gogosox1959

Won't be 3 catchers. Mendick instead of Cuiffo. (He's been working out to be reserve catcher)

Has to be a pitcher. I have to question if Romy is on the roster. I believed that it would be between him and Mendick making the team. Then I read Merkin somewhere reporting that Mendick has been working out every day at catcher so that he would be the emergency #3 catcher.

If you keep Kimbrel you have to use him. I'd rather have those critical innings go to Bummer, Kelly, Graveman, Crochet

Today's cuts: Blake Rutherford (Charlotte); Jaison Bilous and Yoan Aybar (Birmingham); 6 to minor league camp including Carlos Perez

He risks a lot by waiting. He needs a good year to re-establish value. If he gets off to a slow start in a two month season, he's toast.

Sox payroll currently #7 in MLB. Per https://www.spotrac.com/mlb/payroll/ 1. LA $275; 2. NYM $252; 3. NYY $239 4. PHI $222; 5. SD $193; 6. BOS $193 7. SOX $185 8. ATL $172; 9. LAA $169; 10. HOU $163; 11. TOR $161

Vaccination question: Major league players are not required to be vaccinated. Minor league players are required to be vaccinated. What happens if a major leaguer gets injured and needs a rehab assignment?

Kimbrel possibilities opening up: Seattle: Sadler "going to be down for quite some time" quote from Mariner mgr on MLBTR St. Louis: Reyes out until late May or early June (also article on MLBTR)

The issue is that Canada is prohibiting an non-vaccinated players into Toronto.

2023+ schedule: within division 4 teams x14 games = 56 (down from 19-76) AL East/West = 10 teams x 6 games = 60 Cubs = 4 games 14 other NJ teams = 14 teams x 3 games = 42 (alternate years for each home series) total = 162 I love this plan

2023+ schedule: within division 4 teams x14 games = 56 (down from 19-76) AL East/West = 10 teams x 6 games = 60 Cubs = 4 games 14 other NJ teams = 14 teams x 3 games = 42 (alternate years for each home series) total = 162 I love this plan

MLB.com power rankings: 1, Dodgers; 2, SOX; 3. Tampa Bay; 4. NYY; 5. Mets, 6. Toronto; 7. Atlanta; 8. Houston; 9. San Fran; 10. San Diego They must not read SoxTalk

The Yiddish definition of schmuck is much more pejorative. It literally and figuratively means a prick (penis) In more common usage it can just mean a "dope"

There are those who think that the Sox are pretty good as is: Here's early odds for each team to win the 2022 World Series, courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook. Los Angeles Dodgers: +600. Houston Astros: +900. Toronto Blue Jays: +900. Chicago White Sox: +1000. New York Yankees: +1000. New York Mets: +1000. Tampa Bay Rays: +1200. San Diego Padres: +1300. btw, that doesn't mean they are saying that the Sox are as good as the Yankees and better than the Rays/Padres. They are saying the Sox' chances are as good as the Yankees as they have an easier route to get into the playoffs

It's not just more revenue for a couple more weeks in October, it's keeping fans interested in more cities. When it was 1 team per league, there were only 8 teams in each league. Today there are 15 teams in each league. If only 1 team advanced, the season would be over for more than half the teams well before Labor Day...or sooner. With today's attention spans and competing outlets for casual fans' attention, that would be the end of baseball. .......and I am also old enough to remember going to games starting in about 1957.

Insanity.....paying $64,000 per out 3 years at $130,000,000 1 year at $43,333,333 assume 32 starts per year: $1,354,167 per start assume 21.0 out per game, 7 innings per starts (that's 224 innings per year); $64,484 per out the above assumes 224 innings per year, at 200 innings, the cost per out goes to $72,222

7 per league is reasonable compared to other leagues: NBA: 53% OF TEAMS IN PLAYOFFS: 16/30 NHL: 50% OF TEAMS IN PLAYOFF: 16/32 MLB PROPOSAL: 47% OF TEAMS IN PLAYOFFS: 14/30 NFL: 44% OF TEAMS IN PLAYOFFS: 14/32

That actually makes sense. Keep Lynn out of Houston and then only have to keep Kopech out of game 1. Giolito 1&5; Rodon 2; Lynn 3; Cease 4

Cease has to work in. Days since his last start and game 3 is too out of sequence.

Our half of the draw shouldn't be affected. Tampa might get game one against another teams #3 or #4 starter

Sox been playing Tigers and Indians since 1901. The two teams with the most recent division wins, Royals and Twins, have only been playing since the 1960's.

Wild Card team can never get home field advantage regardless of record

Over the long haul the question is what to do with Sheets as he is only DH-1B (not a good look in the outfield). Whereas Vaughn is DH-1B-LF-RF and possibly 3B when necessary. If Sheets hits a couple of homers in the postseason and the NL adopts the DH, he becomes a very desired trading chip

Starting line-up - not in batting order: These 6: TA, Robert, Abreu, Jimenez, Moncada, Grandal 3 of these 5: Engel, Garcia, Hernandez, Sheets, Vaughn 2 pure reserves: Collins, Billy

In 1959 I was 12. "THROW IT LOOEY" (Jack Brickhouse's closing call)