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Even if he was setting a bad example, all it takes is mom or dad to say, "Jose is great but he is making a mistaking chewing. It can really mess up your throat and your life. If you ever are offered chewing tobacco, son or daughter, say no, then inform me." So what if he chews? Doesn't mean others have to.

I don't know about that. When Yermin was raking he seems to cover the plate so well and blast everything hard. I'd be surprised if he turns to crud. I feel for the guy cause he's been lousy since the incident in which he took too much heat for the alleged offense. I personally think he'll have a huge game very soon, like 3 HRs in a game or 7 RBI in a game or five hits in a game again or something.

Geez, Ron your obsession about Jose is embarrassing. Truly your stance on Jose gives fans a bad name. Try to look at him big picture. If you are mad about the chewing tobacco, just ride that horse. You can continue to point out that's the reason you despise him if that is the reason. You don't need to be ultra critical of the player/hitter. It really truly does give fans a bad name. No reason to disparage the guy as a player. As ar as today, Stuff happens. He made the final out. Who cares? He's a very good baseball hitter and fielder. I'd give him an A and say he'd be a starter on every team or almost every team in MLB. Surprised you can't enjoy the Jose era on the southside. p.s. I love Yermin but isn't baseball strange? His BA is down to .304, which is still good but remember how long he was over .400? The regression to the mean has to happen for every player. I really do think hitting a baseball where they ain't is the hardest thing to do in sports. If I were a hitter, I'd rather figure a way to hit .350 with only 15 HRs and 80 RBIs than hit .275 with 47 HRs and 110 RBI cause it must be so frustrating to make an out. The sport is cruel to hitters. Excellence means failing seven of 10 times.

The split is OK on the road obviously. Hopefully the injuries will lessen; already been horrible this season with guys missing time.

Man, things are looking good after that great 4-game sweep. Today ... Madrigal! Nice triple when Sox needed it. Hamilton! Great pitching and setup and closing. Makes a big difference when starter can go 7. I know many of us were pissed after the Yankee series, but it's nice to win and Sox are doing a great job of it. I need to try to freak out less when things go bad like in the Yankee series. For this is a very good, not great, team. It's a well-run outfit that should be in contention all year, maybe even win the decision going away if the Indians start coming down to earth on the road?

Yep. When the relievers have to cover two innings instead of four it's beautiful.

Fans appreciate his speed, hustle, intangible smile. Kudos to him for bringing joy to his craft.

He's made a couple maddening mistakes (like ALL managers do). Mysteriously Marshall has pitched better since the night I got so upset about Tony putting him in. As of now, I'd agree with Tannerfan. La Russa is doing a good job. Part of baseball is beating bad teams and somehow win when key guys get injured. Keep it up, Tony. Make some of us critics look dumb. Nice to win both games of the DH today. Negatives so far: Throwing Yermin under the bus. Conceding that one game by putting in Marshall. Positives: The team's record.

And he was only a couple steps from first if he just jogged over there. First baseman simply was not thinking. Mental breakdown there. It happens but frankly it shouldn't. Just run back to first and step on the base, geez. What an all time blunder.

Facebook is OK for family photos and updates; Yes some political loudmouths on there and some very rude people, but not "that" many cause family members usually come to the rescue to save family members unduly attacked. Twitter? Twitter is the scourge of the earth. People with fake names for the most part tearing apart those who tweet with their real names. Twitter is a bad, bad place with really no redeeming qualities. Oh it might be good to get a sports update as soon as it happens. Big deal. ESPN.com and mlb.com could serve that purpose. Twitter? Ouch! it's bad.

great unis; won't they be uncomfortable when it's 90 to 100 degrees out?

A devil's advocate would say it was pretty effective disruptor for their first attempt at world wide bio-warfare domination and you ain't seen nothin yet when Round Two hits. Those making the assumption the virus was man made may have a very wary, disdainful view of China and/or Russia. People criticize the USA for many atrocities whereas some feel as if China, while ruthless, is not getting its atrocities talked about enough (kissy relationship with NBA and other businesses that want to do business with China). Just giving the devil's advocate side. p.s. Did USA officials ever figure out who hacked the pipeline yet and why?

I see no winner's thread. Nice victory. Some loud hits, good pitching. Glad Jose avoided getting hurt on that play late. Maybe his neck will be sore tomorrow.

Looks like a good draft pick by the Sox. Good little hitter. Seems like the kind of guy who is only going to get better and be a guy that gets on base at a productive clip. If he can stay healthy he should have a nice career. Not everybody has to hit 20 home runs. He's going to be a better than average second baseman offensively and hopefully average defensively.

Beautiful hit, Billy.

Some say YES and the next one will be the big big big one now that they know they have the power to do it and the power to maybe just release something in America. We never thought the USA would be shut down for 15 months. Anything is possible in the future regarding biological warfare and attacks on our grid. Just a thought. Happy Memorial Day all.

Oh my goodness. Pirates first baseman needs to concentrate just a bit. Wow.

It would help to fire all the umps and start over if they could. Umps are a really bad collection of employees. They don't care about the good of the game. They care about power. They won't speed up the game; they won't call a strike a strike. Very sad. The man on second base rule is dumb. The 7 inning games are very dumb in DHs. Pitchers simply can't go deep in games. No pitchers will ever make the Hall of Fame in the future. No pitchers from this generation and future generations will ever make the Hall of Fame again. Relievers simply can't sustain excellence. Starters can't go deep in games. W/Ls don't matter any more. Baseball is very very boring right now. Hitters work the counts deep then either strike out, hit a HR or walk. Shifts are insanely maddening and dull.

I care. Baseball is dying. 3:15 is too long for 11 measley hits and a few walks.

I just saw it took 3:19 to play a 4-0 game with 11 total hits? Good luck baseball. Baseball is about dead with anybody under 50 they say. I can see why. 3:19??? There were seven walks to go with the 11 hits. Wake up baseball. Boring!

I sure hope this is true. I don't see it but I trust Caulfield. I won't comment on how I see things. Would be against board rules I'd think.

Of course some people believe that. Some people believe China and Russia are up to no good regarding their rival, the USA and regarding possible world domination. I watch some Australian TV and they have given up on the USA as a superpower friend who will help them if China ever attacks. They say we are no longer a superpower, in fact, we are behind China, Russia and N. Korea. Of course some believe we have enemies. Will I give my opinion? Heck no I won't discuss such issues .... not in 2021. EVER.

That bizarre leg kick is pretty substantial IMO.

Not to be a d--k but Crochet's leg kick is annoying and ineffective. New motion needed.

Joe ... Joe ... Joe.