Middle Buffalo

Both Cleveland and Detroit have nice stadiums with a decent amount of food/bar options around the stadium. Visited both in the last few years and stayed within a mile or so of the parks and was able to walk around and to/from the games easily. Pleasantly surprised by both.

Is Cleveland cheating?

The Sox need to change something about their approach at the plate. It’s dreadful to watch them strike out ~25% of the time. They can’t swing from the heels on every pitch of every at bat. There has to be some situational awareness.

B-/C+ I don’t understand the Pereira move. He’s shaky in the field, but he seemed to have some RH pop. Seems like the kind of guy you’d want to keep around. If they feel Doyle is going to regain his form from a few years ago, I suppose it’s worth a shot. I like the Bart pickup, but I still feel like Lee should have been called up at some point. I’d rather see Shultz move to the pen. He can’t seem to make it through a second time around the order, so pitching in relief might accelerate his game. Fedde and Kay both give a solid 5 innings and keep the game close. Bullpen move is an upgrade. Most importantly, they didn’t give away anything that should affect their future.

Make him a bullpen catcher.

His calls on big plays are good (thogh he can’t seem to identify a home run off the bat), but he simply talks too much. His job as the PBP guy is to call the pitches and describe the results. He calls every game like it’s a blowout or rain delay where the announcer has to fill. If he talked less, called the game, and let the color guy fill the space, he’d be much better off. Fans will always complain about announcing. People on here are triggered by the 8 second “Nationwide” jingle for God’s sake. I usually defend him because I feel like there’s a lot of piling on him, but if they move on I’d be ok. He doesn’t seem to get that he’s not the show.

3-0 vs. TB and NYY in the last 3. I’m even more optimistic.

I wonder if the Sox can go 0 for the series in check swings again. Hmm, I just checked the opponent, and it’s not the Yankees, so I suppose there’s a chance of one of our hitters being able to hold up.

They should have brought Lee up. He can’t be any worse defensively than the others. None of them seem to be able to catch the ball.

Stat on the mlb app - Colson Montgomery has whiffed on 19 of his last 26 swings. That almost seems impossible for a major league hitter.

1st inning challenge with nobody on 😞

Chairman of the Board is a terrible nickname. Whoever came up with it should self-suspend for 10 days. That said, I’m glad the Sox finally have a grindy player who actually grinds. He’s one of my favorites, and it’s crazy how quickly he’s adapted to the outfield.

You better stay out of White Sox business Jr.

What’s the best site for following the draft? Yesterday I had to keep refreshing and scrolling to the current pick. Re: Thome. He’s ranked #34 on mlb and was picked at #34, so I’m not sure how that’s a nepo-pick.

I thought Gonzalez would be part of a package for a SP. I guess the comp pick is interesting.

I’m glad we don’t go with the dreaded Sunday lineup for every day game.

I watched the condensed game on the mlb app and was stressed out. Great win.

Uniform question- when did the pinstriped uniform add the large white area in the side from the armpit down? It looks odd to me. Yankees don’t have it, and the old Sox unis don’t have it.

Huh?

We had low expectations then, so this weekend feels worse to me.

I agree - tough weekend to be a Sox fan. It hurts to care about the outcome rather than performance and development.

I can’t imagine he has anywhere near the influence now that he had in the early 90s. Why would anyone listen to him?

Missed one yesterday. June 19, 1984 Bulls drafted future Sox outfield prospect Michael Jordan.

If it keeps Acuna on the bench…

How about Meidroth to SS or 3b, Sam to 2b, and Grichuk, Junior, or Bene in LF? Keep Acuna for ghost running duties if we go extra.