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I'm sure people will try to come up with some defense that Murphy got hit in the head - but the bottom line is TD is starting again. I'm pretty sure he is our new starting catcher.

I'm ok with him getting nights off - its getting nights off and hitting 7th when TD is hitting 5th, that leads me to believe Snit is perhaps just crazy enough to actually believe TD is better

I’ve just seen the writing on the wall for months and been making the same point and kept getting told I was wrong and that it was simply to rest Murphy. I’m posting in frustration at snit that we are seeing increasing evidence that he has come to one of the worser talent assessment conclusions...

It matters because snit believes TD is better than Murphy. It’s a problem when a manager believes an inferior player is better than a superior player. I guess we can say “trust AA will make call in playoffs” End of the day I don’t love it when a manager has a shockingly incorrect view on a...

For all the **** I keep getting that I’m making up things that don’t exist Murphy hitting 7th again. Snit legitimately believes TD should hit 5th but Murphy 7th. He legit believes ozuna and Rosario should hit ahead of Murphy. I know batting order largely irrelevant but the symbolism here is...

I'll cry mercy on this one and end it - but I don't think I'm basing it on little. For most of the past two months, Murphy has settled into close to a 50-50 role. I don't actually believe he's a full-on back-up, but its pretty clear its settled from Murphy being a clear starter to being a...

I love when people just defer to the condescending "that's a dumb take" to make their point. In what world is it dumb to question that its concerning that the best catcher in baseball for the past month is now arguably our back-up catcher, and just got moved to 7th in the order over a two week...

The Yankees series will actually tell us if TD has "taken over" the starting spot after hitting 188 in July. He has more AB's this month then Murphy. He just played 2 of 4 vs. Pitt, started Thursday against Pitt and Friday against the Mets - Murphy "spotted him" today - but got demoted to...

Olson getting absurd. He might go 60. What is the NL record excluding bonds sosa and McGwire?

I think the 7 spot did it for Murphy. Props to snit for unlocking him. Was feeling the pressure in the 5 spot with that 900 ops

I love when people get defensive about fans making observations. We should be allowed to point out that Murphy being demoted to hitting 7th over a 30 day modest slump is not only horrendous, it feels like it’s targeting a single player in a way that no one else has been subject to

Your giving snit way too much credit that this is about maximizing health. He literally just demoted a guy with a 900 ops to hitting 7th. It’s basically no different than if Acuna has a two week slump and got moved to 7th. Riley was in a slump all year and never got moved. Snit is not doing this...

The thing that amuses me is it’s going to be funny when Murphy goes 2-4 with a bomb today - because he’s just an elite hitter this year - and snit then will conclude that he “unlocked” Murphy and that he should hit 7th from here on because that’s what helped him get out of his slump - not the...

It’s about the bigger picture. Does it not concern you that snit believes TD should be hitting 5th but Murphy 7? Does it not concern you that our manager believes ozuna and Rosario warrant hitting hire than Murphy? This isn’t about Murphy vs TD. It’s about a concerning picture that our manager...

I seem to be a minority but I thought this deserved its own thread. Murphy has objectively been reduced to a 50-50 part time player. This is no longer even the "he's playing 4 of 6" - its now basically alternating series where he plays 2 of 3. From the beginning of the year I believe Snit has...

Im going to keep on the Murphy absurdity. I’m seriously concerned he is going to be benched in the postseason. He has one slump and now he is hitting 7th behind ozuna and Rosario? This is a god damn joke. I think people are being naive not realizing this is becoming a serious concern. Multiple...

I’ve said it before and I’ll continue to say it. The Murphy rest has gone too far. There is saving him for the playoffs and literally turning him into a platoon player. At this point he’s basically playing five of 10 games and it’s been the case for a while. No reason it should be at that...

Our baserunning has become an issue. I think it was two years ago that we had a great balance of aggressive but smart baserunning. At some point, the culture of our baserunning has evolved from aggressive to just stupid. It feels shocking how often we get thrown out on the base paths. I'd...

I mean I'd counter that with saying I agree - we've got a ridiculously deep pen. Elder is struggling, presumably on his way to blowing past his career high in innings, had thrown 85 pitches and gets brought out to "gut through" pitches 85-97 over this old school "have to get 5 innings out of him...

Man Snit is baffling. Decides its crucial to squeeze Elder an extra 1-2 innings when he has nothing and clearly is going to give up runs - and is basically the difference in the game - but the rationale I suppose is to "save the pen" Then down 7-4 decides to use one of our ace relievers.