poppysox

Yeah...right.

Jimenez...how do you like them apples? Seems every time Lopez goes 3-2 the ball gets hit hard.

He slows up with men on base. Loses his command.

Well now we know why he's batting sixth. Gotta get up pretty early in the morning to keep up with Ricky.

OK...good job of minimizing the damage.

Cordell made that play look easy.

Lopez has the same 6 outs and used less pitches to do it.

Lopez has gone through 2 innings with 20 pitches of which 15 have been strikes. I like it.

So far Lopez is getting it and throwing it like we talked about. Looks good.

I would imagine learning what he can from McCann is part of the equation.

Like a hot knife through butter.

What I would like to see is the Sox avoiding the Bryant situation. The Cubs organization is now in a position of needing to trade Bryant rather than end up empty handed.

He is just fine. Catches the routine stuff and once in a while makes a real nice play. His arm is the only concern for me.

And we have a lot of it.

Lopez would do well to emulate Giolito. Don't overthink it. Catcher puts down the fingers and you throw the ball where he tells you to throw it.

No one said anything about forcing anyone. When you have years down the road players think about securing their families future. When the wait is only next year...many decide the wait will be worth it. Sale, Q, Eaton and Anderson are all examples of players who opted early for security.

I want to avoid a situation like the Cubs have with Bryant. I like what we did with Jiminez and Anderson. Extend them when the money still means something.

I agree...lock him up.

Well...I hope it means he's turned a corner. He looked sensational.

Deservedly so.

What a fine day of baseball...back to .500 tomorrow. Go Sox!

Want a chance to guess??

Well...what's up with Ruiz? He didn't even look like he was going to walk anyone.

Hang on to your hats...this could be a bumpy ride.

Lets end it Eloy.