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LFG !! Imperative to knock Prielipp around to win this game.

I think it's more the always getting hurt part than it is having very little of it. All the Tommy John surgeries caused a deficit and between injuries & inconsistencies of our top minor league starters it created a massive deficit in just around 15 months. There's only so much a GM with almost no money to spend can do combat that when you can only sign a pitcher to a 1 or 2 year contract. You added Fedde, Davitt, Sandlin, Kay, Shane Smith , Vasil, Houser,Yoendrys Gomez . Newcomb can't remember who else who was AAA or above that they added between the last 2 off seasons after the TJ epidemic started in spring 2025. But Vasil got hurt.Shane Smith lost it then got hurt.Jonathon Cannon was replaced.Gomez and Houser traded or replaced.Schultz not very effective rookie.Fedde cheap signing not effective. McDougal hurt, Hagen Smith no command. THorpe, Mason Adams TJ surgery.Martin and Burke the only 2 who survived from last years rotation. Newcomb was given incentives based on games started but it became apparent he wasn't a starter and has pitched effectively in the pen . Probably forgetting 3 or more no names who got some starts last year not counting openers.

Tanner Murray injury ( out for the season) hurt our RH infield depth as did trading Mead for Boston Smith. Lots of depth injuries to the 40 man roster especially among pitchers.

I should have specified the lineup is not as effective as it is against RHP, not in how they relate to the rest of the AL or MLB . But if it is let me know. Lineup isn't as strong but that may be the case with a lot of teams. Sam is much worse against LHP than RHP, Mune's OPS is .128 points lower but still pretty good . Colson pretty equal. Quero is very bad RH this year when last year he was considered to be stronger RH. He's hitting . .061 RH. Hill and Grichuk have hit LHP pretty good . Acuna also much worse vs LHP. Big difference with Vargas. Easily our best hitter against LHP . Didn't realize just how much better he is against LHP than RHP. Big difference with Meidroth also . Much better against LHP. Helps immensely that our big 3 don't lose much if anything with how much better Vargas is. The top 5 are still concentrated but looks like he dropped Colson down a bit to 5th behind Grichuk . 3 of the bottom 4 aren't very good at all against LHP.

2 Rookie Starting pitchers , Sandlin for the Sox and (LH)Prielipp for the Twins. Sox lineup always is pretty weak against LHP. Still no Hays (RH), Pereira (RH) or Braden Montgomery (SH) or even Korey Lee (RH). Sox showing no inclination to demote Quero or DFA Acuna just yet.

I hope @ptatc is doing well. Maybe its just the Soxtalk reconstuction server issues keeping him away . Or he could be fedup with all the Soxtalk medical experts talking crap even to this very day that act as if every Sox injury is an indictment of the medical staff. The paranoia is real.

Thanks I thought I remembered seeing a tweet that he'd start today but apparently not everyone got the memo even though that tweet was from yesterday and seems like thats plenty of time for those sources to be aware of it.

Was there a tweet somewhere that said Sandlin is starting today ? I still see Martin listed on MLB Gameday & MLB app on my TV but Sandlin listed on CBS Sports which usually has more updated info for gamblers.

Hes walking a fine line there is my point.And he just walked a guy to load the bases. Throwing an absolute out there like if you cant throw the pitch in the dirt you shouldnt be in the majors is a hot take . If that were truly the case we'd never see wild pitches. There's in the dirt catchable and in the dirt takes a funny bounce or catchers who arent good a blocking those even when they know its coming because its like any other pitch, you can miss the location and it goes to the backstop. Pitchers throw mistake pitches all the time and miss location in zone and out of zone. . Youre asking him to throw it in the dirt but not too much inside or outside so maybe thats why it was so center cut. So many variables there about what the catcher wanted him to do. Maybe there was even some pitcher catcher miscommunication In that situation you want to minimize the chance for a mistake. Maybe he wasnt even trying to throw it in the dirt.We can assume he was but cant be sure . He had just executed 2 high fastballs for strikes so Im fairly confident a 3rd one above the zone and away would ve been a better call. It's splitting hairs I know .You execute either pitch properly both are good calls but a sinker right down in the zone youre hoping he tops it into a DP more than youre looking for the K , though you would certainly take either result. So maybe was trying to throw it low enough to get a DP but not too low for a wild pitch . A pitch too much in the dirt could bounce away from the catcher and all 3 runners advance. It's like the next worst situation to grooving an off speed pitch down the middle to speed up his bat. Baseball not easy. 🙂

Plus its a rookie pitcher, bases are loaded. Asking him to bury it in the dirt with a runner on 3rd is a tough call 0-2. Hitter on the ropes . Go with the high fastball away.

After one successful bunt I expect a "Who gets the CREDIT ?" thread too.

True Venable but the brakes on the Rikuu Hero Train. Just let him swing .

Even after watching the replay I couldnt tell the ball bounced. Maybe after seeing it again Ill be able to tell. He wasn't going anywhere either way. Did look like he went back to 1st which is the right move if you think it was caught in the air. Shouldve just stayed there.

That was a DP any way you slice dont you think if it wasnt caught on the fly. He couldnt tell and neither could most of us.

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Rikuu Rikku Rikku !!!

LFG Huddy !

LoL I was lieing just to get the call. Promising absolution like The Pope.

Yea baby thats the way you do it !

Nice play by Vargas to start that DP

Ill forgive the out call at 1st if we get the DP.

BS ! Bastard umps.

Guess I shouldve shown up earlier and said LFG ! Youre welcome 😉

Don't often see both starters pitching 7 full innings nowadays. That being said , Let's fucking go !

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