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Team has a new vibe.

the death march to 82 wins continues.

this bullpen should get Hahn fired.

Mariners are a phenomenon right now. I feel sorta bad not really paying attention to baseball this late summer. I got a lot of other things going on, including in fandom. That said, who cares, go Sox, shock the world!

Gilbert is fading a bit down the stretch as you'd expect for a rookie. Sox win this one maybe I'll get tickets for tmr's game.

This is a .500 club. Odds are about 1/4 they can do a 17-10 stretch maybe closer to 1/5.

The entire approach to building the team, really starting last deadline with the Madrigal trade, has been unorganized and haphazard.

It really is. I know people are sorta conditioned to just work until you croak these days but 77 is a pretty ripe age. A lifetime of stress and drinking like TLR has done takes its toll, especially at 77.

It's a joke that the Sox subjected him to such a demanding job as well. It's a joke TLR tried to tough it out as well. Lotsa jokes to go around. That said, health is everything and even though he's old I hope he has many good years left for him and his family. Feel better TLR, just don't come back next year.

J-E-T-S J-E-T-S J-E-T-S! Will suck again.

Anger isn't a useful emotion at all in baseball.

We'll pop some corks when TLR is fired hopefully. I was horribly wrong on his influence on the club. Not ready to say that Renteria (or Hinch) was a better option but in hindsight going with TLR was a horrific move.

here is a general thank you to the staff and mods and all the posters that make Sox Talk what it is -- as not just a premier Sox forum but one of the premier forums anywhere online. we've all been through a lot as sox fans but it's nice to know whatever happens with the team we can always come here to celebrate or share our grief and anger.

Giolito's avg exit velocity is up almost a MPH and he's walking another guy per 9. xFIP is sorta broken these days given how much batted ball profiles have changed since it was introduced to I'm inclined to pencil him in closer to a 5 ERA than 4 like it suggests. He hasn't had a great year, but he's not the least valuable player. That's either Yoan or Grandal. More I think about it the more I might go with Yoan.

Exactly. It's either Moncada or Grandal and because I could only pick one I went with Grandal. Both guys were expected to produce 3-5 WAR and both have basically been replacement level. That's a lot to overcome. If the stars produced this season -1 WAR from a Leury type wouldn't really have mattered. An argument could be made for Giolito as well but as a pitcher he's just not going to contribute as much as a position player to good or bad.

One for the last 110 years or so.

this season is ovah.

If you're the type to buy a another team's hat during a fallow period you're not really a hardcore Sox fan and shouldn't be posting this.

Cool good luck.

lol QUITE THE FUCKING BOX SCORE!

287 obp at leadoff in late august.