Firebarn David Ross

[SKO]

Anyways this is the hate David Ross thread. I have no issue with Montero. I think he'll end up hitting enough to be a useful catcher given his good defense. The point is that if Montero is this great defensive catcher that's a league leader in framing why have a second no-hit, good defense catcher backing him up?

STAY ON TARGET PEOPLE, David Ross must burn.

It's been a week no one gets firebarned. Come on.

I wanted to get out in front of this. I will bet my finest belt that by the end of this season there's no desipiot alive who won't want to add kindling to this purging blaze.

I've decided I love David Ross and there's nothing you can say to stop me.

and I thought Peter King saying he wouldn't consider Darren Sharper's history as a serial rapist while voting for the HOF to be the dumbest line in the sand someone would draw this week.

[Oleg]

Anyways this is the hate David Ross thread. I have no issue with Montero. I think he'll end up hitting enough to be a useful catcher given his good defense. The point is that if Montero is this great defensive catcher that's a league leader in framing why have a second no-hit, good defense catcher backing him up?

STAY ON TARGET PEOPLE, David Ross must burn.

It's been a week no one gets firebarned. Come on.

I wanted to get out in front of this. I will bet my finest belt that by the end of this season there's no desipiot alive who won't want to add kindling to this purging blaze.

I've decided I love David Ross and there's nothing you can say to stop me.

David Ross is going to wind up with, what, 170 PAs? Put me on record now as voting "present".

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Anyways this is the hate David Ross thread. I have no issue with Montero. I think he'll end up hitting enough to be a useful catcher given his good defense. The point is that if Montero is this great defensive catcher that's a league leader in framing why have a second no-hit, good defense catcher backing him up?

STAY ON TARGET PEOPLE, David Ross must burn.

It's been a week no one gets firebarned. Come on.

I wanted to get out in front of this. I will bet my finest belt that by the end of this season there's no desipiot alive who won't want to add kindling to this purging blaze.

I've decided I love David Ross and there's nothing you can say to stop me.

Did Chuck call in sick for his work as Desipio Contrarian or something?

[R-V]

Having a no-hit, good defensive catcher in the lineup theoretically makes sense once slapdicks like Herrera and Alcantara* are replaced by guys like Bryant, Russell, and Schwarber. The only problem with that line of thought is (a) it doesn't change that we are currently stuck watching multiple slapdicks (b) any/all of those prospects could die in a dirigible explosion and (c) if they're able to parachute out of the dirigible, it still may take them a couple of years before they consistently hit like non-slapdicks.

* I love Mendy and really hope he pans out, but his half a season of big league hitting thus far definitely falls into the "slapdick" category.

[SKO]

Anyways this is the hate David Ross thread. I have no issue with Montero. I think he'll end up hitting enough to be a useful catcher given his good defense. The point is that if Montero is this great defensive catcher that's a league leader in framing why have a second no-hit, good defense catcher backing him up?

STAY ON TARGET PEOPLE, David Ross must burn.

It's been a week no one gets firebarned. Come on.

I wanted to get out in front of this. I will bet my finest belt that by the end of this season there's no desipiot alive who won't want to add kindling to this purging blaze.

I've decided I love David Ross and there's nothing you can say to stop me.

Did Chuck call in sick for his work as Desipio Contrarian or something?

What the hell happened to this collective? y'all used to hate with the best of them. You hated in ways that taught me that I had been so small-minded in my hate as a youth. You opened up roads of hate for me. Now we can't even agree to hate a guy who is taking up a bench spot they sorely need despite being a sub-replacement level catcher last year.

You've lost your way, people.

[Eli]

Anyways this is the hate David Ross thread. I have no issue with Montero. I think he'll end up hitting enough to be a useful catcher given his good defense. The point is that if Montero is this great defensive catcher that's a league leader in framing why have a second no-hit, good defense catcher backing him up?

STAY ON TARGET PEOPLE, David Ross must burn.

It's been a week no one gets firebarned. Come on.

I wanted to get out in front of this. I will bet my finest belt that by the end of this season there's no desipiot alive who won't want to add kindling to this purging blaze.

I've decided I love David Ross and there's nothing you can say to stop me.

Did Chuck call in sick for his work as Desipio Contrarian or something?

What the hell happened to this collective? y'all used to hate with the best of them. You hated in ways that taught me that I had been so small-minded in my hate as a youth. You opened up roads of hate for me. Now we can't even agree to hate a guy who is taking up a bench spot they sorely need despite being a sub-replacement level catcher last year.

You've lost your way, people.

Cult of Theo, imo.

[Bort]

I am willing to climb on the Hatewagon. Gotta hate someone.

