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I was saying it's a shame he breaks the weird, stupid unwritten rules of baseball all the time. I wonder if all teams will start pegging him. I love TA, but I hate the unwritten rules of baseball. One time you should have an unwritten rule, they don't have it. There should be an unwritten rule against shifting to get a guy to pull the ball into it. It embarrasses the hitter, so it should be an "unwritten rule." WHAT A GREAT OPENER. I hope some of you who had such a bad time in 2017 opener were there today. Had to be a great atmosphere as everybody loves offense. Should be interesting to see if Hahn created a good 7th, 8th, 9th inning situation with Burr, Herrera, Cologne. If it's lights out, he won't be fliipping them at any deadline! LOVE U Moncada, Anderson, Eloy, hated our cleanup hitter choice, Abreu, et. all.

This is what Sox baseball is meant to be. Packed crowd, exciting plays and the other team cooperating defensively. Moncada mania. He is going to make Hahn a hero.

I agree he passes the eye test and makes the lineup better. He might be a guy we've picked up at his age who can actually hit a bit. Hope so. But as of now I agree he looks like a real hitter.

Let's count the number of guys they go through in bullpen. He's No. 1 to be sent down deservedly so. He's really mediocre/awful.

I beg to disagree. He is worth a pick. We need a reliable veteran not named Shields.

Amen, brother. Truthfully, still probably less than 75 (even though greg predicted 88 wins).

Actually this year didn't have to be a tank. I've explained it in my recent posts. We actually are still going to have a tank-ish type record because of a mere 4 players or so.

Sox finally do something right! Beautiful weather Friday compared to ugh on Thursday. Sox should further apologize to the 2017 people. Sounds like it was SO miserable, a lot of fans won't even go back to the Cell. I'd offer a free ticket for a game in August to anybody who can prove they were at the 2017 opener.

Sign him. 4-5 year deal. Why not?

Put Harper and Keuchel on this team and a second baseman and a real catcher and one more reliever who can actually pitch ... uh, pretty damn good team. Think about it. All those moves were attainable with our payroll.

Moncada is for real. I don't need advanced stats. My eyes told me last year; they tell me this year. Once the umps got over their vendetta calling those balls strikes, his talent would exude. Moncada is a special hitter-to-be. He good.

We blew it. A frontal a$$ault would have gotten us Harper, the one of the two I wanted! Harper would be looking might fine in silver and black right now. One of our weaknesses would be FILLED with Harper. The heck with Manny. He needs counseling with all the crap he pulls on a baseball field. That catcher could get HURT there.

Greg told you our starting pitching would dominate the division. Rodon take a bow!! That's why I want to accelerate the rebuild. Win the damn division! Congrats to Moncada, what a freaking bomb! Abreu. My guy. I've always worshiped him. And I hate to say it but Alonso is a professional hitter and is a big league talent whose protection will help Abreu. This team has some good pieces. Tinker and make it work Hahn! Win now! We've got the rotation. Sign Dallas now; find another reliever SOON. And get a second baseman even if his name is Gordon Beckham. Just.Win.Baby.

One big LOL. Tonight, Keller walks four and gives up three runs in 6 innings. Ian Kennedy rocked in blowing the save. Yeah, it's a little different when you are not playing Ricky's boys.

Jon Jay has to be the first projected starter in recent Sox history to have NO FAN wondering how he's doing or when he's ready to get in that lineup. Hyperbole? Not really. OK, maybe Erstad was the last one that people would yawn about more than Jay.

I was wondering ... considering what somebody was saying about the Sox having pretty much no merchandise in stores and interest at an all time low (or close to an all time low from what u all tell me), is this rebuild worth it? Are we just assuming after one more year of horrid baseball our fans will pack the stadium when we get to be contenders? Remember, even if we rebuild well and "contend," in this day and age of playing everybody in your own division 18 times, it will be difficult for the Sox to run away and hide even when we get good. In other words, will we even ever seem like real contenders until the final week of August/summer and all of September? I just wondered if it was worth it having our brand fall so far during the rebuild? I'll join Caulfield in really looking at attendance this season. Surely Opening Day won't even be sold out, will it?

We'll see what we get for them. We'll see. Maybe we should really limit their work so they'll be 100 percent healthy at the trade deadline. This is all so silly, this rebuilding crap.

Our two decent relievers are not going to bring much via trade. Cmon now.

Might as well pay him if Sox paid Eloy.

Wrong. If somebody takes part in a hate crime, it can and will be proven and they will go to prison a long time. Each case is an individual case. I still have confidence in the United States of America.

You are a great great person! Thing is you don't have to get married to be her friend forever. Of course you may want to marry her no matter what. Bless u second city saint. You sound like a true saint! Greg's advice is proceed with caution as far as marriage even if it's an unpopular form of advice.

Isn't this the organization that chose Burger with its first pick? Just saying. BTW Madrigal better start upper cutting. You noticed our entire hitting philosophy is HR or strikeout this season? I realize that's most hitters' strategy but still. ...

SAnchez, Rondon and Engle up in the ninth, lol. That's all you need to say there.

They aren't going to call that a ball in the bottom of the ninth inning Rondon. Protect.

We have a few very good players (albeit mostly young), 4-5 guys who have no business being regulars, a very good starting rotation and a bullpen that has maybe 2 reliable guys, the rest guys like Covey. I predicted 88 wins so I can't back off that, but let's just say I can see why some of you picked 70 wins.