hankchifan

Still, Moncada should have slid into 2nd base.

Depends on the players involved. If your player at first has good speed and the player at the plate makes good contact and hits lot of ground balls, and you want to stay away from the double play, it is a good move. Like with Anderson and Madrigal.

He can’t hit a fastball today. When our big boppers in the middle of the lineup don’t hit, we are in trouble. Would like Mercedes to pinch hit today certainly for Collins who has been an awful hitter.

If you have a good bunter and you bunt to the left side like to 3rd base, if not you strike out or get a force at 3 rd and you are back to where you were with one more out. TLR is too stubborn in his cookie cutter 1990sways.

Benetti and Stoney couldn’t believe we were bunting. Stoney said if they were going to bunt it had to be to third not to first. TLR also doubled down on the bunt with 2 batters in a row. LaRussa is on a time machine to the 20th century. Giving up an out nowadays to a crappy bullpen is a blunder. For TLR’s sake hope the Sox come back on this game. Sox deserves a better manager like Alex Cora or AJ Hinch even with their baggage.Time has gone by for TLR.

Looks to me that Marshall is being issued a one way ticket to Charlotte in economy.

It was a relief that Grandal was catching today. Trust his power and OBP better than Collins’.

Thank you Hawkaroo.

Agree. TLR likes to keep Hendricks for a ghost 10th inning and we have gotten walked off in the 9th a few times with other than Hendricks on the bump.

Leury does not make that play. Have to credit TLR on this one.

The problem was not taking Keuchel out, but putting the game in the hand of Marshall who stunk. Doesn’t have the fastball to challenge hitters down the middle and got tagged with 2 homers.

I don’t think extra innings will be eliminated. Walk offs are an exciting part of the game. Besides is just an integral part of baseball tradition.

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And besides, my gold chains are bigger than yours

And when he gets one we don’t hit and run and hit into double plays. Conversely, our catchers cannot throw anybody out.

We cannot let Jose Ramirez beat us tomorrow. He hurt us today again. We need tohave better pitch calling. We keep getting hurt by the fastball to hitters that can’t hit the off speed pitches. We also need Abreu and Yermin to deliver which they did not do today. I would also move Yermin down in the lineup.

The big mistake was pitching to Jose Ramirez with first base open, and throw him a cookie on 3-1 for a 2 run homer. 3rd game in past 2 years that Ramirez breat us with a late homer. Time to learn the lesson and don’t let Jose Ramirez beat us again. Pitch around the guy.

It was super dumb. Threw him a cookie right down the middle on a 3-1 count with 1st base open and a man on third in a tied game. You figure.

I only hang on TLR letting Jose Ramirez beat us, and leaving Anderson on the bench in the7th when we needed a homer.

Anderson had to pinch hit instead of Leury. We needed a 2 run homer. Another major factor in this loss was to let Jose Ramirez beat us. Let’s not try that in the next two games pls. TLR managing did not help either. Old school have to hit lefty vs righty regardless of the cutter. Same as giving up outs with bunt.

Don’t let Jose Ramirez beat you once again. Guess Lambert wasn’t around when Ramirez killed the Sox with homers past seasons. But Grandal was and should have known better not to walk him or at least not throw a strike to this MF.

At least he is making contact. Only 4 strike outs in his last 7 games. The other question is who you replace him with that is better.

He did not get the message to not let Jose Ramirez beat you. They should have walked him.

The guy has a 7.71 ERA in AAA. If we don’t have anyone better we got a problem.

All I can say is that he has a 7.71 ERA at Charlotte so far this season.