Chick Mercedes

He’s trying. Its not like he complained about the eighth innings. He gave it all he had. I never actually heard of closers being resented for having such limited abilities. Anyway, a good manager is supposed to put their people in the right situations to succeed. People are referred to as individuals for a reason. They are different. Craig Kimbrel is not Ryan Tepera. Asking them to do each others jobs is reasonable if they could, but foolish if they can’t. It becomes the team’s fault if they keep hitting their head against a brick wall. Shaking out fist at God and Kimbrel wont do any good between the lines

This is very much like the conversations I used to have with my first wife. yeah, I mean people are what they are. He was paid only to do the job he was doing. He’s not good at anything else. If that is difficult to accept, one may not last long as a GM constantly making decisions based on this philosophy. Don’t shove a square peg into a round hole and all that. If that sounds like a good idea, it is not. After “dont try to reinvent the wheel, and “don’t shove a square peg in a round hole” I’m tapped out.

Sorry, not sorry i didn’t call the season over. But I just wanted to say sorry not sorry. Sorry.

SO, we should be able to ask any relief pitcher to do any job in the bullpen, and that is a sound request? This is not done sir.

so you would manage this way??? Make trades on this philosophy?

Grandal running to first base

it matters in a spiritual sense

that looked lioke a scene from Allegiant Stadium tonight.

This take is so hard to understand. Blaming a player for being something he is not. His mental edge is starting clean in the 9th inning for all the chips. That is why everyone with good stuff can't do it, it is terrifying for most pitchers. It is the adrenaline rush that they use to lift their performanc, and they thrive on that. If the eight inning is meh to them so they fail at a higher rate, that sucks, but don't use them in the eighth. If you do, it is not the play's fault they don't bring the 9th inning stuff out there. They aren't that guy in the eight. No amount of cajoling can make them something they are not.

LOL that was a ball. Ump says, that was cool though

He loves the work. I could be wrong, but he more or less maintains instead of not, when he gets a lot of work

Mr October

a long track record of having success doing something different than how the Sox use him. Basically, Craig Kimbrel usage on the Sox is a proof for the old adage...don't reinvent the wheel.

RBIs don’t matter anymore either. What a world we live in.

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Thats like blaming Godzilla for destroying Tokyo after they woke him up from his dormant sleep.

I could go further and call Eloy not taking the game seriously enough. But I wont because such conjecture seems to be causing distress

He’s starting to look like he has a mental approach problem. Wonder if he resents being coached sometimes and wants to show people up. Maybe the DH thing has unleashed a beast.

Lol, think Kimbrel is gonna pitch? TLR should kill the good times

Eloy catching balls with flair like ricky Henderson

Big gun Sister Mary Sobieck will be here next game to finish them

The white Sox adjust launch angle to worm level

There’s a good reason you like them so much

Grandal’s play was as much Rodmanesque as AJesque.

Never really seen such an awesome ground ball rally