Look at Ray Ray Run

I truthfully don't want to get into any back and forth's about this. I'm having a lot of fun watching this team, and they have brought some life back to summer which is what I've been asking for. I don't want to zap fun from others, which is why I've avoided most commentary that wasn't positive during a great run of baseball. I also think they epitomize the travesty that has been the Sox not trying to even be competitive for so much of the past decade +. You don't have to be great, to be fun. You don't have to be great, to be entertaining. I also said I would not re-calibrate my expectations because the Sox lowered the bar so far. That was their goal, and I would not succumb to that. So I look at this team and I certainly don't see a resounding success. I see a fun team that has had some really great moments. I also see a team that invested very little in itself this off-season, have a payroll (when adjusted for revenue and inflation) that we haven't seen in my lifetime, and a team who is succeeding primarily because of guys who were prior regime players and a stud who fell into their laps (which they deserve 100% credit for taking advantage of)... and I say that because they weren't TRYING to win when they signed Mune, and intention matters to me when evaluating decision making. I'm glad everyone seems happy, and I understand where the euphoria is coming from. Expectations are the thief of job but they're also the cause of irrational optimism. Once you get a little taste after years of cellar dwelling, all those baseball emotions come back to the surface. It's fun to be the underdog, always has been and the Sox are embracing that role.

What? I can enjoy something and have fun with it without being irrational about what it is. Sorry it hurts you feelings to read that theyre a mediocre team.

A market inefficiency lol. Youre killing me. Such an inefficiency that the Sox moved on from the guy for Acuna (post hype guy lol) and Benetendi. And the other success is a guy who added more bat speed in the off season than anyone in baseball... something that seems pretty unlikely to happen! Steroids or just great strength training, either way I love his commitment to the team!

Hindsight? Well given that I said I thought Mead would be a plus player this year, doesn't seem like hindsight to me. But hey... let's pretend like there's nothing that could be done. You can't even admit that the Sox are mediocre so youre not exactly some arbitor of rational takes. The AL being bad doesnt mean the White Sox are "good" by the way.

What does this even mean? They acquired Mead at the trade deadline last year. Can you imagine if they threw Vargas away after a half a season? Isn't the point of assessing moves to review them after results start matriculating in? You can enjoy this team being competitive without being hyperbolic.

They are DH'ing Benetendi. You always have room for a guy with a 143 wRC+.

The Sox have a run differential of 1. By definition that is a mediocre baseball team. The fact that someone like you doesnt understand that is amazing. Im sorry that youve had your expectations recalibrate by being a historically inept franchise, but understand it is the lack of expectations that is making this so much fun. Not the fact that this is some great team. Or even good. You can be fun and not great. Thats why throwing away years and years of trying to compete was such a disaster.

Great win. Always loved that Vargas guy!

The White sox are currently mediocre. The difference is, they were so bad that the expectation was lowered by many fans.

Wasn't disagreeing.

Where was Short? Beni was half way off the bag, the play was never going to be to second.

We're now basically in June, and 20% of colson montgomery starts have been at third base. Once a week. The hilarity of it never gets old.

It's been a beautiful thing to see so many join team lackey. Guy has been incredible this year, and his development in general has been even more impressive. Best player in the draft.

Ucla playing in the Big Ten. It's not even a power conference. When I was in the MVC, the conference was better than the big ten.

You know why his ops falling under 800 isn't life or death? Because he's an elite defensive shortstop. It wasn't just your scenario, but they're all crazy.

I blame the Sox complete stupidity and insanity of starting colson at third while he's playing elite shortstop for the absurd scenarios being proposed by fans for him to move off the position permanently so chase meidroth can play there.

Now we're replacing a gold glove level shortstop with Jacob Gonzalez. We've reached peak insanity,

Replacing Mune with Acuna is like totaling your Bentley and being given a Pinto as a replacement.

I don't think he's all the way back yet, and he doesn't really have a dominant pitch yet, but he has 4 pitches that could all be plus. Very interesting.

I liked Mead coming into the year, thought it made sense to give him a shot. Insane to keep benetendi over him. Mead is young and under control and his power had been zapped by an injury that historically takes quite a bit of time to come back from.

It's great to be on the positive side of outcomes (luck) for first time in a while.

Melton is intriguing. Interesting to see what the Sox do with him tonight.

Curtis Mead has a 143 wRC+ with 8 homers in 143 PA's. Weird guy to get rid of and give away.

Didn't really say anything about luck beyond citing BABIP and wasnt discrediting the performance. Twins also have the lowest team xBA in baseball.

Another day and game of Davis Martin making me look like an idiot. Gotta love it.