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HEY YOU GUUUYYYYSSS!!!!

Quick site question: I see my billing period renews Sept 2. Is that gonna be, like, automatic? Or do I have to do something?

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I’m going to do a little digging, since we are coming up on a year here so we are going to be having a lot of that.

As far as I know, it should work as monthly subscriptions and take out automatically. I’ll look into it, and when I find something I’ll make an announcement

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Wow a year of BoD Squad! Congrats on what you all have built here and what you will continue to build, its great stuff!

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Are the Pirates readying Bubba Chandler for a late season MLB cameo? Very strong again last night, at AA, and I see no issue with going from AA directly to MLB. Keep him a comfortable drive away at 'toona and ready. My only question about his effort last night was why he was kept out there for 98 pitches? Somebody in the FO needs to question that intent/thought process!

Yesterday there was a lot of discussion regarding Center Fielder JJ Bleday of the Las Vegas Athletics. How about another one from the Seattle Mariners - Jonatan Clase, 22, 5'10" 150 Switchhitter. He was up for about 30 AB's early this year and is now at AAA with about 200 AB and a slash of .281/.390/.485/875 OPS. 23 of 31 in SB, 37 BB/61 K. GM Jerry Dipoto of Seattle is high on Clase, but he is always looking for an upgrade. They are in the catbird seat in the AL West and at this time they could use a 5th SP (Woo injured?), and a solid IF Utility player who can handle 3B/2B, etc. - I think we have one of them, which could possibly lower the asking value on a SP? Triolo and . . . . . . . . ?

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Mariners could be a sneaky fun trade partner setting up for a win-win trade on both sides

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They are in a unique position at the top of the AL West right now and they know that the Astro's and Rangers will have no quit in them. Dipoto welcomes interacting with other teams trying to improve their lot through trades. They currently have 2 second basemen and a third baseman that are not playoff caliber players, and they need another pitcher. I mentioned Triolo because he has established himself as being a top glove at both 3B and 2B, and/or Ji-Hwan Bae could also play a part in the trade as a top of the order guy. Who is the Pitcher? Depending upon what we give, we may be asking for more than just Jonatan Clase.

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Jun 28·edited Jun 28

Pushing Jones back to Sunday makes more sense then skipping him entirely this go around for the rotation. He would still get a few extra days off and this would give the team a better chance of winning the series.

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highest i think on my wish list is Justin Turner

https://rumbunter.com/posts/pittsburgh-pirates-justin-turner-speaks-highly-of-pnc-park

career 830 in the postseason

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Justin turner and dalton varsho from the jays? Now thats addressing some needs with gusto

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take your pick of jebb, cheng, ashcraft, harrington, kennedy, barco, priester, bowen, forrestor, tres

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José Abreu .917 career postseason ops

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kenly jansen

2.20 career postseason era

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Jun 28·edited Jun 28

Small sample size but Mac keeps hitting. Chandler added to Keller, Skenes, Jones makes the Pirates' starting pitching exponentially better. Put it this way.

You add Ashcraft to the big three and I'm chubbin'. Add Chandler and I'm full blown woody.

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If it lasts longer than a Yankees-Red Sox game in 2019, call a doctor.

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+1000

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Yeah, I'd hate to be around your house in the 7th when Bubba's working on a no-hitter, brother.

Point well taken, though. This rotation... and the competition to be one of the starters... is gonna be intense next year.

I can see a lot of guys in the minors working hard to catch that train.

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Had a thought last night, if he keeps this up, and makes it to Indy by the end of the year, what keeps him from pushing a rotation spot next year like jones did this year?

Chandler is on another level than what Jones did in AA

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Nothing barring injury. His talent and athletic ability are on another level.

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Jun 28·edited Jun 28

I could see a promotion to Indy soon if he keeps the control he's demonstrated lately. He had several breaking pitches in the dirt yesterday but was getting a lot of swing and misses there, looked like it was intentional from the body language of Binns.

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AJ Burnett was really good at getting swing and misses with breaking pitches in the dirt.

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