hankchifan

That is one of TLR inflexible rules. Matchups trump everything for TLR. No matter how bad is the hitter.

Leury should not have been playing RF in a tied game in the 9th. Pinch hitting Moncada for Engel in the 8 th and taking Engel defense out in the 9th did not make any sense.

Stoney called him out for taking balls to the side instead of getting behind the balls.

If they pinched hit Moncada might as well had him play third in the 9 th for defense. Burger on a tied game at third is not a good bet.

TLR is getting worse by the day. This madness has to end. Cease warming up in the 8 th..? Tanner Banks our best option to face the Rangers heart of the lineup in a tied game in the 8 th. . Fortunately we dodged that bullet so far. Moncada pinch hitting for Engel in a tied game and Leury playing right in the 9 th in a tied game instead ofEngel?…

Can’t we just pay TLR to stay home, take a sabbatical and let someone else cover for him. He can still technically be the manager, and is allowed to doze off and have a Bloody Mary or two while watching Sox games on TV. Everybody wins.

Don’t we have a hitting coach? Or Luis doesn’t take coaching and is not made accountable?

We have been converting some of our players into rich fat cats with no accountability and no hunger.

You are right. This is the common denominator on all these injuries. It is hard to believe that we could have some many injuries. Wow!

Dodgers announcers repeatedly called out TLR for leading off with Leury, saying your best hitters have to hit at the top of the lineup. Also criticized TLR for having three very low OPS low average guys hitting in the first five spots: Leury, Yoan and Yaz.Many also criticized earlier lineups withLeury hitting second or third. Maybe TLR finally listen to others.

TLR undoing has been his stubborn obsession with matchups/ platoons., even if the players involved are bad, he still goes ahead with matchups, ie. Sousa against lefties, Leury/Moncada/ Grandal switch hitters against righties.

There is a limit to fan masochism. Many are also fans of other Chicago teams with bad FO and coaches, which is practically all other teams like the Bears and Trubitsky blunder consequences, the Hawks with Colliton and all the bad Scottie Bowman moves, the JR Bulls mediocrity, not to mention the Cubs implosion. TLR and Hahn are ruining this season and some players too. But the buck on the field stops with TLR.

TLR bringing in Sousa to face the heart of the Dodgers and Rangers lineups in two close games late is sheer madness. Cost us 2 games IMO.

Stop using him in close games. looked tome that the error should have been on Leury who could not handle the throw right at him.

Should be non stop chant.

Because those other playoff teams do not have TLR managing those teams.

I hope it was not TLR saving Bummer’s arm for the playoffs. Sousa needs to be DFA.

Bringing in Sousa again in a close game cost us this game. There should not have been a 10th inning in the first place.

Another big blown lead of 5-0. Sousa once again coming in a close game and failing.

Sousa in again in a close game, doomed the Sox again, combined with Leury poor defense. TLR should be toast but as usual JR will disconnect the toaster and save his ass.

TLR is the best player in the Twins lineup.

He is obsessed with platoon/matchups, and doubles down on his mistakes, which BTW are many. One of the mistakes that led to the Trea IBB was having Sousa in the game in the first place. A guy with 8 ERA against the heart of the Dodgers lineup in a close game late is not a winning move.

Anyone of the mentioned is better than TLR. Unquestionably, TLR is the worst manager in MLB today, and the laughingstock of the baseball world after being exposed in the Dodgers series.

Sousa is the Leury of our pitchers.

Girardi, Maddon gone, now TLR who has done a worse job, should follow out the door and join the trifecta..