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The population grew here the last decade—you need new talking points.

Can’t tell—how does strike zone look?

I felt like they started out trying to be patient, taking quite a few pitches, but the ump was really giving him the corners. He was getting strikes. That made it tough; he wasn’t wild at all and I’m not sure there were a lot of walks there for the taking. Then of course they got the lead and we started chasing and it was all over.

If Lucas is cruising and TLR takes him out after 4 this place will go apeshit (and I’ll be right there with them). Hoping for a nice long Giolito gem.

Yes—I’d say this is the most important game this team has played in over a decade.

You should post this same joke a few dozen more times as I don’t think it’s sinking in yet

Rough game but i must say it’s mellow here at Minute Maid. Nobody gave me a hard time all day. I’ll be insufferable when we win tomorrow tho

Probably is. He’s got early flameout written all over him. He’s Florida Man

They’re announcing teams and training staffs rn, FYI

Abreu the only one masked up

They’re playing a World Series retrospective video — I might vomit. It really hits you when you get here…they shouldn’t be able to fly that flag

Oh then I’m for sure wearing my Blum jersey

See you there. Look for the guy in the Blum jersey! Let’s ruin those cheaters’ week

So I wonder if the plan is Rodon as backup starter the entire series in case somebody blows up...

...or they're just chatting about strategic baseball decisions on a message board designed for that specific purpose

If so, it seems a little Ricky-ish to be deploying the emergency plan already. Doesn't exactly project confidence to be loading practically the whole series on two starters at the beginning of the playoffs...before a game has even been played.

Do not like. I just don't think Lynn's all-fastballs, attack the hitter style works well against this lineup. That said, I guess there is some logic to this approach if it allows them both two potential starts, and I'm hoping for the best and for Lynn to make me look bad.

Especially against McCullers, who leads the league in walks but doesn't give up homers. Need to be patient in game 1.

Not to mention he's had whatever it is since at least Sunday. The game is Thursday. Not too many run-of-the-mill sicknesses that would make him unable to play 4-5 days after he got it.

...just post a lineup with a super obvious Abreu omission as a way of begging to be asked about it

Even in defeat the Yankees are arrogant. Boone in the postgame just now: “this shows the league is closing the gap on us.” Uh, you are the wildcard loser. You didn’t win the AL last year. The Yankees are not the standard in the AL against which other teams are measured, despite what ESPN tells you. Worry about making the f’ing playoffs next time. Also, “there’s….some teams in the Central who are getting better now.” No mention of the Sox. Well, he can watch us this week from home and get acquainted.

Not true. But I'm not giving away my parking secrets, either ?

Yep, appreciated. And I don't disagree that it's not that difficult for those of us who have set up Soxtalk accounts ?

Yeah that away lineup features fully five batters who will not be in the lineup Thursday