Texsox

Well that went well. No one hurt.

Bats alive

Milwaukee or the Padres.

How can a guy who hasn't played a full MLB season be considered an everyday top player for years to come? It seems like at a minimum he should prove he could do it once in his life before receiving that designation. He's played 29 games in one season and 54 in another, had serious injuries in both, and folks want to pen him in the starting lineup for the next five years? 2021 seems like a good year to contend for a title. Maybe 2022 or 2023 with a healthy Nick would have been a better chance. Most of us have watched enough baseball to know things change drastically from year to year. This year is much more certain than next. Go all in.

One of the first friends I made in San Antonio was a fellow coach from Chicago. He's one of the smartest baseball guys I know and now runs two baseball practice facilities ( you can't call these places batting cages anymore) It was really easy being happy for him when they won and he's reciprocated. He even attended a Sox game this year. Being a 1,000 miles away it's so much easier to think of the Cubs being like any other NL team.

Made me forget about that guy who had that really good start in 2021 but finished the season in AAA.

I will reserve judgement until he plays a full season.

Schedule a non gambling event everyday. Limit your gambling sessions to 60 to 90 minutes then get outside for a while. Fatigue is your enemy at the tables.

The Dodgers just lost to the last place Diamondbacks a couple nights ago in extras. Using Sox fan logic from last night’s game thread, the Dodgers won’t win a playoff game against a good opponent. Lol

Watch the set up. my question is this old school or new school? Old school didn’t seem to mind getting plunked. This feels like new school protect the player physically as well as emotionally.

Totally reasonable. Don't intend to throw *high* and inside when you have a total lack of command. They *intended* to throw high and inside. They could have brushed him back low and inside.

Tony complained the call was for *high* and inside, throw inside but low was the message.

Perez called for a high and inside pitch knowing his guy didn't have command. That's why Tony "white Bronco" chased after Perez. When it happened I wondered why Tony was upset because clearly it wasn't intentional. Once I heard his explanation I love his reaction even if it was comical in execution.

Bad math? Without knowing who the runners are, who is pitching, who is due up, the inning, the score, and countless other facts it's impossible to say if it's bad math or not. We can sit here and come up with an endless list of scenarios when bunting is a horrible option. We can also come up with some where it's an excellent option. Winning teams know the difference and use every tool and strategy available.

That's got to be part of the evaluation. Also they have to predict how he'll recover from surgery, future health issues, etc.

It sounds like your saying if we can't make a deal for our top need so we won't make any moves to improve the team?

How many folks write $$$$$ checks to the science department? How many fans buy tickets to watch a history lecture? Taxpayers have much to gain when their state schools are playing well. The revenue sports deposit not withdraw from the university and, perhaps more importantly, inject cash into the local economies. Locally here UT-SA has seen a nice increase in applications from out of the area students. They attribute it in part to the Roadrunners football team being on national TV eight times last year and playing in a bowl game. It put their campus in front of more kids than an ad on Twitter or a splashy website. I teach seniors in a class that helps them get into college, pay for college, and be successful while in college. I will have 20 to 30 recruiters in my classroom throughout this fall. Every one will either brag about how much fun attending big games are, they will highlight some sports centric activity, or if they don't have athletics they will try to minimize the factor. It's the front window to the university.

Did you miss when the Sox had bases loaded and didn't score one run? We can find examples of how every strategy works and every strategy fails. Winning teams beat the market. They have more tools available and can effectively use them.

Liam marking his territory.

I agree.

Boom! Done

Lol.

Or calling a couple hookers, he's feeling frisky.

I love the Guardians.

I agree.