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I thought Schildt COULD NEVER be out managed ?‍?

Lynn has been great so far this season. He is just the ultimate workhorse out there. Gives you innings and always keeps you in the game.

Yea I’ll pass

If you don't need to wear a mask then we should really be able to tailgate now.

They're targeting both to be back in August.

When people are more inclined to trying to get reactions and meaningless cool points than trying to make sense, that is fucking ridiculous. I am led to believe most regulars here are 30's and older yet you'd think it was a high-school playground sometimes with some of the petulant, childish posting styles some of these guys have. You're at least another one who is always well-mannered and behaves like an adult and I have a lot of respect for that. This place needs more caulfields and fathoms and a lot less Rey Reys. I would say this stupid FB style reaction system is stupid but it comes down more to the posters who use them to expose themselves as trolls and the time they pathetically spend to do so.

Changing his screen name?

Where's Joeycora to tell me that the Sox have zero shot of winning 1 of the next 2 since they will not win a series until June.

It's an art form. But it's something the staff follows as things happen. Many we catch early, sometimes it takes longer. Name changes we see, as the post history sticks around, but banned posters re-registering with a new account is where some slip through again. Sometimes we even let some of these guys have a second chance, but it's kind of a case by case thing where we plot it as a group.

When doesn't he?!?!?! Guy just knows what a moment means. Struggle bunny for a couple games then when the moment gets big he goes smack.

Glad I'm not the only one who thinks the Larussa hate is getting out of control. Bunch of fake news being peddled that Hahn wasn't onboard with the Eaton signing and larussa hiring.

You just wait, Tony has 9 outs left to do something stupid.

Tell me vaughn ain't ready! Tell me he's not good enough. That's my fucking dude!

Stfu holy shit

Take em deep Andrew

Now that is pretty telling. We are under .500 in close games, despite having played a pretty crappy schedule so far. I wonder what the reason for that could be...

It is probably also fair to point out that the old Cooper/Renteria group was very mechanical and predictable in how they typically deployed their relievers. Guys had fairly set roles, and they didn't really deviate from them unless there was a particularly galling failure by a reliever. Tony is a LOT more unpredictable, and there might be a case to be made that the relievers themselves are trying to figure out their own comfort zones here, which could be contributing to a lot of slow starts in that pen.

Plan A was Luis Robert. I'd call that a pretty good Plan A.

Just read an article from NBC sports, saying the White Sox should have hired Alex Cora instead of TLR. Cora has done a much better job with RedSox this season with less talent. He is more attuned to the younger players and to the Latin Sox stars. I agree.

Since TLR told Yermin to stop trying, our offense has scored 11 runs in 51 innings, working out to a 1.94 era.

Call it what it is, TA has been dogass for a week now.

Looks like TA needs to worry about his job instead of the manager's job.

Waiting for Greg to pop in and say that JR should offer refunds or 50% off parking and all concession items due to the pathetic play on the team ever since Yermin-Gate.

He has a .230 ISO, so he's still hitting for power when he hits it.

Ouch, like Mr. Belvedere?

Considering he never played the OF before, he's been great out there. He's already better than Eloy.

Maybe Tony should sit this series and give someone else on the bench a shot then.

A slow guy on base with Moncada up >>>>> nobody on base with Moncada up

A little over 2 months in, this is the happiest I have ever been in my professional career (for reference, I am 30). So happy that I decided to leave my last job.

But you are less likely to have them against good teams, and since we want to be a playoff team, learning how to beat good teams is kind of important.

After the Eloy and Robert pressers, I am good on the "significant" stuff from Hahn.

Where is your proof?

Fuck yes Eaton in the 2 spot vs a leftie

Is it Jerry Narron’s job to retrieve Tony and return him to the White Sox dugout after he inevitably wanders over during the game to Cardinals dugout?

The Sox should move Grandal to the #2 spot in the lineup. Having the slap factory behind him doesn’t work well given how god damn slow he is. The value he provides in drawing walks will work much better with Yoan, Jose, & Mercedes behind him that are capable of hitting the ball out of the park.

It's the between 4-5 pm in the dugout standard press conference where he will tell you Engel is on a rehab, Robert is off crutches, Eloy is progressing, a couple of minor leagers are either hurt or recovered from being hurt, and then they will ask questions probably asking why his manager has no problem with his players being thrown at. Rick will give a long thought out response that you will realize later said nothing.

Idk why I engaged

Yes James McCanns 45 OPS+ is exactly what the white sox are missing.

They're actually going to weave a statue of Eloy into the foul netting

This dude should just delete his account like he promised

Maybe TLR resigns:)

He already has twice.

