poppysox

Jose making outs instead of walks has been a real problem. Zero for 15 AB's for our top 3 hitters is terrible. Cordell with more production in 1 game then Palka in 17 was very nice.

Is there any word on Moncada?

I hope we show the same 17 games worth of patience for Cordell we gave to Palka. He has some good tools and might be a diamond in the rough.

Now only 4 players below Mendoza. Improvement by subtraction.

Giolito looked to be in total control. This was not our lucky day.

It's a bit to early for our name prospects to be called up. Great time to find out about Cordell or Tilson.

What a crap call by Joe West to toss Timmy. We should start our worst pitcher in the first inning and plunk the best hitter on the other team. We lose our lousy pitcher and they lose their best hitter. Dumb!!!

This game hurt !

We have 5 players hitting below the Mendoza Line. Abreu, Palka, Castillo, Engle and Sanchez are all hitting below .200 and frequently if not always in the starting lineup. Makes me kind of optimistic that we have a 7- 9 record with over half the lineup in a slump. Moncada & Anderson are doing some very heavy lifting while Jimenez and Garcia are contributing. I believe the 5 players mentioned will improve more than Moncada & Anderson will regress. Good times ahead.

Working reasonably fast and throwing strikes is a great recipe for success.

I agree. He also speaks Spanish which is a big plus.

Alonso still does a lot for this lineup. A professional hitter.

Engle makes it look easy. Pitchers who throw strikes are much easier to like.

The Sox have done a real nice job of keeping KC speed guys off the bases this series.

Bullpen works better when they take over a clean inning. Don't wait until starter puts a runner or two on base. Better to have starter leave a batter to soon than one or two batter to late. I liked this bullpen management.

Caught the ball and threw it. Didn't overthink and putz around. Keeps the defense in the game. Well done.

Cooper is 63 years old. Time for a promotion to talent evaluator asst. to Kenny.

Lots of teams will be interested on that day.

Sounds like me and my golf game.

Sooner if they sign Eloy type extensions.

Tonight might be the night for that hit we've been looking for.

Yep and the right move. I stand by my opinion that when this team is ready to compete (2021), we will be thankful we missed on Machado because we will have more pressing needs in other areas and Machado won’t be performing to the level of a $30M AAV player at that time. I agree!

Last night I was screaming at the TV asking why would Renteria leave Santana in when he obviously had nothing. The last few days I have been venting about Palka, Sanchez and even Coop. Good thing Ricky wasn't listening to me. Santana found his old self and looked good after the 2nd inning. Palka found a way to get on base a couple times and Sanchez made a play or two that Rondon would not have made. Maybe these guys who have spent their entire lives on a baseball field do know a little about the game. Great to see Castillo contribute and Colome looked like the real deal. The Sox are not good yet but they do have some exciting guys. The game was very watchable. Have patience.

Mendick on the big club is something I could learn to like.

The key beating KC is to keep the speed merchants off the bases.