poppysox

This team may need a new manager, new coaches and a new way of doing things. Just a dead ballclub.

This juiced ball is a mistake. Will make a travesty of records that have stood for years. New records won't mean a thing.

He is a big disappointment. Even in relief has shown nothing.

No...that would be the Cubs.

Chuck Tanner was a good manager. His teams seemed were well coached and ready to play. Ozzie was good until his kids got involved...than he became unbearable.

Good to know. We certainly have enough brain f**t players with Garcia and Anderson.

Looks meaner than sin.

Corey Dickerson has appeal but the National League hitters have me feeling snake bit.

Why not?

Puig and Reyes would look good in White Sox uniforms. They don't seem to be nice guys but maybe we need some of that edge.

They will be joined by a right fielder and DH. That's a lot of extra fire power.

Five hits today for Madrigal. Oh my! Can't wait until Robert & Madrigal inject some life into our lineup.

Yeah...just thought it a better idea than catcher.

Pumping some new life into this lineup would give us something to be of interest. There is virtually no entertainment value in the current product.

Right field...he sure has the arm for it.

Madrigal has lots of tools in his toolbox.

Signs of things to come.

Boy...you don't know what to believe when everybody uses facts to make their point.

If Dick Allen didn't pan out (your term) in WAR...that would be all the proof I would need to forget WAR as a meaningful stat.

On the other end of the spectrum...Roland Hemond was very good.

It would appear that WAR is flawed just like most baseball statistics.

When Dick Allen hit some of those rifle shot homers the exit velocity must have been unworldly. You knew the second it was hit that it was "kilt." That's what is hard for me to understand...what new stat is it that surpasses traditional stats info in defining talent. Traditional triple crown #'s reflect power (HR's) and balls hit fair (BA) and balls hit well with runners on base (rbi's). Does the current WS team have someone better than I realize because traditional stats don't capture his true value? I do understand that a spray chart helps determine how to pitch to and defend a hitter, etc. Moneyball depicted finding these diamond in the rough players but I don't see real life examples of these dramatic discoveries.

At the time I thought Tony overmanaged...meaning slowing down the game as he moved an outfielder three steps to the right sort of things. I guess he was on the cutting edge of todays shifting.

Moncada good-Sox gonna be good very soon. Patience Grasshopper.

Your eyes will tell you Jeter isn't a Gold Glover.