Maestrobjwa

@donsutherland1 You've been summoned

I don't know much about soccer but that looked like some serious "you're not meant to win it this year" bad luck to lose what I understand is our best scorer for the next game from purely incidental contact that led to a red card. That is so dumb, smh

I meant that the intent coming into this season was to contend --and signing Helsly was supposed to be THE move to secure our closer. Before the second half of last season he was dominant--so it should have been s good signing. This was just unlucky, imo And tbh...I'm not sure we have any closers in the making among the arms in the bullpen. For a little while I thought Garcia may be, but obviously his start was a fluke. And we are in a worse position now because we don't even know if Bautista will even pitch again...meaning we gotta find another closer.

I don't know...that was just half a season, though. He was pretty dominant in the first half and in the seasons before. So that was more likely to be blip as opposed to evidence of regression. And here's what I always say about a closer: they are hard to raise and you need to get a little lucky. Relying on young arms to fill the role when you are trying to win is a risky proposition: to be a closer requires a different mentality than the other bullpen innings. Not just any arm with good stuff can do it.

And like so many other good wins the last two years...we just HAVE to get bad news afterward to ruin it. Helsley hurt again, smh We have been cursed at closer since September 2023. Helsley is a signing that should have worked!

Because it's a commitment thing. If a future FA wants to come here, and they know that a 5 year commitment could be axed halfway into the first season...why would he? You get established here as the big signing, press conference and everything, big polar bear promotion...get into the community...finally settle in at the plate...and then you get shipped out immediately? Bad business when it's a player of his caliber. That kind of thing goes beyond money. Players are still human beings, man--so when they sign obviously the money is the main piece, but it is not the ONLY thing. I'd like to know anybody has ever done something like that in our era...that is, big FA, 4-5 years, then traded him in July. I mean that just sounds ridiculous to me, lol

They don't need a full rebuild like before. And Adley, Basallo, and yes even Gunnar. I don't believe Gunnar is gonna stay like this...I think it's mental. Last year was more injury-related than anything else. Jackson Holliday is 22, Beavers is a rookie. You can build around them, mo And ehy are you hooked on trading Alonso? You ever heard of signing a star and then trading after half a season? I mean literally no team would do that, lol And you want to hurt our chances of future FAs?

I am not a blind defender, man. In another social media outlet, people got on me for being too negative when I said the season was likely over after the Blue Jays series last month and them losing 4 in row after appearing to gain momentum. I think some mistook my vigorous back-and-forth with @Chris78 a couple years ago as me being a kool-aide drinker...whereas that debate was over the culpability of ownership that was just getting settled in. And for the record now this IS their responsibility...they may have made a mistake not firing Elias & Sig and starting completely fresh in the FO. But DEFINITELY this year...they HAVE to fire him, or else they would be choosing even more mediocrity. On Albernaz: I think we should reserve judgement for now. The problems we see were here before he got here...and I'm starting to wonder even if a Bocci-type grizzled veteran would've been able to fix the issues in a year. And again, with the Elias problem...even less so. So I'm not sure about Alby yet, tbh On selling: Other than Ward, Rogers, maybe Cowser, Kittridge...I don't think selling is the answer. The core we have I am almost certain will play well elsewhere--especially Gunnar. It's something deeper going on in the org that is messing them up right now. If they show Elias the door, the more system-wide problems could improve, and this same group finally plays to their potential. And besides...they know fans do NOT want to see another full-scale rebuild with more 100-loss seasons to come. Sell the young core and that's almost a guarantee. And from a talent standpoint--that drastic of a step is may not be necessary right now. And besides...we literally had a firesale last year. In summary: I'd much rather they clean out the front office first and keep the young core intact...that would address the issues that got us here better.

I'm actually not 100% sure what you're referring to, lol

And that was the only nina on record where it happened like that...that was like a once in a century kind of result for a nina! Folks are quick to point out "Well it almost happened in this year or that year" but that's the point: Why didn't it happen? NS too busy. Makes the odds that much lower, imo

Yeah well where people actually live (the corridor) they do not and have not! All those 6-10" events (except for last year) have been by the water or something, lol This is why I'm already grumpy abkut next winter...because it's gonna make the two winters after it suck too. Super niños spawn la ninas, and we know they double dip. So potential torch and no snow, followed by two more winters of NS dominance and barely median snowfalls. So you're looking at 3 more years of suckage before we can try something else. Hey at least it'll be solar minimum for 29-30 (though that was no good last time but I'd like to try again).

As far as I'm concerned, that storm didn't produce simply BECAUSE it was a nina. While there is statistically potential for 20"...the probability was not good. Why? Because NS...that's why. There will ALWAYS be something in the way, or developing too late. Happens way more in ninas than niños.

Pretty sure that's a lock with what will be juiced stj. But it won't do us any snow favors unless we get lucky. And the worst part? There seems to be agreement amongst the posters that this event is gonna spawn la nina the next year. And with how the atmosphere LOVES to double-dip, we could be right back where we were the last two years (and 5 of the last 10). Will we ever see a snowstorm of 12" or more? It seems with this event that potential has been pushed back a couple more years (because again, ninas can't do it). I hope we cam get lucky this winter and time something off with a brief cold outbreak of some sort.

Welp...sounds like a snowless torch and at least 1 nina the year after to me. Not sure that'll make any of us happy. And before anybody weenies me...refute why that setup is any good for snow. The super niño is locked in at this point, so that, at least, it IS happening. Only question appears to be how East-based...and this poster seems to believe that's the most likely. East based=torch, right?

Backlash nina period won't be good for some of us either so...emotional capital for the year (or two) after? Lol