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I'm just playing . I liked Sosa as much as anyone but there was no need for him and sticking him in LF was just some peoples fantasy just to find something to b**** about to try to make the Sox look like are incompetent. As if they havent had enough ammunition for that for 3 years. But I guess just making s%*# up helps promote that constant neverending butt hurt narrative because the beloved rebuild flopped. I was on the high side as far as predicted win total for the season . I never bought into the stuff that made Mune's stock drop. The whole reason I predicted 77 wins was I expected the Mune Mongomery pairing to hit a lot of HRs and said it could be our own version of the M&M boys (Mantle and Maris) /Murakami & Montgomery. I mentioned a Schwarber or Thome comp a while ago. NBL is the 2nd best baseball League in the world and produced some all time great MLB players. It may sound simplistic but you don't win a Triple Crown in that league without being an extremely good hitter. The only question was how fast could he adjust ? It just goes to show you how hard it is to scout talent. The best analytic minds and scouts convinced just about every front office that Mune wasn't worth all the money that was predicted by websites like MLBTR, Fangraphs etc.

Nice play EP !! Good job Sean Burke !

No we need Sosa in LF 😉

Monty ! My man ! 440 !

Miguel ! My man !

Mune ! My man !! #9 #9 #9

Thsnk you Marte and Arenado ...so far.

That was a very good start.

Could be looking at May before he even starts a rehab assignment if running is still an issue. The initial optimism Teel displayed has vanished into the reality of how stubborn hamstring injuries are to heal.

The usual subjects who think everything is a disaster.

Lots of pitchers in baseball not great every day, some are only very good or good. Peak value happens after sustained success. This is not a sprint. This is baseball .Do try to keep that in mind in your haste to do whatever you're trying to do.

Always looking ahead to a definitive future when the reality is things can change in a literal heartbeat.

He may have a small blister that is affecting certain pitchs.

Getting something for Dominquez while he gets some saves seems to be a priority. That's both thinking wins and future. Getting any young pitcher to pitch well in crucial situations prioritizes winning and development also. No need for him to close. He's pitching great just how they they're using him. No need to force anything. Its about building his innings and if that's pitching a couple of good innings in the 6th and 7th then that's good enough to kill 2 birds with 1 stone.

Baby steps, just keep getting better. More wins in Sacramento and KC are a welcome sight. Schultz up and dealing . Sox "ll get Hays, Teel and Shane Smith back and start winning at a better clip. Murakami power stroke coming alive and getting national attention. Colson swatting big flys too. It's all about perspective.

Never knew you fantasized about Sosa in LF so much. Another imaginary scenario that you claim makes the Sox look bad. Can't you find enough as it is without making things up ? Just like you made up the Sox causing pitching injuries once there were so many Tommy John's. Conpiracy theory much ? You think you see things that no one else sees but there's no evidence except in your addled mind.

He might be 6' 11".

So back to Schultz. Schultz added 40 lbs in the off season. According to Bannister , "We added back the cutter. The cutter had additional movement, more than it did last year. He changed the grip on his sweeping breaking ball. It's getting better later action right now. "

Son of broken record.

Broken record

Ask JR ??? 2029-2034

Why do you keep acting like JR hadnt capped the spending and Robert's salary being gone was not the only way for Getz to spend another $20M ? Have you not been paying attention to the reality of this team.I understand why youre not willing to accept it but why question another fan about decisions that are not in his control ? Wish casting wont make JR spend more than he has budgeted.

It seems to me there is a simple reason he didnt get tried in LF but as fans we are not privy to every decision made. That does not mean the Sox didnt think of it. Who knows maybe Sosa didnt want to or he's just not athletically what they had in mind for the position. Neither are most of the guys you mentioned and Benintendi. However , the Sox started 1-5 and what are they now 6 and 10 so playing .500 because of a big turnaround by the pitching staff and perhaps better defense including the OF. Certainly wasn't because of the hitting. They miss Teel, Baldwin ,Vasil ,Hays maybe even Periera. They actually have 5 OF who can play better defense than a guy with limited athletic skills and they might throw Antonacci into that mix. Some of the people suggesting he be tried in LF are the ones saying he had no value. If you think he couldve had more value playing in the OF that notion is rather odd. He was probably mentioned more than anyone besides Beni who had no defensive value. It's just hard to imagine that a guy with the Sox as long as Sosa was here (9 yrs) wouldnt have been tried in the OF if he had any desire to play out there or exhibited any of the skills necessary for it. Hell some people are bothered that Antonacci is playing LF even after he displayed the right attitude and said he'll play anywhere he's needed. The whole positional versatilty argument is odd here amongst fans. Most organizations draft a lot of middle of the diamond types who are the ones with enough athletic ability to do that. The Sox have done it a lot more than they used to. In general thats a good thing. Sosa likely just didnt fit the modern day profile for it nor is he particulay skilled at getting on base.

Not just once but constantly.I guess they figure Andrew Vaughn did it very poorly why not Sosa. Just another imagined shortcoming by the fan geniuses along with not teaching outfielders to call flyballs which kids are taught from the time they get on the diamond.