snail

dave roberts's tirade about
   max muncy

this week was an eruption of his frustrations about trying to change an eager culture

and when
   muncy takes
four straight strikes without swinging

it is a repulsive lack of aggression

and you might as well send an astronomer
up to the plate swinging a snail
for all the good it will do

so while
andrew friedman is trying to acquire players
that his manager will like

such as
   chi chi gonzalez

zach davies

or
   reynaldo lopez

is isn't easy
when you only have
safe talents to deal from

like
   joc pederson

a.j. pollock

(who is incidentally battling a sore lung)

and kenta maeda