RagahRagah
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1 hour ago, Look at Ray Ray Run said:
Jajaja man, these threads are always such a dumpster fire of hot takes after losses.
Except a lot of them aren't hot, they are heavily calculated takes a lot of us figured before the season even started. There is plenty of insight and data behind these assertions.
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52 minutes ago, tray said:
DA: I encourage you to look at the video of Mercedes glancing down to the third base coach for a sign, seemingly ignoring it or blowing it off, and loading up for the meaningless HR already while up 11 runs at the end of the game. He pimped it a bit and all the gold necklaces jangling around his neck as he rounded the bases didn't take away from that perception.
Forget what you think about LaRussa for a minute (and it has already been discussed ad nauseum) wouldn't it serve Mercedes better as a rookie to be a little more low key, more respectful and a bit humble? Or maybe that is another old school, unwritten rule that doesn't matter either.
Now you're just literally making shit up.
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Well, that was pathetic.
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4 minutes ago, tray said:
Throwing a guy out at home instead of going to first is a standard play for a third basemen. It is is not comparable to what Mercedes did .
Not even close. Benetti went there though. I wonder if JR is listening to that garbage.
Either way it's stupid. Either way. Arbitrary nonsense.
It's so stupid and arbitrary what Tony said and suggested that it just makes it so easy to inject that humor into any situation.
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5 minutes ago, tray said:
Vaughn might be the most overrated rookie on the Sox since Brian Anderson. Soon he might be hitting below the Mendoza line as someone pointed out.
Most of our players do not have respectable batting averages. Collins and Grandal? Leury, Hamilton, Eaton, Lamb, Mendick..
LOB is a joke for some guys who you would expect to be knocking in key runs.
OBP is OK for say Grandal, but you have to hit if you want to compete for a championship and you need a lot of home runs.
w/o Eloy and Robert and a reliable bullpen, this is beginning to look like a middle of the road team that has boosted its current W/L record against sub .500 teams.
I... actually agree with a lot of this. Which forces me to question myself.
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2 minutes ago, soxfan49 said:
I just want to DIE!
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Go figure Tony finally speaks up in a situation where he looks like an idiot for doing so.
Unless he was yelling at Grandal, LOL.
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2 minutes ago, reiks12 said:
I looked it up earlier and we are near the middle of the pack surprisingly. In close games we are near last however. Without Kopech this bullpen would be bottom tier.
We have to do something then because he is rotation bound.
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As it turns out I don't think our bullpen is as good as we initially thought. I was never really sold on Marshall and Foster, at least.
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Just now, Blackout Friday said:
Just put in a position player so they can’t swing.
POTD.
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1 minute ago, Balta1701 said:
One lesson I’ve learned - if you beat up on teams that are genuinely bad, you are a good enough team to be a threat in the playoffs. Iirc that’s been Cleveland’s MO lately.
This team is a contender. That doesn’t guarantee anything, even a playoff birth. But they will be playing meaningful games after August.
Fair point. But I think that it's mainly because teams tend to find a new breath in the postseason. However I believe that teams like the '06 Cards are the exception to the rule rather than the rule.
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1 minute ago, Big Hurtin said:
They talked about it earlier, but the reason they are where the are record-wise is because the AL central is so shitty,
At some point more people have to acknowledge this and be honest with themselves.
You're only as good as the teams you beat. If we get beat by every good team it exposes us.
And yes, to be fair injuries are a part of that and most teams are having their issues there. But that makes things a little more even. This Yankees team isn't even full power and we've compared the Sox's situation to theirs in the offseason. We're supposed to be a lot better. And I was picked apart on this forum for being resigned to the idea that they could still be better than us.
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9 minutes ago, Balta1701 said:
This team will be a contender all year unless something goes horribly wrong beyond the current injuries.
They are not required to be at the top of lists.
Perhaps. Perhaps not. I don't see that as clear cut as some of you do.
If our MO is going to be getting dismantled by any actually good team then no, we won't be a contender.
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1 minute ago, Balta1701 said:
Giancarlo and Hicks. Frazier has a neck problem and can PH today.
Christ, when is Stanton NOT injured?
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3 minutes ago, fathom said:
It’s been astonishing how well their record is with some of the awful lineups we’ve seen. Pitching has really saved this team this month.
If Cease and Rodon don't pitch the way they have most of this season so far we could be in really bad shape right now. Almost best case scenario with our rotation has occurred and our command as a contender still looks tenuous.
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Hey, Tony actually walks on the field for something! Finally woke up from his nap.
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Cease seems like he has figured some things out this year. Composure is one he still needs to figure out.
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Just now, fathom said:
Cause he sucks
I have to admit the more I see of him the more I have to wonder where his rep as a great catcher comes from. Dude has been brutal behind the plate and can't seem to hit this year either.
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Just now, Soxfest said:
Vaughn just not getting it done
I can't blame him, he's not an OF. Obviously it's a precarious situation this year.
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1 minute ago, caulfield12 said:
This was the game where the presence of Hamilton makes such a huge difference in the much more expansive CF...would definitely have prevented that third run from scoring.
That’s the only way to beat Cole, keep it as low scoring as possible and best the Yankees’ pen somehow.
Plus Anderson and Abreu and Vaughn are really scuffling...not to mention Grandal. Too much to overcome.
I figured this series would either validate us or expose us. Sadly it appears to be doing the latter.
If we get swept by the first actually good team we face that is not good. Although the timing with all this dumb TLR shit could be a contributing factor.
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Do we wanna start bets on if TLR actually ever gets on the field in favor of one of his players? Or even shouts something from the steps?
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8 minutes ago, reiks12 said:
I get that its not reviewable, but why isnt TLR fighting for that anyway? Stand up for your players
This is one of the primary problems with Tony. He just seems like he doesn't really care. Almost as if he just took the job because he needs the money and doesn't want to get involved.
I really don't recall, was he this lax back in the day? Or just in his old age?
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31 minutes ago, Green Line said:
There was nobody else to pitch. The bullpen is so hopeless right now. Bummer just lost a game earlier this week; Heuer is a disater, Hendricks can't pitch in a tied game - the list goes on. Had no choice but to keep going with Marshalls. Hopefully Hahn gets some help for this sad bullpen soon.
LOL, again with people blatantly lying to themselves.
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12 minutes ago, Green Line said:
Let it never be said that White Sox fans aren't petty - because we are now FIVE days removed from one 3-0 count that will apparently be referenced in every single thread on every single day.
I mean, think about how insane you people sound. You're going on a rampage over ONE SINGLE 3-0 call in a 15-4 game that you disagreed with. I'd offer you all therapy but I can't afford to pay for the entire message board and I'm honestly not sure if it would help fix your broken brains.
You do realize this draconian mindset is prevelant in his overall demeanor and decison-making, right?
Instead of focusing on the incident itself, you should be able to see the big picture.
5/22 Sox @NYY 12:05 pm
in 2021 Season in Review
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You really want me to rehash the endless arguments made about this before the season started that had us all at each other's throats? You were involved in them, lol.
Also weird how anytime you are challenged you have to immediately start with thr condescending buddies, chiefs and pals. Genius boy is a new one, though.