Look at Ray Ray Run

The rays barely let anyone see a lineup for the third time through last year and were one of the best teams in baseball.

It was 5.2 innings in 2019 and has been trending down for over a decade. 2020 wasn't that unexpected. 5 is normal now.

The avg start in baseball last year was just under 5 IP per start. Baseball is changing. Covering 4 innings is the norm in the game now.

wow, look how smug and snarky fangraphs are! how dare they say something was a bonehead move and substantiate it statistically. Don't they know some posters just exist to blow off steam and use the forum as a venting tool?!?

I will say, the sox played absolutely as bad as they possibly could have this series. Even an actually bad team won't play this bad. And they very easily could have won all 4 games. I would say thats a good thing even though this was hard to watch. To play really bad for 4 games and still have a chance late to win them all is much better than lacking any talent and playing bad and games being over early. Thats the optimistic look.

The ball was 8 feet over the wall. Was he supposed to bring a trampoline out there.

Madrigal doing something retarded again on the bases and gets bailed out. Truly unbelievable

Had three outs left in the game and the manager just had the player give one of them up. Unbelievable in 2021 that shit is still happening.

Not only has he looked good, but his power is legit and iglesias is a monster vs righties so no vaughn.

If collins doesn't hit in the 9th ill break something.

I dont get it. When Britton was throwing his 97 mph power sinker he wasn't 60/40 with another pitch. His slider is nice, but he hasn't had or thrown his sinker nearly enough.

TLR may have forgotten more about baseball than all us posters ever knew- as some like to claim - but the problem is he's forgot it all. The mighty bullpen. The brilliant bullpen manager and tactician. White Sox mania 2021

Wait, why can't I use the platform how I please but others can? Weird stuff. Feel smart? Pal, if i came here for validation I wouldn't post the way I do. Not sure what's difficult to understand about that. And chitown rips me plenty. You can't take the heat, get out the kitchen.

No point in continuing this back and forth, will just say I dont cry and get offended when people rib me (like you rightfully did regarding the luis robert play tonight). Its part of the fun. I talk trash and in a sarcastic manner in all my life. Its literally what makes sports and online receipts/posting fun. If it offends you and others I'd be lying if I said I was sorry, because its never personal, its good old fashion banter. I will say its hard to portray it as well on a forum but Its still all in good fun. Have a good one.

What jobs do I pretend to be qualified for? I've never tried to work in baseball in my life. If my opinions hurt your feelings on the internet that isn't my problem, pal. I dont ever call myself an expert, I present my opinion like anyone else. I also dont attack people on the internet and then say I was drunk like a 15 year old. Edit: thanks for the new signature though. Good for a laugh for sure.

I think you know I dont blame either manager for the losses. Players gotta get the job done, period end of story. But you better believe I'm gonna have some fun with the posters who blamed every loss on renteria and are now hilariously praising la russa.

Lol so because my opinion is different than the OP that means I'm telling him how to feel? How about this, I couldn't care less about your opinion or views and if i want to poke fun at a poster who spent all last year destroying renteria for any loss the sox had and now is praising the manager whose literally been in charge of two blown leads in three games, ill do that and you can go cry to someone else. Good luck with your future drunk pointless posts.

Lol This has to be a troll post. Rick Renteria lost 1 game in 2020 leading after the 7th. Tony La Russa has lost 2 games in 2021 leading after the 7th in 3 chances This thread is praising La Russa bullpen use while slamming Renteria. Can't make this shit up.

Tony la russa has now lost more games when leading after the 7th than Rick renteria did all of last year. The genius tactician.

What ?

I in fact didn't think maybe the best defensive player in baseball was going to drop a routine fly ball.

Locked in lol

He put the winning runner on base.

Lol He just walked one of the worst hitters in MLB. Theres no justification for doing that and turning the lineup over.

Pujols has been one of the worst hitters in baseball since 2019. Nothing at all makes that move ok.