SoxBlanco

Good point. The Sox are 3rd in triples and 6th in doubles in all of MLB.

That’s a bummer. Wish he could have kept the lead.

This would be true of any manager in the history of the game. Sure, you wouldn’t have to “come around” on some guys because you might like them from the beginning, but every single manager would make decisions that are head scratchers.

I was actually relieved when I read 4-6 weeks. Get everybody back by September 1 and then roll into the playoffs.

I was about to post something very similar to this. Other than Madrigal, it sounds as if everyone will be back before the playoffs. I’ll start to get worried once I hear someone other than Madrigal is done for the year. Get everyone back by September 1, shake the rust off and begin to gel during the final month, and then roll into the playoffs ready to kick some ass.

@Balta1701, @Dick Allen, @hi8is

I disagree. There has to be some level of instincts on the base paths. If Jose hits a dribbler (I’m talking very slow, swinging bunt style), then Yoan should take off. If you wait to see where it goes, then it’s too late.

If the contact play was not on, then I don’t think signs have anything to do with it. With no contact play on, Yoan could have just stupidly reacted to what he initially thought was a ball hit slow enough to allow him to score. I guess this discussion is dumb though. I’m not even saying I think that’s what happened. It was likely the contact play. I just found it amusing that everybody reacted as if they KNEW, when in reality, nobody knows for sure.

I’m aware of how the contact play works as opposed to what you’re supposed to do when the contact play is not on. It was most likely the contact play, but there’s a chance Yoan just decided to run.

Right. It was either the contact play or a horrible decision by Moncada. Nobody knows for certain.

How do we know the contact play was on?

Was it the left calf that he just missed games for?

I wasn’t watching when it happened, but from reading the comments here, it’s anything from a cramp to being done for the year.

Ross Geller

Great post. Thanks for the update and the details.

Intriguing. Are you at liberty to name names?

Interesting that you could read those comments in context and say that he was bitching. I have no problem with what he said.

Good lord, their lineup is AWFUL without those two guys. No excuses, Dylan.

Coming into the year, what were the odds that Brian Goodwin would be batting clean up on July 5? The crazy thing is that I actually like this lineup, other than that oddity.

Huh? He was asking for clarification on the last sentence of your post. What did you mean by “LHP”?

How great would it be if Sheets keeps hitting all year to the point where we need his LH bat in the playoffs? Vaughn and Sheets in LF/RF and Eloy as the DH, with Engel and Hamilton available for pinch running and defense late in the game. Or perhaps Eloy in RF and Sheets at DH.

Anderson SS Moncada 3B Abreu 1B Grandal C Eloy DH Robert CF Eaton RF Vaughn LF Escobar 2B

And he has playoff (World Series) experience. If he’s 100% healthy, I like him as our RF, especially if a righty is on the mound.

A lot of solid takes in this thread.