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Fletch hit it as far as Baldy did, off the facade of the upper deck ! 1st HR and RBI for him this year with the Sox.

Baldy crushed that pitch outta here !

Is Vargas using a torpedo bat now ?

My dad was a Cardinals fan. Not many left who remember them. Youd have to be in your 90s.

Hope he doesnt go 0 for today. Get a hit then take him out.

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The guy is fast enough and athletic enough. He's made some amazing catches but he has to be a lot more consistent on routine to harder to track down but catchable balls. He just needs time out there learning how to read and anticipate especially on opposite field drives.

Baldwin uniquely puzzles me in the field. There's absolutely no reason for him to look so bad . Lack of experience is a factor but he gets to balls and sometime just misses them like he relaxes just for a second at the last instance instead of really concentrating on finishing .

Not only what you said but he'd also have to be uniquely good at winning trades in a climate where other GM have recognized the higher value of position player prospects . Frankly he'd have to be uniquely good at so many things to overcome JR preparing the Sox for sale so the kids don't inherit too much debt that all we can do is say well he's learning, he's trying but without funds he's doomed to failure because their is no such GM who wins most of his trades or picks all the right cheap free agents or makes all the right choices in the draft or signing international players. And yes despite reports to the contrary we do recognize all the obstacles preventing anything from succeeding for any length of time. We just hope enough infrastruture can be laid down and progress made after bottoming out to give the new owner an easier path to success. That's not hard to understand is it ? Apparently it is so these kind of threads need to point out the obvious that despite progress there's a way to go before the dark days are over. Seriously, if you're looking for any sustained winning resulting in multiple championships or more playoff appearances youre looking at the wrong franchise for the last 125 years.

Against my better judgement I will respond . These are dark times for the franchise and moreso for the fanbase. Some of us love our ugly step child and accentuate positive things going on while some of you decide beating the kid is necessary and then claim our positive parenting skills are delusional. i dont think tough love has been hailed as great parenting very much but its pretty popular with bad sports team. Let us love our team our way and you can keep your love/hate relationship in tact finding comfort knowing that your voices will always be the majority opinion . Seriously why does it matter to you when you're the majority ? Are you not happy until we all adopt the same way of thinking or worse. You know in real life I'd be afraid with you guys in charge. Are you running for office ? Let's pile on the minority once again !! The Fire Getz thread isn't enough I guess.

I salute all you fans tuning into the last few games and being here in the game thread !

Turned it on just in time to see the Monty #21 2 run shot and now in the same inning the Baldwin's #10 2 run shot off the foulpole !! Can Monty catch Sosa ?

Vasil bonehead balk. Pretty apparent a pick off play was on with men on 1st and 2nd. So Vasil steps off the rubber and fakes a throw to 1st which is an automatic balk. If he had done the same thing towards 2nd base where Montgomery was sneaking in behind the runner it wouldn't have been a balk.

If that's the case we are all lecturing if giving our opinions is a lecture. Nothing more worthless than opinions critiquing someone else stance just for having that stance without any valid reasons about why you disagree.

Gulbert gets out of the inning on 3-2 pitch .Flyout to Julks in LF.

Nice running diving catch by Hill in the RCF gap !! Thought for sure that's a double and scores another run or 2 for the Yanks. Gilbert playing with fire. No command Bases loaded.

Montgomery leadoff double off the top of the wall. However makes a stupid play going to 3rd on a routine GB to SS hit by Quero.

Mead just waved at that bouncer. A good 3rd baseman either knocks it down or turns 2. Instead you turn it into a 3 run double.

This is year 2 . 2nd year he's had vast amounts of money to spend 🤣. Longest biggest contract 2 years $15. Whats that tell you ? Lets not completely ignore Reinsdorf is planning his estate and relying on the coming new owner to pay off debts. Youd have to be an idiot to expect results. Same goes for this coming offseason. He's spending on the infrastructure and relying on coaches , analytics and the new DR facility to get the ball rolling towards developing youth. Those are things he likely had no input on doing in his previous position. He inherited a mess and the first year everything bottomed out. This year was better and hopefully next year is better and the year after that to if there's no strike and sooner or later the new owner and front office takes over. Or maybe our new owner will keep Getz. That sure would chap a lot of asses around here.

Nice inning for Martin ,tres up tres down. 7 in a row .

It's not playing for a tie. Its still early .You're playing to get a run . It's better than being a run behind.

Turned it on just in time to see the Taylor oppo 2 run taco !

Sox 8-4 on Friday Night All Access.

I think they get positioned according to the batted ball metrics. Now that depends on the pitch too and runners on base. You never know if a hitter's going to try to hit behind the runner or pull. You just play tendencies. So postioning can't ever be where you want it to be after the ball is hit. Hopefully more data helps as he continues to pitch and refine his pitch mix and command.