Ducksnort

I know that a lot of people are as against bunting as strongly as some people are against the covid vaccine, but hear me out. I think bunting does something that can't be tracked by numbers...it forces the hand of the defense. Let's look at the 8th inning of tonight's ballgame. You could argue that Seby just squaring his bat to bunt caused Cleveland's catcher, Perez, to commit the passed ball, which allowed the runner on 1st to make it to 2nd. You could argue Seby squaring to bunt on the next pitch (I believe) caused Perez to throw an errant ball to 2B, which ended up in CF and allowed the runner to go to 3B. Seby didn't even have to touch the bat with the ball to force the defense to think differently, just because they KNEW he was attempting to bunt. Then of course later in the inning, Cesar Hernandez put down a perfectly placed surprise bunt, Ramirez couldn't get off a good throw and the 1B couldn't handle the ball. Everyone safe. I love small ball. It makes the game so much more interesting, and I think this game tonight was a great example of how to win without just using power. Bunting can be a very successful strategic play.

Because I said so. Next question.

Which bridge do you live under?

I love how Stone credited Ruiz

And this ballgame is OVAH!!!! MATE!

Absolute FILTH

How bout just shut up and watch the best closer in baseball win us a ballgame

Cleveland didn't do that on purpose

FUCK

Keep forcing plays. Cleveland is so insecure defensively right now.

WOW!

Was wondering about that as well

Holy shit haha. Cleveland unraveling

The umpire didn't even want to see it, he pointed at the pen and was like sit your ass down lol

You gotta hand it to Ruiz. He has busted his ass this year and has survived the bullpen of a 1st place team through July. He's been solid

This is what it means to be a White Sox fan. Welcome to the Southside!

I agree with Jason...umps should start announcing reasons for calls to the crowds like they do in football.

That's actually one thing I'm kind of disappointed about. I was looking forward to both teams being competitive and I was excited for some storybook crosstown games. But if only one team can be good, I'm glad it's our Sox.

The Cubs absolutely blew it all up and they are now in full rebuild mode. They'll build around Contreras. This is now a White Sox town.

Agreed. I don't think this trade happens had he not been injured. Maybe a blessing in disguise. If the Sox win it this year and Kimbrel was a big reason why...then the trade will have been worth it. Even if Madrigal turns into one of the top 2B in the league.

You think if he never got injured and kept hitting like he was hitting, that he would still have been traded?

Lots of mixed feelings here. I really liked Nicky. Hope this one doesn't hurt. Don't need this trade to be like Eloy was for the Cubs

So much yes with this

You aren't naive. You're rational

He literally has zero SB this year and last lol. But, I agree, he is an upgrade. I love the defense aspect, but this team needs run scoring right now, and he should provide that for us.