chitownsportsfan

Still need about 15 WAR to show up on the pitching side of things. Going to need Cease and Kopech + at least 3-5 more pitchers, the failed starters will turn into solid bullpen guys hopefully. The Sox have proven they are cheap and won't add talent via FA and pay the "winner's curse". So we need to hope like shit the pitching pans out. And an outfielder or two.

7-9 with a -20 differential at the 10% mark of the year. Played mostly bad teams. Let's slow the "this team can contend" stuff. This is still a 75 win team. It's always been. But so far the right players are contributing which makes it better.

On nights they get a quality start they will be, those nights will be few and far between against non bottom feeders.

Other than the OF defense and some of the holes in the lineup not much to complain about tonight. I thought Lopez had his best fastball of the year, or at least that I've watched. Lively and moving at 94-96 most of the night. Offspeed stuff off that was good enough to shut down a bad KC team. Moncada is playing with a tremendous amount of confidence in the field and at the plate. He needs to bottle this feeling up and remember it when the inevitable slump hits. He's got a lot of talent in that body, he should always remember it.

I'm not kidding when I got a little emotional watching those guys celebrate at the park just now with some beers. It's been a long ass time since Sox fans felt some joy. baby steps tonight.

Got lucky, tough baserunning play.

Jesus christ. Another ball that should have been caught by an OF.

Renteria going to Renteria. As if a guy couldn't have gotten warmed up once the HR was hit.

Yonder up to a 791 OPS.

THat is a slow fucking bat. Good lord. Jammed on a 93 mph fastball.

Moncada would have hooked that 40 feet foul last year! WOW!

always liked him, but he's not a natural CF.

Leury is a nice player. Too bad he's not a super sub on a playoff contender tho.

Palka fouling off meatballs. And he's gone.

Not exactly cat like reflexes on the mound.

Yea that would be better as well. I think he gets much better reads in RF then CF.

I can't stand Leury's fake hustle when he catches it with two hands as well. Like that play all he did was blind himself and bring in a possible misplay. I'd much, much rather just make him the starting 2B at this point and roll with a real CF in Engel every night, at least it will help the pitching staff.

His squirt gun and slow ass had zero chance regardless. Sick of RF defense outside that brief period when Eaton was over there.

It's on the CF to take charge, call for it and catch it. But Leury broke back, paused and wasn't even close. Then he watched his SS try and bail him out like last night. Putrid.

That's fine he called for it but it's the fucking CFs ball 100% there and he misread that ball badly.

What a fucking joke Leury is in CF.

I like that "go zone" graphic, one of the few actually useful additions to the broadcast.

Can't be looking offspeed kid with two strikes.

Eloy has been getting some nasty pitches this series.

Hope he figures it out.