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We'll see this next Sunday....former Sox/Brave Andruw Jones and former Padre Mark Sweeney for Pads @ Braves. Actually thought Youkilis was really good. Understated at first, definitely not a broadcasting voice...but excellent sense of humor and perfectly-timed insights. Much better than Stone and Benetti together, more balanced.

This prediction is not off to a great start...other than the Astros (home series), who do you expect to beat them over the next 24? So far they are 6-2 in May, so you really think they are going 10-14 during the next 24 (exactly .500, although you said OVER, which means 9-15 or 8-16 during this upcoming stretch. Houston (3) Cleveland (3) @ Oakland (3) @ KC (3) Detroit (3) Kansas City (4) @ Detroit (5) On June 3rd, their schedule finally turns. Toronto, the Yankees (who they almost never beat, certainly not in the post-season at 18 consecutive losses), TB and Seattle (just promoted George Kirby)

https://soxmachine.com/general/white-soxs-paltry-mlb-draft-bonus-pool-a-result-of-unsound-priorities/

Well, they did have to deal with Colome on their roster last year...so I guess it all evens out. At any rate, Pagan isn't going to keep getting the job done with his tightrope act against good teams, though. (Of course White Sox sweeping Boston and missing Wacha at the last second, winning VV and Keuchel starts isn't that high on a probability scale, either.)

Josh Van Meter who had to catch in an emergency situation yesterday (one catcher was thrown out) for Pitt hadn't caught an inning since Pony League at age 14.

Arraez and Bundy out for Covid. Baldelli out for Covid. Buxton hip, Correa finger, Sano out indefinitely. Paddack might be the UCL injury that someone was projecting but that's way too premature to diagnose. All these things starting to even out now. Except the schedule. 1-1 pick SS Royce Lewis forced to make his debut.

Just getting to the ALCS would feel like a miracle this year.

Have a feeling someone will bump one of the numerous TLR threads. That said, Katz should get a bigger extension than Leury if he keeps this up with VV and the "expendables" bullpen. My god, Foster suddenly looks like he could be a quasi-closer.

The A's are even up on the Twins 3-1 with Laureano back.

McGuire is really making a massive difference behind the plate...starting to think we can overlook his offense if they can overcome Sheets Pollock Harrison and Leury overplaying.

OMG. It actually worked. Matt Foster Australian for Nails. Also, glad the White Sox didn't sign Story.

If this backfires TLR is going to get second guessed to death.

Plawecki the only guy left?

They can't pull Ruiz for Sousa? Who is on the Boston bench?

Diekman does have a great arm though.

Jesus Harrison. Making me more nervous than Madrigal.

Wasn't he a catcher?

Hard to go away from Foster. Graveman and Hendriks (obviously) have to be unavailable.

Benetti will probably spend half of next Sunday talking about Andruw's son...guess we're ready for 2022 draft talk to click into gear. And the 1996/97 World Series.

Kind of like those leaving the rapidly sinking 2022 Cubs' bandwagon?

Ruiz Foster Banks Sousa Burr Crazy how good the bullpen suddenly is right now with the exception of Bummer. And Kelly back to go along with Graveman early this week.

Maybe one of those seasons where a bunch of unheralded relievers carry the day.

Leury has two bullets to RF the last two days with just the sac fly to show for it yesterday. Well, this doesn't augur well that they have to use Burr here. Why not Foster? 8th?

That last pitch on that 2nd run scoring was way inside and was the kind of swing that normally breaks bats with better stuff. And Devers is just one of the best hitters in the AL...their Anderson. Fortunately, we have mostly limited the damage from JD Martinez this series.

Where's our Victor Diaz?