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It will feel strange to be hearing what Cleveland’s magic number in a few days but give Cleveland credit. They hung in there and now are on their way.

I’ve watched paint drying that was more exciting than this. Offensive impotence….again.

The hour is nigh.

Those who still believe that the sox still have a chance to win this division have to be miserable by now. Those of us who came to the realization that this team wasn’t winning their division, several weeks ago, don’t have that burden.

How does this work. Can a team tell a player he’s injured even if he isn’t and does the mean Pham is being complicit if he agreed without being injured. Not saying he’s not injured but if he isn’t I would imagine he would tell them to go (blank) themselves?

These losses when they happen seem to be a result of an implosion on those days.

“Imploding”. I think your thing first one to use that word and it’s timely correct.

At this point I just don’t see Murakami as a major league hitter and I don’t think he is fixable. He’s doesn’t have talent. He isn’t a major league hitter. He had his fling but that is all it was. A fling.

Because now that league has him figured him out, the man flat-out can’t hit other than an infrequently home run every once in a strenuous while. He’s an early has-been.

There have been many losses that can be directly nailed on the blundering boob we have as manager. I don’t care how much the players (supposedly) love him. To a man the players have to know that his in-game decisions are ludicrous and amateurish and so does probably the coaching staff.

Only a couple of dozen plus games left. Nobody is going to get hot. That ship has sailed. This team is now taking on, a lot of water with rough seas ahead, with a Skipper who can’t weather the storm.

Agree. That should be our infield the rest of the way but it’s only a pipe dream with this manager

Three up and three down seems reasonable.

Why even have Mune in the lineup. It serves no purpose. Put Vargas back at first and Colson at third.

That first half or so of the season, there was a feeling that they could and would come back and when down a few seems has disappeared. Now it seems most likely unlikely. Plus Venable’s managerial skills are tarnished by a severe lacking of important managing skills.

Could be down to a 1 and a half game lead over Cleveland later tonight or not.

Playing Murakami the rest of the way is grand larceny.

There is still to many (but still only a few) games left and the way this team is pitching and hitting and fielding as poorly as they are, to win this Division. It’s almost appears scripted.

Keeping Castillo out there is dereliction of duty on Venable’s part.

I agree with you but I’m sure Will doesn’t agree with you.

He’s not out of his slump in my opinion. He just had a moment in time. It won’t last. He is now set for another heavy slump.

Was anyone warming up in the bullpen yet.

Any assumptions that Murakami and Colson are somehow going to break out of their batting doldrums before the season ends, which is almost here, is best described as a delirium. Will appears to be waiting for Santa to arrive. Play the subs more. They can do much worse.

I’ll bet Pham was the first one to leave after the game. What the hell can he possible add to the locker room other than look sad.

There has to be a public accounting for this bull manure. Where’s the backlash? Terrible managing (again) and putrid baseball on the field and at the plate.