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But he grounded out sharply lol.

Challenged RHB TorKelson with LHP Banks, two outs, first open and Barnhart up next.

TorKelson is still much more dangerous than Barnhart.

Took a AAA hitter to knock out a AAA hitter.

Almost took as much time there as Baez barely throwing out Anderson after burying it into the dirt...

That looked like it was going to be a really tough hop but Harrison handled it well.

They can't keep getting away with these relief moves for AAA pitchers forever ...

Even though Skubal is left-handed, he's their best pitcher. Something has to give. Have a feeling like that's going to be another must-win game.

Story of the season so far.

Never had it securely in his glove. What else is new on calls recently?

Harrelson would have had a fatal heart attack in the booth broadcasting these last 1 1/2 seasons of terrible umpiring. Maybe the umps all purchased stock in the AI company that will provide the robot umpires of the future...trying to hasten that change.

Makeup call.

Katz is the new manager? At least you can see that he is still fighting for his guys.

Why are the Sox constantly in the running for other team's garbage/castoffs instead of simply finding better players? It's just sad and pathetic.

Because I'm a fan of the name on the front of the jersey. I loved following the Sox in the 80's even when they were bad, the 90's despite the strike (especially 1990), 2000-2012...but Hahn has been the worst GM of my lifetime, has the worst winning percentage to back it up, and there are scant signs of things getting better. I can tune out until JR, Hahn or LaRussa are gone...like many have already chosen to do this season, or trudge on. Most Sox fans consider this team perhaps the most unlikable of their lifetime. If I was an Angels or Phillies fan, there would at least be a new manager to instill faith and belief. Sox fans don't even get that, we only get this we know better than everyone else vibe. I don't understand why this team insults their own fanbase more than any other but the ones in Cincy and Oakland.

Rays are already paying Glasnow not to pitch. And they have a seemingly endless supply of high volatility relief pitchers.

Has Cease ever lost to Detroit in his career? Maybe once? Or just team losses?

The relief that we got back (seemingly) something of value and his fWAR in 2021 indicated to some that it was one of the better moves under Hahn. Alas, one more to add to the “well, it looked good on paper moves” whereas the Rays consistently have head scratchers like Meadows for Paredes/Ramirez break just their way. Scouting/evaluation. Just do it. (And at least there was Cueto and Burger to stave off AL Central elimination these last two months.)

Thanks for the cliche, Nuke Lalaloosh. Insightful. With this level of critical thinking from ownership, grandchildren might ending up suffering with him as Sox GM into the late 2030’s/early 2040’s.

Gallo has really slipped the last couple of seasons defensively, but he would fit right in. Plus, his Gold Glove is much more recent than Pollock’s fading in the twilight of his career one.

Then again, we really didn’t get back an actual player because Pollock is at -0.3 fWAR right now. No GM was dumb enough to think Pollock could competently man RF with that weak ass arm, but he won a Gold Glove in CF for AZ five seasons ago so what the heck could possibly go wrong there? Probably just went on LaRussa’s vouching for him. We would have been better off with Luis Gonzalez, Nomar Mazara and Trayce Thompson, even. Plus, there’s the additional opportunity cost of that lost $9 million that would have gone to Wainright or Molina, lol. Hardly one to crow about. I’ll take my predictions on the Twins and Guardians over that. I said the Twins would get out to a 7-8 game lead, and I was off by just 1/2 game, and that was before they suffered a rash of injuries and then five final inning losses in less than one week to CLE or it would really all be over but the fat lady singing.

Like one of those Score call in classics where we get a proposed trade package of Foster, Ruiz, Pollock, Engel, Sheets and whichever catcher out of the three you dislike the most for XYZ superstar from another team…

When they actually spend $150-175 million on a FA position player, fans will only then start to believe they’re actually serious about making more than cosmetic changes.

https://www.fangraphs.com/players/brandon-lowe/18882/stats?position=2B The Rays would ask for Luis Robert, be rejected, then move on to Vaughn PLUS Burger, believing they could fix Jake defensively and turn him into Max Muncy, Jr. Lowe has a very favorable contract and already has recorded one 4.9 fWAR season. They would laugh at names like Sosa or Ramos. They really need a healthy Lowe or someone who is major league ready and capable of replacing his numbers.

That’s only increasing his media exposure/article mentions. And, since they couldn’t entice the real Ohtani to NYC, why not trade for his Cuban substitute?