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Games where Tim doesn't play just feel wrong. Probably get caught up on the new mighty ducks once kopech is out. Leury garcia batting 2nd legit offends me

I love how he seemed angry at himself for throwing extra pitches

I've actually been disappointed in this all year from LaRussa. When has he ever backed his guys. I know it's entirely meaningless so I'm not upset about it W/L wise so no point in being critical of it, but the meatball fan in me and former "defend me skip" is bothered by it.

If you can't laugh at this, you can't laugh at anything!

What the fuck is Dozier doing.

And I'm happy for your Happiness! Yay! Objectiveness = Childish. Got it!

I'm happy; real people can be upset with a manager while enjoying the game and the team. I don't know about you, but I watch baseball for the players and they provide me with enjoyment. If you find yourself applauding the stumbling fumbling Tony LaRussa as he walks out of the dugout, by all means go all out. I'm sorry that you appear to be an all or nothing person; I hope you get those issues resolved and can be honest with a singular evaluation without it effecting your overall happiness with something. Good luck to you!

I've been about as transparent as possible on this in my tenure at Soxtalk. A managers impact on a game is minuscule and only becomes slightly meaningful when he deliberately makes moves that cause the team themselves to doubt his actions (which has obviously happened even though the TLR stans pretend the reports are all fake for some reason), and consistently makes decision that decrease the run expectancy of the team (starting worse players consistently, and leaving terrible players in to hit in big spots). LaRussa has had 5ish games where he has made decisions late in games or lineup wise so egregious that it legitimately lowered their expected runs scored. Does that mean they would have won those games? No, but it does mean he gave them a lesser chance to win them. Any manager can be expected to put their better players in the game to start, and use their better relievers late in a game; that's really easy stuff that you could do. Managers shouldn't be expected to do the exact opposite of that, which LaRussa has done multiple times. Very rarely will I ever blame a manager for a reliever blowing a game or etc. I thought him leaving Giolito in the game was egregious and the Foster thing was just flat out strange but besides that, bullpen management is pretty luck-of-the-draw driven. I thought the Ruiz idea wasn't a bad one, for example, yesterday. See what he has in a high leverage spot without letting him blow the game. I'll say it for the last time. If you are going to use Billy Hamilton as a defensive replacement to preserve leads, then you should have an offensive replacement for him when trailing. This isn't complicated stuff. Garcia and Hamilton should not take another big at bat late in a game with guys on the bench available.

Tony throwing a heck of a breaking ball these days! How about them clutch hits Tony! I bet, if Tony didn't bench Yermin Mercedes for being late, he would be so late everyday he'd just miss the games all together by now. Thank god for Tony LaRussa. The pep in his step is so lively Tim Anderson and Yoan Moncada think baseball is fun now... and Andrew Vaughn was able to take studious notes on breaking ball spins rates from his observational post in the dugout early season, so all-star Nick Williams could play, so now... man, he's analyzing that spin with his notebook in his back pocket at the dish. He said the other day, "without learning from Nick Williams by watching him teach me how to maintain a long MLB career, I may not be playing right now." I wonder if Vaughn would even be playing if Engel had no set-backs; if he wouldn't be, we all know he'd be the benches Einstein, learning and evolving his swing without even playing. A truly magical experience! All because of TLR. And Tony let Leury Garcia and Hamilton hit in countless big plate appearances early in the season just to teach his guys they have to score MORE runs EARLY in the game, otherwise he'll take their chances away late in the game to teach them a lesson. A true 4d chess master.

Maybe he felt his point was silent. It was a silent point that he couldn't hear so he's moving on from it!

No one is rooting against the White Sox or unhappy that they're playing great. In fact, it's the idea that we really love the White Sox that makes many of us so upset that they weren't given the best leader to steer their ship. They are a well equipped war machine and they were going to be lethal regardless of the Captain, but now many of us are concerned that strategically speaking they might be handicapped this season and will be forced to overcome that handicap to reach their full potential - which isn't in May. Managers don't impact many games, the fact that we have 5-6 examples of ways he has and it's May 14th is scary, not exciting. Bill Hamilton is an awful hitter, and if you want to give his success in one game to anyone (which is hilariously nonsensical anyway) then give it to this guy: When your options are Hamilton or Garcia, I'm not sure how you can go "wrong" given that both suck.

Yermin is a monster but I think Vaughn has a last couple months and ends with a ops around the same and plays a position so gets the edge.

The guy will be a star by years end. He is a shoe in for ROY as he'll continue to improve. Glad engel had set backs honestly because larussa would have fucked vaughn out of a chance to show his worth.

Seems like Yaz has fixed it and figured out what the issue was.

I'm not sure what this means. It doesn't mean players didn't walk back in the day, it means that for a century people in positions of authority didn't value OBP over BA. Mike Cameron is criminally underrated for this very exact reason; if Cam played today, guy would have been making bank.

You ever just sit back and think how crazy it was that it took 100 years for someone to be like.... maybe getting on base is more important than not getting on base? And it was so crazy, they made a movie and a book about that very idea for the most part. Any time a boomer tries to talk trash about building the world for the better I just let them know that basic math behooved them in baseball for their entire lifetime.

How many pitchers you think they're gonna carry?

Yes, this must mean that Hamilton should play more! Surely we should ignore a career 66 wRC+ in 856 games. Guy is turning the corner at 30, a new Mini-Ichiro here we come!

The Sox made a great dumpster dive sign with McCann, maximized his value, then set him up for FA success last year in optimal spots knowing he would go fuck some other team over after signing a nice contract. 4D chess! Also great player relations, you're welcome James!

After tonight's game, Yasmani Grandal has a 123 wRC+ James McCann wRC+ is 48 WhY DiDn'T tHe SoX tRaDe GrAnDaL aNd KeEp McCaNn?!?!

Guys, he sucks but I have to say I think he's likely trying to throw strikes. Would be a weird strategy to try and throw balls in an 8 run game.

The Sox offensive fWAR through 33 games last year was higher than the Sox offensive fWAR through 33 games last year. The Sox team fWAR through 33 games last year was higher than the Sox fWAR through 33 games this year. This despite them having two SP's last year. Any other questions? I'm trying to keep up; we got on LaRussa defender (who apparently hates LaRussa but was just keeping it real) arguing that the Sox had better offensive production last year which led to the better results for Ricky and that wasn't Ricky's doing, and then we have another LaRussa defender crediting LaRussa with.... the Sox offensive production for this year that is down versus last year.

I don't want to mush it. I did have a great picture of her sitting on the couch eyes glued to the TV (game) last night. First time she's ever seen a TV clearly and she had no idea what was happening on it. She was amazed by it. ? I'll save the big guns for the big moments unlike some manager we both know!

Ground ball city has come back to the south side.

Prime example. Too much of the plate on that 1-2 change. Gotta get that more down and away