SouthChicagoBorn

Getz: "Quantity over quality. Trade him!"

For a giggle...

Sums it up.

Civale doth sucketh.

Tauchman, Sosa, and Montgomery looking like the best hitters on the team.

Schriffen doesn't realize a lot of things...

Frustrating. Sometimes the 17 million dollar man comes through.

Yeah, yeah. No worries. Me too. It can be hard to tell when posting. I enjoy talking with you.

This ump is a chump. Does he think he's calling Greg Maddux?

Cause the Sox took 2-3 in Toronto 2 weeks ago?

Whaddaya mean by "you"? 🤔

Oh great, the draft is coming up. So maybe we'll draft a player that will meet a current need in 5 years. Thanks, getz.

Actually, being the St. Louis Browns wouldn't be so bad. They never won fewer than 43 games in shorter seasons.

Now coming in to pitch for the Sox, Eddie Gaedel. Have we become the St. Louis Browns?

And the pitching collapses...

Wait, you're posting from the game? That's dedication.

As I recall, the discussion was whether Meidroth makes that catch or not. I still don't think so... ...and I do think Montgomery makes tonight's play. But again, just havin' fun here. 🖖

Great play by CM. I don't think Meidroth had control of that ball.

Apropos of Mongomery's first game: Montgomery makes that catch! 🙃 Meidroth great effort though

This ump's strike zone is star-shaped

Terrible called strike 3

Fenway is a “ballpark” as opposed to a “stadium.” For me and my love of baseball history, it’s a standout. Just realizing I’m standing in the place where so many all-time greats played is a profound experience. The sight lines are bad only in a tiny minority of seats. You’re close enough that you can see just what a giant Frank Thomas really was. And you can have Nomar Garciparra look you in the eye when he acknowledges your complementary cheer as he returns to the dugout. If you see old photos of ballparks, the outfield walls were covered with billboards. Not so any more. Just seeing the green of Fenway as you enter out of the concourse is amazing. It’s beautiful to look at, fascinating for its history, and the environment makes attending a game today extra special as it feels connected to the long historical lineage. It is unique, and represents the foundation on which the game was built. It also has a connection for me to memories of Comiskey, and as a park from the same founding era. Wrigley is the only other remaining park of this type, but it will never hold the same appeal for obvious reasons. I regret never having seen a game at Tigers Stadium (misnamed imho). I did see a game at Candelstick but I was so young I don’t remember much of it. Saw many games at old yankee stadium and Shea (Mets) as a kid, since we moved from the South Side. I’ve been to Camden which is nice, although I had a bad experience there – they made me remove my “Yankees Suck” shirt (the yankees weren’t even playing) – so I’ll never go back. I think I’ve seen a game at Citi field (Mets), but it was so unmemorable I can’t speak to it. New Comiskey is nothing special as a venue, except for its location. I understand progress and all that, but I have yet to get that same feeling at any other stadium, or be as excited at a regular season game since I was a kid. I’m really surprised at the disapproval of Fenway and old parks, but to each their own. Let’s go SOX!

Alright. The Rockies have won the Battle for the Basement. Good job by the Sox. I won't expect the pitching to do this well in big jams going forward, however. I'm really enjoying watching Montgomery so far.

Have you ever been to Fenway?

I lived in Denver briefly. If it weren't for the mountains, it'd be Kansas. Nothing else to do but the outdoors and the local teams. EDIT: the turnout is impressive.