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Bringing in the awful Diekman to pitch the 7 th in a close game, shows that the Sox have mailed it in, and don’t care to win or not.

Dodgers announced tonight that Kimbrel has been demoted from the closer role. Another great Hahn talent evaluation that doesn’t pan out albeit in another team.

The Whole Sox team has mailed it in. Can’t even beat the awful Tigers at home. We suck and it is a major embarrassment to the team and the fans. Some heads have to roll. The decision to bring in the rookie Lambert to protect a 3-1 lead in the 7 th against the Guardians, having ReyLo available turned out to be the worst decision of the year, and shut the door on the Sox season. Even Cairo admitted it was a mistake. Too many. Unforced errors this season.

Looks like Lambert is not the answer. Comes in the 8 th and promptly gives the dreaded lead off walk who eventually scores, like he did in the Cleveland series..

Once again, we get hurt by a breaking pitch to the rookie agreene after being blown byvReyLo fastballs before. Seems like most critical hits on Sox pitchers have been on breaking pitches, mostly hangers. If our pitchers have the good heat, don’t screw around with breaking pitches in game situations.

And how slow our runners are. Almost impossible to get an infield hit, avoid a double play, go from 1st to 3 rd on a base hit, getting to catchable balls in the outfield, executing a hit and run, etc. and comparing to the Guardians we are a bad joke.

We keep throwing strikes to Baez. Throw everything to him in the dirt or way outside or face high. He doesn’t like to take walks. Sox don’t adjust.

Middle of the pack.

A combination of both.

No surprise there. Opposing pitchers going deep as Sox are swinging at everything. Sox need homers or several hits to score runs with no walks and very slow running hitters. Not a formula for success.

Not starting Sheets yesterday was another Cairo blunder.

Can Moncada be asked for a salary refund or a salary cut? His performance has not been in line with his outsize salary.

Sox team today are best compared to a crab as they only move sideways and backwards, and lately is mostly backwards. At this time we are the Chicago Crab Sox. Put an image of a crab on the uniform or on the charity tee shirt.

You got a point.

Admire this guy for his honesty, but he should be looking for a new job just in case. Dissent in this organization is not welcome.

This supports Wilbon comments on ESPN recently that if the Sox would have had Francona as manager instead of TLR, Sox would have been 20 games over .500.

Moncada should have bunted or try a double steal with Abreu at the plate. Abreu is leading the majors in DPs hit.

The Guardians would have made it to third. At least we had runner in motion and avoided the dreaded double play.

Right on. Another unforced error letting TLR hang around too long, and waste our window, when most everybody knew that it was the wrong move. The Sox let this captain sink the ship unnecessarily.

The Guardians are running us out of the park. They are going first to third on every single with man on first, they bunt, they steal, they are very aggressive, It is completely the opposite of the slow, slumbering, station to station Sox. We need to get more speed into our lineup and better outfield defense for next season.

The hope for the Sox to make the playoffs ended when Cairo brought in Jimmy Lambert to protect a 3-1 lead late against Cleveland , having ReyLo available. Even Cairo admitted after the game that he didn’t manage well the most critical game of the year. Sox need to bring in a new, Proven manager that can impart managerial skills and accountability.

This team has mailed it in already. Question now is whether they will end the season ahead of the Twins or not.

Guardians are running us out of the park tonight. Everybody going from 1 st ro 3 rd. On singles, and stealing bases at will. It has been a humiliation of the Sox tonight.

The Guardians are the Sox opposite in working the counts and looking for their pitch, while running up our pitchers counts. The Sox need to change their hitting. Modus operandi of swinging away at most every pitch. We get hurt by opponent starters going long, and our guys not going beyond the 6 th and getting disasters like lambert in the7 th last night.We need to play smarter.

And not go very fast.