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I'm pretty sure he bats shitty players like Lamb at the top of the lineup to get them as many ABs as possible to knock off that rust, which is doubly funny.

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He tends to make weak contact early in the count, therefore he does not go deep into counts which is what one poster implied, I corrected him. I never said he sucked, those are your words.

This, to me, is one of the keys. The entire point of the eephus pitch is to fool and embarrass the batter but inducing a big whiff, I don't give a shit if he's a position player or it's a 3-0 count, turn about is fair play.

I very much enjoy your posts, you bring a very interesting perspective as a new fan, I'm always curious to hear your take.

The ending is great

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I regret making the Soxtalk awards post.

I didn't feel like 3 games was enough, you gotta hit the IL.

We have a lot of new posters, there's going to be new people making game threads, it's a word of advice. People have thoughts about the game hours in advance of game time, we must give them a place to express themselves.

It's what I think whenever I hear his name, years of reading the futuresox board.

It's amazing what removing Abreu does to the lineup. At least Dickman has good at bats breaking up the Leury/Hamilton duo.

Quick PSA for the board: post your game threads early in the day, do not wait for lineups or for the late afternoon, we need a place to discuss the day's game, you have dibs, get the game thread out there. Anyway, Abreu is not in the lineup.

He hasn't displayed an ability to work the count yet, he's seeing 3.68 pitches per plate appearance, MLB average is 3.95. His ability to make weak contact on any pitch is going to be a detriment when it comes to working counts. It's one of the reasons, along with his startling lack of power that he's not a good fit for the top of the lineup.

Why the fuck does he keep throwing low fastballs?

What the board needs now more than ever is the return of the Soxtalk awards, been about a decade.

Does reaching on the dropped third strike in the 3rd not make this a no-hitter?

My laziness is the only reason we don't have a Leury Garcia banner right now, I've come close to making it a few times.

7th highest team BB% at 9.8% and 3rd lowest team K% at 21.9% both across MLB. 7th most SB in MLB. Truly wild stuff what our White Sox have become.

I do not have a good feeling about the remainder of this game

You get a like, my friend.

9 years we've been dealing with this, amazing

Also, props to Bennetti for calling out the bunt for what it was. Most announcers don't do that to the home manager.