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Have to chime in. I did not complain about it. I would like to say thanks for the title of this thread. I have been waiting for this thread forever on Soxtalk and now it's here. I feel he's getting his due and that makes me happy. I need to buy an Abreu jersey. Me.Likey.Jose and his contributions to the Sox.

I'm speechless and very sad reading this, that somebody could write this after such a joyous Jose-a-thon weekend.

I like having EE. I think he'll get hot and be fine. I do. As far as Mazara, I've studied his stats at Texas and if he could just do that level of production this weird 60 game season Sox would take it. Why not just platoon him with Engel for a bit? Then give the job to Rutherford next year or trade for a RF if Mazara is a stuff. Does Vaughn know how to chase a fly ball? Stick him in RF with Robert able to chase down so many fly balls effortlessly with his speed.

Sox record is way too good to fire RR. I'm glad I don't post in game threads hardly ever. I just read through this. I left after Yearnin' angered me about Jose. Yes Sox could have swept. Sox only scored one today after two great offensive nights. Stuff happens. I think the RR criticism about Cease could go either way. He threw a lot of pitches, yes, but at some point Sox and fans both will want him to extend a bit deeper in games. The way I see it is Sox bats deadened after two utterly remarkable outburst games. Sox didn't hit today. Hindsight being 20/20 it woulda been a good day to rest Robert. On the positive side ... Grandal had a good weekend and looks like an all star; Jose had a remarkabe weekend; Eloy was magnificent; Timmy was great. Lopez was good; Cease was pretty good; Giolito is maybe a true stud. Bullpen has been nice. Apologies for forgetting some. Sox played great in Wrigley. Two out of three is fine. If we meet them in the WS we won't want the season series to be a ridiculous 6-0 or something. That would hex the Sox. Try reverse psychology Ricky haters. Look at Sox record and assume his loose clubhouse is a reason for it and his ability to speak the language of so many of his players. Remember Ned Yost won a WS and he was generally regarded as a clown. SOX FOREVER BABY; JOSE FOR SOX HALL OF FAME

I'm trying to stay classy with you and not rub it in. Are you at least enjoying Jose's run? Or do you hate him so much you aren't? I'm out. I won't ruin the thread arguing with you. Happy Sunday to all. Let's win!

Darvish has given up two home runs all year. Folks we are witnessing a series we'l probably never see again by a Sox player. The power unleashed against the Cubs has been throoughly enjoyable. And it's the veteran leading the way. I hope those who have ripped Jose in the past give him a break when he goes bad in the future, cause this is a monumental stretch by the guy. Last night he homered on at least one at bat where he fouled off or took two cookies. And he still homered. That smile by Darvish said it all. He's first Sox player to ever hit six homers in one series. ALL PRAISE JOSE. My gawd.

Think about that. Against the Cubs. In Wrigley. We are witnessing a destructive bat. Five homers in two games. I salute this man. ... I know Ron's excuse. He'll say he can't handle pressure and if there were fans he'd be striking out. He's only hot in empty stadiums. I say ... Jose keep it up, sir. See the ball, hit the ball. Relax and BOOM!

You've got ... to be bleeping me. I love that man! Go Sox! 3 HRs for the big guy. 4 hits.

Only thing better would be if Maddon was still around to witness that bombardment. The Sox totally annihilated a starter who has had great success in the game of baseball (Lester). I mean when he goes to bed he'll be seeing visions of some CANNONS hit in the bleachers off him. To hit that many home runs off the Cubs, left to concede in the fifth cause they inew they couldn't score 8 with Dallas out there, special. No matter what happens rest of series, that was a pure beatdown of epic HR proportion. And my man, Jose, should get headlines for what he did. Pitch under his fricking chin? Next pitch ... bam, home run.

Grandal is a star. Now that Sox got him, enjoy him. That bomb tonight was legendary. BAM. McCann is great too, but he's no Grandal.

To hit six home runs against the Cubs and annihilate Lester ... and have all the home runs massive blasts ... against another Chicago team is about as good as it gets. I like the way the Cub manager gave up at 8-0 and took out some starters, knowing yes, 8-0 is not insurmountable but Keuchel wasn't gonna give up eight runs. So he quit in the fifth inning. Cool. And Jose's second home run should be talked about a lot, probably won't be. How often does a guy almost get hit in the face with a pitch and on the next pitch hit a mammoth home run? That is special.

Are u kidding me? Jose Abreu almost gets hit in the chin with a fastball. And he hits a mammoth home run the next pitch. How can anybody NOT LOVE this man. As my friend in colorado just texted me, "Abreu is a bad man."

That Eloy home run was amazing. If anybody ever wants to doubt Eloy's potential, just watch a replay of that and stifle your concerns. He is a monster.

That was a big league home run by Grandal. My gawd. South Side Hit Men, Folks.

You are a meanie. My gosh. Enjoy life; enjoy the Sox!

Love me some Mendick. I love contributions from players.

Time to believe, baby. He's an exceptional hitter.

You've got to be bleepin' me. ... Way to go Luis and Jose, baby! Let's keep it going. Cmon Dallas K.

I would like to be a sensitivity trainer. Mumbo jumbo worth 400,000 to 500,000 bucks a year. For teaching common sense?? Treat all people the way you want you and your family members to be treated. Love one another. Do unto others as you wish they do unto you. Get rid of unkind thoughts. Quit judging others. That should about cover it. Sorry for the rant. I'm not thrilled about training for common sense issues. This world is not about me, me, me. People need to quit being so selfish and think they are perfect and everybody else is not. Brennaman obviously has a problem and will never work in broadcasting again. You don't say that on a hot mic and work in that field again.

That's a good point. Could Collins play RF? I think he passes the eye test as a hitter. I hope he doesn't have to wait forever to be a starter. These are the type of guys you trade when you have a Grandal. However ... it could bite you if he emerges as a perennial All-Star.

This team seems like a good fit for him. This is only his age 25 season. If you study his career stats, they scream "on track to have a nice career." We shall see but I can see why a GM would take a shot with him still. He had 101 RBI his second year in the league.

True. I do like Engle but does he have Gordon's arm?

What about Mazara and some Class A stiff to the Royals for Alex Gordon. We could use the defense for the rest of this season, don't need his bat and they would love to have Mazara I bet. We could put Gordon in LF and Eloy in RF or vice versa. If we keep Mazara I have no problem with that. He seems OK.

Grandal is going to be fine. I'd stick him at sixth in the order for the next 4 years. Collins can play the Karkovice role (early in his career when he couldn't gain the starting job) for 4 years.

Sox will not pay huge dollars to a backup catcher, thus he has to go. Somebody's going to give him a lot of moolah, though if I owned a team I would wait and see on TV money and COVID's future effect on attendance before signing anybody. Until COVID situation becomes controllable, I don't see how any owner would commit a lot of money to any player.