joejoesox

if the Sox win tomorrow and Cease goes 6 and gives up 3 or less, I won't post again until after the WS,mods can ban me til then @southsider2k5 @Chisoxfn ?

great article https://soxmachine.com/2021/10/09/tony-la-russa-isnt-helping-white-sox-who-may-be-beyond-it/

Dylan Cease career against winning teams: 3-12, 6.35 Dylan Cease 2021 against winning teams: 2-3, 6.04 Dylan Cease career against HOU: 0-3, 6.60

Cease vs HOU 1st Start: 3.1IP, 4H, 7R (6 Earned), 1HR, 1HBP, 2BB, 4K 2nd Start: 5.2IP, 6H, 3R (3 Earned), 1HR, 1HBP, 2BB, 10K

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Houston wins Sunday if Cease starts He will implode during the first 3 innings like always and they don't recover, 8-4 HOU If it's Ropech, Sox have a chance if the defense plays out of their minds and the pen is properly used (unlikely)

defense also fucked them over, positioning and just lack of talent and cohesiveness

2008 team had a better shot than this team does, Houston was by far the worst matchup they could've gotten if they don't make some drastic changes (primarily coaching/training staff, followed by massive upgrades defensively, and then the glaring holes in RF and 2B and MGR), they might not even win the division next year I think they are the favorites obviously but this organization is always a colossal fuckup when it comes to building sustained success, like they do not have a fucking CLUE what they are doing, but the nepotism isn't going to go away until Reinsdorf croaks or sells so the future is not bright imo. the people running this team aren't as smart as they think they are. they should've traded Vaughn last year with some other pieces for a haul imo, that kid is doomed with this franchise, they don't have what it takes to groom him into what he's capable of

if Lynn is starting vs McCullers again, I'll burn all my Sox gear lol, what's funny is I could see TLR writing that matchup down in ink.

it's the bargain bin coaching staff, not up to snuff. they don't get these guys ready to play, it's pretty obvious also, really bad defensive team, like bottom of the league (also a coaching issue)

are you trying to piss us off

Abreu is fine at 1B, Eloy is a full-time DH on any properly run team, TA is serviceable at SS, Moncada above average with a questionable arm, CF is locked down, RF = hole, C = DH playing out of position but like everyone else said, too many DHs on this team gets you 25th ranked defense

isn't Abreu hitting like .480 right now in the playoffs, game was over bro

objection

ftfy

billionaires surround themselves with highly paid sycophants who sniff their farts all day and tell them how smart they are. Billionaires are possibly some of the dumbest human beings alive, but everyone they surround themself with tells them otherwise

blurred vision

I don't get the laugh emoji. McCann not being good this year doesn't mean he wouldn't have been good with the Sox. He was clearly very comfortable here and made some nice adjustments. He was also familiar with the pitching in the central. Not trying to overhype the guy and the Sox weren't going to pay a backup 10m/year (though that really isn't that much in hindsight, with Grandal going down)

I feel bad for Houston, playing the Sox in the 1st Rd isn't gonna prepare them well to face TB in the ALCS

that's a good point

Sale and Q trades were great, but the Tatis/Semien/Bassitt/Madrigal/Heuer/Montas deals were devastating obviously (in retrospect of course)

happy birthday!

anyone who the Sox would've traded for would've been total shit once they put the Sox jersey on, ask yourself why that is