chitownsportsfan

Given the circumstances of sharing intimate spaces a roughly 6% positive rate is pretty amazing imo. But if you want to doom and gloom it, doom and gloom it.

I don't think he'll ever be any good, frankly. Eloy makes Palka look like a gold glover. The route and clumsiness on that Yelich ball would shame most low level college players. That ball wasn't hit more than 30 feet to his right and he wasn't even particularly close to the fence. Depending on what happens with Vaughn a conversion to 1B should at least be considered.

So much for a cramp, another dumb ass utterance by renteria.

His swing went from ugly to direct to the ball he worked hard.

Just when I think I couldn't possibly dislike the man more he opens his mouth and says this. You gotta be bleepin' me! How about "I've spoken to Eloy about the play and there are some things we discussed that we'll do better on going forward, as a team, and with Eloy". That's it, it's that simple. You don't even have to throw him under the bus but FFS what a milquetoast thing to say about what for many of us is probably the worst play we've ever seen a MLB LF make.

That's actually quite encouraging.

Damn, great idea going to the casino guys!

I know you do, which is why I typed it.

I don't think he's asking him but Renteria should tell him to stop.

I just think you're asking guys to step out of their comfort zone. Moncada can hit the ball the other way, if he wants to beat the shift, start looking oppo, that would be what I'd tell him.

He has a lot of the same attributes as Ventura managerial wise. When is the last time you saw a Sox manager out tactic the opposing manager? Renteria has been pantsed so many times going to a PH only to have the opposing manager be like "lol this is why I had two guys warming up" and then the Sox lose a position player and still don't get the platoon advantage. Just once I'd like to have a manager you know is more engaged and smarter than the opposition's. Also, stop telling Moncada to try and bunt to beat the shift. That shit has to stop, now. If he didn't tell him to bunt, AT LEAST tell him not to bunt because he can hit the ball 400 feet. We are giving away ABs and games.

Honestly last night broke me with Renteria. Asleep at the wheel once again with a pitcher the third time through that was clearly walking a tight rope all night, with or without horrific defense. There's no way this team can go to the top with such a laid back, lets things happen, manager like Renteria. He has already failed to realize the handedness of the opposing starter twice. That alone is enough to let him go, but he keeps digging the hole deeper. I'll add this even tho it's probably going to be controversial: the laid back attitude permeated down to Eloy doing what he did last night. There's such a thing as playing loose and free and having fun and playing sloppy and careless. Eloy is a bad defender but there's no excuse to not get up immediately there and go get the fucking ball. That tumble he took I'm more than half convinced he thought it would be fun or cool. Even if he needed to tumble into the netting in order to prevent an injury, GET UP. He laid there for a couple split seconds like he thought Robert was going to run all the way over and bail him out.

I'm still pissed off at eloy.

I don't think that's hyperbole. The Sox are on the clock here with the roster and making some hard decisions.

can he play it any worse, I mean, lol, can he? Honestly Eloy to 1B makes alot of sense.

Eloy needs a time out and I mean that in the best way possible. Like, this isn't a funhouse. If you can't make a routine play, don't fucking turn it into a HR. And if he's really this bad the Sox are kidding themselves thinking he's anything but a DH. This is a fun, growing team but Eloy had a lazy mistake out there imo and I'd call any player out for it at the MLB level. Or, if he really is that incapable of stopping and not doing a trapeze act, why is he in the field?

renteria doesn't have these guys ready to play.

honestly that's the least athletic play I've ever seen at the big league level. Palka is more athletic than that.

changed the entire game.

i'm honestly so pissed I'm about to just turn it off, that's the worst play I've seen watching the sox maybe in 20 years.

it infuriates me personally that's bullshit. that can't happen.

what? get the fuck up and get to the ball.

that is the worst play I've ever seen in LF.

dude what is he doing?

that's fucking embarassing.