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I take it you’ve never actually played team sports? Emotion is overrated? Are you implying that clubhouse leaders, in any sport, are best if they’re stoic and quiet? There’s nothing positive coming from a guy pumping up his teammates? Nothing good about players holding one another accountable (see Rizzo and Contreras the other day)? MJ—-stoic? Tom Brady—-stoic? Tatis Jr, Acuna, Trout —-stoic? No one is looking for drama. A player like Yoan coming out of his shell to celebrate with his team, clap his hands hard after a big hit, or just joking around with the guys, speaks volumes about his maturation process as a leader in the dugout and the emotional investments he’s chosen to make in this team.

Is it me or is this the most emotionally invested we've seen Yoan since he's been in Chicago? He's been so much more animated than he has been in the past. Dude was absolutely pumped up last night in the 9th. He looks like he's actually having fun and feels heavily invested. Love to see it.

Marshall needs to go. Not sure if he has any options left but he needs to be off of this roster. Tony thinks he's a high leverage guy despite him blowing holds left and right. No one should see the 7th, 8th, or 9th innings with a lead other than Crochet, Bummer, Kopech, Hendricks, and Heuer. If we can find another late inning RP before the deadline, I think it'd be a very sound investment.

Didn't like that pitch sequence at all starting at the 1-2 count. Everyone in the park knew a change-up was coming. Couldn't spot it, would've been hit hard if he had, and forced him into a belt high fastball over the heart of the plate when count went full. I would've liked high heat on 1-2.

That's a nice change-piece Jimmy has.

I mean, it sucks for us but that was a super quick pop time and strong throw to get Tim. Looked like he had a pretty decent jump.

OK. Watching on a tablet and it looked pretty bang-bang on the smaller screen.

Is it just me or should we have challenged that call at first? Looked awfully close, surely close enough to challenge.

Meh. They could be worse, I guess. The pinstripe pants are hideous....looks like a 1930's gangster suit. Definitely glad these will be a one-time deal. Also, considering it's a "City" uni, I think the hat is probably the best part.

I don't expect production, per se, just a judgement of how rusty he is. If he looks completely lost at the plate after a week's worth of games, we've got a problem. If he has poor BABIP but is having good/decent ABs, so be it, we can expect him to produce at some point soon and can resist trading away any talent.

I think we have to see what Engel brings to the table when he returns. If he starts that first week with horrible ABs, Sox are going to have to shop for a "meh" LH OF bat that costs little in the way of talent. If his ABs look good, regardless of production, I think we roll with what we've got coupled with internal moves.

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Some 8-0 records are more impressive than others. Couple decent wins on here, I guess.

Yes, I'm sure there's barely any demand for a guy who came out the other side of a rebuild with a World Series favorite roster. Which teams do you think advertise this shit? Should we believe the Cubs were the only team that wanted Theo because they're the only team with reported interest? Work on your "gotchas", kid.

He's completely oblivious to criticism. Unless our beat reporters say something specific, he has no clue. I'm being serious....I don't think he reads the sports pages, social media, sportscasts, nothing. He's come out and said as much.

I'm not defending Hendricks...of course he should've grooved on with 3 balls. My central point was that he was brought into a no-win situation and yet, because he gets paid a lot of money, you think he should be able to overcome any situation thrown at him. TLR fucked him, plain and simple.

Oh, you wanted him to groove one to one of the hottest hitters in MLB? You act like he had choices. Groove him strikes and it's nearly guaranteed game over. Nibble to get him to chase and it's still nearly guaranteed game over.

Keeping him in? Fine. The moment he allowed a baserunner he should've been pulled. I can't believe y'all are giving TLR a pass while getting pissed at Hendricks. What happened to putting guys in position to succeed?

This is seriously getting out of hand. Someone in the FO (Rick Hahn) needs to go to JR and issue an ultimatum. There's absolutely nothing to indicate TLR is a competent manager for any team, much less this team. Time to start calling your season ticket reps.

Liam very often goes to the MLB logo on the back of his cap with his index and middle fingers and then rubs them against his thumb. Maybe just a habit or superstition but he does it often enough that it sure looks like he's using some sort of substance.

That was beautiful.

I'm shocked he hasn't resigned. I thought he was gone the moment TLR was announced.

"Lance needs to shut the fuck up and know his role." Real "family" atmosphere Tony is building.

What this whole fiasco has taught me is that LaRussa is more concerned with his legacy than he is with managing this team. In his head, he's apparently convinced himself that by calling out Yermin and apologizing to the Twins, he's putting his respect for the game and his own personal consistency (see Tatis comments last season) above all else. He's being noble. A statesman of the game. Creating a narrative of "he always put the game first, even when faced with difficult decisions". Of course, the popular abandonment of "unwritten rules" is just one more piece of 2021 baseball he doesn't comprehend, much less recognize. I really believe he's completely unaware of the damage he's currently doing to his legacy and, rather, thinks he's enhancing his legacy.

That's.......a lineup, I guess.