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And Colas is raking from the left side like Frank Thomas in Birmingham. Lets goooo!

Anyway, Rizzo started his leg forward, but it sure looked like he intentionally dipped his knee into the pitch after that. That may have alerted the ump into making the call the way he did.

There’s a clear difference in the way Anderson came at the umpire to contact. Technically by the letter of the law there isn’t. I’d say after Rizzo got mad, he gathered himself to touch the ump in a calm way. They can call it the same if they want to. But there was a difference in the contact.

It’s hard to believe the season came down to Johnny Cueto, but it actually kind of did. Whoda thunk.

Shooting messengers does not help the problem, which does seem to exist.

I gave you a LaRussa for this post because the passion is admirable. You got spunk, kid.

Shane Riordan does not agree

Great questions. Personally I just think he is naturally gonna be a big guy, his body is changing as he gets older, and whether or not he attributes this to intentionally bulking up or not, it’s gonna happen. But yeah, it’s stupid to do it on purpose.

There will always be *reasons* for the dysfunction with this guy

You’d be surprised how many are using. It’s fairly easy to evade the testing protocol with the programs they use. Tatis probably just got lazy with it, there’s little excuse to get caught nowadays

I don’t know man. To take away from the game possible things like No hitters, you’re really beginning to diminish it

Most young players are consumed with it. But sending a message to the team by breaking them up with a trade of one (Eloy or Moncada) would be valuable.

I’ll just say that I can’t think of any truly great player that leaves these kinds of impressions, and has these kinds of questions asked. Sure, there have been those that leave some preparation to be desired. But they generally don’t look to be sleepwalking. You can see the fire is burning.

Big Frank and Ozzy long ago said the team looked dead

Eh. He has been lighting people on fire all season on Twitter for ‘negativity’. That’s really the basis of the for the trepidation of what fans have seen this year.

I have been pleasantly surprised when Shirley changed the direction of the team somewhat at least as far as some acquisitions. So good things can happen with change, even if it’s blind luck. As long as JR gets his dusty ass out of the way. He was moved aside when the rebuild began. I don’t know what stalled it out, but he again was a part of the stall at least.

Neglectfully overrated by the FO which failed to move the roster forward twice. Over the winter, and at the deadline. Not to mention handicapped by ownership. They had a chance man. That said, they will likely back into the playoffs. If they bow out quickly, the people that get fired should be joined by the Chairman.

https://mobile.twitter.com/nbcchicago/status/1557835402324709377

He is who he is. But only the White Sox would insist on playing him at a power position while in dire need of power.

Right now, the relative salaries should be the determining factor. Despite the nonsense that the Sox were legitimately chasing mega salaried players, this payroll should largely be considered topped out. As such, an opportunity to use Moncada’s money/roster spot in a more productive way should be pursued

Cueto. Easy win.

Can’t be done.

gotta be Karma Police. [Verse 1] Karma police, arrest this man He talks in maths, he buzzes like a fridge He's like a detuned radio [Verse 2] Karma police, arrest this girl Her Hitler hairdo is making me feel ill And we have crashed her party [Chorus] This is what you'll get This is what you'll get This is what you'll get When you mess with us Verse 3] Karma police, I've given all I can It's not enough, I've given all I can But we're still on the payroll [Chorus] This is what you'll get This is what you'll get This is what you'll get When you mess with us [Outro] For a minute there I lost myself, I lost myself Phew, for a minute there I lost myself, I lost myself For a minute there I lost myself, I lost myself Phew, for a minute there I lost myself, I lost myself

*if healthy* thats the whole thing

Lets just say that if you doubted his raw ability to hit based on small sample size, that’s needlessly negative. People just doubt he won’t trip and fall. A true addition that one could have confidence in would be a second baseman or outfielder added.