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Does Gordon have an account here? He just called Chuck “Pal”.

Tony keeps batting Mercedes 5th and did say he’ll move Yermin up to 2nd the other day, so La Russa believes Mercedes will turn it around. However, tray did correctly predict Yermin’s downfall, so it’s Tony’s baseball’s mind vs tray’s baseball mind in this battle of the sport’s titans.

Worried for Steve Stone. He must be sitting at home, shaking in his boots that the Sox might offer his full-time job to Gordon.

Garcia has to be slotted 3rd because if you move Abreu/Mercedes up, 9 thru 3 (and 4 thru 1) spell “MAGA” - an acronym Tony is trying to distance himself from.

A World Series winning decision.

That was an Eddie Gaedel Home Run

This was an A+ reference. Poor kid was asked to fill in last minute and had a broken teleprompter. Another great thing from 2005.

Benetti on the same drugs I’m on

Jason just had his “Touchdown USC! Touchdown USC! ... I mean Touchdown Stanford!” circa 2007 moment.

HR Derbies are played out and not realistic. Rather see a Sac Bunt Derby.

Esteemed company to be in. Half those guys are already Hall of Famers.

I’ve always wondered what people said about him back the . His career is absolutely mystifying. 5 WS & 8 pennants but 17 last place finishes. Adding to the mystique is he looks like someone from a horror film.

Great thread title. You are a class act and joy to post with, ron! Sox are lucky to have you as a fan.

Tony has been a meme two games in a row. First, the horrified backed-into-a-corner shot Friday. Then this iconic gif Saturday. Great to see him having so much fun in the clubhouse.

Yermin did really well catching the 9th. Good rhythm and framing, only dropped 1 ball.

I quietly suspected they were on good terms as during Yermin’s slump: - La Russa recently talked about how Yermin had one of the best BP’s he’d ever seen - La Russa in postgame the other night credited something Hamilton did on the bases to “Yermy being such a great two strike hitter” - La Russa still kept Mercedes 5th through a one month slump while many called for him to move down I agree Tony botched the original situation, but he’s done a good job rectifying that mistake and rebuilding that relationship, and credit Yermin for being open to that too. Happy for them!

Loved how classy he was in the postgame making it about the team’s victory when asked. Congratulations Tony!! Couldn’t imagine a better way to dedicate my 100th post!

Tony keeps things fun by teasing us with Foster

Goddammit

Tony improving his record in 1-run games

Vaughn may have caught COVID, but at least he avoided the microchip.

Someone will have to tweet Steve he is mistaken on no one with the Twins’ record making the playoffs in the wild-card era. Our World Series opponent was 15-30 in ‘05.

Yes, wearing a shirt with someone’s mug shot and inmate number is in poor taste. It’s done solely to belittle the person. People should lift others up, not kick others when they’re down. TLR was wrong for the DUI but two wrongs don’t make a right.

Don’t forget the 2 runs he saved on defense in a 3-1 game. Thanks for the flattery in declaring me your buddy. Let’s celebrate by meeting up for a drink this season at LaRussa’s Lounge.