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That was nasty pitch . Like a screwball the way it tailed back over the plate . Yoan thought it coming inside.

Time for the walk off

I think JR made that decision for Getz when he saw the budget.

My prediction still has a shot.

Job well done but don't let him start the 7th.

Home plate ump is dog s%*#

I do think someone should be warming up this inning. No need to pitch past 6 innings.

We're still in this game. Plenty of time.

What do you mean off the roster ? Permanently gone or are we predicting injuries or sent down ?

So is something official coming out today with the final 26 ?

It is possible to have higher hopes while still objectively knowing the Sox will still be pretty bad. I hope Fedde and Soroka pitch well enough in the 1st half to get some prospects at the deadline. I hope Crochet stays healthy. Same for Kopech and that he can find some command and get back in the starting rotation. I hope they find some hidden gem relief pitchers and trade the ones who we don't have a lot of years of control. I hope every single position player does better than expected and then they get traded. I hope a lot of the youngsters on the 40 and in the lower minors have tremendous seasons. I realize the team overall doesn't have nearly enough talent to avoid 90+ losses but if some of the hopes comes to fruition then it's a positive step forward that I hope JR doesn't automatically squash with whatever is up his sleeve, He is the biggest obstacle by far and where my hopes diminish .

Sox walk it off.

Nice to have you back Jack. @ron883 said you were dead.

3rd inning for Cease 2 walks 2 run double by Polanco. Throwing his curve/knuckle curve a lot . Notfinding the zone nor fooling anyone with it.Gets out of the inning with a 3 pitch K, slider fastball dotting corners and GO.

Cease is pitching for the Padres now. Free game of the day on MLB TV. Scoreless through 2.

Double the $8M at least . $8M for 2024. He's Arb 3 next year so if all goes well in SD he should get at least another $8 and more than likely more. So thats another $8M+ off the 2025 book . Barring any type of superstar like season from Moncada he'll also be off the books next year and possibly Eloy too. If Fedde is tradable at the deadline part of his 2024 $7.5M salary and all of his $7.5M for 2025 off the books too. Stay tuned it could be really ugly next year since attendanceand sponsorship is likely to be real bad this year .

Brebbia gave up 2 walks and 3 run HR . 6-3 Rockies . Top of the 8th now.

3-3 now. Leasure gave up his 1st runs of the Spring . 1 inning 4 hits 2 runs 2K

It's very similar lyrics in Heartbreak Hotel . I don't know the Hank Williams song you were referencing so to me it was Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis. "So lonely I could die" Instead of "so lonesome I could cry" . Elvis probably liked Hank Williams but I don't know if Elvise wrote Heartbreak Hotel or if the lyrics were more of an homage to Williams or had nothing to do with Willams. Heartbreak Hotel / Elvis Presley Well, since my baby left me Well, I found a new place to dwell Well, it's down at the end of Lonely Street At Heartbreak Hotel Where I'll be, I'll be so lonely, baby Well, I'm so lonely I'll be so lonely, I could die.

Heartbreak Hotel was the song you referenced . The lyrics so lonesome I could cry are Heartbreak Hotels lyrics. That's what I was telling you. ?

Fedde 5 innings , 2 hits, 1 R, 1BB , 4K . 81 pitches

1-1 After 4 innings. Fedde 1 run 2 hits 4K Ugly 1st inning for Sox offense 1 and 2 no outs. Sac bunt attempt lead runner Maldonado Forced out. Fail. Double steal attempt , lead runner Shewmake thrown out.Fail. SB attempt Ortega gunned down. Fail SB attempt

There are no hard and fast rules that apply to every off season. Part of a GMs job is to read the terrain. Preller correctly read JRs and the Sox terrain. They wouldn't take the risk of Cease getting injured into the season. You watched him pitch well in spring and you make good, not great, offer for him. Sox fans did not read the terrain and expected too much for him forgetting who runs the team and how payroll was being cut. This off season with RSN problems causing havoc with many teams bottom lines meant free agent activity had a good chance of being slower which will always lower prices but moreso on the older less talented players. I'm not arguing the way Getz did things is right or wrong, but the arguments here appear that they are treating every off season the same and that is not the case.

Heartbreak Hotel was an Elvis hit.

Does it really matter ? I mean sure if the general board consensus is that Sheets should be gone at all costs . If the object is to win games with the best, cheapest motley crew they can assemble while still attempting to not rush their motley crew of prospects it doesn't matter what they do. Everyone assumes Vaughn will keep getting chances to show he'll get better I wouldn't be totally surprised if the Sox think Sheets has made some kind of adjustment that may make him a better hitter against RHP than Vaughn. Maybe they send Sheets down and see if he smashes RHP in the minors better than he has in the past. They still need power from the left side.