MeanJoeCrede
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On 12/2/2021 at 10:05 AM, VAfan said:
The Sox need Rodon, who was their best pitcher in the first half of last year. Not only was he their best pitcher -- even better than a great year from Lynn -- but he's a lefty, which the Sox don't have in the rotation.
When did Keuchel suddenly become right handed?
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What a 4 and a half hour Sox playoff win does to this 20 year old dog of mine...
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46 minutes ago, DannyWright said:
Team went 10-9 against the Kansas City Royals. There are legitimate concerns with both pitching AND hitting
TA's health
Vaughn's bat went silent
Moncada lost power
Eloy's Knee
This team doesnt win unless Robert hits a homerun. And now our mighty starting staff is in shambles and were starting Jimmy Lambert and Rey Rey Lopez in critical games .
If you you disagree with any of this youre just choosing to look through rose lenses which is fine, but in reality this team is F'D.
Prove me wrong, I dare you
Sox went 9-10 vs the Royals this year. Proved you wrong. Happy now?
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Just now, Green Line said:
Why not open your mind and learn something?
Wow, you mean you could teach me how to sound like a moron? Could i also learn how to spout nonsense despite having facts dispute everything i say? I appreciate the offer, but i think ill stick with being a rational human being.
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7 minutes ago, DannyWright said:
How did Scherzer do?
Calling someone a troll because they do not agree with your narrative is rather childish. Im simply asking you to tell me why im wrong and bring facts to support your argument
Ragah is that you?
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This move says Hahn is the GM after all, guaranteed this move was made over TLR objection.
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1 hour ago, wegner said:
I honestly don't know a damn thing about Brian Goodwin. Just for a baseline, would people say he is better or worse than Ryan LaMarre?
Very slightly better
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Tony's master plan of " looking for a single there" didnt work, even with 4 of them and a walk.
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1 minute ago, HOFHurt35 said:
100% agree here, pitching to Ramirez with first base open in any circumstance is a bonehead decision.
I also couldnt agree more with this.
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Just now, HOFHurt35 said:
Oops. My bad. Since you didnt originally quote that ONE post, i assumed you were making a general comment to everyone who noticed TLR made a poor strategic decision.
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Just now, HOFHurt35 said:
So I take it we're blaming the use of Leury over Mendick (of all people) on hanging this loss on LaRussa?
OK. LOL.
How about spoiling a lead off double in the 6th, with Abreu, Mercedes, and Eaton all pissing the bed?
Nobody is blaming the loss on TLR. Those of us who have commented on the use of Garcia are actually just pointing out that it was the absolute wrong in game management decision by TLR. Its common sense to bring a player to the plate who can tie the game with one swing. We had 3 of those guys who stayed on the bench in favor of Garcia. Learn the game before you comment and maybe give TLR a call and teach him once youve figured it out.
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I honestly think Ricky would have pinch hit one of AV, TA, or Collins instead of Garcia. No matter if you like TLR or not, Garcia is 100% the wrong call there. Period. That is a prime example of an in game management decision that is flat out wrong.
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My dead Grandma just called. She wondered how many singles were we looking for there? She thought that you might want to bring someone with power to the plate to represent the tying run after Lamb singled. "HOF baseball person my ass" she said as she hung up.
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2 hours ago, VAfan said:
Here's my take on the Yermin 3-0 HR.
1. Tony LaRussa, who has managed more than 5,000 games, knew EXACTLY what would happen if Yermin teed off on a 3-0 pitch up 15-4 in the 9th inning.
2. TLR KNEW, I'm sure because he'd seen it happen before many many times, that the Twins would be pissed, AND WOULD THROW THE BASEBALL AT YERMIN or another Sox player in retaliation because of Yermin's swing.
3. TLR also KNEW that the risk of injury to his player from being thrown at, while not high, was INFINITELY more important than hitting a HR or a base hit in the 15-4 blowout and showing up the Twins.
4. So, to PROTECT HIS PLAYER, and HIS TEAM, TLR gave the TAKE sign to Yermin on the 3-0 pitch.
5. This was ABSOLUTELY the correct call.
6. TLR was thinking AHEAD at the repercussions of swinging 3-0.
7. Yermin, meanwhile, was completely consumed into himself when he ignored the TAKE sign and swung away. He didn't know the likely repercussions, because he'd NEVER been in this situation in a major league game. Tony LaRussa, on the other hand, had managed more than 5,000 such games.
