Greg Hibbard

If they got hot and absolutely everything broke their way I could see them backing into a .600 ball stretch for 40 games. Heck, mediocre teams like the '12 White Sox are capable of playing .600 ball over 40 games.

I could see the Indians winning as many as 84-86 games and the Sox finishing with as few as 89-90. It would be closer than people like to believe it will be, and it will certainly make people sweat. That being said, it will never get to the point of the Sox winning as few as 88 and the Indians winning as many as 88. For the Sox to win only 88 they'd have to go 16-20 in their last 36, and for the Indians to win 88, they'd have to go 27-13 down the stretch, a .675 clip. It's just not realistic given the talent of both teams respectively and the remaining schedules. The division is indeed over.

This year Sox are 61-43 (.586) with him in the lineup and 11-10 (.524) with him out of it. EDIT DID MATHS WRONG

Time to start a winning streak. LFG

Come on. TA and Robert aren’t just a garden variety “couple of starters”. I think we can all agree sitting Collins for Zevala (or Vice versa) and sitting Cesar for Leury would not even close to the same thing as sitting TA for Mendick and Robert for Goodwin. The problem is amplified by Grandal still being out. You can’t take a team like this and subtract offensive / defensive weapons like TA and Robert and sub in scrub AAAA players and expect close to the same results

All this shit could have been transmitted much more clearly pregame yesterday. If they had said TA was banged up yesterday, nobody would have been outraged. They didn’t say that. They said he had the day off and didn’t really clarify that.

Some guys come back from serious injuries and play every day. I just have not heard anyone on the Sox medical staff say that Robert is, for now, a part time player because of coming back from that injury. Have you?

Exactly. Also Brian Goodwin lately seems to get zero days off despite the fact that sometimes his situational splits suggest he should sit. Also regarding Robert, has anyone on the medical staff weighed in that he needs additional days off here and there? Or is this just armchair bullshit?

Another “planned loss” by TLR no point in watching I guess

I just realized Vaughn’s really low K rate lately. Since June 19, he’s only struck out 28 times in 179 at bats. Is that K rate sustainable?

Yep. The “giveaway” game

Sometimes Tony’s little musical chairs with lineups and positions lead directly to losses.

I’m late to the thread but is Anderson out because he “needs a day off” ?

I am relaxed. Quite relaxed. Thank you for your concern.

Robert should be starting every game in CF, RHP or LHP. His defense and speed make up for any split differential. Also he’s hot right now. I don’t get this notion that everyone needs to sit once a week. Especially very young players

Then who is AL ROY?

Last 14 days 1.030 OPS, last 28 days .952 OPS. He may just be hot but he seems to be really coming into his own… I don’t understand his defensive WAR totals. It seems like he’s really improved in the field and has made some really spectacular plays lately but he’s sitting on a -0.7 dWAR. What does this even mean, and is that stat accurate and or relevant?

Topes lose! topes lose!

Omg should Collins just take pitches for Anderson?

If Vaughn walks does Collins take the bat off of his shoulder

Nothing will keep Goodwin from more abs in this game

I just think the Yankees have a really good offense and sometimes, even twice in a series, you get beat by a lineup of really good hitters late. That’s no reason to rush to sweeping definitive conclusions about proven players’ overall abilities.

Letting Goodwin bat was the real mistake there

Nice yo-yo taking what he gave him. Hopefully that knock breaks his terrible august slump.

Lamb with the 3-0 green light wow