Look at Ray Ray Run

Our manager legitimately does not know the rules, if you can't just laugh at that then you're doing this fanhood thing all wrong.

????? Amazing stuff all around. Go Tony!

I still can't believe what I just saw hahaha Doesn't walk Weinker to give a force at every base there too. He honestly just has no clue what he's doing.

It would almost never be a smart play. Leading run is on 3rd base and you just made the second out at second base with the fastest base runner in the game standing at the plate. He wasn't getting doubled up. In that situation, the runner on 3rd was all that mattered in the moment. They were throwing through regardless there - I guess maybe not if you have some elite speed on 3rd but for most hitters they're throwing through there. I'm just amazed honestly. I can't believe it happened lol

That SB attempt was one of the most bone headed plays I've ever seen called for by a manager- assuming that was the case lol.

I think it was Larussa. Leury moved two pitches in a row. Id bet anything larussa had no idea the pitcher would be the guy on 2nd with his double switch - also dumb..then assumed they wouldn't throw threw because he's stuck in 1995. Lol

Its amazing how bad Leury and LaRussa are.

So many swinging strikes, love to see it.

So far so good for TA

Why should Adam Engel play everyday exactly? Can someone help me understand this.

Oh my, if fans hate Grandal this much imagine having Gallo and Grandal in the same lineup. Game threads would be hot take city!

Ahh yes, makes sense.

That's OK. If they got personalized development and training, it honestly might have been even better for their development. We'll see this year.

I thought the Sox were talking about how once fans were back in the stands, and there was more certainty, they'd have some money to spend. Welp! That time has come

Please don't forget, this guy is just a "Man Manager" much more manly and smart with managing MEN than soxtalk posters!

I am almost always more optimistic about the 25 than I am about the leadership of this organization. During the season, thr past year+ I am always more optimistic than most of the posters because these guys are good. During the off season I am always more pessimistic because leadership is complete trash and doesn't do enough to supplement these guys.

Agree 100%. I think Hamilton has made twice as many 5 star plays than any defender in baseball in that same time period. To be honest I may be remembering that number and not the drs number lol. Either way, it's absurd.

I know this much as a shitty analytical thinker: Things are never as bad as they look and they're never as good as they look. Emotions betray us when it comes to thinking. When you remove emotions from the context, it's often much better or worse than we believe in the moment.

Really quick on this, using DRS, Billy Hamilton has (I believe) 12-15 more DRS than ANY CF'er in baseball since he entered the league. It's not even close. It's amazing honestly.

No, I'm not given that Billy Hamilton is arguably better than Luis Robert (and this is coming from the biggest Luis OF defense fan that exists) and Engel is just a little worse. The last thing I'm worried about is the Defense.

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Power is down throughout the game, the Sox are getting on base. Getting on base is how teams with great pitching can win games. Also, this offense has gone as Tim has gone for the past two years. You tell me TA7 is out for the year and not Robert, I'm a bit more concerned. They feed off his energy and his offense. Abreu was the MVP, but Anderson was the heart of the offense last year - heck, we saw it this year with him out. They go as 7 goes.

I was negative in the off-season because the front office failed and I will stand by that forever. The off-season was complete trash! I was also negative about the SP depth and relying on Rodon and Cease, and I've watched enough of that to know I was wrong and that I can trust the SP's this season. I am always quick to admit where I was wrong, and I am enthused to know I missed on that prediction. I now have a ton of faith in these starters - they are feeding off each other at this point which really does happen with these weirdo pitchers - and I think they could carry a terrible offense to a playoff appearance in the AL Central. It really comes down to attitude, and I have enough faith in Tim and his absurd arrogance and confidence that he won't let this offense give up on themselves. I've always been a big fan of Tim's, and I thought his skills were otherworldly (mainly his wrists), and now is the time for his skills and leadership to shine. We know the bum manager isn't going to lead anyone to anything. PS. I'm also a HUGE Andrew Vaughn stan and I think we'll be talking about ROY Andrew Vaughn at years end, with a guy holding an 850+ OPS. I have mad faith in that swing and approach. It's just a thing of perfection. When he gets zoned in fully, and confident, we're going to see weeks where Andrew carries the offense.

I'm optimistic after seeing the pitching. My number one concern with this team was the rotation depth, but with Cease coming on (maybe) and Kopech being Doc Gooden (I'd say minus the drugs but who knows with Kopech ha) and Carlos Rodon finally coming into his own (it's still about staying healthy which is why I loved them pushing him back this week), it's hard not to trust the team. The rotation has star written all over it, and pitching is the best safety net in the game of baseball; always will be. I was higher on Robert than most and I think a lot of people thought Luis would struggle a bit offensively again this year. I am bummed because he was on his way to being a superstar, but I genuinely have thought since this season starter that Tim Anderson was going to win the MVP. Well, TA has a better shot than ever now, and it's his team to keep together. I'd like this call more if LaRussa was gone, but hey... life can't be perfect. VAFan has got nothing on Optimistic Ray!

If this were a broken hip, or femur, I'd have big time concerns. I have way too much faith in modern medicine and rehab. I was told I would never be able to lift my arm above my head consistently again at one point. I'm playing "no ceilings" in my living room with the bass turned way up!