The Mighty Mite

The rest of the pitching was the pits especially the bullpen.

First of all the pitching is much better than last year, league average ERA is 4.04 and the Sox are 4.10, last year we were last with a 4.67 ERA. It’s the hitting that’s killing us, last in OPS, last in BA, second to last in homers, second to last in runs and the list goes on. I thought they were in the process of turning things around with the bats in late May and June but just about all the young prospects have regressed since then. The bats have come around this weekend but we’re playing the Pirates, the Rays are up next and let’s see what they do in TB. Venable is better than Grifol which isn’t saying a lot, he’s had some bad moments but the team hasn’t quit on him and hopefully he gets better with experience. I’m optimistic like you and think the kids will also get better with experience and we should be a .500 team in 2027. Theres also the possibility that Ishiba takes over sooner than 2029 and he goes out and signs some quality free agents which could really help things along.

Changing gears, why was yesterdays Cubs-Red Sox game the most sought after ticket in Cubs history?

At this stage, that was a big K.

Yes! I don’t think they should trade Tauchman, he’s a pro and can only help the kids.

Why was he thinking of bunting.

Hallelujah!!!

WTF with groceries, announce the game.

I’m starting to think they brought up Teel too soon. Bring up Lee as backup and let Quero get the majority of the time behind the plate.

We have a lot of guys struggling right now, Meidroth, Monty, Teel, and Vargas. Monty did have 2 hits last night but they weren’t well hit.

I thought maybe Schiffren would have figured things out by now, he’s a tad better than last year but only a tad. Sox fans aren’t dumb and we can see with our own eyes what’s going with Vargas and Schiffren has to stop sugar coating things. As for Stone, it’s time for a change.

I’ve seen a lot of players come and go but Tommy Pham is the most intense I’ve ever seen.

First inning quite a difference from last night.

Do we know yet what cap Allen will wearing on his HOF plaque, my guess it will be a Phillies cap. EDIT Just looked it up, it will be a Phillies cap. Not only did I see Allen play with the Sox at Comiskey, I saw him in a Phillies-Dodgers game at Connie Mack Stadium in July of 1967 and also a Mets- Phillies game at Shea Stadium a month earlier.

I agree, for me the best case scenario would be for Robert somehow becoming the 5 tool player he should be and wind up patrolling centerfield for the next 5 years and of course staying healthy. I know the odds are that this isn’t going to happen but one can always dream especially after what we saw last night from.Robert.

At the time those late 60s seasons were abominable for Sox fans but compared to what we’ve seen the last 3 seasons they weren’t all that bad.

Cannon not fooling anyone.

We need live with Sosa at third, Monty back to SS and Meidroth back to 2nd.

Great ballpark, if the Sox wind up at the 78, they should use PNC as a model. I would reverse things with the scoreboard in right field.

Nice start, maybe they’ll have a nice second half.

This is all so embarrassing and all because of the worst owner in baseball, does this jerk have any shame at all.

Billy Pierce had a great curve ball.

Good points but there was a huge turning point when after the Sox owned the city in 1983, the Cubs in 1984 a year after the Elia Rant came out of nowhere and won the division while the Sox floundered in 1984, I truly believe that’s when the area started to become Cub town, the Tribune promoting Wrigley along with Harry Caray and his Cub Fan Bud Man ads helped the cause. I’m not sure what the true numbers are but Cub fans vs. Sox fans in the Metro area has to be at least 66% for Cubs to 33% for the Sox. Wrigley Field being basically a National landmark also is a huge deal as anyone who visits Chicago has to take in game at Wrigley. We have lived in Florida for 32 years and I have made a lot of friends especially on the golf course, I have only met 1 guy who has made it to a Sox game and it was to Comiskey back in 1963. Not one friend while visiting Chicago has been to the new Sox Park. I must disagree with you on one point, the lopping off of those 8 (not 6) rows in the upper deck was a great move along with all the other improvements to Sox Park. My last game before we moved to Florida was the night they clinched the division against Seattle in 1993, last minute we decided to go to the game and being a sellout we managed to get 2 seats in last row 29 of the upper deck, as you mentioned it was like watching a game from the moon, we were afraid to stand up and stayed in our seats the whole game not wanting to walk down and back up those steep 29 rows. We have been back to Chicago around 7 times (not since 2015) and have seen 4 games at the remodeled version and it is quite a transformation from the original monstrosity and a fine place to see a game. We have made quite a few trips to St. Pete to see the Sox play the Rays.

Greg, yep the 50s were a different era, most men wore suits and women wore dresses to Sox games. I went to 5 games in 1959 including game 2 of the World Series with my Uncle and Mom, he wore nice sport coats and she wore a dress with high heels. Most men wore fedoras, only kids wore baseball caps, fans didn’t wear team jerseys or jackets except again for kids. Funny story around 1953 on opening day I asked my Mom if she would buy me a Sox jacket at Sears, I get home after school and there’s a Cub jacket on my bed, Sox jackets had sold out so Mom bought me a Cub jacket, I was insanely mad. The atmosphere was pretty electric in the Go Go years with fans screaming GO GO every time a Sox speedster was on first especially Aparicio. When the Yankees came to town Comiskey got crazy with huge crowds, many Sox- Yankee games drew more than 50,000 and there was always a fight somewhere in the stands. No the fans didn’t complain like today, sort of unheard of, no internet, News on TV was on maybe a half hour at 6PM and another 15-30 minutes at 10 PM. Only 4 TV stations, 2-5-7 and 9, PBS came along in the early 60s on channel 11. Something different was there were no Saturday night games anywhere in MLB, the Sox drew best on Friday nights and Sundays when there was usually a double header. Fans had other things to do on Saturdays like grocery shopping and yard work as most worked Monday through Friday 9 to 5. Actually though the Sox outdrew the Cubs in the 50s and 60s I would bet the Cubs had larger crowds on Saturday afternoons than the Sox but not huge crowds, maybe 10-12 thousand at Wrigley and maybe 8,000 at a Sox game, even when the Yankees were in town, they would only draw 20,000 on a Saturday afternoon but for sure on Sunday there would be a packed house. Yes 1977 was a magical year. I'll never forget July 31 against the Royals, over 50,000 on hand and when the Sox came back and won the first game, Comiskey was so loud the place was shaking, never have I heard it so loud just like Blackhawk games at the the old Madhouse on Madison. IIRC after game 1 the Sox lead the division by 6.5 games but the Royals won game 2 and it was down hill the rest of the way, in fact IIRC the Royals swept us the next weekend in KC. KC went on to win the division with the Sox finishing 3rd at 90-72. Here’s a picture of me in that horrible Cubs jacket and cap my mother bought me in 1953 because Sears had sold out White Sox jackets and caps, I refused to look at the camera,

We are a Major market ball club being run like the Pittsburgh Pirates, this will not change until JR is no longer the Chairman.