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That homer especially pissed me off. Win the darn game.

The shots they've shown of the crowd. If they told the truth, there can't be 2,000-3,000 there. Basically nobody is there relatively speaking.

This is a big game if the Sox are going to actually try to compete this season. No excuses. 2-2 in bottom of eighth, home team should have advantage, especially a desperate home team.

Saddest part is the failure of Colas at least for now. The harsh me says he's just another stiff Sox prospect who isn't gonna be anything decent in MLB. The nice me blames management for giving him opportunities but during April. Prolly shoulda done the oppo; let him start out the season in AAA then bring him up. Whatever, he looks like a failed prospect with horrid stats through 76 at bats. I'd rather he had 76 at bats in the minors then call him up, but the Sox rarely make the right call.

I agree. Because the Sox laid out a plan (the tank job, rebuild with stud draft picks and a couple trades involving our good players) and the plan failed so miserably (Chicago teams should NEVER TRY TO LOSE; this once was one of the greatest cities of the world for gosh sakes; city of big shoulders!), I would only rebound mentally if Jerry sold the team. At this point I wouldn't mind the Sox moving and Chicago's south city getting an expansion team. This year's start, to have a team out of it after 4 weeks is just sad and unacceptable. Only reason to go to a game is for the smells and visuals at the ballpark and the eats. No reason to go watch these bums play ball. Sell the team Jerry, please?

But it was insanity to not try to sign a star player if there were any in free agency or make a trade to get some 'name' player. I feel it's dumb to drop a vet like Abreu and just count on Vaughn. Although Vaughn and Burger each might hit 25 plus homers this year if they get the at bats.

Sox won despite ... last three relievers being soooo bad today. I'll give credit where credit is due. Plenty of big hits late in the rain. Including Haseley and Elvis keeping the game alive. I'll say it again. Vaughn at times looks like he may be an MLB hitter. Sox simply have to shut out the lack of noise (teams this bad don't every get discussed in a positive way) and need to quietly win 9 of 10. Only way to make this season bearable would be winning 9 of 10 for starters. 6-4 wouldn't even be worth anything. 7-3 wouldn't be worth aything. 8 of 10 or 9 of 10 and we'll talk. Anything less. Pathetic season marches on.

I despise the idea of openers in baseball but the only way this team is going to win is to have the starters be openers and pitch all the time. Seriously folks this bullpen ... every guy but Liam is horrific. They CANNOT cover four innings!!!! Period!! Gonna have to pitch the starters two innings at a time several days a week.

Maybe that positive caller on the postgame show last night will turn things around. He was saying the Sox have played great competition and will turn it around soon. ... However, not blowing the game open there might make Tampa say, 'Let's beat these bums one more time; they don't even wanna win one."

Play Haseley every day, sit Robert a week and see what happens?

Sox bats humming today. Do we get the good Lopez to save it or does the bullpen get lit again?

Can't blame him for that. Know your own body.

This would be an appropriate time for a rumor to come out about the team's future in Chicago. With the Bears demanding a new stadium, you'd think the Sox would want out of that mediocre non beautiful park and build a gorgeous park either in suburbia or another city. Seems like the team embodies the country's new opinion of Chicago, a place you don't want to be.

12-3, lol. The Rays are thanking the schedule maker for letting them play the Sox all these games in April. Sox are embarrassing themselves. Poor fans. Hope anybody who has purchased invested several hundred dollars in tonight's game/parking/foodfest has a lot of disposable income.

Somebody said it earlier but LaRussa has to be soooo relieved he's not trying to lead this historically bad team.

Maybe the A's could be disbanded, Jerry's Sox move to Vegas and we get an expansion team. Call the new team The Chicago Mob.

My gosh, this is how really bad teams navigate games. Rays down 3-0 finally got fed up, hit a tiring Lance then feasted on a bunch of bullpen stiffs. 10 losses in a row, LOL.

It's everybody's fault, including Pedro, that the Sox quit completely after blowing game one of the series at Tampa. Season over at that point. This team is not a team and seemingly always will have injuries. Not all PG's fault. But he's not so good IMO.

I had Colas mania in spring training. My gawd he's been lousy. Dropped him pronto off my fantasy team. Yuk.

Almost all have been a bust. Injuries haven't helped. Biggest bust of all? Probably Moncada. He was supposed to be great. Many of them have potential to be among the biggest busts in modern history considering the hype. Actually Eloy may be ahead of Moncada. He was supposed to be a can't miss monster to forever haunt the Cubs for dealing him.

Boy do the Sox stink. I knew when it was tied with 3-4 innings to go Sox would lose. Although our starter went longer than normal we still couldn't cover the final 3 innings. Like fathom says, Sox have 3-4 regulars who belong in the minors. Can't win with so many stiffs. Also the defense makes just enough mistakes to cost the team games. Seven wins a month seems about right which would be 42 wins this season maybe. Strap it up, could be Sox worst season ever.

I tell ya what (as they say in Oklahoma before every point) ... I know the Sox stink and our players stink pretty much, but I will say, Burger and Vaughn on occasion have beautiful home run swings (I realize Vaughn not often). But those homers tonight? Gorgeous (Bennetti blew the HR call on Burger's cause the outfielder looked stoic in not moving at all)! It gives me hope for Vaughn and Burger that they 'might' be big leaguers someday (I can pray bout Sheets' HR stroke too).

Were they good seats?

Yes for sure, but the offense has had way too many Ks vs bases on balls with virtually no power. Once again Sox have to do a lot of work to score runs. And the starting pitching lines have been horrendous of late.

I enjoyed the article except for that line. As you may recall I was SO against the tank/rebuild I either got banned for 6 months on here (or maybe that was for something else) or got accused of being a major troll cause I was obsessed with my anger at the tank/rebuild. I loved Sale and loved the Buehrle years and having a true ace around. ... I can't remember any other fans on here who agreed with me but perhaps there were a handful at best. NO TANKING! NO TOTAL REBUILDING. The reason? The guys you acquire in the draft more often than not will be busts. And the studs acquired in the deals were mainly busts ostenibly because we have BAD scouting. Please let's fire everybody and start over the traditional way. Pretend we're an expansion franchise and go from there with new GM,scouts and of course owner.