The Mighty Mite

Unbelievable, how do you not touch the plate.

August is where they let Cleveland catch up as they IIRC played around .500 ball.

Way to go Andrew!

Huge!

Why on earth did Getz sign Rojas?

C’mon you stiffs, support Hauser who is outstanding today.

What a bummer, Dave Parker has died at age 74, one month before his induction in the HOF.

Needed that hit by Taylor last night with bases loaded.

Sosa at DH so we get Capra at SS, ugh.

Agree, if we don’t win that game, Cleveland has the Big Mo and probably winds up winning the division and the Sox go down as one of the biggest chokers of all time after having a 15 game lead on August 1st.

Agree on watching things deteriorate but what could they spend money on as we speak unless it was for things other than players like improvements to Rate Field or maybe front office management or maybe even field management and yes I mean Getz and Venable. I have to admit I like some things Getz has done like the trade of Crochet which brought us Meidroth, Teel and Braden Montgomery. I’m not 100% happy with Venable with his lineups and some in game moves but he has managed to keep the team engaged and hustling.

Colson and Elko had good games last night, Baldwin was 1-4 with 2 RBI as Charlotte won.

Our outfield has been a major problem with everyone underperforming except for Benintendi who isn’t exactly another Carl Yastrzemski. With the bases loaded twice last night all we needed were 2 measly singles and we win the game. I’m actually feeling pretty good with the pitching staff and the infield (except for 1B) along with the catching. If Vargas is put at 1B regularly that’s good but then we need a third baseman, it would be great if somehow Colson put everything together and he could handle 3B, he had a good game last night and hopefully the start of something good. BTW Elko had another good game, he has to better than Noda.

The pitching staff is coming around as the team ERA is almost league average, much much better than last year and earlier this season. In the bullpen Grant Taylor is probably our future closer, he hits 100 mph occasionally. Vasil looks like a keeper. Eisert has done a good job. Steve Wilson has done well but he is 30 years old. The starting staff has some potential with Burke, Shane Smith, Cannon and Martin. Houser has done well but will probably be traded to a contender at the deadline as will Civale.

The only hope is when Ishbia takes over but we really don’t know what his M.O. will be.

Slater isn’t a Roberto Clemente but I’d rather see him in right than Noda. Venable trying to be cute again with the lineup and it bites him in the ass.

Should have taken a pitch or 2.

Meidroth on his way to becoming a fan favorite if not already, Sox fans love players that hustle.

I’ll never forget that Billy Pierce heartbreak game, listened to the game on the radio as the Sox didn’t televise home night games in those days, just day games. Never knew that about the FitzGerald relation with that famous ship being named after Ed’s grandfather.

Just like too many swing thoughts in golf.

It will last as long as Reinsdorf owns the franchise.

That’s what needs to be done, keep guys at their best position instead of constantly playing musical chairs, do this for an extended period and see what happens. I’m still not sure where Vargas should be, probably at 3rd with maybe Teel at first with Quero and Lee doing the catching. Noda is at .095 BA and isn’t the answer at first base. I think that an infield of Vargas-Meidroth- Sosa-Teel going forward is promising. It’s the outfield that needs help.

SOX WIN!!! Score runs, win games.

This inning should be over, 2 costly errors.

Sosa put the hurt on that homer, 4-2 Sox.