going to count for something (World Series home field advantage), take the power away from the unwashed masses. Be serious. If it's going to be a love fest, take away the home field advantage and have it be determined by the team that has the best record.
I know some people don't like it, but I like it when ball players are snarky.

Omar Infante is leading over Jason Kipnis, despite this:
I think this says it all:



Manny Ramirez with Joe Maddon's mom. Just because.
Notes from the streak:




Yes, I favourited my own tweet.

Nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap.
Nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap, nap.

Despite the win streak, there are still a lot of questions about the pitching. The 'pen seems to have settled down a bit, but I wouldn't be adverse to adding another solid arm. The Phillies are rumoured to want Daniel Norris for Papelbon, which I'm not down with. In general, I'm against trading starters for relievers, especially one who is going to be 35 this year. I don't like any deal for K-Rod.

Here is a wild idea that just came to me. It would probably never work, but what about having the better starters in AAA solidify the 'pen? Norris could pitch out of the 'pen and still start in the future, much like the plan for Osuna.

Hot take:


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Christina Kahrl asks key questions about the Jays' pitching. Here's the big one:

And outside of a good group of high-upside, high-risk Dominican imports far from the majors, the Norris/Sanchez tandem are the Jays' best stock in trade if they're going to turn this good run into a shot at winning a few short series in October. Can the Jays afford to deal away either of their futures?



Sorry guys, Jesse Spector thinks the Jays aren't making it to the playoffs because reasons. Despite playing in a terrible, terrible division and it being more than a month before the trade deadline.

Here is Ryan Fagan pissing off Yankee fans by calling the Jays the best team in the AL East. Why?

"The Blue Jays score runs. Lots and lots of runs."

Be the least worst.


Canadian soccer player/broadcaster and nice girl Kara Lang talks about her careers and her pending baby boy with former Jays pitcher (and nice guy) Ricky Romero. 

I'm really happy for them and their little NAFTA baby. (Mexican-American + Canadian.)

I am (probably) going to go to this. Likely to heckle from the audience. It's a great event, that has now expanded to the States (most recently Boston). It's beer and baseball. Go.

She's a wise woman, this Stacey May.

In my second SOSH post over the weekend, I coined the term "Red Sox Privilege." I was thinking about it later, especially when I saw it used by a few people. I don't want anyone to think I'm trivializing the idea of "white privilege" and how it affects race relations on this continent.  I also remember calling out Orioles fans for co-opting Baltimore uprising phrases ("Black Lives Matter") and made them about baseball("Our Birds Matter".) No one has said anything to me about it, but I might retire it. I feel a little hypocritical. Sox fans are still entitled shits, though.

And finally,



Been there.