Paulie4Pres

What does Grandal do well, that makes him such an amazing catcher? I just don't get it. What am I missing here?

There's that "lack of hustle" from Moncada. Or something.

Well then I guess we don't need you in the dugout, TLR. Fuck off. Maybe drive to a local bar and get drunk.

Lol. How fitting. They poke a bat out for a homer. Sox poke a bat out for a blooper to tie.

Lol. That was a joke of a homer. Routine fly ball.

How far is that right field wall? 200 feet?

His curve has been disgusting. No doubt.

Grandal swinging at crap not even close....

95 pitches. I'm fine with taking him out here. Save that arm for the playoffs. ?

Absolutely.

Rodon is throwing pure filth. His slider is unhittable.

This.

Montgomery is pitching well. Pitcher's duel.

Let's not talk about Rodon and next season right now. Enjoy what he's doing, folks.

Not sure. His defense has come such a long way the last couple seasons. He's been absolutely phenomenal this season.

If Abreu keeps this up, he's gonna be in the gold glove conversation, right?

Madrigal. ?

For how big a mistake the Sox made hiring TLR, they seem to have struck gold with their hitting and pitching coaches.

Carlos Rodon.....?

Baby Boomers are such an absolutely intriguing species.

This has to be satire, right? People are actually fans of.....MLB managers? Wtf?

Is TLR the only guy not in the picture? lol

So the unwritten rule is just nonsensical bullshit. Because there's absolutely no difference between 3-0 and 3-1 in the context of this game. TLR came out and said "he wishes he could have sent 3 pitchers up to bat". So what he really wanted was for his players to stop trying, and get themselves out. You play until the last out is recorded. Period.

The point is that people want emotional investment when they're watching sports. When Yermin goes yard swinging at garbage thrown up from a position player, in a blowout game, it's fun. And if it pisses the other team off? More fun. And if it pisses the other team off so much that they're willing to throw a ball at him the next game, and risk putting a guy on base in a two run game?? Now we're talking! This is the shit rivalries are built off of. Sports are also WAY more fun to play when you have true animosity towards the guys on the other team. I also didn't see much reaction from the Twins players after he hit the home run. So was the reaction from them truly being pissed about it, or was it just more nonsense because of "unwritten rules"?

And now you're starting to see the point.