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The issue here is not Antonacci’s hitting. The issue is his defense on the bottom of the ninth in a one run game. We needed a real outfielder out there for defense, not a second baseman baseman Excellent comment. Venable is also providing awful explanations of his bad decisions, and doubling down on them. He has now cost us a few games with his bad in game decisions and bad roster construction.

20 years ago I would be upset that I couldn't walk to the ballpark for a game any time I wanted. Now? Go! Please, move! Please let me get to and from my house late after a gig without a maddening sea cars all trying to squeeze onto Wenthworth or 37th...

How do you say Golden Sombrero in Japanese? He can also be respected be respected batting 8 th instead of cleanup stopping rallies and getting an extra at bat,.

Agree with you. Will has no sense of urgency. He manages a critical pennant chasing game like it was in the middle of the season. Would also like for Will to show more energy. His dugout zombiE like look is not good. Good luck getting by Will’s split orthodoxy.

His presence could be fixed with a dash of Old Spice.

I'm just a snarky asshole. Sorry if you can't deal with it. Everything I said is right though, so whatever.

You really are a damn fool who wants to make things personal. F off.

How is it possible to have every take you make on this forum be the wrong one? It's uncanny. His route to that ball was atrocious. He read it completely wrong. He started coming in on it and then had to turn and run back... He misplayed it badly. He also never should have been out there. The pinch hitting of Montgomery for Doyle was absolutely idiotic. Montgomery has been terrible at the plate, Doyle has had a good game, and you have a lead. You're subbing out your best defensive outfielder.... They should have subbed Montgomery for Antonacci in the 9th, put Doyle in Center, Peters in LF, and Montgomery in RF. But our manager is a moron. Everyone questioned Montgomery coming up to PH for Doyle as soon as it happened, and what do you know?

Bulshit. Only a speed demon makes that play when they are positioned that shallow and leaning toward Center. He was positioned in the wrong place but was he to blame for that? The defensive positioning is dictated in large measure by how a batter is being pitched. The Manager and bench Manager are responsible for that. Taylor pitched Rochhio a high down the middle fastball where he could stick the head of his bat out and hit it oppo.... like a lot of LH hitters do on a pitch in that location. The field positioning dictated pitching Rochhio inside.

6% hit probability on that last flyball, an avg LF makes that play.

really would have been 3 1/2 with tiebreaker now 1 1/2 lose next two and technically tied with nine left to go

You hire a minimum wage manager with no skills or experience, this is what you get. Too cute by half using a useless opener today cost us 3 runs. Then "the book" says go with all righty/lefty matchups in the early or middle innings. Let's not have the gold glove outfielder in the game so you can move Peters to left in the 9th. Utter managerial malpractice. We should have been up 6-2 in the 9th and win going away. When we lose tomorrow (and believe me, we will), we leave town with ZERO margin for error, instead of up 3 games. I'm done!

Wait so Venable knows Mune sucks so bad right now that he thought Cleveland would intentionally walk Vargas to get to him since he’s an automatic out. Got it 🤡

Brazoban down there as well gave up a run in 4-2 loss

Thorpe 4.1 3 2 2 4 3 0 2.79

Walk him to face Doyle or Braden??? okay that's some strange logic there

Phantom dl for forearm strain/overusage by nym/general ineffectiveness...

Stop treating him like an established star!

WIL he or won't he? Princeton education says no, not if he wants another job in baseball. Quitting on your team with 11 games remaining would be absolutely unforgivable...unless he had a health emergency.

Tigers have now won 7/8 to go from 65-78 to 72-79 K.Montero pitches tmrw afternoon vs Blue Jays (-2) in a critical game for TOR Max Scherzer looking to avoid getting battered like 7+ ERA starter Lorenzen on Tuesday...his last outing did not go well to say the least The White Sox should see Framber Valdez LHP Thurs then Tigers will have to decide whether or not to use another LHP in AAAA/spot starter Andrew Sears (LHP) that could push Jobe and Melton back to Sat and Sunday otherwise, it would be Valdez, Jobe RHP, Melton RHP, Drew Anderson RHP...which is their new regular five man rotation after trading Skubal and Mize away knowing Hinch, expect they will go to the two lefties to keep White Sox back on their heels and Venable running out crazy lineups Sears gave up 3 in 4+ to Royals on Saturday in first appearance back from AAA

I'm so fucking pissed. And I got a sinking feeling that was coming in the 9th given what CLE has been pulling recently. Just get back on the horse and win tomorrow. But damn we had them there about to be put in a vise and ofcourse they fucking escape again. Take the rubber match, let's fucking go

Kwan is one of the hottest hitters in baseball the last two months also lhb against Taylor retire Bailey and you don't have to face either guy there

Is that an AI prediction or are you just talking about baseball?

Sox would not be in the race if it wasn't for Chase and Antonacci in the same line-up. There are trade-offs in defense to be made for Antonacci who is learning a new position, but he hits the ball and competes, so he deserves to be out there. Of course another outfielder could make a better play, but let's not forget, Sam was 2 for 4 today with an RBI and 1 for 3 yesterday with a stolen base. And he is a rookie. Chase has been stellar at times at second base and has been clutch at the plate. So it is what it is. My thinking before games is that you do not allow certain players to beat you, like Rochhio. IMO...Rochhio should not be given a pitch near the zone to hit, especially with a chance to beat you. Maybe unintentionally/intentionally walk him. I'd take my chances with bases loaded and Hicks against Kwan, but hindsight is always 20/20. My 2 cents.

It doesn't take a genius to see the holes in the lineup. Why keep putting the same guys out there in the same spots over and over? Make the adjustments.