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And some as usual were non-sensically calling for Leury's DFA during the playoffs !

Hey Buddy in the game thread ! Do it again tomorrow. Dog pile pics !

I don't think anyone could be blamed for the negativity but at home the Sox are a different beast.

12-6 final . Awesome comeback. Bullpen after Kopech was nails !

Hey I know this is going to sound dumb since I'm not in chicago but have any of u tried to watch the game on channel 32. Someone told me they can get it there.

I don't think Lucas is soft. Watch the other playoff games and see how early some of the starting pitchers are being pulled. Seems like an equal amount of guys don't go 5 inning as do go 5+ . It's a tough road to hoe pitching against Houston in Houston. Even Lucas at his worst hung in there . But LaRussa should ve had Kopech warming in the 4th and if he was going to let Gio start the 5th he should've been out of the game after the lead off walk. I asked the question in the game thread who should be pitching the 5th as did another poster and only 1 guy wanted to answer that question . He said let Gio start the 5th and pull him if he let's anyone get on . I told him I think I agree but would've been fine with Kopech starting the inning. I'm also pretty sure I was the only one in the game thread who mentioned Kopech so everything you're seeing now about not using him is hindsight by everyone except me.

That's one way to spin or you could say it was definitely an overpay that has been a tragic trading deadline since he got here . I will say that Hahn or the organization are still wrapped up in relief pitchers being way too important. It hurt in the draft, payroll and it's hurting in winning games. I was fine with getting more relief pitching but I threw a lot of names out there that would 've cost a lot less before the Kimbrel trade became reality.

Hang on Slewpy. You bring Kopech into the game at that point because Lucas had been walking guys and getting hit hard and Kopech was the only one in the pen capable of pitching multiple innings since the Sox had to cover 5 innings if Kopech was brought in to start the 5th inning. There was no reason to go to Crochet because he pitched yesterday and he has not shown this season to be capable of going in back to back games. This 2nd game had to be treated like a must win game. The team that goes up 2-0 in a 5 game series wins 88% of the time. Lucas sucked but the Sox were ahead 4-2. If Kopech starts the 5th and pitched 2 shutout inning maybe things are different.

Par for the course for the biggest troll here.

At least Harold is happy.

ANd that's why I didn't want Engel out of the game. Nice hit to be sure and a hard play . Not even sure Engel catches that but I'd have liked to see him try.

Awesome pitch . Pulled the string on the slider ?

Let's go Bummer ! Need you to throw strikes though buddy !

LOL, me too, it's tied, we aren't losing, let's go !

Tall Tucker pulls it down.

Let's go Yas make Hawk proud !

ANd this is why I always want a Robert thread on the front page of Soxtalk !

Don't like taking the good defensive OF out of the game so Leury is moving to RF now ?

Yeah baby !

Definitely especially with the off day .

Yay Elroy !

Easy to see in a tie game. Show some faith and if you're wrong u won't die instantly.

Right I mean a lot of hits getting through up the middle but how many are hit in the hole between 3rd and short ?

He seems like a manager who liked to save his bullets but you just can't go down 2-0 in a 5 game series. Have to treat this game like it's do or die. Win today and I'll take my chances at home with whoever is left in the pen.

Why not Kopech to start the inning ?