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Red Sox love those tall White Sox lefty pitchers. If we're ever going to sniff a pennant again like in 05 which now looks like lightning in a bottle flukish type year we're gonna win with players like the Royals had last year minus the two stars (Salv Perez, Witt). With the Sox refusing to pay the going rate for stars, this is all futile folks. Sox may flirt with .500 and a playoff spot or two but no pennants.

He's early choice for manager of the year. Normally we get slugged by Central Division teams and normally we lose at home. Not this year.

What a difference a manager is making. The Sox are killing a Central Division team. At home where the Sox have reeked much the past few seasons. Looks like Sox finally got a manager. Beni, by the way, now that he's lifting and pulling the past two seasons is a bonifide 20 to 25 homer guy. Not that I approve of lift and pull but he's gotten to the point he could start for about any team in the league. Sox with this pitching might be a .500 team this year because of this manager.

I always feel for the fans who go on days we get shut out. I know when I used to go to games as a kid and teen a shutout was depressing stuff. Kids want to see the exploding scoreboard go off.

Can you imagine if this was Game One of the series? We'd have been very negative with the 2-hit shutout loss. Instead game three Sunday will be very interesting if we can win the series.

I was complaining about the Yankee game and lamenting baseball being glorified home run derby. Oops, then there's our Sox game: 0-0 thriller.

Nice to see the manager use his closer when he needed the outs earlier in the game. Venables masterful skipper?

Opener could not have gone better. Domination. Embarrasment (of a bad Angels team). Sox new manager will finally lead the way.

Sosa could become a fan favorite. OMG winning changes everything.

Beni learned how to lift and pull last season. He's a real big leaguer now. Looks like a new manager makes all the difference. Sox could build on this rout. Maybe we're as good as some of the middle to lower echelon teams now. HR Beni.

We should scrap that question this season. Just 'cause. Pitchers only go five or six max and we gotta accept it.

I've got to break the habit of expecting the Sox to lose. Great performance so far today. Sean Burke one of our rare draft picks to be special.?

You know, we might actually win this game. They have White Sox on their roster. Please let us know how many fans are really at the game. It can't be over 30,000 can it? Southsiders are not dumb. But the Sox might win this game and even the series. The Angels reek. p.s. I predict we are 10-30 after 40 games, but Sox might win the opener folks. I'd consider betting large on Chicago.

In my world friends do favors friends for a small token. Sorry if we are enemies not friends here. I never disputed being lazy.

My utmost respect. And if I ever make it back to the Cell a free beer from greg.

We have some very smart Sox experts and baseball minds on this site. When the roster comes out, please start a thread and go through each player and tell us normal fans if that player could make the roster of any other team and rate them on a scale of one thru ten. thank u

It's sad I'm not on any Bro Rice alumni lists cause I only went there the first two years and am not technically an alumni.

This actually is the best time of year to add once highly regarded now longshot players. Seriously if we add Candelario it's our best acquisition immediately of all the 'stiffs' we've acquired since last season. Except for that big trade.

This guy has to be added! He is young and his stats from last year actually are reasonably good (majors and minors). Geez get this guy now. He actually might win us a few games with his bat. I'd start him next to Robert on day one.

Overall No. 1 pick?? LOL at all the statlovers or as I call 'em statniks. They had to be so happy when they first got the maniac, I mean Moniak. Who knows, mabe they even tanked to get him. On a serious note, of course we should pick him up and start him on Opening Day. We got a shortage of OFs. He's interesting. Add him NOW! No brainer. And add Canaria too and play him opening day. Again, why not?? They are young and mabe ready to have a great April. Their bats arguably are as good as anybody we've got not named Robert.

I'm proud I helped turn this thread into a Brother Rice thread, nyuk nyuk. Just kidding. I love Bro Rice.

Not meaning to start a war here, but some analytics lovers (not saying you) love to see relievers pitch. Six-seven a game sounds about right to go with the four inning starter.

Should be interesting if the fans boo a lot on Opening Day.

I gave him an F because obviously he believes this silly rebuild/reload plan will work. This roster is an F.

I notice we are winning some games in ST. Are the Sox actually good?