soxfan49

Then why don't they have orange anything at home? Are some tigers just navy?

Why the hell do the Tigers add orange to their color scheme when they leave Michigan? Bizarre

That's fair. We can agree to disagree. Ultimately I think Robert is a #2 or #3 hitter anyway.

So, when do the Sox approach TA about another extension? He's unbelievable

When McCann leaves this winter and Collins is traded, I wouldn't mind Romine as a back up to Grandal

Kind of like Anderson to a degree. In this day and age I don't think taking a ton of pitches means much anymore. SP's don't go 7+ often anymore anyhow

Did you see how good he was when he did lead off? He might just be more comfortable there

I really liked EE's first swing of that at bat. After that he put up a really good PA. Maybe this will get him going

His at bat in the first was just as terrible

Look out

I look forward to seeing Mize. I'm surprised Avila did this in a year trending downward for the Tigers, but to each their own. Hopefully the Sox light his ass up.

per Clinton Cole

Had he just compared Nylander to Teravainen months ago, I would've known to ignore his hockey opinions then & saved myself a ton of headache

No one said he's Lidstrom. They said for an organization that can't seem to identify defensive talent anymore, it sure was a weird trade, especially for another fast forward who struggles with consistency. Doesn't that sound just like Nylander? Let's say our minds were made up before he ever played for the team. What exactly has he done to prove us wrong? He knows how to clear a puck? Yikes. If that's what you're hanging your hat on, it sounds like you're giving up. Literally multiple people last night were crushing his play and crushing Colliton's decision to play him as much as he did... so what it sounds like is while our minds were made up that he blows before he ever took the ice here, your mind was made up that he's good and will never suck. He sucks, dude. It's ok to admit you were wrong. I was wrong on Trubisky being average. I was wrong on Giolito being dogshit. It's fine to admit that Nylander is horrific.

Those two have played a part in 5 goals. Nylander has played a part in nothing. Point wasn't to necessarily crap all over just Nylander, it was to crap all over him for being absolutely terrible and Colliton for not only continuing to trot him out there over and over despite the aforementioned pathetic play but doing it at a pace that through 2 periods his TOI was greater than Toews, etc

In the last 20 meetings between CLE and DET, the Indians are 20-0. Whoa

No worries because you have to look at the bright side. They'll have a chance at the #1 pick in 2022 when they let Crawford leave this offseason and sign one of the bad FA's available/allow Subban to play all season.

wins, W's

He made 2 comments about Renteria early in the game, too

Is Benetti ok? Stone called the last 6 outs

Fixed

I'd let McCann and Grandal play the next 2 nights. DH and C respectively or vice versa. Encarnacion needs a day off. He's a slow starter, but this has been much worse than anyone could've anticipated.