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Thankfully they considered HFA wasn’t worth fighting for. Why bother when we can rest our roster in preparation for a game 1 beat down!

Same here. I turned it off. Switching back and forth. I don’t need to see the corpseball ABs for another three innings

This isn’t the time for moral victories or pushing the perception of Tony’s boys not giving up. Their approach to McCullers is showing everything we need to know. They think they’re done today. Throw out Cuckel to finish the game.

He remembered who he was pitching against

P Fulmer is pitching scared for some reason

That’s not very encouraging of an answer to the question of how can this team just flip the switch in the playoffs

At some point, these guys are going to have to tough it out. They need consistent ab’s against major league pitching more than an extra day of rest. We cannot expect them to enter the playoffs and immediately click for the Houston series

I absolutely hate watching Bummer pitch.

And when Oct 7 arrives, do we assume everyone in the lineup who has had significant rest will be ready to face ML pitching? These guys need some consistent ab’s. Rotate DH if need be. The second half coasting will only be a distant memory if they make it out of the 1st round. Otherwise, the excessive resting will be a convenient excuse. In addition to the botched deadline

Cmon just a flyball here to the OF

Theyre pitching around Grandal, smart move

Far too many opponents recently have looked comfortable against him. For his level of stuff, I just can’t believe they can adjust to his fastball and slider as confidently as we’ve seen. It’s uncanny But on that issue, how could such a problem exist and we haven’t identified it yet?

I went back on the broadcast you’re right. They definitely lessened the boos

How many swings and misses? One?

Look at that lineup, I’m not surprised at all. It’s terrible

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9765025/Trevor-Bauer-accuser-told-enjoyed-choked-texts-reveal.html

What was missing from Gio’s initial response to JD was the denial. He never addressed whether it was ever used, but instead focused on JD’s character. It’s an easy distraction for the media and fans. Some people here need to step away from the fandom and look at the outside prospective. JD is a punk; but is he wrong? I’d say no

If we could even entice him with even a 3 year 45-60 mil contract with player/team options now I’d take the risk his arm falls off tomorrow. If he performs 75% of what he has so far for an entire season he’ll get more, but that’s the ultimate question of whether he wants to take the risk.

Great post, if you think about how Twitter and Facebook have become the new modern day message board, places like Soxtalk have become rare. If they exist, it’s because they predated modern social media. It’s much easier to pick apart posts for places like reddit. Say the same thing on Twitter, oh well it’s deleted. On to the next troll comment.

I believe you’re right. I actually think it’s good for the forum, too. Not everyone should be in agreement with every decision. There’s of course more negativity dominating the forum because of several bad losses, key injuries, slow starts, and the expectations entering the season.

Game threads haven’t changed. Every few years, some incident happens where members push the limit and the mods have to enforce rules. It’s never affected the baseball discussions. What’s the solution to the toxic culture you’re experiencing? Remove gamethreads? Moderate the negativity? Fine, but you’ll be burying this site. I never see this discussed - What about the opposite of the Soxtalk doomer, the overly enthusiastic superfans who post here? I find them just as annoying. But Id never suggest to limit discussions of members crowning Mercedes MVP in April or Cease Cy Young based on ST starts.

Damn right it was. I love how these threads bring out the old time members. A lot of the hated Soxtalk memes (Choke Crede, Jermaine Dead) were born from the depths of the chat lol

Then, as we’ve said many times, send him down if he cannot have consistent AB’s. I honestly believe if Eloy was in LF, we’d be having the same discussion with Vaughn and a limited amount of playing time. He might not have even made the team.

No one can say this wasn’t predictable either.

Wet ground excuse, clear sunny day excuse, he didn’t immediately produce at the plate excuse, the possibilities are endless