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Gios gotta be tipping his pitches, right???

I absolutely would. I'm not made of money, and going to a game can be expensive. If I am paying a real premium for entertainment, then I expect the best possible product to be on the field. It's like spending money for a big ticket concert and then just getting only the opening act. It's like going to a movie that had an excellent main actor just to find out someone else played the role. It's like going to Cedar Point and finding out their top 5 coasters are all out of commission. What the heck is the point? I get Sunday lineups, I get that guys need days off, but this is happening far too often for me to be comfortable planning on going to a game just to get treated to a lineup like this. I respect if you feel differently, though, and I'll still end up going to some games because a day at the park is still a day at the park... it's just annoying is all. Is Abreu really our only player who can play every game???

Guess I don't need to worry about watching this one. Every time I want to buy tickets to a game, TLR gives me a reason to NOT want to buy tickets. Now I'm stuck in this weird limbo where if I do get tickets to a game, it might be a good lineup, or it might be the worst possible lineup ever.

Weren't we not willing to take back Dontrelle Willis and that was a dealbreaker for the Marlins?

Or if the Sox traded for Miggy instead of Detroit. Sigh... what could have been...

Dang tickets to this game are HOT...

I doubt all players hit their ceilings at 25. But perhaps we differ. I do worry about his legs though. They just seem weird.

I'm not worried about Yoan. He's still super young and has plenty of time to work through any adjustments he may need to make. His talent will shine through and I'm pretty certain he will end this year over .300 batting average again.

Thanks for the info!

But nobody outside grilling and playing games, I assume.

How strictly are they enforcing the no tailgating rule? Can I at least sit in my car and have a drink and a sandwich?

Cant wait for Vaughn to figure it out with the bat.

Yes, please. I'm usually the optimist player. You know? Early in the season, TA will be back soon, our bullpen kicks ass, yada yada.... but AS A FAN... if I showed up to the park today and saw that lineup, I'd be sickened. Like why am I even here? This is how you back up your #1 SP? Where the hell is Yermin? I believed JR when he told RH to tell us that TLR would be the manager this team needed, but this has clearly not been the case so far if that's the lineup you're putting out against one of our TOP rivals, especially after they only won on sheer luck last night. It's fucking embarrassing, it gives the stupid Indians momentum, and I'd honestly not be surprised at all of they win the other 2 games in this series. In the end, this team will probably still be competitive for a playoff spot, but it's also looking like more of a "fall short at the end after 'competing' all year team" than one that actually competes and makes our divisional opponents feel serious pain.

That lineup was designed to lose against one of our biggest rivals. How in the actual bloody fucking hell can you justify to the paying fans a lineup that does NOT include Yermin Mercedes? How can you justify it to Giolito? The fans obviously enjoy Mercedes, yet people showed up today and were treated to Nick Williams and Jake Lamb. What? Why would I even watch that crap, let alone pay money for a ticket and parking and spend my entire night watching that crap... in the 10th inning as well. The White Sox are quickly becoming something I care less about watching, and it didn't take very long. Good thing because I have other things I am happy to spend most of my evenings on. Also, I probably won't ever shutup about this but... thank you Eloy Jimenez for being a dumb fucking ass and taking yourself out of this lineup for the entire year. I know people want to blame management for believing he is a LF, but the guy should know that he should not be trying to rob HRs in Spring Training, or probably ever. Catch the balls and make the plays you can. But nooooooo, he's going to prove that he can be a great defensive player! And whoops, now he's injured for the year and his teammates act like he fucking died. You know why they act that way Eloy? Because they NEED YOUR BAT AND YOU SOLD ON YOUR TEAM. I believe Yoan will figure it out. Heck, I even believe Madrigal will eventually figure it out. But Mendick should, without a doubt, be getting the majority of time at 2B until Madrigal can string together some at bats that don't include weak groundouts. Make the kid work for it, because right now he is getting it easier than Vaughn (why?) and he is playing substantially worse. Where's the Tylenol?

Sox are quickly turning into unwatchable with lineups and performances like that.

That rule is so garbage. I really dont care what anyone says. That's not baseball.

Mendick should absolutely be playing over Madrigal when TA gets back.

Madrigal is trash man. Dude needs to learn how to hit the ball with some authority.

Cheapest ticket on Stubhub has already dropped from 39 to 29 after that lineup was posted.

Don't understand why Mercedes is out, or why this lineup is so bad against one of their best pitchers. Maybe Mercedes gets owned, but he at least is putting together professional ABs. This is just terrible. This is the best lineup we can put out there to try and beat one of Cleveland's best? This is what you give the fans who actually show up???? Giolito is a plus for the fans, yes, but a lineup like that is just a joke.

I was thinking about going to this game, but now I'm like naaaaah I'm good. Thanks again Eloy.

Mendick needs to stick around. Hes a ballplayer.

Kopech is just gross.

Benetti just made me lmao with his comment about the fans needing to sync their time codes on the MVP chant.

The one time we finally start at California and it would have been a beautiful week to start in Chicago. So dang annoying.