hankchifan

A big sigh of relief. Good D from Moncada and Abreu on that grounder.

Why not let Bummer finish the 8 th. He was in a big groove.

Grab some bench.

And don’t walk them.

It is never over until it’s over. We must win tonight so we can’t hold anybody back, including Hendriks.

Absolutely.

The dreaded lead off walk is never good

And hope that the Astros don’t hit anything hard to RF.

Must be one of TLR’s unwritten rules.

LaRussa is obsessed with matchups, no matter the players involved. He does not adjust or changes his plans. He is the worst manager in the playoffs, even worse than Dusty. He is in embarrassment territory.

Not maybe. It was for sure pretty dumb.

He can still have Cesar playing second and Engel in RF, with Leury on the bench. Sox bad RF defense has been badly exposed in this series. Rather have the D than a marginally better bat in the bottom of the lineup.

We could have used a higher energy manager this season, an Ozzie or even Ricky type, rather than a low energy guy like TLR or Robin. TLR has not maximized / extracted the most out of our players. We have wasted too many opportunities.

We already know that we have a bad coaching staff. We are bad in adjusting. There are too many coaches deferring to TLR and not advising him on some of his bad decisions and basically being cronies and yes men. We have a 20th century staff in a 21 st century game.

During the regular season, we can get away with TLR bone head decisions, but not in the playoffs where we have no margin for error. TLRprobably cost us the second game with several bad decisions. Leaving a tiring Giolito in with the2 run lead: not bringing in Kopech our dominating pitcher to protect the lead,; bringing in Crochet in to pitch to three hitters including rightyGurriel in a game situation, after throwing 26 pitches the day before: putting Leury in RF so he could pinch hit with the anemic Cesar Hernández. That is 4 bad decisions. Too much to overcome. That is not a HOF performance.

Shifting goes against unwritten rules.

Your comments are an elegant way to express that TLR has sucked this season.

There is a cult of personality amongst some TLR fans. He can do nothing wrong in their eyes.

Bills-Chiefs are small markets but have a national following with Josh Allen and Patrick Mahones.

Chicago White Sox have been in existence over 100 years, with multigenerational support and tradition. It also has regional Midwestern support. The alternate cities you mention do not have baseball tradition beyond minor league teams. New York and LA also have 2 teams. New York is not growing either. The Bronx is not a desirable part of town either. Food for thought. If Sox keep winning , it will make it more difficult to move the franchise out of Chicago.

Well, at least you had The Beatles.

No doubt. Time has already talked.

We had our chance up 4-2, but did not bring in Kopech and quickly lost the lead. There is no margin for error in the playoffs.

It was easier to get the HFA than winning a game 5 in Houston.

Thanks for excellent post. I will not easily accept TLR and Hahn coming back. They screwed up this season and wasted a big opportunity with the bad trade deadline acquisitions and the many bone headed TLR in game decisions ,and the bull shit resting strategy with the frequent Sunday lineups which gave away HFA. Maybe JR’s son will turn out as well as Wirtz’s son with the Blackhawks that revived the team, but I am not holding my breath. I ‘ll happily eat some crow if we win 3 in a row...