Look at Ray Ray Run

Do you really think playing the field (LF) is physically taxing for a professional athlete? I'd argue DHing is actually more taxing mentally than playing the field and hitting.

Produce? They're not even given the chance too. The best players should be playing 92-93% of the games. This isn't complicated. You talking about guys needing a mental break on April 21st is just hilarious.

What experience? Giving guy 25-30 games off a year is not an experience that jives with any historical strategy or implementation. The best players consistently played 150+ games a year - and STILL DO for most teams.

At 39 years old, 6'5 240 pound Frank Thomas played 155 of 162 games. This idea that players need a day off per week in addition to the days off in most weeks for mental rest is just complete BS.

You just can't relinquish anything, huh? La Russa views Garcia valuable enough to bat him THIRD two games in a row. Players don't need all these days off. I have no idea where you came up with this stuff. Andrew Vaughn doesn't need 40 games off a year to "stay fresh." This is all complete nonsense with absolutely zero supporting evidence. Mental rest. Give me a fucking break man, it's April 21st.

for @ptatc you keep talking about guys needing rest, why is one of the oldest guys on the team (Leury) playing 3 games while the young guys need rest?

Tony is more worried about getting his utility guy going than his young star CF'er. Kind of funny when you think about it.

Tony told us Vaughn would not be a platoon guy, but it's quite obvious that he's a platoon guy with everyone healthy. If he can't get in the lineup everyday with Haseley and Leury and etc starting, then how can he with Pollock and Yoan back?

Are you joking? Heseley will likely not even be in baseball in like a month. Vaughn is a kid who doesn't need a day off after a double header and two days off. I used to play 100+ games a summer in travel ball with double and triple headers on the weekends all the time. These are grown men. There's no reason that the reserves should play as often as they do these days.

I'm cracking up about this. Haseley is like Nick WIlliams all over again - likely to be out of baseball in a couple weeks but Tony has to play him multiple times over much better players; he's literally the last guy on an expanded roster. La Russa plays him over Engel and Vaughn. Best part is he plays the worst defensive player on the team in RF instead of putting Nick williams Jr in RF. Why Engel/Vaughn aren't playing today... I'm not sure anybody knows. The Sox have had a ton of off days. Vaughn will now have started 8 of 12 games (66%). On pace to play 106 games.

Lot of hard hit outs. His strike zone command hasn't been quite as elite either. I think he'll get there; his slumps always look bad. I can't help but wonder if the knee is still bothering him too given his limited time at catcher.

4 innings, 7 k's, 2 hits, no runs so far for Carlos.

At least rodon is completely dominating again. Oh wait...

Shame for the pitching. They held it close but tlr didn't give em a chance

Because they're not a better team when both are at full strength as Jack said? It's April 20th. Almost nothing has changed from what we expected 10 days ago.

No.

Mckenzie real good but we touched him up last year and were patient. Maybe they shock the world. I'm more worried about lambert.

I kind of think veterans should be treated differently, but I would hope and think these guys would WANT to play the 2nd game. Maybe they do but La Russa is sticking with the plan. This team operates as if they're the best team in the NBA - they give rest and guarantee quite a bit of it under the guise that these games don't matter because they're so talented and the playoffs are a lock. It's a dangerous path to choose. I also think it's a bad mindset to play with and did them a disservice last year.

I knew this lineup was coming earlier, but it's frustrating to not hold the guys accountable and throw them back out there to redeem themselves in game 2.

I would disagree with this.

The way I look at this game is Bieber was on the mound, so having shit Keuchel give up 10 is the right time to do it.

Nah well, these games happen. On to the next one.

Robert has been incredibly unlucky - his wOBA vs his xwOBA is 193 points different. One of the five most unlucky players in the game this year so far.

Trying to figure out why we're still pitching Lambert instead of just skipping his time through.

postponing because of "cold" is pretty sad.