8. So when Yermin ignored the take sign and hit the HR, LaRussa said he would be disciplined, because he put his health and the team at risk. Whatever discipline it was did not keep Yermin out of the next two games, so it was not severe. But it was enough to get across the point that you need to respect the take sign. There was a logical reason behind it meant to protect his health and the team health.
9. LaRussa's other comment about Yermin "playing his game" was also appropriate. Players have to play for the team. Tony isn't reigning them in for no reason. He said if he's swung away at 3-1, he would have been fine with it. But LaRussa knew were the line was in the Twins eyes, and he was 100% correct about that when the Twins threw at Yermin the next game.
10. Who started the dissension here? Not TLR. He put on a take sign that NO ONE would have known about if Yermin hadn't blown it off.
11. The controversy, and the risk, was started by Yermin Mercedes, who ignored the sign because he couldn't help himself, and who certainly wasn't thinking through the consequences.
12. I'm not defending in any way the Twins getting pissed and throwing at Yermin. But it was nearly 100% certain to happen once Yermin jacked the ball out of the park. And TLR knew it.
13. So, I think TLR was the ONLY one thinking ahead, and the only one to put Yermin's health and the team ahead of a meaningless HR in the 9th inning of a 15-4 game.
14. When I read that Yermin had hit the HR, I personally didn't have a problem with it. Now that I've read some articles about it and realized WHY TLR put on the take sign, I believe that TLR is right.
15. This has NOTHING TO DO with Old School v. New School. It has to do with TLR knowing, because he's managed 5,000+ baseball games, EXACTLY what was going to happen if Yermin jacked that 3-0 pitch. He also KNEW that the game hadn't changed to the point where the Twins would just overlook this and not retaliate. Anyone thinking that WOULDN"T happen is just naive.
16. Lastly, a lot is being made of TLR not having a problem with the Twins reaction. I don't think he encouraged or condoned it. I just think he knew that was going to happen, and when it did, it drove home the point of why he gave Yermin the take sign in the first place.
17. There have been a LOT of guys injured over the years from being hit by a pitched ball. There have been ZERO games outcomes changed by swinging at a 3-0 pitch with a 15-4 lead in the 9th inning.
18. So, anyone criticizing TLR is effectively ignoring the risks of the former for something that might be fun, but has ZERO benefit to winning a baseball game, which is the point of playing them.
I'm not apologizing for TLR here. I'm saying he was WAY more savvy about the situation than any of his critics have been. And certainly WAY more savvy than Yermin Mercedes, who appears to have only been thinking about himself.
ABSOLUTE HORSESHIT!
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TLR: "I have no problem with what the Twins did"
Can I report TLR for wishing harm on people on the White Sox payroll?
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Odds from May 1st before Luis went down with the hip flexor. Odds as of today.
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7 minutes ago, fathom said:
Pitching to Winker is probably the dumbest decision of all
Sorry, didn't get to the managerial stupidity in the bottom of the inning, was focused on the top half. TLR is just plain incompetent at this point.
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1. Double switch leaving a pitcher to run in the 10th.
2. Not knowing Abreu could run for the pitcher.
3. Garcia steal attempt.
4. Hamilton not bunting/ not able to bunt with pitcher on 3rd
5. Hamilton at the plate swinging away instead of literally anyone else on the planet
Bottom line, only reason Hamilton should be at the plate in that situation instead of a pinch hitter is if he's bunting.
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The managing that inning was worse then Ricky's during Game 3. Absolute amateur hour by TLR!
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Jose gonna pull a hammy sprinting back to the dugout.
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Sox will be tied for 1st in the Central after tonight. Cleveland leads 7-3 over KC in the 8th.
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Where could Kimbrel be traded, and for what?
in Pale Hose Talk
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This is the first proposal I've seen where the Sox would get prospects and free up the $16 million. Found it interesting, especially coming from a Dodgers site. I like the idea alot more than trading for a similar salaried player.