Good insights all around. I do get some amusement at the crowd that buys into the our #2 Tank O, is even steven with # 18 from org. A-Z.
Trades, GMs, development. I have noticed that trade previous GMs guys for whatever gig. I don't like it one bit. The Chris Taylor thing was atrocious. He comes up and has a throwing error and the next thing he is sent back down and traded for Jerry's fetish-= Depth. Lee had a 4.89 ERA in AAA age 24 before the trade and had a 7.89 ERA with Tacoma after. Jerry has his prejudices and not all of them are positvely impacts for the direction of the franchise.
Playing with the big boys: The all star game was pretty much the Aaron Judge home coming King party. How can the team from South East Alaska compete with the darlings of mlb? The other sports have long made it clear that it is not a fair sport it is entertainment WWF style ala Vince McMahon. NBA Lakers-Celts, Jordan, LeBron, Magic Bird, NFL win one for the Pitt-Seahwaks. SPorts are business and the business model suggests that Yankee worship wins $, Boston, Cubs, Giants, Dodgers. I must admit that there are the Harlem Globetrotters and then the Washington Generals oops SEA Mariners.