hankchifan

To face three lefties in a game situation like tonight. TLR is so incompetent. It is pitiful.

We are in a pennant race and we need to go all out. Relievers had to be up starting the 6 th. Need to protect the lead in this game. TLR is too formulaic, he has relievers assigned to innings. And don’t want to deviate. Diekmann had to come in for the lefty batters. No urgency.

They should have had a reliever up for Salvy. Didn’t get the memo to not let Perez beat us.

So much for Groundball City offense. It’s hard to score runs with singles and slow runners, and without many extra base hits/ homers. Can’t hit homers with ground balls.

Lack of speed has cost us two runs so far with Abreu and Grandal staying put at 3 rd on potential sacrifice flies.

It is a shame, because we have the pitching to contend and win in the playoffs. Not adding a quality LH outfielder at the trade deadline was awful. The FS1 crew commented that no other teams would like to face theWhite Sox in the playoffs because of our pitching, don’t want to have to face Cease, Kopech, Giolito, Lynn and Cueto plus our bullpen in a playoff series.

No clutch hitting or homers again. I think if we are to win tonight, somebody is going to have to hit a homer or at least a big hit with men on.

FS1 crew criticizing Big Energy leading off. Calling for a better hitter leading off, even Robert.

You are absolutely right. What use is too advance two feet in case the ball drops. If it drops you will score regardless. Isn’t Super Joe telling Abreu to get ready to tag up?

On FS1 they just mentioned that the Sox have had 110 different lineups out of 111 games. Unbelievable. Many opportunities for TLR to screw it up. It also shows not only injuries but also too many players resting.

Abreu should have tagged up on the Sheets fly ball. Royals LF wasn’t positioned to throw home. He thought it was the third out. Our base running sucks. Also lineup with Yoan and Grandal back to back is not too hot.

I was referring to the first inning only.

Seems like he is taking a third strike in every game. Pretty pathetic.

Nobody being patient, working the count, waiting for a better pitch to hit..

TLR always has a bad surprise in every lineup. Where is Pollock?

Abreu has been a major bust in this DH. He seems to try too hard with men on base, and lose discipline at the plate.

Or Robert. TLR is averse to pinch hitting, and doesn’t like to pinch hit players that are “resting” in that game like Robert and Vaughn in this game.

That was the right move for 29 other MLB managers but not TLR.

Sheets is 4 for 24 against lefties. Big Energy should have hit for Leury. TLR is the worst manager in the Majors hands down.

He likes that Nicky is a local boy…

That’s TLR ball for you.

It’s hard to win scoring just one run in the game. No power, no speed, no clutch hitting.

In summary, he sucks at the plate.

Right on. While they decide what to do with Moncada, hit him in the 8 th spot.

Yoan needs to be benched. Big Energy to third or bring Burger up. Mendick loss is reverberating still.