poppysox

Nice win tonight playing with less than our full complement of weapons. We need to rethink some of our sending players' home decisions of late. Some of these decisions have been suicide missions.

And playing with half a team.

Wasn't it nice to have a game where we could just sit back and relax?

Kimbrel has too much of a track record for us to go into panic mode. I have a hunch that by the middle of October we will all be big fans.

I agree with your bunting observation.

I think the Whitesox organization should be embarrassed to put on such a non-competitive display as in today's game.

Tony likes to give you a day off when you're hot. If Ceasar needs a day off he better start hitting.

We may lose today but at least we showed....ah...ah...ah...I got nothing.

I agree...and extra bench-bat like Sheets or legs like Hamilton are more useful in playoff baseball IMO.

No one has been to more October games than TL. I will assume he and Katz will have this well thought out by the time decisions are made.

It's starting to come back to me why I wasn't very keen on TL back in the day.

I agree...but they won't cut someone of his stature.

If the average major league salary is 4.3 million but the median salary is 1.5 million...that difference is because 20% of the players get 80% of the money or thereabout. Need to fix that imbalance in order to have a healthy game. I think it's fair to have a much higher minimum wage but ridiculous to be having players making in excess of 30 million. How much more are fans willing to pay for a ticket, parking, beer, and a hotdog?

Yes, people often have differing opinions on these forums..and you are certainly entitled to yours.

I am aware that Hamilton and Engel are out...therefore Robert should be playing today. Not that hard to figure out IMO.

If his name isn't Robert, Engel, or Hamilton I don't want to see him in CF. Also, please rest one player at a time when necessary. These games with multiple players being rested are non-competitive and alarmingly boring.

Goodwin has the athleticism to get out to CF but he is certainly not a centerfielder.

If he would take some pitches and get some walks he'd be great. Part of the job for the first two guys in the lineup is to see what the pitcher has today and start working immediately on getting him 100 pitches and out of the game by the fifth or sixth inning.

I imagine that Tampa plays all their starters only 2 out of 3 games. You have to love TL's strategy of resting Anderson the day after every great game.

Some of these lineup decisions are just plain hard to stomach.

Thanks for doing this!

I had the same thought on sending Collins. Better to be lucky than smart I guess.

They need to not walk people.

What??? We are the best team in the AL!!!

Bummer is a big concern currently as are relievers issuing walks.