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QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 11:48 AM) Looks like since there is a lefty and to give Yolmer a day off. I guess if you're going to play your backup and rest your starter, its better to do it when the platoon advantage makes sense (even if Saladino does suck). Other than loyalty I'm really failing to see why Tyler is still around. He's so old that even if he proves he's healthy he's already on the downside of his statistical peak. There's zero upside here.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 10, 2018 -> 12:22 PM) I think sox should just push through with this stadium for as long as possible. Since the upper deck changes there is nothing bad per se in the organization or experience within the ballpark. It just lacks "charm", both artificial and realized. Best way to achieve it? Push on through. faux-new age structures like metro/astro dome didn't age well. This will age fine, and eventually will standout from the new age parks. At 50 years old, it will seem quaint and I wouldn't be surprised if there is eventually a backlash against the more ostentatious new builds. Feel your way through it, add to it gradually, build its history. Tell everyone else to screw off. I think part of the problem with what you're saying (and it will happen although not to the degree I think you're selling it) is that New Comiskey/TheCell/GRF has been through so many iterations already. The name changes and renovations have made it almost as "faceless" a park as possible. It has no history associated with a long time sponspor, it has no real outstanding features (original or renovated) outside the scoreboard and outside of 2005 the Sox haven't made many memories in the place. I guess Wise's catch as well (and are the OF walls still like that?). It's just a really generic ball park in many ways.

Greg if you hate the rebuild and are hoping for attendance to lag maybe you could do us all a favor and stop posting so much. If you're getting angry about a game in which Sally was your DH and Migo was your 3rd starter -- just don't watch. Pick it back in July once Eloy and Kopech are around. Was nice to see Moncada locked in again today. Other than the one 0-6 game he hasn't given many ABs away this year. As a still 22 year old it's impressive.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 02:51 PM) Would love to see Moncada steal here in this weather someone is likely to snap a hamstring, hopefully he's well warmed up.

Moncada does do a good job seeing pitches at leadoff. I think he's a long term leadoff guy.

nice play delmonico.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 02:36 PM) It's a Monday afternoon game in April and it's 30 degrees with snow on the seats. some of these guys are probably wishing they were back in the Caribbean on a day like today.

what an awful day for baseball. really is not in any way a cold weather game. is what it is though. gotta try and get these games in.

QUOTE (onedude @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 02:12 PM) mlb.tv says delay, is there a scheduled time yet or are they looking to cancel? didn't someone say they are delaying it 30 minutes or soem s***?

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 12:55 PM) Anybody know how I can watch the game online at the office? My U-verse wont stream WGN. Does their app provide live TV broadcast? try reddit mlb streams.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 9, 2018 -> 11:41 AM) This situation makes me irrationally annoyed. it seems like the last few years have been brutal for early season Sox schedule problems. The riots in Baltimore, the rain, the snow...next year locusts?

Good read all around. Thanks for the comparisons and I do agree with others that Floyd's curveball is better than Gio's right now. Floyd was always at two pitch pitcher though and as noted Gio's changeup is the difference between the two. Gio can have much more lasting success than Floyd if he can harness all his stuff.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Apr 7, 2018 -> 06:40 PM) Had a big issue with how Stone talked down to Bennetti about Sabr stats. Wouldn't let him get his point across and treated him like a child. what inning?

anyways I'm going to hit the gym go Sox.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 7, 2018 -> 01:46 PM) Ok why ? You over reacted a few games ago on Davidson too. lol, how does one "over react" when the players in question had over 800 combined PA last year and were over -2 fWAR combined. I'm not over reacting to this year I'm reacting to bad players that have sucked for a long time on the south side.

more bad luck for Moncada, FFS.

time to pull the plug on engel as the everyday CF.

lmao Timmy pimping that walk. love it. he should feel good. he has SEVEN WALKS ALREADY.

TA of previous years would have helped the wild pitcher out in this scenario. He's learning.

looks like a decent day to play. As a player that played a s***load of games in the 40s I never minded it too much if it was sunny with little wind. You could get a little warmth going in your hands that way. 40s and wind and overcast is miserable however.

I'll pick one thing to respond to, since your post is all over the place: Yolmer's performance yesterday was one of the best all around games a Sox 3B has had in my lifetime. That was a prime Joe Crede esque effort on both sides.

just lose already.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 07:34 PM) One of the worst plays I've ever seen in a major league game. DUMB agree one of the worst plays I've ever seen in MLB.

are you f***ing kidding me leury? wow. that is f***ING LITTLE LEAGUE.

god damnit.