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QUOTE (fathom @ May 6, 2016 -> 07:55 PM) He's having a very rough night. Stone even made fun of him for a terrible pun. I can only assume you're referring to the funniest thing I've heard out of the Sox broadcast booth in a few years....the buttered 'em up comment. That was absolutely hilarious and Steve's reaction was perfect (because that joke could've just as easily come out of Stoney's mouth). Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

We really buttered 'em up in the first. Good, solid win. Latos was off with his control but a win is a win. The defense was amazing and the offense did much better with runners on. Basically, did what we're supposed to do to some cellar-dwelling chumps like Minneapolis. BTW, I really wanted to see Lawrie homer off May in the 8th after the bushleague HBP....I think we would've seen the greatest bat flip of all time.

Well, he's talking to himself a lot more at the dish....he seems to have some sort of strategy or thought process he's trying to follow and is taking his time to make sure he's doing what he needs to do. He was hammering the ball last night. Also, it seems the air humping is working for him. I can't help but think he's acting like he's about to f*** the baseball to get a mental edge.

After listening to Jason for such a long string of games, am I the only one that was bored as s*** watching this game tonight? Granted, it was a Danks start...but still. Stoney is so much more talkative and, eh, "fun" when working with Jason.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Apr 28, 2016 -> 08:23 PM) Anyone else ready to give EJ a shot or Gonzalez another shot? You could give a pitching machine a shot and you might end up with better results than running Danks out there. He's done....completely and unquestionably done as a ML pitcher. He should feel like s*** when he signs his paychecks...it's larceny. I understand just not having good stuff but Danks is not only lacking stuff but also control. Awful awful awful. The team even seemed kind of down emotionally tonight from the jump, likely because they knew they had no prayer of winning this game.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 28, 2016 -> 02:52 PM) Adam Eaton had at least 6 weeks of bad CF play last year before recovering in June. Not sure "recovering" is the right term.....I just don't think he's a very good CF which means it wasn't slumping but rather playing out of position.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Apr 28, 2016 -> 12:48 PM) Small pet peeve, not to take away from the overall message, but: I hate when people say "fielding doesn't slump." It absolutely slumps, and it's hard to believe that anyone who has watched the Sox regularly the past few seasons doesn't know that. I guess it depends on your definition of a fielding slump. If you consider a week of play with 12 errors committed a slump, then yeah, defense slumps. To me, and perhaps Spiegel, that's not a slump, just a bad week. A slump would be bad defense for a month or two.

Our Sox just keep rolling. A winning attitude is contagious and we're seeing that with this team. Avi, Zach, AJ, Dioner...these guys don't want to be "that guy" on this team and are starting to get some swag of their own. Chris is definitely pitching more to contact this season and, while maybe not as exciting as those 10-15 strikeout nights, it's been very effective. Love seeing this offense starting to click. I think those of us who voted for better than average records in the prediction polls were expecting more from the offense being we all knew the pitching would be solid....premature, but if this offense finds its rhythm we're looking at a ~95 win season.

What a fantastic win. This team, unlike anything we've since '06, has an identity and some swag. It's wins like these that are going to make the league start to pay attention to the Sox and begin to take them seriously. This isn't a fluke start, boys.

Yeah, not really fair to compare Hawk and Benetti.....one is 70-something years old with 6 decades in the game while the other is in the first month as a professional baseball announcer. They're going to talk about different things throughout a broadcast. With that said, Benetti and Stone are a great team to listen to. Steve seems reinvigorated dealing with a younger guy and I think they do a great job of playing up the technological divide between them. Also, their senses of humor are very much in tune...extremely dry. I also like some of the little features/games Benetti has started like the math deal and Sticks and Stone. What's Jason averaging on mentions of FanGraphs per game? Got to be over two, eh?

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QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 23, 2016 -> 04:50 PM) We REAAAAAALLY need Saladino at SS everyday, with Rollins DH'ing. Then we need to call up Carlos Sanchez to either replace Erik Johnson/Sands/Avi as our back-up IF. That's actually a great idea

0-5 count

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 23, 2016 -> 04:45 PM) And Hahn gave him a starting spot this year. That's worse than bad scouting. To be fair, Adam Laroche f***ed us by retiring so late. With that said, Hahn could've picked someone up off the scrap heap and seen more production.

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Apr 23, 2016 -> 04:39 PM) Avi, in some form or fashion, is going to walk this b**** off. That didn't quite work out

Avi, in some form or fashion, is going to walk this b**** off.

Definitely was a hr

Wtf Robin? That dp is on him

Thankfully this will dig deeper into the TEX bullpen which is absolutely awful.

Put him on

Prince Fielder and Dioner racing would be fun to watch.

Melky and Lawrie are going to handle business here

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 23, 2016 -> 03:23 PM) Cause Odor is good. I'd rather face him with a fresh count than try to come back and get Andrus with a 3-0 count. That triple was grooves right down the heart of the plate.

If I'm Rodon, I'm absolutely livid after that s*** show. 3-0 why not just put Andrus on first instead of giving him something to hit?

Can this be locked? Please!?!