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And to make matters worse, they (TLR) made the BRILLIANT decision to destroy any chance of a retroactive IL stint to pinch hit him! Oh shit....actually, he didn't pinch hit him. HE USED HIM AS A PINCH RUNNER!!!!!!!!!!! We've reached beyond "bad" or "concerning" or "awful".....this org has moved into full-on incompetence.

Coming back to Atlanta! This new schedule format is fantastic for out of town fans.

I've been a baseball fan for a long time. That said, I usually stick to Sox games, great matchups, follow the standings, and play FBB. So while I know the game pretty damn well, there's (obviously) a ton I am clueless about. One thing that has bothered me most about this season has been the inaction. Manager, coaches, FO, training staff, scouting dept....as far as I know, there's been zero accountability in this organization for what has been an abysmal performance. It goes beyond accountability, too, imo. Sometimes even if you think a guy might be a good fit for a job, you have to try something different sometimes.....find a spark to get things rolling in a different direction. I can't think of another MLB team in memory which had such high expectations, floundered spectacularly, and NOT ONE EFFORT WAS MADE TO TRY SOMETHING...ANYTHING....to turn the tides. I truly think we're watching history being made. Countless teams have underperformed, and countless teams have made changes in-season to try to salvage a season. Not the Sox. WS: "Yeah, we're really frustrated by the way this season has gone" Press: "Has there been any thoughts of making changes in the coaching staff?" WS: "Why would we do that? We're happy with our staff." Press: "What about the training staff?" WS: "Nope..doing a great job. Just bad luck." Press: "What about underperforming players? Any thought to benching the guys struggling the most?" WS: "Nope. They've been taking good hacks...about to get hot!" Press: "So, basically, you're thrilled with everything but your record?" WS: "Yep." Like, what?!?!

I'd love to know whose decision it was for him to come out last night. If training staff, your extreme caution in every aspect of player health has hamstrung this team all season. If Eloy, grow a pair, dude. Learn to play with pain. You're a professional athlete...you're going to deal with pain throughout a season and continue to play.

Who was left in waaayyyyy too long. I would've been losing my shit if I were an Astros fan. Dusty's decision to stick with that kid cost them the ballgame. It was a good win but up until that rally the offense continued to be putrid, swinging at garbage all night. That said, it was the first Sox game in a while where I was actually engaged and clapping as the 8th and 9th innings played out.

They're literally telling players not to hustle unless it's absolutely necessary. They're also telling players that they should get ridiculous amounts of rest. They're also holding players out for extended periods of time for injuries that don't need extended time off. What do you sense the overarching message is from management in that clubhouse? Try hard as you can or only try when you need to?

It was 20 pounds. https://www.mlb.com/news/lucas-giolito-adds-strength-to-white-sox-rotation

Gio chose to change his body this season...I believe reports were he added 30 pounds of muscle. If the muscle gain changed his velocity for the worse, perhaps taking away some of his arm/elbow/shoulder spasticity, not sure what you expect Katz to do about it. Why a guy who was pitching the best ball of his life decided to remake his body is just beyond me.

yay.

If you're a 25yo kid and had LaRussa as your manager, how comfortable would you be approaching him to tell him you need to be in the lineup? You understand, by doing that, you're insinuating that the HOF baseball person is wrong, right? Our manager is older than most of these guys' grandfathers. Baseball player or not, confronting old men to tell them they're wrong is a pretty difficult task. We can look at other orgs, we can blame RH, we can blame the training staff...whatever...it's all superfluous nonsense. There is absolutely ZERO doubt in my mind that this entire rebuild was torpedoed the moment Tony LaRussa was given the reins. Menechino is still around because of TLR. Leury was extended three years because of TLR. There's no fire in that dugout or locker room because of TLR. Guys aren't playing with swagger and emotion because of TLR (he might yell at them or blast them in the press). We can perform as many post-mortems as we want on this team and the answer will ALWAYS come back to Tony LaRussa.

Couldn't be happier for Dylan. He was such a frustrating pitcher to watch his first couple of seasons...video game stuff with no control. A guy who is apparently into meditation and had such a calm demeanor on the mound but was just an absolute headcase when he lost the zone. He's truly learned how to be a successful big league pitcher just by changing his mentals.

Much easier to believe when you accept that TLR has neutered the entire power structure of this org from Jerry on down. Tony isn't just the manager.

I love how the Sox treat injury reports like Bill Belichek. It's baseball, fellas. There's zero reason to hide the status of the players from the fanbase. There's no strategic advantage to not sharing accurate and descriptive player statuses.

Imagine an eyeroll gif the size of your screen and insert it here. "Disgraceful". OMGzZ, he argued with an ump who kept changing the strikezone and the bill of his batting helmet made contact with the bill of the ump's hat! What an embarrassment to the organization! Shows how far we're falling as a society! He has no respect for the game! FOH.

Of course the Sox would fire players before firing the manager or, hell, even the hitting coach! This fucking org, man.

In his defense, we lost two late-inning lefties to injury. If those two guys were here, the entire complexion of the BP changes, especially with how ReyLo looks. Not to mention the mental advantage having backup gives to guys like Liam, Graveman, and Kelly.

That was the second time it happened. The first time it was a 1-2 count against Turner.

I mean, how has he not had a Chicago style hot dog by now?

Or, alternatively, these players don't give a shit about winning or losing. That's what happens when a manager loses the clubhouse....the players just go through the motions with little no pride in final outcomes.

This is an owner who would probably still have Gar Forman and John Paxson leading the Bulls FO if he hadn't handed team control over to his son, Michael. As bad as TLR has been, the GarPax Bulls tenure makes Tony's performance seem impressive in comparison.

Hawk always talked about how important it is to walk up to the plate with a game plan. Common knowledge, you'd think....but apparently Frank Menechino is not instilling, much less encouraging, our hitters prepare game plans.

That was a cookie, Yo. Damn!

That's why he's a hall of fame person.

I mean, most fans, even on this board, were pretty damn ecstatic when that Kimbrel deal went down.

That's all I'm saying....we don't know. Y'all can hammer away on what a failure Rick Hahn is and I've got absolutely no issue with the choice to do so. I'm just saying, in my opinion, this org is anything BUT transparent and I find it wholly believable that Hahn has been relegated to puppet status.