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Crochet, Tepera and Bummer are not utterly "reliable" yet as to me wanting them to pitch in such a scenario. The Royals announcers were gushing about how the Sox rotation is the best in the AL. Let the starters do good work and go six minimum please.

I personally think Madrigal is going to be a good ballplayer (even though I was against his being drafted by the Sox) and that actually seems like a good fit for him but I do approve of the trade cause it makes the team better. I feel like standing pat this time meant an early exit in the playoffs again. We shall see. I'm hoping Sox have a stellar postseason in them.

Since nobody ever praises my good posts and only bring up Anderson to catcher I have to start by saying I told you Sox would DEFINITELY acquire bullpen help. As far as what's happening, Sox are doing what real contenders do, make moves at the trade deadline. So far this has been good. Got bullpen help that actually drastically improves the team's chances and second base help that also improves the team's chances of winning the AL pennant if not the WS. I would say these moves for sure have improved the Sox odds of avoiding some sort of collapse this season (the Royals series was alarming) and believe it or not improving chances of reaching the WS and maybe winning it. Now the new players have to perform of course and injuries have to abate a bit but the Sox now are worth betting on again to possibly win it all. Good job White Sox. Your team got older but a significant bit better on paper the last couple days.

I reserve the right to change my mind, but this team does not have the "look" or "feel" of an AL champion. If Sox and their injuries and inconsistencies win this thing, LaRussa should be manager of the century and Hahn the GM of the century. Blast me if you want, but does anybody else feel the same way? I don't "feel it." Maybe it's losing 3 of 4 to one of the most average, blah teams in the history of the Royals.

Poor Eloy gets hurt a lot. Damn. So sad for the guy.

Sheets reminds me of Dale Murphy. Is this a prescient comparison or is it one of my worst comments since inquiring about Timmy becoming a catcher because of my comparison of him to Manny Sanguillen?

Nice bomb Eloy. Sox win. Sing "Eloy's comin'"

Sox struggle vs. KC when the Royals are hot. Yes I realize Sox had won 10 in a row at Kauffman Stadium.

That was an annoying loss. KC is hot. KC better not sweep the Sox. That would disgust me.

True but this year has a different feel to it. Kind of like USA Basketball showing weakness in exhibitions and nobody panicking and sure enough, they lose their Olympic opener. ... Sox seem like a team that has shown its own weaknesses that likely won't be corrected just because on paper it's possible to correct them internally. I betcha Hahn does what most contending teams have done forever, maybe a move or two at the trade deadline.

I don't know what "good" lockdown bullpen help is available, but if there is any out there, my guess is the Sox will have to part with Vaughn or Sheets to acquire it. I personally think Vaughn is a better prospect than Sheets so I would expect he's the odd man out. You got to trade somebody young and good to get somebody good. Maybe Hahn can ship some minor league prospects who are not that promising to get a solid reliever or two instead of having to trade Sheets and/or Vaughn. I hope so.

This bullpen needs a better than solid piece. It needs a stud to go with the Sox's stout closer Hendriks. Without it, Sox are not gonna reach the WS. It's part of the improvements I feel will be needed to make a run to the WS.

Sox getting boatraced by Milwaukee. Oh well. As far as the angst about the postseason. It's pretty obvious Sox will be a totally different team/lineup with Robert/Eloy. Team will pick up a reliever by the trade deadline (remember greg guarantees this!) and will probably lose either Burger or Madrigal or Vaughn in the process; my guess unfortunately it will be Vaughn). This team with the new reliever, Robert/Eloy just might reach the WS. It truly might. (Assuming the starting pitching stays pretty good to excellent). Comments?

Kind of a dumb topic. So do any hitters consistently excel in high pressure situations over time? My guess is no. The fact that 3 hits in 10 at bats in baseball is good tells me the math is against all players in the long run in high pressure situations. Guess what? Jose consistently knocks in a ton of runs. Oh I forgot, RBIs mean nothing in modern baseball anymore. Good luck in the future having ANYBODY qualify for the Hall of Fame with so many categories now meaningless cause of the advanced stat lovers. I guess we'll only go by home runs for hitters. Jose even does OK there. Jose is a good ballplayer; case closed. He deserves the $$ that have made him rich.

I swear to God that I was just getting ready to type this as I read your post, lol. I was about to write: This may be controversial but if Yermin is apologizing Tony should as well. Tony, whom I LOVE as a manager, made a bad mistake in jumping on the rookie for that stupid unwritten rule violation. Anybody that saw Yermin hit the first 5-6 weeks had to think this guy might actually be a stellar major league hitter. Tony, as old as he is, made an error in ripping the rookie. NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT NOW except Tony should apologize, at least to Yermin. At the very least, u don't mess with success and Tony broke up the karma, the mojo with his dumb public position on the HR. if Sox win pennant I say Yermin deserves a ring, too. He was that hot early on.

Somebody should do a study when and how this thread derailed. It's not always greg's fault. As far as Yermin, hope he finds his stroke again. He was fun.

Poor Yermin. Early this season he was so good you had to have his bat in the lineup every day. He was raking everything. Then the Tony freak out on the home run and his major league career effectively came to a skid, if not a halt. My hope is he gets released and picked up by somebody and he mashes again. He was fun when he was hot.

I've called people god, small g. But I spell out God for the real God.

I enjoyed your post. As far as your last sentence, I think once the FDA approves the vaccines I'll be more forceful in asking people to get vaxxed at church and in society that I come across. At this present time I feel that even though I believe in the vaccine I can't be emphatic that others get vaxxed because I understand their concerns. Even though they seem as if they are selfish, some like this lady at church I conversed with, truly are scared of the vax.

I agreed and sympathized with almost all of your post. I do agree with this sentence especially. That's why I got double vaxxed, although I also was worried about the virus' immediate impact. I don't want to be gasping for breath and die in the hospital.

First part: selfishness and lack of empathy? Yeah but I think the VAST MAJORITY of those who won't get vaxxed have CONCERN (for their own health down the line; the vaccine isn't even approved yet) and ANGER AT POLITICIANS and scientists who have turned into TV stars and book deal stars. Caulfield do you disagree with me on this? It's not JUST selfishness and lack of empathy, many are concerned they will face problems down the road if they get vaxxed and they DO NOT TRUST anybody in politics or science on this. The Jesus question ... well, my honest answer, Jesus who is all knowing would know whether or not the vaccines are safe now and down the line. Hence whatever he said would be the way I'd go with this. Being a loving God I am convinced he would let us know whether or not the vaxxes were safe. If they were safe of course he'd be a vaxxer not an anti vaxxer. Caulfield you are a smart person. I'm curious why you blindly disregard the opinion of the anti vaxxers that the vaxxes might cause problems down the road in our bodies. Peace out. Frankly even though I was a willing vaxxer and was poked twice, I can't tell you FOR SURE that I might be hosed down the road. I feel an educated person "should" come to the conclusion it is smart to get vaxxed. Just my take.

Nice to have a guy who hits home runs with men on base like he has done in his Sox career. When the Sox have a good team and it's mid summer it can be fun.

When Jose keeps his head in there and watches the ball hit the bat it's a picture of beauty always. Nice slide by the way, Adam E. Very nice.

Holy bleep! Jose heatin' up in late July with the BOMB! So many heroes in this 8th inning w/Vaughn, Hamilton, etc. White Sox are amazing.

I wonder if LaRussa is enjoying the season? He's certainly done a fine job except for the weird incident involving Mercedes. From a baseball standpoint he's a contender for manager of the year.