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Ugh I hate Ron’s

KC should walk Engel here to get to the pitcher

To all the haters, the team is undefeated with Madrigal in the lineup. He combined with Jimenez for four hits and four RBIs tonight. ?

Nothing is fun in game threads. It’s misanthrope porn.

Luis Robert is the most impressive young talent I've ever seen since I've been watching the White Sox. It's a damn good thing to see!

the amount of talent in this kid is ridiculous. score one for KW honestly he made up for a bunch of shit getting JR to spend the money on this kid.

Julie DiCaro picks Robert

We finally got Luis Robert batting 1st now we just need Eloy moved up to 3rd. The lowest Eloy should be batting now is 5th.

SUCK IT AGAIN KC!!!

Not trying to be overdramatic but the scouting reports (which were already very positive) were very wrong about Robert in many, many ways. He has very few flaws as a baseball player, and he is already reducing them (such as his swing-and-miss) in-season. The key is just health

It’s time to stop protecting them (at least for Eloy & Robert) and treat them like the stars they are

Can we trade this guy for Not Steve Cishek?

I hate we drafted Jace Fry over....I'll get back you in the 9th....I have to do some research

Shut the fuck up already. Jesus.

lol Robert barely swung and he probably hit it farther than Madrigal can on a good swing.

This is a 10/10 Caulfield post.

We at least we won't miss a beat defensively.

Holy shit it’s been one game. And who has ever compared him to Kris Bryant?

IMO this thread should be written like HERRERA DFAd!!! (Madrigal called up)

I guess Keith law hasn't been at any Sox games this year.

Anderson prolly won't bat leadoff again lol

Nick Madrigal destroys relationships.

this team has some absurd young talents.

Madrigal is a contact hitter, he puts the ball in play. That's not an "issue" it's how he hits. Kevin Newman of the Pirates or Fletcher on the Angels are the best comps. And you're just being a weird hater about his speed. He's not Robert and nobody has ever said he has 80 speed. He's quick and has 60 grade speed, which plays up because he's a great baserunner. 2/3 of Madrigal's value comes from his defense and baserunning. If he can hit at a league 2B average that's a 3 WAR player you have locked in to 2B for the next 6 years.

what a god damn player. never figured he'd be anything more than a borderline 25th player. he's a legit 2 war or more player, wtf?

A 1-2-3-4 of Robert-Moncada-Vaughn-Eloy could be insanity.

I think you might want a mulligan on this one.

Alex Bregman was 0 for his first 18. Once Madrigal gets comfortable he'll be much more tolerable.

This is such an odd past. 2 games in and you're going to lump Madrigal in with a bust, a guy who keeps tearing a ligament and a guy who's done nothing wrong? Bizarre

I think he mentioned hi to fulfill his random name drops quota

I think somebody in the FO was in Ricky's ear about Robert getting PAs. And I hope Robert pulls a last year's Acuna and kills it up there.

Delete your account

This is just further proof that a) this country lacked a serious overall plan for containing this thing and b) baseball management bought into the hype about this thing getting better. It’s not. I live in NYC where we have taken it seriously and our caseload is down, but my job is returning in a limited way soon. We spent hundreds of man hours and plenty of money on technology and protocols, and I Am still worried. Wanting baseball back isn’t a plan. Needing the money isn’t a plan. Negotiating with the players isn’t a plan. A plan is a plan and MLB never had one. Pods with restricted hotels was the only way this was ever gonna work. Instead, you got teams traveling and staying in uncontrollable public accommodations during a pandemic. This just lacks any process thinking whatsoever. Season is probably going to be cancelled, but if it isn’t, I bet you Trout does not come back from paternity leave. Would you?

Don’t worry everyone, we still have college football in 2 months, and canceling non conference games will fix this. It will be so safe that my former university’s Athletic Director would like the season ticket holders to know that they get priority for those tickets as the gates will be open, so plan those tailgates now!

What in the fuck are you talking about with this?

@Yearnin' for Yermin, think Mercedes can be our next shortstop perhaps and when Tim is back he moves to RF?

Elijah Tatis. In all seriousness, between Anderson, Semien, Tatis, Jr. Carlos Sanchez, Eduardo Escobar and Tyler Saladino...not to mention Leury coming over from Texas for Alex Rios, we must have produced more SS fWAR than any MLB franchise the past 5-7 years.

what the hell are you talking about?

I've heard someone say that Vaughn was the best pure hitter to come out of college since Bryant...is that the confusion? And I agree, give the kid some time to settle in. He seems very smooth at 2B and he puts the ball in play which we saw works out with the E6 on his grounder last night. I for one am sick of the acceptance of all the K's in baseball.

Renteria could find a way to make even this shitty lineup worse...

I feel like any decent plan for anything can’t rely on 100% of participants being virtuous. You have to have systems in place. Hence, mandatory quarantine inside the NBA bubble. Every group will have rebels, and super selfish individuals. You gotta plan for reality, not a fantasy world where everyone acts in their own/the group’s enlightened self interest.

They simply need to put harder rules in place around going out while on the road. If guys are unwilling to sacrifice two months of partying at night, then they should opt-out or be suspended for the season without pay. Make this a zero tolerance policy and actually enforce it. IMO, that would solve the bulk of the problems here.

#applause

1st K of the year for Colome. 3 IPs. Thanks for the close, but time to move one from this guy in the 9th.

The man is a catcher.

Because we use property taxes to fund schools the answer isn't as clear. We fund schools in wealthier locales very well. Often best in the world. We spend well below most first world countries in our poorest communities. This makes an average misleading. This disparity can also be seen on a state by state basis.

Or he was like - really - you guys are going to play the service time game with me.

This is the underrated part of the day. Madrigal gets the headlines but THAT is what I'm most excited about.