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McCann should always catch Giolito. Madrigal should be on the 30 man and starting at second. Game is in Marshall's hands. Unreal...

Generally games seem less competitive during the season than they do during the playoffs. If they played 200 games it wouldn't make the 162 game season less legitimate. The World Series was shortened to 7 games . So what? You play to win and the winner gets their ass crowned.

I think might be a play on words based on Laura Nyro's song "Eli's Coming"

Vaughn is the new Tank. He is a combination of Jake Burgur and Viciedo, which has me somewhat concerned, especially if he adds some girth with age. Mercedes is probably more like a B-52 bomber - big, heavy and designed to do one thing - drop some bombs. I want Mercedes on the roster. He is too much fun to pass up....like the Fridge on the '85 Bears.

Madrigal over Cuthbert - Mercedes by a mile over Collins. We don't need a third catcher in a short season but Yermin's bat could come in big for us. Fulmer is toast burned over three times. Release him and end the suffering.

Would Ozzie have allowed a guy to have his child on the field and in the clubhouse like Ventura and Hahn did ? What about Sale acting up over the 83 uniform? Or Eaton siding with him and opening his mouth? If Ozzie suspected Houston of cheating do you think he would have remained silent? No one can take 2005 away from Ozzie. He will always be the best manager we ever had, until we win another one with another Manager. Let's win this season and put this issue behind us.

I think Madrigal would scratch out a few more hits than his competitors would. That could be a factor in a 60 game season.

Two years ago? Those were not based on anything but speculation. Robert has raked at every level since the Sox got him.

Robert is who we thought he was. Awesome.

I wish Kopech would have put this to bed by at least sharing what category his reasons were for sitting out this season. "Personal reasons" leaves too much to the imagination. and has created this unnecessary speculation. He doesn't owe us a thing but I hope he comes forward and makes some statement about this.

I am hoping that Rodon surprises us with some degree of durability following his last surgery. If Kopech comes back, I would like to see him in the bullpen rather than as a Starter. Maybe as an eventual Closer if he still has the 100mph gas. Your 5 starting pitchers need to be consistent in all matters, even more so than a reliever, in my opinion.

This may have nothing to do with the current situation, but it is hard to forget his revelations about anxiety and depression at Sox Fest and through other interviews since then.

I like our chances as much as any other team. Our pitching depth is fantastic. Home runs will be huge, maybe huger than they were last year. I know. the frikkin Twins....

The idea of commemorating the Black Sox scandal is foolhardy. How about inviting the Astros and have people bang garbage cans? Some things are best left for history.

If no season do we get to Draft at # 11 again in 2021? Or will that be arranged as a lottery ?

The back and forth between players and owners is not resolving the intractable issues posed by this virus. For that and other reasons I think it is time to bag an abbreviated 2020 baseball season without fans and wait to see how this virus impacts us over the next several months.

The issues in formulating a partial season at this point and in this environment are complex to say the least. There is a lot more to it than player salaries, team owner profit, making up weather delays in an abbreviated schedule, various insurance issues, back-up plans in case of a Covid resurgence, making certain mlb stadiums are staffed and safe, etc.. I don't blame anyone in mlb for the situation we are in.

Crochet pitching videos make me think the Sox made the right call. I think he is from Mississippi so I hope he adjusts well to Chicago.

Howard should choose to go to college.

Kind of a pimpy move by the Cubs.

Fangoul...the Cubz got him.

IMO, church and religion has nothing to do with the Corona virus thread. It seems like it is a sneaky way of inserting something even more divisive than politics into this discussion.

I vehemently disagree with going after conservative churches over their non profit status I don't for several reasons but I am going to heed Kyle's admonitions to stay on topic since we are straying a bit here. Suffice it for me to admit that I prefer public schools (over private or charter schools) for big city (Chicago) neighborhoods and I am something of an agnostic non-church goer. That is enough of a clue as to what my positions would be on that.

That shitstorm is the easiest one to resolve. The Fed should print another shitload of money, send out another round of Stimulus checks, and fund States so they can cover massive unemployment claims. Then start opening businesses as each State's Covid-19 benchmarks are met and continue to require social distancing, masks, and the prohibition of mass gatherings. There was an opportunity to demonstrate leadership during this crisis. Some have taken responsibility for it and risen to the occasion.

Fox News talking heads have been pining to open up the economy. I find that their decision to focus on that in the midst of a pandemic to be kind of strange, especially given the average age of Fox viewers. OTOH maybe old Fox viewers just want the young uns out there working to get their retirement accounts back up and to get Trump elected. Really the focus should be on halting the spread of the pandemic and seeking a vaccine or treatment, but it is an election year so we can't even unite behind a strategy to deal with this.