hankchifan

That is another TLR inexplicable decision. In the MLB broadcast they said TLR was saying he wanted to try a new lineup to see how it went. Hard to understand.TLR has been going righty lefty matchup all season but the line up today had no lefty batters other than two switch hitters. You figure..

Never happen. TLR is maniatic about lefty-righty matchups. That is whyKC brought the lefty reliever in a one run game. Took potential home run tying hitters, Sheets, Collins and Goodwin off the table and left us with Leury instead.

It is what they did and took 2 potential home run hitters, Goodwin and Sheets off the table and left us with Leury.

Engel not taking the walk with the bases loaded and then striking out really hurt. I would have give him the take sign on 3-1 to possibly tie the game and keep the bases loaded. Seby bunting with two strikes and failing was also a rally killer.

TA. Is not setting the table. Understand today was first first inning run in 10 games.

2 under since the All Star game.

Good idea for them to grab some bench as soon as possible.

Our number one priority should have been a slugger likeBryant or Gallo. Guess Hahn was counting on Eloy and Robert coming back strong. But our lack of homers and awful outfield defense is hurting us now. What is the value of Kimbrelif we cant score enough runs to protect. Hope this will help tracking him back.

Tonight yes, same as Engel becoming Goodwin tonight.

I for one would have preferred to have obtained a good defensive slugging outfielder as our number one priority. Kimbrel was a nice to have but a luxury. We need more power at GRF where most opponents are out homering us, and is making it more difficult to comeback when we are down.

Worst game of the year forEngel.

Royals look like the better team in this series. Out slugging the Sox. Lack of homers is hurting the Sox lately.

TLR doesn’t like to bring in the big guns unless we are ahead.

Goodwin somehow got into Engel’s body tonight. Sox can’t expect to win games scoring just one run, particularly with our shaky outfield defense.

This is 20th century National League managing at his worse on the intended bunt play.

TLR morphed into the Hall of Shame.

These dangerous hitters like Salvy are mostly fastball hitters and not very good against breaking balls.

Don’t thinkTLR is looking at those stats. He is not Billy Bean.

He has shown warning track power so far, but at least is getting the ball up in the air. Too bad he has not been in a sacrifice fly position.

The guy hit 3 homers in a game a few days ago, hit 20 homers at Charlotte in 2019, looked terrible in the first two bunting tries in the at bat, and still is asked to bunt with 2 strikes and against a lefty. Come on! Would like to hear from Soxtalk TLR defenders about this bonehead move.

Didn’t miss much. Ruiz just threw a 2 run gopher ball on a 1-2 count.

Not a smart thing to do. That already cost us a win with the Hendriks fast ball. Now cost us two runs. Don’t let Perez beat us on another fast ball.

Do you mean he is more of a Bummer than our other Bummer?

Much better than the ground ball to third mode that he has been on lately.