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Not that shocked. The Sox have lost a ton of HR power between no Eloy, Grandal, Moncada not hitting many, Robert. Mercedes going back down. The only legitimate HR threats on the team besides Abreu are Vaughn, Sheets and Burger . Goodwin's hit 3 in a short amount of time but if you have 3 guys like Sheets and Burger +Vaughn you might as well play them all now. Early in the season you still had , Abreu, Grandal Moncada Robert being counted on for power and Mercedes was raking. Now it's down to just Abreu and Vaughn.

Yep the more chances of a HR the better.

Yea it's pretty bad . I think I agree with saying Vaughn, Sheets and Burger in the middle of the lineup and saying screw defense at this point. Burger at DH. Like 3-7 should be Moncada ,Abreu ,Sheets (if RH is pitching) Vaughn, Burger or you could make it 2 through 6. There's a better chance our 6 7 8 guys will hit a HR more than our 4 and 5 guy in that lineup. Plus didnt Hinch use 2 lefties in relief yesterday? Not sure if he has any more lefties in the pen or would use them in back to back games .

A good plan for sure but that means you'd have to find a taker for Eaton or just cut him loose or Lamb , Hamilton . I think the Sox were hopeful that among the OFers they have that RF was OK if they didn't want to eat up too much minor league depth in trades. After all 2nd base and the bullpen were really the priority . But if Grandal is injured for a significant amount of time they need a lot more HR's and walks now more than ever . Gallo and Escobar not just Escobar becomes more of a necessity. But if you now have to address RF, the bullpen and 2nd base it's very hard to imagine the Sox doing all that.

I've had a lot of stepping back moments but they are usually in terrible years when there is no hope for making the playoffs (Most of the time) and many times when the Sox come far down the list of life's priorities.

I didn't say he was good at the things I mentioned. I just said I don't like seeing all the people parroting the things you usually say when most people have no idea if Collins is actually as lousy as so many say he is. It's easier to be a sheep than it is to do actual research with an open mind or give him the benefit of the doubt on things people may not understand such as game calling. I mean if Rodon and Gio like throwing to him there has to be a reason. I know Grandal has his share of defensive critics too about this game calling/passed ball, but at some point you have to think there are a lot of benches in baseball calling pitches and pitchers have the ultimate say by nodding or shaking their heads and executing the pitches.

His power is very important to this team as is his OBP . If we think the Sox offense has been sputtering but has survived because of next man up working Grandal is a huge loss. Now Collins isn't a terrible replacement . After all he has power and a good eye and an increase in PT might be good for him but I would imagine I won't be venturing into too many game threads because it will be hard to look at the 100's of posts blaming him for pitches that aren't called strikes, pitcher's pitching bad, how he calls a terrible game and how he sucks at framing. You'd think Collins had a 666 on his skull.

Not even sure what you are saying here besides that Yoan plays more games than our most injured players. He plays through pain and that's great but he's about as smart as Eloy.

Injuries suck no doubt and we are far from seeing the team at it's best. But while still in first how could you not love this team and want to watch ? You had Mercedes in April. You have Vaughn making adjustments, you have Sheets and Burger coming up and hitting well right away. The whole Burger story is just amazing. You get stories about how Burger and Sheets were roomies n the minors and going through the Sox initiation by having to sing. You got Billy Hamilton a fan favorite. You got the Big Bastard Lynn, you got Rodon's out of the blue success. There's hardly been any player who hasn't contributed to keeping this team in 1st place with Lamb , Leury Goodwin and Collins all having significant games . Hendricks is about as good as we could have hoped for. Sure there's that guy in me who says it could come crashing down at any moment . But it's like a very slow roller coaster , where you have all this time to think. Don't think ,just relax and enjoy the ride.

You would think it would be a no brainer just like the play Yoan got thrown out at home when he was on 3rd and no outs or hanging on the fence going after a HR in an exhibition game . Some people need other people's brains to remind them if their bran doesn't function as well. I could also throw in the non baseball related getting Covid if the stories about him partying are true.

I thought we knew his right hand was injured because of that slide into 3rd. That's why he missed a few games. Reminding us his right shoulder is injured though is good and perhaps the reason for the lack of power and inconsistent defense. People talk about Eloy like he's a bumbling fool and his own worst enemy as far as injuries go. You might be able to put Moncada in the same class. If you have a shoulder issue why the hell are you sliding head 1st ? Surely at some point of your life you were sliding feet 1st. And now you have a hand injury on the same arm. He's got all kinds of team mates, coaches and trainers around him and no one can beat it into his head to slide feet 1st ? I mean you shouldn't even be saying "Good Morning Yo", it should be "Feet First Yo".

Our serious competition is every road game.

The first part about reaching across the plate isn't a complaint by Stone. What he is saying there is if Collins sets up on the outside part of the plate because that's where the pitch should be and then the pitch goes to the inside part of the plate , it's not the catchers fault it isn't called a strike. It's on the pitcher to hit his spot. To frame a pitch properly it usually has to go in the vicinity of where you expect it to be. If a catcher has to reach all the way across the plate from where he set up, no catcher can possibly frame that pitch. Stone is saying umps just won't give you the call on pitches like that .

I'm just thinking it's cool seeing Venus and Mars in the sky now.

I can agree with this. Have to think what was the 3rd base coach telling him? Yoan should know better anyway but a friendly reminder about ground balls to the pitcher or 3rd base or anything directly at a fielder with the infield in drawn in you don't go. Or if its to the 3rd basemen you kind of follow him down the line maybe or get a little bit in front of him so he catches you out of the corner of his eye and maybe then take off after he throws it or distract him a bit. The SS would have to cover 3rd so you could get back to 3rd if you had to.

1st of all have to wait on the Grandal report . All Star game is in a week so if you IL Grandal for 10 days maybe he only misses 5 or 6 games and won't have to do anything. If it's serious then the Sox are in some dire straits.

Yea I just checked . Too bad Sox didn't jump on him the 1st time Grandal went down even though I have no idea of his defensive rep.

Don't forget a possible strike next year.

Zavala's already traveling with the team.

OK you backed off it was Goodwins fault at least so there's that. 5 runs per game from the offense on the road isnt bad . It's just the pitching sucked.

From the time the ball left the bat to when hit it the ground was approx. 3 seconds. Look at the replay and count it yourself. It was laser beam. You know sometimes the best CFers have balls go to the wall. Goodwin isn't the best CF by far but come on now.

A good fielder positioned 5 feet closer than where Goodwin started might get to it. That ball was smoked.

SOrry that ball was in the gap and was a line shot . It wasn't even in the air long enough to get to it . I have no idea what you are looking at . The twins announcers said he had no shot on it and that's how it looked to me. https://www.mlb.com/gameday/white-sox-vs-twins/2021/07/05/633487#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=633487

Yea who wants a power hitting lefty or a power hitting 3rd baseman who both have all their eligibility ?