chw42

On most nights, it's not even hitting a bunch of singles that's the problem, they just don't hit anymore singles once they get a guy on third base.

The Sox would get 2 guys on base almost every inning and then not do shit the rest of the inning. That was basically the story against Voth tonight. That and the stupid ass wall in LF taking way homers that would be gone in every other MLB park.

With the exception of Sheets at home, all the at bats from the left side of the plate have been pretty much trash.

Yoan has no chance against Bautista. The splitter neutralizes the platoon advantage and he can't touch 100+.

That was something they were really good at last year.

That's a tough at bat for anyone, but it really should have never gotten to that point. They left 10 guys on base in 8 innings and Abreu was a big part of that. They clearly hit Voth pretty well, but when it came time to get base runners home, they choked over and over again.

Cleveland is gonna run away with this thing.

Especially for this team, cause watching the team trying to hit a sac fly is like watching them scratch nails on a chalkboard.

I seriously hope that stupid ass wall in left field costs the Orioles when they're actually in contention the next few years. It's one of the dumbest changes to a stadium I've ever seen.

The Sox just love to get guys on base against the mediocre to bad pitchers, but they won't score much. Cause they choke endlessly with guys on 3rd and less than 2 outs. That's how we usually end up with 3-4 runs on 10+ hits against some guy with a ERA around 5.

He laid off all the great pitcher's pitches but couldn't lay off the high fastball.

I've gotten hit right on the elbow before and it was only in the mid 70s. I can't imagine the pain from a 102 MPH fastball.

Typical

Unless Jose gets hit here, he's gonna swing at crap out of the zone. You can tell he's anxious up there.

How does anyone hit Bautista? He throws 102 with a nasty splitter around the zone.

That got him right on the pad and he's still in pain.

Seriously?

That's just bad luck lmao

We fucked around all game and now Bautista is in. Good luck.

They left him in there for 4 batters when I could have told you he wasn't healthy enough to pitch after the first batter.

I'd honestly rather watch that lineup hit than the White Sox one.

His platoon splits are extremely drastic. He's prime Barry Bonds against lefties and Leury Garcia against righties.

Moreno got the memo in Anaheim. Maddon really blasted the way the Angels run things behind the scenes. I feel like the Sox are in a similar situation. Where the organization isn't being run like a modern team and we're seeing the results of that on the field.

Look at what the Astros have done by supplementing their core with young talent. That's how they've maintained their success past just the initial core. They added one of the best left handed bats in baseball in 2019 with Yordan Alvarez. They lost Springer after 2020, no problem, Kyle Tucker replaced him with ease. They lost Carlos Correa this year and his replacement, Pena, has been just as productive as Correa this year. The Astros are running similar payrolls the Sox are. Yet they're a way better team because they continually get contributions from their farm system and they spend their money way more wisely in free agency. Michael Brantley has given them more value than just about every Rick Hahn free agency signing.

It'd be pretty hard to split a 3 game series, but I'm sure Tony will try.