Chick Mercedes

I am on a rampage tonight, sorry. Can we change the thread title to…. TLR 2022 Hot Seat Thread?

If Ricky was still managing, with the LaRussa achievement with this team, he would have been fired weeks ago. Or it would be the leading topic on sports talk radio every day until he was fired. Instead, we might fire Tony’s hitting coach.

Not that old of an expression then

No specific reason. Depends on the return, but I should probably be very open to trading anyone other than the 2 names mentioned, because as Dr Phil likes to say..How's that working out for ya (us)? I'll stop dropping expressions tonight. Maybe one more. The Sox are overrated man. So it's time to make changes after they prove it. You're not trading everybody. Your open to trading just about anybody

We're talking about the old expression, guy that can get you from point A-B, but not to C.

my question is, if the Sox finish thre season like this, should I be open not only to firing everybody, but trading anybody but Cease and Robert? At that point, this team needs a redo

Dude is a little too feisty for a guy that just became a MLB pitcher again two weeks ago

I can’t watch one more inning of the Sox offense. Going out. Good luck guys.

Well. Of course. Dont blame the relievers tho. The Anemic Sox offense is the problem

He is a Yankees killer

Just don’t walk people.

That’s Moncada using his new, old man strength.

Personally, Whichever player is able to get regular ABs can become in a better groove at the plate. Up against a southpaw, I don't mind going with Engel and defense.

So is this Gas Can Kuechel's do or die, or wil he get another chance after implosion?

TLR's lineups ranked on a relative scale of 1-10, I predict an 8 today. Relative to common sense, I predict a 4. Edit: Ok, this is actually about an 8.5 on the TLR scale. Perhaps even a 7 for common sense.Now, we wait for the dreaded bullpen move rating 1 SS Tim Anderson 2 3B Yoan Moncada 3 CF Luis Robert 4 1B Jose Abreu 5 DH Andrew Vaughn 6 C Yasmani Grandal 7 LF AJ Pollock 8 RF Adam Engel 9 2B Josh Harrison

First of all, the FO fucked up the off-season. But with this sort of start, I think we all know that if it was any other manager other than the one hired directly by the owner, the only conversation in town would be …when is the manager getting fired? Hopefully the FO will begin looking for a fall guy for their own failure. Not that TLR doesn’t suck in his own right.

This season wil be remembered for the offseason. What a waste

That’s now how it works on the SS

Adam Engel must be depressed. Plays worse players ahead of him just because they are lefty

The Sox are smart. Winning the series before Kuechel takes the mound. This should always be done before Gas Can starts.

the Mercedes movie will be great. And the Burger movie, equally great.

Support for Mercedes threads up in here my man.

There aren’t baseball reasons Kuechel is still out there. Only financial reasons. We know in our hearts that if Kuechel was making 1.8 million instead of 18 million, he’d have been gone long ago.

Im not advocating to fuck with how the rest of the team is constructed other than maybe Lopez. As far as that’s concerned they should flip roles at a minimum, or just give Kuechel mop up duty innings or long relief after the real starter is getting shelled. Im advocating getting the baseball out of this guys hands. I don’t care who we out out there as long as it isn’t him. Keep trying people out. Point is, try.

Sorry, got a little hot there for a second. Its just frustrating to be giving up, like giving up is an option. There are moves that can at least be tried. Kuechel has to be shut down while there is an open ended audition of candidates. If this was supposed to be some mid pack team, then whatever. Even then. But whatever. If the Sox gave us these excuses in the situation they are in, why should anyone accept it let alone defend it.