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Slumping at the wrong time across the board. Sick of Grandal's pitch calling as well.

Anything can happen in a 3 game series and more often than not the team that comes in hot (not necessarily the better team) will win, so yea need to get hot and hope Gio has a helluva playoff debut. It will be exciting but it might be disappointing finish unless the cold bats get going.

I'll save you guys some reading, this is the crux of it, and anybody that's been watching him suspected this: He's missing hittable pitches. There's no much he can do other than get his swing back in a groove. Maybe some extra drill work or another day off will help. I suspect it's mostly a matter of just getting his timing back. You could see he was trying not to fly open yesterday and he ended up just jamming himself.

4.3 runs below replacement on the bases so far. That's hard to do in 23 games. Konerko's worst was -10.7 in 149 games. He's not this bad but I've seen zero evidence he has the speed or instincts needed to be a plus baserunner. I'd think at best he could be run neutral.

I don't want to see Cease at all in the playoffs. He needs to figure it out because he's been awful all year and has gotten extremely lucky to have an ERA under 5.

I'd like to see some signs of life from Robert and Moncada and for the EE experiment to end. Grandal needs to be 1B more with Jose DH and James catching. I'd like to see Dunning cement his spot as 3rd starter for playoffs. I'd like to see a lot more rest for TA, especially now that he has the hamstring issue. They need to be trying to peak at the right time.

What a needless personal attack. From a mod too. Notice how I never post about other posters only sox baseball. You mistake my passion for the Sox and the game of baseball.

Best breaking ball so far, good job.

Throw strikes!

On a gapper he scores anyways with two outs it was moronic. Don't take the bat out of joses hands, ever.

In my experience it rarely improves at the MLB level. He has horrible instincts and is not fast.

He was out. Reds broadcast had it.

I'd have words if I'm abreu with the kid.

What a fucking idiot

Why is he truing to steal with abreu up...

Madrigal is a horrible base runner.

This lineup looks like complete ass.

Eh he can't control his walks he won't work from the pen either.

Wtf are you doing yolmer.

Dunning has to be ahead of him.

Jesus Christ

Highest walk rate in MLB that has to change.

Not great bob.

Wow changeup found the zone.

Yup good pitch.