This is a textbook example of Monday morning managing. You could do this second guessing on bullpen usage and lineup construction for any manager after any loss. The only really egregious mistake here is the May 5th extra inning rulebook debacle. That was totally unacceptable in the modern era of information. Larussa hasn't been perfect but no manager is. These guys are all professionals so let's hope they can put the Yermin 3 0 drama behind them and focus on winning baseball games. Larussa has the team in first place right now with a roster that has 6 AAAA players on it. That is 24% of the roster. Hopefully Hahn brings in some reinforcements, Eloy and Robert return in September, and the Sox go on a deep run in October!

This will be LaRussa's reunion game with the Cards, so of course ESPN wanted those broadcast rights. Get a bucket a ready because the on-screen graphics and forced references to his time in StL are going to be nauseating.

To be fair, TLR should probably be included in the cheater category. The idea that he knew nothing about the steroid stuff going on in his own locker room is ridiculous, and would undermine any claims of his competency anyway. There are also the Jack McDowell allegations of scoreboard cheating going on with the Sox under Tony.

So I figured out what I want to do with yesterday's game in the list. It fits in the list, but it isn't bolded because there's not an obvious, catastrophic decision, and "Aaron Bummer should be able to get an out against the bottom of the Yankee order" is not an obviously impossible standard. But at the same time, you can see how the decisions on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday all cascaded together to contribute to another L. 1-Apr Failing to make review time window, Leury starts opening day, no pinch hitter for him late. 3-Apr Bullpen Usage - Bummer never used, Marshall allowed to blow game in the 9th. 4-Apr Bullpen usage - Hendriks not used in the 9th, Ruiz and Foster blow it. *Several times could have PH for Leury or Hamilton, not done 7-Apr Bullpen usage - Foster comes in with Bummer and Hendriks needing work, gives up 5 runs. 11-Apr Couple of poorly thought out bunts, pinch running for Mercedes early left no backup Ofs 13-Apr Williams hits 5th, Lamb hits 7th, Mercedes benched against Bieber. Could have kept Hendriks out to start the 10th. 27-Apr Attempts to kill Lucas Giolito. "We were looking for a single there." Insists postgame that he was awake. 5-May Messes up double-switch, runs team out of 10th inning, rulebook read to him by reporter. 17-May The Yermin Mercedes incident. 21-May Bullpen Usage. Day after offday, only Hendricks pitched on Wednesday so nearly entire bullpen available. Left Marshall out for 9th inning against Yankee 3-4-5 after already pitching in the 8th did not pull him even when runners got on. Did not shift anyone up the middle against Judge, who singled through the spot where a shift should have been. 23-May Bullpen Usage - Crochet used in mopup duty in 7 run game day before, so unavailable. Hendriks and Bummer on extra long rest, so rust possible. LaRussa keeps Bummer out for the 9th to save Hendricks for 10th, Bummer loads bases before Hendriks comes in. Hendriks walks in winning run. Bolded are games where managerial decisions are particularly high leverage in a loss. All items on the list cannot be assumed to be wins with a better manager, these are only high leverage mistakes that contributed to a loss.

Robert just posted an update on one of his IG stories, he is off crutches

Well, the second paragraph really doesn't describe this series at all. You say that the availability of Kopech and Crochet is forcing guys into multi-inning roles - but take a look at the voyage this series and how it turned into losses and that doesn't show up. Rather, it all hangs on LaRussa. Bummer pitched today on normal rest for a starter - he last pitched last Tuesday. Heuer pitched today on the same rest. Hendricks pitched today on 3 days rest - he threw an inning on Wednesday. Now really, with that context, was it the unavailability of relievers forcing guys into these roles? At least on Friday, they were literally all available, but LaRussa was saving Bummer, Hendricks, and Heuer for what, the 13th inning? Marshall for 2 innings was totally LaRussa's choice. Furthermore, and this one's rather big - LaRussa went to Foster on Saturday with the Yankees up 3 and Foster got 3 outs in 7 batters and the lead doubled. Fine, maybe the White Sox weren't hitting Gerrit Cole, and it didn't matter whether the lead was 1 run, 3 runs, or 6 runs, so bringing in Foster and waving the white flag wasn't worth getting bent out of shape about. But then who else did they use once the game was out of reach, in a 7 run game in the 8th inning? Crochet. So, what exactly forced the White Sox into using all their relievers today and then having to plan for how to have a pitcher available in the 10th? Part Keuchel being blah, but part the fact that LaRussa wasted Crochet in the bottom of the 8th inning of a 7 run game the day before, after he had already waived the white flag in the game by pitching Foster, so they couldn't call Crochet out for 2 innings on Sunday if they had needed him. So is it the restrictions on Kopech and Crochet that are causing odd usages, or is it LaRussa himself? At least this series, LaRussa. One other point. In 2019, Liam Hendriks pitched 85 innings As of right now, Hendriks is on pace to pitch 65 innings. The only one on pace for more than 68 innings out of the White Sox's bullpen is Kopech. So, could he, one of their better relievers still, be available for more? Frankly, darn right, and that could very well make this bullpen better.