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Rodon at 79 pitches through 5. Need six, then Hendriks.

Only bad defense from Miggy prevents the home to first double play and likely scoring nada. Or at least bases loaded, no run, and one out. Leury just got himself a three year contract extension. Second big hit with RISP the last week or so.

Same with DJ and Kasper.

Luis Robert, denied...

If Hamilton’s hitting, just bunt...no weak fly outs or DP balls. Or strikeouts.

Must wait until bottom of the 7th for that....might forget a 7 inning game and end up PHing nobody at all the way things are trending.

Jo.Ramirez, Rosario, Luplow and Reyes are professional hitters. So’s Cesar Hernandez when he’s going well.

When Lamb elevating is your best opportunity to score a run, you absolutely know you’re in real trouble.

HoFer manager getting booed at home just weeks into the 2021 season...pretty ugly.

With that lineup, not even John the Baptist could work miracles...but publicly sacrificing hitting and pitching coaches, instead of TLR, always the first line of defense. Martyrdom, very Biblical.

And Cy Civale Sunday. That leaves Plesac or McKenzie we might be able to beat on Saturday. Know for sure we miss Logan Allen.

Not if you actually saw them play/hit at the bottom of the lineup. It’s 100% on point for this putridly tumescent lineup.

Beating up the Tigers and Royals isn’t going to work to put us 16 games over .500 this year.

But who do they replace him with, early-season? McEwing probably wouldn’t take it “out of respect.”

Jimenez weighs heavily, but the really good teams can work around the loss of just one key offensive player, or they’re not as good as we previously thought, especially with Abreu and Grandal struggling.

White Sox just signed Royce Clayton and Mark Johnson to hit 8/9.

You know TLR win’t pinch hit Robert, Madrigal, Mercedes, etc. All players have earned their opportunities to fail over and over again in clutch situations!

All on Rodon there...

Still about 5-10% defending him. There’s the game, lol. One run. Just kidding, I hope. Schoop has pretty much owned Rodon. Goodrum, not so much. Should have pitched around him or at least worked more carefully.

We have absorbed a few contracts in the last ten years...guys like Keppinger or Bonifacio, but never for a player with more than $10 million remaining as far as I know. Would have to double check LaRoche. But those were mostly bad Hahn FA deals, not players around the organization as long as Garcia.

Every “hunch” about Leury turning things around soon...way off. Just stupid not to play some of our better hitters like Yermin twice today/tonight.

Contract. Tenure. Etc.

“I thought Leury was due there.” Opponents 6/72 against Rodon so far this season. .083

Not sure why wou’d ever put a key at-bat in Leury’s hands against DET at home. Play for the big inning. Mize hasn’t bee particularly good his last two starts. MLB avg RISP=.239 White Sox=.244 White Sox Opponents=.254

Buffoons? For questioning Grandal? https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=c&stats=bat&lg=all&qual=50&type=8&season=2021&month=0&season1=2021&ind=0&team=0&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0&startdate=2021-01-01&enddate=2021-12-31&sort=18,d 22nd out of 26th in Wrc+. 22nd in FG defense. Of course, Narvaez is #1. More than half the catchers at 100+ though. Hardly a barren wasteland like previous years. 22nd in fWAR. And that’s with noted masher from the recent past Mitch Garver ensconced behind him.