Timmy U

Got greedy. Civale gave you 5 solid. Get someone up in the 6th. Instead, they lose the game trying to get a couple extra outs. Venable needs to start competing. I understand they’re gonna lose 110 games, but eventually you have to pretend the games count.

Venable continues to manage every game like it’s ST. He does not try to win.

I loved the part where he talked about a GMs job is finding role players and that everyone can identify stars. The Sox have 0 stars on this team. Their system is trending towards producing bulk regulars rather than stars. Finding stars, it’s pretty damn important.

Slowly creeping back to last year’s not-so-lovable losers.

They have a choice: Start Colson at 3b and Vargas at 1b or Colson at ss and Sosa at 1b. They chose the former. Apparently, they have soured on Vargas at 3b because they were fine with Sosa at 1b yesterday. It’s weird.

Sox can’t catch a break against Cleveland. Two bullets, a call that could’ve gone either way and a pretty generous strike zone against them.

Would love Jojo Parker at 10 and Jacob Parker at 67. Oliveto is an intriguing player at 44. Bat ahead of the glove. I wonder how long they would run him out at catcher given how badly the system needs bats.

But that would take at bats away from Will Robertson, Josh Rojas, and eventually Ryan Noda. They are the straws that are also in the drink.

Will Robertson is gonna be a real rough one on this year’s Sporcle quiz.

Exciting. So glad the Sox gave up Fajardo to get him.

Is he the guy who cannot throw at all?

In 7 at bats for the Sox, Robertson has struck out 5 times. Now, there’s probably some rust from hanging out in DFA limbo, but… that’s pretty rough.

Will Robertson is making me long for the days of Sox legends like Harold Baines and Joshua Palacios.

I’ll also add Iriarte is basically a NP now, Eder regressed until he was DFA, and Nastrini turned into a disaster. I’m not expecting perfection, but the track record is starting to look a little frightening.

How slow is Benintendi? Ball banged off the wall, he barely made a turn at first.

Schultz and Smith have both regressed. Is it time to question the Sox pitching program? McDougal went to an outside pitching lab to fix his issues. I don’t think you can just assume Bannister is a genius.

Schultz just gave up a 3 run shot in the Futures Game. Not worried yet, but things are not trending well at all.

Ump is really not helping Burke in this game.

This ump is brutal. He’s squeezing the hell out of Burke.

Looks like Vaughn has brought the leg kick back. With Robert making no progress and Vaughn cratering until he left, I am beginning to question why Marcus Thames has a job.

These teams deserve each other.

Gonzalez is 2-4 with a double. Seems promising.

Why does Marcus Thames still have a job?

Does Slater hit into a DP every time up?

Why the heck are you grooving a pitch to Ramirez with Manzardo on deck?