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Can't throw center cut fastballs down to big league hitters.

Kelly and Lynn and cash for Charlie Tilson 2... Except Cards are dead in the water this year too.

Grandal has at least a couple thrown out... maybe 3? Zavala 1-2?

Jimenez finally adjusting to low and away... Up and in with fb low and away with slider. Rinse and repeat formula. against Sox

Heading for two hour game... at least until bullpen roulette.

4.333 ip 80 pitches and counting

They have been really competitive... especially at home.

As always, give the lead right back. Lynn 7.30 ERA. Dunning starting tonight at sub 2.0 era and obviously much cheaper.

Dunn Griffey Jr. Cueto Todd Frazier the four high profile players who played for Sox after Cincy... Ofc Benintendi has Cincy as his hometown but played at Univ of Arkansas.

Barreling up 100 mph even without the launch angle...

How do you get Robert thrown out on a bunt? Bigger point, have to play for crooked number down 3 on the road. What does two runs do with the Sox bullpen? Still got lucky... Andrus guessing up in the zone and got it.

Martin to the rotation? That won't work if they want to dump that now ugly contract in June/July...

How can they mess this situation up now?

Had a feeling they were going to be ambushed on the road... yesterday took any remaining will to fight away. Robert starting to get hot again now. Not surprising against a fastball-dominant pitcher.

With that much money still due him?

The Reds are hungry…like the Orioles last year. Younger, and they hustle. Votto one of their few veterans remaining, and he has been out. Have been playing opponents pretty tough, the NL version of the Tigers in recent weeks. Greene might destroy the Sox lineup. Seems fans have been arguing Sox “more talented” all the way back to the Twins/Piranhas days…early 2000’s. JR’s whole scheme is essentially based on the belief that talent collections will gel eventually, but they usually don’t correlate to winning, team-oriented baseball.

What is a Hahn player, even? Everyone has their definition for KW Paddy and TLR…but Hahn’s signings typically have the most vague, nebulous identity. Certainly have been almost completely forgettable performance-wise.

Melky was a massive disappointment and clown most of his time with the Sox…KW had his equivalent in Rios. Both talented players that underachieved compared to their AL East peaks.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mets-sign-reliever-dominic-leone The problem isn't NOT signing guys like Leone and Chase Anderson. Its not protecting the middle of the pen guys like Lambert because there’s currently no swing man now who can go 2-3 innings. Maybe Banks…but other than Santos Middleton and Jimmy, trying hard to think of who you’d even want to stick around for a rebuild. Lopez Bummer Liam Kelly Graveman Diekman all on their way out.

Sosa and Romy... probably not. Hamilton hitting? Alberto?

At UGA...

https://sports.yahoo.com/while-red-sox-roll-yankees-160500417.HTML Yankees' Cashman asks for fan support/patience for his last place club

AA pitchers almost always have better stuff but less command and less mastery of brealing stuff...

Biggest gut punch to the fan base in terms of ANY possibility of competing in the lousy AL Central this entire season. That's now 100% gone. Tigers and Reds will be favored over the White Sox at this point. Just dreadful situational hitting/lack of fundamentals and overall execution. Just zero question that Colome was going to give up a crooked inning at that point.