[Powdered Toast Man]

I have a hard time hating David Ross being on the team at this very moment. So, I cannot firebarn him just yet. In the long term view of the season where Kris Bryant and most certainly Addison Russell will be parts of this lineup with Rizzo, Castro, and Soler, having two above average defensive catchers that can hover around not being godawful at the plate is the least of my firebarning-worthy issues with the roster.

David Ross's only offense in this is that it likely pushes Castillo out. And is that really a huge loss for the Cubs? Probably not at all...we just kind of really like the guy. It kind of sucks that he's getting Renteria'd out of his job here, though.

[Quality Start Machine]

A catcher who can't hit squatting behind the dish when your ace pitching isn't exactly a new thing, guys. Why get worked up over it now?

[SKO]

A catcher who can't hit squatting behind the dish when your ace pitching isn't exactly a new thing, guys. Why get worked up over it now?

Because why have TWO of those guys? They traded for Montero and accepted his massive contract because he is a top notch defensive catcher. There's no reason Jon Lester needs a personal catcher wasting a spot they very obviously need for another bench player when they already have Montero on the roster.

Like I said, this isn't Maddux not wanting to throw to Michael Barrett, a moron and shitty defensive catcher. This is choosing a catcher who isn't even as good behind the plate as your regular starter, and who takes up a spot that could go to someone who could actually pinch it.

[SKO]

I just think if they're bound and determined to showcase Castillo until they can get someone to trade for him, then tell Lester to suck it up for a couple of starts and DL Ross with hemorrhoids, carry two catchers, and then activate Ross whenever you get the deal you want for Beef.

[InternetApex]

I just think if they're bound and determined to showcase Castillo until they can get someone to trade for him, then tell Lester to suck it up for a couple of starts and DL Ross with hemorrhoids, carry two catchers, and then activate Ross whenever you get the deal you want for Beef.

I was actively rooting for Ross to strike out so he couldn't ground into two last night. That's a good first step toward hate/rage. I doubt he'll have enough impact to really carry it off though. With any luck he'll get hurt.

[Oleg]

A catcher who can't hit squatting behind the dish when your ace pitching isn't exactly a new thing, guys. Why get worked up over it now?

Because why have TWO of those guys? They traded for Montero and accepted his massive contract because he is a top notch defensive catcher. There's no reason Jon Lester needs a personal catcher wasting a spot they very obviously need for another bench player when they already have Montero on the roster.

Like I said, this isn't Maddux not wanting to throw to Michael Barrett, a moron and shitty defensive catcher. This is choosing a catcher who isn't even as good behind the plate as your regular starter, and who takes up a spot that could go to someone who could actually pinch it.

Isn't this, basically, what Castillo is right now?  With all the positional flexibility on the rest of the roster, Castillo is a guy who can pinch hit.  Woo hoo!  I don't understand what roster spot Ross is wasting.  They need a backup catcher no matter what, right?  If that backup catcher is Castillo, they'd need another "someone who could actually pinch hit".  I don't understand...

[SKO]

A catcher who can't hit squatting behind the dish when your ace pitching isn't exactly a new thing, guys. Why get worked up over it now?

Because why have TWO of those guys? They traded for Montero and accepted his massive contract because he is a top notch defensive catcher. There's no reason Jon Lester needs a personal catcher wasting a spot they very obviously need for another bench player when they already have Montero on the roster.

Like I said, this isn't Maddux not wanting to throw to Michael Barrett, a moron and shitty defensive catcher. This is choosing a catcher who isn't even as good behind the plate as your regular starter, and who takes up a spot that could go to someone who could actually pinch it.

Isn't this, basically, what Castillo is right now?  With all the positional flexibility on the rest of the roster, Castillo is a guy who can pinch hit.  Woo hoo!  I don't understand what roster spot Ross is wasting.  They need a backup catcher no matter what, right?  If that backup catcher is Castillo, they'd need another "someone who could actually pinch hit".  I don't understand...

Well golly why have two guys capable of pinch hitting when you have one!

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

A catcher who can't hit squatting behind the dish when your ace pitching isn't exactly a new thing, guys. Why get worked up over it now?

Because why have TWO of those guys? They traded for Montero and accepted his massive contract because he is a top notch defensive catcher. There's no reason Jon Lester needs a personal catcher wasting a spot they very obviously need for another bench player when they already have Montero on the roster.

Like I said, this isn't Maddux not wanting to throw to Michael Barrett, a moron and shitty defensive catcher. This is choosing a catcher who isn't even as good behind the plate as your regular starter, and who takes up a spot that could go to someone who could actually pinch it.

Isn't this, basically, what Castillo is right now?  With all the positional flexibility on the rest of the roster, Castillo is a guy who can pinch hit.  Woo hoo!  I don't understand what roster spot Ross is wasting.  They need a backup catcher no matter what, right?  If that backup catcher is Castillo, they'd need another "someone who could actually pinch hit".  I don't understand...

Geez why don't you just marry David Ross, Oleg?