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Now the Giants are getting in on the action, blowing a huge lead to the Mariners and now in extras. Maybe we should stay away from any College World Series winner. Jared Mitchell, now Madrigal.

This reminds me of Jordan Bohannon and Luca Garza talking about Iowa going undefeated this season. Madrigal's 4000 hits quote isn't going away any time soon...especially if he's going to make game-changing mistakes. He was supposed to be the player who put pressure on the other team to make mistakes, one of the Piranhas if you go back to the 2001/02-2010 Twins. Practically the only guarantee for the White Sox is struggling on the West Coast since the 2000 season...except Seattle in recent years.

Everyone sucks!

The Angels and Astros look like they will battle it out all season long. Two pretty evenly matched teams, all comes down to starting pitching, as usual.

Perfect replacement after they auction off Hader to the highest bidder. Really wishing we had McCann over Grandal and Hendriks' money back to spend on this suddenly vulnerable offense. Really comes down to Vaughn passably playing LF without hurting or embarrassing himself out there.

If Robert's going like September and NOT August, the Cubs might have a better line-up 1-8. Also depends on which Abreu/Moncada we get, but Jimenez was a guy you counted on to drive in runs, moreso than anyone else but Abreu. It also highlights the fact that we need Grandal to be the "very good" and not pedestrian version of himself.

The walk to Upton felt like the real killer. Trout, you almost expect him to deliver there against a LHP.

Or was it 54?

On the plus side, Sotheby's is having a Hong Kong spring sale April 16th-23rd. I wonder how many SoxTalker's have ever frequented their auctions, or Christie's, lol? Guess we're wealthier than I thought!!!

Well, Madrigal, Leury, Collins and Yasmani Grandal fighting with Bummer and the umpiring for the worst aspects of this game. Tough luck no-decision to Lucas Giolito in his 2021 Cy Young campaign. Perfect bullpen already demonstrating that there's NO SUCH THING.

Predictable outcome for Robert there.

It's already just one game into the season and don't want to see Collins up there in a key late-game situation. Would honestly rather see Yermin, lol.

Garcia/Robert/PH/Madrigal...might have to PH Lamb to get some power. Haven't watched Iglesias pitch much for the Reds.

Putting Matt Foster in a really difficult position here...but you can't leave Bummer out too long, either. Somehow Jose Iglesias became a HoF hitter last year after being a complete black hole in the line-up.

Have to give credit to Upton there for that at-bat.

Gutsy pitch from Bummer after things looked (for the moment) like they were totally getting away...

You really want to play Leury or Mendick there? I know someone's gonna say Tommy LaStella was the magical answer. Or Kolten Wong.

So much for the bullpen going the entire season without surrendering a lead. New game. Thanks, Madrigal. Not sure they get the DP there, probably not...but sheesh.

Great job, Grandal. Granted, it wasn't the best pitch, but you have to keep it in front of you.

This has the makings of a complete disaster. Madrigal not distinguishing himself defensively this year, either.

Should have let that one go through...but pitchers almost never can resist reaching out. Raisel Iglesias, Angels' new closer, up and warming.

Grandal managing to get himself out tonight. If there's ANY single player who threatens to be the goat this year, it's undoubtedly Yasmani. Let's go bullpen!

Good strategy for Abreu...switching up the pitching approach, away early and then bust in later in the count. 90-95% pitchers prefer the former.

That ball was hit hard, but right at Moncada. Key inning to get through with the lead. Heuer needed that, too. With that kind of stuff, you just wonder why we didn't spend Hendrik's $54 million on another area of priority. Amazing play there by Iglesias...needed Abreu to be the runner.

Heuer needs to mix it up a little bit...way too many fastballs. Just hit 100 MPH.