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Wow the Mets had a pitcher go 7 innings. Holy bleep. That's unheard of in modern baseball. I see we have two hits and Vaughn is an oh-fer so far again. What is wrong with Vaughn? He had climbed to close to .250. Now he's cascading downward.

I was in the car tonight and got the postgame show on Sirius. The announcer (McKnight maybe?) was saying, get this, the plan is to have him pitch one inning in relief every 3-5 days. He'll start and finish the inning. He won't inherit any baserunners. The announcer stressed all season he's been a starter. So I don't get this. Why make him a reliever now?? As much as I hate openers if he HAS to pitch just one inning, make him the damn opener. He better not get hurt suddenly becoming a reliever. The announcer on postgame said he's had problems 'some games' walking people. Other games he's hardly walked any. He was in the Cease deal I think so he better be good! Anybody else disagree with how the Sox are handling his role? One inning max, a clean inning in relief at some point in the game.

I hope they make the playoffs. Why not? It's not like our Sox are even trying as Tank Two continues to develop.

Are you kidding me?? Have we really lost 9 in a row again?? And we might have an 0-10 homestand? This is beyond belief. The entire season a total Ripley Believe it Or Not episode.

Jerry made a good buck off those fans. Not a bad idea, fly in for a weekend holiday series.

You know, our Sox are so bad I hope the Cubs make the playoffs. Anything to try to embarrass Reinsdorf. He probably won't be embarrassed and the media is pretty much ignoring the awfulness of the team so I hope the Cubs make it. This season and last and the current state of a double tank has changed my mindset so much as a Sox fan. I sort of hate the team and whole organization now while recognizing I was born a Sox fan and will never divorce completely.

Aren't they five back of the WC? That's too many to make up. They stunk for too long to make the playoff.

I know it doesn't matter cause of tv contracts and all that, but how in the hell can they sell even 1000 season tickets for next season? And how could any corporations waste time advertising for Jerry's clowns. It just makes no sense that this team makes billions of dollars.

Thanks 2023. How was the crowd? I saw Phillips stands were about half full or more than that. Not bad. What about your side of the field? Were the people having fun? Glad your kid is 1-0.

Boy that was a bad game. Pathetic again. That record is beyond belief. I know we've said it before but loss after loss. It's just unbelievable. Reinsdorf is lucky the media is dead. If this were the era with real columnists at the papers he'd be blasted daily. Like the Mariotti era. I bet even Royko woulda went after JR even tho he loves the Cubs.

Thank u. I actually watched the first 2 1/2 quarters on BR TV. My comments: Wow. I did not know we got two transfers in the running back from Marian Catholic (sorry I don't know names don't mean to offend) and the tall receiver I think they said was from St. Rita or somewhere. Or maybe another RB was from Rita. My observations: Can't tell much cause poor Phillips had nothing BUT Rice looked bigger than past years to me which is a good sign and also the QB (is he only a junior?) played a much better game than anybody I've seen at Rice in a long time. The early play where he rolled out and found the tall receiver for a score (called back for penalty) was pretty special. No. 9 on defense resembles some of the stud defenders Rice seems to have every year. That kid took the ball from the Phillips QB and scored I think. Hearing that we got all these transfers makes me feel good that we might be able to play with the big boys. I have to reserve all judgments because of the competition, but I thought the boys played great albeit against a miserable team. The offensive line seemed good to me and the defense was outstanding all around. What did u think of the game 2023? Is that Marian Catholic RB the real deal or not? Seemed like the QB has good vision and has a lot of tools for a h.s. QB. Congrats to Q and the players. Running clock in second half musta got u out of stadium earlier than normal.

So sad. He could cover so much ground. One time in Comiskey somebody hit a shot to right center. Chet started out so far away from the ball. He wasn't in the camera shot at all. Then suddenly he dives and gets it. I was at an event once that Chet was at and got to visit with him. I actually asked him about that play and he described it and remembered it. He modestly admitted he made some great catches in his career. Of course he hit the ball as anybody on the Hitmen in 77. I remember imitating not only hit batting stance but the way he pounded his mitt on his thigh waiting for high flies to come land in his mitt. Favorite player by far. Very sad story. Best wishes.

Big, tough kids I bet. Hopefully Rice will set the tone with a nice win over Phillips.

Vaughn is struggling again, average down to .240 after a 'fair' month or so.

4-37? That's really bad. That has to be an all time futility record for a 41 game stretch. I mean it proves (again) this is not a big league team/franchise.

Poor Pham can't hit anymore. Nicky ... sad saga. Local guy who people say is a really nice guy made some money in baseball and got the most out of his ability. Just can't hit.

What's with our bats against Texas? Are their pitchers good? I feel sorry for Vaughn again 0-for-9. My gawd. He should have called in sick. Folks I bet there were not 500 people in the park for Game One. Nobody ever counts the actual amount of people. Check the highlights. Nobody was in there. Did any of u go? Was there even 1000 fans? I seriously doubt it. Think about it. Wednesday. School in session. Horrible team. Only a few retirees would go if they saved up money for their retirements. Can you imagine the clubhouse after game two after that catch? It's like WTF do we gotta do. That ball was CRUSHED.

I wonder how the kids get to and from school. I can see a kid wanting to play on a sure fire state champ team and getting scouted every week but I'd also hate having to get up at 4 a.m. to get to school on time.

Best luck to your son. Does he like Rice and coach Q? Is he a freshman? A starter you said?

Why are Carmel and Loyola great every year? Seriously? What's their secret? Do they 'recruit' linemen and bus them into school? Or what's alleged as the reason? It can't be just that star kids live in their district can it? I know talent wins. Lawrence High in Kansas about 20 years ago used to win state every year or close to it. When the schools split to two high schools ... they haven't even reached the state finals and usually get knocked out early. It's simple. The talent is split between two schools and the powerhouse is gone. So we have to assume Carmel and Loyola have incredible talent. Where's it coming from?

Has there ever been talk of a.) merging Rice and McAuley to have a large school with plenty of campus space? Or b.) merging Rice and McAuley with Marist which is right down the block and use the Rice/McAuley large campus and sell Marist to a company that builds condos?

And that is why greg is always in favor of the traditional way of having a good team. Draft guys, make some trades, whatever, but never have to gut your whole roster in "tanking." What if Robert was as good a hitter as Witt? What if we had Sale and Crochet on the same staff, on and on. Wonder if the Bears' new QB is football's equivalent of Witt.

To my fellow Rice guys on here: I have a few questions. 1. Is that linebacker Pierce the real deal? Does he have good players around him on defense? 2. What's with the schedule? First of all Phillips went 6-6 last year. Are they any good? If we lose to them we could easily be 0-4 with Marist, Rita and Loyola to follow. Then we beat St. Pats, lose to Mt Carmel and are 1-5. Then we win out over Niles, St. Laurence and Ignatius to go 4-5 and miss playoffs. If we beat Phillips we go 5-4 again. What's with the tough schedule? 3. Who's the QB this year? What year is he and does he have receivers? Any playmakers on offense? 4. What's up with coach Q? Is he beloved? Has he become a Rice institution or is he considered just OK? 5. Has Rice 'recruited' anybody that's highly regarded in ftball or bball for this season? Thank u. p.s. I was assuming the loss to Marist cause isn't their enrollment way higher than Rice?

If you go to a football game do you park at McAuley and walk over? Do you ever have to go all the way to the St. Xavier parking lot across the street from Q of M?

Guys, the Royals talent is not good. Why them and not us?